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The series serves to propagate investigations into language usage,
especially with respect to computational support. This includes all
forms of text handling activity, not only interlingual
translations, but also conversions carried out in response to
different communicative tasks. Among the major topics are problems
of text transfer and the interplay between human and machine
activities.
This readable introductory textbook presents a concise survey of
lexicology. The first section of the book is a survey of the study
of words, providing students with an overview of basic issues in
defining and understanding the word as a unit of language. This
section also examines the history of lexicology, the evolution of
dictionaries and recent developments in the field. The second
section extends this study of lexicology into the relationship
between words and meaning, etymology, prescription, language as
social phenomenon and translation. "Lexicology: A Short
Introduction" will be of interest to undergraduate students of
linguistics.
This text offers an introduction to words and corpus linguistics.
From this foundation it explores the much wider issues that are
inevitably raised but somehow marginalized in lexicology (the study
of words) and corpus linguistics: how are individual words
integrated into language? What are the real benefits of studying
the large quantities of text now available in corpora? How do we
best conceptualise meaning itself?;The book begins with a survey of
lexicology by Halliday. He reviews basic issues in defining and
understanding the word as a unit of language, but also includes
brief accounts of lexicology in India, China and the Islamic world.
Halliday introduces the notion of "corpus" and opens the way for a
rethinking of the nature of words and language. The central section
of the book, by Teubert and Yallop, expands a number of traditional
issues in the study of words and their meanings, from common
misconceptions about the "real meaning" of words to the
relationship between language and reality and the problems raised
by comparing different languages. This section both problematizes
the issues and develops a functional and social perspective on
meaning.; In the third and final se
"English: One Language, Different Cultures" is an introduction to
culturally determined aspects of communicating in British,
Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and American societies. The focus
is on effective communication with members of these societies,
especially on correcting false stereotypes which may cause
misunderstandings. The second edition of this popular textbook has
been fully revised and updated throughout. A new chapter on New
Zealand has been added, along with maps, exercises and suggestions
for further reading. This is the essential textbook for
undergraduate and postgraduate students of language, culture and
communication, future English language teachers, as well as
translators and interpreters, who deal with texts originating from
various English speaking countries.
"English: One Language, Different Cultures" is an introduction to
culturally determined aspects of communicating in British,
Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and American societies. The focus
is on effective communication with members of these societies,
especially on correcting false stereotypes which may cause
misunderstandings. The second edition of this popular textbook has
been fully revised and updated throughout. A new chapter on New
Zealand has been added, along with maps, exercises and suggestions
for further reading. This is the essential textbook for
undergraduate and postgraduate students of language, culture and
communication, future English language teachers, as well as
translators and interpreters, who deal with texts originating from
various English speaking countries.
This readable introductory textbook presents a concise survey of
lexicology. The first section of the book is a survey of the study
of words, providing students with an overview of basic issues in
defining and understanding the word as a unit of language. This
section also examines the history of lexicology, the evolution of
dictionaries and recent developments in the field. The second
section extends this study of lexicology into the relationship
between words and meaning, etymology, prescription, language as
social phenomenon and translation. "Lexicology: A Short
Introduction" will be of interest to undergraduate students of
linguistics.
This text offers an introduction to words and corpus linguistics.
From this foundation it explores the much wider issues that are
inevitably raised but somehow marginalized in lexicology (the study
of words) and corpus linguistics: how are individual words
integrated into language? What are the real benefits of studying
the large quantities of text now available in corpora? How do we
best conceptualise meaning itself?;The book begins with a survey of
lexicology by Halliday. He reviews basic issues in defining and
understanding the word as a unit of language, but also includes
brief accounts of lexicology in India, China and the Islamic world.
Halliday introduces the notion of "corpus" and opens the way for a
rethinking of the nature of words and language. The central section
of the book, by Teubert and Yallop, expands a number of traditional
issues in the study of words and their meanings, from common
misconceptions about the "real meaning" of words to the
relationship between language and reality and the problems raised
by comparing different languages. This section both problematizes
the issues and develops a functional and social perspective on
meaning.; In the third and final se
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