Author: Eva-Maria GrafPublisher: Gunter Narr Verlag
ISBN: 9783823362555
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Ontogenetic Development of Literal and Metaphorical Space in Language
Author: Eva-Maria GrafPublisher: Gunter Narr Verlag
ISBN: 9783823362555
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Towards a Dialogic Anglistics
Author: Werner DelanoyPublisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3825805492
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
When one looks at the history of English Studies there has been a noticeable proliferation of research interests since the 1970s. As a result of such development, attempts have been made to create a new basis for communication and cooperation inside Anglistics and across disciplines. Making a case for a Dialogic Anglistics is such an attempt. A Dialogic Anglistics is based on a normative concept of dialogue aiming for egalitarian forms of cooperation both inside, between and across disciplines leading to the redefinition of old and creation of manifold new directions for English Studies. In the nineteen articles presented in this volume dialogic encounters are encouraged both within and between different fields within Anglistics. Furthermore, dialogic links are created with colleagues from other academic disciplines.
Current Trends in Pragmatics
Author: Piotr CapPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 144380763X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
The volume brings together twenty articles written by established linguists, language philosophers, sociologists and psychologists, sharing their academic interest in a broad and interdisciplinary field of linguistic pragmatics. The collection consists of four thematic parts: “Pragmatics and Cognition,” “The Semantics-Pragmatics Interface,” “Conversational and Text Analysis” and “Pragmatics, Social Research and Didactics.” It aims to contribute to the debate on the present-day status of pragmatics, by examining three fundamental issues. The first involves the question of the current explanatory power of pragmatics, namely, how successful is the existing apparatus of pragmatics and the basic-level parameters (theories of speech acts, relevance, implicature, presupposition, deixis, politeness, etc.) in the elucidation of various aspects of meaning. The second issue involves the methodological assistance that pragmatics might need in order to enhance its explanatory power. The third has to do with the fuzzily defined boundaries of the discipline of pragmatics and the resulting temptation for analysts to concentrate solely on its fragmented sub-domains. As the collection unfolds, these issues form a continuum which, it seems, is often a process that a linguist goes through as his or her methodological awareness deepens. Thus, the orientation of the volume towards the analyst and the analytic mind-set, as well as the attempted balance in presentation of the alternative approaches, seem the major theoretical characteristic of the book.
Integrating Gestures
Author: Gale StamPublisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027287201
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Gestures are ubiquitous and natural in our everyday life. They convey information about culture, discourse, thought, intentionality, emotion, intersubjectivity, cognition, and first and second language acquisition. Additionally, they are used by non-human primates to communicate with their peers and with humans. Consequently, the modern field of gesture studies has attracted researchers from a number of different disciplines such as anthropology, cognitive science, communication, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, primatology, psychology, robotics, sociology and semiotics. This volume presents an overview of the depth and breadth of current research in gesture. Its focus is on the interdisciplinary nature of gesture. The twenty-six chapters included in the volume are divided into six sections or themes: the nature and functions of gesture, first language development and gesture, second language effects on gesture, gesture in the classroom and in problem solving, gesture aspects of discourse and interaction, and gestural analysis of music and dance.
Conceptualizations of Time
Author: Barbara Lewandowska-TomaszczykPublisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN: 9027267596
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
As time cannot be observed directly, it must be analyzed in terms of mental categories, which manifest themselves on various linguistic levels. In this interdisciplinary volume, novel approaches to time are proposed that consider temporality without time, on the one hand, and the coding of time in language, including sign language, and gestures, on the other. The contributions of the volume demonstrate that time is conceptualized not only in terms of space but in terms of other domains of human experience as well. Renowned specialists in the study of time, the authors of this volume investigate this fascinating topic from a variety of perspectives – philosophical, linguistic, anthropological, (neuro)psychological, and computational – demonstrating a familiarity with both classical and recent approaches to the study of time and including up-to-date corpus-based methods of study. The volume will be of interest to philosophers, linguists (including specialists in cognitive linguistics, corpus linguistics, and computational linguistics), anthropologists, (neuro)psychologists, translators, language teachers, and graduate students.
Meyer, Paul Georg
Author: Paul Georg MeyerPublisher:
ISBN: 9783484431072
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Since 1969 (Vol.1 1968) the German Association of University Teachers of English has published the series of English and American Studies in German founded by Professor Werner Habicht. In these, scholars from the German-speaking world present in English their research in English and American Studies. The summaries report on university publications (doctoral and professorial theses), stand-alone book publications and collected volumes advancing the discipline (Festschriften, yearbooks, conference proceedings).
Annual Report on English and American Studies
Author: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language and languages
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
English Historical Linguistics. Volume 2
Author: Alexander BergsPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110251604
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
Book Description
A Dialogical Approach to Creativity
Author: Mônica Souza Neves-PereiraPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031117603
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
This book takes an epistemological and theoretical stance in investigating the phenomenon of creativity and its processes. Creativity is analyzed through the lens of cultural psychology, in which psychological processes emerge over the course of life, and can only be understood in relation to the subject’s history and life experiences. Dialogism is presented as central for the constitutive dynamics of the developing subject and the emergence of creative actions through the expression of human agency. The authors highlight Bakhtinian dialogism and its developments in the scientific field of psychology and related areas to shed new light on creativity and its processes. The authors argue this will enable a better understanding of creativity in its development and emergence, and its impact on individuals and society.