Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Lexical Blending
Title | Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Lexical Blending PDF eBook |
Author | Vincent Renner |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2012-12-19 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110289571 |
The volume brings together a well-selected collection of twelve articles providing a comprehensive and very informative summary of contemporary work on lexical blending. It combines theoretically informed descriptions of a variety of languages and a number of contributions with a theoretically original focus. It is the first book of its kind on the subject, and because of its cross-disciplinary nature, it is of high relevance not only to word-formation scholars and students, but also to a wide readership within the linguistics community.
Blending, from English to Arabic
Title | Blending, from English to Arabic PDF eBook |
Author | Ekhlas Ali Mohsin |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2021-07-05 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1527571939 |
This book examines the interesting linguistic phenomenon of blending, where new words are formed to enrich the lexicon of a language. Blending in English has been thoroughly investigated to the extent that researchers and scholars refer to the results of these investigations when discussing this phenomenon in their respective languages. This book builds on existing studies by investigating blending in Arabic, and adopts a linguistic, systematic, and quantitative approach to discussing and analysing this process. It presents practical findings and prepares the road for further investigation in this field.
Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection
Title | Wordplay and Metalinguistic / Metadiscursive Reflection PDF eBook |
Author | Angelika Zirker |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2015-10-16 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110406845 |
Wordplay can be seen as a genuine interface phenomenon. It can be found both in everyday communication and in literary texts, and it can fulfil a range of functions – it may be entertaining and comical, it may be used to conceal taboo, and it may influence the way in which the speaker’s character is perceived. Moreover, wordplay also reflects on language and communication: it reveals surprising alternative readings, and emphasizes the phonetic similarity of linguistic signs that also points towards relations on the level of content. Wordplay unravels characteristics of literary language in everyday communication and opens up the possibility to analyze literary texts from a linguistic perspective. The first two volumes of the series The Dynamics of Wordplay therefore aim at bringing together contributions from linguistics and literary studies, focusing on theoretical issues such as basic techniques of wordplay, and its relationship to genres and discourse traditions. These issues are complemented by a series of case studies on the use of wordplay in individual authors and specific historical contexts. The contributions offer a fresh look on the multifaceted dynamics of wordplay in different communicative settings.
Language of Conflict
Title | Language of Conflict PDF eBook |
Author | Natalia Knoblock |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2020-06-11 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1350098620 |
Exploring the ways in which language and conflict are intertwined and interrelated, this volume examines the patterns of public discourse in Ukraine and Russia since the beginning of the Ukrainian Crisis in 2014. It investigates the trends in language aggression, evaluation, persuasion and other elements of conflict communication related to the situation. Through the analysis of the linguistic features of salient discourses and prevalent narratives constructed by different social groups, Language of Conflict reflects competing worldviews of various stakeholders in this conflict and presents multiple, often contradictory, visions of the circumstances. Contributors from Ukraine, Russia and beyond investigate discursive representations of the most important aspects of the crisis: its causes and goals, participants and the values and ideologies of the opposing factions. They focus on categorization, stance, framing, (de)legitimation, manipulation and coping strategies while analysing the ways in which the stress produced by social discord, economic hardship, and violence shapes public discourse. Primarily focusing on informal communication and material gathered from online sources, the collection provides insight into the ways people directly affected by the crisis think about and respond to it. The volume acknowledges the communicators' active role in constructing the (often incompatible) discursive images of the conflict and concentrates on the conscious and strategic use of linguistic resources in negative and aggressive communication.
Figurativity and Human Ecology
Title | Figurativity and Human Ecology PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandra Bagasheva |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Pages | 315 |
Release | 2022-11-15 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027257361 |
Figurativity has attracted scholars’ attention for thousands of years and yet there are still open questions concerning its nature. Figurativity and Human Ecology endorses a view of figurativity as ubiquitous in human reasoning and language, and as a key example of how a human organism and its perceived or imagined environment co-function as a system. The volume sees figurativity not only as embedded in an environment but also as a way of acting within that environment. It places figurativity within an ecological context, and approaches it as a phenomenon which cuts across bodily, psychological, linguistic, social, cultural and natural environments. Figurativity and Human Ecology will appeal to those interested in the analysis of the all-encompassing creativity of the human mind and in the methodological difficulties associated with the study of cognition.
Crossing Languages to Play with Words
Title | Crossing Languages to Play with Words PDF eBook |
Author | Sebastian Knospe |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 2016-09-26 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110463474 |
Wordplay involving several linguistic codes is an important modality of ludic language. This volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to the topic, discussing examples from different epochs, genres, and communicative situations. The contributions illustrate the multi-dimensionality, linguistic make-up, and the special interactive potential of wordplay across linguistic and cultural boundaries, including the challenging practice of translation.
The Grammar of Hate
Title | The Grammar of Hate PDF eBook |
Author | Natalia Knoblock |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2022-07-14 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1108834132 |
Bringing together research from a global team of scholars, this innovative volume explores the morphosyntactic features of verbal aggression, an aspect of hate speech that has been hitherto overlooked. It will be essential reading for researchers and students of hate speech and verbal aggression.