A Doubly Hierarchical Dirichlet Process Hidden Markov Model with a Non-Ergodi…

Abstract—Nonparametric Bayesian models use a Bayesian framework to learn model complexity automatically from the data, eliminating the need for a complex model selection process. A Hierarchical Dirichlet Process Hidden Markov Model (HDPHMM) is the nonparametric Bayesian equivalent of a hidden Markov model (HMM), but is restricted to an ergodic topology that uses a Dirichlet Process Model to a…

Language, proof and logic

What do the fields of astronomy, economics, finance, law, mathematics, medicine, physics, and sociology have in common? Not much in the way of subject matter, that's for sure. And not all that much in the way of methodology. What they do have in common, with each other and with many other ¯elds, is their dependence on a certain standard of rationality. In each of these ¯elds, it is assum…

The English Language From Sound to Sense

This is the first of two books for teachers about the English language. We believe that all teachers, not just English teachers, share the responsibility for helping students develop their abilities to speak, read, and write. Students must learn to communicate appropriately about math, chemistry, history, and every other school subject. Teaching students these skills necessarily extends across …

Seeking an Effective Program to Improve Communication Skills of Non-English-S…

Abstract Research problem: Many Asian universities have begun reforms to enhance educational competitiveness in our globalizing economy. This study aims to ascertain the status of English communication education and English-medium instruction at a Korean engineering school and to offer workable suggestions for English communication training for Korean graduate engineering students. Research q…

The Official Dictionary of English Unofficial

This book is the result of hunting on the Internet for unrecorded words. In these pages, you’ll find words you’ve never seen before—even though they’ve been around for decades. You’ll find old words with new definitions. You’ll find foreign words tiptoeing into foreign Englishes, sports jargon butting into politics, street slang bouncing out of California, and Spanish moving comfort…

A typology of marked-S languages

This book started out as a PhD dissertation at Universität Leipzig by the same title, which I submitted in December 2010 and successfully defended in July 2011. The original dissertation has undergone minor revisions, but its contents have in essence remained the same. Many people have contributed to the work in its current state, : to all of whom I would like to express my gratitude. T…

Language in Late Modernity: Interaction in an Urban School

The study of teenagers in the classroom, and how they interact with one another and their teachers, can tell us a great deal about late modern (contemporary) society. In this revealing account, Ben Rampton presents the extensive sociolinguistic research he carried out in an inner-city high school. Through his vivid analysis of classroom talk, he offers answers to some important contemporary que…

Perfect Phrases for the TOEFL Speaking and Writing Sections

The TOEFL iBT (Internet-based Test) is different from previous TOEFL exams in that it includes a speaking section and an integrated writing section. Students who have taken the test have found these additional sections to be particularly difficult. Using this book will help you prepare for these two sections. You will become familiar with the types of tasks or prompts for each section. Each pro…

Longman English Grammar

Grammatical descriptions of English which are addressed to learners are often oversimplified and inaccurate This is the inevitable result of lack of time in the classroom and lack of space in course books and practice books Badly expressed and inaccurate rules, in turn, become enshrined in grammar books directed at teachers and students The misrepresentation of English grammar gives a false vie…

Japanese Language Teaching: A Communicative Approach

Japanese Language Teaching: A Communicative Approach is a text-book written in order to help students, instructors and young researchers reflect on certain topics related to second language learning and communicative language teaching. The text-book is designed for those undergraduate students or trainee teachers with little or no knowledge of theory and research in second language learnin…

Introducing English Linguistics

English is currently the most widely spoken language in the world. Mandarin Chinese may have more speakers, but no language is spoken in more parts of the world than the English language. The global reach of English is one reason the language has more non-native speakers than native speakers. The popularity of English, it must be emphasized, has little to do with the language itself, and more t…

English Language Teaching: Methods, Tools & Techniques

Teaching of English as a second language in India has assured an important place. Now, English is one of the most widely used International language. The book introduces some of the main areas that students and teachers of English in India understand in order to follow a scientific approach. The book covers many topics that find place in the syllabi of universities of India. There is no doubt …

Basic English Syntax with Exercises

Linguists, it has to be admitted, are strange animals. They get very excited about things that the rest of the species seem almost blind to and fail to see what all the fuss is about. This wouldn’t be so bad if linguists were an isolated group. But they are not, and what’s more they have to teach non-linguists about their subject. One mistake that linguists often make is to assume that …

A Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese

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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms

The aim of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms is to provide clear definitions of phrases and sayings for those who do not know what they mean, but also to offer the curious reader interesting facts about the origins of phrases and examples of their use. This second edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Idioms is based on the first edition, edited by Jennifer Speake. It maintains the first editi…

Practice Your Grammar 1

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Oxford Practice Grammar: with answers John Eastwood

It is usually more effective to look at examples of English rather than to read statements about it. The explanations of grammar in this book are descriptions of how English works; they are a guide to help you understand, not 'rules' to be memorized. The important thing is the language itself. If you are learning about the present perfect continuous, for example, it is helpful to memorize a sen…

Grammar Practice for Upper Intermediate Students

Grammar Practice for Upper Intermediate Students gives thorough explanations of all the main areas of English grammar and provides exercises for you to do. This book can be used in class with help from your teacher or at home as a selfstudy book. If you are using the book by yourself, use the Index and the Contents list to find the area that you want to study, read the grammatical explanation …

Fundamentals of English Grammar

Fundamentals of English Grammar is a developmental skills text for lower-intermediate and intermediate students of English as a second or foreign language. It combines clear and understandable grammar information with a variety of exercises and activities. Fundamentals of English Grammar is the second in a series of three texts: Basic English Grammar (red cover), Fundamental of English Grammar …

English Grammar: Understanding the Basics

Ourgoal in thisbook is tohelpyoulearnaboutEnglishgrammarin as simple and straightforward a way as possible. The book was inspired by our students, most of whom panic when we say words like adjective, subject, and passive. We believe that panic will be replaced by knowledge and con¢dence as readers work their way through this userfriendly book. Who is this book for? It’s for anyone who…

Japanese English: Bilingual Visual Dictionary

The use of pictures is proven to aid understanding and the retention of information. Working on this principle, this highly illustrated English–Japanese bilingual dictionary presents a large range of useful current vocabulary. The dictionary is divided thematically and covers most aspects of the everyday world in detail, from the restaurant to the gym, the home to the workplace, outer space t…

A Student's Introduction to English Grammar

Thi s groundbreaking undergraduate textbook on modem Standard English grammar is the first to be based on the revolutionary advances of the authors' previous work, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (2002), winner of the 2004 Leonard Bloomfield Book Award of the Linguistic Society of America. The analyses defended there are outlined here more briefly, in an engagingly accessible and …

Good Grammar For Students

If you are a student in further or higher education and you have to write essays or reports for assessment in your course, then this book is designed for you. Its aim is to enable you to improve the quality and accuracy of your writing. It does this by: • teaching you something about the basics of the grammar of English —how sentences and texts are structured • giving you some useful ti…

Examining African Languages as Tools for National Development: The Case of Ki…

Language can be a key contributing force towards the consolidation of nationhood and the realization of national development. It is a means by which participation by citizens is facilitated or prevented and, it holds the key to the establishment of true democracy and equality in a country (Bamgbose 2000). There is a close relationship between language and development and meaningful development …

Children With Differing Developmental Trajectories of Prelinguistic Communica…

In this article, the authors examine the developmental continuity from prelinguistic communication to kindergarten age in language and working memory capacity.Method: Following work outlining 6 groups of children with different trajectories of early communication development (ECD; Määttä, Laakso, Tolvanen, Ahonen, & Aro, 2012), the authors examined their later development by psychometric ass…