This book examines the effectiveness of dual language immersion programs in secondary schools through analysis of the views of teachers, parents and students, classroom interactions and learners narrative development. Highlighting weaknesses in t...Lasīt vairāk
While the Arab revolutions have obviously triggered extensive social and political changes, the far-reaching consequences of the cultural and discursive changes have yet to be adequately considered. For activists, researchers, and journalists, the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 31-May-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469685298)
In this follow-up to the celebrated Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks, Jeffrey Reaser, Walt Wolfram, and Candy Gaskill have produced the most comprehensive linguistic look at Ocracoke yet. Many visitors are drawn to Ocracokes natural beauty and fascinat...Lasīt vairāk
An accessible grammar reference guide for learners of Levantine Arabic at all levelsA Learners Grammar of Levantine Arabic is a comprehensive guide to the grammatical structures and rules of the Arabic varieties spoken in the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-May-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Georgetown University Press, ISBN-13: 9781647124854)
An accessible grammar reference guide for learners of Levantine Arabic at all levelsA Learners Grammar of Levantine Arabic is a comprehensive guide to the grammatical structures and rules of the Arabic varieties spoken in the...Lasīt vairāk
As the first book-length comparison of the history and current status of English and Spanish, this volume reveals parallels and differences in how colonialism, politics, and demographic and social change played out in the evolution of two major world...Lasīt vairāk
El Mumtaaz teaches contemporary Egyptian Arabic (EA) language and culture, an important spoken variety in the Middle East. Though ideal for learners with one year of Arabic language study, the textbook can also be used by learners with less experien...Lasīt vairāk
This book draws on a framework of enregisterment and indexicality to chart the ways in which the Yorkshire dialect came to be associated with particular linguistic repertoires and social stereotypes from the nineteenth century through to today. Coop...Lasīt vairāk
This Element explores dialectology, a subfield of linguistics, focusing on regional variation in vocabulary and pronunciations. It provides an introduction to dialectological study, highlighting the North American Linguistic Atlas Project and its mat...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 06-Feb-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009539388)
People from different places use different words for things, even everyday things such as carbonated beverages (e.g. soda, coke, pop) or bread roll-based sandwiches (e.g. hoagie, grinder, sub). Regional variation in vocabulary is one of the foci of d...Lasīt vairāk
The Handbook of Asian Englishes provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural context, contemporary dynamics, and linguistic features of English in use throughout the Asian region. This first-of-its-kind volume offers a wide...Lasīt vairāk
Lonely Planets Cantonese Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Cantonese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Buy tickets to cultural events, barter with traders...Lasīt vairāk
The trusted travel companion provides conversation starter phrases; easy-to-use pronunciation guides; a 3,500-word, two-way, quick-reference dictionary; a user-friendly layout organized by travel scenario categories; survival phrases inside the cover...Lasīt vairāk
Learn to speak, read and understand Mandarin Chinese! Love, Travel, Study, Work, Friendshipwhatever your reason for wanting to learn, Beginners Mandarin Chinese will help you to: Communicate naturally in e...Lasīt vairāk
From Howay man! to Haddaway! become fluent in Geordie, including the variant found in historically coal-mining villages, Pitmatic.Geordie, spoken in Newcastle and on the banks of the river Tyne in the county of Northumberland i...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Jul-2024, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198888123)
The Victorians and English Dialect tells the story of the Victorians discovery of English dialect, and of the revaluation of local language that was brought about by the new, historical philology of the nineteenth century. The Victorians...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Jun-2024, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Edinburgh University Press, ISBN-13: 9781399520171)
Drawing on thousands of naturalistic online interactions from Ready to Go, a popular football message board centred on North East England, North East Vernacular English Online describes dialect at the levels of morphology, syntax...Lasīt vairāk
Abackabeyont, bait-poke, drucken, fettle, guissie pigs, marra, nyen, plote, queen-cat, yem, zookers! If you enjoy finding out about dialect words - how and where and when they were used - and where they came from - this is the best guide to help yo...Lasīt vairāk
Pitmatic brings together a wonderful regional pit language - its words, jokes, stories and songs that are fast disappearing from our culture. This book helps attest to the remarkable vitality of the North East of Englands dialect and the inventivene...Lasīt vairāk
Looking at everyday Mandarin Chinese conversations, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the practices used in producing Chinese increments. Increments have been identified as a key nexus that evinces how human interactional practices a...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Jun-2024, Other book format, Izdevniecība: Routledge, ISBN-13: 9781032540597)
Looking at everyday Mandarin Chinese conversations, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the practices used in producing Chinese increments. Looking at everyday Mandarin Chinese conversations, this book provides a compr...Lasīt vairāk
This book reveals how marginalized communities and women are underrepresented on our screens and, too often, depicted in stereotypical ways. This is doubly true for marginalized speakersthose who speak traditionally nonstandard dialects. Lindse...Lasīt vairāk
This is the first book-length volume to investigate both implicit and explicit language attitudes. It details the findings of a large-scale study, incorporating innovative methodology, investigating the evaluations of English nationals on the status...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 02-Apr-2024, Hardback, Izdevniecība: American University in Cairo Press, ISBN-13: 9781649033468)
The idioms have been collected to showcase the use of the Egyptian word illi, in itself a fascinating linguistic anomaly as the only relative pronoun that exists in this dialect. Organized around their day-to-day linguistic function, each expression...Lasīt vairāk
A lexicon of words and idioms used by the Andalusi people in their middle and low register speech, together with etymological discussion of items and other panchronical information....Lasīt vairāk
Highlighting stylistic and rhetorical characteristics, this book explores the written form of Mandarin Chinese in a range of everyday settings, fully illustrated with pictures of the signs throughout. Authentic and up-to-date, it is ideal for studen...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Mar-2024, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781108839068)
Highlighting stylistic and rhetorical characteristics, this book explores the written form of Mandarin Chinese in a range of everyday settings, fully illustrated with pictures of the signs throughout. Authentic and up-to-date, it is ideal for student...Lasīt vairāk
Learn Mandarin Chinese in just 15 minutes a day with this revolutionary language learning system, now with an accompanying free app that is available in the App Store and Google Play.Practicing your language skills is quick, easy, and fun w...Lasīt vairāk
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook, third edition, is a book of exercises and language tasks to facilitate practice and reinforce language use. Divided into two sections, the Workbook initially provides exercises based on essen...Lasīt vairāk
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook, third edition, is a book of exercises and language tasks to facilitate practice and reinforce language use. Divided into two sections, the Workbook initially provides exercises based on essen...Lasīt vairāk
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, third edition, is an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. The Grammar is divided into two parts. Part A covers tradit...Lasīt vairāk
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, third edition, is an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume.The Grammar is divided into two parts. Part...Lasīt vairāk
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, and Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook, both in their third edition, provide an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, alongside exercises and language tasks to facil...Lasīt vairāk
English fulfils important intra- and international functions in 21st century India. However, the countrys size in terms of area, population, and linguistic diversity means that completely uniform developments in Indian English (IndE) are unlikely. U...Lasīt vairāk
Sven Leuckert, Claudia Lange, Tobias Bernaisch, Asya Yurchenko
Sērija : Elements in World Englishes
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Dec-2023, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009454186)
English fulfils important intra- and international functions in 21st century India. However, the countrys size in terms of area, population, and linguistic diversity means that completely uniform developments in Indian English (IndE) are unlikely. U...Lasīt vairāk
A light-hearted, fully illustrated retro-style picture book with 60+ phrases you can use to practice your Jersey French with your furry best friend. Pronunciation guide for every phrase, most of which can be used in non-dog-related situations too!...Lasīt vairāk
Working with archival recordings, the authors trace the history of Missouri English and demonstrate how the voices of Missourians born over a century ago provide a unique window on the development of many of the pronunciation features that separat...Lasīt vairāk
The first book to examine the language of coal miners in the East Midlands of England Coal mining, a prominent industry once situated at the heart of communities across the East Midlands, has now completely ceased in the UK. Although t...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 23-Nov-2023, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198856153)
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the range of varieties of English spoken on the island of Ireland, featuring information on their historical background, structural features, and sociolinguistic considerations. The first part of the vol...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 20-Nov-2023, Hardback, Izdevniecība: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783110766653)
While the Arab revolutions have obviously triggered extensive social and political changes, the far-reaching consequences of the cultural and discursive changes have yet to be adequately considered. For activists, researchers and journalists, the...Lasīt vairāk
Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent presents a comprehensive and systematic approach to accent acquisition for actors. Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide...Lasīt vairāk
Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide for Acting in Accent presents a comprehensive and systematic approach to accent acquisition for actors. Experiencing Accents: A Knight-Thompson Speechwork® Guide...Lasīt vairāk
The emergence of new English dialects in postcolonial regions has transformed the politics of English in the world and language ecologies in many regions. Why, how, and when did these dialects develop? Why do they have the accents and grammars that w...Lasīt vairāk
The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the study of World Englishes. Split into six sections with 40 contributions, this Handbook discusses how English is operating in a wide range of...Lasīt vairāk
