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Series: Interface
In this highly readable and thought-provoking book, Delia Chiaro explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics. Using examples from personally recorded conversations, she examines the structure of jokes, quips, riddles and asides. Chiaro explores...
Published May 27th 1992 by Routledge
This accessible introductory reference source surveys the linguistic and cultural background of the earliest known Germanic languages and examines their similarities and differences....
Published May 6th 1992 by Routledge
Series: Germanic Linguistics
Free adjuncts and absolutes typically function as adverbial clauses which are not overtly specified for any particular adverbial relation. The book is a non-formal, corpus based study of their current use in English. Its particular focus is on a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of their semantic...
Published November 20th 1991 by Routledge
Published November 20th 1991 by Routledge
Published October 2nd 1991 by Routledge
For over fifty years the name of Eric Partridge has been synonymous with slang in the English language. This edition, based on his famous volume, makes it fully relevant to the language of today....
Published April 24th 1991 by Routledge
Why are speakers of English always calling each other names? This book is for those who want to explore the terms of address used in English. Presented in a highly readable form, it provides a guide to usage and much to entertain....
Published June 6th 1990 by Routledge
Published February 14th 1990 by Routledge
This collection shows students of English and applied linguistics ways in which language and literary study can be integrated. By drawing on a wide range of texts by mainly British and American writers, from a variety of different periods, the contributors show how discourse stylistics can provide...
Published November 23rd 1988 by Routledge
This comprehensive guide to written and spoken English offers details of usage in all countries where English used. The writer's, speaker's and reader's handy companion; the student's source. A book for browsing, for rules and for reference....
Published October 22nd 1986 by Routledge
