The phonetics course is designed for those who, irrespective of their initial level of knowledge, want to understand the English speech and master English pronunciation (so-called BBC variant, which is the norm of speech on the English radio and television). All sections of phonetics have been recorded with the voice of William Shephard, who was a long time coordinator at UCLES.
A student can compare their pronunciation with the model not only using their hearing but also visually seeing the graphical speech representation
Modern English linguistics: A structural and transformational grammar by John P Broderick Modern English Linguistics showed how transformational grammar developed
out of American structuralist morphology and syntax. It then went on
to describe English grammar in some detail using the so-called "extended
standard theory" of transformational grammar described in Noam Chomsky's
book, Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. Despite considerable changes
in Chomsky's ideas in the 1980s and 1990s (as for example, government and
binding theory), linguistics textbooks continued to be published well into
the 1990s that were still based on the Aspects model.
Recognizing situations. Recognizing sounds. Unlocking meaning. A 3-part series. For lower level ESL/EFL. Used in summer programs and other introductory ESL/EFL courses for international students.
Teaching English as it is actually spoken Top-Up gives students practice in drawing meaning from naturally spoken English in two ways: using their knowledge of the world and of the language to guess what's coming next, and using their knowledge of how English is actually structured as a sound.
The Handbook of The History of Englishis a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that focus on the theoretical issues behind the facts of the changing English language. The innovative organization of this volume applies recent insights to old problems, and surveys the history of English from the perspective of structural developments in areas such as phonology, Posody morphology, syntax, semantics, language variation, and dialectology.
The Set Sail! Series focuses on getting young learners to enjoy communicating in English through a wide variety of activities in all four skills. Its pupil-centred approach motivates young learners, thus ensuring a positive experience in the English language classroom.
This book contains additional exercices to practise vocabulary and grammar presented in the Pupil's Book.
