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Language Workbooks

Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further investigation. Each Language Workbook guides the reader through the subject using 'hands-on' language analysis, equipping them with the basic analytical skills needed to handle a wide range of data. Written in a clear and simple style, with all technical concepts fully explained, Language Workbooks can be used for independent study or as part of a taught class. Language Workbooks:

  • teach through 'hands-on' language analysis, exercises with answer keys
  • give a balanced insight into basic linguistic theory
  • apply basic analytical skills to a wide range of data
  • explain all technical concepts clearly and simply
  • are written by experienced teachers in the field.

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1-10 of 21 results in Language Workbooks

  1. History of English

    2nd Edition

    By Jonathan Culpeper

    Series: Language Workbooks

    Whilst maintaining the accessibility for the beginner, the level of this second edition has been raised by the addition of much more detail, a greater focus on theories and controversies, and a clearer route to key works in the field. History of English: examines the history of the English...

    Published July 14th 2005 by Routledge

  2. Speech Sounds

    2nd Edition

    By Patricia Ashby

    Series: Language Workbooks

    Speech Sounds: * helps develop the fundamental skills of the phonetician * investigates the various aspects involved in the production of speech sounds * uses data-based material to reinforce each new concept * includes examples from a wide range of languages * provides dozens of exercises with...

    Published July 10th 2005 by Routledge

  3. Language and the Mind

    By John Field

    Series: Language Workbooks

    Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series offer comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further investigation. Each Language Workbook guides the reader through the subject using '...

    Published April 13th 2005 by Routledge

  4. History of English

    2nd Edition

    By Jonathan Culpeper

    Series: Language Workbooks

    This is a superb introduction to all the key areas of language and linguistics. Written in clear and concise sections this is the essential guide to this core subject.This second edition updates a classic best-seller and delivers a crucial new chapter on historical dialogue analysis, an empowering...

    Published March 14th 2005 by Routledge

  5. Sentence Structure

    2nd Edition

    By Nigel Fabb

    Series: Language Workbooks

    Sentence Structure: introduces the evidence for sentence structure and reveals its purpose is based on a problem-solving approach to language teaches the reader how to identify word classes, such as noun, preposition and demonstrative uses simple tree structures to analyse sentences contains...

    Published January 9th 2005 by Routledge

  6. Dialects

    2nd Edition

    By Peter Trudgill

    Series: Language Workbooks

    Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further investigation. Each Language Workbook guides the reader through the subject using '...

    Published July 28th 2004 by Routledge

  7. Child Language

    2nd Edition

    By Jean Stilwell Peccei

    Series: Language Workbooks

    Building on the established strengths of the first edition, Child Language has now been fully updated and includes some basic theory content, more exercises and summaries at the end of each unit. Child Language:* introduces students to key areas involved in the study of children's language:...

    Published March 10th 2002 by Routledge

  8. Semantics

    By Howard Gregory

    Series: Language Workbooks

    Semantics is an accessible and practical introduction to formal semantics, the study of linguistic meaning, for students new to the subject. Semantics:* shows how meanings are built up and interrelated* presupposes very little prior knowledge of grammar or linguistic terminology * includes a...

    Published December 8th 1999 by Routledge

  9. Pragmatics

    By Jean Stilwell Peccei

    Series: Language Workbooks

    In Pragmatics, the study of meaning derived from context, Jean Stilwell Peccei offers a practical introduction to this core area of linguistics. Pragmatics: encourages the reader to look at different levels of meaning within sentences provides a basic understanding of key pragmatic concepts...

    Published July 14th 1999 by Routledge

  10. Child Language

    2nd Edition

    By Jean Stilwell Peccei

    Series: Language Workbooks

    Child Language: is a comprehensive introduction to child language, introducing students to the key theories of language acquisition and teaching them skills for analyzing children's language covers the core areas of language acquisition: phonological, semantic, syntactic, morphological and...

    Published April 21st 1999 by Routledge

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