Tag: Linguistic

Free Download Ronnie Ferguson, "A Linguistic History of Venice"
English | 2007 | pages: 319 | ISBN: 882225645X | PDF | 6,2 mb

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Free Download Guillén-Nieto, "Hate Speech: Linguistic Approaches "
English | ISBN: 3110672464 | 2023 | 200 pages | EPUB, PDF | 3 MB + 2 MB
Hate speech has been extensively studied by disciplines such as social psychology, sociology, history, politics and law. Some significant areas of study have been the origins of hate speech in past and modern societies around the world; the way hate speech paves the way for harmful social movements; the socially destructive force of propaganda; and the legal responses to hate speech. On reviewing the literature, one major weakness stands out: hate speech, a crime perpetrated primarily by malicious and damaging language use, has no significant study in the field of linguistics. Historically, pragmatic theories have tended to address language as cooperative action, geared to reciprocally informative polite understanding. As a result of this idealized view of language, negative types of discourse such as harassment, defamation, hate speech, etc. have been neglected as objects of linguistic study. Since they go against social, moral and legal norms, many linguists have wrongly depicted those acts of wrong communication as unusual, anomalous or deviant when they are, in fact, usual and common in modern societies all over the world.

Free Download Wordwatching: One Man’s Quest for Linguistic Immortality By Horne, Alex
2011 | 336 Pages | ISBN: 075351575X | EPUB | 2 MB
Alex Horne loves words. He loves them so much, in fact, that he’s gone on a mental safari and invented some of his own … all he needs to do now is get them into the dictionary.But, as Alex discovers, gaining entry into the official lexicon takes more than just a gentle word in the ear of the editor. Evidence is required – Alex needs what the dictionary authorities call a ‘corpus’ of examples, hard data showing that his new words are in widespread and long-term usage by people other than just him and his mum. So a corpus he resolves to create, no matter what obstacles he might meet on the way. This is the ridiculous story of one man’s struggle to break into the dictionary. From covert word-dropping on Countdown to wilfully misinforming young schoolchildren, Alex tries it all in his quest for word-based stardom. Does he succeed? Exactly what is a ‘mental safari’? And are you already using one of Alex’s words without realising it? You won’t regret spending your hard-earned honk on this hugely entertaining book.

Free Download Gaëlle Planchenault, "Voices in the Media: Performing French Linguistic Otherness "
English | ISBN: 1472588029 | 2015 | 224 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Verbal performances are often encountered in the media where they are used to embody characters or social archetypes. Performed voices define the norm as well as the linguistic Others and by doing so circulate associated values and linguistic ideologies. This book explores the idea that, far from simply being exercises in verbal skill and flair, performances of social, ethnic or gendered voices in the media not only have the power to accomplish ideological work, they are also sites of linguistic tension and negotiation.

Free Download Elly van Gelderen, "The Linguistic Cycle"
English | ISBN: 1032224320 | 2023 | 272 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Cyclical language change is a linguistic process by which a word, phrase, or part of the grammar loses its meaning or function and is then replaced by another. This can even happen on the level of an entire language, which can experience a change in the language family it is a part of. This new text is a comprehensive introduction to this phenomenon, the mechanisms underlying it, and the relations between the different types of cycles. Elly van Gelderen reviews the subject widely and holistically, defining key terms and comprehensively presenting diverse theoretical perspectives and empirical findings.

Free Download Joan C. Beal, "The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Prescriptivism "
English | ISBN: 0367557843 | 2023 | 490 pages | PDF | 72 MB
This Handbook provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the field of linguistic prescriptivism. Mapping the current status quo of the field and marking its two-decade transformation into a serious field of study within linguistics, this volume addresses both the value and the methods of studying prescriptivism. It covers:

Free Download Philip Seargeant, "Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape: Or, how to use Public Space as a Medium for Protest"
English | ISBN: 1800416822 | 2023 | 198 pages | PDF | 7 MB
This book, which takes the form of a graphic novel, looks at political activism in the public landscape. It has a particular focus on the UK activist group Led By Donkeys which has, since late 2018, been running a campaign to expose hypocrisy in the political classes. Their approach to activism involves the use of large posters and other forms of public display, which highlight the gap between the rhetoric and actions of politicians, and how language and communication is used to manipulate opinion. The activism discussed in the book includes four major issues: Brexit, Trump, Covid and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The book is both an innovative visual approach to the presentation of academic research and thought, and an exploration of how the linguistic landscape can be a key resource for the communication of political activism.

Free Download T. Denecker, "The Architecture of Grammar: Studies in Linguistic Historiography in Honor of Pierre Swiggers "
English | ISBN: 9042946873 | 2022 | 572 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Among the countless themes in language studies on which Pierre Swiggers has worked and published, linguistic historiography undoubtedly stands out. In this subdiscipline of language studies, he has acted as a true architect and maitre d’oeuvre. For this reason, the editors have chosen "the architecture of grammar" as the guiding theme of this volume in his honor. Opening with a preface and general introduction, the book brings together contributions pertaining to this general theme, ranging from antiquity to the present day, and closes with the bibliography of the honoratus. Contributions by: C. Altman, R. Batista, M. Berre, G. Bonnet, M. L. Calero Vaquera, D. Calhoun, B. Colombat, R. Escavy Zamora, G. Fernandes, J. J. Gomez Asencio, G. Hassler, B. Hurch, J. E. Joseph, R. Kemmler, A. Luhtala, M. J. Martinez Alcalde, M. D. Martinez Gavilan, S. Matthaios, N. Mazziotta, S. Piron, C. Quijada Van den Berghe, M. Quilis Merin, B. Rochette, M. C. Scappaticcio, E. Sofia, M. Steffens, J. Suso Lopez, S. Vakulenko, A. Zamorano Aguilar, O. Zwartjes.

Free Download Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner Certificate (2023)
Published 7/2023
Created by Hamid Jaouhar
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 18 Lectures ( 27h 12m ) | Size: 21 GB

Free Download The Effects of Bilingualism on Non-Linguistic Cognition: A Historic Perspective by Jennifer Mattschey
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 136 Pages | ISBN : 3031346807 | 2.9 MB
This book examines a century of research on the relationship between bilingualism and intelligence and relates it to more recent research on bilingualism and executive functioning. In doing so, it highlights how bilingualism research has been understood and used by wider society and its impact on current debates in cognitive science as well as language policy and education.