Internationally recognised as one of the leading texts in its field, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to vocabulary for language teachers who would like to know more about the way vocabulary works. Two leading specialists make research and theory accessible, providing the background knowledge necessary for practitioners to make informed choices about vocabulary teaching and testing. This second edition retains the popular format of the first edition, and has been rewritten to t...

This volume seeks to explain the political economy of the Abe government and the so-called 'Abenomics' economic policies. The Abe government represents a major turning point in postwar Japanese political economy. In 2019, Abe became the longest serving Prime Minister in Japanese history.

Abe's government stood out not only for its longevity, but also for its policies. Abe came to power promising to reinvigorate Japan's economy under the banner of Abenomics. He pursed a host of structural refo...

A lively introduction to morphology, this textbook is intended for undergraduates with relatively little background in linguistics. The third edition has been thoroughly updated, with new examples and exercises and a new final chapter covering several current theoretical frameworks.

The 18th edition of Daniel Jones's classic work is the definitive guide to contemporary English pronunciation. This new and fully updated edition contains over 230,000 pronunciations of words, names and phrases. In addition, it includes lively essays on aspects of pronunciation by leading experts in the field, a phonetics and phonology glossary and notes explaining the relationship between spellings and sounds

To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine.

The book begins by tracing the country's early history through archaeological remains, before proceeding to explore life...

This is a series of innovative courses from leading business English authors. Titles cover core business skills such as Presentations, Negotiations and Meetings as well as newer areas that focus on current trends in business and management. The series is aimed at intermediate and upper-intermediate students (CEF B1/B2).

Across the series we aim to provide learners with the key skills they will need in their daily working life and future careers. These courses can be used as stand-alone short ...

Pronunciation Games is a teacher's resource book containing photocopiable pronunciation games for use in the classroom. Each unit contains an enjoyable activity designed to raise learners' awareness of an aspect of English pronunciation. The activities are suitable for use with a wide range of levels and focus on pronunciation points ranging from individual sounds and word stress to sentence stress and intonation.

The Teacher's Pages provide clear instructions for conducting each game, backgr...

With a new author team contributing decades of practical experience, this fully updated second edition textbook summarises the most critical decisions, techniques and steps in creating effective forecasting models. Includes all new theoretical and practical exercises geared at guiding students through the steps of creating forecasting models on their own.

Kant is the central figure of modern philosophy. He sought to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, and he succeeded in permanently changing its problems and methods. This revised edition of the Prolegomena, which is the best introduction to the theoretical side of his philosophy, presents his thought clearly by paying careful attention to his original language.

Also included are selections from the Critique of Pure Reason, which fill out and explicate some of Kant's central arguments (inclu...

Essential BULATS is for anyone preparing to take the BULATS test (Business Language Testing Service) and can be used at home or in class. The book is organised by paper type and covers all parts of the BULATS test. Practice material prepares students for each part of the test, and this is followed by a sample practice test section from Cambridge ESOL which offers the most authentic test preparation available.