Alphabets & Writing Systems

This is the leading beginner Tagalog textbook and language learning package.Elementary Tagalog's comprehensive approach will help students master Tagalog, the language of the Philippines, also known as Filipino or Pilipino. From learning to read Tagalog...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524710712Author The Princeton ReviewFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Princeton Review Publishing CorporationPublisher Random House USA...

A new edition of the highly successful and proven Read Write Inc. Spelling programme. This has been specially developed for the new curriculum by leading primary literacy expert Ruth Miskin and lead author Janey Pursglove. The programme consists of an...

Tara, Mag-Tagalog Tayo!Come On, Let's Speak Tagalog!Elementary Tagalog's comprehensive approach will help students master basic Tagalog (Filipino) without frustration. From learning to read Tagalog words and pronounce its sounds to using correct grammar,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780380728220Author Roger FoutsFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Avon BooksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 358g

In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the...

Chinese is a fascinating language that can seem impossibly difficult to learn at first but is relatively easy if you focus on the spoken language. This user-friendly guide to the basics helps you learn how to speak Chinese quickly and easily by drawing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905913039Author Cath SmithPage Count 114Imprint Co-Sign CommunicationsPublisher Co-Sign Communications

'A delightfully quirky sturdy . . . [Flanders] is a meticulour historian with a taste for the offbeat; the story of the alphabet suits her well . . . Fascinating.' Sunday TimesOnce we've learned it as children, few of us think much of the alphabet and...

The quick and easy way to learn the basic Japanese kanji!Learning Japanese Kanji Practice Book is intended for beginning students or experienced speakers who need to practice their written Japanese. Kanji are an essential part of the Japanese language...

The method that has helped thousands-Read Japanese Kanji Today provides readers with a quick and simple way to learn kanji characters.Far from being a complex and mysterious script, Japanese writing is a fascinating and straightforward pictographic and...

A PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTA riveting, masterfully researched account of the bold innovators who adapted the Chinese language to the modern world, transforming China into a superpower in the processWhat does it take to reinvent the world's oldest living...

Easy-to-read and extensive, this Tagalog dictionary is an essential language learning and translation tool.The Tuttle Concise Tagalog Dictionary gives you the most complete and up-to-date translations from English to Tagalog/Filipino and is the most...

A new edition of the highly successful and proven Read Write Inc. Spelling programme. This has been specially developed for the new curriculum by leading primary literacy expert Ruth Miskin and lead author Janey Pursglove. The programme consists of an...

In the tradition of sophisticated primers like Shel Silverstein s ABZ Book or Oliver Jeffers s Once Upon an Alphabet and a fresh twist on the classic ABC book tailor-made for the twenty-first century, A Is For Anarchist has a provocative...

This practical, illustrated guide is designed for students who want to improve their use of British Sign Language (BSL), helping them to manage some of the more challenging aspects of BSL learning in an accessible way. Written by a highly experienced...

A new edition of the highly successful and proven Read Write Inc. Spelling programme. This has been specially developed for the new curriculum by leading primary literacy expert Ruth Miskin and lead author Janey Pursglove. The programme consists of an...

The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its stories-especially when they're told in two languages! Thai Stories for Language Learners introduces 28 entertaining Thai stories with bilingual Thai and English versions...

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Thai-whether you're 5 or 100!This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Thai words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given using Thai script-with a Romanized version to help...

Using a unique, tried and tested algorithm, this book teaches you how to quickly and efficiently recognise letters and common words in Russian script. Whether you're travelling and want to understand the words around you, or preparing to learn Russian...

A new edition of the highly successful and proven Read Write Inc. Spelling programme. This has been specially developed for the new curriculum by leading primary literacy expert Ruth Miskin and lead author Janey Pursglove. The programme consists of an...

Master Urdu script with this straightforward guide from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Read and write Urdu script is a clear step-by-step guide to the written language, with plenty of examples from real-life texts to show how it...

Advanced Korean offers a complete, systematic, and streamlined third-year course in Korean. It is ideal for university students and adult learners with plentiful reading texts and written exercises, all in Korean Hangul. Concise Korean grammar notes in...

Filmspanism explores the geopolitics of knowledge involved in academic approaches to Spanish cinema. This companion rethinks the role of disciplinarity, institutionality, and nationality in the study of film by taking into account a rather specific set...

Hindi for Beginners is a Hindi self-study guide and language learning package aimed at helping students learn Hindi in a natural manner.It engages them to use the Hindi language in real life situations actively. Accompanying audio with clearly...

A smorgasbord of surprising, obscure, and exotic wordsIn this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day, Anu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual,...

A new edition of the highly successful and proven Read Write Inc. Spelling programme. This has been specially developed for the new curriculum by leading primary literacy expert Ruth Miskin and lead author Janey Pursglove. The programme consists of an...

This is the ideal workbook for anyone who wants to learn to write the Korean Hangul script! It contains a basic introduction to the alphabet and all the sounds of the language, showing you how to write the letters and every possible syllable combination...

This is an invaluable study guide and practice book for learning basic Japanese kanji.Learning Japanese Kanji Practice Book is intended for beginning students or experienced speakers who need to practice their written Japanese. Kanji are an essential...

Where does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome? Keith Houston gives the answers in this delightfully entertaining book.From the pilcrow to the ampersand, the entire cast of Shady Characters...

The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle's Stories for Language Learners series is here!This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English versions presented on...

'Marvellous . . . I read it with astonished delight . . . It is equally scholarly and entertaining.' - Jan Morris 'Quirky and compelling.' - The Times Once we've learned it as children, few of us think much of the alphabet and its familiar sing-song...

Basic Tagalog is a friendly and accessible resource, providing beginning language learners with support, structure and thorough explanations.This is the most complete language course available for Tagalog-in one easy volume! This new edition has free...

A handy and colourful illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great...

A great story can lead a reader on a cultural and linguistic journey-especially if it's in two languages!Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners introduces 40 traditional Vietnamese folktales with bilingual Vietnamese and English versions presented on...

It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great travel-sized Japanese dictionary.Intended for use by tourists, students, and businesspeople traveling to Japan, Periplus Pocket...

Latin inscriptions can appear daunting - a jumble of letters without any structure or meaning. However, once you know how, most are easy to read as they follow strict rules of grammar and abbreviation. This book will teach readers how to 'decipher' them...

Perfect for self-study or classroom learners, this Farsi language book takes a user-friendly approach.Farsi for Beginners is a complete language course by experienced teacher Dr. Saeid Atoofi, which will help you to speak the language and open doors to...

Reading original documents is the only way to achieve a sound basis in historical studies and to acquire a true perspective on cultural evolution. Much modern research has been applied to Scotland's history, but until this volume there has been no...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641524179Author Sally SandersFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 213mm...