Up-From Afghans to Zulus, and from the Spartans and Knights Templar to the Green Berets and the Flying Circus, this volume covers all of the basics on most of the fearsome fighting groups throughout history.

Linguistics: An Introduction To Language And Communication (Fifth Edition)
This popular introductory linguistics text is unique in the way various themes are integrated throughout the book. One primary theme is the question, "How is a speaker’s communicative intent recognized?" Rather than treat phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics as completely separate fields, the text shows how they interact in principled ways. Similarly, language variation and acquisition are informed by results in these fields. The text provides a sound introduction to linguistic methodology while also revealing why people are intrinsically interested in language--the ultimate puzzle of the human mind.
The fifth edition has been thoroughly revised. Revisions include, but are not limited to, the addition of "selected readings" sections, updated examples, new discussion on the creative nature of neologisms, and the use of IPA as the primary transcription system throughout. This edition also includes an account of the patterns of occurrence of reduced vowels in English. An understanding of these patterns enables the reader to write a phonemic transcription of any English word.

The Oxford Companion to the Year
An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-reckoning

From the historical significance and traditions of each day of the year to the calendars and time-reckoning systems used all over the world throughout history, the Oxford Companion to the Year is chock-full of obscure bits of history, poems, quotations, and illustrations.

A Student's Grammar of the English Language
A shorter, revised edition of the acclaimed A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language

• While retaining the structure of that book, it focuses on students who require depth of treatment and clear presentation with detailed exemplification.
• Draws on the most recent research, including new findings in semantics, pragmatics, and text linguistics as well as grammar.
• Discourse features are dealt with throughout, as well as being the theme of one major chapter: "From Sentence to Text".
• Differentiates between written and spoken, formal and informal, and British and American English.

  Proficiency Masterclass: Teacher's Book
Книга для учителя к довольно удачному курсу подготовки к Кембриджскому экзамену "CPE".
A revised and updated edition of this highly successful course for the revised  Proficiency exam. Using authentic sources throughout for receptive skills work, the course gives examples of all the CPE exam tasks, together with hints and training.