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Ambiguity has an important and often essential role to play in all areas of meaningful thought, expression, and claims to truth. Amicable Ambiguity explores areas of thought and experience where conceptual and discursive ambiguity can be the amicable friend of intelligibility and convincingness rather than their sworn enemy.

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This book explores the breast-is-best discursive formation of hegemonic motherhood that limits possibilities and polices parents. Scholars of feminism, motherhood, gender, and discursive and/or narrative methodologies will find this book useful in exploring the complex systems that control the meanings of motherhood, family, and society.

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An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Wildlife Corridors charts some best practices and makes new theoretical contributions about the design and creation of wildlife corridors. The book provides the necessary background for understanding habitat connectivity projects, and makes a theoretical contribution to current knowledge about wildlife corridors.

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Introduces the fundamentals of human language from a linguistic point of view. In this book language is broken down into words, grammar, meanings and sounds. This book also introduces other elements of linguistics. The author looks at language acquisition, linguistic diversity, applied linguistics, psycholinguistics and discourse analysis.

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Introduces the fundamentals of human language from a linguistic point of view. In this book language is broken down into words, grammar, meanings and sounds. This book also introduces other elements of linguistics. The author looks at language acquisition, linguistic diversity, applied linguistics, psycholinguistics and discourse analysis.

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Presents a comprehensive introduction to the relationship between the mind, consciousness and language. This book examines the key concepts from both philosophy and linguistics, including the mind/body problem, reformulates Descartes' "I think therefore I am", and analyses Skinner's behaviourist position and Chomsky's transformational grammar.

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An introduction to key themes and topics in contemporary sociolinguistics. It looks at the study of language and society through the concept of identity. It is suitable for those who study contemporary sociolinguistics, suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates alike.

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An introduction to key themes and topics in contemporary sociolinguistics. It looks at the study of language and society through the concept of identity. It is suitable for those who study contemporary sociolinguistics, suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates alike.

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Provides an introduction to syntactic theory. This book includes theories such as transformational generative grammar, relational grammar, word grammar, functional grammar, and optimality theory. It also includes chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, exercises, a glossary of terms, and an appendix for analysis or reference.

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Provides an introduction to syntactic theory. This book includes theories such as transformational generative grammar, relational grammar, word grammar, functional grammar, and optimality theory. It also includes chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, exercises, a glossary of terms, and an appendix for analysis or reference.

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Presents the basic goals and tools of syntactic analysis. This book's framework is theory-neutral, presenting a scientific introduction to the field and to synchronic description. It examines variation and change, syntactic typology, language acquisition, and possible explanations from structural, evolutionary and functional perspectives.

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Presents the basic goals and tools of syntactic analysis. This book's framework is theory-neutral, presenting a scientific introduction to the field and to synchronic description. It examines variation and change, syntactic typology, language acquisition, and possible explanations from structural, evolutionary and functional perspectives.

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A guide to the nature of language and an introduction to linguistic analysis. Suitable for those studying language for the first time, it covers such topics as: discourse analysis, language acquisition, language change and the history of English, with examinations of different modes of discourse as well as the components of language itself.

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Suitable for those studying language for the first time. This book includes topics such as discourse analysis, language acquisition, language change, and the history of English, together with examinations of different modes of discourse as well as the components of language itself. It features chapter summaries, study questions, and case studies.

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'The balance struck in this volume between discussion of theory and reports on and suggestions for practice make it an invaluable collection for all those engaged in researching and teaching academic writing. Most of the contributions present work influenced by systemic functional linguistics, but the collection will also be of interest to those adopting alternative approaches.'

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There have been considerable demographic shifts in the use of English worldwide. The sociolinguistic reality of English language use worldwide, and its implications, continue to be hotly contested. This book details the developments in the pragmatics and lexicogrammar of speakers using English as a lingua franca.