{"product_id":"projects-in-linguistics-and-language-studies-9781444145366","title":"Projects in Linguistics and Language Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProjects in Linguistics and Language Studies, Third Edition,\u003c\/em\u003e is your essential guide when embarking on a research project in linguistics or English language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is clearly divided into the subject areas that most appeal to you as a student: psycholinguistics; first- and second-language acquisition; structure and meaning; sociolinguistics; language and gender; accents and dialects; and the history of English. New chapters on researching computer-mediated communication (CMC) and on preparing and delivering oral presentations are also included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt offers practical advice on \u003cbr\u003e- identifying a topic \u003cbr\u003e- making background reading more effective \u003cbr\u003e- planning and designing a project \u003cbr\u003e- collecting and analysing data \u003cbr\u003e- writing up and presenting findings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith over 350 project ideas that you can use directly or adapt to suit different contexts and interests, and with chapters on how to reference effectively and how to avoid plagiarism, this third edit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvides excellent guidance and material for those intending to research aspects of language. This [second edition] is a good book and, while written for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of language, it should serve as an important starting block for professionals wanting to become practitioner-researchers in this field.\u003cbr\u003eChild Language Teaching and Therapy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcellent resource for any project-based course\u003cbr\u003eProfessor J Coates, University of Surrey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the third edition       Acknowledgements       International Phonetic Alphabet   Chapter 1: Introduction: starting on the right foot    PART I: AREAS OF STUDY AND PROJECT IDEAS    Chapter 2: Psycholinguistics    Chapter 3: First-language acquisition and development    Chapter 4: Second-language acquisition    Chapter 5: Structure and meaning    Chapter 6: Style in spoken and written texts    Chapter 7: Sociolinguistics    Chapter 8: Language and gender    Chapter 9: Accents and dialects of English    Chapter 10: History of English    Chapter 11: Computer-mediated communication    PART II: TECHNIQUES FOR COLLECTING DATA    Chapter 12: Audio- and video-recorded data    Chapter 13: Experiments    Chapter 14: Questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups    Chapter 15: Observation and case studies    Chapter 16: Ethical considerations in research projects    PART III: TOOLS FOR DATA ANALYSIS    Chapter 17: Transcribing speech phonetically and phonemically    Chapter 18: Transcribing speech orthographically    Chapter 19: Using computers to study texts    Chapter 20: Statistics and your project    PART IV: PRESENTING YOUR WORK    Chapter 21: How to reference    Chapter 22: Plagiarism and how to avoid it    Chapter 23: Handy hints on writing good academic English    Chapter 24: Hints on giving a good oral presentation        References       Index","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019848876375,"sku":"9781444145366","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444145366.jpg?v=1750781462","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/projects-in-linguistics-and-language-studies-9781444145366","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}