Giving Reasons: A Linguistic-Pragmatic Approach to Argumentation Theory

This book provides a new, linguistic approach to Argumentation Theory. Its main goal is to integrate the logical, dialectical and rhetorical dimensions of argumentation in a model providing a unitary treatment of its justificatory and persuasive powers. This model takes as its basis Speech Acts Theory in order to characterize argumentation as a second-order speech act complex. The result is a systematic and comprehensive theory of the interpretation, analysis and evaluation of arguments.

English Language and Linguistics Journal ( Vol 15, Iss 2, July 2011)

English Language and Linguistics, published three times a year, is an international journal which focuses on the description of the English language within the framework of contemporary linguistics.

English Language & Linguistics is now included in the Thomson Reuters Social Sciences Citation Index.

An Introduction to Language (9th Edition)

Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, Ninth Edition, is appropriate for a variety of fields--including education, languages, psychology, anthropology, English, and teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)--at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. This completely updated edition retains the clear descriptions, humor, and seamless pedagogy that have made the text a perennial best-seller, while adding new information and exercises that render each topic fresh, engaging, and current.

Exploring English Language Teaching: Language in Action

Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those entering postgraduate studies and language professionals returning to academic study. The books take an innovative "practice to theory" approach, with a 'back-to-front' structure. This leads the reader from real-world problems and issues, through a discussion of intervention and how to engage with these concerns, before finally relating these practical issues to theoretical foundations.

Теория обучения иностранным языкам. Лингводидактика и методика

Учебное пособие, написанное известными специалистами, авторами многочисленных учебников и учебных пособий по школьной и вузовской методике, призвано сформировать у преподавателей любых неродных языков общее представление о теории обучения иностранным языкам как научной области, о закономерностях построения учебного процесса при развитии устного и письменного общения. Новизна авторского подхода состоит в том, что иностранный язык (как учебный предмет ) рассматривается в качестве составной части языкового образования в условиях искусственной языковой среды.