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• Author(s): Salikoko S. Mufwene • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - GeneralLanguages are constantly changing. New words are added to the English language every year, either borrowed or coined, a...

• Author(s): Jan Blommaert • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - GeneralThis book discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa. In contrast to previous studies, the contributors ex...

• Author(s): David Wood • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - SemanticsFormulaic sequences are more or less fixed word combinations such as idioms, collocations, lexical bundles, phrasal verbs and ...

• Author(s): Alexandre Duchene • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - Historical & ComparativeCurrent academic discussions and public debates about language frequently focus on the importance of...

• Author(s): Kensei Sugayama • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Grammar & PunctuationThis book is an introduction to Word Grammar, a theory of language structure founded and developed by Dick Hudson. In t...

• Author(s): Monika Bednarek • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - SemanticsNew Discourse on Language addresses the need for innovative analyses of multi-modal discourse, identity and affiliation w...

• Author(s): Marina Terkourafi • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - GeneralIn the case of hip-hop, the forces of top-down corporatization and bottom-up globalization are inextricably woven. This v...

• Author(s): Fiona MC Laughlin • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - GeneralThe Languages of Urban Africa consists of a series of case studies that address four main themes. The first is the histor...

• Author(s): M. A. K. Halliday • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Study & TeachingThe ninth volume in Professor M.A.K. Halliday's collected works is dedicated to the subject of language and education. Pro...

• Author(s): Guus Extra • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - GeneralWhat is required to achieve civic integration and citizenship in nation states across the world? Should language testing be a pa...

• Author(s): M. A. K. Halliday • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - GeneralFor nearly half a century, Professor M. A. K. Halliday has been enriching the discipline of linguistics with his keen ins...

• Author(s): Frances Christie • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - SociolinguisticsThis book explores the nature of knowledge, language and pedagogy from the perspective of two complementary theor...

• Author(s): M. A. K. Halliday • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Study & TeachingThe ninth volume in Professor M.A.K. Halliday's collected works is dedicated to the subject of language and education. Pro...

• Author(s): Ramona Tang • Publisher: Continnuum-3pl • Publisher Imprint: Continnuum-3pl • BISAC: Linguistics - GeneralIt can be a challenge writing in a language that is not your native tongue. Constructing academic essays, dissertations and res...