Translanguaging: Language, Bilingualism and Education

By: Ofelia García, Li Wei This book addresses how the new linguistic concept of ‘Translanguaging’ has contributed to our understandings of language, bilingualism and education, with potential to transform not only semiotic systems and speaker subjectivities, but also social structures. Download http://usafiles.net/Bjz/Translanguaging__Language_Bilingualism_and_Education.pdf
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Metacognition in Language Learning and Teaching

Edited by: Åsta Haukås, Camilla Bjørke and Magne Dypedahl This volume offers an exhaustive look at the latest research on metacognition in language learning and teaching. While other works have explored certain notions of metacognition in language learning and teaching, this book, divided into theoretical and empirical chapters,...
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Extended Conceptual Metaphor Theory

By: Zoltán Kövecses The phenomenon known as metaphor is an extremely complex mental event – we cannot capture its complexity if we tie ourselves to existing standard views on metaphor. This book offers fresh insight into metaphor, updating an established theory, conceptual metaphor theory (CMT), in the context...
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Tense in English: Its Structure and Use in Discourse

By Renaat Declerck First published in 1991, this book looks at tense in English, one of the most controversial areas of grammar. Prior to the book’s original publication, the problems and interest in the subject led to an impressive number of books and articles. Yet, despite the amount...
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Principles and Parameters: An Introduction to Syntactic Theory

By: Peter W. Culicover This authoritative survey shows readers how specific methodological assumptions underlie the core analyses on which syntactic theory is based. The author, an internationally respected figure in the field, gives extensive treatment of Government and Binding (GB) theory and summarizes the major proposals and results...
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Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics

Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics formalizes, organizes and analyzes the relation of knowledge about language to decision-making in practice. It synthesizes research in psycholinguistics, educational linguistics and sociolinguistics, freely crossing subject fields to establish innovative and expert responses to some of the key debates in the field. Authored...
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