Language Arts & Disciplines

Pragmatics is a core discipline within linguistics, but is without an introduction organised by key terms - until now. Key Terms In Pragmatics succeeds in tackling this problem by giving students clear, explanatory definitions of over 300 key terms in...

Bilingual language behaviour is driven by numerous factors that are usually studied in isolation, even though individual factors never operate alone. Bringing together key insights from psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics, Luna Filipovic presents a...

Place has always been central to studies of language, variation and change. Since the eighteenth century, dialectologists have been mapping language features according to boundaries - both physical and institutional. In the twentieth century,...

This is the second book in a two-volume comparative history of negation in the languages of Europe and the Mediterranean. The work integrates typological, general, and theoretical research, documents patterns and directions of change in negation across...

The Navigate B1+ Workbook gives additional review and practice of language and skills covered in the Coursebook. It comes with its own CD to accompany listening exercises and pronunciation work.Based on academic research on how adults best learn...

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996786300Author George TrombleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Learn From ZeroPublisher Learn From ZeroWeight(grams) 365g

Feminist theory has been widely translated, influencing the humanities and social sciences in many languages and cultures. However, these theories have not made as much of an impact on the discipline that made their dissemination possible: many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250183927Author James WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 183mm * 117mm * 25mm

Master essential grammar, boost your vocabulary, and improve your TOEFL score! Collins Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL iBT (R) Test is designed to help students master the vocabulary and grammar that they require...

It can be difficult to create space for our spiritual lives in a world crowded with distractions. THE PEN AND THE BELL is about how to achieve mindfulness and creative fulfillment in spite of long to-do lists. It's about gaining access to our deeper...

The English language is a versatile and agile thing, and as our world changes, so too does the way we use it. Sometimes we coin new words for new creations, but very often we adopt and adapt existing words to suit new purposes, or simply put two together...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780922233236Author Ken SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Blast Books,U.S.Publisher Blast Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 170g

No other course offers you the same benefits as Family and Friends. The exceptionally strong skills training programme includes a focus on real speaking and writing output. Plus - the amazing package of integrated print and digital resources suits all...

What motivates a Japanese translator and theatre company to translate and perform a play about racial discrimination in the American South? What happens to a 'gay' play when it is staged in a country where the performance of gender is a theatrical...

A six-level series combining a traditional approach and a comprehensive grammar-based syllabus. A cast of colorful characters appears throughout.A six-level series combining a traditional approach and a comprehensive grammar-based syllabus.Book...

A new pragmatic approach, based on the latest developments in argumentation theory, analyzing appeal to expert opinion as a form of argument.Reliance on authority has always been a common recourse in argumentation, perhaps never more so than today in our...

These Group Activity Sheets are three sets of photocopiable activities covering the Oxford Reading Tree stories from Levels 1 to 9. This book covers Stages 1-3. Books 2, Stages 4-5, and Book 3, Stages 6-9 are also available.Perfect for developing...

Covering all of the major genres, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing is a complete introductory manual for students of creative writing. Now in its second edition, the book features an updated and expanded chapter on writing for digital...

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. This book provides a...

A pack of four stories in a series which provides a reading programme for Key Stages 1 and 2, aiming to combine enjoyable, motivating stories with a carefully developed and consistent progression.Book InformationISBN 9780435092566Author Gill...

No other course offers you the same benefits as Family and Friends. The exceptionally strong skills training programme includes a focus on real speaking and writing output. Plus - the amazing package of integrated print and digital resources suits all...

Effective writers use their knowledge of writing purposes, text structures and language features, and adapt these to create innovative and powerful texts that engage the reader and meet the writer's purpose. Write Ways is designed as teacher resource...

In Colour Codes, find out how plants and animals use colour to say things such as Look at me!and Watch out! Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451641257Author Natalie GoldbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm *...

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Team X...

The institutions of the European Union employ hundreds of translators. Why? What do they do? What sort of translation problems do they have to tackle? Has the language policy of the European Union been affected by the recent inclusion of new Member...

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the field of language and identity from an applied linguistics perspective. Authored by specialists from around the world, each chapter introduces a topic in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9787301298534Author Liu YuehuaFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Peking University PressPublisher Peking University PressWeight(grams) 100g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995739024Author Karen WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint LibrotasPublisher LibrotasWeight(grams) 281g

Genre: Traditional tale with the theme of trickery. Learning Objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Read more challenging texts which can be decoded using their acquired phonic knowledge and skills, along with automatic recognition of high frequency...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780688149482Author Richard RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint William Morrow & CompanyPublisher William Morrow & CompanyWeight(grams)...

`This is one of those books that, researchers, students and teachers want to have on their desks, because it answers questions, clarifies confusing areas, and provides accessible overviews of sometimes technical work - and all in prose that is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865438545Author Paul A KoteyFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Africa Research & PublicationsPublisher Africa World PressWeight(grams) 677g

Cognitive Linguistics argues that language is governed by general cognitive principles, rather than by a special-purpose language module. This introductory textbook surveys the field of cognitive linguistics as a distinct area of study, presenting its...

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of...

Humans are social animals and are constantly interacting with each other through conversation, written communication, symbols and other expressions . Discourse: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the analysis of those interactions...

Everything we do involves language. Assuming no prior knowledge, this book offers students a contemporary introduction to the study of language. Each thought-provoking chapter is accessible to readers from a variety of fields, and is helpfully organized...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999735275Author Jenna MoreciFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Jenna MoreciPublisher Jenna MoreciWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 160mm * 23mm

Perhaps you've always wondered how public radio gets that smooth, well-crafted sound. Maybe you're thinking about starting a podcast and want some tips from the pros. Or maybe storytelling has always been a passion of yours, and you want to learn to do...