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CoLL 60
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Constraints on Language Variation and Change in Complex Multilingual Contact Settings

Edited by Bertus van Rooy and Haidee Kotze

Constraints on Language Variation and Change in Complex Multilingual Contact Settings explores an innovative proposal: that linguistic similarities identified in different forms of contact-influenced varieties of language use (including translation, native and non-native varieties of English, and language... full description
June 2024. vi, 293 pp.
NLP 15
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Corpus-based Translation of Private Legal Documents

Patrizia Giampieri

Legal translation is hallmarked by peculiarities revolving around language intricacies, particular formulae, and system-specificity issues. At present, there is a spectrum of legal corpora dedicated to court-related topics and legislation, but there is no corpus composed of private legal documents such as contracts... full description
June 2024. ix, 337 pp.
SiGL 9
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The Development of Aspirated Fricatives in Gothic

A contact-linguistic perspective

Seiichi Suzuki

This book presents three major hypotheses concerning the development of fricatives in Gothic. First, Gothic introduced aspiration or a phonological feature [spread glottis] to the fricative system. Second, this acquisition of aspirated fricatives should be explained as a contact-induced change. Specifically, a... full description
June 2024. xix, 155 pp.
TBLT 16
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Individual Differences and Task-Based Language Teaching

Edited by Shaofeng Li

This volume consists of a collection of empirical studies and research syntheses investigating the role of individual difference (ID) variables in task-based language teaching (TBLT)—a pedagogical approach that emphasizes the importance of the performance of meaning-oriented tasks in facilitating second language... full description
June 2024. viii, 379 pp
BPA 19
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Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Language Learning

The need for attention

Ulf Schütze

It is intriguing and challenging to learn a language by diving into the worlds of Virtual Reality (3-D environments, avatars, games) and Artificial Intelligence (chatbots, agents). What are the issues and benefits of these technological innovations? Taking readers on a journey through the brain, this book explains how... full description
June 2024. xv, 146 pp.