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91. Philosophy of Language

    Edited by A. P. Martinich

    Series: Critical Concepts in Philosophy

    What do ‘meaning’ and ‘truth’ mean? And how are they situated in the concrete practices of linguistic communication? What is the relationship between words and the world? How—with words—can people do such varied things as marry, inaugurate a president, and declare a country’s independence? How is...

    Published November 13th 2008 by Routledge
92. Contact Languages

    Edited by John Holm, Susanne Michaelis

    Series: Critical Concepts in Linguistics

    Contact has always been a normal part of the development of languages, from those of ancient empires, those of colonial expansion, and to those of our globalizing planet today. Pidgin and creole studies have merged with the study of other language contact phenomena (adult second-language...

    Published October 26th 2008 by Routledge
93. Using Priming Methods in Second Language Research

    By Kim McDonough, Pavel Trofimovich

    Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

    Using Priming Methods in Second Language Research is an accessible introduction to the use of auditory, semantic, and syntactic priming methods for second language (L2) processing and acquisition research. It provides a guide for the use, design, and implementation of priming tasks and an overview...

    Published October 19th 2008 by Routledge
94. Language: A Linguistic Introduction to History

    Edited by J. Vendryes

    Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

    Published October 9th 2008 by Routledge
95. The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English

    Edited by Tom Dalzell

    The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the ultimate record of modern American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer lively examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers,...

    Published September 22nd 2008 by Routledge
96. History of English

    A Resource Book for Students

    By Dan McIntyre

    Series: Routledge English Language Introductions

    History of English provides students with the historical and contextual background to the study of English and answers the questions of why and how the English language has come to be written and spoken as it is today. This book provides a fresh perspective and innovative insight into an...

    Published July 29th 2008 by Routledge
97. Practical Phonetics and Phonology

    A Resource Book for Students, 2nd Edition

    By Beverley S. Collins, Inger M. Mees

    Series: Routledge English Language Introductions

    Practical Phonetics and Phonology: presents the essentials of the subject in a lively way whilst stressing the day-to-day applications of phonetics and phonology covers all the core concepts of speech science such as: the phoneme, syllable structure, production of speech, vowel and consonant...

    Published March 9th 2008 by Routledge
98. Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

    Edited by Peter Robinson, Nick C. Ellis

    This cutting-edge volume describes the implications of Cognitive Linguistics for the study of second language acquisition (SLA). The first two sections identify theoretical and empirical strands of Cognitive Linguistics, presenting them as a coherent whole. The third section discusses the relevance...

    Published February 24th 2008 by Routledge
99. Second Language Acquisition

    An Introductory Course, 3rd Edition

    By Susan M. Gass, Larry Selinker

    The new and updated edition of this bestselling introductory textbook is a comprehensive overview of the field of second language acquisition. In an easy-to-read, accessible style, it provides students with information about the scope of the field, but also provides background information on...

    Published January 30th 2008 by Routledge
100. Working with Texts

     A Core Introduction to Language Analysis

     By Ronald Carter, Angela Goddard, Danuta Reah, Keith Sanger, Nikki Swift

     Edited by Adrian Beard

     Series: Intertext

     Working with Texts is a well established textbook that introduces students to the main principles of language analysis, through contemporary text examples. Covering a wide range of language areas, the book uses an interactive, activity-based approach to support students' understanding of language...

     Published December 12th 2007 by Routledge