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A dictionary of medieval terms and phrases
The first dictionary of medieval terms intended for the non-specialist with an interest in the medieval world.An interest in the middle ages often brings the non-specialist reader up short against a word or term which is not understood or only imperfectly understood. This dictionary is intended t...
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A roving eye
No matter where we come from, we all have our unique local expressions and proverbs that raise confused eyebrows when translated literally. These phrases usually carry humor and wisdom at their core, but are only fully understood in their native language. A Roving Eye explores some of these phras...
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Between words and sounds
This book's aim is to shed new light on cultural misunderstanding, examining both the obstacles and outcomes it can entail.
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Contested language diversity in contemporary ukraine
This collected book focuses on the language situation in wartime Ukraine. shedding light on the processes of language shifts that occur in Ukraine and are accelerated by the war situation.
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Exploring fields of the ineffable in literary anthropology
Maja Nazaruk explores Vincent Crapanzano’s poetic anthropology, focusing on themes like otherness, the body, and trauma. She highlights his use of literary slippage to convey cultural indeterminacy, linking his work to broader debates in literary and philosophical thought.
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Fish, milk, tamarind
GOURMAND AWARD WINNER 2023, BEST ILLUSTRATEDA delightfully illustrated selection of 100 commonly used Egyptian food expressions Can you guess what Egyptians mean when they say that something is “a peeled banana” or that someone is “sleeping in honey” or has "turned the sea to tahini"? You may fin...
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From reading to writing, volume 2
The second volume in our flagship series designed for heritage students and advanced learners of Arabic offers a comprehensive approach to teaching reading and writing skillsFrom Reading to Writing is a content- and task-based textbook for students of Arabic as a heritage language at advanced ...
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Gendered dichotomies in african youth language and language practices
This collected volume focuses on gender dynamics and gendered usage in African youth languages and youth language practices, against the backdrop of urbanity as well as rurality. With representations from different parts of Africa, the volume examines sundry youth usage in different contexts and ...
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Language and power in ukraine and kazakhstan
This is the first such collection of essays presenting a critical multi-author examination of language and power relations in Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
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Project management in the library workplace
This volume of Advances in Library Administration and Organization attempts to put project management into the toolboxes of library administrators through overviews of concepts, analyses of experiences, and forecasts for the use of project management within the profession.
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Speech
Francisco Gaona traces the evolution of the signal calls of anthropoid apes and early hominids to the vocalized phonic utterances of speech by the isomeric reordering of the signal call’s frequency components.
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Starting points in critical language pedagogy
This book helps prepare second language teachers to engage with critical language pedagogy. It starts from conventional L2 curriculum areas and extends to critical pedagogy. It includes teachers' experiences, voices, and practical strategies, making it accessible for beginners and experienced tea...
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Teaching english language learners in secondary subject matter classes
This book aids secondary teachers and administrators working with ELLs, offering insights from various perspectives and concrete strategies. The 2nd edition includes new chapters on ELLs' prior educational experiences, lesson planning, and effective instructional and assessment strategies.
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The deorhord
An entertaining tour of Old English words for animals, from the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old EnglishMany of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from pets and farm animals to the wild creatures of field and forest, have remained the same since medieval times. But the words used...
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The fascist character as enigma in post-world war ii italian literature, cinema, and historiography
The Fascist Character as Enigma offers a new reading of Italy’s ‘divided memory’ of fascism by way of an unconventional point of view: that of the villain.
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The wordhord
An entertaining and illuminating collection of weird, wonderful, and downright baffling words from the origins of English—and what they reveal about the lives of the earliest English speakersOld English is the language you think you know until you actually hear or see it. Unlike Shakespearean Eng...
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Transcending traditions
Transcending Traditions is an attempt to systemise Thurayya AI-Baqsami's literary creativity as well as examining the significance of her artistic work.
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Violence in early modernist fiction
This study focuses on texts exploring human proclivity to violent behaviour. Building on the anthropological insights of René Girard, and on the premise that literature is a reflection of a cultural moment, Curyllo-Klag shows how early modernism registers symptoms of crisis which even the outbrea...
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Young learners' oracy acquisition and development in international foreign language learning contexts
This book presents international research on oracy development in early language learning, focusing on the pedagogical implications for plurilingual classrooms. It explores the effects of language policy, collaborative learning and teacher intervention on speaking and listening skills in early fo...
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