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Assuming no knowledge of the field, this book promotes a practical understanding of language testing using examples from a variety of languages.

Understanding Semantics is an accessible and invaluable introduction to the three main traditions of semantics: structuralism and decomposition, cognitive semantics and formal semantics.

A research-rich yet accessible introduction to the field that investigates late bi/multilingualism, or the human capacity for learning new (second, foreign, heritage) languages later in life, in addition to the languages learned in early childhood.

This is a cutting-edge yet accessible introduction to Second Language Acquisition. It covers concepts, themes, goals, research problems, methods, theories and new directions.

Now fully revised in line with the latest research, each chapter includes a summary, suggestions for further reading, and exercises. As such this is the ideal book for both beginning students of linguistics, or anyone in a related discipline looking for a first introduction to morphology.

This accessible and comprehensive survey of phonetic theory is an ideal introduction to phonetics for undergraduates approaching the subject for the very first time.