Language Arts & Disciplines

Japanese has a term that covers both green and blue. Russian has separate terms for dark and light blue. Does this mean that Russians perceive these colors differently from Japanese people? Does language control and limit the way we think? This...

The relationship between the meaning of words and the structure of sentences is an important area of research in linguistics. Studying the connections between lexical conceptual meaning and event structural relations, this book arrives at a modular...

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows...

ONE OF LIT HUB'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2023 * ESQUIRE's August 2023 Book Club Pick"If books are important to you because you're a reader or a writer, then how books are sold should be important to you as well. If it matters to you that your...

Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a vibrant course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. As well as building students' language skills, it offers a holistic approach to learning: developing...

Human language is a weird communication system: it has more in common with birdsong than with the calls of other primates. In this wide-ranging and accessible overview, first published in 2000, Jean Aitchison explores the origins of human language and...

A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory is a classic introduction to the complex yet crucial area of literary theory. This book is known for its clear, accessible style and its thorough, logical approach, guiding the reader through the...

Vocabulary is now well recognized as an important focus in language teaching and learning. Now in its third edition, this book provides an engaging, authoritative guide to the teaching and learning of vocabulary in another language. It contains...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911187905Author Tim de LisleFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint CONNELL PUBLISHING LTDPublisher CONNELL PUBLISHING LTD

The Level 3 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich story context to help develop language comprehension and decoding skills. Stories, More Stories A and More Stories B build on the...

Novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading! TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345397584Author Larry BeinhartFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943120123Author Tania RunyanFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint T. S. Poetry PressPublisher T. S. Poetry PressWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615198405Author Ali AlmossawiFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 182mm * 204mm * 12mm

The Philosophy of LanguageBook InformationISBN 9780198750154Author J. R. SearleFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 194gDimensions(mm) 204mm * 136mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996987127Author Diane LockwardFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Terrapin BooksPublisher Terrapin BooksWeight(grams) 386g

This lively introduction to figurative language explains a broad range of concepts, including metaphor, metonymy, simile, and blending, and develops new tools for analyzing them. It coherently grounds the linguistic understanding of these concepts in...

The mid-nineteenth century brought a revolution in popular and scholarly understandings of old and second-hand books. Manuals introduced new ideas and practices to increasing numbers of collectors, exhibitions offered opportunities previously unheard of,...

This book provides an introduction to the aims, theories and practices of critical discourse analysis (CDA). It is mainly concerned with the linguistic aspects of CDA. It provides an introduction to the different types of language analysis that are...

The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics provides a critical survey of the methodological concepts, designs, instruments and types of analysis that are used within the broad field of applied linguistics. With more than 40...

NO description availableBook InformationISBN 9781408524145Author John JackmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Nelson Thornes LtdPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 1008gDimensions(mm) 296mm * 211mm * 26mm

Ed and Lin fly to New York with their photographer father. They marvel at the sights but when they see a thief grab a handbag, they give chase. Lin manages to rescue the handbag only to discover that it is not a real theft. The scene has been set up for...

Verbal reasoning refers to the ability to understand and logically interpret information presented in the form of words. It involves the use of language to analyse, evaluate, and draw conclusions from written or spoken information. This book provides...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736545935Author Bobbie HinmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Best Fairy BooksPublisher Best Fairy BooksWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

There are 6 books at Level 1+: Book 1 practises 's a t p' Book 2 practises 'i n m d' Book 3 practises 'g o c k' Book 4 practises 'ck e u r' Book 5 practises 'h b f ff' Book 6 practises 'l ll le ss' Each sound is explored through an Oxford...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250623775Author New York Public LibraryFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 2212gDimensions(mm)...

The ideal companion to the third edition of the bestselling Speech to Print textbook, this revised workbook helps teachers deepen their understanding of spoken and written English, practice and strengthen their skills and knowledge, and prepare to...

Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. The stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and characters. They also support children's...

From leading authorities in both adolescent literacy and content-area teaching, this book addresses the particular challenges of literacy learning in each of the major academic disciplines. Chapters focus on how to help students successfully engage with...

Looking for an easy-to-use guide to English grammar? This handy introduction covers all the basics of the subject, using a simple and straightforward style. Students will find the book's step-by-step approach easy to follow and be encouraged by its...

Cambridge English Readers is an award-winning series of original fiction readers for learners of English, offering exciting reading from Starter to Advanced levels. Hiro, a 20-year-old Japanese student, sits next to an old man on a train to Berlin. By...

Thoroughly updated throughout, this classic, practical text on how to write and publish a scientific paper takes its own advice to be "as clear and simple as possible." "The purpose of scientific writing," according to Barbara Gastel and Robert A...

In Coming Clean Derek and Janey are admiring their favourite teacher's very new and very white suit. But can the friends put right the disaster that happens in the art lesson? TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children...

NO description availableBook InformationISBN 9781408524121Author John JackmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Nelson Thornes LtdPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 295mm * 211mm * 29mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861716999Author Sanje ElliotFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

Melleron loves the forest in Melleron's Monsters. He knows it like the back of his hand, but he is amazed to discover two new creatures eating silverberries. Are they monsters from beyond Stonewall Mountains? Melleron soon finds himself in deadly danger...

Linguistics: An Introduction to Linguistic Theory is a textbook, written for introductory courses in linguistic theory for undergraduate linguistics majors and first--year graduate students, by twelve major figures in the field, each bringing their...

The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teaching is the definitive reference volume for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students of Applied Linguistics, ELT/TESOL, and Language Teacher Education, and for ELT professionals engaged in in-service...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845700348Author Huang YinghongFormat PaperbackPage Count 213Imprint Cypress Book Co. UK LtdPublisher Cypress Book Co. UK LtdWeight(grams) 455g

In Our Siberian Journey, join an Arctic photographer on his long trek across the ice and snow with a herd of reindeer. Find out what he eats, wears and how he travels. Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in...