The book investigates how the multiple senses of a Chinese polysemous lexical item are perceived by Chinese native (L1) speakers and second language (L2) learners. It also examines the potential…

This volume offers a comparison of the syntax of Old English and Old Icelandic, the two best-preserved Old Germanic languages. The argument of this book is that the similar word-order…

In the stories of the ancient Vikings, Thor is a warrior without equal, who wields his mighty hammer in battles against trolls, giants, and dragons. He is the god of…

Lingua et Linguistica is part of the JLL Project: Language Linguistics Literature Learning published in association with Shakespeare Centre Press, and linked to the on-line journals of the Project: Journal…

This book links quantifiable cattle movement to mainstream archaeological research to highlight that areas of pasture affected by winter flooding correlate with the precise alignment and location of cursus monument…

This book explores the nature of poetic reading using a creative approach to understanding Old Norse poetry. Through a poetic enactment, an epic poem and its companion reader, the author…

It is well known that in their professional lives most academics and researchers will - like cats - seek to exercise as much independence as possible. This book deals with…

Academic style and its standards are often unclear to students and scholars. This book aims to unpack the concept of <> using methodologies including terminology, corpus stylistics and error analysis…