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Basics of language for language learners / Peter W. Culicover and Elizabeth V. Hume.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Culicover, Peter W., author.
- Hume, Elizabeth V., 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Study and teaching.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 257 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2017]
- Contents:
- Language learning
- Brain training
- Memory
- Using a dictionary
- Foreign accents
- How to make a consonant
- How to make a vowel
- Putting sounds together
- Common pronunciation errors
- The role of form in language
- Talking about things
- Describing things
- Talking about events
- Talking about time
- The work that sentences do
- The link between language and culture
- Politeness
- Swearing, insults, and taboos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780814254431
- 0814254438
- OCLC:
- 985359662
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