Language Arts & Disciplines

Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings is a collection of seminal papers that have shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics.About the Author Paul Portner is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Acting Director of the Interdisciplinary...

This is an essential guide to using digital resources in the study of English language and linguistics. Assuming no prior experience, it introduces the fundamentals of online corpora and equips readers with the skills needed to search and interpret...

Whether you're a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron's Painless Grammar provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format.An essential resource for:Virtual LearningHomeschoolLearning podsSupplementing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648410628Author Jessie L. KwakFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing

The revised edition of Sociolinguistic Theory presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering on the study of language variation and change. A revised introduction to sociolinguistic theory by one of the top scholars in the field Provides...

This textbook will help you unlock and access the great potential of corpus linguistics for language learning.It provides step-by-step illustrated examples to help learners, graduate students, and language instructors visualize and understand the...

The eleven essays in this book cover a wide range of topics from the role of 'interlanguage' and the influence of external factors on the process of language learning, to the development of syntax and the methodology of error analysis. Collectively they...

In this core textbook, Laurie Bauer's engaging style brings linguistics to life and introduces readers to the fundamentals of the subject. Each essential area of linguistics is dealt with in turn, thereby providing readers with a clear and comprehensive...

Journalism is a privileged cultural form. It can bring down governments, influence wars, shift stock markets and destroy industries. It is the main source of our knowledge about the world and our place in it, and the point at which the individual and the...

Anna, Bella and Jo are having a party to celebrate Friends' Day. Anna doesn't know what to buy her two friends, but then sees some necklaces which she really likes. When the mermaids open their presents they find that each of them has got necklaces for...

Suitable for children age 7 and above with a reading age of 5 years to 5 years 6 months Part of the Rapid Reading intervention series by Pearson Rapid Stage: Starter Level 1B (equivalent to blue book band) Design supports readers with dyslexia Proven to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556714221Author Keith L SniderFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Summer Institute of Linguistics, Academic PublicationsPublisher Summer Institute of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956416384Author Joanne MallonFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Big Hand BooksPublisher Big Hand BooksWeight(grams) 227g

The Second Language Learning Processes of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties is the only recent book available to offer a detailed and in-depth discussion of the second language learning processes of students with specific learning difficulties...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780357433980Author Katherine StannettFormat PaperbackImprint Cengage ELTPublisher Cengage Learning, IncWeight(grams) 562gDimensions(mm) 291mm * 210mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9787107329630Author Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban)Format PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Peoples Education PressPublisher Peoples Education...

Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop More A are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. The stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and all your favourite characters with some...

Perception and Communication in Intercultural Spaces explores the ways in which cultural values and beliefs influence communication. It captures intercultural communication in everyday contexts by introducing the concept of intercultural spaces. The book...

We all use language in different ways, depending on the situations we find ourselves in. In formal contexts we are usually expected to use a formal level of Standard English-the English codified in grammars, usage guides, and dictionaries. In May I...

Focusing primarily on Standard Maltese, the authors clarify many areas which, until now, remain undefined, with emphasis on syntax and intonation. English loanwords continue to find their way into Standard Maltese, especially as the Maltese inhabitants...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262529082Author R. David LankesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

This book shows festivals from around the world. It focuses on fun with racing cheeses, throwing tomatoes and playing in mud! Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable...

This book initiates a conversation about blue ecocriticism: critical, ethical, cultural, and political positions that emerge from oceanic or aquatic frames of mind rather than traditional land-based approaches. Ecocriticism has rapidly become not only a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262525510Author Blaise CroninFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 21mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645143482Author Evan-Moor Educational PublishersFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Evan-Moor Educational PublishersPublisher Evan-Moor Educational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645143420Author Evan-Moor Educational PublishersFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Evan-Moor Educational PublishersPublisher Evan-Moor Educational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645143369Author Evan-Moor Educational PublishersFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Evan-Moor Educational PublishersPublisher Evan-Moor Educational...

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. Jack...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994523891Author Amy LaurensFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Inkprint PressPublisher Inkprint PressWeight(grams) 109g

"This is the best qualitative methods book I've seen, especially among books aimed at undergraduate audiences." -Michael Irvin Arrington, Indiana State University Qualitative Communication Research Methods, Fourth Edition introduces...

Feminist linguistics has come of age. Yet, in more than two decades of research, male speaking patterns have largely been taken for granted. This is the first extensive account of men's language - of male ways of speaking and of language in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770867031Author Betsy WarlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Cormorant Books,CanadaPublisher Cormorant Books,CanadaWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)...

Public libraries have changed beyond anyone's predictions in the past ten years and are at a vital stage in their historical development. This timely book is the first standalone text to examine the role and services of the UK public library in the 21st...

Style plays a major role in the translation of literary as well as non-literary texts, and Translation and Style offers an updated survey of this highly interdisciplinary area of translation studies. Jean Boase-Beier examines a variety of disciplines and...

This is a general introduction to grammaticalization, the change whereby lexical terms and constructions come in certain linguistic contexts to serve grammatical functions, and, once grammaticalized, continue to develop new grammatical functions. The...

Brevity in conversation is a window to the workings of the mind. This book brings it into prominence as both a multifaceted topic of deep philosophical importance and a phenomenon that serves as a testing ground for theories in linguistics,...

Suitable for children age 7 and above with a reading age of 6 years 6 months to 6 years 11 months Part of the Rapid Reading intervention series by Pearson Rapid Stage: Stage 3 Level 3B (equivalent to orange book band) Design supports readers with...

Dance! takes the reader on a whistle-stop world tour, including flamenco, bhangra, ballroom and street dance. TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of...

Across the globe, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft have accumulated power in ways that existing regulatory and intellectual frameworks struggle to comprehend. A consensus is emerging that the power of these new digital monopolies is...

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...