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What is This Thing Called
Language?
2nd edition
DAVID NUNAN
• The author is a world-renowned linguist and
former President of TESOL who has received a
citation by the US Congress for services to English
language education.
• An overview of the key topics and concepts that
constitute our current understanding of ‘language’.
• Filled with examples, questions, further reading
and glossaries.
9780230291379
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www.palgravehighered.comAn Introduction to English
Language
4th edition
KOENRAAD KUIPER, W. SCOTT ALLAN
• Fourth edition of a hugely popular introductory
textbook that takes the reader step by step to a
comprehensive understanding of how English
works.
• Covers English words, sounds and sentences with
numerous examples from literature and varieties of
English around the world.
• Presupposes no prior knowledge and is packed
with classroom-tested exercises.
9781137496874
English Grammar
3rd edition
PETER COLLINS, CARMELLA HOLLO
• The best-selling introduction to
English grammar
,
fully revised to meet the needs of today’s students.
• Provides explanations of key terms and topics for
those without any prior knowledge.
• Includes coverage of casual genres and practical
exercises focusing on the communicative role of
grammar.
• Features an improved glossary and index, and
more examples and exercises throughout.
9781137507396
Persuading People
ROBERT COCKCROFT, SUSAN COCKCROFT
• Investigates and illuminates the art of persuasion.
• Starting with basic theory, the authors go on to
analyse the rhetorical composition of different
kinds of texts, from poetry to politics and drama to
advertising.
• Includes brand new sections on non-Western
rhetoric, contemporary rhetoric and rhetorical
delivery.
• Provides new examples and more practical
exercises.
9781137003676
English Language
JONATHAN CULPEPER ET AL
• A research-led approach, making the latest
developments in the field highly accessible for
undergraduates.
• Provides an ideal starting point for those new to
the subject of English language, and progression
for those who have studied it before.
• Covers both traditional topics, such as phonology,
grammar and semantics, and topics that have
more recently come to prominence, such as
language and power, politeness, and language
and politics.
9781403945907
Phonological Acquisition
ANNE-MICHELLE TESSIER
• A comprehensive introduction to how we acquire
the sounds and sound patterns of language.
• Analyses child speech patterns and their analogues
among adult languages while also teaching the
basics of Optimality Theory.
• Gives evidence to support theory from multiple
language families, populations and data collection
methods.
• Provides a wealth of exercises to guide readers
through Optimality Theory reasoning and
implementation.
9780230293779
The Frameworks of English
KIM BALLARD
• A comprehensive survey of the structures of the
English language, with material on electronic
language and a chapter on varieties of English.
• Explains the basics of the language in a lively and
well-organised manner.
• Covers lexis, grammar, discourse and phonology –
all key parts of introductory undergraduate English
language courses.
9780230392427
A Beginner’s Guide to
Discourse Analysis
SEAN SUTHERLAND
• A practical textbook introducing the tools and
techniques that explain how language is used in
different situations.
• Packed with colourful examples from novels,
songs, newspaper articles and more
• Assumes no prior knowledge of the subject.
• Filled with exercises throughout, along with
answers and commentary.
9781137402882