TY - BOOK AU - Zimmerman,Cheryl Boyd TI - Word knowledge: a vocabulary teacher's handbook SN - 9780194703932 AV - PE1128.Z72.W673 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - English language KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Vocabulary KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - 1 (pages 142.-146) and index; Working with meaning --; Working with collocation --; Working with grammatical features --; Working with word parts --; Working with register and other language variation --; Helping students become independent word learners; 2 N2 - "Teachers of English are always on the lookout for insights they can pass on to their students about why we use words as we do. Through clear, accessible explanations and abundant examples, Word Knowledge breaks down the various aspects of knowing a word and focuses on each aspect in turn: meaning, collocation, grammatical features, word parts, and appropriateness. Being aware of all that goes into knowing a word helps students-and teachers-develop skills that Will make their insights valuable to the lifelong adventure of word learning."--BOOK JACKET UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip084/2007046269.html ER -