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Origins of Human Communication Origins of Human Communication (Bradford Books Bradford Books)
by Michael Tomasello  Publisher Comments Human communication is grounded in fundamentally cooperative, even shared, intentions. In this original and provocative account of the evolutionary origins of human communication, Michael Tomasello connects the fundamentally cooperative structure of...
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Language, Identities and Education in Asia: Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities)
by Maya Khemlani David Publisher Comments Language, Identities and Education in Asia examines the issues of language, education, and identity in the multilingual Southeast Asian nations of Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore. The authors' main focus is the ways in which local institutional forces are...
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Discourses of Endangerment: Ideology and Interest in the Defence of Languages (Advances in Sociolinguistics)
by Alexandre Duchene Synopsis Current academic discussions and public debates about language frequently focus on the importance of defending languages against various kinds of dangers. Many of these current debates attach great importance to linguistic diversity. The debates focus o...
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Key Terms in Corpus Linguistics (Key Terms)
by Michaela Mahlberg Synopsis Key Terms in Corpus Linguistics explains all of the terms which students of linguistics and English language are likely to encounter during their undergraduate study. The book includes definitions of key terms within corpus linguistics, as well as...
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Understanding Child Language Acquisition
by Lisa Ryan Publisher Comments How children acquire their first language is of great interest to linguists because it may give insight into the nature of language. Understanding Child Language Acquisition offers an accessible introduction to first language acquisition for...
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Language Teaching: Integrational Linguistic Approaches
by Michael Toolan Publisher Comments Language Teaching demonstrates the relevance of an integrational linguistic perspective to a practical, real-world need, namely the learning of languages. Integrational linguistics' shunning of both realist and structuralist theories of language, its...
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This Is My Truck (Our Toys)
by Amanda Hudson Publisher Comments Key features: - Leveled, repetitive text promotes sight recognition of basic words and builds reading skills - Reviewed by a reading consultant - Structural supports, such as close photo-text match and labeled...
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Classical Culture #35: The Iliad
by Herbert Jordan Synopsis An accessible Iliad for twenty-first-century readers...
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Teaching English Language Learners in Career and Technical
by Victor M. Hernandez-gantes Synopsis Exploring the unique challenges of vocational education, this book provides simple and straightforward advice on how to teach English Language Learners in today's Career and Technical Education programs. The authors' teaching framework and case studies...
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This Is My Book (Our Toys)
by Amanda Hudson Publisher Comments Key features: - Leveled, repetitive text promotes sight recognition of basic words and builds reading skills - Reviewed by a reading consultant - Structural supports, such as close photo-text match and labeled...
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The Comment Clause in English: Syntactic Origins and Pragmatic Development (Studies in English Language)
by Laurel J. Brinton Publisher Comments Although English comment clauses such as I think and you know have been widely studied, this book constitutes the first full-length diachronic treatment, focusing on comment clauses formed with common verbs of perception and cognition in a variety of...
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Operational Communication: Theory and Practice
by Edward Johnson Publisher Comments Operational communication is the study and design of communication procedures and practice for agencies responsible for the control, protection, transport, etc of large numbers of people, vehicles, and goods in a public arena. Much attention has been...
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Language as Commodity: Trading Languages, Global Structures, Local Marketplaces
by Rani Rubdy Synopsis This volume engages with language policies and positions in relation to the roles and functions these languages adopt. It examines the 'value' of languages, defined in terms of the power they have in the global marketplace as much as within the complex m...
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The Nature of the Word Nature of the Word: Studies in Honor of Paul Kiparsky Studies in Honor of Paul Kiparsky (Current Studies in Linguistics)
by Kristin Hanson Publisher Comments Paul Kiparsky's work in linguistics has been wide-ranging and fundamental. His contributions as a scholar and teacher have transformed virtually every subfield of contemporary linguistics, from generative phonology to poetic theory. This collection of...
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Spoken Discourse and Social Interaction (Hodder Arnold Publication)
by Alan Firth Publisher Comments Spoken Discourse and Social Interaction is an indispensable guide to a burgeoning and fascinating field of study. In twenty-two concise and highly readable chapters, Alan Firth outlines the key concepts, dominant approaches and major findings in spoken...
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Binary Tense (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture N)
by Henk J. Verkuyl Publisher Comments Despite shortcomings in Reichenbach’s model of tense, it has been the standard introduction for most linguists working on English, German, and Dutch since 1947. Binary Tense surpasses that model by reviving ideas that preceded it by almost a...
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Booher's Rules of Business Grammar: 101 Fast and Easy Ways to Correct the Most Common Errors
by Dianna Daniels Booher Publisher Comments Easy memory tricks to ensure propergrammar in business presentations, emails,letters, and much more Poorly written websites, emails, and presentations cancreate an immediate impressionone that can be acareer killer. An expert in effective business...
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Correct Your English Errors
by Tim Collins Publisher Comments Build your English skills--by learning what not to do! Mixing genders, inverting subjects and objects, andusing false cognates are just a few of the commonblunders ESL learners have been making from timeimmemorial. With the help of numerous examples...
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Chinese Lexicography: A History from 1046 BC to Ad 1911
by Heming Yong Publisher Comments This comprehensive account of the history of Chinese lexicography is the first book on the subject to be published in English. It traces the development of Chinese lexicography over three millennia, from the Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC-256 BC) to the Qing...
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Key Terms in Corpus Linguistics (Key Terms)
by Michaela Mahlberg Synopsis Key Terms in Corpus Linguistics explains all of the terms which students of linguistics and English language are likely to encounter during their undergraduate study. The book includes definitions of key terms within corpus linguistics, as well as...
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