Alphabets & Writing Systems

Following Elementary Korean, Continuing Korean is the second volume in Ross King and Jaehoon Yeon's popular series of college-level Korean textbooks.This volume is aimed at the student with one year of Korean language study under their belt, and...

The first comprehensive intellectual history of alphabet studies. Inventing the Alphabet provides the first account of two-and-a-half millennia of scholarship on the alphabet. Drawing on decades of research, Johanna Drucker dives into sometimes...

Learn to speak, read, and write Korean-with manga illustrations!A complete language guide for beginners, Learning Korean is your gateway to learning the basics of the Korean language, allowing you to engage in practical daily conversations and build your...

Continuing Mandarin Chinese Textbook is a new intermediate-level course in Mandarin which enables you to quickly learn the next level of the language-following the first book in the series, Elementary Mandarin Chinese Textbook. The 24 lessons in this...

This is the complete beginning-level course for spoken Mandarin Chinese designed to have you speaking quickly and accurately!The Basic Mandarin Chinese series offers a complete introductory Chinese language course specifically designed for native English...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399532603Author Karyn WarburtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 221gDimensions(mm) 234mm...

Today, Chinese characters are described as a national treasure, the core of the nation's civilizational identity. Yet for nearly half of the twentieth century, reformers waged war on the Chinese script. They declared it an archaic hindrance to...

This unique, ambitious and entertaining book presents twenty-nine scripts in detail and offers examples of a hundred more. Written in nontechnical prose and organized into brief but comprehensive sections, it will serve as a handy reference for world...

This step-by-step Japanese calligraphy book explains the systems of Japanese language and delves into details of written Japanese characters and techniques of kanji calligraphy.The word calligraphy literally means "beautiful writing." It is an art form...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884024071Author Brigitte Miriam Bedos-RezakFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & CollectionPublisher Dumbarton Oaks...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782010364Author Lewis CarrollFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint EvertypePublisher EvertypeWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 7mm

This is a comprehensive Korean to English dictionary for language learners.Finally, here is the dictionary that learners have been waiting for: one that specifically answers the needs of English speakers who are studying Korean. Designed for learners...

This is an introductory workbook and guide to writing Japanese Katakana.Writing Japanese Katakana has been carefully designed to facilitate the quick and easy mastery of the 46-character katakana alphabet, making it the perfect tool to begin the process...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645586234Author Publications International Ltd.Page Count 192Imprint Publications International, Ltd.Publisher Publications International, Ltd...

"Unexcelled as a dictionary of basic Sino-Japanese characters. Extremely easy to use."-Japan Society This is the utmost classic and well regarded standard Japanese Kanji Dictionary available today.The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary is...

In Building Academic Vocabulary: Teacher's Manual, Robert J. Marzano and Debra J. Pickering give teachers a practical way to help students master academic vocabulary. Research has shown that when teachers, schools, and districts take a systematic...

Keywords for Today takes us deep into the history of the language in order to better understand our contemporary world. From nature to cultural appropriation and from black to terror, the most important words in political and cultural debate have...

Get ready to explore the beach, the town, a garden and a house, finding all sorts of exciting items along the way! With 8 awesome sounds and lots of fun first words, this book is perfect for little learners.Book InformationISBN 9781789051612Author Igloo...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907165344Author George McLennanFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint New Argyll PublishingPublisher Akerbeltz

This book provides a complete course for beginning students who want to learn the Katakana alphabet!With plentiful writing and reading practice, this workbook starts with the basic letters and works up to writing words and complete sentences. Divided...

The Ancient Egyptians used a hieroglyphic writing system that still resonates today for its graphic representation of things, people, pharaohs and concepts. These hieroglyphics were discovered by adventurers and archeologists in temples, tombs and on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997222302Author Steve ThenellFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Millet Rain PublishingPublisher Millet Rain PublishingWeight(grams) 581gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375709326Author Charles Harrington ElsterFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

The Golden Thread is an enthralling and accessible history of the cultural miracle that is the written word. It is an invention that has been used to share ideas in every field of human endeavour, and a motor of cultural, scientific and political...

Essential Japanese Kanji uses a natural approach to learning the most basic kanji encountered in everyday situations in Japan.This new edition is packed with fun quizzes and useful exercises for those wishing to improve their Japanese ability. It has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848970311Author Catherine TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers

There are three types of Japanese script-katakana, hiragana, and kanji. It is possible to read Japanese knowing only a limited number of kanji, but it is not possible with only a limited number of katakana or hiragana-one must know all of them. Let's...

This is a book about the structure, history and evolution of the Japanese language.The Japanese Language is a classic study of one of the world's most widely used but least understood languages. Emphasizing the richness and complexity of Japanese as...

If you think about it, all languages are made up - some are just more open about it than others.In The Universal Translator, Yens Wahlgren heads up an expedition through time, space and multiple universes to explore the words that have built worlds. From...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781564142023Author Harry H. CrosbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Career PressPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789991054704Author Daphne Barlatt PrattFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Sierra Leonean Writers SeriesPublisher Sierra Leonean Writers...

This comprehensive Chinese character workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to enhance your Mandarin reading and writing skills dramatically!No matter what textbook you're using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice. Here is a...

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...

Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary is the most up-to-date compact Vietnamese dictionary available today.It is designed for English speakers who are studying the Vietnamese language, traveling to Vietnam or using the language on a daily basis to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953331151Author Jared M AugustFormat HardbackPage Count 284Imprint Northeastern Baptist PressPublisher Northeastern Baptist PressWeight(grams)...

Sign languages are of great interest to linguists, because while they are the product of the same brain, their physical transmission differs greatly from that of spoken languages. In this 2006 study, Wendy Sandler and Diane Lillo-Martin compare sign...

The three Garima Gospels are the earliest surviving Ethiopian gospel books. They provide glimpses of lost late antique luxury gospel books and art of the fifth to seventh centuries, from the Aksumite kingdom of Ethiopia. This book reproduces all of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613220160Author William Holmes McGuffeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Everyday Education, LLCPublisher Everyday Education, LLCWeight(grams)...

This Japanese language book contains 61 short lessons grouped into 14 chapters-each of which presents a wide variety of activities and exercises and yet is designed to be covered in a single session.This "daily multivitamin" approach to learning Japanese...

This comprehensive Mandarin workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to dramatically enhance your Mandarin speaking and listening skills.No matter what textbook you're using to learn Mandarin, it requires a lot of practice. Here is a wealth...