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Spoken here Spoken here Abley, Mark Whether on the other side of the world or in our own backyard, languages everywhere are fading into oblivion. Mark Abley explores what the human family stands to lose - and explains why some endanger… OL12689242W
The Creative Classroom The Creative Classroom Hall Houston The Creative Classroom introduces language teachers, substitutes and teachers-to-be with brand new ways to design their teaching plans. The Creative Classroom introduces 84 well thought out in-class … OL13809240W
Semiotics Unbounded Semiotics Unbounded Susan Petrilli xxv, 630 pages ; 24 cm OL15080467W
Language, society, and power Language, society, and power Ishtla Singh,Jean Stilwell Peccei Language, Society and Power looks at the ways in which language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It seeks to answer such questions… OL15162252W
The Derrida Reader The Derrida Reader Jacques Derrida In the English-speaking world, Jacques Derrida’s writings have most influenced the discipline of literary studies. Yet what has emerged since the initial phase of Derrida’s influence on the study of … OL15250W
The Cambridge handbook of endangered languages The Cambridge handbook of endangered languages Peter Austin "It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This state-of-the-art Handbook examines the … OL16011428W
Language Language Carol Greene A brief introduction to language as communication, as a changing thing, as a complex family with 3000 members, and as a tool for both learning and having fun. OL1653299W
Du langage aux langues Du langage aux langues Ranka Bijeljac,Roland Breton Malgre les differences qui existent entre les langues, elles partagent un grand nombre de proprietes et presentent un meme niveau de complexite. La geographie des langues et leur dynamique sont indis… OL20619623W
Plurilingualism and pluriculturalism in content-based teaching Plurilingualism and pluriculturalism in content-based teaching Mercè Bernaus "Educational institutions increasingly face the challenge of accommodating learners from a wide range of linguistic and cultural backgrounds in their classrooms. The training kit presents an innovati… OL26453899W
An introduction to language An introduction to language Victoria A. Fromkin,Victoria Fromkin "An Introduction to Language is the ideal text for students at all levels and in many different areas of instruction, including linguistics, English, education, foreign languages, psychology, anthrop… OL2768236W
Communicating on-line Communicating on-line Sabine Gläsmann This title provides practical guidance on communication programmes for MFL teachers, exploring e-mail, noticeboards, chatrooms, messaging, and presenting ideas for their effective and innovative use … OL28589411W
Word and object Word and object Willard Van Orman Quine Language consists of dispositions, socially instilled, to respond observably to socially observable stimuli. This book examines the linguistic mechanisms of objective reference. Topics covered includ… OL2910272W
The language parallax The language parallax Paul Friedrich Argues that the "locus and focus" of differences among languages lies not so much in practical or rational aspects as in the complexity and richness of more poetic dimensions--in the nuances of words… OL3265422W
The language of negotiation The language of negotiation Joan Mulholland The Language of Negotiation aims to heighten awareness of language and to suggest practical ways you can use language-related tactics to get results. Specific strategies are indexed for ease of refer… OL3922353W
Madhouse of Language Madhouse of Language Allan Ingram In The Madhouse of Language, the history of writing about madness is seen in terms of a suppression of mad language by an increasingly confident medical profession, in which orthodox attitudes toward… OL4081013W
Researching second language classrooms Researching second language classrooms Sandra McKay This text introduces teachers to research methods they can use to examine their own classrooms in order to become more effective teachers. Becoming familiar with classroom-based research methods not … OL4312977W
Linguistic communication and speech acts Linguistic communication and speech acts Kent Bach It is about speech acts OL4976646W
Terms and Truth Terms and Truth Alan Berger "In this book Alan Berger further develops the new theory of reference - as formulated by Kripke and Putnam - applying it in novel ways to many philosophical problems concerning reference and existen… OL5833795W
Language, thought & culture Language, thought & culture Henle, Paul The functions of symbolism in the representative and non-representative arts. OL7452614W
Struggle and Survival of the Pre-Roman Languages of the Iberian Peninsula (Studies in Linguistics a… Struggle and Survival of the Pre-Roman Languages of the Iberian Peninsula (Studies in Linguistics a… Enrique Fausto Jimenez "This study is a systematic investigation of the links among prosody, clause structure, and discourse pragmatics in four oral narratives of Tarifit, a VSO Berber language spoken in northeastern Moroc… OL9508785W
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