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Discourse Studies in Composition

Discourse Studies in Composition

Author: Ellen L. Barton ,  Gail Stygall
ISBN: 9781572733282
Format: Paperback
$78.92

This volume aims to synthesize and situate the systematic study of discourse explicitly in the field of composition....  Read More >>

Identities Across Texts

Identities Across Texts

Author: George H. Jensen
ISBN: 9781572733237
Format: Hardback
$134.55

This text is a critique of the debate between cognitivists and social constructionists. It argues against fragmented...  Read More >>

Traversing the Democratic Borders of the Essay

Traversing the Democratic Borders of the Essay

Author: Cristina Kirklighter ,  Gail Y. Okawa
ISBN: 9780791454688
Format: Paperback
$65.87

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Aristotle: Semantics and Ontology: Volume II: The Metaphysics. Semantics in Aristotle's Strategy of Argument

Aristotle: Semantics and Ontology: Volume II: The Metaphysics....

Author: L.M. de Rijk
ISBN: 9789004124677
Format: Hardback
$762.96

This study offers a re-interpretation of basic elements of Aristotle's semantics and metaphysics (particularly his...  Read More >>

A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

Author: Roland Barthes
ISBN: 9780099437420
Format: Paperback
$22.99

An ecstatic celebration of love and language’ Washington Post The language we use when we are in love is not a...  Read More >>

Word Sense Disambiguation

Word Sense Disambiguation

Author: Mark Stevenson
ISBN: 9781575863900
Format: Paperback
$68.64

"The word ""bat"" can denote an animal, a sports apparatus, the blink of an eye, or more. While humans can select...  Read More >>

Discontinuous NPs in German: A Case Study of the Interaction of Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics

Discontinuous NPs in German: A Case Study of the Interaction...

Author: Kordula De Kuthy
ISBN: 9781575863986
Format: Paperback
$79.20

This book investigates the occurrence of discontinuous noun phrases, arguing that many of the factors that previous...  Read More >>

A Guide to Latin Meter and Verse Composition

A Guide to Latin Meter and Verse Composition

Author: David J. Califf
ISBN: 9781898855729
Format: Paperback
$19.95

The first comprehensive guide to Latin verse composition to be published in over one hundred years.  Read More >>

The Construction of Meaning

The Construction of Meaning

Author: David I. Beaver (University of Texas, Austin) ,  Luis D. Casillas Martinez
ISBN: 9781575863764
Format: Paperback
$68.64

This volume collects leading-edge work on the semantics and pragmatics of natural language, including contributions...  Read More >>

Narrative Gravity

Narrative Gravity

Author: Rukmini Bhaya Nair
ISBN: 9780195657005
Format: Hardback
$45.00

This work is concerned with the interconnected areas of linguistic pragmatics, cultural studies, and the philosophy...  Read More >>

Reconstructing Argumentative Discourse

Reconstructing Argumentative Discourse

Author: Frans Van Eemeren ,  Rob Grootendorst
ISBN: 9780817312299
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Aims to integrate the normative interests of dialectical theories of argumentation with the descriptive interests...  Read More >>

Dialectic and Rhetoric: The Warp and Woof of Argumentation Analysis

Dialectic and Rhetoric: The Warp and Woof of Argumentation...

Author: F.H. van Eemeren ,  Peter Houtlosser
ISBN: 9781402007033
Format: Hardback
$419.76

In 1999 we invited a small number of colleagues to take part in a colloquium - voted to the analysis of argumentative...  Read More >>

Middle Voice: A comparative study in the syntax-semantics interface of German

Middle Voice: A comparative study in the syntax-semantics...

Author: Markus Steinbach (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)
ISBN: 9789027227713
Format: Hardback
$388.08

Investigates the syntax and semantics of various reflexive constructions in German, which are an interesting case...  Read More >>

Learning the meaning of change-of-state verbs: A case study of German child language

Learning the meaning of change-of-state verbs: A case...

Author: Angelika Wittek
ISBN: 9783110173048
Format: Hardback
$377.52

Causative change-of-state verbs like 'to open', 'to fill', and 'to wake' are central to both recent theories of...  Read More >>

Word Sense Disambiguation

Word Sense Disambiguation

Author: Mark Stevenson
ISBN: 9781575863894
Format: Hardback
$178.20

"The word ""bat"" can denote an animal, a sports apparatus, the blink of an eye, or more. While humans can select...  Read More >>

Discontinuous NPs in German: A Case Study of the Interaction of Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics

Discontinuous NPs in German: A Case Study of the Interaction...

Author: Kordula De Kuthy
ISBN: 9781575863979
Format: Hardback
$115.95

This book investigates the occurrence of discontinuous noun phrases, arguing that many of the factors that previous...  Read More >>

The Construction of Meaning

The Construction of Meaning

Author: David I. Beaver (University of Texas, Austin) ,  Luis D. Casillas Martinez
ISBN: 9781575863757
Format: Hardback
$111.95

This volume collects leading-edge work on the semantics and pragmatics of natural language, including contributions...  Read More >>

Complex Sentences in Grammar and Discourse: Essays in honor of Sandra A. Thompson

Complex Sentences in Grammar and Discourse: Essays in...

Author: Joan L. Bybee (University of New Mexico) ,  Michael Noonan (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee)
ISBN: 9789027225856
Format: Hardback
$282.04

The authors and editors dedicate this book to Sandra Annear Thompson. By presenting articles on complex clauses...  Read More >>

A Collection of Children's Stories

A Collection of Children's Stories

Author: Written by Family Members and Friends
ISBN: 9781403312143
Format: Paperback
$36.83

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The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama

The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama

Author: Keir Elam
ISBN: 9780415280181
Format: Paperback
$48.00

Keir Elam showed how this new 'science' could provide a radical shift in our understanding of theatrical performance,...  Read More >>

Signs in Use: An Introduction to Semiotics

Signs in Use: An Introduction to Semiotics

Author: Jørgen Dines Johansen ,  Svend Erik Larsen
ISBN: 9780415262040
Format: Paperback
$64.00

"""Signs in Use"" is an accessible introduction to the study of semiotics. This volume cuts across different semiotic...  Read More >>

The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama

The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama

Author: Keir Elam
ISBN: 9780415280174
Format: Hardback
$182.00

Keir Elam showed how this new 'science' could provide a radical shift in our understanding of theatrical performance,...  Read More >>

Empty Vision: Metaphor and Visionary Imagery in Mahayana Buddhism

Empty Vision: Metaphor and Visionary Imagery in Mahayana...

Author: David McMahan
ISBN: 9780700714896
Format: Hardback
$266.00

This work examines the complex functions of visual metaphor in Indian Mahayana Buddhist visionary literature, symbolic...  Read More >>

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