Speak Standard Too

Author : Mary I. Berger
Publisher : Orchard Books (IL)
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Education
ISBN : 0963077805

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Speak Standard, Too by Mary I. Berger Pdf

The text is designed for self-study of the grammar and pronunciation of standard oral North American English. It is not intended to replace learners' dialects but to provide alternative ways of speaking for appropriate situations. The book is divided into two main sections. The first outlines pronunciation differences between Standard English (SE) and other common dialects. This section is subdivided into chapters on consonant clusters, consonant sounds, vowel sounds, and common word pronunciation differences. The second section elaborates on grammatical differences. Each of these sections includes pronunciation drills, practice sentences, and a final exam. Appended materials consist of the answers to drills, samples of broadcast copy (news, sports, weather, commercial, and public service announcements) for practice, and notes and sources. An additional brief bibliography is included. (MSE)

Author : Steven Pinker
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780062032522

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The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker Pdf

"A brilliant, witty, and altogether satisfying book." — New York Times Book Review The classic work on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind In The Language Instinct, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistics Society of America. This edition includes an update on advances in the science of language since The Language Instinct was first published.

Author : Mary I. Berger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1997-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 096307783X

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Teach Standard, Too by Mary I. Berger Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993-06
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:30000010536831

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joshua A. Fishman
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783111684376

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Advances in the Study of Societal Multilingualism by Joshua A. Fishman Pdf

The Contributions to the Sociology of Language series features publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It addresses the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches – theoretical and empirical – supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of scholars interested in language in society from a broad range of disciplines – anthropology, education, history, linguistics, political science, and sociology. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.

Author : Gregor Benton,Frank N. Pieke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349260966

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The Chinese in Europe by Gregor Benton,Frank N. Pieke Pdf

The Chinese are among Europe's oldest immigrant communities, and are now, in several countries, among the biggest and, economically, the most powerful, drawing increasing interest from other ethnic minorities, governments, and researchers. This volume opens up and delineates this new field of European overseas Chinese studies, reporting on pioneering research on the Chinese in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, and exploring the networks, self-organizations, and migration patterns that are the fabric of the Chinese community in Europe, together with the issues of identity, language, integration, and community building that Chinese throughout the continent face.

Author : Tony Crowley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135081393

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Proper English by Tony Crowley Pdf

First published in 1991. Debates about the state and status of the English language are rarely debates about language alone. Closely linked to the question, what is proper English? is another, more significant social question: who are the proper English? The texts in this book have been selected to illustrate the process by which particular forms of English usage are erected and validated as correct and standard. At the same time, the texts demonstrate how a certain group of people, and certain sets of cultural practices are privileged as correct, standard and central. Covering a period of three hundred years, these writers, who include Locke, Swift, Webster, James, Newbolt and Marenbon, wrestle with questions of language change and decay, correct and incorrect usage, what to prescribe and proscribe. Reread in the light of recent debates about cultural identity - how is it constructed and maintained? what are its effects? - these texts clearly demonstrate the formative roles of race, class and gender in the construction of proper ‘Englishness' . Tony Crowley's introductory material breaks new ground in rescuing these texts from the academic backwater of the 'history of the language' and in reasserting the central role of language in history.

Author : Robert Macneil,William Cran
Publisher : Nan A. Talese
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780307423573

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Do You Speak American? by Robert Macneil,William Cran Pdf

Is American English in decline? Are regional dialects dying out? Is there a difference between men and women in how they adapt to linguistic variations? These questions, and more, about our language catapulted Robert MacNeil and William Cran—the authors (with Robert McCrum) of the language classic The Story of English—across the country in search of the answers. Do You Speak American? is the tale of their discoveries, which provocatively show how the standard for American English—if a standard exists—is changing quickly and dramatically. On a journey that takes them from the Northeast, through Appalachia and the Deep South, and west to California, the authors observe everyday verbal interactions and in a host of interviews with native speakers glean the linguistic quirks and traditions characteristic of each area. While examining the histories and controversies surrounding both written and spoken American English, they address anxieties and assumptions that, when explored, are highly emotional, such as the growing influence of Spanish as a threat to American English and the special treatment of African-American vernacular English. And, challenging the purists who think grammatical standards are in serious deterioration and that media saturation of our culture is homogenizing our speech, they surprise us with unpredictable responses. With insight and wit, MacNeil and Cran bring us a compelling book that is at once a celebration and a potent study of our singular language. Each wave of immigration has brought new words to enrich the American language. Do you recognize the origin of 1. blunderbuss, sleigh, stoop, coleslaw, boss, waffle? Or 2. dumb, ouch, shyster, check, kaput, scram, bummer? Or 3. phooey, pastrami, glitch, kibbitz, schnozzle? Or 4. broccoli, espresso, pizza, pasta, macaroni, radio? Or 5. smithereens, lollapalooza, speakeasy, hooligan? Or 6. vamoose, chaps, stampede, mustang, ranch, corral? 1. Dutch 2. German 3. Yiddish 4. Italian 5. Irish 6. Spanish

Author : Khaled Abou El Fadl
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780744681

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Speaking in God's Name by Khaled Abou El Fadl Pdf

Drawing on both religious and secular sources, this challenging book argues that divinely ordained law is frequently misinterpreted by Muslim authorities at the expense of certain groups, including women. Khaled Abou El Fadl cites a series of injustices in Islamic society and ultimately proposes a return to the original ethics at the heart of the Muslim legal system.

Author : Tony Bex,Richard J. Watts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134653140

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Standard English by Tony Bex,Richard J. Watts Pdf

Standard English draws together the leading international scholars in the field, who confront the debates surrounding 'Standard English', grammar and correctness head-on. These debates are as intense today as ever and extend far beyond an academic context. Current debates about the teaching of English in the school curriculum and concerns about declining standards of English are placed in a historical, social and international context. Standard English: * explores the definitions of 'Standard English', with particular attention to distinctions between spoken and written English * traces the idea of 'Standard English' from its roots in the late seventeenth century through to the present day. This is an accessible, seminal work which clarifies an increasingly confused topic. It includes contributions from: Ronald Carter, Jenny Cheshire, Tony Crowley, James Milroy, Lesley Milroy and Peter Trudgill.

Author : Ted White
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780240806594

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Broadcast News by Ted White Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:C3464218

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The Critic by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeannette Leonard Gilder,Joseph Benson Gilder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Publishers and publishing
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030043645128

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The Critic by Jeannette Leonard Gilder,Joseph Benson Gilder Pdf

Author : Goodlad Sinclair
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1996-10-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781911298090

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Speaking Technically: A Handbook For Scientists, Engineers And Physicians On How To Improve Technical Presentations by Goodlad Sinclair Pdf

This is a concise guide for anyone who has ever found the prospect of speaking technically to be daunting.The author draws upon his observations of people speaking technically in after-dinner speeches; conference presentations; coping with visitors; inaugural lectures; industrial presentations; industrial tourism; lectures to students; presentations to funding bodies; project reports; public inquiries; school talks; section and departmental meetings; telephone calls and consultations.He offers the reader practical tools and principles for organising information and making technical communication lively and memorable.Complete with highlighted points, checklists and review points for easy reference and practice, Speaking Technically is for anyone who has ideas and information to communicate, wants to do so effectively, finds the process stressful and has little time to prepare./a

Author : Louis Cohen,Lawrence Manion,Keith Morrison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135722036

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Research Methods in Education by Louis Cohen,Lawrence Manion,Keith Morrison Pdf

This rewritten, expanded and updated 7th edition of the long-running bestseller Research Methods in Education encompasses the whole range of methods currently employed by educational research at all stages. It offers plentiful and rich practical advice, underpinned by clear theoretical foundations, research evidence and up-to-date references. Chapters new to this edition cover: Causation, critical educational research, evaluation and the politics of research, including material on cross-cultural research, mixed methods and participatory research Choosing and planning a research project, including material on sampling, research questions, literature reviews and ethical issues Meta-analysis, research syntheses and systematic reviews Virtual worlds and internet research Using and analysing visual media and data in educational research Organizing and presenting qualitative data, content analysis, coding and computer analysis, themes, narratives, conversations and discourses, grounded theory Understanding and choosing statistical tests, descriptive and inferential statistics, multi-dimensional measurement and factor analysis Research Methods in Education is essential reading for both the professional researcher and students of education at undergraduate and postgraduate level, who need to understand how to plan, conduct, analyse and use research. The textbook is accompanied by a website: www.routledge.com/textbooks/cohen7e. PowerPoint slides for every chapter contain an outline of the chapter structure followed by a thorough summary of the key points, ideal for both lecturers and students.? Within the book a variety of internet resources are referred to and these references have been included here, with links to the websites.? A wide range of supplementary documents are available for many chapters, providing additional guidance and examples.? They range from guidelines for the contents of a research proposal with a worked example, to screen-print manuals for using SPSS and QSR N6 NUD*IST (exportable to N-Vivo) plus data files.