Tag: Linguistics

Free Download Janet Chrzan, "Food Culture: Anthropology, Linguistics and Food Studies "
English | ISBN: 1785332899 | 2017 | 275 pages | PDF | 1508 KB
This volume offers a comprehensive guide to methods used in the sociocultural, linguistic and historical research of food use. This volume is unique in offering food-related research methods from multiple academic disciplines, and includes methods that bridge disciplines to provide a thorough review of best practices. In each chapter, a case study from the author’s own work is to illustrate why the methods were adopted in that particular case along with abundant additional resources to further develop and explore the methods.

Free Download William O’Grady, "Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction"
English | ISBN: 1319039774 | 2017 | 672 pages | PDF | 16 MB
Contemporary Linguistics provides one of the most extensive introductions to the fundamentals of linguistics; ideal for those just beginning to explore this subject.

Free Download Geoffrey Haig, Simin Karimi, Agnes Korn, "Topics in Iranian Linguistics (Iran – Turan)"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 3895008265 | PDF | pages: 214 | 5.5 mb
The 13 chapters of this volume represent a selection of the papers presented at the Third International Conference on Iranian Linguistics, held in September 2009 at the Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. This series of conferences brings together scholars from all theoretical persuasions has established a tradition of interdisciplinary linguistic research on Iranian languages. This volume represent the dynamic and rapidly growing nature of Iranian linguistics, a field which has united linguists of all persuasions who share a strong commitment to the scientific investigation of Iranian languages, their structure, history and use.

Free Download Austin E. Quiqley, "Theoretical Inquiry: Language, Linguistics, and Literature"
English | 2003 | pages: 287 | ISBN: 030010166X | PDF | 1,0 mb
In the aftermath of debate about the death of literary theory, Austin E. Quigley asks whether theory has failed us or we have failed literary theory. Theory can thrive, he argues, only if we understand how it can be strategically deployed to reveal what it does not presuppose. This involves the repositioning of theoretical inquiry relative to historical and critical inquiry and the repositioning of theories relative to each other.

Free Download James Arthur Anderson, "The Linguistics of Stephen King: Layered Language and Meaning in the Fiction"
English | ISBN: 1476668345 | 2017 | 252 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Stephen King, "America’s Favorite Boogeyman," has sold over 350 million copies of his books, becoming in effect the face of horror fiction. His influence on popular culture has drawn both strong praise and harsh criticism from reviewers and scholars alike. While his popularity cannot be overstated, his work has received relatively little critical attention from the academic world.

Free Download Elizabeth Grace Winkler, "Understanding Language: A Basic Course in Linguistics Ed 3"
English | ISBN: 1350355232 | 2024 | 344 pages | PDF | 12 MB
An introduction to linguistics, this book acquaints students to the key areas of linguistics using real-world illustrations. This fully revised and updated text draws upon students’ daily experiences with linguistic concepts, allowing them to integrate terminology and build analytical skills as they develop a deeper understanding of how language facilitates our lives and, collectively, our society.

Free Download The Handbook of Clinical Linguistics (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) by Martin J. Ball, Nicole Müller, Elizabeth Spencer
English | January 9, 2024 | ISBN: 1119875900 | 672 pages | MOBI | 7.94 Mb
The new edition of the leading reference work on Clinical Linguistics, fully updated with new research and developments in the field

Free Download Linda R. Waugh, "The Cambridge History of Linguistics"
English | ISBN: 052184990X | 2023 | 900 pages | PDF | 10 MB
The establishment of language as a focus of study took place over many centuries, and reflection on its nature emerged in relation to very different social and cultural practices. Written by a team of leading scholars, this volume provides an authoritative, chronological account of the history of the study of language from ancient times to the end of the 20th century (i.e., ‘recent history’, when modern linguistics greatly expanded). Comprised of 29 chapters, it is split into 3 parts, each with an introduction covering the larger context of interest in language, especially the different philosophical, religious, and/or political concerns and socio-cultural practices of the times. At the end of the volume, there is a combined list of all references cited and a comprehensive index of topics, languages, major figures, etc. Comprehensive in its scope, it is an essential reference for researchers, teachers and students alike in linguistics and related disciplines.

Free Download Introduction to Pragmatics (Peking University Linguistics Research, 9) by Mingyou Xiang, Mian Jia, Xiaohui Bu
English | January 4, 2024 | ISBN: 9819964636 | 177 pages | MOBI | 5.51 Mb
This book covers major topics in the Anglo-American tradition, including deixis, presupposition, implicature, speech acts, and (im)politeness. These key topics are illustrated with examples and case studies from various contexts such as romantic relationships, online forums, social media posts, and popular culture. The book also includes a methods chapter that offers a hands-on guide for literature search, data collection, and data analysis. This book is particularly suitable for readers who have no prior knowledge of pragmatics.

Free Download Vanessa Sheu, "Variation in Linguistics: Second Language Acquisition, Discourse Studies, Sociolinguistics, Syntax"
English | ISBN: 1527529126 | 2023 | 253 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Language is acquired, comprehended, and produced in a rule-based fashion; nonetheless, variation in language is constantly observable-from alternating forms used by second and third language speakers to systematic changes in linguistic rules which eventually come to characterize entirely different language varieties. Therefore, understanding variation helps linguists understand the very forces that shape language itself. This book presents quantitative and qualitative research from interdisciplinary perspectives: second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, discourse studies and syntax. These ten chapters shed empirical light on the variables that result in systematic variation in language. From the influence of previously learned languages on the acquisition of a third language, to how social variables impact the phonetics of French political speaking styles, to how different types of comparatives in Jordanian Arabic can be distinguished by features within a syntactic hierarchy of functional projections, the chapters identify the linguistic factors which are behind the heterogeneity of structures in their individual topics of investigation.