Analysing Conversation An Introduction to Prosody

By: Reed, Beatrice Szczepek

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Publisher: United Kingdom, Palgrave Macmillan: 6/Oct/2010

Seller ID: 21304

77 figures 272 Spoken interaction is impossible without prosody. Intonation, pitch register, tempo, rhythm, pausing, loudness and voice quality all contribute to the spontaneous negotiation process that is everyday talk. This highly accessible introduction to the prosody and analysis of everyday conversation explains basic concepts and methods of interpretation using a wealth of examples from real-life conversations. Readers are introduced to the many conversational prac... View more info

Analyzing Syntax A Lexical-Functional Approach

By: Kroeger, Paul

Price: $71.95

Publisher: United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press: 27/May/2004

Seller ID: 7071

11 tables 340 Analyzing Syntax: A Lexical-Functional Approach is a comprehensive and accessible textbook on syntactic analysis, designed for students of linguistics at advanced undergraduate or graduate level. Working within the 'Lexical Functional Grammar' (LFG) approach, it provides students with a framework for analyzing and describing grammatical structure, using extensive examples from both European and non-European languages. Topics covered include: tests for const... View more info

Electronic Discourse Linguistic Individuals in Virtual Space

By: Davis, Boyd H., Brewer, Jeutonne

Price: $49.50

Publisher: United States, State University of New York Press: 5/Sep/1997

Seller ID: 6165

Illustrations 196 Investigates the new world of computer conferencing and details how writers use language when their social interaction is exclusively enacted through text on screens.This book examines interactive electronic discourse, exposing use of language that has the immediacy characteristic of speech and the permanence characteristic of writing. The authors created an asynchronous mainframe conference for language and linguistics classes in which they presente... View more info

Essential Readings on Vocabulary Instruction

By: Graves, Michael F.

Price: $49.95

Publisher: United States, International Reading Association: 15/Jan/2010

Seller ID: 20961

Illustrations 176 This convenient resource offers 14 outstanding articles on the critical topic of vocabulary instruction, compiled and introduced by noted expert Michael F. Graves. The articles, drawn from IRA books, journals, and other sources, represent the best thinking of leaders in the field of vocabulary teaching and learning. The cornerstone of the "IRA Library: Vocabulary" collection, this book is ideal for use in teacher education or for group or indivi... View more info

Frontiers of Phonology Atoms, Structures and Derivations

By: Durand, Jacques, Katamba, Francis

Price: $73.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis Ltd: 30/Apr/1995

Seller ID: 6182

Illustrations 432 Frontiers of Phonology is a collection of essays that present a selective overview of trends in the linguistic analysis of sound structure. The essays are written by specialists from Europe, Canada and the USA and discuss issues from three broad areas of phonology: the nature and representation of phonological features; the role and structure of the skeletal tier and syllable structure; and the competing claims of derivational and declarative approaches... View more info

Global Literacies and the World Wide Web

By: Hawisher, Gail E., Selfe, Cynthia L.

Price: $57.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis Ltd: 21/Oct/1999

Seller ID: 6177

4 black & white tables 312 The World Wide Web is transforming the way that information is distributed, received and acted upon. Global Literacies and the World Wide Web provides a critical examination of the new on line literacy practices and values, and how these are determined by national, cultural and educational contexts. Gail Hawisher and Cynthia L. Selfe have brought together scholars from around the world, including: Mexico, Hungary, Australia, Palau, Cuba, Scotla... View more info

Idioms and Idiomaticity

By: Fernando, Chitra

Price: $79.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Oxford University Press: 1/Nov/1996

Seller ID: 3321

184 The series will provide much-needed descriptions of modern English which take the revelations of recent research into account. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of idioms and idiomaticity from a functional perspective. It examines the use of idioms in discourse to combine the novel and the conventional, to convey representations of the world, evaluate people and situations, signal conviviality or conflict, and create coherent, cohesive texts. The book goes... View more info

Imagine That! with CD-ROM / Audio CD Mental Imagery in the EFL Classroom

By: Puchta, Herbert, Rinvolucri, Mario, Arnold, Jane

Price: $50.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press: 27/Jan/2008

Seller ID: 14439

Illustrations 192 Imagine That! explores new ways to enliven your classroom by opening 'the mind's eye, ear and heart' with over 70 motivating activities that help your students learn more effectively. Using more of their inner resources, students will find greater personal meaning in the classroom experience. Imagine That! presents a clear introduction to mental imagery, stressing its importance for our cognitive processes in general and for better language learning. A ... View more info

Introduction to Pragmatics

By: Mey, Jacob L.

Price: $47.25

Publisher: United Kingdom, John Wiley and Sons Ltd: 30/Apr/1994

Edition: Reprinted

Seller ID: 6191

references, index 368 This text provides a succinct introduction to the field of pragmatics, the study of language from the point of view of its users - of the choices they make, the constraints they encounter in using language in social interaction and the effects their use of language has on other participants in an act of communication. Reviewing the work of Austin, Grice, Searle, Sacks and others, the book includes chapters on what we say when we do not say (explicit... View more info

Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics, An

By: Eggins, Suzanne

Price: $46.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC: 1/Feb/2005

Edition: 2

Seller ID: 1763

black & white illustrations 384 This edition incorporates several important developments within systemic linguistics, including a new chapter on the logical relations of the clause complex, and discussion of the application of systemic linguistics to the analysis of multi-modal texts. (ISBN: 9780826457868 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 1763) View more info

Language Learning and Deafness

By: Strong, Michael, Richards, Jack C.

Price: $54.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press: 29/Jan/1988

Seller ID: 3304

43 tables, 18 line diagrams 316 An important new collection of original papers dealing with essential issues and research in the learning of language by deaf people. The book addresses issues in the fields of second language acquisition and deafness, and draws upon the fields of linguistics, psychology, and education. Of particular importance is the relationship between the learning of English by the deaf and by hearing speakers of other languages. The first five chapter... View more info

Learning Together Peer Tutoring in Higher Education

By: Falchikov, Nancy

Price: $73.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis Ltd: 6/Sep/2001

Seller ID: 6167

black & white illustrations 336 The number of students in higher education has expanded dramatically in recent years, but funding has not kept pace with this growth. The result is less contact time for lecturers and their students, and corresponding worries about how the quality of teaching and learning can be improved. Peer tutoring is one method which is growing in popularity, and has already proved successful in a number of countries. This book provides an introductio... View more info

Linking Assessment, Teaching and Learning

By: N/A

Price: $45.50

Publisher: Australia, Era Publications Pty.Ltd: 31/Jul/2004

Edition: 2nd Edition

Seller ID: 9440

Teacher Resource Book 212 (ISBN: 9780731239450 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 9440) View more info

Listening to Spoken English

By: Brown, Gillian

Price: $69.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis Ltd: 9/Jul/1990

Edition: 2nd ed

Seller ID: 6183

black & white illustrations 192 First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. (ISBN: 9780582052970 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 6183) View more info

Literacy Labyrinth

By: Bull

Price: $64.95

Publisher: United Kingdom, Pearson Education Limited: 27/Jul/1996

Seller ID: 2987

240 x 190mm. 295 "The Literacy Labyrinth" is written to provide students with a broad introduction to knowledge about literacy learning and teaching. It presents a comprehensive range of current and classical theoretical perspectives in a balanced yet challenging way, encouraging the reader to examine their reactions to theory and form their own informed approach to literacy teaching and learning. It is also suitable for graduates wishing to update their knowledg... View more info

Phonetics For Dummies

By: Katz, William F.

Price: $27.95

Publisher: United States, John Wiley & Sons Inc: 29/Nov/2013

Seller ID: 26105

black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures 384 The clear and easy way to understand the science behind speech Phonetics is the scientific study of speech sounds, and deals with how people produce speech and hear specific speech features. Phonetics is a required course for all speech language pathologists and linguists, and is also taken by students of English, Language teaching, Theatre, Voice Acting, Telecommunication, and Forensics. Phonetics For Dumm... View more info

Professional Perspectives: Talking Business Inclass Speaking Activities for Professional Students. Speaking Activities for Professional Students

By: Sion, Christopher

Price: $46.50

Publisher: United Kingdom, Delta Publishing: 1/Jan/2004

Seller ID: 14124

Professional Perspectives S.. Speaking Activities for Professional Students 250 (ISBN: 9781900783644 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 14124) View more info

Roles of Teachers and Learners

By: Wright, Tony

Price: $42.95

Publisher: United Kingdom, Oxford University Press: 18/Jun/1987

Edition: 2nd Impression

Seller ID: 5985

illustrations 176 (ISBN: 9780194371339 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 5985) View more info

Seven Ways of Looking at Language

By: Macaulay, Ronald

Price: $39.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Palgrave Macmillan: 24/Nov/2010

Seller ID: 21303

6 graphs, 10 black & white line drawings, 1 maps 216 From the publication of Noam Chomsky's revolutionary Syntactic Structures in 1957, to the counter-revolutions that followed, linguistics has seen many fashions over the years. With new ideas and discoveries constantly challenging the ways we look at language, Ronald Macaulay provides a brief and lively introduction to some of the different approaches linguists have taken to the study of language in all its complexity. ... View more info

Social Change and Cultural Transformation in Australia

By: Jamrozik, Adam, Boland, Cathy (University of Sydney), Urquhart, Robert

Price: $19.95

Publisher: United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press: 1/Jan/1995

Seller ID: 5842

33 tables 277 The face of Australian society has been transformed since World War II with the arrival of more than one hundred different ethnic groups. During the 1980s 'multicultural' became the term used to describe this new society. While hundreds of reports, surveys and books have been devoted to analysing multiculturalism, few studies have looked systematically at the impact of ethnic diversity on Australian culture and institutions.This book looks beyond the rhetor... View more info

Speakers, Listeners and Communication Explorations in Discourse Analysis

By: Brown, Gillian

Price: $61.95

Publisher: United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press: 3/Feb/1997

Edition: New ed

Seller ID: 5845

black & white illustrations 268 In this book Gillian Brown draws on a wide range of examples of discourse analysis to explore the ways in which speakers and listeners use language collaboratively to talk about what they can see in front of them and about a series of events. She examines the conditions under which communication is successful, and the conditions under which it sometimes fails. The focus of her attention is upon the listener's role, as the listener tries to... View more info

Teaching and Learning in Further Education

By: Huddlestone, Prue, Unwin, Lorna, Huddleston, Prue (University of Warwick)

Price: $48.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Taylor & Francis Ltd: 24/Jul/1997

Seller ID: 6168

Illustrations, maps 208 This work is designed for those preparing to teach and support students in further education or for those new to teaching and working in the sector. It provides a practical guide to teaching and learning within the context of the changing further education (FE) environment. The book addresses the diverse nature of the curriculum and of the student body for which it is designed. It suggests strategies for teaching and recording achievement as well ... View more info

Using Functional Grammar 2nd Edition An Explorer's Guide. An Explorer's Guide

By: Butt, David, Spinks, Sue, Yallop, Colin

Price: $42.99

Publisher: Australia, NCELTR Publications (National Centre For English Language Teaching and Research): 30/Apr/2000

Edition: 2nd ed

Seller ID: 710

illustrations 360 Revised and expanded to incorporate the needs of language educators.This text acts as a guide for those new to the field of functional grammar by building up a picture of what functional grammar means and how it operates. (ISBN: 9781864085501 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 710) View more info

Using New Technology in the Classroom

By: Brown, Kristine, Burns, Anne

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Australia, NCELTR Publications (National Centre For English Language Teaching and Research): 1/Jan/1999

Seller ID: 6175

210mm. 51 This book gives a brief overview of current theory followed by strategies and practical suggestions from practising teachers. (ISBN: 9781864085594 - When referring to this item please quote our stock ID: 6175) View more info

Virtual Connections Online Activities and Projects for Networking Language Learners

By: Warschauer, Mark

Price: $34.95

Publisher: United States, University of Hawai'i Press: 31/Dec/1995

Seller ID: 5802

illustrations 416 This guide lists electronic discussion lists, bulletin boards, and conferences related to second language teaching and learning that may be of use in the second language classroom. It also offers suggestions for the use of these resources in teaching. The guide has three main sections. The first, devoted to electronic communication in a single class, discusses teacher-student dialogue through online journals and virtual office hours, use of electronic m... View more info

Words Work Activities for Developing Vocabulary, Style, and Critical Thinking. Activities for Developing Vocabulary, Style, and Critical Thinking

By: Carnicelli

Price: $29.99

Publisher: United States, Heinemann USA: 1/Oct/2001

Seller ID: 1749

229 x 184 x 13mm. : Activities for Developing Vocabulary, Style, and Critical Thinking 224 "Like many English teachers," Tom Carnicelli says, "I've felt my students would read, write, and even think better if they knew more about words." The solution he offers couldn't be simpler: integrated activities in which students explore words and, at the same time, develop their language arts and thinking skills. This way teachers can pay more attention to word ... View more info