E-BOOK: Research in Applied Linguistics: Becoming a Discerning Consumer by Fred L. Perry Jr.

Research in Applied Linguistics: Becoming a Discerning Consumer by Fred L. Perry Jr.

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Research in Applied Linguistics: Becoming a Discerning Consumer by Fred L. Perry Jr.
Publisher: Not Avail | Number Of Pages: 100 | Publication Date: 2005-07-01 | ISBN-10: 0805846840 | PDF | 1 Mb

This text provides a solid introduction to the foundations of research methods, with the goal of enabling students and professionals in the field of applied linguistics to become not just casual consumers of research who passively read bits and pieces of a research article, but discerning consumers able to effectively use published research for practical purposes in educational settings. All issues important for understanding and using published research for these purposes are covered. Key principles are illustrated with research studies published in refereed journals across a wide spectrum of applied linguistics. Exercises distributed throughout the text encourage readers to engage interactively with what they are reading at the point when the information is fresh in their minds.

*Part I introduces the foundations necessary for becoming a discerning consumer. Research terminology is defined and illustrated. The thinking and process that researchers go through is explained and illustrated. The reader is shown how to find research articles through both traditional and electronic means. *Part II is structured around the standard format in which components of a typical research report appear in most research journals. Issues such as research design, data collection methods, and data handling procedures, are discussed at a level that is understandable and useful to the novice consumer.

Research in Applied Linguistics: Becoming a Discerning Consumer is designed so that it can be used as a text for courses in M.A.-TESOL/TEFL and applied linguistics programs. Course instructors will find that this book provides a strong framework in which to promote student interaction and discussion on important issues in research methodology. This book has been field tested during development and has proven to be an effective instrument for bringing people up to the level of 'discerning consumer' over a relatively short period of time.

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Style and Social Identities: Alternative Approaches to Linguistic Heterogeneity by Peter Auer

Style and Social Identities: Alternative Approaches to Linguistic Heterogeneity by Peter AuerPublisher: Mouton de Gruyter Number Of Pages: 513 Publication Date: 2007-08-01 ISBN-10: 311019080X PDF 2 Mb

This volume presents an interactional perspective on linguistic variability that takes into account the construction of social identities through the formation of social communicative styles. It shows that style is a useful category in bridging the gap between single parameter variation and social identity. Social positioning, i.e., finding one's place in society, is one of its motivating forces.Various aspects of the expression of stylistic features are focused on, from language choice and linguistic variation in a narrow sense to practices of social categorization, pragmatics patterns, preferences for specific communicative genres, rhetorical practices including prosodic features, and aesthetic choices and preferences for specific forms of taste (looks, clothes, music, etc.). These various features of expression are connected to multimodal stylistic indices through talk; thus, styles emerge from discourse. Styles are adapted to changing contexts, and develop in the course of social processes.The analytical perspective chosen proposes an alternative to current approaches to variability under the influence of the so-called variationist paradigm.

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E-book: Lexical Diversity and Language Development: Quanitfication and Assessment by David Malvern

Lexical Diversity and Language Development: Quanitfication and Assessment by David Malvern

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Lexical Diversity and Language Development: Quanitfication and Assessment by David Malvern, Brian J. Richards, Ngoni Chipere, Pilar Duran
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | Number Of Pages: 288 | Publication Date: 2004-09-04 | ISBN-10: 1403902313 | PDF | 1 Mb

Vocabulary richness, including lexical diversity and use of rare words, has an important role in assessing proficiency, diagnosing progress and testing theory in the study of language development. This book first reviews different methods for quantifying how vocabulary is deployed in spontaneous speech and writing, and then introduces an alternative approach which can assess overall lexical diversity, measure morphology development and compare the development of different word classes. The new approach is illustrated by its application to first and second language learners.

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E-book: Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z (2003)

Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z

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By David Sacks"Language Visible: Unraveling the Mystery of the Alphabet from A to Z" 
Publisher:Broadway | Pages:416 | Date:2003-08-19 | ISBN:0767911725 | RAR | PDF | 9Mb

Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we take for granted the long, fascinating history behind one of the most fundamental of human inventions -- the alphabet. The heart of the book is the 26 fact-filled “biographies” of letters A through Z, each one identifying the letter’s particular significance for modern readers, tracing its development from ancient forms, and discussing its noteworthy role in literature and other media. We learn, for example, why the letter X has a sinister and sexual aura, how B came to signify second best, why the word “mother” in many languages starts with M, and what is the story of O.

Packed with information and lavishly illustrated, Language Visible is not only accessible and entertaining, but essential to the appreciation of our own language.

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ARTIGO: Correntes lingüísticas: notas sobre o formalismo e o funcionalismo

Leilane Ramos da Silva

Costuma-se afirmar, nos compêndios dedicados aos estudos da linguagem, que o pensamento lingüístico ocidental é representado, basicamente, por dois grandes pólos de atenção: o Formalismo e o Funcionalismo. Mas, o que representam essas abordagens? Em que elas se diferenciam? Quais seus principais representantes? Qual a importância de cada uma delas no rol dos estudos lingüísticos? O presente artigo procura elucidar, ainda que de forma sucinta, essas

questões, a partir da observação das diretrizes teórico-metodológicas empreendidas por essas abordagens para o desenvolvimento dos estudos lingüísticos atuais.

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Século XX: o século da controvérsia na Lingüística Aplicada

e no ensino de Gramática

 

Maria Alice Capocchi Ribeiro, FFP, Departamento de Letras - UERJ

Introdução

A controvérsia, como define Aurélio Buarque de Hollanda Ferreira (1995:176), consiste na “discussão ou debate regular acerca de assunto literário, científico, etc.; contestação, polêmica”.

Em seu constante questionamento sobre o mundo que o cerca, o homem estabelece relações causais e comparativas entre as diversas áreas do conhecimento. Conseqüentemente, todo conhecimento é construído e reconstruído a partir da reflexão e discussão geradas pela comparação e contestação de conhecimentos prévios. O conhecimento pode então ser entendido não somente como um produto, mas como um processo em contínua reconstrução, inserido em contextos sociais, históricos, e políticos.

Sendo assim, este século – definido por diversos autores como sendo o século da informação e da controvérsia – é, em outras palavras, um século marcado pelo desenvolvimento e aplicação do pensamento crítico. Comparando-o com o século anterior - o qual fixou parâmetros científicos que regiam o pensar e assim, de uma certa forma, acabou restringindo o próprio pensar - o século XX pode ser definido como o século do pensar reflexivo e crítico.

Este trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar resumidamente as diferentes correntes lingüísticas propostas ao longo deste século, as influências que estas receberam de outras disciplinas e estabelecer alguns dos inúmeros relacionamentos possíveis com o ensino de gramática.

A asserção que permeia este trabalho defende uma redefinição do conceito de que “a história é cíclica”: esta frase, em diversas ocasiões utilizada sob a ótica de um ‘retrocesso’ (em contraposição a um desenvolvimento) ou de uma ‘falta de imaginação’ constitui na verdade uma das mais importantes características do pensamento e do desenvolvimento do conhecimento. Ao retomar conceitos e idéias propostos anteriormente e estabelecer diversas relações entre eles, estamos na verdade fazendo uma releitura dos mesmos, mais crítica e mais abrangente, e levantando uma polêmica, a qual, por sua vez, leva à reflexão e à reconstrução do conhecimento.

Iniciaremos nosso passeio pela história da Lingüística no final do século XIX, apresentando brevemente a Abordagem Tradicional ao ensino de línguas, para então passarmos ao século XX.

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E-book: The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought (2008)

The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought

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Jr., Raymond W. Gibbs “The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought" 
Cambridge University Press | 2008-09-22 | ISBN: 0521841062 | 564 pages | PDF | 5,7 MB

The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought offers the most comprehensive collection of essays in multidisciplinary metaphor scholarship that has ever been published. These essays explore the significance of metaphor in language, thought, culture, and artistic expression. There are five main themes of the book: the roots of metaphor, metaphor understanding, metaphor in language and culture, metaphor in reasoning and feeling, and metaphor in nonverbal expression. Contributors come from a variety of academic disciplines, including psychology, linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, literature, education, music, and law.

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E-book: The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics (Oxford Handbooks Oxford Handbooks) (2007)

The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics (Oxford Handbooks Oxford Handbooks)

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The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics (Oxford Handbooks Oxford Handbooks) 
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA | 2007-10-17 | 1364 pages | ISBN: 0195143787 | 6.77 MB | Rapidshare&Megaupload

In the past decade, Cognitive Linguistics has developed into one of the most dynamic and attractive frameworks within theoretical and descriptive linguistics The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics is a major new reference that presents a comprehensive overview of the main theoretical concepts and descriptive/theoretical models of Cognitive Linguistics, and covers its various subfields, theoretical as well as applied. The first twenty chapters give readers the opportunity to acquire a thorough knowledge of the fundamental analytic concepts and descriptive models of Cognitive Linguistics and their background. The book starts with a set of chapters discussing different conceptual phenomena that are recognized as key concepts in Cognitive Linguistics: prototypicality, metaphor, metonymy, embodiment, perspectivization, mental spaces, etc. A second set of chapters deals with Cognitive Grammar, Construction Grammar, and Word Grammar, which, each in their own way, bring together the basic concepts into a particular theory of grammar and a specific model for the description of grammatical phenomena. Special attention is given to the interrelation between Cognitive and Construction Grammar. A third set of chapters compares Cognitive Linguistics with other forms of linguistic research (functional linguistics, autonomous linguistics, and the history of linguistics), thus giving a readers a better grip on the position of Cognitive Linguistics within the landscape of linguistics at large. The remaining chapters apply these basic notions to various more specific linguistic domains, illustrating how Cognitive Linguistics deals with the traditional linguistic subdomains (phonology, morphology, lexicon, syntax, text and discourse), and demonstrating how it handles linguistic variation and change. Finally they consider its importance in the domain of Applied Linguistics, and look at interdisciplinary links with research fields such as philosophy and psychology. With a well-known cast of contributors from around the world, this reference work will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in (cognitive) linguistics, psychology, cognitive science, and anthropology.

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E-book: The Handbook of English Linguistics (2006)

The Handbook of English Linguistics

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Bas Aarts, April McMahon “The Handbook of English Linguistics" 
Wiley-Blackwell | 2006-08-28 | ISBN: 1405113820 | 824 pages | PDF | 2,5 Mb

The Handbook of English Linguistics is a collection of articles written by leading specialists on all core areas of English linguistics that provides a state-of-the-art account of research in the field. 
Brings together articles from the core areas of English linguistics, including syntax, phonetics, phonology, morphology, as well as variation, discourse, stylistics and usage 
Written by specialists from around the world 
Provides an introduction to a key area of English Linguistics and includes a discussion of the most recent theoretical and descriptive research, as well as extensive bibliographic references.

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Scientific American November 2008

Scientific American November 2008

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How far can science advance brain-machine interface technology? Will we one day pipe the latest blog entry or NASCAR highlights directly into the human brain as if the organ were an outsize flash drive? Global warming has become such an overriding emergency that some climate experts are willing to consider schemes for partly shielding the planet from the sun’s rays. But no such scheme is a magic bullet

E-book: Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference (4-Vol.Set) (2008)

Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference (4-Vol.Set)

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John H. Byrne “Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference (4-Vol.Set)" 
Academic Press | 2008-03-24 | ISBN: 0123705045 | 3200 pages | PDF | 56 MB

The study of Learning and Memory is a central topic in Neuroscience and Psychology. It is also a very good example of a field that has come into maturity on all levels - in the protein chemistry and molecular biology of the cellular events underlying learning and memory, the properties and functions of neuronal networks, the psychology and behavioural neuroscience of learning and memory. Many of the basic research findings are directly applicable in the treatment of diseases and aging phenomena, and have found their way into educational theory and praxis.
Learning and Memory - A comprehensive reference is the most comprehensive source of information about learning and memory ever assembled, and the definitive reference work on the topic. In four volumes, Editor-in-Chief John H. Byrne (University of Texas), together with volume editors Howard Eichenbaum (Boston University) for Systems and Neuroscience, Randolf Menzel (Freie Universität Berlin) for Behavioral Approaches, Henry Roediger (Washington University) for Cognitive Psychology, and David Sweatt (University of Alabama, Birmingham) for Molecular Mechanisms, have put together a truly authoritative collection of overview articles in 159 chapters on over 3000 pages. Learning and Memory - A Comprehensive Reference presents an extensive, integrated summary of the present state of research in the neurobiology and psychology of learning and memory and covers an enormous range of intellectual territory. With topics ranging from the neurochemistry and neurobiology of learning at the cellular and synaptic levels, systems neurobiology, the study of remarkable capabilities in animals (such as homing), ethological and behavioristic analyses, mechanisms, psychology, and disorders of learning and memory in humans, the work broadly covers all topics in the neurobiology and psychology of learning and memory. There is no other handbook with such a comprehensive coverage and depth. The authors selected are the leading scholars for the particular topics on which they write.

* The most comprehensive and authoritative resource available on the topic of learning and memory and its mechanisms 
* Representing outstanding scholarship, each chapter is written by a leader in the field and an expert in the topic area
* Relevant and useful for newcomers and advanced researchers alike
* All topics represent the most up to date research
* A must have set for all medical, neuroscience and psychology libraries, and of great value to neighbouring disciplines, including education 
* Selected chapters from the on-line version can be used to great effect in teaching
* Full color throughout, hundreds of illustrations, four volumes, 159 chapters, 3000 pages

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E-book: Parkinson's Disease in Focus (In Focus) (2008)

Parkinson's Disease in Focus (In Focus)

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Parkinson's Disease in Focus (In Focus) 
Publisher:Pharmaceutical Press | Pages: 237 | 2008-01-06 | ISBN: 0853696969 | PDF | 1.8 MB

This is a concise guide to Parkinson's Disease.As with all other titles in the "In Focus" series, "Parkinson's Disease in Focus" discusses the signs, symptoms, diagnosis of the disease and the management, monitoring, treatment and care of patients.This text enables readers to improve the quality of care provided to patients suffering with Parkinson's Disease by increasing their knowledge and understanding of the clinical management of this condition. The book provides a framework for good practice with particular focus on drug therapy management.

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E-book: The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas Of Developmental Stages (2006)

The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas Of Developmental Stages

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Ronan R. O'Rahilly, Fabiola Müller “The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas Of Developmental Stages" 
Wiley-Liss | 2006-11-06 | ISBN: 0471694622 | 358 pages | PDF | 33,1 MB

The new edition of The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas of Developmental Stages represents the integration of analysis of the serial sections of human embryos in the Carnegie collection with results of the latest ultrasound studies. It provides summaries of the morphological status of the brain at each stage of development, covering both normal and anomalous conditions. Preceding the atlas are several chapters that present historical aspects, techniques, and prenatal measurements, as well as an introduction to embryonic staging, and terminology accompanied by over definitions of key terms. 
Now illustrated in full colour throughout 
Includes high quality photographs, photomicrographs, and diagrams 
Expands coverage of magnetic resonance imaging of the fetal and perinatal periods 
Highlights molecular and genetic aspects of normal and abnormal development of the brain 
Utilizes a set of standardized abbreviations 
Provides selected references to seminal studies 
This atlas is an invaluable resource for neuroscientists, developmental biologists, comparative anatomists, neurologists, pathologists, radiologists, and neurosurgeons.

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E-book: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Communication (2007)

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Communication

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Vesna Mildner “The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Communication" 
Lawrence Erlbaum | 2007-10-12 | ISBN: 0805854363 | 384 pages | PDF | 3,5 MB

This is a book about speech and language. It is primarily intended for those interested in speech and its neurophysiological bases: phoneticians, linguists, educators, speech therapists, psychologists, and neuroscientists. Although speech and language are its central topic, it provides information about related topics as well (e.g. structure and functioning of the central nervous system, research methods in neuroscience, theories and models of speech production and perception, learning, and memory). Data on clinical populations are given in parallel with studies of healthy subjects because such comparisons can give a better understanding of intact and disordered speech and language functions.
There is a review of literature (more than 600 sources) and research results covering areas such as neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, development of the nervous system, sex differences, history of neurolinguistics, behavioral, neuroimaging and other research methods in neuroscience, linguistics and psychology, theories and models of the nervous system function including speech and language processing, kinds of memory and learning and their neural substrates, critical periods, various aspects of normal speech and language processes (e.g. phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, reading), bilingualism, speech and language disorders, and many others.
Newcomers to the field of neurolinguistics will find it as readable as professionals will because it is organized in a way that gives the readers flexibility and an individual approach to the text. The language is simple but all the technical terms are provided, explained, and illustrated. A comprehensive glossary provides additional information.

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E-book: Dyslexia, Speech and Language: A Practitioner's Handbook (2006)

Dyslexia, Speech and Language: A Practitioner's Handbook

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Margaret J. Snowling "Dyslexia, Speech and Language: A Practitioner's Handbook "
Wiley (2006-02-10) | ISBN 1861564856 | 376 Pages | PDF | 2.6 Mb

This authoritative handbook presents current ideas on the relationship between spoken and written language difficulties. It provides clinical and educational perspectives on the assessment and management of children's reading and spelling problems. The book begins with a theoretical overview. The second edition continues the theme of linking theory and practice. It is aimed at practitioners in the fields of education, speech and language therapy, and psychology. All original chapters have been updated and new chapters are added to reflect current developments.


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E-book: Persisting Speech Difficulties in Children: Children's Speech and Literacy Difficulties (2006)

Persisting Speech Difficulties in Children: Children's Speech and Literacy Difficulties

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Michelle Pascoe "Persisting Speech Difficulties in Children: Children's Speech and Literacy Difficulties"
Wiley (2006-09-29) | ISBN 0470027444 | 460 Pages | PDF | 1 Mb

This is the third book in the series “Children’s Speech and Literacy Difficulties” and is based on research and practice with school-age children with persisting speech and associated difficulties. It focuses on the psycholinguistic nature of their difficulties, how to design intervention programmes, and how intervention outcomes might be measured. It will serve as a practical handbook and will contain usefuls word lists, tips and photocopiable sheets in the appendix. 
• Each chapter will summarise recent research findings and close with a bulleted summary of the main points in the chapter. 
• Provides an explanation of the psycholinguistic approach and how to implement it, and integrate it with other approaches. 
Includes case studies


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E-book: Concise Compendium of the World's Languages (1998)

Concise Compendium of the World's Languages

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George Campbell “Concise Compendium of the World's Languages" 
Routledge | 1998-05-14 | ISBN: 0415160499 | 684 pages | PDF | 16,1 MB

The The Concise Compendium of the World's Languages provides clear snapshots of over one hundred languages. Drawn from the more comprehensive two volume Compendium of the World's Languages, the articles selected for this volume discuss most languages spoken today by populations of at least five to ten million people, as well as minor languages that figure prominently in the contemporary socio-political context. This combination allows little-known languages, such as Akan, Navajo, Basque and Zulu, to figure prominently alongside the mainstream languages such as Arabic, French, Chinese and Russian. Each entry considers the phonological, morphological and lexical features of the language it discusses. Written for language buffs who want to know-in broad outline-how lots of languages work, this terrific book compiles loads of information in one affordable volume.
George Campbell is a former BBC World Service Linguist and translator.

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E-book: The German Language: A Linguistic Introduction (2003)

The German Language: A Linguistic Introduction

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Jean Boase-Beier, Ken R. Lodge “The German Language: A Linguistic Introduction" 
Wiley-Blackwell | 2003-02-03 | ISBN: 0631231382 | 272 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

The German Language introduces students of German to a linguistic way of looking at the language. Written from a Chomksyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and the lexicon.
Explores the linguistic structure of German from current theoretical perspectives. 
Written from a Chomksyan perspective, this volume covers the basic structural components of the German language: syntax, morphology, phonetics, phonology, and the lexicon. 
Serves as a valuable resource for students of German language and literature and for linguists with little or no background in the language. 
Includes exercises, definitions of key terms, and suggestions for further reading.

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E-book: Handbook of Educational Linguistics (2008)

Handbook of Educational Linguistics

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Bernard Spolsky, Francis Hult “Handbook of Educational Linguistics" 
Wiley-Blackwell | 2008-02-08 | ISBN: 1405154101 | 704 pages | PDF | 1,7 MB

The Handbook of Educational Linguistics is a dynamic, scientifically grounded overview revealing the complexity of this growing field while remaining accessible for students, researchers, language educators, curriculum developers, and educational policy makers. 
A single volume overview of educational linguistics, written by leading specialists in its many relevant fields 
Takes into account the diverse theoretical foundations, core themes, major findings, and practical applications of educational linguistics 
Highlights the multidisciplinary reach of educational linguistics 
Each chapter portrays the complexity of its subject matter while remaining accessible to a wide audience.

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E-book: The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language (2003)

The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language

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The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language
Harper Perennial | 2003-01 | ISBN: 9780060520854 | 352 Pages | PDF | 14,4 MB

There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, linguistics professor John McWhorter reminds us of the variety within the species that speaks them, and argues that, contrary to popular perception, language is not immutable and hidebound, but a living, dynamic entity that adapts itself to an ever-changing human environment.

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E-book: The Handbook of Speech Perception (2005)

The Handbook of Speech Perception

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David Pisoni, Robert Remez “The Handbook of Speech Perception" 
Wiley-Blackwell | 2005-02-11 | ISBN: 0631229272 | 704 pages | PDF | 3,6 MB

The Handbook of Speech Perception is a collection of forward-looking articles that offer a summary of the technical and theoretical accomplishments in this vital area of research on language.
Now available in paperback, this uniquely comprehensive companion brings together in one volume the latest research conducted in speech perception 
Contains original contributions by leading researchers in the field 
Illustrates technical and theoretical accomplishments and challenges across the field of research and language 
Adds to a growing understanding of the far-reaching relevance of speech perception in the fields of phonetics, audiology and speech science, cognitive science, experimental psychology, behavioral neuroscience, computer science, and electrical engineering, among others.

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E-book: Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon, 2nd Edition (1987)

Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon, 2nd Edition

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Jean Aitchison “Words in the Mind: An Introduction to the Mental Lexicon, 2nd Edition " 
Blackwell Pub | 1987-09 | ISBN: 0631144420 | 288 pages | PDF | 19,1 MB

This book deals with words, and how humans learn them, remember them, understand them, and find the ones they want. In brief, it discusses the structure and content of the human word-store or 'mental lexicon', with particular reference to the spoken language of native English speakers. Since the first two editions of "Words in the Mind" were published, work on the lexicon has exploded. This is reflected in this new edition, which contains substantial additions. One new chapter has been added on layering and meaning change, and several others have been considerably expanded. The notes and suggestions for further reading have been updated, and numerous new references have been included. The book remains accessible in style and easy to read for both undergraduates and non-specialists.

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E-bok:Brain and Being: At the Boundary Between Science,Philosophy,Language and Arts (2004)

Brain and Being: At the Boundary Between Science,Philosophy,Language and Arts

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Gordon G. Globus, Karl H Pribram, Giuseppe Vitiello “Brain and Being: At the Boundary Between Science,Philosophy,Language and Arts" 
John Benjamins Publishing Co | 2004-10 | ISBN: 9027251940 | 350 pages | PDF | 1,7 MB

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E-book: Words and Symbols (2006)

Words and Symbols

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Nicola Barden, Tina Williams “Words and Symbols" 
Open University Press | 2006-12-01 | ISBN: 0335213618 | 128 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB

What lies behind the language we use as counsellors and psychotherapists? 
How does language fit into a therapeutic context? 
Can we truly say what we mean, and hear what is said, in the consulting room?
This book takes apart, lays out and repositions the most basic of therapeutic tools – the language used to communicate between therapist and client. It begins with a summary of the different schools of thought on language acquisition from infancy onwards. It addresses ways in which philosophical and social contexts may impact on the thoughts and words available for speech. Following this it focuses on the detail of the words spoken in a consulting room, and considers dialogue in the arts therapies, where speech may not be the primary tool for understanding. The book also examines what happens when words fail, how symbols are essential for communication, and whether the emphasis on words in the talking therapies has limited the range of communication in the consulting room. An example of this limitation is offered in an extended discussion of gender and language.
The book addresses counsellors and psychotherapists from all major theoretical orientations, from psychodynamic therapies through to humanistic and existential approaches, maintaining an overview that is relevant to an integrative position.
Written for students of counselling and psychotherapy as well as practitioners who want to develop their skills and awareness, Words and Symbols engages the reader in understanding the essence of therapeutic communication.

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E-book: Computational Approaches to Morphology and Syntax (2007)

Computational Approaches to Morphology and Syntax

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Brian Roark, Richard Sproat “Computational Approaches to Morphology and Syntax" 
Oxford University Press, USA | 2007-09-27 | ISBN: 0199274770 | 320 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB

The book will appeal to scholars and advanced students of morphology, syntax, computational linguistics and natural language processing (NLP). It provides a critical and practical guide to computational techniques for handling morphological and syntactic phenomena, showing how these techniques have been used and modified in practice. 
The authors discuss the nature and uses of syntactic parsers and examine the problems and opportunities of parsing algorithms for finite-state, context-free and various context-sensitive grammars. They relate approaches for describing syntax and morphology to formal mechanisms and algorithms, and present well-motivated approaches for augmenting grammars with weights or probabilities.

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E-book: The Linguistics Student's Handbook (2007)

The Linguistics Student's Handbook

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Laurie Bauer “The Linguistics Student's Handbook" 
Oxford University Press, USA | 2007-06-21 | ISBN: 0195332849 | 384 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB

The book that tells you all the things you felt you were expected to know about linguistics, but were afraid to ask about.
* What do you know about Burushaski and Miwok?
* What's the difference between paradigmatic and syntagmatic?
* What is E-language?
* What is a language?
* Do parentheical and non-restrictive mean the same thing?
* How do you write a bibliographic entry for a work you have not seen?
Every student who has asked these questions needs this book. A compendium of useful things for linguistics students to know, from the IPA chart to Saussurean dichotomies, this book will be the constant companion of anyone undertaking studies of linguistics. Part reference work, part revision guide, and with tables providing summary information on some 280 languages, the book provides a new learning tool as a supplement to the usual textbooks and glossaries.

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E-book: An Encyclopaedia of Language (1990)

An Encyclopaedia of Language

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N. E. Collinge “An Encyclopaedia of Language" 
Routledge | 1990-01-12 | ISBN: 0415020646 | 1011 pages | PDF | 5,1 MB

In this indispensable reference, twenty-nine leaders in the field describe how language works--accounting for its nature, use, study, and history. An Encyclopaedia of Language provides a truly comprehensive overview of how the various branches of linguistic study have arrived at their current positions. It divides the subject into three logical sections: 1) the "inner nature" of language; 2) its interaction with other disciplines; and 3) some special aspects of its study and use.
Readers will find detailed coverage of: how language works; how language is taught and learned; phonetics; grammar and semantics; how linguists research their subjects and interpret results; second languages; language and computation; writing systems; the history of language study; the evolution of language; the distribution of languages around the world; lexicography; dialectology; and other topics.

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E-book: Made with Words: Hobbes on Language, Mind, and Politics (2008)

Made with Words: Hobbes on Language, Mind, and Politics

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Philip Pettit “Made with Words: Hobbes on Language, Mind, and Politics" 
Princeton University Press | 2008-01-03 | ISBN: 0691129290 | 192 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB

Hobbes's extreme political views have commanded so much attention that they have eclipsed his work on language and mind, and on reasoning, personhood, and group formation. But this work is of immense interest in itself, as Philip Pettit shows in Made with Words, and it critically shapes Hobbes's political philosophy.
Pettit argues that it was Hobbes, not later thinkers like Rousseau, who invented the invention of language thesis--the idea that language is a cultural innovation that transformed the human mind. The invention, in Hobbes's story, is a double-edged sword. It enables human beings to reason, commit themselves as persons, and incorporate in groups. But it also allows them to agonize about the future and about their standing relative to one another; it takes them out of the Eden of animal silence and into a life of inescapable conflict--the state of nature. Still, if language leads into this wasteland, according to Hobbes, it can also lead out. It can enable people to establish a commonwealth where the words of law and morality have a common, enforceable sense, and where people can invoke the sanctions of an absolute sovereign to give their words to one another in credible commitment and contract.
Written by one of today's leading philosophers, Made with Words is both an original reinterpretation and a clear and lively introduction to Hobbes's thought.

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E-book: Language, People, Numbers: Corpus Linguistics and Society (Language & Computers) (2008)

Language, People, Numbers: Corpus Linguistics and Society (Language & Computers)

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Language, People, Numbers: Corpus Linguistics and Society (Language & Computers)
Rodopi | ISSN: 9042023503 | 2008-01-28 | PDF | 336 Pages | 8,6 Mb

The contributions to this volume offer a broad range of novel insights about data-based or data-driven approaches to the study of both structure and function of language, reflecting the increasing shift towards corpus-based methods of analysis in a wide range of areas in linguistics. Corpora can be used as models of human linguistic experience, and the contributors demonstrate that there is ample scope for integrating such models into the descriptions of discourse, grammar, and meaning. Continually improving technological development facilitates the design of larger and more comprehensive corpora documenting language use in a multitude of genres, styles and modes, even starting to include visual aspects. Software to investigate these data also becomes increasingly powerful and more refined. The sixteen original articles in this volume cover substantial ground on both the theoretical as well as applied levels. Having such data and software resources at their disposal, the contributing researchers rethink the long discussed interplay between language system and use from various angles, considering socio-cultural and cognitive involvement and representation, with synchronic as well as diachronic perspectives in view. These theories and quantitative / qualitative methods are applied to a range of topics from language acquisition and teaching to literature and politics. All of the authors in this volume reveal the profound and leading impact that Mike Stubbs' work has continued to contribute to the field of corpus-based description of language structure, use and function.

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E-boo: Introduction to Neurolinguistics (2006)

Introduction to Neurolinguistics

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Elisabeth Ahlsen “Introduction to Neurolinguistics" 
John Benjamins Pub Co | 2006-07-19 | ISBN: 9027232334 | 212 pages | PDF | 1,7 MB

This introduction to neurolinguistics is intended for anybody who wants to acquire a grounding in the field. It was written for students of linguistics and communication disorders, but students of psychology, neuroscience and other disciplines will also find it valuable. The introductory section presents the theories, models and frameworks underlying modern neurolinguistics. Then the neurolinguistic aspects of different components of language – phonology, morphology, lexical semantics, and semantics-pragmatics in communication – are discussed. The third section examines reading and writing, bilingualism, the evolution of language, and multimodality. The book also contains three resource chapters, one on techniques for investigating the brain, another on modeling brain functions, and a third that introduces the basic concepts of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. This text provides an up-to-date linguistic perspective, with a special focus on semantics and pragmatics, evolutionary perspectives, neural network modeling and multimodality, areas that have been less central in earlier introductory works.

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E-book: A Glossary of Semantics and Pragmatics (2006)

A Glossary of Semantics and Pragmatics

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Alan Cruse “A Glossary of Semantics and Pragmatics" 
Edinburgh University Press | 2006-07-30 | ISBN: 0748624058 | 192 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

This easy-to-use guide illuminates key concepts and terms in semantics and pragmatics and the study of meaning as it is conveyed through language.

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E-book: A History of English: Volume I: From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (2006)

A History of English: Volume I: From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic

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Donald Ringe “A History of English: Volume I: From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic" 
Oxford University Press, USA | 2006-11-09 | ISBN: 019928413X | 366 pages | PDF | 1,91 MB

This book is the first since 1897 to describe the earliest reconstructable stages of the prehistory of English. It outlines the grammar of Proto-Indo-European, considers the changes by which one dialect of that prehistoric language developed into Proto-Germanic, and provides a detailed account of the grammar of Proto-Germanic. The first volume in Don Ringe's A Linguistic History of English will be of central interest to all scholars and students of comparative Indo-European and Germanic linguistics, the history of English, and historical linguists. The next volume will consider the development of Proto-Germanic into Old English. Subsequent volumes will describe the attested history of English from the Old English period to the present.

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E-book: Shorter Slang Dictionary (1993)

Shorter Slang Dictionary

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Paul Beale “Shorter Slang Dictionary" 
Routledge | 1993-12-28 | ISBN: 0415088666 | 241 pages | PDF | 1,08 MB

Long before Orwell mourned the corruption of the English language, his mother tongue was fast becoming a motley one, absorbing new colloquialisms by the minute. The Shorter Slang Dictionary, the latest compilation of English slang from freelance lexicographer Rosalind Fergusson, is proof that even colloquial English has achieved a certain degree of lexicographical legitimacy in the undiscriminating 20th century. Incorporating idioms, linguistic informalities, and indecipherable curse words from the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the Shorter Slang Dictionary throws linguistic propriety to the wind in its fervent pursuit of off-color terms. Defining everything from "ash-cash" to "pillock" to the ever-popular "zit," the Shorter Slang Dictionary will be of interest to lexicographers, linguists, and general readers.

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Alfabetização e consciência metalingüística: um estudo com adultos não alfabetizados

Mota, Márcia Maria Elia Peruzzi da and Castro, Nelimar Ribeiro de. Alfabetização e consciência metalingüística: um estudo com adultos não alfabetizados. Estud. psicol. (Campinas), Jun 2007, vol.24, no.2, p.169-179. ISSN 0103-166X

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Scientific American Mind June-July 2008

Scientific American Mind June-July 2008

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 03:50 PM CDT

Scientific American Mind is a bimonthly American popular science magazine concentrated on psychology, neuroscience, and related fields. By analyzing and revealing new thinking in the cognitive sciences, the magazine is able to focus on the biggest breakthroughs in these fields. Scientific American Mind is published by Scientific American and was started in 2004

TESE: The language of the Apinajé people of Central Brazil (2005)

Encontra-se disponível no banco de teses da Etnolingüística o trabalho “The language of the Apinajé people of Central Brazil”, de Christiane Cunha de Oliveira. A tese foi orientada pelo Dr. Spike Gildea, na Universidade do Oregon (EUA), e pode ser acessada através do link http://www.etnolinguistica.org/tese:oliveira_2005.

E-Book: Body Language by Allan Pease

Body Language by Allan Pease
Posted By : genie Date : 12 Jun 2005

What people say is often very different from what they think or feel. The new, definitive updated version of the million-selling classic BODY LANGUAGE helps you to read others' thoughts by their gestures, with the help of newly commissioned illustrations.It is a scientific fact that people's gestures give away their true intentions. This authoritative guide, written with great humour and insight, reveals all the secrets of body language to give you more confidence and control in any situation. Learn how to: choose the right partner get others to cooperate make yourself likeable and approachable tell if someone is lying read between the lines of what is being said how to use body language to get what you want

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LACON DE DE LUCIA, Nelsi y ORTEGA DE HOCEVAR, Susana. Cognición, metacognición y escritura. Rev. signos, 2008, vol.41, no.67, p.231-255. ISSN 0718-0934.

Este artículo presenta una contribución a la compleja problemática de la enseñanza de la escritura. Tiene como base tanto investigaciones teóricas como empíricas realizadas con alumnos de escolaridad común de nivel básico y medio. En primer lugar, explicitamos el marco teórico. A continuación, enfatizando especialmente los aspectos cognitivos y metacognitivos, desarrollamos un modelo didáctico de fases interactivas para la enseñanza de la producción escrita, el cual fue aplicado en cursos experimentales. Final-mente, exponemos las principales conclusiones.

Palabras claves: Competencia; escritura; cognición; metacognición.

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