Rude Britannia

Edited by Mina Gorji

Media commentators have noted a rising public tolerance to the use of rude or offensive words in modern English. John Lydon’s obscene outburst on 'I’m...

Published July 25th 2007 by Routledge.

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Bilingualism

An Advanced Resource Book

By Ng Bee Chin, Gillian Wigglesworth

Bilingualism:

• introduces students to key issues and themes that include bilingual development and education; and the integration of social and cognitive perspectives
• uses tasks and examples to...

Published July 4th 2007 by Routledge.

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Talking Texts

How Speech and Writing Interact in School Learning

Edited by Rosalind Horowitz

This volume examines how oral and written language function in school learning , and how oral texts can be successfully inter-connected to the written texts...

Published June 26th 2007 by Routledge.

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Corpus Linguistics

Critical Concepts in Linguistics

Edited by Wolfgang Teubert, Ramesh Krishnamurthy

Corpora—large collections of written and/or spoken text stored and accessed electronically—provide the means of investigating language that is of growing importance academically and professionally. Corpora...

Published June 14th 2007 by Routledge.

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Language and Linguistics: The Key Concepts

By R.L. Trask Edited by Peter Stockwell

This fully updated second edition includes a new introduction, a wide range of new entries (reflecting developments in linguistics since the book's original release) and...

Published May 30th 2007 by Routledge.

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Redesigning English

Edited by Sharon Goodman, David Graddol, Theresa Lillis

This fully updated edition of Redesigning English explores the innovative uses of English from early manuscripts to post-colonial literature, creative writing and developments in new...

Published April 16th 2007 by Routledge.

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Learning English

Edited by Neil Mercer, Joan Swann, Barbara Mayor

Learning English focuses on young children's acquisition of spoken and written English in monolingual and bilingual contexts and explores the debates surrounding English in schools and...

Published March 21st 2007 by Routledge.

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Cultural Practices of Literacy

Case Studies of Language, Literacy, Social Practice, and Power

Edited by Victoria Purcell-Gates

This volume presents case studies of literacy practices as shaped by culture, language, community, and power. Covering a range of contexts and exploring a number...

Published March 1st 2007 by Routledge.

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Using English

Edited by Janet Maybin, Neil Mercer, Ann Hewings

Using English provides an invaluable introduction to the study of English for students of language and linguistics. It examines the way in which the English...

Published December 13th 2006 by Routledge.

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Language Testing and Assessment

An Advanced Resource Book

By Glenn Fulcher, Fred Davidson

Language Testing and Assessment:

• introduces students to the key methods and debates surrounding language testing and assessment
• explores the testing of linguistic competence of children, students, asylum...

Published December 12th 2006 by Routledge.

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