Language teaching and learning material and course Books

Workbook D is part of a series of literacy workbooks designed by psychologists and specialist teachers to help your child progress quickly. This workbook is part of a series designed for learners from early literacy through to an adult spelling level...

Business Phrasal Verbs (CorpusLAB Series) contains explanations and exercises related to the most common phrasal verbs used in Business English. The book also covers common phrases and collocations used in Business English. So, for example, the book...

Phrasal Verbs in American English provides useful information and guided exercises for ESL/EFL language learners. The contents of Phrasal Verbs come from written and spoken corpora of American English. The most frequent phrasal verbs are taught along...

Êtes-vous prêt à plonger dans le monde captivant de la langue et de la culture espagnoles? Cette collection unique de 20 histoires courtes faciles à lire est spécialement conçue pour les débutants en...

Reviewed in VOICES the flagship journal of IATEFL (The International Association of Teachers of EFL) "A Descriptive Grammar of English by Example should be included on your list of reference material. It reviews language as it is not only written but...

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...

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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,...

A revival of interest in morphology has occurred during recent years. The periodical Yearbook of Morphology, published since 1988, has proven to be an eminent support for this upswing of morphological research, and has shown...

The study of the linguistic reflexes of aspect has been an active field of research in various sub-disciplines of linguistics, such as syntax, semantics (including discourse theory) and acquisition studies. However,...

The researchers in the field of theoretical and theoretically inclined descriptive linguistics have for a long time felt a need for detailed and clearly presented linguistic treatments of various syntactic phenomena in South...

Predicates and their Subjects is an in-depth study of the syntax-semantics interface focusing on the structure of the subject-predicate relation. Starting from where the author's 1983 dissertation left off, the book argues that...

The syntactic periphery has become one of the most important areas of research in syntactic theory in recent years, due to the emergence of new research programmes initiated by Rizzi, Kayne and Chomsky. However research has...

Das Buch 'Das Princip der deutschen Interpunktion' ist eine umfassende Anleitung für alle, die sich mit der deutschen Interpunktion beschäftigen. Der Autor erklärt die Regeln der Interpunktion auf verständliche Weise und gibt zahlreiche Beispiele und...

This concise guide to English grammar is an essential tool for students learning the language. Covering everything from basic sentence structure to complex tenses and idioms, the book provides clear explanations and plenty of examples to help students...

Entretiens Sur La Grammaire Française est un livre d'Abel Hermant qui étudie la grammaire française. Avec des exemples concrets pour illustrer les règles de grammaire et des anecdotes intéressantes sur la langue française, ce livre est parfait pour les...

Originally published in the early 20th century, this comprehensive guide to modern punctuation provides readers with a thorough understanding of the rules, conventions, and best practices for using commas, semicolons, and other marks of punctuation. With...

This classic grammar book is a must-have resource for students and professionals alike. Written by an expert in the field, this book explores the fundamental principles of grammar, providing clear and concise explanations of each concept. Whether you're...

A timeless classic and essential tool for anyone seeking to improve their spelling.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain...

An accessible guide to the rules of English grammar and composition, written by a former dean of the University of London. This book covers topics such as sentence structure, punctuation, and the correct usage of common words and phrases. It also...

Diese Grammatik behandelt die französische Sprache und ihre Besonderheiten. Maetzner legt hierbei besonders Wert auf den Vergleich der Grammatik der französischen Sprache mit der des Lateinischen. Er zeigt auf, welche Schwierigkeiten es in der Grammatik...

Karl Warnke's grammatical essay provides fascinating insights into the ways in which English words are formed through the manipulation of vowel sounds, known as ablaut. This concept is critical to understanding the structures of languages and the ways in...

Pontet's Conversational Grammar is an innovative guide to French grammar and conversation. Unlike many traditional language textbooks, it emphasizes practical communication skills and provides numerous examples and exercises to help students master...

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

Case, Scope, and Binding investigates the relation between syntax and semantics within a framework which combines the syntactic Government-Binding theory with a novel cross-linguistic theory of case and semantics. It is...

The purpose clause is a common fonn of adverbial modification in English. The bracketed phrases below are purpose clauses, and they look and sound unremarkable. We hear and see these things all the time. John came [to play with...

O. PRELIMINARY REMARKS Initial drafts of the papers in this collection were presented in a con­ ference entitled 'Views on Phrase Structure', held at the University of Florida, Gainesville, in March, 1989. Eleven of the...

This book represents the culmination of an extended period of field work on the Palauan language, carried out while I was a graduate student at the University of California at San Diego. The book was born as a short term paper...

In the past few decades, the development of theoretical linguistics has proved to be successful in shedding light on the intricate nature of language and knowledge of grammar, which contributes to a deeper understanding of the...

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...

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...

Intermediate Cantonese is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex language.Each of the 25 units combines clear, concise grammar explanations with communicatively oriented exercises to help build...

What is a grammatical unit? How does grammatical structure evolve? How can we best investigate the mental representation of grammar? What is the connection between language use and language structure? This book aims to help answer such questions by...

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.

This volume features the latest research findings on L2 interactional competence to demonstrate the potential for developing and implementing research-based pedagogy that targets interactional competence (IC) in early instruction in a variety of L2...

Modern Swahili Grammar is an important contribution to the study of Swahili grammar from pedagogical and lingustic perspectives, and thus relevant to both students of Swahili and scholars of linguistics and sociolinguistics. At a descriptive level, the...

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...

0.1 Zum gegenwärtigen Stand der Metrik In Einleitungen zu Einführungen in die Metrik scheint es heutzutage leider immer noch notwendig zu sein, auf die Metrik als einen ungeliebten Teilbereich der Li­ teraturwissenschaft...