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Legacies of Colonial English: Studies in Transported Dialects
by Raymond Hickey  Publisher Comments Explores the role of British dialects in the genesis and subsequent history of postcolonial varieties of English....
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An Introduction to English Phonology
by April M S Mcmahon Publisher Comments This is a short, lively, and accessible introduction to the sounds of modern English. Its emphasis on variation, with examples from British, American, New Zealand, and Singaporean English, make it suitable for both native and non-native speakers. McMahon...
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Internet-Based Workplace Communications: Industry and Academic Applications
by Kirk St.amant And Pavel Zemliansky Synopsis Internet-Based Workplace Communications: Industry and Academic Applications examines the different ways in which online media are becoming a part of and affecting educational and professional writing practices. By overvieiwng how Internet-based...
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Tales on the Screen; Narrative Competence in Teacher Education.
by Thomas Hansson Et Al Book News Annotation In 15 papers from an October 2004 conference in Akureyri, Iceland, Nordic educators address issues of foreign language learning and project work from different angles. In particular, they explore how the social construction of meaning changes with the...
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Dublinese: Know What I Mean?
by Bernard Share Publisher Comments Through the centuries the everyday language of Dublin has acquired its own accent, vocabulary and turns of phrase. Included are: an introduction to Dublinese; everyday usage; playing with words; effing and blinding; industry, commerce and a few scoops...
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Handbook of Scripts & Alphabets
by George L. Campbell Publisher Comments This is a handy reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. Forty alphabets are presented and discussed, with entries ranging from the mainstream, such as Amharic, Chinese and Thai; to the more obscure, Buginese and Cree....
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Error and the Academic Self: The Scholarly Imagination, Medieval to Modern
by Seth Lerer Publisher Comments How and why did the academic style of writing, with its emphasis on criticism and correctness, develop? Seth Lerer suggests that the answer lies in medieval and Renaissance philology and, more specifically, in mistakes. For Lerer, erring is not simply...
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Language in the Usa : Themes for the Twenty-first Century (04 Edition)
by Edward Finegan Publisher Comments This textbook furnishes a comprehensive survey of current language issues in the U.S., exploring the nature of language variation in the United States and its social, historical and political significance. The book is divided into three sections: Part I,...
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The Harbrace Guide to Writing, Preview Edition
by Cheryl Glenn Publisher Comments The first situation-based 4-in-1 writing guide (including a rhetoric, reader, research manual and handbook), Cheryl Glenn's THE HARBRACE GUIDE TO WRITING infuses the common genres and strategies with a rhetorical awareness in the context of actual local...
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Developing Vocabulary Skills 2nd Edition
by Dennis Keen Publisher Comments This vocabulary text teaches students to analyze, understand, and remember vocabulary by developing word attack strategies.<BR>-- Readings, collaborative exercises, and contextualized activities present vocabulary.<BR>-- Suffixes, prefixes...
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History of the Alphabet: Aryan Alphabets Part 2
by Isaac Taylor Publisher Comments Volume 2 of 2. Aryan Alphabets. An account of the origin and development of letters. The writing of these volume was undertaken with the intention of compiling a brief account of recent discoveries as to the origin of the alphabet, and its subsequent...
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If You Were a Suffix (Word Fun)
by Marcie Aboff Synopsis Reading and Content Advisers/Activity/Glossary At the Library/Index/Book List/Safe Web sites at www.FactHound.com Standards for the English Language Arts Standards 3 and 6 Quizzes at www.picturewindowbooks...
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Balloons Go Up, Up, Up! (First Words)
by Kelly Doudna Publisher Comments - Full-color Photographs<BR>- Picture Word Index<BR>- More Sight Word List<BR>- Similar Objects and Topics<BR>- Use of High Frequency Words<BR>- Simple Punctuation<BR>- Supports Language Arts Learner...
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Analyzing the Grammar of English: A Brief Undergraduate Textbook
by Richard V Teschner Publisher Comments This second edition offers English and linguistics majors, advanced ESOL learners, and future ESOL instructors a descriptive analysis of the indispensable elements of English grammar. Written for the average American undergraduate and designed to be...
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Literacy & Language Diversity, 2nd Ed
by Terrence G. Wiley Synopsis The U.S. population is diverse. With nearly 20% of children and adults in the United States speaking a native language other than English, the need for information about language and literacy skills has never been greater. In this revised edition of...
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Word from the Mother:
by Geneva Smitherman Publisher Comments Geneva Smitherman presents an overview of past debates on the speech of the African Americans. Enriched by her inimitable style, this evocative study explores the relationship between language and race, as well as common perceptions of African American...
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Alphabets Old and New
by Lewis F. Day Publisher Comments Changes in Roman lettering over the centuries, for the use of craftsmen or the curious laymen. Includes hundreds of alphabets in different lettering. Contents: Descriptive list of illustrations; Art in the alphabet; Old alphabets arranged in order of...
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If You Were a Prefix (Word Fun)
by Marcie Aboff Synopsis Reading and Content Advisers/Activity/Glossary At the Library/Index/Book List/Safe Web sites at www.FactHound.com Standards for the English Language Arts Standards 3 and 6 Quizzes at www.picturewindowbooks...
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
by David Crystal Publisher Comments English is arguably the nearest thing we have to a world language, and yet it is a language with a wealth of varieties, dialects, and traditions, all developing in different ways and at different speeds. This book is a superbly written and illustrated...
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New Directions for Writers; V.2: College Writing and the World of Work.
by Cheryl And Carol Ann Ellis Reed Publisher Comments "New Directions for Writers is a student-oriented developmental writing book developed to help readers meet the writing requirements of the real world as well as the classroom. Please Provide For those interested in developing their writing skills....
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