A literary treasure-trove packed with amazing words, jaw-dropping stories and unforgettable etymologies from Countdown's Queen of Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent

Covering a broad range of language aspects, this book provides a systematic and coherent study of non-native grammars of Chinese. It provides a valuable source of data, making it essential reading for academic researchers of Chinese linguistics, bilingualism and multilingualism, first and second language acquisition, and language teaching.

The book proposes a new perspective on avant-garde cinema, utilising approaches from intermediality to explore how the spirit of experimentation, a hallmark of historical avant-garde and post-war artistic movements, is still present in contemporary filmmaking today.

Going far beyond laboratory experiments, the International Handbook of Language Acquisition examines a wide range of topics surrounding language development to shed light on how children acquire language in the real world.

This book proposes a new analytical framework for cross-jurisdictional legal communication and analyses how legal meaning is constructed, negotiated, stabilised, and contested across different institutional and discursive contexts.

This book offers a compelling exploration of how language shapes truth, subjectivity, and ethical life. Bringing together psychoanalysis and philosophy, it stages a rigorous dialogue between Lacan and Wittgenstein to address a question of broad human interest: how do we make sense of what we say, and what it means for that sense to be true?

This book offers a compelling exploration of how language shapes truth, subjectivity, and ethical life. Bringing together psychoanalysis and philosophy, it stages a rigorous dialogue between Lacan and Wittgenstein to address a question of broad human interest: how do we make sense of what we say, and what it means for that sense to be true?

This collection highlights the importance of an in-depth exploration of occupational health and safety issues for professional interpreters, examining challenges and opportunities for the future.This book will be of interest to scholars and key stakeholders working or researching in interpreting.