This book provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from the beginning of the eighteenth century up until the present day. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with the fascinating evolution of this language rather than by simply reading about it.

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Beginning college writers come from a wide range of backgrounds. For many, academic reading and writing skills are ones they must learn and practice. Enter Rules for Writers. Comprehensive and easy to use, this book provides students with all of the support they need--accessible explanations of writing and grammar topics, step-by-step advice for writing and doing research, class-tested examples and models, and opportunities to practice and build th...

A new edition of the ground-breaking undergraduate textbook on modern Standard English grammar, now reorganised to align fully with the award-winning reference work, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. This edition has been rewritten in an easy-to-read conversational style with a minimum of technical and theoretical terminology.

A Study of Syntax beschrijft hoe binnen de Engelse taal woorden samen woordgroepen en

zinnen vormen. Het boek bevat gedetailleerde analyses, uitgebreide toelichtingen, voorbeeldzinnen

en praktische oefeningen. Het is dan ook onmisbaar voor studenten Engels die zinsbouw

volledig willen doorgronden.

In plaats van te kiezen voor een benadering waarbij zinnen worden opgebouwd vanuit woordsoorten,

is in A Study of Syntax gekozen voor een opzet waarbij de zin zelf het startpunt is.

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Taalkundigen Vivien Waszink en Veronique De Tier (Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal) beschrijven de nieuwe woorden van dit j...

The Story of English is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; More widely scattered, written and spoken than any other language in history, English has become a global phenomenon.

Anamik Saha has taken an integrative approach, combining both cultural studies and political economy perspectives in a cutting-edge book that covers representation and beyond. A wide-ranging exploration of both theory and research, Saha broadens the scope out to also cover postcolonialism, audiences, policy, production and digital race studies.

Media/Society: Industries, Images, and Audiences provides a framework to help students understand the relationship between media and society and helps students develop skills for critically evaluating both conventional wisdom and one's own assumptions about the social role of the media. The Seventh Edition retains its basic sociological framwork, but also includes additional discussions of new studies and up-to-date material about a rapidly changing media landscape. This edition significantly...