Remember the time when a relative coined a new word -- at a family occasion or under some unusual circumstance? Such expressions are passed down across generations, enriching the lore and joy of family life. Now, finally, Paul Dickon, author of the bestselling Words and The Official Rules, has collected 750 of these words from families all over the country.
"Little Words" is an interdisciplinary examination of the functions and change in the use of clitics, pronouns, determiners, conjunctions, discourse particles, auxiliary/light verbs, prepositions, and other little words that have played a central role in linguistic theory and in language acquisition research. Leading scholars present advanced research in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse function, historical development, variation, and acquisition by children and adults.
Top Songs offer a delightful collection of English songs and chants for memorable language learning. Some of the songs also appear in the I-Spy course, but the videos can be used with any beginners course for children in primary school. Each song is initially presented with an animated sequence, and with the words appearing on screen. The song is then performed by children, who do actions for pupils to follow and copy in class.
The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures. Eyewitness Titanic is DK's classic look at the history of the Titanic, now reissued with a CD and wall chart.
• The PM series was developed to ensure that children would have positive experiences and enjoy reading from the first moment they are exposed to books • Over 700 different titles covering fantasy, history, fiction, folktales, verse, song, and informational text • Sentence structure, choice of words, and introduction of high frequency words have been carefully chosen
