Examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on standard English and takes a historical rather than sociolinguistic view of the changes which have occurred.

This volume provides state-of-the-art accounts of a broad range of pragmatic research on fictional language, covering not only written genres, but also drama and telecinematic discourse. It is concerned with the ways in which communication is depicted or enacted in fiction and with the larger communicative context of the texts. Topics range from the participation framework, genre and style to oral features, (im)politeness and invented languages.

Disruption by Design

Disruption by Design is an unconventional book about new venture creation. The book is of much iportance for MBA students and entrepreneurs.

A manual primarily for investigators and teachers of English phonetics, but it could be helpful to theoreticians. The focus is on transcriptional procedures. The author's original design was Southern British pronunciation, but he has since adapted this to the needs of a broader readership.

Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing? Why should any of us care?
In The Sense of Style, the bestselling linguist and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker answers these questions and more. Rethinking the usage guide for the twenty-first century, Pinker doesn’t carp about the decline of language or recycle pet peeves from the rulebooks of a century ago. Instead, he applies insights from the sciences of language and mind to the challenge of crafting clear, coherent, and stylish prose.