Language & Linguistics

A basic, reader-friendly introduction to American English linguistics for teachers of ESL, written in a conversational style with technical vocabulary introduced in meaningful contexts. Applications to the ESL classroom are presented in a direct way...

A basic, reader-friendly introduction to American English linguistics for teachers of ESL, written in a conversational style with technical vocabulary introduced in meaningful contexts. Applications to the ESL classroom are presented in a direct way...

This work looks at a variety of the aspects of applied linguistics, ranging from information processing versus inferencing based approaches, to listening-based language learning...

Examines listening as both a means of achieving understanding and as a teachable skill. The underlying theme of the volume is that an integration of cognitive, social, and educational perspectives is necessary in order to characterise effectively what listening ability is and how it may develop. It ..

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

‘Pragmatics’ could be informally defined as the study of relationships between language and its users. This volume, first published in 1991, seeks to reposition literary activity at the centre of that study. This book will be of lasting value to students of linguistics, literature and society...

Literary Translation..

The Localisation industry is a rapidly evolving one and so translators need to enhance their technical skills to ensure that the linguistic work that they are conducting is as efficient and effective as possible_x005F_x000D_ Localizing Apps looks at the different challenges facing localisation and p..

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The first detailed description of Malayalam, providing an in-depth analysis of the linguistic richness of this language, spoken by over 35 million people on the Malabar coast of southern India...

This book focuses on Standard Maltese and serves to clarify many areas which, until now remain undefined, specifically in the area of syntax and intonation...