Language Arts & Disciplines

This write-in workbook is an invaluable resource to help learners improve their Maths and English skills and prepare for Level 1 and Level 2 Functional Skills exams. The workbook format enables learners to practice and improve their maths and English...

Forensic linguistics, or the study of language and the law, is a growing field of scholarly and public interest. Yet books on the subject have predominantly been introductions to the field or aimed at summarizing its applications, often with a focus on a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611803082Author Natalie GoldbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Language is like a vast spider's web. In this volume Jean Aitchison explores the different facets of this web. She begins with the cobweb of false worries which surrounds language. She then discusses how language evolved in the human species, how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736152317Author Angela AckermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Jadd PublishingPublisher Jadd PublishingWeight(grams) 549gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Agamemnon *Libation Bearers *Eumenides Aeschylus' Oresteia is the only trilogy to survive from Greek tragedy, and the religious and moral ideas it enacts afterwards influenced a great dramatic genre, as well as giving its three plays their lasting...

The Edinburgh Companion to Scots is a comprehensive introduction to the study of older and present-day Scots language. The aim of the volume is to explain and illustrate methods of research into Scots and Scottish English. Topics include the grammar,...

The Oresteia comprises three of the greatest plays of all time: Agamemnon, The Cheophori and The Eumenides. Concerned with the immediate aftermath of the Trojan War as it affects the accursed royal house of Atreus, it follows a singularly harrowing...

The Level 2 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 offer a predictable...

'Fascinating. . . This engaging book explores just how multiple languages are acquired and sorted out by the brain. . . Costa's work derives from a great fund of knowledge, considerable curiosity and solidly scientific spirit' Philip Hensher SpectatorThe...

"One of the best modern texts. Highly recommended." -The Japan Times Complete, compact and authoritative-this Japanese language book provides all the information needed to learn kanji and kana, including the 92 hiragana and katakana phonetic symbols...

Master verbs of the Japanese language with this ultimate reference tool and study guide. Verbs are one of the most difficult facets, and often the key, to unlocking any foreign language. Japanese words are written out phonically in English (romanji) and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785622397Author Helen NaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Gomer PressPublisher Gomer Press

Add fun to your lessons with the only Literacy and English textbooks offering comprehensive, consistent coverage of the whole CfE Second Level curriculum.This brand-new series from TeeJay will enable you to confidently cover all CfE Benchmarks and...

A fascinating and incisive examination of our language instinct from award-winning science writer Steven Mithen.Along with the concepts of consciousness and intelligence, our capacity for language sits right at the core of what makes us human. But while...

In Vogue is a fascinating look at the history of the world's most influential magazine. The complete compendium is illustrated with hundreds of covers and archival interiors of past Vogue editions, featuring the work of some of the twentieth century's...

"Via Plana" is not just another random collection of unseen exercises, presented to the student in the optimistic hope that somehow, they will muddle through and absorb some of the finer points of Latin grammar along the way. With a new approach, "Via...

Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds Phonics are highly decodable, beautifully illustrated stories written by best-selling author Julia Donaldson. The series contains a variety of storylines, rhyme, rhythm and genre ensuring there is something for every child...

LONGLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION 2024 ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTIONHIGHLY COMMENDED FOR BEST NEW AUTHOR AT THE 2024 TRUE CRIME AWARDS JUDGES' CITATION: 'A cleverly constructed account of three different characters representing different...

Polari is a language that was used chiefly by gay men in the first half of the twentieth century. At a time when being gay could result in criminal prosecution - or worse - Polari offered its speakers a degree of public camouflage, a way of expressing...

A handy Korean phrasebook and guide to the Korean language, Survival Korean contains basic vocabulary necessary for getting around Korea.This book contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Korean in any setting. Perfect for students,...

"Speaking is part of a whole: an expression of inner life." Cicely Berry has based her work on the conviction that while all is present in nature our natural instincts have been crippled from birth by many processes--by the conditioning, in fact, of a...

'The Last Library made me laugh, cry, cheer and want to champion all of our fabulous libraries' Clare Pooley, author of The Authenticity Project'A powerful reminder about the importance of community, kindness and friendship. A truly stunning debut'...

6 contemporary short stories by the best writers present ed in vertical format with translation on facing page and a series of notes that elucidate nuance, grammar, culture. At the back is a Japanese-English dictionary tailor-made to cover all the words...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956368690Author Keith WaterhouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Revel BarkerPublisher Revel BarkerWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 127mm * 203mm *...

The Skills Builders Year 3 Spelling and Vocabulary Pupil Book includes 29 units of full colour activities, to help children gain a firm understanding of spelling and vocabulary. The worked examples ensure children understand the concepts, before moving...

Do you worry that your understanding of English grammar isn't what it should be? It may not be your fault. For hundreds of years, vague and confused ideas about how to state the rules have been passed down from one generation to the next. The available...

On the June 6, 2004, while on assignment in Riyadh, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were ambushed by Islamist gunmen. Simon was killed outright. Frank was hit in the shoulder and leg. As he lay in the dust, a figure...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784567163Author PAX Christi InternationalFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint FastPrint PublishingPublisher Upfront PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

"Highly recommended: On Editing is indispensable reading for anyone who is or wants to be a writer. Every desk should have a copy!"- Dr Samantha J. Rayner, Director of the Centre for Publishing, UCL"On Editing is a feast with many courses. When you have...

Beginning with the stories of three great decipherments - Egyptian hieroglyphs, Minoan Linear B and Mayan glyphs - Lost Languages moves on to dissect the most well-known and enigmatic undeciphered scripts from around the world. These include the...

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ONE OF THE WATKINS TOP 100 MOST SPIRITUALLY INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2023 From JULIA CAMERON, author of the multimillion bestselling THE ARTISTS WAY comes WRITE FOR LIFE. Legendary author of The Artist's Way Julia Cameron has pioneered the field of...

Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: GCSE English Language, GCSE English LiteratureFirst teaching: September 2015Next exams: June 2024 AQA approved Teach AQA's GCSEs in English Literature and English Language as one coherent course with...

Exam Board: GL Assessment Level: 11+ Verbal Reasoning Suitable for the 2024 tests Realistic 11+ practice questions for the GL Assessment test Realistic...

Unlock your creative potential and write something special Ever dream of writing a book, article, poem, or play that means something to you-and maybe to someone else as well? Do you have an idea you're ready to get down on paper? In Creative Writing For...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679776390Author David AbramFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

In some ways, I didn't - don't - want to remember any of it. Which is not to say that one ever forgets. I don't know any journalist who worked through the Troubles, with its relentless cycle of murders and doorstepping the homes of the dead and funerals...

An attractive new edition of two of Chomsky's most popular books on language - an ideal introduction to his pioneering work in modern linguistics. In Part I, Language and Responsibility, the legend discusses his political, moral and linguistic thinking...

The Level 5 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, More Stories B and More Stories C...