In this book, Michael Barlow describes ways in which corpus data can be used to provide insights into various aspects of grammar, taking a usage-based perspective. The book deals with both the practical and the theoretical aspects of using corpora for language analysis. Some of the topics covered include corpora and usage-based linguistics, collocations and constructions, categorisation in everyday language, blends, and discourse organisation. A couple of recurring themes in the volume are (i) the relationship between theory and data and (ii) the importance and consequences of looking at individual variation in language use.

Typical cases of agreement are easy to identify, but where the boundaries of agreement lie depend on what aspects of the agreement relation are considered to be defining properties. It is a short step from viewing agreement in the traditional way, as a matching of features, to defining agreement as any relation that ensures consistency of information in two separate structures. This book takes as its topic agreement as it is traditionally conceived, one that only involves morphosyntactic categories.

Typical cases of agreement are easy to identify, but where the boundaries of agreement lie depend on what aspects of the agreement relation are considered to be defining properties. It is a short step from viewing agreement in the traditional way, as a matching of features, to defining agreement as any relation that ensures consistency of information in two separate structures. This book takes as its topic agreement as it is traditionally conceived, one that only involves morphosyntactic categories.

Written by experienced teachers and experts, Technical Drawing for CSEC takes a skills-led approach. It concentrates on the development of skills, critical thinking and teamwork providing a firm foundation for the SBA, further study and beyond.

The first study of the life and music of the composer George Butterworth [1885-1916], including some of his own writings on music. The career of the composer George Butterworth was cruelly cut short by a sniper's bullet at the Somme. His name is kept alive by the popularity of his orchestral tone-poems, such as The Banks of Green Willow and A Shropshire Lad, and his songs. In this book, the first full-length study of Butterworth, Michael Barlow traces his brief life: from preparatory school through Eton and Oxford, a teaching post at Radley, study at the Royal College ofMusic, a period as a music critic for The Times - and his enlisting in August 1914 which, two years later, led to his heroic death at the Somme. All of Butterworth's surviving compositions are discussed, and important chapters examine his Housman settings and his friendship with Vaughan Williams. Butterworth was also prominent in the folksong revival, and chronicled here for the first time are his extensive activities as a folksong and dance collector. The book also includes some of Butterworth's own writings on music.

Accompanies the multilingual concordance program ParaConc.

Phrasal Verbs in American English provides useful information and guided exercises for ESL/EFL language learners. The contents of Phrasal Verbs come from written and spoken corpora of American English. The most frequent phrasal verbs are taught along with their associated words (collocates). This means that rather than focussing on a phrasal verb such as "get into," this book covers common phrases: "get into an argumen," "get into trouble," etc. Thus the book covers the phrasal verbs and phrases that the learner is likely to meet in everyday situations.

Written by experienced teachers and experts, Mechanical Engineering for CSEC takes a skills-led approach. It concentrates on the development of skills, critical thinking and teamwork providing a firm foundation for the SBA, further study and beyond.

The continuing saga of the Empire of the Shin Nippon. The Fujiwara family fight to save the Emperor and the Empire from the magic of the evil Hojo. The Conquistadors march toward the Empire in the desert and toward the Aztec Empire.

Ishe Fujiwara and his mother WeNoNah sail north to the land of NuuhChah after deadly demon attacks threaten those around him. His father Isami faces his enemies in the Emperor's court. Miguel Ruiz and Ruka fall in love in the middle of a battle between the Nippon, the Conquistadors and the Mongol Horde.

Ishe Fujiwara had fought southern dragons, a demon-crazed grizzly, entered the Spirit World and lived. Now he has to face a fearsome task. He has to dance and sing at his Gembuk, the Japanese ceremony of manhood. With the approach of the Gembuk comes more supernatural dangers to Ishe and his family. His mother, WeNoNah, must use her magic to protect him. In the end, she finds that the only way she can save her son is by leaving her beloved husband. The Temple of the Sun Goddess, sequel to The Land of the Sun Goddess, continues the saga of the Shin Nippon, the Japanese Empire in the New World.

Business Phrasal Verbs (CorpusLAB Series) contains explanations and exercises related to the most common phrasal verbs used in Business English. The book also covers common phrases and collocations used in Business English. So, for example, the book covers not just a phrasal verb like "put in" but phrases such as "put in a bid." The book is informed by the analysis of American English used in business situations and the example sentences used in the book are based on real language.

Fantasy with a new twist - a Japanese empire occupies the west coast of North America when the Conquistadors arrive. The year is 1516...the sun has risen on the Shin Nippon, the new Japanese Empire. The Sun Goddess, Amaterasu watches over the Empire. The Land of the Sun Goddess follows the lives of Duke Isami Fujiwara, his wife WeNoNah and their son Ishe as they try to protect the empire while fighting demons from the Spirit World. Further down the western coast of North America, Montezuma and his nephew Cuauhtemoc strive to keep the Aztec nation from tumbling back into its bloody past. Unusual allies, the Shin Nippon and the Aztecs prepare for the onslaught of the Spanish conquerors. One of the conquistadors, Miguel Ruiz came to America seeking gold, but finds a different kind of treasure. The Land of the Sun Goddess has all the ingredients-mystery, legend, omens, romance, spirits - an amalgam of heroic warriors fighting earthly enemies and ethereal demons.