Elizabeth Closs Traugott and Graeme Trousdale develop an approach to language change based on construction grammar. Construction grammar is a theory of signs construed at the level of the phrase, clause, and complex sentence. Until now it has been mainly synchronic. The authors use it to reconceptualize grammaticalization (the process by which verbs like 'to have' lose semantic content and gain grammatical functions, or word order moves from discourse-prominent to syntax-prominent), and lexicalization (in which idioms become fixed and complex words simplified).
The tropical rain forest is one of the most complex ecosystems on earth and needs to be protected. This is the flipbook version of the True Book with page-turning and read-along features, chapter tabs, and vocabulary terms indentified and defined. The 'book' has been transformed into a versatile digital resource enabling the student to exercise the non-linear reading and viewing behaviors that are known to take place with digital content. It also allows students to graduate from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn' and master content area knowledge in science and social studies. Reading Level: Grades 3 - 5
Assure your mastery of maternal and newborn nursing knowledge while improving your critical-thinking and test-taking skills. An easy-to-follow format parallels the content of your course, topic by topic, resulting in maternal and newborn content made manageable.
Winningham's Critical Thinking Cases in Nursing, 5E
Develop your critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills with 150 realistic case studies from the four major clinical practice areas: medical-surgical, pediatric, maternity, and psychiatric/mental health nursing. Each case covers a common problem, drawn from actual clinical experiences and written by nurses who are clinical experts. All cases have been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect current clinical practices, with integrated content on pharmacology, nutrition, and diagnostic/laboratory tests to encourage you to think critically about all aspects of care.
Non-fiction graded reader series with cross-curricular content for primary – supports CLIL
These motivating non-fiction readers are rich in content and beautifully illustrated. Fascinating information in carefully graded language appeals to a broad range of students and supports English across the curriculum, making the series perfect for CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). Stunning colour photos, maps, diagrams and charts support understanding, while activities and projects develop language and critical thinking skills.
