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"Questions about Language sets out to answer, in a readable yet insightful format, a series of vital questions about language, some of which language specialists are regularly asked, and some of which are so surprising that only the specialists think about them. With an introduction by the editors, in this handy guide, sixteen experts in the field answer some challenging questions about language from, What makes a language a language? to Do people swear because they don't know enough words? Illustrating the complexity of human language, and the way in which we use it, the twelve chapters each end with a section on further reading for anyone interested in following up on the topic. Covering core questions about language, this is essential reading for both students new to language and linguistics and the interested general reader"--

Sociolinguistics --- Language and languages. --- Language and languages

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The papers in this volume concern different linguistic categories from a variety of perspectives. The first and second papers by Janusz Badio deal with evaluation in EFL written stories and the linguistic coding of events in agreement with their variable salience in conceptualisation. The chapter by Alan Cienki analyses gesture units to draw conclusions about language in general. Kamila Ciepiela looks at the category of identity as a product and process. Craig Callender presents a chapter on the perception and the nature of the phoneme followed by a chapter by Henryk Kardela, who discusses how meanings and forms are fused into single morphological units. Krzysztof Kosecki turns the readers' attention on the prototype of narrative and emotion in E. Hemingway's story Cat in the Rain and on the analysis of Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. Przemyslaw Krakowian's interesting article explains the role of Multi Facet Rash Analysis in tests of oral production. Ourania Papadima expertly overviews the very important categories of second language pedagogy, ESP and EAP. Jana Richterova provides an analysis of resource books for advanced learners of English. Nezrin Samedova-Hajiyeva's chapter centres on the grammatical category of aspect. Last, Jacek Walinski describes the categorization of directional verbs in English.

Language and languages. --- Linguistics.

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« La langue inuit compte plus de mots qu'aucune autre pour désigner la neige. » « L'orthographe et la syntaxe sont maltraitées par les SMS. » « On ne peut communiquer sans langage. » « La langue des indiens hopi ne contient aucun mot ou structure grammaticale pour se référer au temps. » Partant d'un certain nombre de conceptions erronées liées au langage, aux langues et au français en particulier, Jacques Moeschler propose, sur la base des recherches les plus récentes, une nouvelle image unifiée de la nature du langage. L'ouvrage met en lumière un certain nombre de théories et concepts passionnants mais injustement ignorés ou méconnus. Il tire certaines conséquences de découvertes récentes, et les met en perspectives avec d'autres champs disciplinaires, comme les sciences cognitives, la philosophie du langage, l'informatique appliquée au traitement du langage (traduction automatique par exemple) ou encore les humanités numériques (digital humanities).

Language and languages --- Philosophy.

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Reflexiones sobre nuestra lengua se compone de ocho unidades temáticas pertinentes a la realidad social de los hablantes de español como lengua de herencia en los Estados Unidos. Además de enfocarse en la escritura como un proceso, se enfatiza el desarrollo de una conciencia sociolingüística y crítica del lenguaje en esta población estudiantil.

Humanities --- Language and languages