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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814102947Author Betsy GillilandFormat PaperbackPage Count 167Imprint National Council of Teachers of EnglishPublisher National Council of Teachers of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226467870Author Peter LadefogedFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)...

Instructing Students Who Have Literacy Problems has long been valued because it covers both assessment and instructional strategies in a sound, research-based format. It reflects a balanced view of literacy instruction, comprehensively examining...

The first serious typological survey of the lenition process in modern phonological literature.Book InformationISBN 9781138993389Author Robert KirchnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

Focus particles (words such as even, only, also) play an important role in English, in various syntactic and semantic domains, but their characteristics pose numerous problems for current syntactic frameworks and semantic theories. This book presents a...

In the last few years categorial grammars have been the focus of dramatically expanded interest and activity, both theoretical and computational. This book, the first introduction to categorical grammars, is written as an objective critical assessment...

Corpus Linguistics for Translation and Contrastive Studies provides a clear and practical introduction to using corpora in these fields. Giving special attention to parallel corpora, which are collections of texts in two or more languages, and...

Research on migration has often focused on push and pull factors; and on the mobilities which drive migration. What has often received less attention, and what this book recognises, is the importance of the creative activities which occur when strangers...

First published in 1988, this book explores the grammatical loss of gender in English. It demonstrates that from the end of the Old English period, there was a considerable time period, of about three hundred years, during which there existed...

This volume's goal is to provide readers with up-to-date information on the research and theory of scientific text comprehension. It is widely acknowledged that the comprehension of science and technological artifacts is very difficult for both children...

SLA Research and Materials Development for Language Learning is the only book available to focus on the interaction between second language acquisition theory and materials development for language learning. It consists of contributions written by...

This book is designed especially for the literary student of English, and provides a single compact grammar primarily concerned with Classical Old English, rather than the other Old English dialects. The book takes a descriptive approach and avoids...

First published in 1997, this book addresses the question: What is the interpretation of English there-existential construction? One of the principal goals is to develop an interpretation for the construction that will specifically address other...

The Language Gap provides an accessible review of the language gap research, illuminating what we know and what we do not know about the language development of youth from working and lower socioeconomic classes. Written to offer a balanced look at...

Navigating and resolving issues in intercultural communication is an integral part of the interpreter's role on a daily basis. This book is an essential guide to the interpersonal dimensions of intercultural communication in a variety of key interpreting...

Originally published in 1992. This provocative and controversial book calls for a critical analysis of the philosophical assumptions underpinning sociolinguistics. Going back to the philosophical roots of the study of language in society, it argues that...

First published in 1936, this book is intended to provide an outline of Anglo-Saxon grammar for beginners, focusing on well-selected, succinctly stated rules rather than giving a detailed survey. It focuses on the West-Saxon dialect as this is best...

First published in 1985, this book studies several common items in English conversation known variously as 'discourse particles', 'interjections', 'discourse markers', and, more informally, 'hesitations' or 'fillers'. While the analysis primarily focuses...

This book examines the relationships between online visual interfaces and language use in educational contexts and the features that underpin them to explore the complex nature of online communication and its implications for educational practice...

The Routledge Handbook of Hispanic Applied Linguistics provides a comprehensive overview of Hispanic applied linguistics, allowing students to understand the field from a variety of perspectives and offering insight into the ever-growing number of...

The centrality of narrative analysis in the investigation of social processes and practices has become an established fact in the human sciences. The focus on narrative and displacement in this volume provides a starting point for a reflection on current...

Interdisciplinary Research Discourse: Corpus Investigations into Environment Journals provides cutting-edge insights into the nature of communication in interdisciplinary research domains. Using a corpus of nearly 12,000 articles taken from 11 journals,...

This collection examines and uses discourse to promote a better understanding of culture and identity, with the primary goal of advancing an understanding of how discourse can be used to examine social and linguistic issues. Many of the contributions...

Language, Media and Culture: The Key Concepts is an authoritative and indispensable guide to the essential terminology of the overlapping fields of Language, Media and Culture. Designed to give students and researchers 'tools for thinking with' in...

Introducing English Syntax provides a basic introduction to syntax for students studying English as a foreign language at university. Examining English phrase and sentence structure from a descriptive point of view, this book develops the reader's...

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample...

This book introduces a unique methodology to the study of metaphor, integrating a corpus linguistic approach to explore the lexical, grammatical, semantic, and pragmatic characteristics of metaphoric instances of language. The volume questions the...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780815329497Author James M. ScobbieFormat HardbackPage Count 278Imprint CRC Press IncPublisher Taylor & Francis IncWeight(grams) 454g

This volume addresses salient theoretical issues concerning the validity of research methods in second-language acquisition, and provides critical analysis of contextualized versus sentence-level production approaches. The contributors present their...

Focusing primarily on the period from the eighteenth-century to the present, this interdisciplinary volume takes a fresh look at the institutions and practices of autobiography and self-portraiture in Europe, the United States and other cultures.Book...

Teacher's Book include detailed notes with tips and advice on how to make the most of your programme.Book InformationISBN 9780582816831Author Liz KilbeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint LongmanPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams) 380g

This unique three-volume survey brings together a team of leading scholars to explore the syntactic and morphological structures of the world's languages. Clearly organized and broad-ranging, it covers topics such as parts-of-speech, passives,...

Joseph A. Amato proposes a bold and innovative approach to writing local history in this imaginative, wide-ranging, and deeply engaging exploration of the meaning of place and home. Arguing that people of every place and time deserve a history, Amato...

Zac is always looking up and spotting things in the sky, while Daisy is always looking down and seeing things on the ground. Both of them are so distracted that neither sees the other until they bump into each other at the end of the story! Part of the...

The "Teaching Guides" aim to provide the busy teacher with background notes and practical suggestions to help get the best of the "Storyworlds" series. The guides contain: ideas, games and photocopiable activities; record-keeping and assessment sheets;...

Sinbad the Sailor relates one of his many adventures. This one involves ship-stealing monkeys, a man-eating ogre and the rather selfish Old Man of the Sea! Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading...

Each Reading Book in the Rapid Plus series is finely levelled and trialled with KS3 students, and includes: all-new content, rigorously levelled and trialled with Key Stage 3 students pre-reading pages which introduce the main characters, plots...

This Assessment Book; * contains characters and words from the main Reading Book to assess students' progress at that level * is supported by an assessment record in the Teaching Guide that allows the teacher or TA to evaluate each student's...

Joe knows there is something strange going on in Moon City but he doesn't know what. He sees some strange lights and decides to check them out.Book InformationISBN 9780435070946Author David ClaytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint HeinemannPublisher...

Ellie persuades Cam to play a trick on the Year 7 pupils in the canteen. Will they get away with it?Book InformationISBN 9780435070762Author Dee ReidFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint HeinemannPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams)...