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All languages change, just as other aspects of human society are constantly changing. This book is an introduction to the concepts and techniques of diachronic linguistics--the study of language change over time. It covers all the major areas of historical linguistics, presenting concepts in a clear and concise way. While examples are given from a wide range of languages, most major concepts and techniques are illustrated by material drawn from the languages of Australia and the Pacific. The needs of undergraduate students of linguistics have been kept firmly in mind, but the book will also be of interest to the general reader seeking to understand language and language change. This third edition includes a number of rewritten and supplemented sections and new material on grammaticalization, ergativity and accusativity, language diversification, palaeolinguistics, and morphological evolution.
All languages change, just as other aspects of human society are constantly changing. This book is an introduction to the concepts and techniques of diachronic linguistics--the study of language change over time.
How does the English language work? If you are interested in discovering the answer to this question, then An Introduction to English Language is the ideal place to start. Written in a clear, lively, and easy-to-follow style, this introductory textbook is based around three core topics of linguistic study: WORD: English words, how they fit into sentences, their internal structure, their meaning and how they make up vocabularies for various purposes. SOUND: the sound systems of English, its phonetics and phonology, and English intonation and stress patterns. SENTENCE: English sentence structure and introductory English grammar. Packed with classroom tested examples and graded exercises, the third edition of this popular book features: a multimedia companion website , containing Powerpoint slides, mini-lectures, quizzes and downloadable audio files to aid study new material on language variation and change, including more examples of regional dialects, and extra material on New Englishes a new introduction to linguistics as a subject, familiarizing students with key issues and topics. Carefully designed as a course-book for either group or individual study, An Introduction to English Language remains an essential text for students and teachers of English language and introductory linguistics.
How does the English language work? If you are interested in discovering the answer to this question, then An Introduction to English Language is the ideal place to start.
Starting a business successfully requires numerous skills and resources. The alarming rate of failures associated with new ventures suggests that potential entrepreneurs would welcome expert advice at the most vital stage in the life of any business. The expert author team focus on those resources, skills, capabilities and learning required by any entrepreneur in the process of starting a new business. Specifically, this text aims to: Introduce and explain those resources (including finance) that are essential to successful business creation Identify the key skills and capabilities that are required by entrepreneurs Highlight the ways in which new resources are combined with the entrepreneur’s existing resource base to develop the business effectively Explore the way entrepreneurs learn in the process of developing their business Drawing on the most up-to-date and most relevant research, this concise textbook provides students and academics of entrepreneurship with a practical guide to acquiring the appropriate resources in order to start a new firm.
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This manual aims to demystify statistics and data analysis by guiding you through the entire research process and helping you choose the right statistical technique for your project. From the formulation of research questions, to the design of the study and analysis of data, to reporting the results, the author discusses basic and advanced techniques. Each technique is clearly outlined, with step-by-step procedures for performing the analysis, a detailed guide to interpreting SPSS output and an example of how to present the results in a report. Illustrated with screen grabs, examples of output and tips, and supported by a website (www.openup.co.uk/spss) with sample data and guidelines on report writing, this manual can be used by students and researchers at any level alongside any major statistics textbook.
This manual aims to demystify statistics and data analysis by guiding you through the entire research process and helping you choose the right statistical technique for your project.
"a Finch in the Window" is a 2017 Scars Publications poetry and prose book with material from assorted writers and artists, as the October 2017 issue release of the literary magazine "Down in the Dirt" (http://scars.tv/dirt). Since 2014 "Down in the Dirt" magazine is released every other month (and sometimes with bonus issues) as a 6"x9" perfect-bound paperback book, with not only it's usual ISSN# (print ISSN# 1554-9623 and Internet ISSN# 1554-9666), but also an ISBN#. Because of ISBN# releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book as well as the cover design. Writers and artists included in this Scars Publications perfect-bound 6" x 9" ISBN# paperback book include writers Allan Onik, Amber Shoemake-Doughty, Andrew Yusi, Anita G. Gorman, Christiana Swain, Cynthia Haggard, Denny E. Marshall, Edward Daniel Hunt, Emiliano Vasquez, Emma Hines, Jennifer Libertini, Kayla Scutti, Kevin Sterne, Kimberly Thomas, Lee Conrad, Lisa Gray, Liz Betz, Marc McMahon, Norm Hudson, Reggie Mills, sandeep mishra, Shahyeim Oliveira, Shashi Ishai, Shelby Lee, and artwork from Edward Michael O'Durr Supranowicz, Fabrice Poussin, J. Ray Paradiso, and Kyle Hemmings.
Because of ISBN# releases, all issues now carry a title to accompany the new format, reflecting the writing inside the book as well as the cover design.
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The Guidebook to Sociolinguistics presents a comprehensive introduction to the main concepts and terms of sociolinguistics, and of the goals, methods, and findings of sociolinguistic research. Introduces readers to the methodology and skills of doing hands-on research in this field Features chapter-by-chapter classic and contemporary case studies, exercises, and examples to enhance comprehension Offers wide-ranging coverage of topics across sociolinguistics. It begins with multilingualism, and moves on through language choice and variation to style and identity Takes students through the challenges involved in conducting their own research project Written by one of the leading figures in sociolinguistics
The book explores the three main strands of sociolinguistics – multilingualism, ethnographic-interactional sociolinguistics, and variationist sociolinguistics – covering both macro to micro issues.
