An Introduction to Phonology

By Francis Katamba This book is an introduction to phonological theory placed within the framework of recent mainstream generative phonology. The book is divided into two main parts. The first introduces readers to basic concepts of articulatory phonetics, classical phonemics and standard generative phonology. The second part is...
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Context and Culture in Language Teaching

by Claire Kramsch This book focuses attention on cultural knowledge not just as a necessary aspect of communicative competence, but as an educational objective in its own right-as an end, as well as a means, of language learning. Download http://usafiles.net/1VZ9/Context_and_Culture_in_Language_Teaching.pdf
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The Language of Journalism: A multi-genre perspective

By: Angela Smith and Michael Higgins The Language of Journalism aims to provide an accessible, wide-ranging introductory textbook for a range of students. The book explores the significance of a range of linguistic practices occurring in journalism, demonstrating and facilitating the use of analysis in aiding professional journalistic...
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Inquisitive Semantics

By: Ivano Ciardelli, Jeroen Groenendijk, and Floris Roelofsen There is an age-old tradition in linguistics and philosophy to identify the meaning of a entence with its truth-conditions. This can be explained by the fact that linguistic and philosophical investigations are usually carried out in a logical framework that...
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Sound Patterns in Interaction: Cross-linguistic studies from conversation

Edited by: Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen, Cecilia E. Ford This collection of original papers by eminent phoneticians, linguists and sociologists offers the most recent findings on phonetic design in interactional discourse available in an edited collection. The chapters examine the organization of phonetic detail in relation to social actions in...
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