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Through the Language Glass
Henry Holt and Co. 2010; US$ 17.99A masterpiece of linguistics scholarship, at once erudite and entertaining, confronts the thorny question of how?and whether?culture shapes language and language, culture Linguistics has long shied away from claiming any link between a language and the culture of its speakers: too much simplistic (even bigoted) chatter about the romance of Italian... more...
The Bloomsbury Companion to Historical Linguistics
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 37.99Originally published as the Continuum Companion to Historical Linguistics, this book brings together a number of leading scholars who provide a combination of different approaches to current and new issues in historical linguistics, while supplying an exhaustive and up-to-date coverage of sub-fields traditionally regarded as central to historical linguistics... more...
Attitudes to Language
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 35.00This lively introduction discusses language attitudes and their implications for our use of language. more...
Politeness
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 35.00Using a wide range of data from real-life speech situations, this new introduction to politeness breaks away from the limitations of current models and argues that the proper object of study in politeness theory must be commonsense notions of what politeness and impoliteness are. more...
Linguistic Universals
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 35.00The attempt to discover 'linguistic universals' - the properties that all languages have in common - is a fundamental goal of linguistics. This volume brings together a team of leading experts to show how different linguistic theories have approached this important challenge. Invaluable to anyone seeking a greater understanding of human language. more...
Listening in the Language Classroom
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 31.00This book challenges received ideas about the teaching of second language listening, and offers a radical alternative based on a true understanding of the listening process. more...
Methodology in Language Teaching
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 37.00This collection provides an overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. more...
Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 31.00This new edition surveys the major approaches and methods in language teaching. more...
Formulaic Language and the Lexicon
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 60.00Explores the nature of formulaic language. more...
The Study of Language
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 26.00Easy to follow, simple to understand - the most fundamental introduction to language study. Includes new tasks and an online study guide. more...









