Women readers and writers in medieval Iberia: Spinning the textThis book is devoted to medieval Iberian women, readers and writers. Focusing on the stories and texts women heard, visually experienced or read, and the stories that they rewrote, the work … Weiterlesen
Language as bodily practice in early China: a Chinese grammatologyJane Geaney argues that early Chinese conceptions of speech and naming cannot be properly understood if viewed through the dominant Western philosophical tradition in which language is framed through dualisms that … Weiterlesen
The sagas of Norwegian kings (1130–1265): an introductionIn The Sagas of Norwegian Kings (1130–1265), Theodore M. Andersson offers an orientation to the category of Icelandic sagas known as „kings‘ sagas,“ a genre of Old Norse-Icelandic prose literature less known than … Weiterlesen
Embodiment in cross-linguistic studies: the ‚head’Embodiment in Cross-Linguistic Studies: The ‚Head‘ edited by Iwona Kraska-Szlenk adds to linguistic studies on embodied cognition and conceptualization while focusing on one body part term from a comparative perspective. The ‘head’ is investigated as … Weiterlesen
Empirisches Arbeiten in Linguistik und SprachlehrforschungZu Beginn des Studiums lässt man sich durch Aussagen wie „Das ist empirisch überprüft“ leicht beeindrucken. Aber empirische Untersuchungen kommen mitunter zu unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen, obwohl sie von denselben Fragestellung ausgehen. Dieser STARTER bietet eine systematische … Weiterlesen