Language Works
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How Language Works
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Author : David Crystal
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2007-03-29
How Language Works written by David Crystal and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way. Along the way we find out about eyebrow flashes, whistling languages, how parents teach their children to speak, how politeness travels across languages and how the way we talk show not just how old we are but where we’re from and even who we want to be.
How Language Works
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Author : David Crystal
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2007-11-01
How Language Works written by David Crystal and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language. In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, indeed, anything at all." Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprecedented scope, language is an extremely powerful tool that defines the human species. Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language. He moves effortlessly from big subjects like the origins of languages, how children learn to speak, and how conversation works to subtle but revealing points such as how email differs from both speech and writing in important ways, how language reveals a person's social status, and how we decide whether a word is rude or polite. Broad and deep, but with a light and witty touch, How Language Works is the ultimate layman's guide to how we communicate with one another.
How Language Works In Politics
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Author : Williams, Matthew
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2018-06-26
How Language Works In Politics written by Williams, Matthew and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-26 with Political Science categories.
There were more colons used in legislation in 2015 than there were words enacted in 1900. Using analysis from machine readings of all legislation enacted between 1900 and 2015, this book discusses the social impact of increasingly elastic legislative language on the contemporary workings of the British constitution. The hot-button debates of our time — from immigration to European integration, to the creeping power of judges — have, at their core, battles over what policy instructions are authoritative. The book encourages readers to connect the dots of British statecraft, and to understand how, exactly, public demands are transferred into laws that are then implemented with greater and lesser degrees of success. Crucially, it shows that vague legislation has a tremendous impact on policy delivery, disproportionately affecting the weakest, in areas including immigration, homelessness and anti-discrimination.
Language Works
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Language Works written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with English language categories.
How Languages Work
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Author : Carol Genetti
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-01-23
How Languages Work written by Carol Genetti and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-23 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This new introduction to linguistics presents language in all its amazing complexity, while guiding students gently through the basics. Students emerge with an appreciation of the diversity of the world's languages as well as a deeper understanding of the structure of language, and its broader social and cultural context.
Language In Business Language At Work
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Author : Erika Darics
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-01-31
Language In Business Language At Work written by Erika Darics and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-31 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Packed with contemporary examples from the business world, this is an exciting and engaging text which explains how language works in business, how to analyse it and how to use it in an informed and creative way. The book is split into three parts, which look at business communication from corporate, management and employee perspectives. Wide-ranging in nature, it explores a variety of topics ranging from stakeholder communication and brand narratives to managing conflict and self-branding. Each chapter contains ample opportunity for readers to put new skills into practice, while case studies act as springboards for further discussion. This is essential reading for students of both language and business-related disciplines, both during and beyond their studies. It is also an indispensable resource for teachers of business communication.
Language And The Joint Creation Of Knowledge
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Author : Neil Mercer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-04-25
Language And The Joint Creation Of Knowledge written by Neil Mercer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-25 with Education categories.
In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces – extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and practical contributions – so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands and see how their work contributes to the development of the field. Language and the Joint Creation of Knowledge draws on the most prominent writing of Neil Mercer, covering his ground-breaking and critically acclaimed work on the role of talk in education, and on the relationship between spoken language and cognition. The text explores key themes, relating theoretical ideas to research evidence and to practical educational situations that improve children’s lives. Offering students and researchers a clear, accessible and up-to-date account of a sociocultural perspective on the relationship between spoken language and cognition, it explains one of the key themes in Neil Mercer’s work – that humans have uniquely evolved the capacity to think together, or ‘interthink’. Offering a crucial insight into the work of Neil Mercer, this selection showcases why his approach has become the dominant paradigm in educational research, and why it is increasingly influential in the psychology of teaching and learning. This unique collection of published articles and chapters, which represent the key themes and range of his research over the last 40 years, will be of interest to all followers of his work and any reader interested in the role of language in education.
I Saw The Dog
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Author : Alexandra Aikhenvald
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2021-04-08
I Saw The Dog written by Alexandra Aikhenvald and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-08 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Every language in the world shares a few common features: we can ask a question, say something belongs to us, and tell someone what to do. But beyond that, our languages are richly and almost infinitely varied: a French speaker can't conceive of a world that isn't split into un and une, male and female, while Estonians have only one word for both men and women: tema. In Dyirbal, an Australian language, things might be masculine, feminine, neuter - or edible vegetable. Every language tells us something about the people who use it. In I Saw the Dog, linguist Alexandra Aikhenvald takes us from the remote swamplands of Papua New Guinea to the university campuses of North America to illuminate the vital importance of names, the value of being able to say exactly what you mean, what language can tell us about what it means to be human - and what we lose when they disappear forever.
Publishers Weekly
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Publishers Weekly written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with categories.
Collins Introducing English To Young Children Spoken Language
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Author : Opal Dunn
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2014-01-02
Collins Introducing English To Young Children Spoken Language written by Opal Dunn and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-02 with Foreign Language Study categories.
A practical teacher guide book for teaching spoken English to young children