Linguistics

The implicit/ explicit distinction is central to our understanding of the nature of L2 acquisition. This book begins with an account of how this distinction applies to L2 learning, knowledge and instruction. It then reports a series of studies describing...

This volume provides an ethnographically rich account of sociolinguistic variation in an adolescent population.About the AuthorPenelope Eckert is Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University and Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Research...

An Introduction to Language offers an engaging guide to the nature of language, focusing on how language works - its sounds, words, structures, and phrases - all investigated through wide-ranging examples from Old English to contemporary pop culture...

Understanding English Grammar presents a linguistic introduction to the structure of English that is accessible to students who have had little or no opportunity to study the language. Familiarizes students with the essential structural characteristics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262535618Author Peter AckemaFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

What makes a good language teacher? This up-to-date, practical book addresses that question from a 'human' perspective, recognising that teachers are not just machines, but have feelings, needs and identities of their own. As the twenty-two topics of the...

Michael Alexander Kirkwood Halliday (1925-2018) was an iconic figure in the field of linguistics and the pioneer responsible for the development of systemic functional linguistics (SFL). The impact of his work extends beyond linguistics, into the study...