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Cambridge University Press
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When people speak, their words never fully encode what they mean, and the context is always compatible with a variety of interpretations. How can comprehension ever be achieved? Wilson and Sperber argue that comprehension is a process of inference guided by precise expectations of relevance. What are the relations between the linguistically encoded meanings studied in semantics and the thoughts that humans are capable of entertaining and conveying? How should we analyse literal meaning, approximations, metaphors and ironies? Is the ability to understand speakers' meanings rooted in a more general human ability to understand other minds? How do these abilities interact in evolution and in cognitive development? Meaning and Relevance sets out to answer these and other questions, enriching and updating relevance theory and exploring its implications for linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science and literary studies. |
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From PhD student to post-doc, Phil Dee has been sharing his career experiences with fellow scientists in his regular and acclaimed Science Next Wave column since 2000. Now his invaluable and entertaining advice is available in this compact warts-and-all guide to getting your science PhD and subsequent post-doctoral employment as a researcher. Phil Dee offers you the inside track on what life in the lab is really like with down-to-earth suggestions for making the most productive use of your time, dealing with personal relationships in science and maintaining your morale, as well as dealing with more practical issues like how to design a good poster. As well as being based on the author's own experiences, the book brings together a wealth of advice from other scientists who have made it in science, and from a few who haven't. The book will be accessible to all early career scientists worldwide. |
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The Psychologist's Companion is intended for students as well as young professionals and writers at all stages of their careers seeking inspiration and guidelines for better scientific writing. This book is also a resource for researchers in related fields. It has been comprehensively updated, revised, and extended for its fifth edition and includes the latest style guidelines of the American Psychological Association's Publication Manual (sixth edition, 2009) as well as chapters encompassing the entire research process from doing literature research and planning an experiment to writing the paper. It features new chapters on literature research; ethics; and generating, evaluating, and selling ideas. The Psychologist's Companion also provides information on writing book proposals, grant proposals, and lectures. |
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The global financial crisis of 2008 has given way to a proliferation of international agreements aimed at strengthening the prudential oversight and supervision of financial market participants. Yet how these rules operate is not well understood. Because international financial rules are expressed through informal, non-binding accords, scholars tend to view them as either weak treaty substitutes or by-products of national power. Rarely, if ever, are they cast as independent variables that can inform the behavior of regulators and market participants alike. This book explains how international financial law 'works' — and presents an alternative theory for understanding its purpose, operation and limitations. Drawing on a close institutional analysis of the post-crisis financial architecture, it argues that international financial law is often bolstered by a range of reputational, market and institutional mechanisms that make it more coercive than classical theories of international law predict. |
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The Guide to Publishing in Psychology Journals is a complete guide to writing psychology articles for publication. It goes beyond the formal requirements to the tacit or unspoken knowledge that is key to writing effective articles and to gaining acceptance by quality journals. Thus, the information in this book is of a kind that cannot be found in publication manuals or formal guides to writing. The book emphasizes empirical articles, but also discusses theoretical articles and the role of theory in empirical articles, as well as literature-review articles. The editor and the authors of book chapters all have edited major journals in the field of psychology. The book deals with general issues in the writing of articles, as well as issues pertinent to specific parts of articles, such as titles, abstracts, introductions, methods, results, discussions, and references. |
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What was happening behind the Tampa headlines? How do you force a big company to take responsibility for damaging the health of its workers? What do you do when you suspect a famous author is a fake? How does it feel to be on the receiving end of police crowd control? Or on a hillside, spellbound and fearful, watching the light being sucked from the sky during an eclipse? Top writers and journalists who have written about events and issues big and small talk frankly about how they approach the task in this highly readable new collection. The Writer's Reader combines selected non-fiction articles with interviews with authors reflecting on the process of writing. Academic writing can be dry and dull, but this refreshingly accessible anthology values straight talking about writing and makes the point that if you want to write, then you had better get reading. |
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The new graded readers series of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. Further adventures for twins Andy and Mary (A Little Trouble in Amsterdam, Level 2). This time Andy and Mary, are away with their father in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales in the UK. After discovering a locked door in a supposedly abandoned mine, Mary's curiosity is aroused. What is someone hiding in the mine? And who is the man watching them through the binoculars? |
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True to Life is a five-level course for adults. To ensure a high level of motivation, the course focuses on contemporary themes, language and learning styles that are relevant to adult learners. The Starter level provides between 40 and 60 hours of class work. The other levels provide between 72 and 96 hours of class work, depending on the various options used. The range of extra materials — photocopiable worksheets, tests and videos — create a comprehensive and flexible teaching package. The ready-made lessons can be used as they stand, saving teacher time, or adapted using the optional activities suggested in the Teacher's Book. |
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Making Progress to First Certificate is a course leading students up to the level required to begin a First Certificate exam-directed course, such as New Progress to First Certificate. It introduces the skills needed for each paper of the exam, and begins to familiarise students with the sort of tasks they will encounter in it, as well as providing an entertaining and worthwhile course for anyone who simply needs to make progress at this level. Key Features of Making Progress to First Certificate include: twenty-four short topic-based units five Revision Units to practise and recycle new language an abundance of exercises and puzzles practising useful new vocabulary, phrasal verbs and idioms interesting texts that will motivate students to read for pleasure, with exercises to get the most out of the new vocabulary, grammar and style found in them authentic interviews with people from a range of different backgrounds thorough grammar practice to build students' confidence with more complex tasks and texts a grammar reference section with examples and explanations of the basic rules full coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills pronunciation sections to help students to improve their pronunciation of English sounds, and use rhythm and intonation appropriately an introduction to the skills and task types students will meet in the First Certificate examination. |
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«Making Connections prepares high intermediate students to read college-level texts. The book contains demanding academic readings, but gives students the skills and strategies to cope with them successfully. An academic vocabulary program runs throughout the book. Features • High interest topics: health, multiculturalism, language learning and the environment • Skills and strategies sections that teach essential academic reading skills • Tasks that encourage students to interact with the text and practice the academic reading skills and strategies as they read • A carefully planned program of academic vocabulary development • Activities that take students «beyond the reading» that can be used for discussion and writing» |
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Contains four complete tests for the First Certificate exam from Cambridge ESOL. These past examination papers provide the most authentic exam preparation available, allowing candidates to familiarise themselves with the content of the exam and to practise exam techniques. Colour visual material for Paper 5 is included with each test. The Student's Book is also available as a 'with answers' edition, suitable for self study. |
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Advanced Grammar in Use second edition is a fully updated version of the successful grammar title. The new edition focuses on the complexities of grammatical choices important for an advanced understanding of English. This new edition: # contains 100 units of grammar reference and practice materials including seven completely NEW units • Includes NEW additional exercises, appendices and coverage more specifically aimed at the advanced learner # has a comprehensive Basic Grammar Reference to allow learners to check language areas they have already studied • is informed by the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure the language is authentic and up-to-date ® provides ideal support for students preparing for Cambridge Advanced Examination in English, Cambridge Proficiency or the IELTS examination |
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Ideal for KET, PET and Starters, Movers and Flyers Tests preparation Using a monolingual dictionary for the first time can be daunting. This new dictionary is the ideal introduction for beginners and pre-intermediate learners. It covers the essential English needed by learners at this level, with its short, easy definitions and numerous example sentences. Hundreds of illustrations help to explain the words and build vocabulary. |
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A fully updated version of the highly successful Advanced Grammar in Use — extra practice is also available on a new interactive CD-ROM to accompany the book. This is the book and CD ROM pack. |
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Компоненты курса: — Professional English 365: Book 1 is for post-elementary to low-intermediate. — Professional English 365 Student's: Book 1 is for post-elementary to low-intermediate. — Professional English 365 Book 2 is for low-intermidiate to intermediate. — Professional English 365 Student's: Book 2 is for low-intermidiate to intermediate. Издание полностью на английском языке. |
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Компоненты курса: — Professional English 365: Book 1 is for post-elementary to low-intermediate. — Professional English 365 Student's: Book 1 is for post-elementary to low-intermediate. — Professional English 365 Book 2 is for low-intermidiate to intermediate. — Professional English 365 Student's: Book 2 is for low-intermidiate to intermediate. Издание полностью на английском языке. |
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A fully updated version of the best-selling Essential Grammar in Use, available with a substantial new CD-ROM for additional interactive practice. Essential Grammar in Use Third edition is a fully updated version of the bestselling grammar title. Now in full colour, with new content and even more exercises, this updated edition retains all the key features of clarity and ease-of-use that have made the book so popular with students and teachers. An exciting and substantial brand new CD-ROM offers a wealth of extra practice material, covering all the language in Essential Grammar in Use Third edition. The CD-ROM includes: hundreds of practice exercises; customized tests targeting specific language areas; additional conversation activities; a range of engaging games with downloadable updates; audio recordings of all the main exercises; listen, repeat and record function; built-in dictionary with full definitions of all key vocabulary. |
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Computer Applications in Second Language Acquisition explores computer applications in second language acquisition by reviewing and interpreting research and development in three areas: computer-assisted second language learning, computer-assisted second language assessment, and computer-assisted second language research — addressing issues such as effective use of software in language teaching, values and limitations of computer-assisted testing, and the study of second language development with interactive computer programs. It offers a unique view of the topic by examining computer applications through perspectives from applied linguistics; it identifies cross-disciplinary work relevant to software development, use, and evaluation; and it suggests critical research directions. This is the first single volume on computer applications in the field which includes issues in teaching, assessment, and SLA research, and which treats evaluation extensively. |
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The new graded readers series of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. An adaptation of the classic story about a young man who is shipwrecked on an island. Crusoe eventually meets another person on the island and their friendship leads to his escape and return to the country he left as a young man, almost thirty years before. |
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The new graded readers series of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. A decision to borrow her mum's car with a friend leaves Jo worrying about the consequences. When she eventually returns home, she finds no one there. A new breed of dangerous bees has escaped from a research centre and everyone has fled their homes in search of safety. Jo must rejoin her missing family. |
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