Usage of recently fashionable "politicaly correct" language. Resource text compiled into Windows help format from University College Cork web site where they say, quote,"University College Cork has a policy of Equality of Opportunity and is committed to working towards creating a work and study environment which is free of sexism and sexual harassment. The use of non-sexist, gender-neutral language is an essential part of this policy".
Written with the non-specialist in mind, this third edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide's attractive style and layout, delightful original passages and exotic scripts will continue to fascinate all language scholars and linguists. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include more languages, more countries and current data on populations.
This indispensable resource contains information on nearly 600 languages-individual descriptions of 200 languages with sample passages and English translations; concise notes on where each language is spoken and its history, alphabet and pronunciation; coverage of every country in the world and its main language and speaker numbers; English borrowings from other languages; an introduction to language families. This will be your passport to the speech of the world.
Cutting Edge is a multi-level course for adults and young adults. It combines rich international content, comprehensive grammar, and real-life functional language within an easy to teach structure. The advanced level is for students at FCE level and beyond who want to enrich their knowledge of the language. It contains clear and extensive grammar practice exercises and tasks and activities to develop competence in all four skills, particularly speaking. It focuses on phrases and language 'chunks' to extend vocabulary quickly, also contains pronunciation work.
Professor Spolsky explores the requirements for a general theory of second language learning, and considers the relevance of such a theory for language teaching.
Doctor Dolittle's Delusion: Animals and the Uniqueness of Human Language Winner of the 2004 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division Annual Award Competition in the Psychology category
Can animals be taught a human language and use it to communicate? Or is human language unique to human beings, just as many complex behaviors of other species are uniquely theirs? This engrossing book explores communication and cognition in animals and humans from a linguistic point of view and asserts that animals are not capable of acquiring or using human language.
