Linguistics

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804671498Author Ann Hamilton-LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Bookvault PublishingPublisher Bookvault PublishingWeight(grams) 128gDimensions(mm)...

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The home of trusted Arabic dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable Arabic to English and English to Arabic dictionary including short grammars of Arabic and English. The clear layout allows for fast and easy access...

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In Reading Between the Signs, Anna Mindess provides a perspective on a culture that is not widely understood - American Deaf culture. With the collaboration of three distinguished Deaf consultants, Mindess explores the implications of cultural...

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Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and - because many have never been recorded - when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, is racing against...

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In On the Tip of My Tongue, logophile and television star Tom Read Wilson takes a delicious dive into the etymology and usage of words, euphemisms and bon mots. Written with his trademark sparkling wit, the star of Celebs Go Dating and self-avowed...

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This book is an introduction to and interpretation of the world of Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), one of the most fascinating and complex figures in European literary modernism and the avant-garde. Raised in South Africa and writing much of his literary...

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Did you know that the word 'prestige' derives from the Latin word for 'illusion'? Or that 'infantry' stems from a Latin word meaning one who could not speak? In this original and highly entertaining book, Peter Jones reveals the roots of Latin words that...