This established text--now revised and updated--reveals how spoken language skills are acquired and how they affect children’s later reading and writing achievement. With a unique focus on the needs of educators, the book examines the foundations of language in the developing brain.

Dies ist die Geschichte von zwei Jungen, einem gestohlenen Auto und einer Reise voller Umwege und Abenteuer durch ein unbekanntes Deutschland: Die Sommerferien beginnen, aber Maik Klingenberg wird sie allein zu Hause am Swimmingpool verbringen. Seine Mutter ist in einer Klinik, sein Vater verreist mit der Assistentin und Freunde hat Maik keine. Doch dann kreuzt plötzlich sein Mitschüler Tschick auf. Er kommt eigentlich aus Russland, wohnt in einer Hochhaussiedlung - und hat ein Auto dabei. ...

The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar—an indispensable reference informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. Now in its 18th edition! More than 1.75 million copies sold! Much has happened in the years since the publication of the seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. The world has transformed, and the Manual has risen to meet the moment.

The eighteenth edition of this classic guide for writers, editors, and publishers is the most exten...

This book concentrates on argumentation as it emerges in ordinary discourse, whether the discourse is institutionalized or strictly informal. Crucial concepts from the theory of argumentation are systematically discussed and explained with the help of examples from real-life discourse and texts. The basic principles are explained that are instrumental in the analysis and evaluation of argumentative discourse. Methodical instruments are offered for identifying differences of opinion, analyzing...