Tag: Linguistics

Free Download Bo Wang, "Theorizing and Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics: Developments by Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen "
English | ISBN: 0367484897 | 2023 | 352 pages | EPUB, PDF | 6 MB + 60 MB
This collection reflects on developments in the field of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) as embodied in the work of Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen, highlighting his diverse contributions to the field from theoretical and applied perspectives.

Free Download Alan Partington, "The Linguistics of Laughter: A Corpus-Assisted Study of Laughter-Talk "
English | ISBN: 0415381665 | 2006 | 240 pages | EPUB, PDF | 1154 KB + 1094 KB
The Linguistics of Laughter examines what speakers try to achieve by producing ‘laughter-talk’ (the talk preceding and eliciting an episode of laughter) and, by using abundant examples from language corpora, what hearers are signalling when they produce laughter.

Free Download Akila Sellami-Baklouti, "Perspectives from Systemic Functional Linguistics "
English | ISBN: 0367592428 | 2020 | 434 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
This innovative collection brings together contributions from established and emerging scholars highlighting the "appliability" of Systemic Functional Linguistics and the ways in which theoretical and analytical conclusions drawn from its applications can inform and advance the study of language. The book discusses SFL’s theoretical foundations and development in recent years to demonstrate its evolution into a more effective analytical tool. Building on this theoretical framework, the volume showcases the theory’s applications in case studies exploring four sub-disciplines of language study: multilingual studies; translation studies; language learning and language teaching; and genre analysis. This all-inclusive volume demonstrates both Systemic Functional Linguistics’ efficacy as a means of theoretical analysis, but also its value as a unique approach to the study of language and meaning, making this an indispensable resource for researchers and scholars in applied linguistics, discourse analysis, genre studies, translation studies, and multilingualism.

Free Download Alireza Korangy, "Persian Linguistics in Cultural Contexts "
English | ISBN: 1138601349 | 2020 | 220 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 5 MB
Korangy and Sharifian’s groundbreaking book offers the first in-depth study into cultural linguistics for the Persian language. The book highlights a multitude of angles through which the intricacies of Persian and its many dialects and accents, wherever spoken, can be examined. Linguistics with cultural studies as its backdrop is not a new phenomenon; however, with this text we are afforded an insight into the complex relationship that exists between human cognizance and human expression in this ancient civilization. This study helps develop an innovative understanding of history, intent, and meaning as understood by a culture and by a people, in this case the Persian-speaking folk of Iran. The chapters are insightful resources for analyzing and augmenting our knowledge of linguistics under the rubric of Persian culture but also for proposing and foregrounding new ideas in this field of study.

Free Download Alireza Korangy, "Persian Linguistics in Cultural Contexts "
English | ISBN: 1138601349 | 2020 | 220 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 5 MB
Korangy and Sharifian’s groundbreaking book offers the first in-depth study into cultural linguistics for the Persian language. The book highlights a multitude of angles through which the intricacies of Persian and its many dialects and accents, wherever spoken, can be examined. Linguistics with cultural studies as its backdrop is not a new phenomenon; however, with this text we are afforded an insight into the complex relationship that exists between human cognizance and human expression in this ancient civilization. This study helps develop an innovative understanding of history, intent, and meaning as understood by a culture and by a people, in this case the Persian-speaking folk of Iran. The chapters are insightful resources for analyzing and augmenting our knowledge of linguistics under the rubric of Persian culture but also for proposing and foregrounding new ideas in this field of study.

Free Download Jonathan Culpeper, "Introducing Linguistics "
English | ISBN: 0367493012 | 2022 | 532 pages | PDF | 20 MB
Introducing Linguistics brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the field of linguistics, creating an accessible and wide-ranging introductory level textbook for newcomers to this area of study. The textbook:

Free Download Joanne Cavallaro, "Everyday Linguistics"
English | ISBN: 0367219638 | 2023 | 260 pages | PDF | 11 MB
This innovative introduction to linguistics connects language structure to everyday use, culture, and context, making the technicalities of language structure accessible, vivid, and engaging.

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by Wolfgang David Cirilo de Melo
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3111166570 | 318 pages | True PDF EPUB | 7.25 MB

Free Download Diagrams and Gestures: Mathematics, Philosophy, and Linguistics
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031291107 | 440 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 78 MB
Drawing a line, and then another, and another. Go back from the lines to the movements they capture and see gestures in them: not spatial displacements, but modes of knowledge that pass through the exercise of the body. Discovering something new in a gesture: the line that contracts into a point or the point that expands into a zone, perhaps sinking into a hole. Thus experiencing a diagram: a becoming other inscribed in the novelty of the gesture and in the changes of the forms it shapes. This and much more is discussed in the essays gathered in Diagrams and Gestures. Resulting from trans-disciplinary work between mathematicians, philosophers, linguists and semioticians, the volume delivers an up-to-date account of the most valuable research on the connections between gesture and diagram. As one of the most important themes in contemporary thought, the study of these connections poses a challenge for the future: to elaborate a theory that is equal to new and stimulating research methodologies. We call this theory a philosophy of diagrammatic gestures.

Free Download Aphasia’s Implications for Linguistics Research: Exploring the Interface Between Semantics and Pragmatics by Roberto Graci
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 152 Pages | ISBN : 303136810X | 2.4 MB
This volume stresses the importance of a multidisciplinary perspective in deepening knowledge of the interface between semantics and pragmatics. It thoroughly investigates concepts belonging to Neo-Gricean and post-Gricean theories. Theoretical research in pragmatics has challenged the idea of a close relation between literal meaning and the explicitly conveyed proposition, claiming that situational context is responsible for an ongoing process of adjusting and revising what a speaker says. Similarly, recent discoveries from the clinical side have highlighted the importance of extra-linguistic sources and the cognitive context in the syntactic and semantic competence of people with language disorders. The productive comparison between reflections from theoretical pragmatics and the most recent developments in cognitive sciences provides an authentic way of addressing traditional philosophical issues, moving them to a new fertile ground. The research herein is gathered across disciplines to provide theoretical and clinical contributions and collaborations, making this book broadly appropriate to students, researchers and professionals in the fields.