Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections - introduction, development, exploration and extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.
Child Language: - provides a comprehensive overview of language acquisition in children - introduces students to key theories and concerns such as innateness, the role of input and the relation of language to other cognitive functions - teaches students the skills needed to analyze children's language - includes sections on the bilingual child and atypical language development - provides classic readings by key names in the field, such as Brian MacWhinney, Richard Cromer, Jean Aitchison and Eve Clark.
Proceedings of the Child Language Seminar, University of Wales, Bangor, School of English and Linguistics, Mar. 28-30, 1994.
Comprises 17 of the papers presented at the Child Language Seminar, U. of Wales, Bangor in 1994. Contributors from Canada, Switzerland, Italy, The Netherlands, and Britain provide an international perspective on current developments. Papers address topics including bilingualism, comprehension, computer modelling of language acquisition, exceptional language and literacy, language disorders, phonological development, syntactic development, and sign language. Lacks an index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
This volume is a collection of papers that explore the nature of the interfaces of syntax with semantics, phonology, and discourse. The papers investigate the various ways in which elliptical structures are related to these interfaces. As such, they not only make a valuable contribution to generative linguistic research but, more generally, help to deepen our understanding of the relation between form and meaning in natural language.
Analogical Modeling (AM) is an exemplar-based general theory of description that uses both neighbours and non-neighbours (under certain well-defined conditions of homogeneity) to predict language behaviour. This book provides a basic introduction to AM, compares the theory with nearest-neighbour approaches, and discusses the most recent advances in the theory, including psycholinguistic evidence, applications to specific languages, the problem of categorization, and how AM relates to alternative approaches of language description (such as instance families, neural nets, connectionism, and optimality theory).
The four-level "Top Notch TV Video Course," by Joan Saslow and Allen Ascher, builds both listening comprehensions skills and productive language skills. Each level of "Top Notch TV" consists of a hilarious TV-style situation comedy and authentic on-the-street interviews. In addition, five original pop songs and karaoke help reinforce new language. "Top Notch TV" is available in DVD or VHS format and comes packaged with photocopiable Activity Worksheets and Teaching Notes.
