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Linguistics at School: Language Awareness in Primary and Secondary Education
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Linguistics at School: Language Awareness in Primary and Secondary Education

Linguistics is a subject that has remained largely confined to the academy, rather than being integrated into school curricula. This is unfortunate but not surprising, as although some teacher education programs include courses on linguistics, it is not comprehensively integrated into teacher education, so it is largely absent from the curriculum. This volume brings together a team of leaders in the field of linguistics and education, to provide an overview of the current state of research and practice.
 
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Tags: education, teacher, Linguistics, integrated, linguistics
On What We Know We Don't Know: Explanation, Theory, Linguistics, and How Questions Shape Them
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On What We Know We Don't Know: Explanation, Theory, Linguistics, and How Questions Shape ThemOn What We Know We Don't Know: Explanation, Theory, Linguistics, and How Questions Shape Them

In this collection of essays, Bromberger explores the centrality of questions and predicaments they create in scientific research. He discusses the nature of explanation, theory, and the foundations of linguistics.

 
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Tags: questions, nature, explanation, linguistics, collection, Explanation, Shape, Questions, Theory, Linguistics
Concise Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Language and Linguistics
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Concise Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Language and LinguisticsConcise Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Language and Linguistics

The application of philosophy to language study, and language study to philosophy, has experienced demonstrable intellectual growth and diversification in recent decades. This work comprehensively analyzes and evaluates many of the most interesting facets of this vibrant field.


 
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Tags: philosophy, Linguistics, Encyclopedia, field, Language, language, Concise, study
The Linguistic Structure of Modern English
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The Linguistic Structure of Modern English

This text is for advanced undergraduate and graduate students interested in contemporary English, especially those whose primary area of interest is English as a second language, primary or secondary-school education, English stylistics, theoretical and applied linguistics, or speech pathology. The emphasis is on empirical facts of English rather than any particular theory of linguistics; the text does not assume any background in language or linguistics.
 
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Tags: English, linguistics, primary, language, rather, facts
Imperial Ambitions, Conversations with Noam Chomsky on the Post-9-11 World
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Imperial Ambitions, Conversations with Noam Chomsky on the Post-9-11 WorldImperial Ambitions, Conversations with Noam Chomsky on the Post-9-11 World

Since he became politically active in the '60s, Noam Chomsky has been such a tireless critic of American foreign policy, mass media, and the ill effects of globalization that an admiring filmmaker dubbed him "the rebel without a pause." In this series of interviews (his first since 9/11), the MIT linguistics professor reflects on what he views as an increasingly unstable world.
 
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Tags: Chomsky, linguistics, professor, reflects, since, Imperial, Ambitions, World, Conversations