From Discourse to Logic If you are a semanticist you already know that anything Kamp writes matters. Now that there is a book in which he appears as the principal author, I'll make the sensible prediction that this two-part magnum opus will make history. It will be consulted as an essential reference for years to come, and will surely join the ranks of distinguished books such as Montague's celebrated Formal Philosophy.
English in academic and professional settings has received great attention over the last 50 years, as its use has become a key asset for anyone interested in improving his/her chances of communicating internationally. However, it still offers rich opportunities for teachers and and researchers working on English in specific settings. The aim of English for Professional and Academic Purposes is to offer an overview of several topics within the field of discourse analysis applied to English in academic and professional domains.
On What We Know We Don't Know: Explanation, Theory, Linguistics, and How Questions Shape Them
In this collection of essays, Bromberger explores the centrality of questions and predicaments they create in scientific research. He discusses the nature of explanation, theory, and the foundations of linguistics.
This text describes and evaluates recent language planning and policy in the British Isles. Issues including minority language rights, language resources for the state and the citizen, and problems such as the standard English battle and policy for Welsh and Gaelic are analysed against the background of detailed study of contemporary British society and politics.
The revised and updated edition of Modern Arabic takes into account research published in several areas of Arabic linguistics since the first edition in 1995. It includes more extensive comment on the North African Arabic vocabulary of Modern Standard Arabic, more information about "mixed" varieties of written Arabic that are not in MSA (especially in Egypt), updated references, explanations, and adds many new examples. Students of the Arabic language will find Modern Arabic without peer...
