Language Teaching & Learning


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  • Cover scan of Unpleasant Words
    Unpleasant Words: A Collection Of Those Parts Of The English Language That We Would Prefer To Forget
    Horace Bunion - Hardback - Crombie Jardine
    There are very few words in the English language that are neither swear words nor saucy euphemisms and yet which retain the power to make us want to cover our ears, close our eyes and sing 'la-la-la' very loudly to drown out the speaker's voice. This book contains the worst of these offenders.
  • Cover scan of Understanding Grammar In Scotland Today
    Understanding Grammar In Scotland Today
    John Corbett - Paperback - ASLS
    'Understanding Grammar in Scotland Today' explains basic concepts and presents a method of analysis that is systematic and suitable for complete beginners with no previous experience or formal grammatical study.
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    Urban Scots Dialect Writing
    Anette I. Hagan - Paperback - Peter Lang
    Anette Hagan argues that urban Scots is a coherent variety of English that is perfectly suitable as a literary medium alongside other standard or non-standard varieties of English. The author uses examples of Glaswegian Scots to exemplify this.