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LL&LT 61

Audiovisual Input and Second Language Learning

Edited by Carmen Muñoz and Imma Miralpeix

This volume presents research on second language learning through audiovisual input, conducted within the SUBTiLL (Subtitles in Language Learning) project at the University of Barcelona. It includes studies exploring various language dimensions and skills, such as vocabulary, pronunciation, and reading, while also... full description

September 2024. x, 241 pp.

SCL 118

Challenges in Corpus Linguistics

Rethinking corpus compilation and analysis

Edited by Mark Kaunisto and Marco Schilk

This book contributes to the discussion of challenges faced in different areas of corpus linguistics, namely the compilation, annotation, and analysis of linguistic corpora. In a field of growing corpus sizes and expanding possibilities of gathering data, some old issues persist, while at the same time new problems... full description

September 2024. vii, 172 pp.

LAL 43

A Corpus Stylistics Approach to Contemporary Present-tense Narrative

Reiko Ikeo, Eri Shigematsu and Masayuki Nakao

Focusing on the growing trend of employing the present tense in storytelling, this book explores present-tense narrative in contemporary fiction. Using a corpus approach, speech, writing, and thought presentation in 21st-century present-tense narrative is compared with 20th-century past-tense narrative. An in-depth... full description

September 2024. xx, 269 pp.

FILLM 21

Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Diversity in a Global Perspective

Edited by Adams Bodomo and Carola Koblitz

Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Diversity in a Global Perspective is a captivating collection of research articles. This volume explores the intricate connections between language, culture, and identity across the globe. An agenda-setting introduction by the editors and essays by Liliana Sikorska and... full description

September 2024. xi, 275 pp.

P&bns 347

Vagueness, Ambiguity, and All the Rest

Linguistic and pragmatic approaches

Edited by Ilaria Fiorentini and Chiara Zanchi

This book aims to address a gap in the existing literature on the relationship between vagueness and ambiguity, as well as on their differences and similarities, both in synchrony and diachrony, and taking into consideration their relation to language use. The book is divided into two parts, which address specific and... full description

September 2024. vi, 286 pp.