Current Trends in Research on Spoken Language in the Nordic Countries
Author: Juhani Toivanen
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9789514285141
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New Trends in Nordic and General Linguistics
Author: Martin Hilpert
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2015-02-17
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 3110346974
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a survey of current work in Nordic and General Linguistics, with a special focus on language contact. The papers in this book were presented at the 11th International Conference of Nordic and General Linguistics (ICNGL) in Freiburg. The ICNGL conference series aims to facilitate the exchange of ideas on Scandinavian and other languages, between researchers from the Nordic countries and elsewhere. The present volume focuses on language contact, which has always been a topic of great interest in Nordic Linguistics. Additionally, the contributions in this book address issues of phonology, morpho-syntax, syntax, and grammaticalization. The book is meant to be a snapshot of Nordic Linguistics as it is practiced today, reflecting at the same time its established research traditions as well as its forages into new methodologies and theories.
Current Trends in Research on Spoken Language in the Nordic CountriesJuhani Toivanen & Peter Juel Henrichsen (eds.)
Author: Juhani Toivanen
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9789514282959
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics
Author: James Simpson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011-03-15
Total Pages: 951
ISBN-13: 1136857974
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics serves as an introduction and reference point to key areas in the field of applied linguistics. The five sections of the volume encompass a wide range of topics from a variety of perspectives: applied linguistics in action language learning, language education language, culture and identity perspectives on language in use descriptions of language for applied linguistics. The forty-seven chapters connect knowledge about language to decision-making in the real world. The volume as a whole highlights the role of applied linguistics, which is to make insights drawn from language study relevant to such decision-making. The chapters are written by specialists from around the world. Each one provides an overview of the history of the topic, the main current issues and possible future trajectory. Where appropriate, authors discuss the impact and use of new technology in the area. Suggestions for further reading are provided with every chapter. The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics is an essential purchase for postgraduate students of applied linguistics. Editorial board: Ronald Carter, Guy Cook, Diane Larsen-Freeman and Amy Tsui.
Research Methods in Linguistics
Author: Robert J. Podesva
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-01-23
Total Pages: 545
ISBN-13: 1107653312
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive guide to conducting research projects in linguistics, this book provides a complete training in state-of-the-art data collection, processing, and analysis techniques. The book follows the structure of a research project, guiding the reader through the steps involved in collecting and processing data, and providing a solid foundation for linguistic analysis. All major research methods are covered, each by a leading expert. Rather than focusing on narrow specializations, the text fosters interdisciplinarity, with many chapters focusing on shared methods such as sampling, experimental design, transcription and constructing an argument. Highly practical, the book offers helpful tips on how and where to get started, depending on the nature of the research question. The only book that covers the full range of methods used across the field, this student-friendly text is also a helpful reference source for the more experienced researcher and current practitioner.
Linguistic Theory and Raw Sound
Author: Peter Juel Henrichsen
Publisher: Samfundslitteratur
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9788759314791
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe present volume contains a collection of papers on spoken language: how to represent it, analyse it, and explain it, without resorting to preconceived notions from text-based linguistics. The papers were presented at an explorative symposium held in Mullsjo, Sweden in August 2009.
Language-Learner Computer Interactions
Author: Catherine Caws
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Published: 2016-06-14
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9027266980
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book focuses on learner-computer interactions (LCI) in second language learning environments drawing largely on sociocultural theories of language development. It brings together a rich and varied range of theoretical discussions and applications in order to illustrate the way in which LCI can enrich our comprehension of technology-mediated communication, hence enhancing learners’ digital literacy skills. The book is based on the premise that, in order to fully understand the nature of language and literacy development in digital spaces, researchers and practitioners in linguistics, sciences and engineering need to borrow from each others’ theoretical and practical toolkits. In light of this premise, themes include such aspects as educational ergonomics, affordances, complex systems learning, learner personas and corpora, while also describing such data collecting tools as video screen capture devices, eye-tracking or intelligent learning tutoring systems. The book should be of interest to applied linguists working in CALL, language educators and professionals working in education, as well as computer scientists and engineers wanting to expand their work into the analysis of human/learner interactions with technology communication devices with a view to improving or (re)developing learning and communication instruments. As of January 2019, this e-book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched.
Anaphora Processing and Applications
Author: Lalitha Devi Sobha
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2009-10-26
Total Pages: 139
ISBN-13: 3642049745
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDistribution of anaphora in natural language and the complexity of its resolution have resulted in a wide range of disciplines focusing their research on this grammatical phenomenon. It has emerged as one of the most productive topics of multi- and int- disciplinary research such as cognitive science, artificial intelligence and human language technology, theoretical, cognitive, corpus and computational linguistics, philosophy of language, psycholinguistics and cognitive psychology. Anaphora plays a major role in understanding a language and also accounts for the cohesion of a text. Correct interpretation of anaphora is necessary in all high-level natural language pr- essing applications. Given the growing importance of the study of anaphora in the last few decades, it has emerged as the frontier area of research. This is evident from the high-quality th submissions received for the 7 DAARC from where the 10 excellent reports on - search findings are selected for this volume. These are the regular papers that were presented at DAARC.
Panel Studies of Variation and Change
Author: Suzanne Evans Wagner
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-09-08
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 1317446402
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe relationship between the individual and the community is at the core of sociolinguistic theorizing. To date, most longitudinal research has been conducted on the basis of trend studies, such as replications of cross-sectional studies, or comparisons between present-day cross-sectional data and ‘legacy’ data. While the past few years have seen an increasing interest in panel research, much of this work has been published in a variety of formats and languages and is thus not easily accessible. This edited volume brings together the major researchers in the field of panel research, highlighting connections and convergences across and between chapters, methods and findings with the aim of initiating a dialogue about best practices and ways forward in sociolinguistic panel studies. By providing, for the first time, a platform for key research on panel data in one coherent edition, this volume aims to shape the agenda in this increasingly vibrant field of research.
Coverbal Synchrony in Human-Machine Interaction
Author: Matej Rojc
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2013-10-25
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 1466598263
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmbodied conversational agents (ECA) and speech-based human-machine interfaces can together represent more advanced and more natural human-machine interaction. Fusion of both topics is a challenging agenda in research and production spheres. The important goal of human-machine interfaces is to provide content or functionality in the form of a dialo
