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Memory, Psychology and Second Language Learning
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Memory, Psychology and Second Language LearningThis book aims to review the work done in psychology and linguistics on language processing and to relate it to the learning of a second language. It is aimed at the student language teacher who will also be studying aspects of linguistics such as phonology alongside psychological theories and theories of language learning.
It is an attempt to pull together the two disciplines with a specific focus on the second language learner.
It will also be of interest to postgraduate students in off ering them a wide variety of sources for further research.
 
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Tags: language, second, theories, linguistics, learning
CliffsTestPrep CSET: English
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CliffsTestPrep CSET: EnglishYour complete guide to a higher score on the CSET: English
*Successful strategies for every test area
*Sample questions, answers, and explanations
*Analysis of every question type
*Literature and textual analysis
*Composition and rhetoric overview
*Review of speech, media, and creative performance
*Explanations of language, linguistics, and literacy

About the contents:
*Overview of the test and how it is scored
*How to get the most out of your study time
*Action plan for doing your best
*Answers to your questions about the test
 
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Tags: every, English, questions, linguistics, literacy
The Linguistics Student's Handbook
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The Linguistics Student's HandbookThe 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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Tags: about, linguistics, things, studies, undertaking
The Linguistics Encyclopedia
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The Linguistics Encyclopedia
The Linguistics Encyclopedia is a practical and stimulating resource, featuring contributions from international leaders in the field, such as Nicholas Coupland, Malcolm Coulthard, Adam Jaworski and Molly Mack. This volume offers comprehensive coverage of the major and subsidiary fields of linguistic study. Entries are alphabetically arranged and extensively cross-referenced, and include suggestions for further reading.For anyone with and academic or professional interest in language, The Linguistics Encyclopedia is an indispensable reference tool.
 
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Tags: Linguistics, Encyclopedia, extensively, arranged, crossreferenced
Cognitive Linguistics: Current Applications and Future Perspectives
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Cognitive Linguistics: Current Applications and Future Perspectives
Cognitive Linguistics: Current Applications and Future Perspectives is an up-to-date survey of recent research in Cognitive Linguistics and its applications by prominent researchers. The volume brings together generally accessible syntheses and special studies of Cognitive Linguistics strands in a sizable format and is thus an asset not only to the Cognitive Linguistics community, but also to neighbouring disciplines and linguists in general. The volume covers a wide range of fields and combines wide accessibility with a highly specific information value.
Key features:

- An excellent source for the study of Applied Cognitive Linguistics, one of the most popular and fastest growing areas in Linguistics.
- Authoritative and detailed survey articles by leading scholars in the field.
- Accessible to a general audience, yet also characterized by a highly specific information value.
 
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Tags: Cognitive, Linguistics, general, survey, volume