Schon lange wurde nicht mehr so engagiert über die Lage der deutschen Sprache gestritten. Viele der Sorgen sind keineswegs neu, aber sie werden seit einigen Jahren mit neuer Dringlichkeit öffentlich vorgetragen: Die deutsche Sprache...

The book introduces the reader to the central areas of English linguistics. The main sections are: the English language and linguistics - sounds - meaning-carrying units - sentences: models of grammar - meaning - utterances - variation....

Scales and Hierarchies von Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, Ina

Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection von Zirker, Angelika

Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have...

In spite of the day-to-day relevance of business communication, it remains underrepresented in standard handbooks and textbooks on applied linguistics. The present volume introduces readers to a wide variety of linguistic studies of...

Die vorliegende Studie zeigt datenbasiert, wie N+N-Komposita mit Fugenelementen im Frühneuhochdeutschen durch Reanalyse aus pränominalen Genitivkonstruktionen entstehen und in der Folge ein bestehendes Wortbildungsmuster verändern. Für...

This book explores the many disciplinary and theoretical links between language, linguistics, and mathematics. It examines trends in linguistics, such as structuralism, conceptual metaphor theory, and other relevant theories,to show that...

This volume takes up the challenge of surveying the present state of a variety of approaches to the identification, analysis and interpretation of metaphor across communication channels, situational contexts, genres and social spheres....

Handbook of Communication in the Public Sphere von Wodak, Ruth

Readings in Zoosemiotics von Maran, Timo

This textbook helps undergraduate students of language and linguistics taking their first steps in one of the core areas of grammar, introducing them to the basic ideas, insights, and techniques of contemporary semantic theory. Requiring...