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Kuiper, Koenraad was born on February 22, 1944 in Hanover, Germany. Son of Koenraad and Sara Jacoba Kuiper.
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How does the English language work? If you are interested in discovering the answer to this question, then An Introduction to English Language is the ideal place to start. Written in a clear, lively, and easy-to-follow style, this introductory textbook is based around three core topics of linguistic study: WORD: English words, how they fit into sentences, their internal structure, their meaning and how they make up vocabularies for various purposes. SOUND: the sound systems of English, its phonetics and phonology, and English intonation and stress patterns. SENTENCE: English sentence structure and introductory English grammar. Packed with classroom tested examples and graded exercises, the third edition of this popular book features: • a multimedia companion website , containing Powerpoint slides, mini-lectures, quizzes and downloadable audio files to aid study • new material on language variation and change, including more examples of regional dialects, and extra material on New Englishes • a new introduction to linguistics as a subject, familiarizing students with key issues and topics. Carefully designed as a course-book for either group or individual study, An Introduction to English Language remains an essential text for students and teachers of English language and introductory linguistics.
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A breath of fresh air for students and teachers of English and introductory linguistics, this major new textbook is carefully designed as a coursebook for group or individual study. An Introduction to English Language presupposes no prior knowledge of the sounds, words, sentences and meanings of English. Believing that the best way to learn is through listening and doing, the authors have packed this lively book full of worked examples and exercises drawn from a range of discourses to consolidate the student's knowledge, competence and enjoyment of the subject.
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An Introduction to English Language is designed as a coursebook for students and teachers of English and introductory linguistics, which presupposes no prior knowledge of the sounds, words, sentences and meanings of English. Believing that the best way to learn is through listening and doing, the authors have packed this lively book full of worked examples and exercises drawn from a range of discourses to consolidate the student's knowledge, competence and enjoyment of the subject. The second edition has been substantially revised to incorporate examples of regional and social variation from English-speaking communities worldwide, including Africa, America, Australia, the Caribbean, Asia, New Zealand and the UK. The authors have also graded the exercises so that they gradually increase in difficulty.
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This book examines the contexts in which sportscasters and auctioneers speak and the characteristic techniques they employ in order to speak fluently. These speakers were selected because they have the capacity to show what happens to speech when speakers are under memory and processing pressure from having to perform other tasks while they are speaking. This volume offers a set of theories to explain how this speech comes into being and identifies the conditions which should be conducive to smooth talking. It then tests the theories by recording, transcribing, and analyzing the speech which is produced in a variety of circumstances. The major thematic contribution of the monograph is to suggest that the speech of fluent native speakers relies heavily on what might be termed the speaker's phrasal lexicon -- memorized phrases and clauses which are indexed for specific roles in speech. Even in normal speech, speakers are heavily reliant on formulae to speak in a native-like manner rather than as foreigners might do who know the language perfectly but do not know the formulae appropriate to particular contexts. Cross-disciplinary in nature, this volume: * provides a systematic, linguistic treatment of formulaic speech, * offers a close analysis of the speech of sportscasters and auctioneers, and * explains why speakers resort to formulaic speech. Of interest to scholars in communication, linguistics, popular culture, and folklore.
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Kuiper, Koenraad was born on February 22, 1944 in Hanover, Germany. Son of Koenraad and Sara Jacoba Kuiper.
Bachelor, Victoria University of Wellington, 1965. Master of Arts, Victoria University of Wellington, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia., 1972.
Doctor of Science, University Canterbury, 2001.
Teacher Riccarton High School, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1968. Teaching assistant Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, 1969-1972. Teacher Burnside High School, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1973-1974.
Lecturer University Canterbury, New Zealand, 1975-1979, senior lecturer, 1979-1995, associate professor, 1996—2002, professor, since 2003, head department linguistics, 1993-1999.
( An Introduction to English Language is designed as a co...)
(A breath of fresh air for students and teachers of Englis...)
( How does the English language work? If you are interest...)
(This book examines the contexts in which sportscasters an...)
Member Linguistic Society of New Zealand (president 1981-1982, 89-91). Fellow Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies, 2002-2003. Member Linguistic Society of America, Royal Society New Zealand, New Zealand Society Authors.
Married Alison Clare Wylde, May 11, 1968. Children: Gabrielle Sara, Miranda Clare, Sonya Frances Evelyn.