Since the late 1970s, scholarly interest in the translation of children's books has increased at a rapid pace. Research across a number of disciplines has contributed to a developing knowledge and understanding of the cross-cultural transformation and reception of children's literature. The purpose of this Reader is to reflect the diversity and originality of approaches to the subject by gathering together, for the first time, a range of journal articles and chapters on translation for childr...

Internationally recognised as one of the leading texts in its field, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to vocabulary for language teachers who would like to know more about the way vocabulary works. Two leading specialists make research and theory accessible, providing the background knowledge necessary for practitioners to make informed choices about vocabulary teaching and testing. This second edition retains the popular format of the first edition, and has been rewritten to t...

An Introduction to Language Policy: Theories and Method is a collection of newly-written chapters that cover the major theories and methods currently employed by scholars active in the field. Provides an accessible introduction to the study of language policy research and language's role in social life. Consists of newly commissioned essays written by internationally recognized scholars. Helps define and describe a growing field of inquiry and is an authoritative source for students, scholars...

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Het is ronduit indrukwekkend wat we weten van onze moedertaal, wat we ermee kunnen, en hoe we dingen tot in de kleinste haarvaatjes aanvoelen. Ruim dertig jaar was het de missie van Liesbeth Koenen om de wereld dat te laten zien. Want met taal is het zo: je weet niet wat je weet, en dat je dat niet weet, weet je óók niet. Tot iemand het je vertelt.

De 67 taalverhalen uit WAT JE ZEGT, GAAT VANZELF bevatten voorbeelden die Koenen zelf prachtig, intrig...

This engaging 2005 introduction offers a critical approach to discourse, written by an expert uniquely placed to cover the subject for a variety of disciplines. Organised along thematic lines, the book begins with an outline of the basic principles, moving on to examine the methods and theory of CDA (critical discourse analysis). It covers topics such as text and context, language and inequality, choice and determination, history and process, ideology and identity.

Blommaert focuses on how la...

A problem-based introduction to phonetics, featuring over three hundred integrated exercises to help students discover and practice the subject interactively. It assumes no previous knowledge of phonetics; concepts are introduced gradually and frequent cross-referencing means that students will see how the subject fits together and how later concepts build on earlier ones.

An introduction to Early Modern English, this book helps students of English and linguistics to place the language of the period 1500-1700 in its historical context as a language with a common core but also as one which varies across time, regionally and socially, and according to register. The volume focuses on the structure of what contemporaries called the General Dialect - its spelling, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation - and on its dialectal origins. The book also discusses the langu...

- Une organisation des contenus plus segmentée. Chaque unité thématique se divise en 2 dossiers constituant un ensemble pédagogique complet : un travail croisé des compétences, des entraînements spécifiques à la grammaire, un enrichissement du vocabulaire ainsi qu'en alternance, des éclairages ciblés sur la France ou la francophonie et l'interculturel.

- Des renvois réguliers vers le cahier d'exercices pour consolider les nouveaux éléments grammaticaux et lexicaux.

- DELF : une...

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Книга является практическим пособием по русскому языку и может быть использована как дополнительный материал к любому начальному курсу русского языка. Состоит из двух частей: вводной, где закрепляются начальные сведения по грамматике русского языка, и основной, где рас...