American English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice provides an accessible introduction to basic articulatory phonetics for students of American English. Built around an extensive collection of practice materials, this book teaches the pronunciation of modern standard American English to intermediate and advanced learners worldwide. This book:* provides an up-to-date description of the pronunciation of modern American English;* demonstrates the use of each English phoneme with a selection o...

HIER ZIJN WIJ!

… neemt je mee in de wereld van dove mensen.

Van de dovencultuur tot de Nederlandse Gebarentaal.

Het vertelt aan de hand van prachtige illustraties de geschiedenis van dove mensen in Nederland. En het geeft antwoord op veelgestelde vragen over dove mensen. Hoe werkt gebarentaal eigenlijk? Wat ís dovencultuur? Wat is een naamgebaar? En hoe kom je eraan? Heeft doof-zijn ook voordelen? Hoe ervaren dove mensen de maatschappij? En hoe kan ik het best met dove mensen praten?

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Lyle Campbell presents an accessible, hands-on introduction to historical linguistics. The fourth edition has a lucid and engaging style, expert guidance and comprehensive coverage, making it ideal for students coming to historical linguistics for the first time.

In Reading Between the Signs, Anna Mindess provides a perspective on a culture that is not widely understood - American Deaf culture. With the collaboration of three distinguished Deaf consultants, Mindess explores the implications of cultural differences at the intersection of the Deaf and hearing worlds. Used in sign language interpreter training programs worldwide, Reading Between the Signs is a resource for students, working interpreters and other professionals.

This important new edition...

Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various aspects of social identity. Divided into three parts, this book explains basic sociolinguistic concepts in the light of classic approaches, as well as introducing more recent research.

This sixth editi...