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Meaning in Interaction: An Introduction to Pragmatics is a comprehensive introductory text which discusses the development of pragmatics - its aims and methodology - and also introduces themes that are not generally covered in other texts.Jenny Thomas...

The micro-friends shrink down to explore a log in the park when they find an odd-looking bug. What can it be? Find out in An Odd Bug. Max's room is a mess! He tries to tidy up but the vacuum won't work. Can Nok help to start it? See what happens in Nok...

Part of the "Storyworlds" series, this pack contains the four Stage Four "Once-Upon-a-Time World" stories: "The Ant and the Dove", "The Sun and the Wind", "Little Rabbit" and "Town Mouse and Country Mouse". Each stage of "Storyworlds" provides a...

Part of the "Storyworlds" series, this pack contains the four Stage Four "Once-Upon-a-Time World" stories: "The Ant and the Dove", "The Sun and the Wind", "Little Rabbit" and "Town Mouse and Country Mouse". Each stage of "Storyworlds" provides a...

Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics. Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club...

This is a lively and exciting resource which includes writing frames, grammar and vocabulary development and language practice exercises. Each Workbook is closely linked to the Students' Books and so provides opportunities for students to gain a deeper...

There are 6 books at Level 2: Book 7 practises 'j v w' Book 8 practises 'x y z' Book 9 practises 'zz qu ch' Book 10 practises 'sh th ng' Book 11 practises 'j dge wh' Book 12 practises 'cks tch nk' Each sound is explored through an Oxford Reading Tree...

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. Cool...

The Level 1+ Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. First Sentences and More First Sentences A, B and C introduce...

The Level 1+ Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. First Sentences and More First Sentences A, B and C introduce...

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. Read...

This systematic introduction to the concept of point of view in language explores the ways in which point of view intersects with and is shaped by ideology. It specifically focuses on the way in which speakers and writers linguistically encode their...

How do we find the right word for the job? Where does that word come from? Why do we spell it like that? And how do we know what it means?Words are all around us - we use them every day to communicate our joys, fears, hopes, opinions, wishes and demands...

Statistics on the translation market consistently identify medicine as a major thematic area as far as volume or translation is concerned. Vicent Montalt and Maria Gonzalez Davis, both experienced translator trainers at Spanish universities, explain the...

Jack dreams of being on the school football team, but nasty Kev doesn't think he is good enough. With the trials fast approaching, Jack is running out of time to improve his football skills. Will he achieve his dream and make it onto the school team as...

The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teaching is the definitive reference volume for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students of Applied Linguistics, ELT/TESOL, and Language Teacher Education, and for ELT professionals engaged in in-service...

The Level 3 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A and More Stories B build on the...

Destination Grammar is the ideal grammar and vocabulary practice book for all students preparing to take any C1 and C2 level exam. There are 26 units within the book with alternating grammar and vocabulary units that cover a wide range of exercise that...

This dictionary of grammatical terms covers both current and traditional terminology in syntax and morphology. It includes descriptive terms, the major theoretical concepts of the most influential grammatical frameworks, and the chief terms from...

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780415866965Author Lisa YaszekFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 363g

The Level 4 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A, More Stories B and More Stories C...

When best friend Oska moves away, Spike feels abandoned. Then Mitzi moves in next door and Spike gradually comes to realise that he can have two best friends. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading...

The first two stories are wordless and complement Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds. Max's Box is a retelling of the story of how Max finds a silver box - a discovery that will change his life forever. Inside the box are four watches that allow the wearer to...

Captain Comet and Captain Stella are tricked by pirates into leaving Stardust Space Station in Captain Comet and the Dog Star. Spanner, the robot, is hiding on the space station, can he stop the pirates? TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality...

This pioneering work explores epigraphic evidence for the development of English before the Anglo-Saxon period, bringing together linguistic, historical and archaeological perspectives on early inscriptions, making them more accessible to a wider...

Part of the "Storyworlds" series, this pack contains the four Stage Six "Fantasy World" stories. Each stage of "Storyworlds" provides a carefully structured introduction of words and language. The different worlds ensure that these are introduced and...

The Routledge Handbook of Literacy Studies offers a comprehensive view of the field of language and literacy studies. With forty-three chapters reflecting new research from leading scholars in the field, the Handbook pushes at the boundaries of existing...

The central concern of this book is the analysis of verbal interaction or discourse. This first six chapters report and evaluate major theoretical advances in the description of discourse. The final chapters demonstrate how the findings of discourse...

In Janey's Giants the cricket team led by Fast Freddie, Freddie's Frighteners, sound like a difficult team to beat. They are big and strong. Derek and Janey have a team of small children, and they have Brian... TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of...

In Janey's Giants the cricket team led by Fast Freddie, Freddie's Frighteners, sound like a difficult team to beat. They are big and strong. Derek and Janey have a team of small children, and they have Brian... TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of...

As an interdisciplinary area of research, translation studies attracts students and scholars with a wide range of backgrounds, who then need to face the challenge of accounting for a complex object of enquiry that does not adapt itself well to...

Discourse Analysis: The Questions Discourse Analysts Ask and How They Answer Them is the first introductory text organized around the kinds of questions discourse analysts ask and how they are systematically addressed by analysts of different empirical...

This kit sifts out the ingredients of classic myths and legends, using stories from all over the world as examples. Learn what makes a fantastic story and mix up your own! TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading...

Presented here are four major theories behind the functioning of the world's presses: (1) the Authoritarian theory, which developed in the late Renaissance and was based on the idea that truth is the product of a few wise men; (2) the Libertarian theory,...

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...

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. ...

These books are ideal for early readers to help broaden their vocabulary and give them confidence with sounds and words as they learn to read. Introduce and practise new sounds and tricky words in the five Exploring Letters books. Then read the...

The Dragon Princess and Yun enter the Ruby Palace of the Fire Demon who has stolen the Dragon King's magic pearl. Yun tricks the Fire Demon into dropping the pearl and the Princess sprays the Fire Demon with water. They escape and Yun receives another...

A Life in the Sky is all about the Arctic tern, a bird that spends most of its life flying. Follow the Arctic tern's incredible journey all the way from Antarctica to the Arctic. Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage...

Messy Ella tells the story of Ella, a messy hippo. Ella's sisters are always neat and tidy, but Ella is always mucky and messy. When the Prince invites them all to his birthday party, will Ella manage to stay clean and tidy? TreeTops Fiction contains a...