This book offers a collection of papers that, taken jointly, show the academic potential of English Studies - its most contemporary lines of investigation seen against the area's traditional concerns. The chapters illustrate a cross section of research in English literature, linguistics, language teaching and translation studies - disciplines traditionally pursued at Departments of English. They also show an expansion of the core philological lines of research into other areas of knowledge, such as semiotics or comparative and cognitive studies. The book thus makes a strong case that the...
This book offers a collection of papers that, taken jointly, show the academic potential of English Studies - its most contemporary lines of investiga...
The science of language evolution appeared at the end of the last century but topically belongs to language origins - the domain of investigation that is concerned with the beginnings and diversification of language. Language evolution as a research area contrasts with the antiquity of language origins, which can be traced back to the earliest forms of traditional reflection. Language evolution emphasises its scientific orientation, whereas throughout most of its history language origins constituted a complex mixture of mythology, philosophy of language, as well as religiously and...
The science of language evolution appeared at the end of the last century but topically belongs to language origins - the domain of investigation that...