Researching English Language: A Resource Book for Students [Mīkstie vāki]

`This is a well structured, comprehensive and accessible guide to researching the English Language. It answers the most frequently occurring questions asked by students who are new to research, and offers guidelines that will help to make their projects manageable. However, at no point does it limit students' horizons. Nor does it lose the larger intellectual vision which drives research. even at beginner level.' Caroline Coffin. The Open University, UK

`Researching English Language is a book brimming with excellent observations, case examples and well-focused exercises. The book draws on recent and authoritative sources, and emphasizes the indispensable notion of `triangulation' in which findings are corroborated based on different (and yet complementary) types of linguistic evidence and research methodology.' Vincent Ooi. National University of Singapore

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.

Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings -all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible `two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections introduction, development, exploration and extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections. enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.

This title will be essential reading for students undertaking research within the aresas of English Language. Linguistics and Applied Linguistics.