The Grand Design - Stephen Hawking (Audiobook, mp3)
Popular scientific literature, Science - Cosmology, Philosophy The Grand Design is a popular-science book written by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow in 2010. It argues that invoking God is not necessary to explain the origins of the universe, and that the Big Bang is a consequence of the laws of physics alone.
As its title suggests, this book is a selection of papers that use English corpora to study language variation along three dimensions - time, place and genre. In broad terms, the book aims to bridge the gap between corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics and to increase our knowledge of the characteristics of English language. It includes eleven papers which address a variety of research questions but with the commonality of a corpus-based methodology.
Pearson English A: Literature is an exciting new textbook with integrated online resources, which comprehensively covers the 2011 English: Literature syllabus. For students and teachers of the International Baccalaureate Diploma, written and developed by a practising IB teacher, assistant examiner and workshop leader.
Sociolinguistics provides a powerful instrument by which we can interpret the contemporary and near-contemporary use of language in relation to the society in which speakers live. Almost since the beginning of the discipline, however, attempts have been made to extrapolate backwards and interpret past linguistic change sociolinguistically. Some of these findings have influenced the discussion of the history of the English language as portrayed in the many textbooks for undergraduate courses.
Packed full of support straight from the IB, this comprehensive text was written by authors of the 2011 syllabus and most accurately matches the 2011 specification. Containing unrivalled assessment preparation, the challenging and engaging approach will ensure learners excel.
