Language Arts & Disciplines

The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Ethnography provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive overview of this growing body of research, combining ethnographic approaches with close attention to language use. This handbook illustrates the...

Americans of all political persuasions fear that "free speech" is under attack. This may seem strange at a time when legal protections for free expression remain strong and overt government censorship minimal. Yet a range of political, economic, social,...

The Space Between the Notes examines a series of relationships central to sixties counter-culture: psychedelic coding and rock music, the Rolling Stones and Charles Manson, the Beatles and the `Summers of love', Jimi Hendrix and hallucinogenics, Pink...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951028794Author Melissa CaudleFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Absolute Author Publishing HousePublisher Absolute Author Publishing...

Like the first volume, The Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity, Volume 2 is a reference work on the interconnection between language and ethnic identity. In this volume, 37 new essays provide a systematic look at different language and ethnic...

This book offers students a task-based introduction to Computer-Mediated Communication and the impact of the internet on social interaction. Divided into four parts which require students to learn, (theory), critique, (current issues), explore,...

This book sheds light on aspects of the Korean Wave and Korean media products that are less discussed-Korean literature, webtoon, and mukbang. It explores the making of these Korean popular cultural products and how they work and engage media recipients...

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. Wow!...

Joseph LaPorte offers a new account of the connections between the reference of words for properties and kinds, and theoretical identity statements. Some terms for concrete objects, such as 'Hesperus' and 'Phosphorus', are rigid, and the rigidity of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948093128Author Edward MarshFormat PaperbackPage Count 18Imprint Oriflamme Publishing LtdPublisher Oriflamme Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 75g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692228760Author Sheldon Lawrence Ph DFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Stillwaters PressPublisher Stillwaters PressWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm)...

Do bi- and multilinguals perceive themselves differently in their respective languages? Do they experience different emotions? How do they express emotions and do they have a favourite language for emotional expression? How are emotion words and concepts...

Written for beginning learners of the language, this concise introduction to Chinese grammar assumes only a basic knowledge of Chinese, and no knowledge of grammatical terminology and practices. Comparing Chinese grammar patterns and rules with those of...

This book offers a comprehensive, entry-level guide for librarians and archivists who have found themselves managing or are planning to manage born-digital content. Libraries and archives of all sizes are collecting and managing an increasing proportion...

Signed language interpreting continues to evolve as a field of research. Stages of professionalization, opportunities for education and the availability of research vary tremendously among different parts of the world. Overall there is continuing hunger...

Investigative Journalism is a "how-to" primer for beginning investigative journalists. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter William C. Gaines uses a unique case-study method to teach readers what investigative reporting is, why it is important, and how it is...

This book presents the essential background for understanding semantic theories of mood. Mood as a category is widely used in the description of languages and the formal analysis of their grammatical properties. It typically refers to the features of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399174872Author Alan GelbFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

This guide to all aspects of the reporter's job, has been extensively revised and updated for a third edition. It considers:What is news?How the modern newsroom operatesHow facts are gathered and checkedThe reporter and picture ideasDistrict...

Genre: Animal fantasy story Learning Objectives: Language Comprehension Strand 8: Engage with books by exploring and enacting interpretations. Writing Opportunities Strand 9: Draw on knowledge and experience of texts in deciding what to write (e.g. draw...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800085299Author Florian BreitFormat PaperbackImprint UCL PressPublisher UCL Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989008044Author Thomas FasanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Coyote Canyon PressPublisher Coyote Canyon PressWeight(grams) 1030g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645221688Author Helen B ScheuererFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint Alchemy BooksPublisher Alchemy BooksWeight(grams) 531g

This book presents a theory of speech-sound generation in the human vocal system. This book presents a theory of speech-sound generation in the human vocal system. The comprehensive acoustic theory serves as one basis for defining categories of speech...

As an ESL teacher, have you looked at the phonetics textbooks on the market and decided that they don't directly address your needs? Unlike pronunciation books aimed at students of linguistics or at learners of English, Teaching American English...

Covering all the Framework objectives using a clearly structured and rigorous approach, "Nelson Thornes Framework English" offers an attractive and dynamic route through the demands of the Framework for Teaching English, Years 7-9, laying particular...

A unique and accessible introduction to the field of phonetics through real-life applications and practical examples The dynamic field of phonetics, the science of the structure and function of human speech, has seen exciting technological innovations...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312339807Author Jane Anne StawFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.Publisher St Martin's Press

Learn to dot your I's and cross your T's with this hands-on grammar practice The rules of grammar can seem abstract and confusing. But putting them into practice will help you understand and retain grammatical conventions. In Grammar: 1001 Practice...

This volume provides an introduction to word and paradigm models of morphology and the general perspectives on linguistic morphology that they embody. The recent revitalization of these models is placed in the larger context of the intellectual lineage...

"What line should the critic follow in explicating, unfolding, or unknotting . . . passages? How should the critic thread her or his way into the labyrinthine problems of narrative form?--from chapter I In this brilliant and engaging book, one of...

This volume re-issues the second, revised edition of 1955. This grammar and vocabulary of the Acooli language (here spoken by the central group Patiko-AlEEro-Payiira) contains numerous examples partly to illustrate rules, partly to supply phrases...

Novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading! TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains...

Linguistics and Aphasia is a major study of recent developments in applying psycholinguistics and pragmatics to the study of acquired language disorders (aphasia) and their remediation. Psycholinguistic analyses of aphasia interpret disorders in terms of...

Winner of the 2017 Edward Fry Book Award from the Literacy Research Association. Literacy Theories for the Digital Age insightfully brings together six essential approaches to literacy research and educational practice. The book provides powerful and...

Despite the humble origins of its name (Anglo Saxon for "the speck at the head of a boil"), the dot has been one of the most versatile players in the history of written communication, to the point that it has become virtually indispensable. Now, in On...

The relationship between language and music has much in common - rhythm, structure, sound, metaphor. Exploring the phenomena of song and performance, this book presents a sociolinguistic model for analysing them. Based on ethnomusicologist John...

This book responds to a growing body of work in sociolinguistics and applied linguistics that places an emphasis on situated descriptions of language education practices and illuminates how these descriptions are enmeshed with local, institutional and...

There are 12 books at Level 5. Level 5: Book 25 'Alternative Spellings' Book 26 'Alternative Spellings' Book 27 'Alternative Spellings' Book 28 'Alternative Spellings' Book 29 'Alternative Spellings' Book 30 'Alternative Spellings' Level 5 More...

Human Resources is designed for use on its own or with the Market Leader series. Ideal for students who need to learn the language of business English, the book focuses on the reading skills and vocabulary development required for human resources. Human...