Language learning: speaking skills Books

Volume I is the first of two volumes that document the three components of the CHILDES Project. It is divided into two parts which provide an introduction to the use of computational tools for studying language learning. The first part is the CHAT...

In the world of language education, pronunciation holds a crucial role in effective communication. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced learner, perfecting your pronunciation is essential for conveying your ideas clearly and ensuring that you are...

In the realm of language education, one aspect that often goes overlooked is pronunciation. Many language learners focus solely on grammar and vocabulary, neglecting the significance of clear pronunciation. However, proper pronunciation is not just about...

Are you still waiting for your child to say the words "Mama" or "Dada" or string together a few words to form a sentence?As a parent, you want to ensure that your child receives the best start in life, which means learning the vital skills that will help...

The craft of public speaking is best learned by doing, rendering many speech texts either too theoretical or too bland for effective use in the typical classroom. This quality book provides students with enough theory and information to learn basic...

One reason the English language may seem difficult to learn is that there are so many words that sound alike but are spelled differently. This large group of multiple-meaning words is called homophones. The term "homophone" comes from the Greek words...

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...

Yiddish and Power surveys the social, linguistic and intellectual history of the Yiddish language within the traditional civilisation of Jewish Ashkenaz in central, and then in eastern Europe, and its interaction with the surrounding non-Jewish culture...

The enthymeme is essential because it reflects what humans do when they think. It provides an effective pedagogical approach to the analysis and synthesis of ideas in the classroom. In this volume, such an approach is applied to various areas of content...

Die Studie setzt voraus, dass Versprechen funktionslogisch heikel sind. Und sie fragt also, mit welchen Mitteln die Literatur den Sprechakt versichert. Indem sie das Versprechen in sechs einschlägigen Primärtexten aus einem Zeitrahmen von womöglich 1600...

This study of the adjectival passive uses Christopher Beedham's aspect analysis of the passive to reconcile the contradiction between verbal and adjectival passive. The author's study of 1,000 2nd participles presented to native speakers results in a new...

Baro Af Soomaaliga book (Learn Somali Language) is easy to follow and understand book that teaches you about Somali language. "Learn Somali Language" makes it easier than ever to improve your journey toward mastering Somali language reading, writing and...

Partant d'une étude de la propagande djihadiste, de son contexte historique et épistémique et des réponses institutionnelles apportées, l'ouvrage étend son propos aux autres formes actuelles de discours d'incitation au meurtre tout en s'interrogeant sur...

This dissertation presents a study on the acquisition of telicity by Spanish and English native speakers. In addition to the study of acquisition, it investigates the syntactic and semantic properties of locatum constructions (e.g., the water filled the...

English writing is acknowledged as an essential skill for critical thinking, learning, and expression, and most EFL learners find themselves struggling when writing in English due to a lack of writing skills, content knowledge, writing strategies,...

Teased and bullied about his stuttering, Stanley the squirrel refuses to let on that his feelings are being hurt, until one day he learns an important lesson from a new friend. Ages 6-10/ Easy reader with spot illustrations

IMPROVE YOUR FRENCH CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS IN NO TIME WITH THIS ENGAGING AND EASY METHOD! Are you looking for a fully immersive French language book to help conquer any conversation?Would you like to use a proven method that will make you speak with...

In this book, a general framework for feature enhancement is proposed which uses a multilayer perceptron (MLP) to achieve optimal speaker dis­crimination. First, to train this MLP a subset of speakers (speaker basis) is used to represent the underlying...

The study of anglicisms and of the complex network of related categories has deeply evolved in the first two decades of the twenty-first century and it is quite likely that it will keep evolving in decades to come. This book looks into this challenging...

Ein Sammelband zu aktuellen Fragestellungen in der angewandten Grammatikforschung: die Rolle von Korpora in der Erforschung grammatischer Konstruktionen, den Erwerb von grammatischem Wissen in Erst-, Zweit- und Fremdsprache, sowie mögliche Schnittstellen...

Este trabajo sobre las comparativas de desigualdad con la preposición de en español actual aborda los conceptos de comparación sintáctica y pseudocomparación, la delimitación de estas estructuras, las relaciones sintácticas que mantienen sus...

First published in 1982. The chapters of this handbook contain critical integrative reviews of research and theory in the major areas of the field of applied psycholinguistics, the field in which applied problems of language and communicative functioning...

This volume investigates the interconnections between language and literacy in terms of the structures of language as well as the linguistic contexts of literacy. The work for this book was generated in order to focus on studies of the acquisition and...

Written as a tribute to Lila Gleitman, an influential pioneer in first language acquisition and reading studies, this significant book clearly establishes the relationships between psychology and linguistics. It begins with a thorough examination of...

Although there has been much empirical study within what has been referred to as "functional approaches to child language," there has yet to be a major attempt to compare and contrast such proposals. In addition, much of the work carried out within child...

More frightening than spiders, death and clowns, speaking in public is an essential life skill. Whether you're planning your first presentation to a client, speaking at a family occasion, or about to deliver your five hundredth speech at a conference,...

This book presents a new model of vowel perception and production derived from visual cues identified in waveform displays. In addition to describing waveform displays of vowels beyond previous descriptions, included in the book are descriptions of...

Savi is a young girl that experienced a racial situation at school. We hope that this story will inspire you to treat others the same regardless of race and gender. Savi will tell her story as history happened to her in the year 2022.

Das Arbeitsbuch aus der Reihe Leipziger Skripten hat sich als Übungsbuch in der universitären Ausbildung bewährt, sodass eine weitere Auflage nötig wurde. Es bietet eine Vielzahl von Aufgaben zur Wortbildung des Deutschen für die Arbeit in...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts -...

Bravery, seamanship, and technological expertise have long been linked with the maritime profession, a field of tremendous historical and contemporary importance. Eloquence, however, is an aspect of this profession that is frequently overlooked despite...

Ugandan English is influenced by indigenous Ugandan languages. Left dislocation is used more in Ugandan English than in Standard English. In Ugandan English, prepositions are overwhelmingly used like in Standard English. The use of the progressive aspect...

Ladies (and yes, Gentlemen too)... You can shape your future, on your terms, with 100% authentic communication.Communication expert Crista F. Benavídez didn’t always know how to speak her mind without losing it, and she hasn’t always...

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE MONEY - WITH YOUR MOUTH? Inside these pages, discover: 21 specific descriptions that show you exactly how to make money, Exactly what you can expect to be paid as a professional speaker in various settings, The fastest, easiest way...

Okay. You are living and working in the United States, or perhaps you are living and working in your home country using English on a daily basis for business. You have basic English language fluency. I admire you because it has been a dream of mine to...

Compelling Conversations - Vietnam: Speaking Exercises for Vietnamese Learners of EnglishBecome who you want to be - in English!Compelling Conversations - Vietnam: Speaking Exercises for Vietnamese Learners of English is the second edition of Compelling...

This book pulls together new research and theory on the verbal communication of emotions by an international, cross-disciplinary group of recognized experts in affective communication. The book's goal is to provide readers with a comprehensive view of...

These volumes present coherent sets of papers developed along two of the thematic lines that underscored the program of the meeting of the International Association for the Study of Child Language in Istanbul in the summer of 1996. Thoroughly reviewed...

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...

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...

The New Cockney provides a sociolinguistic account of speech variation among adolescents in the 'traditional' East End of London. Embedded in its social context, it focuses on the interaction and social practices within a single community and highlights...

This book looks at the distinctions between adpositions, i.e. prepositions and postpositions, and other word classes, in particular at how they have been treated by previous authors and the terminology used to describe items on or close to the...

Empower your Voice: For Women in Business, Politics and Life is written for the woman who wants to change the way she communicates with her voice and body. It is inspiring, inviting and informing as it lays out a process for real and lasting change...

In this book, the nominal inflectional morphology of Old High German, Latin, Early New High German, and Koine Greek are analyzed using inheritance trees. Morphological data is drawn from parallel texts in each language; the trees may be used as a...

Compelling Conversations - Japan: Questions and Quotations for High-Intermediate Japanese English Language Learners deploys a range of speaking activities, vocabulary expansion lessons, classic quotations, and search-and-share internet activities. The...