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Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
by Michael Erard
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We all learn at least one language as children. But what does it take to learn six languages, twenty . . . seventy? Such feats of linguistic prowess provide a glimpse into what the human brain is capable of—and hold up a mirror to our desire to live... (read more)

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Strategic Interaction and Language Acquisition: Theory, Practice, and Research
Strategic Interaction and Language Acquisition: Theory, Practice, and Research
by James E. Alatis
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The papers in this volume examine strategies for language acquisition and language teaching, focusing on applications of the strategic interaction method.... (read more)

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Processing French: A Psycholinguistic Perspective
Processing French: A Psycholinguistic Perspective
by Peter Golato
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'Processing French' presents a groundbreaking empirical study of the processing of morphologically simple and complex French words. Peter Golato's research offers an insightful account of the lexical storage and retrieval of isolated words and words... (read more)

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A Derivational Syntax for Information Structure
A Derivational Syntax for Information Structure
by Luis López
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In this volume, Luis... (read more)

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See the Farm!
See the Farm!
by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
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Using rebuses and simple sentences, introduces animals and objects seen on a farm.... (read more)

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The Syntax of Anaphora
The Syntax of Anaphora
by Kenneth J. Safir
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In this work, Ken Safir develops a comprehensive theory on the role of anaphora in syntax. First, he contends that the complementary distribution of forms that support the anaphoric readings is not accidental, contrary to most current thinking, but... (read more)

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Partitions and Atoms of Clause Structure: Subjects, Agreement, Case and Clitics
Partitions and Atoms of Clause Structure: Subjects, Agreement, Case and Clitics
by Dominique Sportiche
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This collection builds on the theory of Principles and Parameters and its Economy/Minimalist descendants. The essays progressively develop a view of syntactic structures in which syntactic properties are increasingly analyzed as atomized in progressively... (read more)

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Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide
Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide
by Alison Mackey
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"Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide"is an informative guide to research design and methodology for graduate students and scholars. Each chapter of this volume offers background, step-by-step guidance, and relevant studies... (read more)

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Ng: See It Say It Hear It
Ng: See It Say It Hear It
by Carey Molter
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-- Large type; ample spacing between lines-- Easy-to-follow layout; text appears at same place on every page-- Print separated from photos-- Simple sentences-- Digraphs, consonant blends-- Long and short vowel sounds-- Introduces multisyllabic and... (read more)

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Crossing Languages and Research Methods: Analyses of Adult Foreign Language Reading
Crossing Languages and Research Methods: Analyses of Adult Foreign Language Reading
by Cindy Brantmeier
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In 2002, this series was launched with its first volume, Literacy and the Second Language Learner, which contained many noteworthy research studies in the learning and teaching of second language reading. The selection of this theme for the series' entry... (read more)

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The Game of Language: Studies in Game-Theoretical Semantics and Its Applications
The Game of Language: Studies in Game-Theoretical Semantics and Its Applications
by Jaakko Hintikka
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Jaakko Hintikka is the author or co-author of thirty volumes and of some 300 scholarly articles in mathematical and philosophical logic, epistemology, language theory, philosophy of science, history of ideas and history of philosophy, including Aristotle,... (read more)

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Understanding Morphological Rules: With Special Emphasis on Conversion and Subtraction in Bulgarian, Russian and Serbo-Croatian
Understanding Morphological Rules: With Special Emphasis on Conversion and Subtraction in Bulgarian, Russian and Serbo-Croatian
by Stela Manova
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This volume analyzes morphological and morphonological phenomena from a number of distinct Slavic languages. It does so in an innovative manner, yet also positions the analysis in the context of current morphological debates. It is thus a valuable... (read more)

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Fundamentals of Psycholinguistics
Fundamentals of Psycholinguistics
by Eva M. Fernández
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Introducing the fundamental issues in psycholinguistics, this book explores the amazing story of the unconscious processes that take place when humans use language. It is an ideal text for undergraduates taking a first course in the study of language... (read more)

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It Is My Hat
It Is My Hat
by Kelly Doudna
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Using rebuses and simple sentences, introduces objects that can be owned.... (read more)

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The Development of Language: Functional Perspectives on Species and Individuals
The Development of Language: Functional Perspectives on Species and Individuals
by Geoff Williams
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This book presents a unique range of interdisciplinary work on questions of language development and evolution. It makes visible the significant contribution which meaning-oriented linguistics is making to debates... (read more)

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Elephants Are Not Little
Elephants Are Not Little
by Anders Hanson
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Using rebuses and simple sentences, introduces objects and animals that are "not little."... (read more)

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Techniques of Description
Techniques of Description
by John M. Sinclair
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Written as a tribute to Malcolm Coulthard, a leading figure in studies of discourse,Techniques of Descriptionis a collection of specially commissioned, state-of-the-art essays by leading international linguists. All the papers share certain assumptions... (read more)

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The Structure of Coordination: Conjunction and Agreement Phenomena in Spanish and Other Languages
The Structure of Coordination: Conjunction and Agreement Phenomena in Spanish and Other Languages
by José Camacho
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This book analyzes the structure of coordination from two perspectives: the symmetrical properties the construction imposes on its conjuncts, and how conjuncts interact with other categories outside coordination with respect to agreement and other... (read more)

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Service-Learning for Diverse Communities: Critical Pedagogy and Mentoring English Language Learners
Service-Learning for Diverse Communities: Critical Pedagogy and Mentoring English Language Learners
by Kerry L. Purmensky
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This book on service-learning for pre-service teachers learning (TESOL) techniques addresses the needs of the ELLs in the United States - the fastest growing segment of the United States population. Our schools and communities are greatly Impacted by... (read more)

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Sense, Reference, and Philosophy
Sense, Reference, and Philosophy
by Jerrold J. Katz
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Sense, Reference, and Philosophy develops the far-reaching consequences for philosophy of adopting non-Fregean intensionalism, showing that long-standing problems in the philosophy of language, and indeed other areas, that appeared intractable can now be... (read more)

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