Michael Morris 
Introduction to the Philosophy of Language 

Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or, that there’s a Swedish word that means a traveller’s particular sense of anticipation b …

There”s a pyjama-clad woman from Brum, She”s a mostly-happy (sometimes-snappy) mum, She”s written some verse – it”s a little perverse – and she hopes you find it side-splitting-ly fun! In her fir …

This book argues that there is a common cognitive mechanism underlying all indexical thoughts, in spite of their seeming diversity. Indexical thoughts are mental representations, such as beliefs an …

African countries and South Africa in particular, being multilingual and multicultural societies, make for exciting sociolinguistic and applied language analysis in order to tease out the complex rel …

Plurilingual Classroom Practices and Participation contributes to a better understanding of plurilingual education in Catalonia by providing a description of the interactional resources mobilised by …

Drawing on participatory action research conducted with students, parents, families, and school staff in a Southwest community in the United States, this volume contests the interpretation of the ach …

This collection explores the notion of reframing as a framework for better understanding the multi-agent and multi-level nature of the translation process, generating new conversations in current deb …

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Get your way – the smart way. Persuasion is the art of changing the way people think, feel, and act through the use of language. The Complete Idiot”s Guide® to Persuasion provides strategies for the …

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