Language Arts & Disciplines

First published in 1987. Most introductory textbooks in phonetics are designed to turn the people who use them into phoneticians. People who take phonetics courses, on the other hand, do not in general wish to become specialists, but rather need to know...

The Level 4 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...

Affectionately known simply as McNae's, this book prevails as journalism's most succinct authority on media law since its inception in 1954. The new edition captures the essence of this hotly debated and evolving area of law. The authors' expertise in...

The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the study of World Englishes. Split into six sections with 40 contributions, this Handbook discusses how English is operating in a wide range of fields from business to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599635378Author Ronald B. TobiasFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Writer's Digest BooksPublisher F&W Publications IncWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781333846Author David LloydFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Rethink PressPublisher Rethink PressWeight(grams) 482gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 8mm

The home of trusted French dictionaries for everyday language learning. This book offers beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide to the verbs and grammar of French. Perfect for French exams revision. Designed for all those...

The tools you need to master Spanish grammar Spanish Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning books, Spanish For Dummies and 500 Spanish Verb For Dummies. In plain English, it teaches you the...

Following the first volume of Remembering the Kanji, the present work provides students with helpful tools for learning the pronunciation of the kanji. Behind the notorious inconsistencies in the way the Japanese language has come to pronounce the...

The Tenth Edition introduces diverse, compelling, relevant texts-from Civil War songs and stories to The Turn of the Screw to The Great Gatsby to poems by Juan Felipe Herrera and Claudia Rankine to a science fiction cluster featuring Octavia Butler and N...

This course is designed for students who have completed a first-level course in Arabic and wish to pursue the subject to degree level. It aims to develop thoroughly the four basic language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, making...

Elizabeth George is one of the most successful writers of crime fiction in the world. Her twelve novels have appeared on bestseller lists in the UK, USA and Australia, and several of them have been dramatised by BBC Television as the Inspector Lynley...

Now a major film streaming on NETFLIX'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. A tour de force.' - Patrick Radden Keefe, award-winning author of Empire of Pain'Everyone should read this book' - Sheelagh Kolhatkar, author of Black EdgeJohn Kapoor had...

Why learn to write in a dead language? Because a really good understanding of a language can only be attained by using it actively. Unlike earlier textbooks aimed at schoolboys, this work addresses modern adults who want to understand concepts fully as...

The Level 1+ 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. First Sentences and More First Sentences A, B and C introduce...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906327125Author Michael P JensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Latimer TrustPublisher Latimer TrustWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

'Both extremely funny and deeply sad, The Writing School examines how and why we tell our own stories. It's beautifully written and structured, compelling, wise and fabulously readable' Lissa Evans'The Writing School is an extraordinary book. It is...

Are you looking for a complete course in Romanian which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Romanian will guarantee success!Now fully updated to make your...

With its friendly, step-by-step format, the Third Edition of Becoming an Academic Writer by Patricia Goodson helps readers improve their writing by engaging in deep, deliberate, and daily practice. Featuring 50 exercises, this guide is organized so...

The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Culture collects into a single volume thirty-two state-of-the-art chapters written by international specialists, overviewing the ways in which translation studies has both informed, and been informed by,...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An affecting, singular story...a bracing tale of life on the edge of death." -Kirkus ReviewsWhen veteran war reporter Benjamin Hall woke up in Kyiv on the morning of March 14, 2022, he had no idea that, within...

Seneca's Oedipus is a work of exceptional historical and dramatic interest. It is the only surviving ancient Roman play on one of the most important and enduring myths of European intellectual history. It is poetically experimental, intellectually...

Updates the premier textbook for students and librarians needing to know the landscape of current databases and how to search them. Librarians need to know of existing databases, and they must be able to teach search capabilities and strategies to...

Exam Board: Non-SpecificLevel: KS2Subject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016The Skills Builders Year 6 Spelling and Vocabulary Pupil Book includes 20 units of full colour activities, to help children gain a firm understanding of...

In l750, half the population were unable to sign their names; by l9l4 England, together with a handful of advanced Western countries, had for the first time in history achieved a nominally literate society. This book seeks to understand how and why...

The study of language has come a long way since Samuel Johnson describe himself as 'maker of dictionaries -- harmless drudge'. The emphasis in modern linguistics is on descriptive investigations of the way the world speaks -- and why. In Invitation to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692622582Author Matthew AldrichFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint LingualismPublisher Lingualism

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...

Now that you are approaching the final stages of your degree, have you ever wondered how you're going to cope with writing your dissertation? Apart from the practicalities of suddenly having to think and work in a completely different, and more in-depth,...

This book and its companion, Skills for Communicating with Patients, Second Edition, provide a comprehensive approach to improving communication in medicine. Fully updated and revised, and greatly expanded, this new edition examines how to construct a...

'Wonderful . . . Endlessly interesting and beautifully written' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Steady-headed and fun' SUNDAY TIMES'Read this book and, I promise, you'll never listen to animals in the same way again' JESSICA PIERCE, author of Who's a Good Dog?Why...

Taking the global sport of Formula 1 (F1) motor racing as a sustained case study, Streaming the Formula 1 Rivalry examines how the relationship between the sport and the media has evolved in this new digital environment. Starting with a map of the...

This is a sophisticated and nuanced introduction to critical discourse analysis (CDA) that covers a range of topics in an accessible, engaging style. With international examples and an interdisciplinary approach, readers gain a rich understanding of the...

Increase your knowledge and understanding of phrasal verbs and idioms with this compact, easy-to-use book. It teaches over 1,500 phrasal verbs and idioms, and is ideal for preparing for exams such as IELTS and Cambridge English: Proficiency and Advanced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781869928179Author Timothy d'Arch SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Mandrake of OxfordPublisher Mandrake of OxfordWeight(grams) 215g

From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. Illustrated with numerous examples, this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987166593Author Daniel ChidiacFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Undercover Publishing HousePublisher Undercover Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 163g

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

A new approach to sociolinguistics, introducing the study of the social meaning of English words over time, and offering an engaging and entertaining demonstration of lexical sociolinguistic analysis The Social Life of Words: A Historical Approach...

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