This textbook introduces undergraduate students of language and linguistics to the basic ideas, insights, and techniques of contemporary semantic theory. The book starts with everyday observations about word meaning and use primarily and then gradually zooms in on the question of how speakers manage to meaningfully communicate with phrases, sentences, and texts they have never come across before. Extensive English examples provide ample illustration.
Free voluntary reading looks better and more powerful than ever. Stephen D. Krashen, PhD, is an advocate for free voluntary reading in schools and has published many journal articles on the subject. Free Voluntary Reading: Power 2010collects the last ten years of his extensive work and reconsiders all aspects of this important debate in light of the latest findings.
Extensive Reading for Academic Success, Advanced AExtensive Reading for Academic Success is a four-book series that presents academic-style reading passages designed for advanced English language learners.
Extensive Reading for Academic Success, Advanced DExtensive Reading for Academic Success is a four-book series that presents academic-style reading passages designed for advanced English language learners. Each book in this series contains 80 passages covering a remarkably wide range of topics, divided into broad categories.
