Download or read book Concession in Spoken English written by Dagmar Barth-Weingarten and published by Gunter Narr Verlag. This book was released on 2003 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Concession in Spoken English written by Dagmar Barth-Weingarten and published by Gunter Narr Verlag. This book was released on 2003 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Concession in Spoken English written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book English as an Additional Language in Research Publication and Communication written by Sally Burgess and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a collection of selected empirical studies by researchers and English for Academic Purposes professionals working with scholars who use English as an additional language and who face barriers to publication when communicating the results of their research in the international context. The contributions have their origins in papers and workshops presented at the conference «Publishing and Presenting Research Internationally: Issues for Speakers of English as an Additional Language» (PRISEAL), which took place at the University of La Laguna (Spain) from 11 to 13 January 2007. The various issues which are addressed in this volume are grouped into three main themes: 1. Descriptive studies of linguistic and rhetorical features of written and spoken academic genres. 2. Contrastive studies of academic discourse with a focus on rhetorical preferences of members of scientific communities across cultures, disciplines and genres. 3. Studies which evaluate English for Academic Purposes courses and materials in terms of how successfully they develop the scholar's ability to communicate more effectively in English.
Download or read book The Realisation of Concession in the Discourse of Judges written by Magdalena Szczyrbak and published by Wydawnictwo UJ. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complementing other studies on judicial discourse, this book investigates previously unexplored areas, focusing on the realisation of Concession in the genre of judgment. In addition to providing a review of approaches to concessivity as well as legal and linguistic perspectives on argumentation, the analysis draws on genre studies and follows a genre-based view of legal language. It shows the way in which the Concessive relation is deployed by last-instance courts, as revealed by an examination of EU and Polish judgments. In what constitutes a pioneering attempt to identify tripartite Concessive patterns in written data, the author breaks away from the traditional view of written legal discourse seen as static and monologic communication. Instead, she offers insights into the linguistic construction of judicial argumentation, seen as a “mute dialogue” with the addressee, highlighting recurrent argumentative schemata and related discourse signals and functions. Combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, the analysis demonstrates that the dialogic model of Concession, designed as a tool for an examination of talk-in-interaction, can be successfully applied in an investigation of written data. The book is aimed at students and researchers with interests in legal discourse, genre analysis and argumentation studies.
Download or read book Cause Condition Concession Contrast written by Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2009-09-24 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.
Download or read book Inversion in Modern Written English written by Rolf Kreyer and published by Gunter Narr Verlag. This book was released on 2006 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adverbial Clauses in Cross Linguistic Perspective written by Katja Hetterle and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-11-13 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigates adverbial clauses from a cross-linguistic perspective. In line with other recent typological research in the context of complex sentences and clause-linkage, it proceeds from a detailed, multivariate analysis of the morphosyntactic characteristics of the phenomenon under scrutiny.
Download or read book Language Variation European Perspectives VI written by Isabelle Buchstaller and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language Variation - European Perspectives VI showcases a selection of papers from the 8th International Conference on Language Variation in Europe which was held in Leipzig in 2015. The volume includes plenaries by Miriam Meyerhoff and Steffen Klaere (“The large and the small of it: Big issues with smaller samples in the study of language variation”), Martin Haspelmath and Susanne Maria Michaelis (“Analytic and synthetic: Typological change in varieties of European languages”) and Jürgen Erich Schmidt (“Dynamics, variation and the brain“). In addition, the editors have selected 11 papers which exemplify the breadth of research on European languages. The contributions to this volume encompass languages as varied as Swedish, Greek, Galician, Dutch, German, Swedish, English (including English-lexified contact varieties), French, Spanish, Croatian, Luxembourgish and Romani. The variety of theoretical frameworks and methodological perspectives and particularly the combination of different methods attests to the scope of research currently being conducted on language variation and change in European languages.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Grammaticalization written by Heiko Narrog and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the state of the art in research on grammaticalization, the process by which lexical items acquire grammatical function, grammatical items get additional functions, and grammars are created. Leading scholars from around the world introduce and discuss the core theoretical and methodological bases of grammaticalization, report on work in the field, and point to promising directions for new research. They represent every relevant theoretical perspective and approach. Research on grammaticalization and its role in linguistic change encompasses work on languages from every major linguistic family. Its results offer valuable insights for all theoretical frameworks, including generative, construction, and cognitive grammar, and relate to work in fields such as phonology, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition. The handbook is divided into five parts, of which the first two are devoted to theory and method, the third and fourth to work in linguistic domains, classes, and cateogories, and the fifth to case studies of grammaticalization in a range of languages. It will be an indispensable source of information and inspiration for all those who wish to know more about this fascinating and important field.
Download or read book Grammaticalization and English Complex Prepositions written by Sebastian Hoffmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-04-11 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a grammatical unit? How does grammatical structure evolve? How can we best investigate the mental representation of grammar? What is the connection between language use and language structure? This book aims to help answer such questions by presenting a detailed analysis of English complex prepositions (e.g. in spite of or with respect to) on the basis of large amounts of authentic language data dating from the Middle Ages until today.
Download or read book A Grammar of Spoken English on a Strictly Phonetic Basis written by Harold E. Palmer and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Connectives in the History of English written by Ursula Lenker and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2007-07-13 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clausal connection is one of the key building blocks of language and thus a field where a wide range of syntactic, semantic, pragmatic and cognitive phenomena meet. The availability of large databases as well as considerable advances in corpus-linguistic methods have strengthened the interest in the history of features linking clauses or larger chunks of text. The papers in this volume combine a thorough corpus-based analysis of the history of individual connectives, their co-occurrence patterns, and patterns of variation and change from both intra- and inter-systemic perspectives with a variety of methodological tools, ranging from sophisticated methods of grammatical analysis to pragmatics, text linguistics and discourse analysis. Drawing on quantitatively and qualitatively improved data, the studies reconstruct the history of a wide range of connectives in English from various new theoretical perspectives.
Download or read book How to Use Corpora in Language Teaching written by John McHardy Sinclair and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After decades of being overlooked, corpus evidence is becoming an important component of the teaching and learning of languages. Above all, the profession needs guidance in the practicalities of using corpora, interpreting the results and applying them to the problems and opportunities of the classroom. This book is intensely practical, written mainly by a new generation of language teachers who are acknowledged experts in central aspects of the discipline. It offers advice on what to do in the classroom, how to cope with teachers' queries about language, what corpora to use including learner corpora and spoken corpora and how to handle the variability of language; it reports on some current research and explains how the access software is constructed, including an opportunity for the practitioner to write small but useful programs; and it takes a look into the future of corpora in language teaching.
Download or read book A PRACTICAL COURSE IN SPOKEN ENGLISH written by J. K. GANGAL and published by PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-established and highly successful book, now in its Second Edition, builds on the strength of the previous edition, retaining many of the topics and incorporating some new topics in consonance with the present-day needs. The accompanying CD contains all the attributes of a good speech—proper stress, intonation and correct pronunciation—to enable better compre-hension of the topics. Some of the conversations and Words Often Mispronounced are also included in the CD to emphasize on the correctness of learning and enrich the learners in language skills. Primarily intended for students and learners who wish to enhance their spoken English skills, this book will be useful also for those who have long-felt need to communicate in English. It has all the rich ingredients to facilitate the learners talk effectively and confidently: About 50 real-life conversations to improve one’s speech Extensive list of vocabulary to aid in group discussions Several useful language tips to pursue the global quest for personal and academic excellence NEW TO THIS EDITION Discusses the need of the body language Gives dos and don’ts for an effective communicator Provides a list of a few non-verbal behaviours and their universal interpretation KEY FEATURES Application of idioms for effective and creative speaking Learning of expressions and phrases for better practical presentation Numerous word meanings to clarify doubts Grammar and usage in almost all the chapters to grasp the correct syntax Activity to instill confidence in public speaking
Download or read book Argument and Rhetoric written by Ursula Lenker and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2010 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the first corpus-based study giving a comprehensive overview of English items which have been used as adverbial connectors ('conjuncts', 'linking adverbials'), from Old English to Present-Day English. The author analyses different characteristics of the make-up, functions and use of connectives, and considers morphological and syntactic factors as well as pragmatic, textlinguistic and socio-cultural aspects.
Download or read book Twilight in Tientsin written by David DeSauld and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-03-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saga of a young platoon sergeant in the Marine Corps wounded on Iwo Jima and hospitalized on Guam. Although still in the hospital, he gets involved with a navy nurse and is busted and shanghaied out of his outfit. Then he is reassigned as a jeep driver in the Headquarters Battalion, Third Corps, U.S. Marines. The battalion is part of the advance group assigned to go to Tientsin to deal with the repatriation of the Japanese troops stationed there and in Manchuria. On arriving in Tientsin, China, with that advance group, he is assigned as driver for a British female working with the U.S. OSS office in Tientsin, with whom he falls in love with despite clumsy mistakes. She finally responds but refuses to consider marriage. In addition to the Japanese who have controlled the North China area and are being repatriated under marine supervision, Tientsin is the last safe haven for the “white Russians” who had fled from Communist Russia. In addition, the Italians still maintain a “Concession area,” as have the French, who still maintained a garrison in Tientsin but whose troops are being sent to suppress the rebellion in French Indochina. On returning to the United States, he gets out of the Marine Corps. Not having graduated from high school, he takes the college entrance exams and is admitted to college. With help from a tutor, whom he resents and doesn’t care for, he does well. After graduating and getting involved in home constructions, he finds his “tutor” is now the secretary to the banker whom he wishes to borrow money from. She is grudgingly forgiving, and they finally marry, have three children but she dies of cancer at an early age. Lonely, he travels, including returning to China, and then went a trip to Canada where he meets the British “sweetheart” once again.
