This book is an introduction to the history and structure of the English lexicon using linguistic concepts. Or, it is an introduction to linguistics through the medium of the English lexicon. Or, it ...

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Introduction -- 1. Lexicons and meaning -- 2. Syntax Part 1. Verbal markers in AAE -- 3. Syntax Part 2. Syntactic and morphosyntactic properties in AAE -- 4. Phonology of AAE -- 5. Speech events and ...

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This introductory essay to the Discourse & Society special issue on Queer Linguistic Approaches to Discourse discusses the theoretical underpinnings of the connection between discourse studies and ...