This comparative study explores two central questions in the study of first language acquisition: What is the relative impact of structural and functional determinants? What is universal versus langua...

This book provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of research conducted during the last 20 years on the oral language, literacy, and academic development of English language learners in kinderga...

The study of teenagers in the classroom, and how they interact with one another and their teachers, can tell us a great deal about late-modern society. In this revealing account, Ben Rampton presents ...

Based on fieldwork carried out in a Mayan village in Guatemala, this book examines local understandings of mind through the lens of language and culture. It will be of interest to researchers and stud...

Language demonstrates structure while also showing considerable variation at all levels: languages differ from one another while still being shaped by the same principles; utterances within a language...

There are more than six thousand human languages, each one unique. For the last five hundred years, people have argued about how important language differences are. This book traces that history and s...

There is currently a global increase in the number of translated texts available. New courses on translation, theory of translation and translation studies are being introduced at the university level...

Anjum P. Saleemi argues that the acquisition of language as a cognitive system can properly be understood by pairing the formal approach to learning, often known as learnability theory, with Chomsky´s...

Preposition placement, the competition between preposition stranding (What is he talking about?) and pied-piping (About what is he talking?), is one of the most interesting areas of syntactic variatio...

This book describes the most important kinds of texts in English and introduces the methodological techniques used to analyse them. Three analytical approaches are introduced and compared, describing ...

What is involved in acquiring a new dialect - for example, when Canadian English speakers move to Australia or African American English-speaking children go to school? How is such learning different f...

This authoritative textbook provides an overview and analysis of current second language acquisition research conducted within the generative linguistic framework. Lydia White argues that second langu...

This book explores a variety of central issues in the framework of Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG), a major theory of syntactic representation that is becoming increasingly dominant, parti...

This volume explains how metaphors, metonymies, and other figures of thought interact cognitively and rhetorically to tell us what writing is and what it should do. Drawing on interviews with writing ...

This second edition updates a course which has proven to be a perfect fit for classes the world over. This Testmaker Audio CD/CD-ROM gives teachers the flexibility to create and edit their own tests....

Written for language teachers in training at the diploma, undergraduate, or graduate level, Practice Teaching. The book adopts a reflective approach to practice teaching and shows student teachers how...

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student´s cap...

Alongside listening, speaking, reading and writing, memory underpins every aspect of successful language learning. Memory Activities for Language Learning explores the cognitive processes of memory an...

American English Primary Colors is a new 4-level course for young learners. It is packed with fun activities which ensure that children use English in a purposeful way. Right from the start, they are ...

This highly sucessful grammar series for students of English is well known for its simple, clear explanations and innovative format. Every unit is a two-page spread, with presentation of grammar point...

Cambridge Key English Test 5 contains four complete KET past papers from Cambridge ESOL. These official papers provide candidates with an excellent opportunity to familiarise themselves with the conte...

This reference and practice book contains 70 attractive two-page units featuring approximately 1,000 phrasal verbs. English Phrasal Verbs in Use is a comprehensive reference and practice book suitable...

Cambridge English for Scientists develops the communication skills and specialist English language knowledge of science students and professionals, enabling them to communicate more confidently and ef...

A series of twenty non-fiction science readers which engages children in the world around them. What is a fossil? What are minerals and metals? How are mountains formed? You can find the answers to th...

Classware is presentational software for the classroom, to be used with interactive whiteboards of all sorts (including portable devices) or just with a projector and a computer. It brings together al...

PRIMARY COLOURS SONGS 2 AND STORIES CD AUDIO

In the early 1990s Katy, a young reporter, arrives in Sarajevo, a city under siege, and receives conflicting advice from two colleagues. 'Of all the wars I've been in,' a news cameraman tells her, 'th...

Three complete papers for the Cambridge Young Learners English tests (Starters, Movers and Flyers). Cambridge Young Learners English Tests are designed to evaluate the English level of primary learner...

Grammar in Use Intermediate is a highly successful grammar text known for its clear, concise explanations and innovative format. The Grammar in Use Intermediate Third edition Workbook provides student...

Three vibrant stories by the famous New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield, selected and retold by Margaret Johnson. In one story, Laura and her family are preparing for a party when she makes a shock...

A must have for MBA students and professional managers who need to use English at work. A part of the hugely popular Professional English in Use series, this book offers management vocabulary referen...

Enjoyable story-based practice for the Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE) Tests. Storyfun for Flyers Teacher´s Book includes audio CDs with recordings of the stories and listening activities from ...