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Learning about Language Bogserier

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  • An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

    af Keith Johnson ...
    Serier serie Learning about Language
    An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching provides an engaging, student-friendly guide to the field of foreign language learning and teaching. Aimed at students with no background in the area and taking a task-based approach, this book:introduces the theoretical and practical aspects of both learning and teaching;provides discussion and workshop activities throughout each chapter ... Læs mere

    396,86 kr.

  • The History of Late Modern Englishes

    An Activity-based Approach

    af Keith Johnson ...
    Serier serie Learning about Language
    The History of Late Modern Englishes provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from the beginning of the eighteenth century up until the present day. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with the fascinating evolution of this language rather than by simply reading about it.The History of Late ... Læs mere

    429,05 kr.

  • The History of Early English

    An activity-based approach

    af Keith Johnson ...
    Serier serie Learning about Language
    The History of Early English provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from its beginnings until the end of the Early Modern English period. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with the fascinating evolution of this language rather than simply reading about it.The History of Early English ... Læs mere

    450,51 kr.

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  • The Mother Tongue

    English and How it Got that Way

    af Bill Bryson ...
    “Vastly informative and vastly entertaining…A scholarly and fascinating book.” —Los Angeles TimesWith dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language.From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can’t), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson explores English ... Læs mere

    86,15 kr.

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  • Language Myths

    af Laurie Bauer ...
    A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: The Media Are Ruining English; Children Can't Speak or Write Properly Anymore; America is Ruining the English Language. The tone is lively and entertaining throughout and there are cartoons from Doonesbury andThe Wizard of Id to illustrate some ... Læs mere

    77,24 kr.

  • The English Language

    A Guided Tour of the Language

    af David Crystal ...
    This is the definitive survey of the English language - in all its forms. Crystal writes accessibly about the structure of the language, the uses of English throughout the world and finally he gives a brief history of English. The book has been fully revised and there is a fascinating new chapter on 'The effect of technology' on the English language. 'Illuminating guided tour of our common ... Læs mere

    85,75 kr.

  • Spell It Out

    The singular story of English spelling

    af David Crystal ...
    Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in fifteenth century Bruges, the typesetters simply spelled it the way it sounded to their foreign ears, and it stuck. Seventy-five per cent of English spelling is regular but twenty-five per cent is complicated, and in Spell It Out our ... Læs mere

    84,99 kr.

  • A Little Book of Language

    af David Crystal ...
    Serier serie Little Histories
    Now in paperback, in the tradition of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, a lively journey through the story of languageWith a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. In this charming volume, a narrative history written explicitly for a young audience, expert ... Læs mere

    106,11 kr.

  • The Stories of English

    af David Crystal ...
    When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'?This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English ... Læs mere

    111,50 kr.

  • English for the Natives

    Discover the Grammar You Don't Know You Know

    af Harry Ritchie ...
    'My first English lesson was grammar with the terrifying Mrs Petrie. She spent the entire time marching up and down the classroom, thwacking various items of school furniture with a ruler while she banged on about the ING part of the verb. I sat there, vibrating with fear, desperately trying to figure out what on earth she could mean. Irregular Negative Gerund? Intransitive Nominative Genitive? It ... Læs mere

    125,69 kr.

  • Linguistics: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

    af David Hornsby ...
    Written by David Hornsby, who is a current Linguistics lecturer and researcher at theUniversity of Kent, Linguistics - The Essentials is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added value features like summaries of key books, ... Læs mere

    141,74 kr.

  • The Prodigal Tongue

    The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English

    af Lynne Murphy ...
    **CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIST AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAn American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English**“English accents are the sexiest.”“Americans have ruined the English language.”Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she ... Læs mere

    105,36 kr.