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  • Language Myths

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: The Media Are Ruining English; Children Can't Speak or Write Properly Anymore; America is Ruining the English Language. The tone is lively and entertaining throughout and there are cartoons from Doonesbury andThe Wizard of Id to illustrate some ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Reflections on English Word-Formation

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    We are all familiar with coming across a new word, whether it has just been invented or whether we have just not met it before. How do we invent new words? How do we understand words that we have never heard before? What are the limits on the kinds of words we produce? How have linguists and grammarians dealt with the phenomenon of creating new words, and how justified are their ways of viewing ... Read more

    $25.49 USD

  • English Phonetics, Phonology and Spelling for the English Language Teacher

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    This resource supports TESOL preservice and in-service teachers and curriculum designers in teaching pronunciation more effectively. Laurie Bauer examines the patterns of pronunciation found in English, comments on common errors made by learners, provides advice on what must be taught and what can be allowed to pass, and offers commentary on which parts of the curriculum are necessary for ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Linguistics Student's Handbook

    by Laurie Bauer ...

    $30.69 USD

  • Vocabulary

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    Series series Language Workbooks
    Routledge Language Workbooks are practical introductions to specific areas of language for absolute beginners. They provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further study. Language Workbooks can be used for independent study or as part of a taught class.Vocabulary:* covers issues such as the power of words to influence our perceptions* looks at the origins of words from ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Rethinking Morphology

    by Laurie Bauer ...

    $25.99 USD

  • Compounds and Compounding

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    Series Book 155 - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
    Are compounds words or phrases - or are they neither or both? How should we classify compounds? How can we deal with the fact that the relationship between the elements of sugar pill ('pill made of sugar') is different from that in sea-sickness pill ('pill to prevent sea-sickness')? Are compounds a linguistic universal? How much do languages vary in the way their compounds work? Why do we need ... Read more

    $33.69 USD

  • Introduction to English Lexicology

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    Series series Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language

    $25.99 USD

  • Introduction to International Varieties of English

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    Series series Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language

    $24.69 USD

  • Watching English Change

    An Introduction to the Study of Linguistic Change in Standard Englishes in the 20th Century

    by Laurie Bauer ...
    Series series Learning about Language
    Examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on standard English and takes a historical rather than sociolinguistic view of the changes which have occurred. ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • English Morphology for the Language Teaching Profession

    by Laurie Bauer, I.S.P. Nation ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    This highly accessible book presents an overview of English morphology for all those involved in the English-language teaching industry. For non-native learners, the ability to recognize and produce new words in appropriate circumstances is a challenging task, and knowledge of the word-building system of English is essential to effective language learning. This book clearly explains the morphology ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Mysteries of English Grammar

    A Guide to Complexities of the English Language

    by Andreea S. Calude, Laurie Bauer ...
    Despite a history of hundreds of years of research analysing aspects of English grammar, there are still open problems which continue to baffle language researchers today. Such ‘grammar mysteries’ arise for a number of reasons: because the language is changing; because different speakers of the language adhere to distinct norms and thus introduce and maintain variation in the system; because there ... Read more

    $29.99 USD