Stephen S Matthews

How Did the Fire Know We Lived Here: Canberra's Bush Fires January 2003

The Bilingual Child: Early Development and Language Contact

The Bilingual Child: Early Development and Language Contact

The Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the World

The Atlas of Languages

Deconstructing Creole

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science: Special Issue: Residential Inequality in American Neighborhoods and Communities ... of Political and Social Science Series)

Residential Inequality in American Neighborhoods and Communities.Volume 660,The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, July 2015. This volume, edited by Barrett Lee, Glenn Firebaugh, John Iceland, and Stephen Matthews, consists of 17 papers first presented at the Penn State ...

Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars)

Cantonese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to Cantonese as spoken by native speakers in Hong Kong. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in current Cantonese. This makes it the ideal reference source for all le...

Basic Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks)

This Grammar and Workbook is ideal for learners of Cantonese wishing to take their knowledge of the language beyond the elementary level. Itstwenty-eight units highlight the key building blocks of sentence structure and comprise a structured introduction to essential grammar points. Each unit also f...

Intermediate Cantonese: A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks)

Intermediate Cantonese is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex language. Each of the 25 units combines clear, concise grammar explanations with communicatively-oriented exercises to help build confidence and fluency.* Suitable for independent...

The Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the World (Facts on File Library of Language and Literature)**OUT OF PRINT**

The origins of language have long been the subject of myth and conjecture. Today, scientists and scholars are rendering these origins less obscure with clues from linguistic and archaeological evidence. Written by a panel of eminent linguists, this book guides the general reader through the mysterio...

The Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the World

An extremely authoritative writing style, full-color illustrations, and maps combine in this ultimate exploration of the evolution of languages.

Stephen Matthews (linguist)

Stephen Matthews, a linguist, specialises in language typology, syntax and semantics. His current interests include the word order typology of Chinese; the...