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Increasingly, academics are called upon to demonstrate the value of
linguistics and explain their research to the wider public. In
support of this agenda, Communicating Linguistics: Language,
Community and Public Engagement provides an overview of the wide
range of public engagement activities currently being undertaken in
linguistics, as well as practically focused advice aimed at helping
linguists to do public engagement well. From podcasts to popular
writing, from competitions to consultancy, from language creation
to community projects, there are many ways in which linguists can
share their research with the public. Bringing together insights
from leading linguists working in academia as well as
non-university professions, this unique collection: * Provides a
forum for the discussion of challenges and opportunities of public
engagement in linguistics in order to shape best practice. *
Documents best practice through a summary of some of the many
excellent public engagement projects currently taking place
internationally. * Celebrates the long tradition of public
engagement in linguistics, a discipline which is often
misunderstood despite its direct and fundamental importance to
everyday life. Breaking down long-standing divisions between
universities and the wider community, this book will be of
significant value to academics in linguistics but also teachers,
policy makers and anyone interested in better understanding the
nature and use of language in society.
Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of
language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no
prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview
of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses,
commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The
innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around
four sections - introduction, development, exploration and
extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic
can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to
build gradually on the knowledge gained. This revised second
edition of History of English includes: a comprehensive
introduction to the history of English covering the origins of
English, the change from Old to Middle English, and the influence
of other languages on English; increased coverage of key issues,
such as the standardisation of English; a wider range of
activities, plus answers to exercises; new readings of well-known
authors such as Manfred Krug, Colette Moore, Merja Stenroos and
David Crystal; a timeline of important external events in the
history of English. Structured to reflect the chronological
development of the English language, History of English describes
and explains the changes in the language over a span of 1,500
years, covering all aspects from phonology and grammar, to register
and discourse. In doing so, it incorporates examples from a wide
variety of texts and provides an interactive and structured
textbook that will be essential reading for all students of English
language and linguistics.
Increasingly, academics are called upon to demonstrate the value of
linguistics and explain their research to the wider public. In
support of this agenda, Communicating Linguistics: Language,
Community and Public Engagement provides an overview of the wide
range of public engagement activities currently being undertaken in
linguistics, as well as practically focused advice aimed at helping
linguists to do public engagement well. From podcasts to popular
writing, from competitions to consultancy, from language creation
to community projects, there are many ways in which linguists can
share their research with the public. Bringing together insights
from leading linguists working in academia as well as
non-university professions, this unique collection: * Provides a
forum for the discussion of challenges and opportunities of public
engagement in linguistics in order to shape best practice. *
Documents best practice through a summary of some of the many
excellent public engagement projects currently taking place
internationally. * Celebrates the long tradition of public
engagement in linguistics, a discipline which is often
misunderstood despite its direct and fundamental importance to
everyday life. Breaking down long-standing divisions between
universities and the wider community, this book will be of
significant value to academics in linguistics but also teachers,
policy makers and anyone interested in better understanding the
nature and use of language in society.
Applying Linguistics: Language and the Impact Agenda explores the
challenges of demonstrating the socio-cultural and economic impact
of research in linguistics. The chapters provide critical
discussion of the concept of impact, as well as an examination of
both the constraints and opportunities of the impact agenda. The
book includes: case studies of impact-focused research from leading
scholars, such as M. Lynne Murphy, David Britain, Peter French and
Bas Aarts; discussion of impact from the perspective of the UK
Research Excellence Framework (REF); insights and opinions from
academics, practitioners and journalists; personal reflection on
the nature of impact from the ESRC's Interim Chief Executive;
practical advice on generating and evidencing impact. With chapters
from international authors exploring impact both within and outside
the context of the UK REF, Applying Linguistics: Language and the
Impact Agenda will be essential reading for early-career
researchers, established academics and PhD students interested in
developing impact from their research.
What's the word that describes the process of making supportive
noises when you're listening to someone? What is syntax and how
does it differ from grammar? Do you know what a morpheme is? And
did you know that it's not only an atom that has a nucleus? The
Babel Lexicon of Language is an entertaining and accessible
introduction to the key terminology involved in the study of
language. It defines over 500 terms and uses contemporary language
examples, explaining complex issues in an easy-to-understand way.
Written by the expert editorial team behind Babel, the popular
language magazine, and assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics,
The Babel Lexicon of Language is an invaluable resource for
students, teachers and anyone with an interest in language.
Applying Linguistics: Language and the Impact Agenda explores the
challenges of demonstrating the socio-cultural and economic impact
of research in linguistics. The chapters provide critical
discussion of the concept of impact, as well as an examination of
both the constraints and opportunities of the impact agenda. The
book includes: case studies of impact-focused research from leading
scholars, such as M. Lynne Murphy, David Britain, Peter French and
Bas Aarts; discussion of impact from the perspective of the UK
Research Excellence Framework (REF); insights and opinions from
academics, practitioners and journalists; personal reflection on
the nature of impact from the ESRC's Interim Chief Executive;
practical advice on generating and evidencing impact. With chapters
from international authors exploring impact both within and outside
the context of the UK REF, Applying Linguistics: Language and the
Impact Agenda will be essential reading for early-career
researchers, established academics and PhD students interested in
developing impact from their research.
What's the word that describes the process of making supportive
noises when you're listening to someone? What is syntax and how
does it differ from grammar? Do you know what a morpheme is? And
did you know that it's not only an atom that has a nucleus? The
Babel Lexicon of Language is an entertaining and accessible
introduction to the key terminology involved in the study of
language. It defines over 500 terms and uses contemporary language
examples, explaining complex issues in an easy-to-understand way.
Written by the expert editorial team behind Babel, the popular
language magazine, and assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics,
The Babel Lexicon of Language is an invaluable resource for
students, teachers and anyone with an interest in language.
A theoretical and practical guide to using corpus linguistic
techniques in stylistic analysis The use of corpora in stylistics
has increased substantially in recent years but until now there has
been no book detailing the theoretical basis and methodological
practices of corpus stylistics. This book surveys the field and
sets the agenda for this fast-developing area. Focusing on how to
use off-the-shelf corpus software, such as AntConc, Wmatrix, and
the Brigham Young University (BYU) corpus interface, this
step-by-step guide explains the theory and practice of using corpus
methods and tools for stylistic analysis. Eight original case
studies demonstrate how to use corpus tools to analyse style in a
range of texts, from the contemporary to the historical. McIntyre
and Walker explain how to develop appropriate research questions
for corpus stylistic analysis, construct and annotate corpora, make
sense of statistics, and analyse corpus data. In addition, the book
provides practical advice on how to manage the transition from
quantitative results to qualitative analysis, and explores how
theories, models and frameworks from stylistics can be used to
enhance the qualitative phase of corpus analysis. Supported by
detailed instructions on how to access and use relevant corpus
software, this is a user's guide to doing corpus stylistic
analysis. For students and researchers in stylistics new to the use
of corpus methods and theories, the book presents a 'how-to' guide;
for corpus linguists it opens the door to the theories, models and
frameworks developed in stylistics that are of value to mainstream
corpus linguistics.
Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of
language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no
prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview
of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses,
commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The
innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around
four sections - introduction, development, exploration and
extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic
can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to
build gradually on the knowledge gained. This revised second
edition of History of English includes: a comprehensive
introduction to the history of English covering the origins of
English, the change from Old to Middle English, and the influence
of other languages on English; increased coverage of key issues,
such as the standardisation of English; a wider range of
activities, plus answers to exercises; new readings of well-known
authors such as Manfred Krug, Colette Moore, Merja Stenroos and
David Crystal; a timeline of important external events in the
history of English. Structured to reflect the chronological
development of the English language, History of English describes
and explains the changes in the language over a span of 1,500
years, covering all aspects from phonology and grammar, to register
and discourse. In doing so, it incorporates examples from a wide
variety of texts and provides an interactive and structured
textbook that will be essential reading for all students of English
language and linguistics.
A theoretical and practical guide to using corpus linguistic
techniques in stylistic analysis The use of corpora in stylistics
has increased substantially in recent years but until now there has
been no book detailing the theoretical basis and methodological
practices of corpus stylistics. This book surveys the field and
sets the agenda for this fast-developing area. Focusing on how to
use off-the-shelf corpus software, such as AntConc, Wmatrix, and
the Brigham Young University (BYU) corpus interface, this
step-by-step guide explains the theory and practice of using corpus
methods and tools for stylistic analysis. Eight original case
studies demonstrate how to use corpus tools to analyse style in a
range of texts, from the contemporary to the historical. McIntyre
and Walker explain how to develop appropriate research questions
for corpus stylistic analysis, construct and annotate corpora, make
sense of statistics, and analyse corpus data. In addition, the book
provides practical advice on how to manage the transition from
quantitative results to qualitative analysis, and explores how
theories, models and frameworks from stylistics can be used to
enhance the qualitative phase of corpus analysis. Supported by
detailed instructions on how to access and use relevant corpus
software, this is a user's guide to doing corpus stylistic
analysis. For students and researchers in stylistics new to the use
of corpus methods and theories, the book presents a 'how-to' guide;
for corpus linguists it opens the door to the theories, models and
frameworks developed in stylistics that are of value to mainstream
corpus linguistics.
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