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A Course in LanguageTeaching: Practice and Theory411 VI iffiPen nytir9141*46RffittIrtien [mum itachint Ani lim-ach Pryr6 rft*Iii§lt anihridgc I nivtniq PrtvA Course in LanguageTeaching: Practice and TheoryPenny Ur *F9Preface by HallidayForeign Language Teaching Research Press is to be congratulated on its initiative in making these publications in linguistics available to foreign language teachers and postgraduate students of linguistics in China.The books are a representative selection. of up-to-date writings on the most important branches of linguistic studies, by scholars who are recognized as leading authorities in their fields.The availability of such a broad range of materials in linguistics will greatly help individual teachers and students to build up their own knowledge and understanding of the subject. At the same time, it will also contribute to the development of linguistics as a discipline in Chinese universities and colleges, helping to overcome the divisions into English linguistics, Chinese linguistics and so on which hinder the progress of linguistics as a unified science.The series is to be highly commended for what it offers to all those wanting to gain insight into the nature of language, whether from a theoretical point of view or in application to their professional activities as language teachers. It is being launched at a time when there are increasing opportunities in China for pursuing linguistic studies, and I am confident that it will succeed in meeting these new requirements.M.A.KHallidayEmeritus ProfessorUniversity of SydneyF25AcknowledgementsI should like to thank all those who have contributed in different ways to this book;To editor Marion Williams, who criticised, suggested and generally supported me throughout the writing process;To CambridgeUniversity Press editors Elizabeth Serocold and Alison Sharpe, who kept in touch and often contributed helpful criticism; — To Catherine Walter, who read the typescript at a late stage and mad