This state-of-the-art text is an introduction and how-to guide for research in L2 vocabulary acquisition. It defines key constructs in vocabulary, provides comprehensive coverage of the latest quantitative and qualitative methods for second language vocabulary research, and illustrates the techniques with concrete, representative studies.

This state-of-the-art text is an introduction and how-to guide for research in L2 vocabulary acquisition. It defines key constructs in vocabulary, provides comprehensive coverage of the latest quantitative and qualitative methods for second language vocabulary research, and illustrates the techniques with concrete, representative studies.

Although the author was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahas, they converted him. This title shows the slow, meticulous steps by which he gradually mastered their language and his gradual realisation that its unusual nature closely reflected its speakers' startlingly original perceptions of the world.

Comprehensively rewritten and updated, this new edition of the leading textbook on Dubbing provides a solid overview of the world of dubbing and is fundamentally interactive in approach.

Comprehensively rewritten and updated, this new edition of the leading textbook on Dubbing provides a solid overview of the world of dubbing and is fundamentally interactive in approach.

This book explores the development of sociolinguistic competence among adult second language learners, considering productive and interpretive skills. Combining results from a cross-sectional and longitudinal micro-development study, this book offers new insights on issues concerning how, when and why L2 learners acquire sociolinguistic variation.

Examines the role of African languages and literatures, portraying them as mediums of expression as well as footprints of mobility among African people both within the continent and beyond.