"A collection of more than 50 complete lessons covering a wide range of grammar structures, learner levels and age groups. Each lesson is divided into two main sections: 'Language Awareness Activities'and 'Creative Grammar Practice'

This work will provide readers with uniquely systematic coverage of the field of speech and language pathology. Taking as its starting point the highly successful Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, the book comprises selected updates from the original work combined with a high proportion of newly commissioned material which together give a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in speech and language pathology. The work is the most up-to-date and detailed reference available in this field.

Languages differ from one another in bewildering and seemingly arbitrary ways. For example, in English, the verb precedes the direct object ('understand the proof'), but in Japanese, the direct object comes first. In some languages, such as Mohawk, it is not even possible to establish a basic word order. Nonetheless, languages do share certain regularities in how they are structured and used. The exact nature and extent of these "language universals" has been the focus of much research and is one of the central explanatory goals in the language sciences.

“Excellent!” is a four-level Primary course Pupils practise the four skills . Clear pair-work activities make learning more memorable and encourage collaboration  In Level 2: a motivating cartoon story (The Mystery Train) introduces key language and engages pupils' imaginations; ‘Talk Time’ pages present useful, everyday language in realistic contexts; ‘Fact Files’ provide extended reading practice and cultural information; 'Test Time' pages in Activity Book help prepare pupils for the Cambridge Young Learners exams

Does temporal language depend on spatial language? This widespread view is intuitively appealing since spatial and temporal expressions are often similar or identical. Also, metaphors consistently express temporal phenomena in terms of spatial language, pointing to a close semantic and conceptual relationship. But what about the application of the two kinds of linguistic expressions in natural discourse? The book draws together findings on terms that describe the relation of objects or events to each other (such as in front / behind, before /after, etc.)