Covering approaches to second-language research that in some way conforms to the agenda of linguistics, this book presents the actual methodology and results of research rather than just the conclusions or interpretations. It covers the main current theories, research methods and techniques, and it considers the crucial problems involved in relating second-language acquisition to linguistics.
This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common questions about second language acquisition rather than being a comprehensive introduction to SLA research.
"Accommodating Broccoli in the Cemetery" by Vivian Cook celebrates the quirks of English spelling while offering humor and solace to those who struggle with its rules. With over a hundred entries, including funny misspellings and quizzes, it entertains and enlightens, making it a delightful read for spelling enthusiasts.
How do people learn languages? Vivian Cook's highly successful text has proved immensely valuable to teachers as an introduction to aspects of second language acquisition research where it relates to practical language teaching and the classroom. This new, enlarged edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of new research. The author lays greater emphasis on the implications of SLA research for the classroom and a wider range of research is taken into account. There are exercises and expanded sections at chapter ends offering practical help and tips for teachers approaching second language acquisition for the first time.
'It is a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word - U.S. PresidentShakespeare, Shake-speare, Shakspeare, Shaxberd, Shakespere, Shak-speare, Shaskpear, Shakspere, Shaksper, Schaksp., Shakespear, Shakespheare'My spelling is Wobbly' - Winnie-the-Pooh This delightful, quick-footed book celebrates the English language by exploring the rich treasure house of spelling in all its variety - setting tests and proposing rules, with illuminating quotations and tantalising lists Headrillaz and Misteeq; Naming Pop Groups; miniscule parallels; non-letters; the three-letter rule; Faeder ure pup e eart on heofunum; UK number plates; HipHop spelling; East Anglian place-names; the E-cancellation spelling test - these are just some of the intriguing subjects presented in this must-have, must-give little book.
This volume approaches current multilingualism as a new linguistic dispensation, in urgent need of research-led, reflective scrutiny. The book addresses the emergent global and local patterns of multingual use and acquisition across the world and explores the major trends that characterize today's multilingualism. Its fifteen chapters discuss a range of issues relating to the quintessential and unique properties of multilingual situations.
A collection of poems and essays of the author's observations during the year of 2016
These poems and extended essay were written during the two years after the author was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Many, though not all, deal with the author's treatment and his reaction to it. They embody his belief that the human condition, though often tragic, is more often ludicrous.
This book opens readers' eyes to something they see all the time but take for granted: street signs. It is a portrait of the signs on modern English streets: what they look like, who and what they are for, how they link to English history and how they form part of life in multilingual England today.
Chomsky's Universal Grammar introduces both the general concepts of the theory, particularly its goals of describing the knowledge of language and of accounting for how it is acquired, and the main areas of syntax such as X-bar theory, movement and government.
