Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics

Abstract objects have been a central topic in philosophy since antiquity.

This collection of essays by the Linguistic Politeness Research Group represents the results of over a decade of the group's research, discussions, seminars and conferences on the subject of linguistic politeness.

First published in 1977, this book presents a comprehensive and lucid guide through the labyrinths of semiology and structuralism - perhaps the most significant systems of study to have been developed in the twentieth century.

In some languages every statement must contain a specification of the type of evidence on which it is based: for example, whether the speaker saw it, or heard it, or inferred it from indirect evidence, or learnt it from someone else.

These volumes contain selected papers from the Second International Conference on Contrastive Semantics and Pragmatics that was held at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, in September 2000.

Linguistic pragmatism claims that what we literally say goes characteristically beyond what the linguistic properties themselves mandate.

Sequential images are as natural at conveying narratives as verbal language, and have appeared throughout human history, from cave paintings and tapestries right through to modern comics.

This monograph examines truth in fiction by applying the techniques of a naturalized logic of human cognitive practices.

Advances in Critical Discourse Studies collects ground-breaking scholarship and cutting-edge research which reflects significant shifts in Critical Discourse Studies, exploring the field from theoretical, analytic and methodological perspectives.

How do I structure a journal article?

In spite of the vast literature on modality in English, very little research has been done on modal adverbs as a group.

This collection brings together contributions from both leading and emerging scholars in one comprehensive volume to showcase the richness of linguistic approaches to the study of pop culture and their potential to inform linguistic theory building and analytical frameworks.

While some scholars have said that there is no such thing as culture and have urged to abandon the concept altogether, the contributors to this volume overcome this impasse by understanding cultures and their representations for what they ultimately are rhetorical constructs.

In this timely study, Ofer Feldman, Sonja Zmerli, and their team of experts shed light on the multiple ways communication affects political behavior and attitudes.

This edited collection draws together the latest thinking, research and practical case studies related to classroom interaction at internationalised universities.

A theory of language structure based on the assumption that language is a network and all of knowledge is learned.

This revised edition of Deborah Tannen's first discourse analysis book, Conversational Style--first published in 1984--presents an approach to analyzing conversation that later became the hallmark and foundation of her extensive body of work in discourse analysis, including the monograph Talking Voices, as well as her well-known popular books You Just Don't Understand, That's Not What I Meant!

A state-of-the art review of conversational repair, with contributions from internationally recognized leaders in the field of conversation analysis.

This handbook provides a wide-ranging, authoritative, and cutting-edge overview of language and persuasion.

Chronic pain is a medical mystery, debilitating to patients and a source of frustration for practitioners.

Research on quotation has yielded a rich and diverse knowledge-base.

Homeric Voices is a study, from a compositional point of view, of the substantial speeches and exchanges of speech that Homer depicts in his songs.

Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose examines how readers interact with literary works, how they understand and are moved by them.

Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality leads students through the process of undertaking research in order to explore how gender and sexuality are represented and constructed through language.

This edited collection represents a first-of-its-kind exploration of English-related discourses in the Caribbean.

The vocabulary of wine is large and exceptionally vibrant -- from straight-forward descriptive words like "e;sweet"e; and "e;fragrant"e;, colorful metaphors like "e;ostentatious"e; and "e;brash"e;, to the more technical lexicon of biochemistry.

Through a wide range of examples, from literature to social media, the book explores how meaning and communication interact.

Stefano Predelli presents an original account of the relationships between the central semantic notions of meaning and truth.

Public discourse constitutes the language environment of a town or a city, which forms part of the social environment of a country or a region.