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  • Language Myths

    by 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 ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Questions About Language

    What Everyone Should Know About Language in the 21st Century

    Edited by Laurie Bauer, Andreea S. Calude ...
    Questions About Language sets out to answer, in a readable yet insightful format, a series of vital questions about language, some of which language specialists are regularly asked, and some of which are so surprising that only the specialists think about them.In this handy guide, sixteen language experts answer challenging questions about language, from What makes a language a language? to Do ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Reflections on English Word-Formation

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    We are all familiar with coming across a new word, whether it has just been invented or whether we have just not met it before. How do we invent new words? How do we understand words that we have never heard before? What are the limits on the kinds of words we produce? How have linguists and grammarians dealt with the phenomenon of creating new words, and how justified are their ways of viewing ... Read more

    $25.49 USD

  • English Phonetics, Phonology and Spelling for the English Language Teacher

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    This resource supports TESOL preservice and in-service teachers and curriculum designers in teaching pronunciation more effectively. Laurie Bauer examines the patterns of pronunciation found in English, comments on common errors made by learners, provides advice on what must be taught and what can be allowed to pass, and offers commentary on which parts of the curriculum are necessary for ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • English Morphology for the Language Teaching Profession

    by Laurie Bauer, I.S.P. Nation ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    This highly accessible book presents an overview of English morphology for all those involved in the English-language teaching industry. For non-native learners, the ability to recognize and produce new words in appropriate circumstances is a challenging task, and knowledge of the word-building system of English is essential to effective language learning. This book clearly explains the morphology ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Mysteries of English Grammar

    A Guide to Complexities of the English Language

    by Andreea S. Calude, Laurie Bauer ...
    Despite a history of hundreds of years of research analysing aspects of English grammar, there are still open problems which continue to baffle language researchers today. Such ‘grammar mysteries’ arise for a number of reasons: because the language is changing; because different speakers of the language adhere to distinct norms and thus introduce and maintain variation in the system; because there ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Introduction to English Lexicology

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    Series series Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language

    $25.99 USD

  • Linguistics Student's Handbook

    by Laurie Bauer ...

    $30.69 USD

  • Q & Eh

    Questions and Answers On Language With a Kiwi Twist

    by Dianne Bardsley, Janet Holmes, Laurie Bauer, Paul Warren ...
    Fascinating answers to quirky questions about language Why is it not wrong to be doubly negative? Where do you place the stress in such words as 'dissect'? Where do 'wowser', 'craw thumper' and the 'f-word' come from? Do New Zealanders mangle the English language? Should we say different 'from' or 'to' or 'than'? We use it every day, but what is this thing called language, and are there rights ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Rethinking Morphology

    by Laurie Bauer ...

    $25.99 USD

  • Watching English Change

    An Introduction to the Study of Linguistic Change in Standard Englishes in the 20th Century

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    Series series Learning about Language
    Examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on standard English and takes a historical rather than sociolinguistic view of the changes which have occurred. ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Introduction to International Varieties of English

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    Series series Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language

    $24.69 USD