Vague Language
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Vague Language Explored
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Author : J. Cutting
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2007-01-30
Vague Language Explored written by J. Cutting and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Vague language ('bags of time', 'doing stuff', 'and all that') is an aspect of communicative competence of considerable social importance. This book examines its function. It spans genre analysis, critical discourse analysis, psycholinguistics and cross-cultural sociolinguistics, and suggests applications in TEFL and directions for future research.
Vague Language
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Author : Joanna Channell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1994
Vague Language written by Joanna Channell and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This is a major descriptive study of linguistic vagueness. It argues that strategies for being vague constitute a key aspect of the communicative competence of the native speaker of English.
Vague Language Elasticity Theory And The Use Of Some
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Author : Grace Qiao Zhang
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-06-28
Vague Language Elasticity Theory And The Use Of Some written by Grace Qiao Zhang and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In Vague Language, Elasticity Theory and the Use of 'Some', Nguyet Nhu Le and Grace Qiao Zhang present the first comprehensive study of the word 'some', focusing on its elasticity. In particular, they consider how 'some' is both a quantifier and a qualifier, has positive or negative meanings, and has local and global interpretations. They show that the word is used across a meaning continuum and can be used to convey a range of states, including approximation, uncertainty, politeness, and evasion. Finally, they demonstrate that the functions of 'some' are also multi-directional and non-categorical, consisting of four major functions (right amount of information, mitigation, withholding information, and discourse management). Based on naturally-occurring classroom data of L1 (American English) and L2 (Chinese- and Vietnamese-speaking learners of English) speakers, Vague Language shows that L2 speakers used 'some' more than L1 speakers and explores the significance of this, particularly taking account of speakers' language ability and cultural backgrounds. While this book focuses on the single word 'some', the authors' discussion has important implications for language studies more generally, as they call for a rethinking of our approaches to language study and more attention to its elasticity.
Communicating Through Vague Language
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Author : Peyman G.P. Sabet
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-29
Communicating Through Vague Language written by Peyman G.P. Sabet and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book is a comparative study of vague language based on naturally occurring data of L1 and L2 speakers in academic settings. It explores how L2 learners have diverse and culturally specific needs for vague language compared with L1s, and are generally vaguer.
Handbook Of Nlp
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Author : Harry Adler
language : en
Publisher: Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2002
Handbook Of Nlp written by Harry Adler and has been published by Gower Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Business & Economics categories.
A comprehensive handbook delivering specialised practical information for anyone interested in using NLP. The Handbook is pitched at professional communicators, including: trainers, managers, professionals communicating one-to-one (eg executive coaches, consultants, mentors, negotiators etc) and senior salespeople and key account executives. Part 1 provides details of the components of NLP while Part 2 details its applications.
Fuzzy Language In Literature And Translation
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Author : Lu SHAO
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-06-16
Fuzzy Language In Literature And Translation written by Lu SHAO and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Bringing a fuzzy logic-based approach into translation studies and drawing on the theory of information entropy, this book discusses the translation of fuzzy language in literary works and advances a new method of measuring text fuzziness between translation and source text. Based on illustrative examples from the popular novel The Da Vinci Code and its two translated Chinese versions, the study demonstrates the fuzziness measuring method through an algorithmic process. More specifically, information entropy is applied to measure the uncertainty associated with readers’ understanding of the original and its corresponding target texts. The underlying hypothesis is that the probability distribution in which readers will understand identified fuzzy discourse is measurable. By further explicating the validity of the hypothesis, it seeks to solve translational “fuzzy” problems in the translation process and offers an alternative, novel approach to the study of “fuzzy” literary texts and their translation. Hopefully, the argument of the book that the intrinsic uncertainty of fuzzy language can be evaluated through Shannon’s information entropy will open up a new avenue to the quantitative description of the fuzziness of language and translation. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in translation studies, applied linguistics, and literary criticism.
Corpus And Sociolinguistics
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Author : Bróna Murphy
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Corpus And Sociolinguistics written by Bróna Murphy and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Age is by far the most underdeveloped of the sociolinguistic variables in terms of research literature. To-date, research on age has been patchy and has generally focused on the early life-stages such as childhood and adolescence, ignoring, for the most part, healthy adulthood as a stage worthy of scrutiny. This book examines the discourse of adulthood and accounts for sociolinguistic variation, with regards to age and gender, through the exploration of a 90,000 word age-and gender-differentiated spoken corpus of Irish English. The book explores both the distribution and use of a number of high frequency pragmatic features of spoken discourse that appear as key items in the corpus. Part 1 of the book provides an introduction, a theoretical overview of age as a sociolinguistic variable and a description on how to compile a small spoken corpus for sociolinguistic research. Part 2 consists of five chapters which investigate and explore key features such as hedges, vague category markers, intensifiers, boosters and high-frequent items of taboo language in relation to the variables, age and gender. The book is of interest to undergraduates or postgraduates taking formal courses in sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, pragmatics or discourse analysis. It is also of interest to students and researchers interested in using corpus linguistics in sociolinguistic research.
Corpora And Discourse
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Author : Annelie del
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Corpora And Discourse written by Annelie del and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book brings together contributions from a diverse collection of scholars who explore different ways of combining corpus linguistics and discourse analysis, studying discourse at the prosodic, lexical, and textual levels. Both spoken and written discourse are investigated in a variety of settings, including academia, the workplace, news, and entertainment. Not only does the volume offer a rich sample of English-language discourse from around the world, including international, learner, and non-standard varieties of English, but it also covers a range of topics and methods. This book will be of particular interest to researchers and students specializing in discourse studies, English linguistics, and corpus linguistics.
Elastic Language
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Author : Grace Q. Zhang
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-08-27
Elastic Language written by Grace Q. Zhang and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-27 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Language is like a slingshot, stretching for various communicative targets. This book reveals the art of purposive and powerful language stretching.