Understanding Language Testing

This lively introduction to figurative language explains a broad range of concepts, including metaphor, metonymy, simile, and blending, and develops new tools for analyzing them. It coherently grounds the linguistic understanding of these concepts in basic cognitive mechanisms such as categorization, frames, mental spaces, and viewpoint; and it fits them into a consistent framework which is applied to cross-linguistic data and also to figurative structures in gesture and the visual arts. Comprehensive and practical, the book includes analyses of figurative uses of both word meanings and linguistic constructions. • Provides definitions of major concepts • Offers in-depth analyses of examples, exploring multiple levels of complexity • Surveys figurative structures in different discourse genres • Helps students to connect figurative usage with the conceptual underpinnings of language • Goes beyond English to explore cross-linguistic and cross-modal data

The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) has the largest test population of all language tests for Chinese as a foreign language tests, says Meyer, and is the most studied. He analyzes the test in its old form

This volume presents the findings of a large-scale study of individual differences in spoken (and heard) language development during the school years. The goal of the study was to investigate the degr

This volume presents the findings of a large-scale study of individual differences in spoken (and heard) language development during the school years. The goal of the study was to investigate the degr

Understanding Language Structure, Interaction, and Variation is an introduction to the study of language and applied linguistics for students who have had a minimum of exposure to the discipline of li

Human speech and writing reveal our powers both to generalize and to criticize our own procedures. For this we must use words non-mechanically and with a freedom without definite limits, but still all

Understanding Pragmatics: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Language Use is an introductory-level textbook focusing on linguistic pragmatics; the transdiscipline that studies language- and culture-spe

Understanding Hieroglyphic Inscriptions is a self-study course designed to help the student acquire a basic understanding the Hieroglyphic Inscriptions likely to be encountered on a visit to Egypt. Th

The difficulty that deaf and hard of hearing students have in attaining language and literacy skills has led to postulations that attribute their struggle to a developmental deficit. Recent research r

A must-have, hands-on guide for working in the cybersecurity professionCybersecurity involves preventative methods to protect information from attacks. It requires a thorough understanding of potentia

This is a Classic Edition of Dorothy Bishop's award-winning textbook on the development of language comprehension, which has been in print since 1997, and now includes a new introduction from the auth

This is a revolutionary book that explains in simple and direct language the basic principles and uses of the Human Design astrological system. The system, created in the mid-20th century by the late

Idiomatic expressions are the ‘salt and pepper’ of any language. They give Spanish its colour and imagery, its richness and variety. From set phrases and idioms to metaphorical expressions and proverb

Idiomatic expressions are the ‘salt and pepper’ of any language. They give Spanish its colour and imagery, its richness and variety. From set phrases and idioms to metaphorical expressions and proverb

Rybold (debate coach, Irvine Valley College) and Harvey-Smith (communication consultant, Garnett & Simpson) say that for non-native English speakers, participating on debate teams can be the most

"This is a "classic edition" of Dorothy Bishop's award-winning text on the development of language comprehension, which has been in print since 1997 and now includes a new introduction from the author

Arguably the whole point of education is to effect change in what people know and are able to do. Globalization has contributed to a common perception worldwide of the need to introduce changes to the

Arguably the whole point of education is to effect change in what people know and are able to do. Globalization has contributed to a common perception worldwide of the need to introduce changes to the

The 16 papers are from a June 2011 international language testing and assessment conference held at the University of Cyprus in memory of stalwart Pavlou, who had died of cancer the year before. They

This second edition of Principles of Toxicology Testing is a must-read for budding toxicologists worldwide. Nationally, toxicology programs have evolved from a traditional understanding of the chemist

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Teaching Language Arts to English Language Learners provides readers with the comprehensive understanding of both the challenges that face ELLs and ways

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Teaching Language Arts to English Language Learners provides readers with the comprehensive understanding of both the challenges that face ELLs and ways

Are you comtemplating going into the healthcare industry? Are you intiminated by medical words that appear to come from a different language? Now there is no reason to fear the world of medicine with

Introductory texts on psychological testing and evaluation historically are not in short supply. Typically, however, such texts have been relatively superficial in their discussion of clinical materia

For anyone trying to communicate in a new language, one has to first gain a complete understanding of its fundamentals; the ABC’s of that language—definitions, functions, and usage. New in paperback,

With the increasing linguistic and cultural diversity of students in U. S. schools, all teachers, regardless of the content area or grade they teach, need research-based strategies for assisting all s

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is one of the most important accepted international exams and can be a pre-requisite for education and employment overseas. How to Pass IELTS

This book concerns non-linguistic knowledge required to perform computational natural language understanding (NLU). The main objective of the book is to show that inference-based NLU has the potential

When all you need is a basic understanding of manual muscle testing. When concise and illustrative examples of manual muscle testing techniques will provide exactly what the rehabilitation professiona

What is required to achieve civic integration and citizenship in nation states across the world? Should language testing be a part of it? This book addresses the urgent need to develop a fuller concep

Bridging the divide between formal and quantitative studies of deterrence by empirically testing and extending perfect deterrence theory, this book makes an important contribution by focusing on gener

Why do students today find Greek and Latin so difficult and frustrating to learn? Perhaps the primary barrier preventing us from learning another language successfully is that we often subconsciously

Linguists and philosophers of language explore various linguistic and philosophical aspects of quotations, contributing to the current debate on the nature and function of quotation as a device of met

In this volume, first published in 1963, Cambridge lecturer R. G. Popperwell provides a fascinating and highly accessible guide to the correct pronunciation of Norwegian. In a text rich with examples and useful explanations, Popperwell introduces the reader to the intricacies of the Norwegian spoken in both Oslo specifically, and eastern Norway in general. Following an introductory chapter which looks at the organs of speech and their constitution, Popperwell talks the reader through the pronunciation of Norwegian vowels and diphthongs before furnishing them with the knowledge required to turn an understanding of written Norwegian into a successful cognition of the way the language is spoken. Popperwell writes on the syllabic qualities of the language, the stresses most regularly used and the rhythmic qualities of spoken Norwegian. This book is both thorough and engaging, and will be of great use to any student of the Norwegian language.