May 26
ThE CLOwNannouncements
Title: Reinventing Structuralism
Subtitle: What Sign Relations Reveal About Consciousness
Series Title: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] 264
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
http://www.degruyter.com/mouton
Book URL: http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/203856?format=G
Author: Rodney B. Sangster
Electronic: ISBN: 9783110304978 Pages: 217 Price: Europe EURO 99.95
Hardback: ISBN: 9783110303735 Pages: 217 Price: Europe EURO 99.95
Abstract:
Structuralism was abandoned before its potential as a cognitive science could
be realized. Reviving it with what we know today provides new insights into
the structure of consciousness. Treating the relations between actual
linguistic signs as organic properties of mind reveals a set of conceptual
relations that lie beyond the constructs of cognitive psychology, in the
transpersonal realm of higher order consciousness. This is where correlates
can be found between linguistic sign relations, ultimate states of
consciousness, and the elemental structure of myths.
May 25
ThE CLOwNannouncements
Title: Systemic Functional Perspectives of Japanese
Subtitle: Descriptions and Applications
Series Title: Functional Linguistics
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd
http://www.equinoxpub.com/
Book URL: https://www.equinoxpub.com/equinox/books/showbook.asp?bkid=120&keyword=
Editor: Elizabeth Thomson
Editor: William S. Armour
Hardback: ISBN: 9781845530532 Pages: 372 Price: U.K. £ 55.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9781845530532 Pages: 372 Price: U.S. $ 95.00
Abstract:
This book is the first dedicated collection of systemic functional
descriptions of Japanese. It represents the most recent, international work
describing the system and structure of Japanese and how applications of the
descriptions have been used in the fields of computer science and education.
The book is divided into two sections: descriptions and applications. The
descriptions section is organised into the three metafunctions: textual,
interpersonal and ideational. The applications section explores education and
computing. The contributions on education present work on the application of
systemic functional theory to teaching Japanese as a second or foreign
language. The contributions on computing present the application of systemic
functional theory to the development of a Japanese language based computer
operating system.
Systemic Functional Perspectives of Japanese is suitable for undergraduates,
postgraduates, researchers of descriptive linguistics and applied linguistics
and also for Japanese language teachers. It includes a foreword by Professor
Noboru Yamaguchi, Tohoku University, one of the first linguists to explore
systemic functional perspectives of Japanese.
May 23
ThE CLOwNannouncements
Title: Contrastive Discourse Analysis
Subtitle: Functional and Corpus Perspectives
Series Title: Functional Linguistics
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd
http://www.equinoxpub.com/
Book URL: https://www.equinoxpub.com/equinox/books/showbook.asp?bkid=552&keyword=
Editor: Maite Taboada
Editor: Susana M. Doval-Suárez
Editor: Elsa M. González Álvarez
Hardback: ISBN: 9781908049759 Pages: 370 Price: U.S. $ 90.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9781908049759 Pages: 370 Price: U.K. £ 60.00
Abstract:
Much of the “new wave” of contrastive linguistics has focused on aspects of
the grammatical system, examining phonological, morphological, lexical and
syntactic similarities and differences across two or more languages. As with
many other areas of linguistics, there exists a renewed interest in discourse
perspectives in the study of languages in contrast, and much of that work uses
corpora and corpus linguistics techniques to study language.
This volume provides examples of cutting-edge research in contrastive analyses
of different languages. The papers have been organized around four themes:
studies of discourse markers; information structure; registers and genres; and
phraseology. The languages included (Dutch, English, French, German, Italian,
Spanish and Swedish) cover a range of European languages, showing not only
diversity in their grammatical structures, but also subtle differences that
are the focus of many of the papers. The techniques used, from concordancing
and careful annotation to painstaking qualitative analysis, showcase the
variety of approaches to the study of languages in contrast and include
contributions from discourse, corpus and functional perspectives.
May 23
ThE CLOwNannouncements
Title: Creativity and the Agile Mind
Subtitle: A Multi-Disciplinary Study of a Multi-Faceted Phenomenon
Series Title: Applications of Cognitive Linguistics [ACL] 21
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
http://www.degruyter.com/mouton
Book URL: http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/184570?format=G
Editor: Tony Veale
Editor: Kurt Feyaerts
Editor: Charles Joseph Forceville
Electronic: ISBN: 9783110295290 Pages: 380 Price: Europe EURO 99.95
Hardback: ISBN: 9783110293487 Pages: 380 Price: Europe EURO 99.95
Abstract:
Creativity is a highly-prized quality in any modern endeavor, whether
artistic, scientific or professional. Though a much-studied subject, and the
topic of a great many case-studies, the field of creativity research is still
very much an open one. Creativity remains a field where absolute definitions
hold very little water, and where true insight can only emerge when we
properly appreciate – from a nuanced, multi-disciplinary perspective – the
crucial distinction between the producer’s perspective and the consumer’s
perspective. Theories that afford us a critical appreciation of a creative
work do not similarly afford a explanatory insight into the origins and
development of the work. As researchers, we must approach creativity both as
producers – to consider the vast search-spaces that a producer encounters, and
to appreciate the need for heuristic strategies for negotiating this space –
and as consumers, to appreciate the levels of shared knowledge (foreground and
background) that is exploited by the producer to achieve a knowingly creative
effect in the mind of the consumer. This volume thus brings together both
producers and consumers in a cross-disciplinary exploration of this complex,
many-faceted phenomenon.
May 11
ChRIS CLÉiRIGhannouncements
Title: Patterns and Meanings in Discourse
Subtitle: Theory and practice in corpus-assisted discourse studies (CADS)
Series Title: Studies in Corpus Linguistics 55
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL: http://benjamins.com/catalog/scl.55
Author: Alan Partington
Author: Alison Duguid
Author: Charlotte Taylor
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027272126 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027272126 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027272126 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 99.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027203601 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027203601 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027203601 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 104.94
Paperback: ISBN: 9789027203618 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 30.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9789027203618 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 54.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9789027203618 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 38.16
Abstract:
This work is designed, firstly, to both provoke theoretical discussion and
serve as a practical guide for researchers and students in the field of
corpus linguistics and, secondly, to offer a wide-ranging introduction to
corpus techniques for practitioners of discourse studies. It delves into a
wide variety of language topics and areas including metaphor, irony,
evaluation, (im)politeness, stylistics, language change and
sociopolitical issues. Each chapter begins with an outline of an area,
followed by case studies which attempt both to shed light on particular
themes in this area and to demonstrate the methodologies which might
be fruitfully employed to investigate them. The chapters conclude with
suggestions on activities which the readers may wish to undertake
themselves. An Appendix contains a list of currently available resources
for corpus research which were used or mentioned in the book.
May 11
ChRIS CLÉiRIGhannouncements
Title: Language Online
Subtitle: Investigating Digital Texts and Practices
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
http://www.routledge.com/
Book URL: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415524957/
Author: David Barton
Author: Carmen K. M. Lee
Hardback: ISBN: 9780415524940 Pages: 224 Price: U.K. £ 90.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9780415524957 Pages: 224 Price: U.K. £ 24.99
Abstract:
In Language Online, David Barton and Carmen Lee investigate the impact of the
online world on the study of language. Chapters cover topical issues including
the relation between online language and multilingualism, identity, education
and multimodality, then conclude by looking at how to carry out research into
online language use. Throughout the book many examples are given, from a
variety of digital platforms, and a number of different languages, including
Chinese and English.
May 10
ChRIS CLÉiRIGhannouncements
Title: Multimodality and Social Semiosis
Subtitle: Communication, Meaning-Making, and Learning in the Work of Gunther Kress
Series Title: Routledge Studies in Multimodality
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
http://www.routledge.com/
Book URL: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415508148/
Editor: Margit Böck
Editor: Norbert Pachler
Hardback: ISBN: 9780415508148 Pages: 300 Price: U.K. £ 80.00
Abstract:
Gunther Kress, one of the founders of social semiotics and multimodality, has
made lasting contributions to these fields through his work in semiotics and
meaning-making; power and identity; agency, design, production; and pedagogy
and learning; in varied sites of transformation. This book brings together
leading scholars in a variety of disciplines, including social semiotics,
pedagogy, linguistics, media and communication studies, new literacy studies,
ethnography, academic literacy, literary criticism and, more recently,
medical/clinical education, to examine and build upon his work. This
disciplinary diversity is evidence of the ways in which Kress’ work has
influenced and been influenced by a wide range of academic work and
intellectual endeavors and how it has been used to lay foundations for
theory-building and concept development in a varied yet connected range of
areas.
The individual contributions to the book pick up the threads of the often
collaborative work of the authors with Kress; they show how these approaches
were subsequently developed and discuss what future trajectories the authors
see for them.
May 10
ChRIS CLÉiRIGhannouncements
Title: The Construal of Spatial Meaning
Subtitle: Windows into Conceptual Space
Series Title: Explorations in Language and Space
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
http://www.oup.com/us
Book URL: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199641635.do
Editor: Carita Paradis
Editor: Jean Hudson
Editor: Ulf Magnusson
Hardback: ISBN: 9780199641635 Pages: 368 Price: U.K. £ 70.00
Abstract:
This book considers how language users express and understand literal and
metaphorical spatial meaning not only in language but also through gesture and
pointing. Researchers explore the ways in which theoretical developments in
language and cognition, new empirical techniques, and new computational
facilities have led to a greater understanding of the relationship between
physical space and mental space as expressed in human communication.
Apr 11
ChRIS CLÉiRIGhannouncements
Title: The Oxford Handbook of the History of Linguistics
Series Title: Oxford Handbooks in Linguistics
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
http://www.oup.com/us
Book URL: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199585847.do
Editor: Keith Allan
Hardback: ISBN: 9780199585847 Pages: 952 Price: U.K. £ 95.00
Abstract:
In this outstanding book leading scholars from around the world examine the
history of linguistics from ancient origins to the present. They consider
every aspect of the field from language origins to neurolinguistics, explore
linguistic traditions in east and west, chronicle centuries of explanations
for language structures, meanings, and usage, and look at how it has been
practically applied.
The book is organized in six parts. The first looks at the origins of
language, the invention of writing, the nature of gesture, and sign languages.
Part II examines the history of the analysis and description of sound systems.
Part III considers the history of linguistics in China, Korea, Japan, India,
and the Middle East, as well as the history of the study of Semitic and
Afro-Asiatic. Part IV examines the history of grammar and morphology in the
west from the classical world to the present. Part V surveys the history of
lexicography semantics, pragmatics, and text and discourse studies. Part VI
looks at the history the application of linguistics in fields that include the
language classification; social and cultural theory; psychology and the brain
sciences; education and translation; computational science; and the
development of linguistic corpora. The book ends with a history of the
philosophy of linguistics.
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Linguistics makes a significant
contribution to the historiography of linguistics. It will also be a valuable
reference for scholars and students in linguists and related fields, including
philosophy and cognitive science.
Apr 09
ChRIS CLÉiRIGhannouncements
Title: Iconic Investigations
Series Title: Iconicity in Language and Literature 12
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Book URL: http://benjamins.com/catalog/ill.12
Editor: Lars Elleström
Editor: Olga Fischer
Editor: Christina Ljungberg
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027272232 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027272232 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027272232 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 88.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027243485 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 111.30
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027243485 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 88.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027243485 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Abstract:
The contributions to Iconic Investigations deal with linguistic or literary
aspects of language. While some studies analyze the cognitive structures of
language, others pay close attention to the sounds of spoken language and the
visual characteristics of written language. In addition this volume also
contains studies of media types such as music and visual images that are
integrated into the overall project to deepen the understanding of iconicity –
the creation of meaning by way of similarity relations. Iconicity is a
fundamental but relatively unexplored part of signification in language and
other media types. During the last decades, the study of iconicity has emerged
as a vital research area with far-reaching interdisciplinary scope and the
volume should be of interest for students and researchers interested in
scholarly fields such as semiotics, cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor
studies, poetry, intermediality, and multimodality.
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