Linguistics

This is a classic edition of Andrew Ellis' acclaimed introduction to the scientific study of reading, writing and dyslexia, which now includes a ne...

Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was Keeper of the British Museum’s department of oriental antiquities from 1894 until his retirement in 1924. Ca...

Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was Keeper of the British Museum’s department of oriental antiquities from 1894 until his retirement in 1924. Ca...

The history of Baghdad as a metropolis coincides with the history of the rise and fall of the Abbasid Caliphs. In this volume, first published in 1...

Translation encompasses the whole of humanness, and, as indicated by C. S. Peirce, translation is interpretation. It involves the cognitive process...

This engaging text explores discourses involved in the teaching of literacy which can be conceptualised as deriving from the political left. The co...

Should we not apply the same moral standards to language as we do to behaviour? Should we not demand fair treatment in how others speak to us or in...

One-on-one encounters with writers often contribute more to the development of student writing abilities than any classroom activity because they a...

The tone and texture of the language of media have changed considerably due to the rapid expansion of media in recent times and advancements in com...

Shortlisted for the 2014 BAAL Book PrizeThis book explores the meaning of modernization in contemporary Chinese education. It examines the implicat...

The Decipherment of Ancient Maya Writing is an important story of intellectual discovery and a tale of code breaking comparable to the interpreting...

This title, first published in 1988, is an inquiry into the nature of predication in natural language. The study is based on the hypothesis that in...

From the outset, this book has evoked strong responses. Its central claim is that given a comprehensive theory of inferential communication, there ...

This volume details the Yew Chung Approach and the Twelve Values that exemplify the approach as a unique contribution to the field of early childho...