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One of the major arenas for debate within generative grammar is the nature of paradigmatic relations among words. Intervening in key debates at the interface between syntax and semantics, this book examines the relation between structure and meaning, and...

This book proposes a radical revision in the definition of phrase markers, the fundamental object in the generative theory of syntax. Phrase markers have traditionally been defined in such a way that each node in the phrase marker must satisfy a relation...

Auxiliaries are one of the most complex areas of English syntax. Disagreement over both the principles and details of their grammar has been substantial. Anthony Warner here offers a detailed account of both their synchronic and diachronic properties. He...

This book is concerned primarily with certain constructions in English, often referred to as 'stylistic,' whose use is restricted to particular contexts to discourse. Within the general framework of Chomskyan Government-Binding Theory, Michael Rochemont...

Apposition in Contemporary English is a full-length treatment of apposition. It provides detailed discussion of its linguistic characteristics and of its usage in various kinds of speech and writing, derived from the data of British and American computer...

This book, first published in 2000, addresses the fundamental linguistic question of how the perceived world is expressed through systems of nominal classification that are grammatically encoded in various languages. A team of leading international...

This study first establishes the discriminatroy and elitist nature of standard languages and standardisation itself, considering as counter-example the case of Sri Lankan English as symptomatic of the 'other' or postcolonial Englishes. On the basis of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313210464Author Hans AarsleffFormat HardbackPage Count 279Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306437601Author Bernard J. ParisFormat HardbackPage Count 303Imprint Kluwer Academic/Plenum PublishersPublisher Springer Science+Business...

This book is an edited collection addressing competence and professionalism in Vocational Education and Training. Its prime focus is the caring professions of teaching, youth work, social work and community care. Contributors examine critically the...

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Addressing both language teachers and identity researchers, this book underlines the importance of identity in ELT through an analysis of teacher stories told in interviews with the author. It illustrates a new multi-dimensional approach to exploring...

Accessible and wide-ranging, this introduction to contemporary Philosophy of Action guides the reader through the major views and arguments. The topics addressed include the nature of intentional action and its explanation, the nature of reasons, the...

Accessible and wide-ranging, this introduction to contemporary Philosophy of Action guides the reader through the major views and arguments. The topics addressed include the nature of intentional action and its explanation, the nature of reasons, the...

The New Cockney provides a sociolinguistic account of speech variation among adolescents in the 'traditional' East End of London. Embedded in its social context, it focuses on the interaction and social practices within a single community and highlights...

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The Movement Theory of Control (MTC) makes one major claim: that control relations in sentences like 'John wants to leave' are grammatically mediated by movement. This goes against the traditional view that such sentences involve not movement, but...

This interdisciplinary collection of articles, written by scholars involved in translating the Bible into various languages around the world, demonstrates that such translation projects are promoting the vitality of local languages, both those that are...

Learn To Read Rapidly With Phonics: Beginner Reader Book 1: A fun, colour in phonic reading scheme. A new revolutionary phonic reading scheme. Learn To Read With Phonics teaches reading rapidly, in as little as six months PROVEN! Children love reading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783832541439Author Pseudo-AristotleFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Logos Verlag Berlin GmbHPublisher Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH

Fun Farmyard Learning uses brightly illustrated farm animals to introduce the First Words. Parental notes explain the importance of each exercise and how to guide children through the new challenging concepts being introduced. *Pre-School activity book...

This Literacy Activity Book covers of a wide range of texts, both fiction and non-fiction, in line with the National Literacy Strategy Framework. It provides structure and support for teachers and pupils during the Literacy Hour and contains a variety of...

When Marco Polo visits the Emperor of China, Kublai Khan, he is given an impossible task. Marco Polo and the Roc tells the story of his journey to find a mythical bird, the Roc, and bring back one of its eggs to the Great Khan. These highly motivating,...

Floppy's Phonics provide fun, decodable stories and non-fiction, developed to be interwoven with existing much-loved Biff, Chip and Kipper stories for focused synthetic phonics practice. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their...

Floppy's Phonics provide fun, decodable stories and non-fiction, developed to be interwoven with existing much-loved Biff, Chip and Kipper stories for focused synthetic phonics practice. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their...

A foundation course in basic English for zero-English beginners.Book InformationISBN 9780194376327Author Liz SoarsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 229g

Schofield & Sims English Skills provides graded questions that develop pupils' literacy skills at Key Stage 2. Key areas are constantly revisited, giving pupils the intensive practice that is essential if they are to become fully literate. English...

Floppy's Phonics provide fun, decodable stories and non-fiction, developed to be interwoven with existing much-loved Biff, Chip and Kipper stories for focused synthetic phonics practice. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781445418322Format PaperbackImprint Parragon Book Service LtdPublisher Parragon Book Service LtdWeight(grams) 125g

This series featuring the popular Espresso characters aims to support children who are learning to read through phonics, giving them the opportunity to read simple words in print. This book of no more than 50 words, focuses on CVC words with short vowel...

Navigator is a KS2 reading scheme which covers fiction and non-fiction. It provides material to give pupils a 20-minute guided reading sesson per week during each school year.Book InformationISBN 9780433078555Format PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint...

Part of Rigby Star Guided, this book that belongs to the Fantastic Forest family is a little bit different. All the books have stunning 3D illustrations and a whole host of comical characters, including Gog the big-hearted giant, Hector the grumpy troll...

Deep within the heart of Fantastic Forest, you'll discover an exciting world of magical creatures. Children will love Gog the big-hearted giant, Hector the grumpy troll, Binks the tidy house-elf, and the rest of the characters in this stunning 3-D...

*60 tests to practise using prepositions in English * Wide variety of tests, including gap-fills, multiple choice, matching exercises, cartoons, and a full answer key * Tips to guide you on which preposition to useBook InformationISBN 9780582451728Author...