A Theoretical Course of English / Теоретическая фонетика современного английского языка
Вопросы к каждому разделу, упражнения, контрольные задания, ключи дают возможность овладеть материалом самостоятельно. Таблицы, схемы, рисунки обеспечивают наглядность учебного материала. В конце учебника дан словарь фонетических терминов.Цель учебника — помочь студентам-будущим учителям общеобразовательных школ овладеть основами теории фонетики для улучшения навыков владения речью, для более качественной их подготовки к практической работе в школе в качестве учителей английского языка
Innovative, data-driven methods provide more rigorous and systematic evidence for the description and explanation of diachronic semantic processes. The volume systematises, reviews, and promotes a range of empirical research techniques and theoretical perspectives that currently inform work across the discipline of historical semantics. In addition to emphasising the use of new technology, the potential of current theoretical models (e.g. within variationist, sociolinguistic or cognitive frameworks) is explored along the way.
Theoretical grammar and its subject. General principles of grammatical analysis. General characteristics of language as a functional system. Notions of ‘system’ and ‘structure’. General characteristics of linguistic units.
This volume presents recent developments in the linguistics of humour. It depicts new theoretical proposals for capturing different humorous forms and phenomena central to humour research, thereby extending its scope. The 15 contributions critically survey and develop the existing interpretative models, or they postulate novel theoretical approaches to humour in order to better elucidate its workings.
Essential Shakespeare: The Arden Guide to Text and Interpretation (Arden Shakespeare)
An introductory critical study for first year undergraduates which bridges the gap between A Level and university study. The book offers an accessible overview of key critical perspectives, early modern contexts, and methods of close reading, as well as screen and stage performances spanning several decades. Organised around the discussion of fourteen major plays, it introduces readers to the diverse theoretical approaches typical of today's English studies. This is a go-to resource that can be consulted thematically or by individual play or genre.
