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In the first decade of life, children become bilingual in different language learning environments. Many children start learning two languages from birth (Bilingual First Language Acquisition). In early childhood hitherto monolingual children star...

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Language Acquisition: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the must-know issues in child language development. Covering key topics drawn from contemporary psychology, linguistics and neuroscience, readers are introduced to fundamental conce...

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Adults tend to take language for granted - until they have to learn a new one. Then they realize how difficult it is to get the pronunciation right, to acquire the meaning of thousands of new words, and to learn how those words are put together to...

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Is children's language acquisition based on innate linguistic structures or built from cognitive and communicative skills? This book summarises the major theoretical debates in all of the core domains of child language acquisition research (phonol...

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'Marvellously clear... playfully persuasive' Richard Dawkins 'Full of Fascinating details. A delight to read.' Tim Harford 'Highly original and convincing ... a delight to read!' - Daniel Everett What is language? Why...

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Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition With its cornucopia of information, both thorough and practical, this book is a must for our methodology shelves. Its study questions and project suggestions will be a boon for many research methods ...

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How do young children learn language? When does this process start? What does language acquisition involve? Children are exposed to language from birth, surrounded by knowledgeable speakers who offer feedback and provide extensive practice every d...

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One of the best ways to learn a language is by studying the media that native speakers themselves listen to and read, and popular songs can also reveal much about the culture and traditions of an area where the language is spoken. Following on the...

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Millions of people learn English but only a very small percentage of learners can actually speak it fluently. Why is that? People in general are quick to point out that some are naturally built more than others to learn English and other languages...

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Identity and Language Learning draws on a longitudinal case study of immigrant women in Canada to develop new ideas about identity, investment, and imagined communities in the field of language learning and teaching. Bonny Norton demonstrates that...

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Internationally recognised as one of the leading texts in its field, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to vocabulary for language teachers who would like to know more about the way vocabulary works. Two leading specialists make resea...

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In this groundbreaking book, Michael Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in cognitive science, linguistics, and developmental psychology, Tomasello demon...

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Gunther Kress argues for a radical reappraisal of the phenomenon of literacy, and hence for a profound shift in educational practice. Through close attention to the variety of objects which children constantly produce (drawings, cuttings-out, &apo...

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Measuring Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition provides an examination of the background to testing vocabulary knowledge in a second language and in particular considers the effect that word frequency and lexical coverage have on learning and co...

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How does classroom language learning take place? How does an understanding of second language acquisition contribute to language teaching? In answering these questions, this text reviews a range of research on classroom learning, and developes a t...

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Once upon a time, there was a student who wanted to learn English... He did everything. He did grammar exercises, he looked at lists of vocabulary, he even tried reading books for native speakers. But nothing worked, and he couldn't progress. Th

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The new edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on stress and health, moving beyond the former deficit model to a resource growth model. It examines all aspects of the topic, from how the exter...

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Barn träder in i en språkmiljö i samma stund som de föds, och de utvecklar sitt språk i mötet med vuxna som gör dem delaktiga i språkligt samspel. Allt lärande, inte minst språkinlärning, är beroende av goda, trygga relationer mellan vuxna och bar...

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Increasingly, children grow up hearing two languages from birth. This introductory textbook shows how children learn to understand and speak those languages against the backdrop of their language learning environments. A narrative around the bilin...

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A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language.David Crystal has been described (by the Ti...

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This guide to Scots is a perfect buy for anyone who is intrigued by the expressive Scots language. Besides explaining the meaning of Scottish words and phrases, it also contains features about aspects of Scottish culture from the bagpipes to Willi...

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The plain guide to the most commonly used foreign words in the English language from the world word bank.Features:the essential guide to special features of foreign languagesthe thirteen-phrases survival guide in 13 languages

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The market's most indispensable phrasebook and dictionary has been reinvented for ereaders, and is better than ever. With the most up-to-date travel information, easy-to-read page design and simple navigation, Gem Czech will give you the right wor...

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This major new edition of the Collins COBUILD English Grammar is a modern, global and learner-focussed grammar reference, aimed at learners and teachers of English.Thoroughly updated, to take into account significant changes in grammar over recent...

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Collins Easy Learning Verbs is an accessible introduction to English verbs, tenses and morphology.With clear, concise explanations of English verb systems, this book is an indispensable guide for the language learner.Collins Webster's Easy Learnin...

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Sound and speak like a native. Your ideal companion for practising pronunciation, listening and becoming more confident, not just in speaking but in understanding others when in Arabic-speaking countries.In all of the most common travel situations...

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A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Talking to you in English', he said, 'is like touching you with gloves.'A language barrier is no match for love. New Yorker journalist Lauren Collins discovers this first-hand when, in her early thirties, she move...

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A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Talking to you in English', he said, 'is like touching you with gloves.'A language barrier is no match for love. New Yorker journalist Lauren Collins discovers this first-hand when, in her early thirties, she move...

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Ever tried to learn German and found it too hard? Bestselling language coach Paul Noble has a quick and easy way to get you back on track with his unique tried-and-tested method. Keeps things simple with three basic rules; don't skip anything, don...

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