Edited By: S.J. Hannahs, Anna Bosch The Routledge Handbook of Phonological Theory provides a comprehensive overview of the major contemporary approaches to phonology. Phonology is frequently defined as the systematic organisation of the sounds of human language. For some, this includes aspects of both the surface phonetics together with...

by: Bernard Comrie An introduction to the general linguistic study of aspect. Topics covered include the relation of tense and aspect, the morphology and the semantics of aspect, and structuralist and philosophical approaches. Dr Comrie draws his examples particularly from English and the Slavonic and Romance languages, but...

by: Barry J. Blake Case is an accessible introduction for students of linguistics to the ways relations between words in sentences are marked in languages. Case is fundamental to the whole system of language. One of its most interesting features is the recurrence of apparently idiosyncratic patterns and...

by Bernard Comrie Bernard Comrie defines tense as the grammaticalisation of location in time. In this textbook he introduces readers to the range of variation found in tense systems across the languages of the world, bringing together a rich collection of illustrative material that student and specialist alike...

by: Joan Bybee, Revere Perkins, William Pagliuca Joan Bybee and her colleagues present a new theory of the evolution of grammar that links structure and meaning in a way that directly challenges most contemporary versions of generative grammar. This study focuses on the use and meaning of grammatical...

by Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy This book considers the evolution of the grammatical structure of words in the more general contexts of human evolution and the origins of language. The consensus in many fields is that language is well designed for its purpose, and became so either through natural selection...

by Mark McDowell This much needed ESL/EFL book contains conversation questions to practice speaking English, along with activities, important grammar points, common mistakes, and so much more.  Download http://usafiles.net/1SSc/Conversation_Questions_and_Activities_to_Aid_in_the_Learning_of_English.pdf

by: Peggy Anderson, Thomas Hong 2000 Core English Words is a four-word vocabulary textbook that allows you to memorize words effectively by grouping them into themes and learn vocabulary naturally through natural dialogues and comics. Features-List of themed words and Reading Passages Clear and easy definitions and examples...