Language Arts & Disciplines

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608686971Author Natalie GoldbergFormat HardbackPage Count 196Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

Introducing Functional Grammar, third edition, provides a user-friendly overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of the systemic functional grammar (SFG) model.No prior knowledge of formal linguistics is required as the book provides: An...

How to Win Campaigns is a practical guide for creating and running successful campaigns. Written for the new campaigner and the experienced communicator alike, it explores what works (and what doesn't) and shows how to use principles and strategy in...

A New Yorker Best Book of 2022 A Globe & Mail Book of the Year "A stimulating work on the politics of language." LA Review of Books As globalisation continues languages are disappearing faster than ever, leaving our planet's linguistic diversity...

Do you want to express yourself honestly and compassionately? Learn to live in choice rather than submit or rebel? This book explores 25 key distinctions that reveal the consciousness embedded in Nonviolent Communication. Drawing on brain science with...

The Dark Mountain Project began with a manifesto published in 2009 by two English writers-Dougald Hine and Paul Kingsnorth-who felt that literature was not responding honestly to the crises of our time. In a world in which the climate is being altered...

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...

Chip discovers mirror writing in Mirror Island and helps to find buried treasure on a magic key adventure. Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories is one of the most popular character series of all time. The Level 6 stories are full of humour, drama, rich...

Poetry is increasingly democratic in its use of different formats, but it can be difficult to know how to navigate the range of options available. In a competitive field, this information is not always easy to access, and many poets make mistakes. This...

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Corpus Linguistics for Vocabulary provides a practical introduction to using corpus linguistics in vocabulary studies. Using freely available corpus tools, the author provides a step-by-step guide on how corpora can be used to explore key...

Bringing Words to Life has enlivened the classrooms of hundreds of thousands of teachers. Responding to readers' success stories, practical questions, and requests for extended examples, this ideal volume builds on the groundbreaking work of Bringing...

Semantics is the study of meaning in language. This clear and comprehensive textbook provides an introduction to the subject for undergraduate students. It not only equips students with the concepts they need in order to understand the main aspects of...

When he died in 1930 aged 26, Frank Ramsey had already invented one branch of mathematics and two branches of economics, laying the foundations for decision theory and game theory. Keynes deferred to him; he was the only philosopher whom Wittgenstein...

Making Social Worlds: A Communication Perspective offers the most accessible introduction to the tools and concepts of CMM - Coordinated Management of Meaning - one of the groundbreaking theories of speech communication. Draws upon advances in research...

Nok is missing. Will Max and Ant be able to follow the footprints and find him in On Nok's Trail? Find out what happens when Nok uses his powers to start Tiger's toy trucks in I Win! Who will be the first to cross the finish line? In Popcorn Surfing,...

Jamie Creeden has always wanted to be a reporter - so when he is given a tour of the famous YORKER newspaper, he can't believe his luck. But a chance phone call draws him into the mystery of the missing actress. Soon Jamie, along...

To gain a deeper understanding of the literary movement that has dominated recent Anglo-American literary criticism, The Pursuit of Signs is a must. In a world increasingly mediated, it offers insights into our ways of consuming texts that are both...

As a scientist, you are a professional writer: your career is built on successful proposals and papers. Success isn't defined by getting papers into print, but by getting them into the reader's consciousness. Writing Science is built upon the idea that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873385296Author Philip KayFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Learning TogetherPublisher Learning TogetherWeight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm) 296mm * 112mm...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONShe Has Her Mother's Laugh presents a profoundly original perspective on what we pass along from generation to generation. Charles Darwin played a crucial part in turning heredity into a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385055499Author Edward T. HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing...

The climate crisis is here. Our chance to stop it has come and gone, but this doesn't have to mean the world is ending. 'If you care about the planet, and about the people and animals who live on it, there are two...

This series has been endorsed by Cambridge International to support the curriculum framework from 2020.Put your trust in a market-leading approach that has been used by teachers for over 10 years.Written by experienced author John Reynolds, Cambridge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312104788Author James FreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 161Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 318g

Discourse analysis considers how language, both spoken and written, enacts social and cultural perspectives and identities. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis examines the field and presents James Paul Gee's...

An understanding of phonetics - of the mechanisms of speech, of how the sounds of language are produced, and of how they can be analysed and classified - is an essential acquirement for all those who have to deal with language and languages either...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848517486Author Ceri JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Gomer PressPublisher Gomer Press

In the first two volumes of this work, Paul Ricoeur examined the relations between time and narrative in historical writing, fiction, and theories of literature. This final volume, a comprehensive reexamination and synthesis of the ideas developed in...

Teaching English Pronunciation for a Global World is a practical guide for all teachers to help their students with pronunciation. The activities take a clear step-by-step approach explaining how to get the best out of an activity and why it works.Short,...

First released in 2005, Ken Hyland's Metadiscourse has become a canonical account of how language is used in written communication. 'Metadiscourse' is defined as the ways that writers reflect on their texts to refer to themselves, their readers or the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395850862Author Mary OliverFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 560g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998531731Author Nancy J CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Orange Grove PressPublisher Orange Grove PressWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

The heroes of John Pilger's narrative are the many ordinary people he has witnessed coping with their lives in difficult and often brutal conditions: dissidents in the Soviet Union; victims of conflicts in Vietnam, Cambodia, Africa, India, the Middle...

Colloquial Ukrainian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Ukrainian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a...

Willkommen! 2 Intermediate course is a brand new multimedia German adult learning programme for classroom and home use. This listing is for the Course Pack which includes the coursebook and CD and DVD set. The activity book is available separately (see...

'Not all Essex girls are party girls. They can be sages, martyrs, leaders. In her neat and provocative little book, Sarah Perry celebrates their courage and vivacity.' Hilary Mantel A defence and celebration of the Essex Girl by the best-selling...

There are 12 books at Level 5. Level 5: Book 25 'Alternative Spellings' Book 26 'Alternative Spellings' Book 27 'Alternative Spellings' Book 28 'Alternative Spellings' Book 29 'Alternative Spellings' Book 30 'Alternative Spellings' Level 5 More...

'The first and perhaps only book on the relative merits of American and British English that is dominated by facts and analysis rather than nationalistic prejudice. For all its scholarship, this is also a funny and rollicking read.' The Economist,...

Collins Primary Focus: Grammar and Punctuation Pupil Book 2 is aimed at ages 8+. Presented in a clear and colourful format, each grammar concept is supported by visual cues. Follow-up activities allow children to develop grammar and punctuation skills at...