Elements of Style 2017
Elements of Style 2017 is a major update to Strunk's grammar classic, published in 1921. Much has changed since then, and this new, expanded edition presents a set of up-to-date grammar, style, and punctuation rules for today's writers. Packed with useful advice and easy-to-follow examples, the book will help you to write well, self-edit efficiently, and produce a grammar-perfect final draft. If you write anything at all, you should have a copy of this writing guide on your desk.Bestselling author/editor Richard De A'Morelli shares his 30+ years of editorial experience and explains nearly 500 grammar, style, and punctuation rules in a clear and simple way. Read any chapter, follow the practical advice, and you will see an overnight improvement in your writing. Read a chapter a day, and in a few weeks you will be amazed by the polished quality of your final draft.- Writers of all skill levels will discover quick and easy ways to recognize and fix grammar, style, and punctuation errors in their manuscripts.- Students can use these rules to edit and polish book reports, essays, and other homework.- Teachers can use this handbook to help students learn grammar and punctuation rules without the tears.- Employees can follow these simple guidelines in the workplace to produce well-written reports, brochures, and other materials.Clear, concise writing is essential in today's world. For an author, a well-edited manuscript may bring an acceptance letter from a publisher or agent; or if you self-publish, it could generate positive reviews and sales. For students, an impressed instructor could mean an A grade; and in the workplace, a well-written report could mean a pay raise, a promotion, or the success of a business venture.Learn how to improve your grammar, style and punctuation, and take your writing to the next level with Elements of Style 2017.
Grammar Practice and Culture in Igbo Language
Welcome to Grammar Practice and Culture in Igbo Language. Language is generally an art. Further than that, Igbo Language is a communication vehicle with extensive variety. With so many dialects, the language gives the speaker such flexibility to cut and paste, cut and join, mix and match within and outside of any particular dialect. This is a language that utilizes idioms, proverbs, adage, axiom, hyperbole, euphemism and other forms of verbal communication. It is also a language that is deeply rooted in oral tradition, due to the rich historical background of the language.It is easy to see the same nuances that are found in other, and rather universal, languages. Grammar construction that utilizes nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions find good outlet in Igbo language. In a lot of places, the word 'Igbo' is presented as 'Igbo'. In this text, it is simply put as 'Igbo', the difference being an inherent diversification in the language that enables the different parts of the community to use either of those words.This text is divided into three parts thus: Grammar, Conversation, and Culture. The Grammar section deals with vowels, consonants, numbers and words. It also deals with forming sentences. The Conversation section features two characters exchanging words as well as asking and answering questions. The Culture section uses events and ceremonies to reveal the way of life of Igbo people.
Language and Dialect Contact in Ireland
Warren Maguire examines Mid-Ulster English as a key case of new dialect formation, considering the roles of language shift and dialect contact in its phonological development. He explores the different processes which led to the development of MUE through contact between dialects of English, Scots and Irish and examines the history of a wide range of consonantal and vocalic features. In addition to determining the phonological origins of MUE, Maguire shows us why the dialect developed in the way that it did and considers what the phonology of the dialect can tell us about the nature of contact between the input language varieties. In doing so, he demonstrates the kinds of analysis and techniques that can be used to explain the development of extra-territorial varieties of English and colonial dialects in complex situations of contact, and shows that Irish English provides a useful testing-ground for models of new dialect formation.As one of the oldest 'new' extra-territorial varieties of English, one which developed in a context of language and dialect contact, MUE provides an excellent opportunity to study how new dialects develop in situations of settlement colonisation.
Daycare Centre
This dual-language photostory is suitable for Spanish speaking students who are learning to read English. The photographs reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. The photostory is divided into two sections: English, followed by Spanish. This high-interest, low-vocabulary reader is suitable for adolescent and adults who are beginning readers. In this story, Val loves children and would like to work in child care. But that means going back to school. School means time and money, so Val starts saving her money and finds a volunteer job at a daycare centre. After volunteering, Val knows for sure a job in child care is what she wants to do. This title is one of twelve in the English-Spanish Bilingual series. Lexile level: 280L
Philip Kerr’s 30 Trends in ELT
In this user-friendly book, Philip Kerr provides a clear overview of key trends in ELT, identified through analysis of current ELT discourse. The book is divided into sections on language, learning, teaching and evidence for easy navigation, and covers a wide range of topics including plurilingualism, wellbeing, digital literacies, metacognition, flipped learning, gamification, mediation, and critical thinking. It explores how and why each trend is significant, discusses how it is reflected in current practice and critically evaluates its application and impact.
Power Up Level 4 Pupil’s Book
Power Up provides the perfect start to life's great adventure, creating confident learners who embrace life. Meet vibrant characters who students will love. Foster collaboration through real-world missions, deepen learners' social and cognitive skills and explore embedded exam preparation ensuring everyone reaches their full potential.
Gender Diversity and Sexuality in English Language Education
Runner up, British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Book Prize 2023 This book combines teaching-informed research studies and research-informed teaching accounts which explore English language education that engages with (a)gender and (a)sexual diversity. Informed by critical theories, critical literacy, post-structuralism, queer theory, and indigeneity/(de)coloniality, the critical perspectives in this volume consider gender and sexuality as dimensions of human life and aim to promote sexual, gender, emotional and relational wellbeing together with the construction of cultural horizons and citizenship. The chapters are organised around three interdependent areas of inquiry: 1) how educators design pedagogies and curriculums around gender diversity and sexuality, 2) how students and teachers navigate issues of gender diversity and sexuality in practice, as well as 3) how issues of gender diversity and sexuality are (not) addressed in the materials for teaching and learning English. The contributors are all teacher educators-researchers and therefore have vast experience in enacting, implementing, designing, and examining the field of English language teacher education from/for the classroom with a gender perspective in diverse settings, with chapters come from Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, Germany, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, the UK and Uruguay.
Grammar and Style Choices for College Writers
This textbook provides a practical guide to grammar and style choices for college writers, giving students a basic vocabulary for thinking and talking about language use and enabling them to make purposeful choices in their writing.Each section includes a short overview of a grammatical topic accompanied by exercises for raising the students' awareness of and skills in using specific grammatical structures. It focuses on the practical and rhetorical functions of grammatical structures as they are used in expository and analytic writing, rather than on de-contextualized grammatical rules. Students will develop a repertoire of grammatical choices and understand the strategic reasons for making these choices in their writing for various audiences. It particularly attends to the structures that present the most difficulty for college students from multilingual communities and communities where a non-standard dialect of English is used on a daily basis. This textbook can be used as a core textbook for grammar course as well as a supplementary text for composition courses. It is also suitable for courses tailored to multilingual, advanced non-native, or non-standard speakers of English.
Empower Advanced/C1 Student’s Book with eBook
The Advanced Student's Book with eBook gives learners clear learning objectives. It provides core grammar and vocabulary input alongside a mix of skills. Speaking lessons offer a unique combination of functional language, pronunciation and conversation skills, alongside video that helps learners to communicate effectively in the real world. Each unit ends with a consolidation of core language from the unit and focuses on writing within the context of a highly communicative mixed-skills lesson. This version of the Student's Book comes with access to an eBook (with audio and video) available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Upper-Intermediate/B2 Student’s Book with Digital Pack
The Upper-intermediate Student's Book with Digital Pack gives learners an immediate sense of purpose and clear learning objectives. It provides core grammar and vocabulary input alongside a mix of skills. Speaking lessons offer a unique combination of functional language, pronunciation and conversation skills, alongside video that helps learners to communicate effectively in the real world. Each unit ends with a consolidation of core language from the unit. This version of the Student's Book comes with access to a Digital Pack: Online Assessment, a mobile-friendly Digital Workbook, an eBook with audio and video, all available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Starter/A1 Student’s Book with eBook
Empower Second Edition is a six-level general English course for adult and young adults. The course is available at six levels, from beginner to advanced (CEFR A1 to C1). The Starter Student's Book with eBook gives learners clear learning objectives. It provides core grammar and vocabulary input alongside a mix of skills. Speaking lessons offer a unique combination of functional language, pronunciation and conversation skills, alongside video that helps learners to communicate effectively in the real world. Each unit ends with a consolidation of core language from the unit. This version of the Student's Book comes with access to an eBook (with audio and video) available on the Cambridge One platform.
English in China
This volume discusses and explores Chinese identity through the lens of both the Chinese and the English languages. It will be a useful resource for academics, researchers and students in the field of applied linguistics, language education and Chinese cultural studies.
Empower Advanced/C1 Combo a with Digital Pack
The Advanced Combo A Pack includes the first half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Upper-Intermediate/B2 Combo a with Digital Pack
The Upper-intermediate Combo A Pack includes the first half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Upper-Intermediate/B2 Combo B with Digital Pack
The Upper-intermediate Combo B Pack includes the second half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video, available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Advanced/C1 Combo B with Digital Pack
The Advanced Combo B Pack includes the second half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video, available on the Cambridge One platform.
Think Level 2 Teacher’s Book with Digital Pack American English
Think Second edition is the English course that develops your students as learners and challenges them to consider global issues such as climate change and important scientific discoveries. With inspirational topics and texts from around the world, pages dedicated to life competencies and focused Cambridge English exam practice, this course encourages students to think big - in English. The Student's Book pages are fully integrated into the Teacher's Book with teacher's notes, answers, mixed-ability support and references to online resources. The digital pack includes Presentation Plus, teacher's resources and class management tools, all in one place on Cambridge One.
Empowering English Language Learners
Empowering English Language Learners showcases strategies of those who teach English as a second language in pre-schools, graduate schools, secular public schools, and private Christian schools. What makes this book unique is the way each teacher evaluates teaching strategy through personal experience. This book explains what works and what doesn't. With additional contributions from: Dean Borgman Julia Davis Jean Dimock Cherry Gorton Seong Park Olga Soler Virginia D. Ward Gemma Wenger
Empower Pre-Intermediate/B1 Combo B with Digital Pack
The Pre-intermediate Combo B Pack includes the second half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video, available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Intermediate/B1＋ Student’s Book with Digital Pack, Academic Skills and Reading Plus
The Intermediate Student's Book with Digital Pack provides clear learning objectives, core grammar and vocabulary input alongside a mix of skills. Speaking lessons offer a unique combination of functional language, pronunciation and conversation skills, alongside video that helps learners to communicate effectively in the real world. Each unit ends with a consolidation of core language from the unit. This version of the Student's Book comes with a printed booklet with Academic Skills and Reading Plus and access to a Digital Pack: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook, an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video, available on Cambridge One.
Empower Elementary/A2 Combo a with Digital Pack
The Elementary Combo A Pack includes the first half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Intermediate/B1+ Combo B with Digital Pack
The Intermediate Combo B Pack includes the second half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video, available on the Cambridge One platform.
Why Do We Say That? - 202 Idioms, Phrases, Sayings & Facts! A Brief History On Where They Come From!
Why do you "call shotgun" when you want the front passenger seat? What does "letting the cat out of the bag" have to do with divulging secrets? Why do you ask people to "cut to the chase"? Why do you hear all those juicy rumors "through the grapevine"?Like many people, you've probably used idioms or phrases like these without giving them a second thought. But if you were to take a moment to step back and learn about them, you'll be pleasantly surprised to discover the mesmerizing and sometimes outright bizarre origins to these fun sayings!In Why Do We Say That? we have curated 202 of the most regularly used idioms, proverbs, turns of phrases, and colloquial terms that have the most fascinating backstories. For each phrase, we explain how it was coined, how its use evolved through the ages, and how it gained its contemporary use.Inside you will discover: What the sanitary conditions of 17th century London have to do with its "raining cats and dogs" today.What taking things "with a grain of salt" has to do with an ancient remedy for poison.What Southeast Asian warrior traditions have to do with the term "to run amuck."Why "to break a leg" became something worth aspiring to in the Elizabethan theaters.And many, many more!Click the BUY NOW button at the top of the page to unravel the mysteries behind popular English idioms.
Empower Elementary/A2 Student’s Book with Digital Pack
The Elementary Student's Book with Digital Pack gives learners an immediate sense of purpose and clear learning objectives. It provides core grammar and vocabulary input alongside a mix of skills. Speaking lessons offer a unique combination of functional language, pronunciation and conversation skills, alongside video that helps learners to communicate effectively in the real world. Each unit ends with a consolidation of core language from the unit. This version of the Student's Book comes with access to a Digital Pack: Online Assessment, a mobile-friendly Digital Workbook, an eBook with audio and video, all available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Starter/A1 Combo B with Digital Pack
The Starter Combo B Pack includes the second half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video, available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Elementary/A2 Student’s Book with Digital Pack, Academic Skills and Reading Plus
The Elementary Student's Book with Digital Pack provides clear learning objectives, core grammar and vocabulary input alongside a mix of skills. Speaking lessons offer a unique combination of functional language, pronunciation and conversation skills, alongside video that helps learners to communicate effectively in the real world. Each unit ends with a consolidation of core language from the unit. This version of the Student's Book comes with a printed booklet with Academic Skills and Reading Plus and access to a Digital Pack: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook, an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video, available on Cambridge One.
Empower Pre-Intermediate/B1 Student’s Book with Digital Pack
The Pre-intermediate Student's Book with Digital Pack gives learners an immediate sense of purpose and clear learning objectives. It provides core grammar and vocabulary input alongside a mix of skills. Speaking lessons offer a unique combination of functional language, pronunciation and conversation skills, alongside video that helps learners to communicate effectively in the real world. Each unit ends with a consolidation of core language from the unit. This version of the Student's Book comes with access to a Digital Pack: Online Assessment, a mobile-friendly Digital Workbook, an eBook with audio and video, all available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Intermediate/B1+ Combo a with Digital Pack
The Intermediate Combo A Pack includes the first half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Pre-Intermediate/B1 Combo a with Digital Pack
The Pre-intermediate Combo A Pack includes the first half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video available on the Cambridge One platform.
Empower Starter/A1 Combo a with Digital Pack
The Starter Combo A Pack includes the first half of the Student's Book and print Workbook. The Digital Pack includes: Online Assessment, Digital Workbook and an eBook with audio and video, and Documentary Video available on the Cambridge One platform
Hieroglyphic Vocabulary Hardcover
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Idiom Attack Vol. 2 - English Idioms & Phrases for Doing Business (French Edition)
Idiom Attack 2 - Doing Business (French Edition) Attaque d'idiomes 2 - Le monde des affaires English Idioms for ESL Learners: With 300+ Idioms in 25 Themed Chapters Are you confused by common sayings in the English language? Discover the hidden meanings of English idioms to help you communicate with confidence. Are you worried that you're missing out on the conversation? Do you want to strengthen your English language skills? As ESL educators, Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma have decades of teaching experience across the world. After helping classrooms full of students navigate the treacherous waters of the English language, they've created a series of books to help you too! Idiom Attack: Doing Business (French Edition) is a densely-packed resource that contains 300+ of the most common and relevant idioms for living, loving and doing business in North America in both English and French. Through Idiom Attack, you'll discover definitions, contextualized examples, and practice questions. Before you know it, you'll be using English language idioms in your own everyday conversations like a native English speaker and impressing people with your business English. In Idiom Attack, you'll discover: The three-step training process will help you quickly learn new concepts in English with translations in French Easy-to-follow sections are separated by topic to help you find exactly what you're looking for Clear meme-like illustrations help boost your memorization of idioms and their usage Convenient stories, crosswords, and fill-in-the-blank worksheets at the end of each chapter improve your English retention and conversational abilities A collection of idioms commonly found in the workplace, and much, much more! Idiom Attack is a must-have tool for ESL learners at intermediate and advanced levels. If you like easy-to-use guides, multi-format approaches to learning, and expert advice, then you'll love Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma's in-depth look at American idioms. Am矇liorez vos connaissances en anglais avec 300 idiomes indispensables ? la conversation courante, gr璽ce ? notre m矇thode d'apprentissage en trois 矇tapes vous permettant de m矇moriser et d'utiliser ces expressions dans la vie quotidienne ! Ajoutez 300 idiomes cl矇s ? vos munitions ! Utilisez des expressions idiomatiques courantes sur 25 th癡mes diff矇rents ! Apprentissage rapide gr璽ce ? notre m矇thode en trois 矇tapes ! Buy Idiom Attack to finally take part in the discussion today! Come to IdiomAttack.com for more
Reading B1
Practise and prepare for the B1 Reading testThis book contains ten complete practice tests for the Cambridge English B1 Preliminary Reading, previously known as the Preliminary Certificate in English (PET).These sample tests have been written to closely replicate the Cambridge PET Reading exam experience, and so each test follows the same structure and wording as official B1 Preliminary Reading papers.Candidates of all ages can take the B1 Preliminary test. In this book we have provided content with topics applicable to all age groups, including adult learners.In the examination, candidates will need to: answer multiple-choice questions to show understanding of short messages, as well as longer texts.match people to the correct service, holiday, experience, etc. that they are looking for.complete a text in which sentences have been removed by choosing the correct sentence.Answers includedThis resource includes answer keys, providing a large bank of high-quality practice material for students preparing for the Cambridge B1 Preliminary.About the authorMichael Macdonald is a teacher, ELT writer and blogger. He has helped to prepare thousands of Cambridge candidates for exams. He is the Director of Prosperity English Language Academy.
Idiom Attack Vol. 2 - English Idioms & Phrases for Doing Business (Trad. Chinese Edition)
Idiom Attack Vol. 2 - Doing Business (Trad. Chinese Edition) 成語攻擊 2 - 職場必備 English Idioms for ESL Learners: With 300+ Idioms in 25 Themed Chapters Are you confused by common sayings in the English language? Discover the hidden meanings of English idioms to help you communicate with confidence. Are you worried that you're missing out on the conversation? Do you want to strengthen your English language skills? As ESL educators, Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma have decades of teaching experience across the world. After helping classrooms full of students navigate the treacherous waters of the English language, they've created a series of books to help you too! Idiom Attack: Doing Business (Traditional Chinese Edition) is a densely-packed resource that contains 300+ of the most common and relevant idioms for living, loving and doing business in North America in both English and Traditional Chinese. Through Idiom Attack, you'll discover definitions, contextualized examples, and practice questions. Before you know it, you'll be using English language idioms in your own everyday conversations like a native English speaker and impressing people with your business English. In Idiom Attack, you'll discover: The three-step training process will help you quickly learn new concepts in English with translations in Traditional Chinese Easy-to-follow sections are separated by topic to help you find exactly what you're looking for Clear meme-like illustrations help boost your memorization of idioms and their usage Convenient stories, crosswords, and fill-in-the-blank worksheets at the end of each chapter improve your English retention and conversational abilities A collection of idioms commonly found in the workplace, and much, much more! Idiom Attack is a must-have tool for ESL learners at intermediate and advanced levels. If you like easy-to-use guides, multi-format approaches to learning, and expert advice, then you'll love Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma's in-depth look at American idioms. 用每日會話需要的關鍵片語,透過3階段訓練,升級你的英語技巧。讓你駕輕就熟,有效地使用關鍵片語。 為你的英語彈藥庫增加300個關鍵成語 25個主題及每天必備的成語一次到位 3步驟訓練讓你學得又快又輕鬆 Buy Idiom Attack to finally take part in the discussion today! Come to IdiomAttack.com for more
Idiom Attack Vol. 2 - English Idioms & Phrases for Doing Business (German Edition)
Idiom Attack 2 - Doing Business (German Edition) Angriff der Redewendungen 1 - Gesch瓣fte machen English Idioms for ESL Learners: With 300+ Idioms in 25 Themed Chapters Are you confused by common sayings in the English language? Discover the hidden meanings of English idioms to help you communicate with confidence. Are you worried that you're missing out on the conversation? Do you want to strengthen your English language skills? As ESL educators, Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma have decades of teaching experience across the world. After helping classrooms full of students navigate the treacherous waters of the English language, they've created a series of books to help you too! Idiom Attack 2: Doing Business (German Edition) is a densely-packed resource that contains 300+ of the most common and relevant idioms for living, loving and doing business in North America in both English and German. Through Idiom Attack, you'll discover definitions, contextualized examples, and practice questions. Before you know it, you'll be using English language idioms in your own everyday conversations like a native English speaker and impressing people with your business English. In Idiom Attack, you'll discover: The three-step training process will help you quickly learn new concepts in English with translations in German Easy-to-follow sections are separated by topic to help you find exactly what you're looking for Clear meme-like illustrations help boost your memorization of idioms and their usage Convenient stories, crosswords, and fill-in-the-blank worksheets at the end of each chapter improve your English retention and conversational abilities A collection of idioms commonly found in the workplace, and much, much more! Idiom Attack is a must-have tool for ESL learners at intermediate and advanced levels. If you like easy-to-use guides, multi-format approaches to learning, and expert advice, then you'll love Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma's in-depth look at American idioms. Baue deine Englisch-Kenntnisse mit wichtigen Redewendungen f羹r die t瓣gliche Konversation aus - durch einen dreischrittigen Trainingsprozess, durch den du mit Redewendungen vertraut wirst und sie t瓣glich effektiv einzusetzen lernst! Stocke deinen Wortschatz mit 300 wichtigen Redewendungen auf! Mach dich bereit f羹r 25 Themen mit allt瓣glichen Redewendungen! Lerne schnell durch ein Trainingsprogramm in drei Schritten! Buy Idiom Attack to finally take part in the discussion today! Come to IdiomAttack.com for more
How Language Speaks to Music
Prosody as a system of suprasegmental linguistic information such as rhythm and intonation is a prime candidate for looking at the relation between language and music in a principled way. This claim is based on several aspects: First, prosody is concerned with acoustic correlates of language and music that are directly comparable with each other by their physical properties such as duration and pitch. Second, prosodic accounts suggest a hierarchical organization of prosodic units that not only resembles a syntactic hierarchy, but is viewed as (part of) an interface to syntax. Third, prosody provides a very promising ground for evolutionary accounts of language and music. Fourth, bilateral transfer effects between language and music are best illustrated on the level of prosody. Highlighting the first two aspects, this book shows that it is a fruitful endeavor to use prosody for a principled comparison of language and music. In its broader sense, prosody as sound structure of communicative systems may be considered a 罈meta竄-language that formalizes the way of "how music speaks to language and vice versa". Prosody is firmly established within linguistic theory, but is also applied in the musical domain. Therefore, prosody is not just a field of inquiry that shares elements or features between music and language, but can additionally provide a common conceptual ground.
Coarticulation in Phonology
There is debate about how coarticulation is represented in speakers' mental grammar, as well as the role that coarticulation plays in explaining synchronic and diachronic sound patterns across languages. This Element takes an individual-differences approach in examining nasal coarticulation in production and perception in order to understand how coarticulation is used phonologically in American English. Experiment 1 examines coarticulatory variation across 60 speakers. The relationship between speaking rate and coarticulation is used to classify three types of coarticulation. Experiment 2 is a perception study relating the differences in realization of coarticulation across speakers to listeners' identification of lexical items. The author demonstrates that differences in speaker-specific patterns of coarticulation reflect differences in the phonologization of vowel nasalization. Results support predictions made by models that propose an active role by both speakers and listeners in using coarticulatory variation to express lexical contrasts and view coarticulation as represented in an individual's grammar.
English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa
English-Medium Instruction (EMI) is a rapidly growing global phenomenon in countries where English is a second or foreign language. This book focuses on empirical research studies conducted on this growing trend in the Middle East and North Africa, an under-researched area with regards to the effects and challenges of the implementation of EMI in higher education. The contributors are researchers with first-hand experience in countries in the region, including Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Turkey. Each chapter follows a consistent structure, allowing comparisons to be drawn between policies and practices in different countries. Topics covered include investigating perceptions and attitudes of both students and lecturers, opportunities and challenges afforded by EMI, as well as the evolution of EMI practices. By exploring these issues, through the lens of a decolonial critical approach, this volume informs theory underlying research into the phenomenon of EMI in the region.
Passages Level 1 Student’s Book with Digital Pack
Passages Third edition is the perfect follow-up to any four-skills program and is designed to seamlessly follow Interchange or Four Corners. It is one of the world's most successful upper-level American English courses, opening the door for students to communicate with greater fluency and proficiency.
Listening C2
Practise and prepare for the C2 listening testThis book contains 6 complete practice tests for the Cambridge English C2 Proficiency Listening, previously known as the CPE. These sample tests have been written to closely replicate the Cambridge C2 Listening exam experience and so each test follows the same structure and wording as official Listening papers.Audio available onlineEach book contains a unique code to access and download the audio for your tests.The audio is stored in a Google Drive and can be downloaded at any time.Answers includedThe book includes: answer keysaudio transcripts...providing a large bank of high-quality practice material for students preparing for the Cambridge C2 Proficiency.About the authorJane Turner is an associate lecturer in EAP/EFL at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, and an EFL materials writer for international exam boards, universities and publishers. She previously worked as a Cambridge ESOL examiner for the British Council, and holds an MA in Education Management and Cambridge CELTA and DELTA.
Construction Grammar
What do speakers of a language have to know, and what can they 'figure out' on the basis of that knowledge, in order for them to use their language successfully? This is the question at the heart of Construction Grammar, an approach to the study of language that views all dimensions of language as equal contributors to shaping linguistic expressions. The trademark characteristic of Construction Grammar is the insight that language is a repertoire of more or less complex patterns - constructions - that integrate form and meaning. This textbook shows how a Construction Grammar approach can be used to analyse the English language, offering explanations for language acquisition, variation and change. It covers all levels of syntactic description, from word-formation and inflectional morphology to phrasal and clausal phenomena and information-structure constructions. Each chapter includes exercises and further readings, making it an accessible introduction for undergraduate students of linguistics and English language.
Construction Grammar
What do speakers of a language have to know, and what can they 'figure out' on the basis of that knowledge, in order for them to use their language successfully? This is the question at the heart of Construction Grammar, an approach to the study of language that views all dimensions of language as equal contributors to shaping linguistic expressions. The trademark characteristic of Construction Grammar is the insight that language is a repertoire of more or less complex patterns - constructions - that integrate form and meaning. This textbook shows how a Construction Grammar approach can be used to analyse the English language, offering explanations for language acquisition, variation and change. It covers all levels of syntactic description, from word-formation and inflectional morphology to phrasal and clausal phenomena and information-structure constructions. Each chapter includes exercises and further readings, making it an accessible introduction for undergraduate students of linguistics and English language.
An Introduction to Field Phonetics
This articulatory phonetics course is designed especially for students whose aim is to learn an unwritten language. It teaches how to pronounce and transcribe virtually all the known sounds of the world's languages. The authors incorporate data from current research on a number of sounds, including two recently documented sounds (the labial flap and the interdental approximant). The McKinneys also provide fresh information on fortis-lenis consonants based on research of the Nigerian language, Jju. The majority of the book teaches the articulatory details of specific speech sounds, but chapters also include acoustic phonetics, palatography, the fascinating area of dialectal differences, and practical considerations for conducting phonetic field work. Anecdotes from the authors' and others' field experiences enliven the book. Another strength is phonetic exercises given in each chapter and the Appendices that cite data from many of the lesser-known languages of the world. An extensive Glossary and list of references help to not only review the basic concepts, but also provide resources for the interested student to dig deeper. Norris McKinney (Ph.D., University of Michigan) and Carol McKinney (Ph.D., Southern Methodist University) conducted fieldwork for over ten years while living among the Bajju people of northern Nigeria. Both have taught articulatory phonetics, and Norris also taught acoustic phonetics. He began writing this book as an update on data taught in SIL phonetics courses. Norris passed away before this book could be published, and Carol has brought this work to completion on his behalf.
Think Starter Teacher’s Book with Digital Pack American English
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