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Diploma Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Speech Science / Linguistics, grade: A, University of Zagreb, language: Croatian, abstract: Njemačko-hrvatski dvojezičnik Deutsch-illyrisches Wörterbuch / Němačko-ilirski slovar Ivana Mažuranića i Jakova Užarevića objavljen je 1842. u Zagrebu, a izdavač mu je i nakladnik Ljudevit Gaj. Polazne njemačke natuknice napisane su goticom, a hrvatske istovrijednice latinicom. U hrvatskoj se leksikografiji taj dvojezičnik smatra prvim hrvatskim modernim rječnikom u kojemu se prikazuje suvremeni hrvatski leksik. Autori su građu prikupljali ponajviše iz njemačko-hrvatskih rječnika koji su im netom prethodili, osobito u oblikovanju i opisivanju znanstvenoga i stručnoga nazivlja. Riječi su preuzimali i iz drugih slavenskih jezika ili su tvorili neologizme. Rječnik sadržava oko 40.000 natuknica, od kojih je 910 natuknica vezano za sakralno nazivlje.

Affectivity is essential in language learning and new ways of studying it must be considered. In this volume, the authors bring together two particularly relevant aspects of affectivity that are rarely related: the prosody of speech as the physical manifestation of affectivity, and affectivity involved in the learning process, with a strong component of (inter)culture and identity. In sum, overly narrow perspectives on affective language can only be avoided if we continue to bring together scientific and didactic studies of affectivity as a broad and diverse whole.

This ethnographic work examines both the colonial language governmentality imposed by the Turkish state and the Kurdish language activism as a response to this system. Through a genealogical study, it calls for a reconsideration of the linguistic condition in Turkey as being more than nationalist, highlighting its foundation in intertwined ideologies of racism, imperialism, and colonialism. It then provides an analysis of new possibilities and directions led by the actors of the Kurdish language movement, which seeks to enhance not only the linguistic but also the socio-political condition of the Kurdish people by taking a'beyond language'approach. The work advances our thinking about language oppression and minority language activism.

Eyak (dAXunhyuuga') is the traditional language of the Copper River Delta region of the Gulf of Alaska. This posthumous publication reflects Michael Krauss's systematic effort to document every aspect of the language, working closely with the last remaining fluent speakers. Adopting a theory-neutral approach, Krauss focuses on detailed description, providing exhaustive exemplification, as well as ample discussion of comparative and conflicting data from the related Tlingit and Dene (Athabaskan) languages, making the work particularly useful for Dene scholars. Non-specialists will find a window into the structure of a highly synthetic and typologically unusual language. This comprehensive work will also serve as a useful reference for the growing dAXunhyuuga'reclamation effort.

Anger is one of the basic emotions of human emotional experience, informing and guiding many of our choices and actions. Although it has received considerable scholarly attention in a number of disciplines, including linguistics, a basic question has still remained unresolved: why do variations in the folk model of anger exist across languages if it is indeed a basic emotion rooted in largely universal bodily experience? By drawing on a wide selection of comparable linguistic data from dozens of languages (including a number of less-researched languages), this volume provides the most comprehensive account of what is universal and what is variable in the folk model of anger – and why. It also investigates the role that metonymies might play in the emergence of anger-related metaphors and in what ways context influences or shapes anger metaphors and thereby the resulting folk model of anger. No such volume exists in the (cognitive) linguistic literature on anger – or on emotions for that matter. The book is thus an essential contribution to the study of anger and will serve as basic reading for any researcher interested in how the conceptualization of anger is constructed via the interplay of bodily experience, language and the larger cultural context.

This Handbook offers a comprehensive grounding in key issues of corpus-informed translation studies, while showcasing the diverse range of topics, applications, and developments of corpus linguistics.In recent decades there has been a proliferation of scholarly activity that applies corpus linguistics in diverse ways to translation studies (TS). The relative ease of availability of corpora and text analysis programs has made corpora an increasingly accessible and useful tool for practising translators and for scholars and students of translation studies. This Handbook first provides an overview of the discipline and presents detailed chapters on specific areas, such as the design and analysis of multilingual corpora; corpus analysis of the language of translated texts; the use of corpora to analyse literary translation; corpora and critical translation studies; and the application of corpora in specific fields, such as bilingual lexicography, machine translation, and cognitive translation studies. Addressing a range of core thematic areas in translation studies, the volume also covers the role corpora play in translator education and in aspects of the study of minority and endangered languages. The authors set the stage for the exploration of the intersection between corpus linguistics and translation studies, anticipating continued growth and refinement in the field.This volume provides an essential orientation for translators and TS scholars, teachers, and students who are interested in learning the applications of corpus linguistics to the practice and study of translation.

Targeting a full range of students and scholars, this volume provides a total of 50 chapters illustrating the linguistic dynamics and the dynamics of (inter)individual, and societal language contact as well as the dynamics of multidisciplinary language contact studies. Fueled by a wealth of data from a rich variety of contact situations, its geographically balanced case studies are governed by the triangulation between a focus on language structure and change, a sincere drive of sociopolitical and academic agency, and the confrontation with an everyday reality that can be unkind to (and ignorant of) those two factors. The volume clearly demonstrates the social relevance of our trade in a time burdened with ecolinguistic challenges.

'Language, Linguistics, and Development Simplified'is designed for students and aspiring professionals who seek to understand English grammar beyond rote memorization. We address common questions such as why there are two future tenses, the role of auxiliaries, the challenge of English motion verbs, and the importance of determiners. Our textbook supports student learning with numerous exercises, chapter summaries, and further reading suggestions. An accompanying website offers additional resources and interactive opportunities with the author. This essential grammar toolkit is perfect for English language and linguistics students and future teachers of English as a Second Language. Written in consultation with students, this book caters to those preparing for careers in TESOL, TEFL, or TESL programs, as well as those studying communication, journalism, linguistics, and applied linguistics. While a background in linguistics or phonetics can be helpful, it is not a prerequisite for using this book.

This book focuses on Kalabría as an ancient land of Italy from its origin to the early Middle Ages. The place name referred to the Salento peninsula, also called Messapia, as part of present-day Puglia and later to the land of the Bruttii, now the region of Calabria. This work is the first to carefully evaluate linguistic and historical studies in a comprehensive and monographic form. Following an interdisciplinary approach, the systematic combination of Linguistics and Landscape History guides the research step by step. The sample represents a new significant methodological instance that merges Toponymy, History, Archaeology, Topography, and Philology.

Language and Social Justice provides readers with the knowledge and analytical skills required to explore why and how social inequalities and injustices are enacted through language, and how they may be challenged.The expert authors introduce readers to theories, concepts, methods and applications which enable them to become ‘activist applied linguists'in the field of language and social justice. Each chapter contains up-to-date information, case studies, study questions and activities, suggestions for activism, and recommended readings relating to a range of topics within the field of language and social justice research.This innovative and accessible textbook is essential reading for students and scholars engaged in language and social justice research across a range of contexts.

In order to guarantee open access and full searchability, research in historical lexicography and lexicology must follow the same directions as the evolution of the Internet, which has moved from hypertext-based resources to more significative services and products stored and disseminated through databases and, more recently, through knowledge bases. Against this background, this book addresses specific questions like What is involved in the digitisation of linguistic data? What annotation systems can give rise to datasets compatible with knowledge bases? What standards are needed to reach full searchability? What sources and methods can be used to gather the lemmas of a historical dictionary? What determines the obsolescence of lexicographical resources?

'Phonetics and Phonology: Sound Patterns in Language'emphasizes the crucial role of phonetics and phonology in enhancing the pronunciation skills of English Language Learners (EFL). Various methods, such as the audiolingual method, highlight the importance of pronunciation in effective communication. As globalization makes English the world's primary lingua franca, mastering clear pronunciation becomes essential for EFL students and teachers. This book serves as a practical guide for both learners and educators, focusing on the physiological and practical aspects of phonetics and phonology rather than theoretical debates. It includes numerous illustrations and figures to simplify technical jargon, making it accessible to all readers. We discuss how cultural influences can impact language and often cause misunderstandings, providing linguistic strategies to overcome these barriers. The book also includes exercises and summaries at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and test knowledge.'Phonetics and Phonology: Sound Patterns in Language'is an invaluable resource for anyone aiming to improve their pronunciation and communication skills in English.

'Understanding Words and Morphology'offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of how words are constructed. Designed for undergraduates with limited background in linguistics, this book explores morphological approaches within linguistic theory over the past two decades. We cover mainstream generative linguistics, including Chomsky's'lexicalist'morphology, phonology-inspired developments, and syntactically oriented approaches from the 1980s, as well as lesser-known European theories. We identify and critically examine the issues each approach addresses, assessing their effectiveness. Our book provides valuable insights for both students and practicing linguists such as syntacticians, phonologists, and other specialists who need a formal overview of related branches of linguistic theory. We include data from a wide variety of languages, encouraging scholars to gather and analyze their own data. This book covers essential topics such as internal word structure, derivation, compounding, inflection, morphological typology, productivity, and the interface of morphology with syntax and phonology. We anticipate and address the question'Is it a real word?'by examining the distinction between dictionaries and the internal lexicon.

'A Guide to the World's Major Languages'offers an in-depth exploration of the most spoken and influential languages globally. We present comprehensive historical, sociological, and linguistic information, along with extensive descriptions of phonological and graphic systems, morphology, word formation, syntactic patterns, and lexical features. Each chapter includes updated bibliographies and census data, detailing the languages'number of speakers, official status, and cultural and historical significance. We provide detailed overviews of inflectional languages, highlighting main variants and conjugation classes. Our book emphasizes the grammatical and sociolinguistic features of major languages, making it a reliable resource for both students and enthusiasts. It is designed to be accessible to anyone interested in language studies, offering a thorough understanding of the subject.

The handbook provides a thorough survey of the languages pertaining to the Mesoamerican culture region, including a wealth of new research on synchronic structures and historical linguistics of lesser known languages, also including sign languages. The volume moreover features overviews of recent research on topics such as language acquisition and the expression of spatial orientation across languages of the region.

This is the first such collection of essays presenting a critical multi-author examination of language and power relations in Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The post-Soviet period in Ukraine and Kazakhstan has been characterized not only by changes in the economic marketplace in the transition from communism to capitalism, but also in the linguistic marketplace. During the Soviet period, Russian was the primary language of schooling, media, and government administration in both countries, leading to widespread language shift away from their titular languages, especially among the educated urban elites. Since independence, Ukrainian and Kazakh, which occupied relatively peripheral positions in the Soviet-era marketplace, have been elevated to the status of national languages and institutionalized in government and schools, thus increasing their symbolic power. Nevertheless, the years since independence have also seen contentious debates around language. Employing various methodological tools ranging from surveys to critical discourse analysis of legislation, literary texts and social media products, the authors in this volume seek to demonstrate and explain how political relations and hegemonic ideologies have been reproduced and negotiated at both the macro-level in legislation on language and state-sponsored media channels and embodiments of political and linguistic ideologies in translations, as well as at the micro-level of everyday language practices, school choice, and discourses on social media platforms. Among the authors are Elise S. Ahn, Igor Danylenko, Bridget Goodman, Lada Kolomiyets, Svitlana Melnyk, Juldyz Smagulova, Yuliia Soroka, and Maryna Vardanian.

This handbook explores language policies and their impacts in Africa, examining the different language policies in each country from pre-colonial to post-colonial times. Most African countries are multilingual, apart from a handful which are said to be quasi-monolingual. The authors in this handbook investigate language policy in education, media, legal courts, government documents and other public domains, and show how these policies shape learning and delivery of services to the citizens. The volume also pays special attention to the roles assigned to minority languages in Africa, most of which are endangered. The contributions also investigate how these language policies are influenced by the history of colonialism and language attitudes emanating from colonial rule. This handbook will be of interest to a diverse audience of readers, including those interested in African languages, language planning and policy, and African history and education.

Unter dem Begriff der Multisensorik, also dem Zusammenspiel verschiedener Sinne, hat sich in den letzten Jahren ein neues geisteswissenschaftliches Paradigma etabliert, das in Slavistik und Osteuropastudien jedoch noch kaum erforscht ist. Der Band versammelt literatur-, medien-, film- und theaterwissenschaftliche Aufsätze, die theoretische Aspekte multisensorischer Medialität und ihrer politischen Dimensionen mit Fallstudien zu Osteuropa verknüpfen. Er umfasst einen historischen Zeitraum von der Avantgarde-Kunst bis zum Beginn des Krieges in der Ukraine und behandelt dabei Medienbereiche wie Raumakustik und Infrastruktur, Museum, Theater und politische Performance, audiovisuelle Poesie und Buchkunst, Film und Sound Art, digitale Körperrepräsentationen und neue Medien der Gegenwart.

The Russian language has evolved into a lingua franca in post-Soviet immigrant communities, prompting an analysis of its use in different domains. Everyday Linguistic and Cultural Practices of the Russophone Diaspora explores the language maintenance of Russian abroad, emphasizing the role of educational ventures and transnational communications facilitated by the internet. This book researches specific aspects of migrant life, including occupational practices, homemaking, family dynamics, cultural engagement, and linguistic hybridity, and makes use of extensive empirical data spanning Soviet, post-Soviet, and non-Soviet migrant generations collected from European, North American, and Asian communities. Relations between different migration waves are not always friendly, but are mediated through online discussion forums, which help to foster mutual understanding. Like all migrants, Russophones seek better opportunities by establishing new homes, revealing intergenerational differences in lifestyle and adaptation. This volume focuses on the emigration waves between 1990 and 2020, and points to shifts in values and migration expectations and reflecting on the evolution of diasporic communities and the dynamic adaptation of the Russian language.

How do Russian and Czech nonbinary people use language to construct their identity? This question has hardly been addressed so far, so this volume describes and analyzes the identity-driven linguistic variation of Russian and Czech nonbinary speakers. If a linguistic feature indexes the gender binary in the standard variety, then a nonbinary speaker – who desires to express their gender identity – in interaction employs an alternative that lacks this feature to perform and thus linguistically construct nonbinary identity. This hypothesis is investigated using a triangulation of quantitative and qualitative methods, banking on data from corpora and surveys. Among the most relevant practices that have emerged are the overt introduction of gender identity labels as well as pronouns and/or chosen agreement patterns into discourse, the alternation of gender agreement patterns, and the use of plural endings with singular meaning.

This book investigates the existential clause (EC) from a cross-linguistic perspective and within the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics.The prototypical EC in the less familiar languages is identified through its functional equivalents in the more familiar ones, which share the common semantic basis of ‘there exists something in some location'. Topics addressed include the morpho-syntactic features of the EC, the subject of the EC, the definiteness effect and its manifestations in the EC, the EC as impersonals, the distinction between entity- vs. event-existentials, and the EC and its related constructions. Drawing on both cross-linguistic observations based on the language sample and in-depth investigations in particular languages (e.g., in Chinese and English), the study aims to unravel how the lexico-grammar of EC is related to its meanings and functions, that is, how meaning is realised in form.The title will appeal to scholars and students in the field of linguistics, especially functional linguistics, and syntax.

The Languages and Linguistics of Northern Asia: A Comprehensive Guide surveys the indigenous languages of Asia's North Pacific Rim, Siberia, and adjacent portions of Inner Eurasia. It provides in-depth descriptions of every first-order family of this vast area, with special emphasis on family-internal subdivision and dialectal differentiation. Individual chapters trace the origins and expansion of the region's widespread pastoral-based language groups as well as the microfamilies and isolates spoken by northern Asia's surviving hunter-gatherers. Separate chapters cover sparsely recorded languages of early Inner Eurasia that defy precise classification and the various pidgins and creoles spread over the region. Other chapters investigate the typology of salient linguistic features of the area, including vowel harmony, noun inflection, verb indexing (also known as agreement), complex morphologies, and the syntax of complex predicates. Issues relating to genealogical ancestry, areal contact and language endangerment receive equal attention. With historical connections both to Eurasia's pastoral-based empires as well as to ancient population movements into the Americas, the steppes, taiga forests, tundra and coastal fringes of northern Asia offer a complex and fascinating object of linguistic investigation.

The Languages and Linguistics of Northern Asia: A Comprehensive Guide surveys the indigenous languages of Asia's North Pacific Rim, Siberia, and adjacent portions of Inner Eurasia. It provides in-depth descriptions of every first-order family of this vast area, with special emphasis on family-internal subdivision and dialectal differentiation. Individual chapters trace the origins and expansion of the region's widespread pastoral-based language groups as well as the microfamilies and isolates spoken by northern Asia's surviving hunter-gatherers. Separate chapters cover sparsely recorded languages of early Inner Eurasia that defy precise classification and the various pidgins and creoles spread over the region. Other chapters investigate the typology of salient linguistic features of the area, including vowel harmony, noun inflection, verb indexing (also known as agreement), complex morphologies, and the syntax of complex predicates. Issues relating to genealogical ancestry, areal contact and language endangerment receive equal attention. With historical connections both to Eurasia's pastoral-based empires as well as to ancient population movements into the Americas, the steppes, taiga forests, tundra and coastal fringes of northern Asia offer a complex and fascinating object of linguistic investigation.

Cet ouvrage analyse différents aspects de la variation des noms propres, soumis à des changements permanents, tout comme les mots du lexique général.Les noms de lieux changent car ils reflètent les grandes ruptures historiques (changement de régime, révolution, colonisation et décolonisation, etc.). Mais cela peut aussi concerner l'explication donnée aux noms propres à différentes époques en fonction des outils d'analyse dont on dispose. Les noms de famille sont aussi soumis à variations, en raison d'évènements institutionnels ou selon les circonstances et l'entourage, d'où la création de surnoms, de sobriquets, etc. Autrement dit, les noms propres sont vivants, donc précieux ; c'est pourquoi on peut parler de « richesse onomastique » d'une région, en l'occurrence la vallée de la Loire, qui associe à l'image mythique d'une « belle langue » un patrimoine onomastique de grande valeur.

Repetition is a well-studied phenomenon in morphology and lexicology but has received less attention on the syntactic level. The book sheds light on syntactic constructions with lexical repetition in East Slavic languages. Several contributions address syntactic constructions that have developed in form and meaning in accordance with general tendencies found in many languages, for example, English Boys will be boys. However, most chapters focus on constructions that resist typological explanation, for example Rus. Беда так беда ‘trouble- nom.sg so trouble- nom.sg', Ukr. дурень дурнем ‘fool- nom.sg fool- ins.sg'..

This book is a collection of innovative studies on language contact. It contains novel works on unexplored issues related to language contact in different settings and aims to contribute multi-perspective insights to the current state of the art on language contact. Novel approaches to contact-related change, variation, attrition, and emergence of new varieties are explored from the lens of sociolinguistic, typological, synchronic, and diachronic perspectives. The contact settings vary from official and majority languages to minority, endangered and/or non-official varieties in different parts of the world.

Language Conflict in Educational Settings: International Perspectives delves into the intriguing intersection of contact linguistics and education, a topic that has been relatively unexplored until now.With contributions from scholars across the globe, the book ventures into the realms of conflict linguistics in educational scenarios. Language contact, often fraught with internal and external conflicts, impacts education significantly. Drawing on scholarship representative of different locations, backgrounds, and disciplinary angles, the authors present studies of pairs and triads of different language families from across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe, ultimately demonstrating how language contact leads to conflict, and how the latter eventually affects education processes and outcomes. Presenting a diverse set of theoretical perspectives and methodologies, it asks to what extent these impacts are detrimental to educational outcomes, and more specifically, how language conflict can impact education in the form of policy, teaching, and learning. As such, it provides essential insights for educators, policymakers, and professionals in the fields of education, linguistics, and cultural studies, offering valuable case studies in the under-researched field of language conflict. It ultimately contributes to the enhancement of education in language contact contexts and fosters a deeper understanding of this critical intersection.This book is an invaluable resource for researchers, scholars, and teacher-educators, offering insights to help understand such an intricate phenomenon, as well as those working across language education, linguistics, and the sociology of language more broadly.

Robert L. Rankin was a seminal figure in late 20th and early 21st centuries in the field of Siouan linguistics. His knowledge, like the papers he produced, was voluminous. We have gathered here a representation of his work that spans over thirty years. The papers presented here focus on both the languages Rankin studied in depth (Quapaw, Kansa, Biloxi, Ofo, and Tutelo) and comparative historical work on the Siouan language family in general. While many of the papers included have been previously published, one third of them have never before been made public including a grammatical sketch and dictionary of Ofo and his final paper on the place of Mandan in the larger Siouan family.

Metaphor studies is a vibrant and fascinating field. The present book brings together the work of influential researchers analyzing metaphor empirically from Critical Socio-Cognitive perspectives (CSCDA). The case studies focus on the role of metaphor as a powerful strategy for the creation of specific world views and ideological frames, as well as for their contestation in current crises.

This edited book showcases the lessons, successes and challenges of starting and growing a fully bilingual school. Reflecting on the first 10 years of Dos Puentes Elementary School in New York City, it explores the evolution of the school through its four founding pillars: (1) bilingüismo, biliteracidad y multiculturalismo, (2) las familias son partners, leaders and advocates, (3) investigaciones and hands-on learning, and (4) partnerships with universities, organizations y la comunidad. The chapter authors include families, teachers, school administrators and university partners, centering the voices of those directly involved in the school community and highlighting key moments in the life of the school. At the end of each chapter, researcher commentary contextualizes these experiences within the wider literature and discusses implications and next steps for the field of bilingual education. This book will be of interest to pre- and in-service teachers and school administrators, particularly those looking to develop bilingual programs in their own context.

The cognitive concept of prominence is increasingly seen as key to understanding the organisation of grammar. This volume explores the encoding of prominence in languages from across the Austronesian family. The contributions show how prominence is relevant to understanding asymmetries at different levels of grammatical structure, from discourse and information structure to argument expression and socio-pragmatics. Moreover, common themes across contributions point to crosslinguistic tendencies that underpin the conventionalisation of communicative patterns for coordinating interlocutors'attention, and to points of departure for further crosslinguistic exploration of how grammatical asymmetries can be explained in terms of prominence.

A concise, accessible introduction to language endangerment and why it is one of the most urgent challenges of our times.58% of the world's languages—or, approximately 4,000 languages—are endangered. When we break this figure down, we realize that roughly ten percent of languages have fewer than ten language keepers. And, if one language stops being used every three months, this means that in the next 100 years, if we do nothing, 400 more languages will become dormant. In Endangered Languages, Evangelia Adamou, a specialist of endangered languages and a learner of her own community language, Nashta, offers a sobering look at language endangerment and what is truly lost when a language disappears from usage.Combining recent advances from the Western scientific tradition—from the fields of linguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, language attrition, population genetics, and natural language processing—and insights from Indigenous epistemology, theory, and ethics, Adamou examines a wealth of issues surrounding endangered languages. She discusses where endangered languages are found, including how they are faring in a digital world, why these languages are no longer used, and how communities can reclaim languages and keep them strong. Adamou also explains the impact of language continuity on community and individual health and well-being, the importance of language transmission in cultural transmission, and why language rights are essentially human rights.Drawing on varied examples from the Wampanoag Nation to Wales, Endangered Languages offers a powerful reminder of the crucial role every language has in the vitality and well-being of individuals, communities, and our world.

Die Ausgabe der gesammelten Schriften Heiner Eichners umfasst den weit verstreuten wissenschaftlichen Ertrag aus fast sechs Jahrzehnten. Beinahe jeder Sprachzweig der indoeuropäischen Sprachfamilie sowie einige Nachbarsprachen und die Plansprachen wurden in fast einhundert Aufsätzen und größeren Arbeiten erforscht. Die Erkenntnisse verlieren weder ihre Aktualität noch Bedeutsamkeit im Fach. Zum ersten Mal kommt mit wenigen Ausnahmen das Gesamtwerk Heiner Eichners gebündelt heraus. Die Bände beinhalten die kleinen Schriften aus dem Zeitraum 1970 bis 2022, die neu gesetzt, nach Notwendigkeit aktualisiert bzw. in der originalen ungekürzten Fassung erscheinen, sowie einige bislang unveröffentlichte Arbeiten inklusive Heiner Eichners umfangreiche Habilitationsschrift von 1982. Band II versammelt Heiner Eichners zahlreiche Untersuchungen zu den anatolischen Sprachen.

Celebrating the diverse languages of Australia's First Peoples, this book presents stories told by elders in eighteen languages from around the continent, and explores their patterns of meaning. The stories recount the experiences of the tellers and histories of their communities, from tales of anti-colonial resistance to origin stories of the Dreaming. The book aims to make the languages accessible and engaging through the voices of the elders, while building readers'knowledge about language and language learning. It opens with some basic language knowledge for reading the stories. Each chapter then begins with the cultural and historical contexts of the stories, which are first previewed in English translation, then presented sentence-by-sentence, setting out the original sounds and wordings, glossed with plain English. Extracts are selected to illustrate patterns of meanings that are characteristic of each language. The final chapter sums up the various meaning patterns the stories use, and interprets their evolution in the light of First Peoples'deep histories, as recorded by archaeology and traditional knowledge. The book will be useful for language learning programs in communities and schools, for researchers of language and language teaching, and for any reader with an interest in the languages and cultures of Australia's First Peoples.

Fürst Myschkin kommt in Dostojewskijs Roman Idiot beim Betrachten einer Kopie des Gemäldes von Hans Holbein Der Leichnam Christi im Grabe zu der Erkenntnis, „von einem solchen Bild kann einem der Glaube vergehen.“ Dostojewskij selbst war ein begeisterter Bildbetrachter, sein Oeuvre inspiriert bis heute zahlreiche Künstler zu eigenen Werken. Der Band versammelt Beiträge, in denen der Frage nach den Wechselwirkungen zwischen Dostojewskij und den bildenden Künsten in der doppelten Ausrichtung als Frage nach der Rezeption von Kunst im Werk des Russen und nach der Rezeption von Leben und Werk Dostojewskijs durch bildende Künstler nachgegangen wird.

Aldina Čemernica erforschte mit der qualitativen Interviewmethode Identitätskonstruktionen junger Menschen bosnischer/bosniakischer Herkunft in Berlin. Während des Bosnienkrieges in den 1990er-Jahren flohen hunderttausende Menschen aus Bosnien und Herzegowina nach Deutschland. Die Autorin ging unter anderem der Frage nach, welche Auswirkungen die Flucht sowie Kriegsfolgen auf die jüngere Generation in der Diaspora haben. Sie analysierte dabei, welche Verortungen ihre Gesprächspartnerinnen und Gesprächspartner in der pluralistischen Gesellschaft Berlins vornehmen und welche Rolle möglicherweise Fremd- und Selbstzuschreibungen im Kontext der Vorstellungen von europäischer Identität, der Vielfalt und der Muslime als die,,Anderen'spielen.

This volume offers a detailed analysis of selected cases in the reception, translation and artistic reinterpretation of Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities (1972) around the world.The book traces the many different ways in which Calvino's modern classic has been read, translated and adapted in Brazil, France, the Netherlands and Flanders, Mexico, Romania, Scandinavia, the USSR, China, Poland, Japan and Australia. It also offers analyses of the relation between Calvino's book and, respectively, the East and Africa, as well as reflections on the book's inspiration for, and resonance in, dance, architecture and art. The volume thus traces the diversity in the reception and circulation of Invisible Cities in different countries and continents, offering a much wider framework for the discussion of Calvino's masterpiece than before, and a more detailed picture of its cultural and linguistic ramifications.This book will be of interest to scholars in Comparative Literature, World Literature, Translation Studies, Italian Studies, Romance Languages, European Studies, Dance, Architecture and Media Studies, as well as to scholars specialised in paratext and reception.

'English Language and Linguistic Studies'serves as a comprehensive introduction to the field of linguistics. Each chapter is written by experts who teach courses on the respective topics, ensuring balanced and exceptional coverage of modern linguistics.We offer a clear introduction to traditional subjects in structural linguistics, such as theories of sound, structure, meaning, and language change. Our book also delves into discourse, dialect variation, language and culture, and the politics of language. Additionally, we cover advanced topics like language and the brain, computational linguistics, writing, child language acquisition, and second language learning.This textbook is perfect for introductory courses on language and linguistics in English, sociology, anthropology, communications, and linguistics departments. It provides a broad and accessible overview, making it an invaluable resource for students and educators alike.

This volume comprises two invited talks and fifteen selected papers, chosen from over 200 submissions to the 15th International Conference on the History of Language Sciences (ICHoLS XV). Originally scheduled to be held in Milan in 2020, the conference was postponed and moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Held from August 23-27, 2021, it connected scholars from 30 countries across various time zones.The volume is divided into three parts. The first part, devoted to General and Particular Issues in the History of Linguistics, recalls classical authors in relation to contemporary ones as well as newly established disciplines and subtle epistemological inquiries. The second part, Antiquity, mainly investigates the Sanskrit language and various descriptive and didactic studies, approached from both ancient and contemporary metalinguistic frameworks. The third part deals with Sixteenth to Twentieth Century Works, ranging from the Tamil language to American archives, and from experimental phonostylistics to the history of monosemy.

Sportsprachen-Forschung ist für die Südosteuropaforschung bisher ein Desiderat. Der Begriff Sportsprachen umfasst zunächst die Sprachen aller Sportarten. Ferner geht es um die Sprache des Sports selbst. Zentral ist hier der Wortschatz, mittels dem Professionelle und Laien über Sport sprechen, zudem aber auch die Sprache der Fans (Zuschauer•innen), der Sprachgebrauch in den Regelwerken, in Fach- Populärliteratur, sowie in Berichterstattung und Kommentaren rund um Sport. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes widmen sich insbesondere dem Fachwortschatz in Ost- und Südosteuropa und nutzen dafür vielfältige Quellen. Neben historischen und etymologischen Fragen behandeln die Autor•innen auch Sportsprachen in den aktuellen Medien und unter sozialpolitischen Aspekten. Das Thema wird fachlich kontextualisiert durch einen Beitrag zur Fußballsprache im Allgemeinen und durch Artikel von und über den hochverdienten albanologischen Linguisten Gianni Belluscio, der mit diesem Band posthum gewürdigt wird.

Die vorliegende Studie fokussiert sich aus linguistischer Perspektive auf die Verhandlung von Ökologie und Umweltschutz in der Russischen Föderation. Anhand zahlreicher Beispiele werden kultursemiotische, juristische, ökonomische und andere Fragestellungen mit sprachwissenschaftlichen Ansätzen synthetisiert. Daraus ergeben sich multiple Perspektiven auf umweltbezogene Themenkomplexe, weshalb für eine differenzierte und gebrauchsbasierte Beschreibung der russischen Sprache speziell im ökologischen Diskurs plädiert wird.

Das vorliegende Buch beschäftigt sich mit der bisher kaum erforschten Lyrik der St. Petersburger Ego-Futuristen. Die Gruppe um Ignat'ev, Olimpov und Gnedov war zwar nur von kurzer Dauer, dennoch waren die Avantgardisten ihrem zeitgenössischen Publikum bestens bekannt.Die heute unbekannten Texte werden mit den mittlerweile kanonisierten Wortkunstwerken des russischen Futurismus über eine aus Henri Bergsons Gedächtnistheorie abgeleitete Methodik verglichen.

The approximately 500 Bantu languages spoken across vast areas of Central, Eastern and Southern Africa are united by the presence of a number of broad typological similarities, including, for example, complex noun class system and agglutinative verbal morphology. However, the languages also exhibit a high degree of micro-variation. Recent work has demonstrated fine-grained morphosyntactic variation across many Bantu languages focusing on grammatical topics such as double object constructions, inversion constructions, or object marking, adopting formal, comparative and typological perspectives. Continuing in this vein, this volume builds on the momentum of the dynamic field of morphosyntactic variation in Bantu and contributes to the growing body of work which examines morphosyntactic variation, with a regional focus on the Bantu languages of East Africa. The East African region is characterized by high linguistic complexity in terms of the number of languages spoken, in terms of the four different linguistic phyla present, and in terms of the inherent sociolinguistic dynamics. The current volume explores this complexity further by bringing together studies which investigate features of morphosyntax of an individual language as well as those which develop an in-depth examination of a single morphosyntactic phenomena in a small sample of languages. The book seeks also to add to the descriptive status of the languages under examination, as well as raising questions relating to language, language contact, language change, and micro-variation in related languages spoken in close geographic proximity.

This collection presents new research on key topics in anthropological linguistics, with a focus on African languages. While Africanist linguists have long been concerned with sociocultural aspects of language structure and use, no comprehensive volume dedicated to the anthropological linguistics of Africa has yet been published. This volume seeks to fill this gap. The chapters address a broad range of topics in anthropological linguistics, including classic themes such as spatial reference, color, kin terms, and emotion, as well as emerging interests in the linguistic expression of personhood, sociality, and language ideology. All contributions are based on original empirical research and present insights into African language practices from a sociocultural perspective. The volume showcases research on dozens of African languages spoken across the continent, with particular emphasis on languages of East Africa. This book will be of interest to areal specialists as well as to anthropological linguists worldwide.

This original volume provides the first state-of-the-art overview of research on pronouns in the 21st century. With its dedicated sections on grammar, history, and change, language learning/acquisition, cognition and comprehension, power, politics, and identity, The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns shows that contemporary interest in pronouns and gender represents just the tip of the iceberg.Led by Laura Paterson, a transdisciplinary collection of experts discuss the global history of different pronoun systems, synthesize the literature, and contextualize the salient issues and current debates shaping research on pronouns across different spheres and via different theoretical-methodological traditions. The Handbook is designed to encourage readers to engage with a range of perspectives from within and beyond their immediate areas of interest, with the ultimate aim of shaping the future trajectory of interdisciplinary, multiingual research on pronouns.Using data from multiple languages and engaging deeply with the social, cultural, political, technological, and psychological factors that can influence pronoun use, this innovative book will be an indispensable resource to scholars and advanced students of theoretical and applied linguistics, education, and the social and behavioural sciences.

This collection of original essays addresses salient issues in a range of empirical and conceptual analyses, providing detailed case studies of phenomena in Bantu languages and robust and interesting discussions on the structure of the noun phrase. This volume speaks to contemporary debates on the Bantu noun phrase, seeking to stimulate a greater understanding of the true nature of adnominal modification, definiteness, and anaphoric relations associated with it, with respect to various segmental and supra-segmental, noun formation, and noun classification phenomena. The ten chapters take the reader through the Grassfields, North-Western, North-Eastern and Southern present-day Bantu homeland, making important contributions to the documentation and analysis of Bantu languages.The Bantu Noun Phrase: Issues and Perspectives is unique in its inclusion of so many North-Eastern Bantu languages in its discourse on Bantu linguistics and this important collection will be of particular interest to those researching, teaching, and studying African languages and linguistics.

Dieses Buch gibt einen Überblick über neue und neueste Literatur aus Ex-Jugoslawien, Bulgarien, Albanien und Griechenland und stellt Romane (und Kurzgeschichten) folgender Autor•innen vor: David Albahari, Lindita Arapi, Lana Bastašić, Rumena Bužarovska, Artrit Bytyçi, Lidija Dimkovska, Elvira Dones, Georgi Gospodinov, Aleksandar Hemon, Drago Jančar, Miljenko Jergović, Kapka Kassabova, Amanda Michalopoulou, Miroslav Penkov, Alek Popov, Bekim Sejranović, Luan Starova, Pajtim Statovci, Goran Vojnović und Ornela Vorpsi. Mit dieser Auswahl liegt der Fokus auf transnationaler Literatur, die von der jüngeren postmigrantischen Generation produziert wird: Ihre Sichtbarkeit und ihr Erfolg werden als Glokalisierung beschrieben, da die Autor•innen in der Lage sind, ihre lokale Erfahrungswelt für ein globales Publikum relevant zu machen. Als Pendler zwischen West und Südost erzählen sie Schlüsselthemen der heutigen Zeit wie Hybridität und Heimatlosigkeit aus südosteuropäischer Sicht.

Das russisch-deutsche theologische Wörterbuch macht die theologische Lexik der russischen Tradition zugänglich, die in russisch-deutschen Wörterbüchern bisher nur unzureichend repräsentiert war. Gleichermaßen philologischen wie theologischen Ansprüchen genügend erschließt es theologische Termini der deutschen Sprachwelt in neuer Weise, indem es nicht nur Übersetzungsäquivalente bietet, sondern auch Erläuterungen, die den spezifischen, konfessionell geprägten Bedeutungsgehalt der Termini aufzeigen. Als ein Wörterbuch mit enzyklopädischen Anteilen verhilft es so zu einer besseren Kenntnis der konfessionellen Eigenarten. Da die theologische Begriffs- und Gedankenwelt zugleich als ein wesentlicher Kulturfaktor zu begreifen ist, zielt das Wörterbuch darauf, die Voraussetzungen für eine Verbesserung der interkulturellen Verständigung zwischen dem deutschen und dem russischen Sprachraum zu schaffen.Das Wörterbuch ist für Dolmetscher und Übersetzer sowie Forscher und Studierende unterschiedlicher Fachrichtungen (Osteuropawissenschaften, Slavische Philologien, Theologie, Religionswissenschaft) gedacht.

Method and Postmethod in Language Teaching provides a comprehensive, accessible, and engaging guide to the much-debated notions of ‘method', ‘methods', and ‘postmethod'in language teaching.Divided into three sections − ‘Contexts', ‘Concepts', and ‘Debates'– the book sets out ‘traditional'understandings of method(s), examines alternative accounts and critiques that inform, and at times go beyond, postmethod thinking within language teaching, and finally relates these issues to key practical debates and dilemmas that teachers navigate in the classrooms.Highlighting the importance of teachers'understandings of their own professional contexts, the volume uses the notion of method as a ‘lens'through which teachers and other language teaching professionals can clarify their understandings of language teaching, both in terms of pedagogic practices and classroom possibilities, and with regard to the development of this diverse field more generally.Throughout, readers are encouraged to develop their own thinking and practice in contextually appropriate ways, supported by discussion questions and key readings that accompany each chapter, a glossary of key terms, and suggestions for additional reading.This book is an indispensable resource for language teachers and other language teaching professionals, as well as postgraduate and upper-level undergraduate students of Applied Linguistics, Language Teacher Education, and ELT/TESOL and other language teaching programmes.