In acquiring communicative competence, children must learn to speak not only grammatically but also appropriately. Although rules for appropriate language use may vary from culture to culture, they are usually sensitive across languages to many of the same factors, including the context and the topic of the discourse, and the sex, age, familiarity and relative status of the speaker and the listener. There is available detailed evidence of the ways in which adults consistently modify their speech to foreigners, of phonological, syntactic, and lexical markings of language in professional settings, and of differences in men’s and women’s speech that are tied to their roles in society. This book examines young children’s knowledge of the sociolinguistic rules that govern appropriate language use, exploring (i) the repertoire of registers (ie speech varieties) that young children possess; (ii) the linguistic devices that they use to mark distinct registers; (iii) the way their skill in using these registers develops.

Speaking With Style (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics): The Sociolinguistics Skills of Children

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Andersen, Elaine

Words, Language & Grammar

Routledge

With the information in Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, you can learn the best practices for managing business performance using Office PerformancePoint 2007 and related Microsoft tools. The specific end-user scenarios begin by describing the business requirements and objectives and end with detailed technical guidance for implementing performance management solutions. Leverage PerformancePoint with other key technologies, including SharePoint Server, SQL Server Business Intelligence tools and Office Excel and Excel Services. Use PerformancePoint for common performance management scenarios, including scorecarding, dashboarding, reporting, analysis, planning, budgeting and forecasting.

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007

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Kashani, Tim

Fitts, Joey

Aziza, Bruno

Hoberecht, Steve

Management & Leadership

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

This book describes the skills needed by anyone beginning work in a library or other information agency, whether at a professional or a paraprofessional level. Each chapter deals with a section of basic library work and with the knowledge and skills needed to perform it well. Anyone who understands the tasks and procedures and the reasons for doing them will be far more competent in carrying them out. Where standard rules exist (i.e. filing rules), explanations are included. For procedures that vary form library to library, the authors outline common approaches or encourage the reader to find out how it is done in a local library. Designed for use on its own or as part of a formal course of study. Includes exercises and quizzes for improving skills. Answers are provided in the back of the book.

Learn Basic Library Skills (Library Basics Series)

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Richgels, Donald J.

Gosling, Mary

Mortimer, Mary

Programming

Scarecrow Press

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Heinle & Heinle Pub

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