Words and Their Meaning by Howard Jackson
An examination of the rise of the English dictionary, the kinds of dictionary available, the range of information they contain, factors affecting their usage and public attitudes towards them. The advantages of a thesaurus-like approach over the traditional format are discussed.-
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
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Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose
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Contemporary Linguistics
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Analysing Sentences
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Meaning in Interaction
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Patterns of Spoken English
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Grammar and Meaning
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An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
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The Sounds of Language
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An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics
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An Introduction to Child Language Development
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The History of Early English
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The Earliest English
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Critical Discourse Analysis
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Introducing Linguistics
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Introduction to Phonology
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An Introduction to Natural Language Processing Through Prolog
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Watching English Change
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Discourse Analysis
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Realms of Meaning
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An Introduction to Forensic Phonetics and Forensic Linguistics
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The History of Late Modern Englishes
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Language and the Mind
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An Introduction to Child Language
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Varieties of Modern English
"...admirably clear and detailed...All in all, the book is a clear, simple introduction to a big and complex subject and should prove very useful." EFL Gazette
Howard Jackson is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the School of English at Birmingham City University, UK, where he has taught descriptive linguistics for over thirty years. Etienne Ze Amvela is Professor of English Language and Linguistics and Vice-Rector in charge of Internal Control and Evaluation at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. He is the author of scores of articles in academic journals and chapters in books, and he is the co-editor of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning (Routledge, 2001).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780582291546 |
| ISBN 10 | 0582291542 |
| Title | Words and Their Meaning |
| Author | Howard Jackson |
| Series | Learning About Language |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1988-10-24 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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