Cognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in this exciting field. It guides students through all of the major areas of investigation, beginning with the fundamental aspects of brain structure and function and then following with key topics such as classic and progressive aphasia syndromes; speech perception and production; the meanings of object nouns, action verbs, and abstract words; the for...

This second edition is easy to use and completely up to date. Written by experienced teachers, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Portuguese. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

An introduction to the language of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, written by experienced teachers, both native Gaelic-speakers. Clear explanations, emphasis on up-to-date, conversational language.

Colloquial Swahili is the ideal introduction to the major language of East Africa. Written by experienced teachers, the course provides a step-by-step approach to Swahili. No previous knowledge of the language is required.

This second edition of Colloquial Greek has been completely revised and updated to make learning Greek easier and more enjoyable than ever before.

Colloquial Zulu is an easy to use and up to date guide to the Zulu language. Specially written for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Zulu. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

This new edition of Understanding Morphology has been fully revised in line with the latest research. It now includes 'big picture' questions to highlight central themes in morphology, as well as research exercises for each chapter. Understanding Morphology presents an introduction to the study of word structure that starts at the very beginning.

Assuming no knowledge of the field of morphology on the part of the reader, the book presents a broad range of morphological phenomena from a wide v...

An approachable and engaging introduction to Historical Linguistics with up-to-date pedagogy including exercises, further reading and online support material.

Historical Linguistics is a core part of most linguistics programmes. With the more experienced linguistics student in mind, this book covers many subjects in considerable depth while not sacrificing an appreciation of the whole.

Includes examples and datasets from a wide variety of languages and language families, whereas most historic...

Colloquial Russian 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and to extend your skills.

Subtitling: Concepts and Practices provides students, researchers and practitioners with a research-based introduction to the theory and practice of subtitling. It offers access to a professional desktop subtitle editor, Wincaps Q4, and a leading cloud-based subtitling platform, OOONA.