Introducing Electronic Text Analysis

A Practical Guide for Language and Literary Studies

By Svenja Adolphs

Introducing Electronic Text Analysis is a practical and much needed introduction to corpora – bodies of linguistic data. Written specifically for students studying this topic for the...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32021-4 (Routledge)

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An Atlas of English Dialects

Region and Dialect

By Clive Upton, J.D.A Widdowson

Do you call it April Fools’ Day, April Noddy Day or April Gowkin’ Day? Is the season before winter the Autumn, the Fall or the...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-39233-4 (Routledge)

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English Grammar

A University Course

By Angela Downing, Philip Locke

This edition of Angela Downing and Philip Locke's award-winning grammar course book has been thoroughly revised and rewritten by Angela Downing to offer an integrated account...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-28787-6 (Routledge)

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World Englishes

Edited by Kingsley Bolton, Braj Kachru

The study of World Englishes has seen a revolutionary shift during the last twenty years. Before 1980, there was a general assumption within Britain,...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31505-0 (Routledge)

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Introducing Metaphor

By Murray Knowles, Rosamund Moon

Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the book provides a thorough grounding in metaphor and word meaning, theories on the processing and understanding of metaphorical language, and...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-27801-0 (Routledge)

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Swearing in English

Bad Language, Purity and Power from 1586 to the Present

By Tony McEnery

Do men use bad language more than women? How do social class and the use of bad language interact? Do young speakers use bad language...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-25837-1 (Routledge)

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Introducing Language in Use

A Course Book

By Aileen Bloomer, Patrick Griffiths, Andrew Merrison

Drawing on a vast range of data and examples of language in its many forms, this book provides students with the tools they need to...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-29179-8 (Routledge)

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Interpreting Texts

By Kim Ballard Edited by Adrian Beard

Routledge A Level English Guides equip AS and A2 Level students with the skills they need to explore, evaluate and enjoy English. Books in the...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-33437-2 (Routledge)

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Essentials of Early English

Old, Middle and Early Modern English

By Jeremy Smith

This is a completely revised and updated edition of a highly successful textbook.

It provides a practical and highly accessible introduction to the early stages of...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34259-9 (Routledge)

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Grammaticalization and English Complex Prepositions

A Corpus-based Study

By Sebastian Hoffmann

What is a grammatical unit? How does grammatical structure evolve? How can we best investigate the mental representation of grammar? What is...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36049-4 (Routledge)

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