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FEATURE
Talking Nonsense:
old-fashioned terms
for nonsense in English

COLUMNS
Metaphor
What we talk about
when we talk about
words and language

Focus on Language
Awareness:
Introduction
Spoken discourse
Discourse markers
er, erm and OK
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New word of the month
Extreme sports
of the noughties

Top Tips for the CD-ROMs
Celebrating with
the CD-ROMs

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• Language Interference
• New Word of the Month
• Language Awareness
• Language Study
• Top Tips for the CD-ROMs
• Metaphor

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Feature Articles

Title	Topic	Author
MED CD-ROM: The Ideal Self-study Tool Learner training and vocabulary, pronunciation, language skills work outside the classroom	MED CD-ROM as self-study tool	Pete Sharma
Word Sketches: The Modern Lexicographer's Tool Learn how they were created and used for the Macmillan English Dictionary	Word Sketches	Adam Kilgarriff and Michael Rundell
Christmas is Coming! Read about Christmas traditions and words you often hear	Christmas traditions and vocabulary	Elizabeth Potter
Korean English English loan words in the Korean language	Korean English	Jeffrey Miller
My Life-Long Love of the English Language Business Ken Wilson reflects on English Language Teaching	ELT	Ken Wilson
Languages at War Loan words in times of conflict	loan words	Diane Nicholls
Cutting a Long Word Short Creating new words in English	word formation	Diane Nicholls
What's in a Word? Professor Michael Hoey considers the consequences of changes in lexicography	changes in lexicography and dictionary writing	Prof. Michael Hoey
'We put the top on the job' False friends between Dutch and English	Dutch and English false friends	Kevin Cook and Daniel Gibb
Housing Vocabulary in American and British English	British and American English	Susan Stempleski
A Tough Nut to Crack Figures of speech and the language learner	figures of speech and the language learner	Diane Nicholls
Getting around in American and British English	British and American English; vocabulary of transport	Susan Stempleski
Shopping in American and British English	British and American English; clothing and shopping terms	Susan Stempleski
Food and Cooking in American and British English	British and American English; food and cooking terms	Susan Stempleski

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Language Interference

Series Author

Diane Nicholls

Title	Topic
Learner English and its Uses Why do Inspector Clouseau and Ali G sound funny?	learner English
Watt is a Homonym? Find out by reading about troublesome words	homonymy in English and across languages
Friend or Foe? Decide by finding out more about false friends and the language learner	false friends and the language learner
False Friends and the Varieties of English Are England and America really divided by the same language?	false friends and language varieties
Borrower Beware! False friends and English loan words	false friends and loan words
English Loan Words in Japanese The pitfalls of loan words and false friends in Japanese	English loan words in Japanese
Three Words to Watch out for: actual, eventual and important	actual, eventual, important
False Friends between German and English How to avoid the traps of deceptive similarities	German and English false friends
False Friends between French and English Parlez-vous Franglais?	French and English false friends
Spanish and English False Friends Cognates, false friends and unreliable friends	Spanish and English false friends
Beyond False Friends Language interference outside word meaning	language interference outside word meaning
Stringing Words Together Language interference at sentence level	language interference at sentence level

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New Word of the Month

Series Author

Kerry Maxwell

Title	Topic
*'I know how to spell banana, but I don't know when to stop!'*	banana problem
Emotional repair through reading	bibliotherapy
Are you having trouble finding the perfect Christmas gift?	re-gift
Mailbomb, virus, worm, Trojan horse, nastygram and mockingbird Find out what these words have in common	computing and Internet
On women and new words	women
The language of the web	Internet
Food for thought	food
New words caught in the web of politics	politics
Read about new idiomatic phrases	idioms
Compounds and blends 'Two meanings packed into one word'	compounds and blends
Neologisms from American English	American English
New words for the autumn	autumn
New ways of expressing age	age
Festive food and drink alternatives	food and drink
New words describing 21st-century ailments	illnesses and conditions
Are you still looking for your Valentine?	Valentine's Day

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Language Awareness

Title	Topic	Author
Pragmatics The key to avoiding slips	pragmatics	Dr Joanna Channell
Business English Writing a business letter	business letters	Howard Middle
Business English How to write a CV	curriculum vitae	Howard Middle
Business English Writing emails	email	Howard Middle
Sensitivity Learn about words that may cause offence	words causing offence	Susan Stempleski
Academic English Writing an essay: Finding and referencing sources	essay-writing (references)	Averil Coxhead
Academic English Writing an essay: Structure and vocabulary	essay-writing (structure and vocabulary)	Averil Coxhead
Academic English Writing an essay: Editing your writing and seeking feedback	essay-writing (editing and seeking feedback)	Averil Coxhead
Word Formation Common processes of word formation in English	word formation	Dr Rosamund Moon
British and American English Differences in semantics and pronunciation	British and American English (semantics and pronunciation)	Dr Don R. McCreary
British and American English Differences in spelling and grammar	British and American English (spelling and grammar)	Dr Don R. McCreary
Spoken discourse discourse markers oh, well and like	discourse markers oh, well and like	Michael Hoey

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Language Study

Title	Topic	Author
Register Saying the right thing at the right time	register and domain	Ron Martinez
Text types Narratives and descriptions	text types: narratives and descriptions	Cindy Leaney
Text types Reviews and discursive texts	text types: reviews and discursive texts	Cindy Leaney

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Top Tips for the CD-ROMs

Title	Topic	Author
Create your own activities with SmartSearch	SmartSearch (conditionals)	Mairi MacDonald
Use SoundSearch to explore pronunciation and spelling	SoundSearch (pronunciation and spelling)	Jane Bottomley
Using TextSearch and WordSearch to practise vocabulary relating to Christmas	TextSearch and WordSearch (topic vocabulary)	Mairi MacDonald
Use SoundSearch to learn about homophones	SoundSearch (homophones)	Jane Bottomley
Create vocabulary extension activities with SmartSearch	SmartSearch (vocabulary extension)	Mairi MacDonald
Spelling practice with SoundSearch	SoundSearch (spelling)	Jane Bottomley
Using SmartSearch to correct learner errors	SmartSearch (learner errors)	Mairi MacDonald
Using the CD-ROM as a thesaurus with SmartSearch	SmartSearch (thesaurus)	Mairi MacDonald
Using SoundSearch for intensive listening practice	SoundSearch (listening)	Jane Bottomley
Using the CD-ROMs for teaching collocations	SmartSearch, WordSearch and TextSearch (collocation)	Mairi MacDonald
Using the CD-ROMs to explore British and American false friends	usage notes (British and American false friends)	Mairi MacDonald
House and furniture vocabulary activities	wordlists and activities (topic vocabulary)	Mairi MacDonald
Using Smartsearch to examine register and domain	register and domain	Mairi MacDonald
Vocabulary building with word families (adjectives)	word families	Mairi MacDonald
Exploring vocabulary relating to illness and health	SmartSearch (pronunciation and vocabulary extension)	Mairi MacDonald
Making sense of spoken language	SmartSearch (spoken language)	Mairi MacDonald

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Metaphor

Series Author

Diane Nicholls

Title	Topic
What we talk about when we talk about love	love
What we talk about when we talk about money	money
What we talk about when we talk about illness	illness
What we talk about when we talk about success and failure	success and failure

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