Bestselling author and pop-culture pundit David Feldman demystifies our language's most curious cliches and quips. From cooties and mugwumps to Ps and Qs and Peeping Tom, this is a doozie of a diversion.
A fun and interesting look at the everyday phrases used so often in the English language. This book is just what trivia junkies crave.
COME ALONG is a three level course which takes students from Beginner to Pre - Intermediate English. Clear presentation of vocabulary and grammar in each lesson, All parts of each unit are thematically linked, No unknown vocabulary in activities, Continuous recycling of language points, LINKS to sites related to topics in our coursebooks NON-ISO (=direct run) VERSION by Pumukl
Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of newly commissioned articles focusing on selected critical dimensions and case studies of the theoretical, ideological, applied and pedagogical issues related to English as it is spoken around the world. Represents the cross-cultural and international contextualization of the English language
Articulates the visions of scholars from major varieties of world Englishes - African, Asian, European, and North and South American
Discusses topics including the sociolinguistic contexts of varieties of English in the inner, outer, and expanding circles of its users; the ranges of functional domains in which these varieties are used; the place of English in language policies and language planning; and debates about English as a cause of language death, murder and suicide.
Offering a novel perspective, this book explores the interplay of ICT and language learning within the context of technological and social change, from the printing press to the mobile phone. It considers how technological advances, through their impact on communication, language and education, affect not only how languages are learnt, but also what kind of language is learnt. The approach highlights both the multifaceted and complex nature of language study and its evolutionary dimension.
Story World Euro Talk CD-ROM Series StoryWorld brings to life well known children's stories and songs to help them to build on their knowledge and use of the English language.
