This second edition of The Handbook of Linguistics provides an updated and timely overview of the field of linguistics. The editor's broad definition of the field ensures that the book may be read by those seeking a comprehensive introduction to the subject, but with little or no prior knowledge of the area. Building on the popular first edition, The Handbook of Linguistics, Second Edition features new and revised content reflecting advances within the discipline. New chapters expand the already broad coverage of the Handbook to address and take account of key changes within the field in the intervening years.
This bestselling workbook provides a resource for students studying towards the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam. It has been written for students at intermediate level and above, and is particularly appropriate for anyone who plans to study or train at an English-speaking college or university.Fully updated for this fourth edition, the book provides exercises to help teach and build general and topic-specific vocabulary related to the IELTS test and also covers grammar, use of English, comprehension and spelling.
The first edition of The Chicago Manual of Style was the most extensive revision in those days. The Manual-more comprehensive and easy to use will remain the essential reference for authors, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers in any field. This is the unique first edition of this manual.
new headway intermediate thrd edition teacher's bookThis course offers: the development of speaking, points of discussion and exchange of information, including a large number of people interviewed; skills to narrative, telling and writing stories in a given genre; development of the written English language; correction of errors, description of rights, facilities, history, info on fax and e-mail, ads; development of communication skills written; connecting words, the introductory speech, the development of the organization and style and more - a lot of new vocabulary. 14 lessons. 90-100 hours of classroom work.
Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course (4th Edition)
Now in a fourth edition, this bestselling introductory textbook remains the cornerstone volume for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). Its chapters have been fully updated, and reorganized where appropriate, to provide a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the field and its related disciplines. To reflect current developments, new sections on using learner corpora, semantics and morphosyntax (within formal approaches to SLA), sociocultural approaches, gesture, priming research, and chaos theory have been added. Students will also find expanded discussions of heritage language learning, bilingualism, pragmatics, and much more.
