Language and linguistics emerging trends / Cynthia R. Dreyer, editor.

Other author Dreyer, Cynthia R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Nova Science Publishers,
Descriptionxi, 282 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Subjects
Language and languages.
Linguistics.

Contents As the call, so the echo: proverbs as cues to cultural knowledge and language change / Kristyl Kepley -- Specifying coordination: an investigation into the syntax of dislocation, extraposition and parenthesis / Mark de Vries -- Learner perception and strategies for pragmatic acquisition: a glimpse into online learning materials / Julie M. Sykes and Andrew D. Cohen -- "Best success through language loss?" An incipient Austrian sociolinguistic study on open questions in education and migration research / Katharina Brizic -- A contribution to the study of Russian euphemistic youth slang / Brian Cooper -- What do we learn on language acquisition from Williams Syndrome? / Agnès Lacroix, Vesna Stojanovik and Ágnes Lukács -- The need for explicit inferential methods in linguistics / Kent Johnson -- 'Doing' disciplinary power: manager-subordinate interaction in a staff meeting / Jonathon Clifton -- Simulation tasks: can EFL learners interact as effectively with each other as they can with native speakers? / Yasuo Nakatani -- The effect of text difficulty of reading comprehension tests on cognitive and metacognitive strategy use / Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz and Hassan Rouhi.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2008037498
ISBN9781604568936 (hardcover)
ISBN1604568933 (hardcover)