Dimensions of the Word - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1443856835 ISBN 13 : 9781443856836

Editeur : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

This volume inscribes itself in the long-standing debate on the question of the status of "the word". Considering the multi-faceted nature of the word, the authors are aware that no answer to the question might be exhaustive, yet they realizes that each answer brings us closer to a fuller understanding of the issue. The eleven authors included here address the nature of the word from a number of perspectives, such as the duality of the word; the status of the word as a meaningful unit; the meaning extension; the lexico-grammar continuum; and the pragmatic functioning of the word, to name but a few. Each of the chapters is a fresh contribution that broadens the perspective traditionally adopted in a discussion of the word, and, at the same time, constitutes a sound overview of the issues and approaches taken in such an analysis at the turn of the second and third millennium. The volume is a prime example of the fact that multiple linguistic perspectives focusing on a single issue can contribute to a more thorough comprehension of it than any single perspective is ever able to afford.

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À propos de l'auteur

Andrzej Lyda is Professor of English at the Institute of English, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland. He is currently the Head of the Institute and the Head of the Department of Translation and Interpreting. His main areas of interest are translation and interpreting, psycholinguistics, academic discourse analysis, and interactional linguistics. He holds PhD and post-PhD degrees in linguistics. His recent publications include Reflections on Academic Discourse: Studies in English Lexis (US, 2013), Awareness in Action: The Role of Consciousness in Language Acquisition (Springer, 2013), and Occupying Niches: Culturality, Interculturality, and Aculturality in Academic Research (Springer, 2014). He is presently working on phraseology and rhetorical relations in Academic English. Grzegorz Drozdz is a PhD at the Institute of English, University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland. His main interest is cognitive linguistics, with such areas of research as cognitive grammar, the cognitive theory of metaphor and metonymy, and the theory of image schemas. He is currently working on the issue of countability and uncountability in English. In his work, he develops the descriptive tools proposed within these theories, in addition to applying them to language pedagogy, drawing on his extensive experience as a teacher of English. His published articles include "The Structure of a Tense - a Cognitive Analysis"; "Cognitive Grammar Tools in Teaching English Tenses - the Case of Present Perfect"; and "Conceptualizing the Present through Construal Aspects - the Case of the English Temporal Constructions".

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1443856835
• ISBN 13: 9781443856836
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Éditeur: Drożdż Grzegorz
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible