Sadanobu's research on fluency and disfluency in Japanese reveals that disfluency among healthy native speakers follows predictable patterns and may actually enhance their everyday communication. This is an essential book for academics and researchers on oral communication, especially in Linguistics and Japanese studies.

This book explores how inconsistencies can be explained when different kinds of evidence support incompatible hypotheses in semantics and pragmatics.

This book presents, discusses and explores questions around teachers’ conceptions of language and literacy practices as they seek to meet the educational needs of pupils from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds.

This book represents a collaborative effort from authors worldwide examining diversity and inclusiveness in Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) education. It critically examines a wide range of issues related to inclusive practices in CSL. Practitioners, educators, leaders, curriculum designers, and researchers will find this book useful.

This book represents a collaborative effort from authors worldwide examining diversity and inclusiveness in Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) education. It critically examines a wide range of issues related to inclusive practices in CSL. Practitioners, educators, leaders, curriculum designers, and researchers will find this book useful.

Taking as its point of departure the research interests of Esa Itkonen, this volume draws together perspectives from linguistics, the philosophy and methodology of linguistics, and the history of linguistics to encourage critical reflection and further understanding on the nature of and connections between these disciplines.

In this Element, the author argues that DEI and ICitE can complement each other in a variety of positive and productive ways. The author does so by identifying the intersections between these two distinct yet interrelated fields and by providing an example of how they can be intentionally synergized in HE practice.

In this Element, the author argues that DEI and ICitE can complement each other in a variety of positive and productive ways. The author does so by identifying the intersections between these two distinct yet interrelated fields and by providing an example of how they can be intentionally synergized in HE practice.

Doing Pragmatics is a popular reader-friendly introduction to pragmatics, extending beyond theory to promote an applied understanding of empirical data and provides students with the opportunity to ‘do’ pragmatics themselves.

Doing Pragmatics is a popular reader-friendly introduction to pragmatics, extending beyond theory to promote an applied understanding of empirical data and provides students with the opportunity to ‘do’ pragmatics themselves.