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Wordcrime<br />
Solving Crime Through Forensic Linguistics<br />
John Olsson<br />
‘Anyone with the slightest interest in<br />
language will find this book fascinating.’<br />
David Crystal<br />
• Fascinating reading for anyone<br />
interested in true crime, modern,<br />
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• Now in paperback!<br />
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Cases discussed include those featuring murder, sexual assault,<br />
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JOHN OLSSON has operated a world-renowned forensic linguistics<br />
consultancy and training service at www.thetext.co.uk since 1996.<br />
UK February 2012 US April 2012<br />
208 Pages 138 x 216 mm 5.375 x 8.5 inches<br />
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Continuum<br />
Multilingualism<br />
Understanding Linguistic Diversity<br />
globalized society.<br />
John Edwards<br />
• By a world-leading authority on<br />
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• Outlines the origins, development,<br />
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• Presents a look at languages in context,<br />
competing with and influencing each<br />
other<br />
Examines the dynamics of a multilingual<br />
planet, offering us a snapshot of a<br />
JOHN EDWARDS lives in Nova Scotia, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society<br />
of Canada. He is the author of many books, and the editor of the Journal<br />
of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.<br />
UK March 2012 US May 2012<br />
144 Pages 129 x 198 mm 5 x 7.75 inches<br />
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Continuum<br />
Exploding The Creativity Myth<br />
The Computation Foundations of Linguistic Creativity<br />
Tony Veale<br />
• Debunks the myth of creativity as an<br />
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• Grounded in methods replicable at<br />
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analysis<br />
Pulls back the curtain on creativity and<br />
language, using a wide range of examples<br />
to illustrate how we create new ways of saying things.<br />
TONy VEALE is a Lecturer at the UCD School of Computer Science and<br />
Informatics, Dublin, Ireland.<br />
UK September 2012 US November 2012<br />
224 Pages 156 x 234 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches<br />
HB 9781441166371 - £60.00 / $110.00<br />
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Continuum<br />
Discourse Analysis 2e<br />
An Introduction<br />
Brian Paltridge<br />
• Uses a variety of examples including<br />
excerpts from films, books, everyday<br />
conversation and the workplace<br />
• Each chapter focuses on a different<br />
approach to discourse analysis<br />
• Exercises and suggestions for further<br />
reading are included at the end of each<br />
chapter and a glossary of key terms is<br />
provided<br />
A comprehensive, accessible introduction<br />
to discourse analysis - essential reading for students<br />
encountering the subject for the first time.<br />
BRIAN PALTRIDGE is Professor of TESOL at the University of Sydney,<br />
Australia.<br />
UK August 2012 US November 2012<br />
288 Pages 189 x 246 mm 7 x 9.75 inches<br />
HB 9781441173737 - £70.00 / $130.00<br />
PB 9781441167620 - £22.99 / $39.95<br />
Continuum Discourse<br />
Continuum<br />
LINGUISTICS<br />
LINGUISTICS<br />
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