The authors examine the types of clauses used by people when they are speaking off the cuff. They also analyze the devices speakers use when organizing larger chunks of language, such as conversations. Using data from English, German, and Russian, they develop a systematic analysis of spoken English and highlight cross-language properties. They argue that there are major and systematic differences between spoken and written language, and conclude by exploring the implications of their findings for typology, first-language acquisition, and education.
What is discourse and how has the new interdisciplinary field of discourse studies developed? What are the linguistic and other structures of discourse at various levels of analysis? How do people - and their minds - go about producing and remembering text or talk? How are these mental processes interactionally shaped? Covering a great variety of genres, both written and spoken, Discourse as Structure and Process explains how discourse is organized, how discursive form and meaning are related and what the functions are of style and rhetoric in the communicative context.
From Corpus to Classroom: Language Use and Language Teaching
The book explains how corpora can be designed and used, and focuses on what they tell us about language teaching. It examines the relevance of corpora to materials writers, course designers and language teachers and considers the needs of the learner in relation to authentic data.
Learning To Listen1-Making Sense of Spoken English (SB only)Learning to Listen acknowledges the difficulty that many students have understanding real spoken English and helps them to; listen appropriately; understand correctly; make sense of what they hear.........
Learning To Listen2 - Making sense of spoken English(SB+TB+Audio CDs)
A series from renowned TOEIC expert Lin Lougheed, Learning to Listen acknowledges the difficulty that many students have understanding real spoken English and helps them to listen appropriately, understand correctly, make sense of what they hear. Above all, Learning to Listen helps students to enjoy the richness and variety............
