| Vocabulary:: Applied Linguistic Perspectives (2nd Edition) Revised Edition Contributor(s): Carter, Ronald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415168635 ISBN-13: 9780415168632 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: Vocabulary has been one of the growth areas of language study over the past three decades. In the second edition of this definitive study, Ronald Carter updates progress in key areas of language description and applied linguistics. This new edition includes new material on the relationship between vocabulary, grammar and discourse and the implications of new insights into vocabulary for the study of speech and writing in English. It also has updated chapters on vocabulary and language teaching, dictionaries and lexicography, and the literary study of vocabulary. "Vocabulary: Applied Linguistic Perspectives" has been widely praised since first publication for the breadth, depth and clarity of its approach. This new edition builds upon these foundations and develops further understanding of this key area of applied linguistics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 418 |
| LCCN: 98015465 |
| Lexile Measure: 1470 |
| Physical Information: 1.27" H x 5.52" W x 7.94" (1.13 lbs) 317 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Vocabulary has been one of the growth areas of language study over the past three decades. In this second edition, Ronald Carter updates progress in key areas of language description and applied linguistics. It includes updated chapters on: vocabulary and language teaching; dictionaries and lexicography; and the literary study of vocabulary. Also included is additional material on the relationship between vocabulary, grammar and discourse and the implications of new insights into vocabulary for the study of speech and writing in English. |