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The only comprehensive survey of research on formulaic language and L2 speech and the teaching implications of the link between them

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Pullum examines the rhetorical genre of 20th-century American faith healing.

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Geared toward English and social studies teachers as well as school librarians, this book provides a clear and concise way to approach the teaching of persuasive writing-and to develop the skills students need to excel on high stakes tests as well.

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Frederick Douglass, once a slave, was one of the great 19th century American orators and the most important African American voice of his era. This book traces the development of his rhetorical skills, discusses the effect of his oratory on his contemporaries, and analyzes the specific oratorical techniques he employed.

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This work provides a philosophical framework within which the free speech clause of the Constitution's First Amendment may be understood.

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French Immersion Ideologies in Canada looks at discourses that capture ideologies in the context of French immersion in Alberta, Canada, from a sociolinguistics for change lens.

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Highlights the current trends and challenges of French learning in Nigeria's formal education system.

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Fringe Rhetorics explores the rhetorical construction of conspiracy theories and paranormal accounts. This book describes a method of analysis for fringe rhetorics and provides examples for applying this method to investigate these arguments persuasive power.

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Marshaling far-flung evidence from anthropology, animal behavior, neurology, molecular biology, anatomy, linguistics, and evolutionary psychology, the author makes the case that language developed, with the emergence of Homo sapiens, from primate gestures to a true signed language, complete with grammar and syntax.

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As metastatic breast cancer has become a chronic disease for some women, how women discuss living with this disease has also evolved. The author examines and analyzes these changes and the rhetorical impacts of this evolution in overall breast cancer discourse.

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Presents cross-cultural research on gender as it is lexically and socially categorized in electronic media. The authors have compiled a corpus of gender terms from online thesauruses to show how new technologies interact with gender categorizations in different languages, and how these are related to their respective culture and society.

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Presents cross-cultural research on gender as it is lexically and socially categorized in electronic media. The authors have compiled a corpus of gender terms from online thesauruses to show how technologies interact with gender categorizations in different languages, and how these are related to their respective culture and society.

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Analyzes topics and issues in translator and interpreter training, focusing on areas that are underexplored, yet crucial for translator/interpreter practice. This book looks at translator and interpreter training, focusing on mediation and culture in a global context.

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An excellent study of linkages between the global and local, demonstrating opportunities and challenges for contemporary sociolinguistics.

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A study of linkages between the global and local, demonstrating opportunities and challenges for contemporary sociolinguistics. It examines the impact of globalization on languages in contact. It engages with social theory and social processes while grappling with questions of language analysis raised by globalized language contact.

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A comprehensive and diverse examination of the effects of globalization on languages in Africa, suitable for students and researchers interested in language endangerment and change. It discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa.

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A comprehensive and diverse examination of the effects of globalization on languages in Africa, suitable for students and researchers interested in language endangerment and change. It discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa.