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A Vos Marques! is an introductory course for students taking French as an option alongside their main degree course. It has been developed specifically for false beginners: students who have a slight acquaintance with the language.The course comprises a...

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The revised second edition of Basic Korean: A Grammar and Workbook is an accessible reference grammar and workbook in one volume. The text can be used in conjunction with any primary textbook, both as a practice book to reinforce learning and as a...

Pashto, designated a critical language by the US Department of Defense, is one of two official languages of Afghanistan and is also spoken in parts of Pakistan. This specially-priced bundle of Volumes 1 and 2 of Pashto: An Elementary Textbook is designed...

Latvian: An Essential Grammar is a concise, user-friendly guide to the basic grammatical structures of Latvian. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations to set out the...

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

Intermediate Persian: A Grammar and Workbook comprises accessible grammar exercises in a single volume. Each of the 14 units deals with a particular grammatical point and provides associated exercises to help learners reinforce and consolidate their...

Han Jiantang provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the fascinating history and development of the written Chinese language, from pictograms painted on rocks and pottery and ancient inscriptions to the refined art of calligraphy and the...

Colloquial Gujarati provides a step-by-step course in Gujarati as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently...

The Andean and Pacific regions of South America are home to a remarkable variety of languages and language families, with a range of typological differences. This linguistic diversity results from a complex historical background, comprising periods of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951244477Author Yatir NitzanyFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Yatir NitzanyPublisher Yatir NitzanyWeight(grams) 77gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 3mm

This book focuses on W. G. Sebald's life and works - as teacher, as scholar and critic, as colleague and as collaborator on translation. It contains a number of rediscovered short pieces by Sebald, hitherto unpublished interviews, a catalogue of his...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of pedagogical grammar research and explores its implications for the teaching of grammar in second language classrooms. Drawing on several research domains (e.g., corpus linguistics, task-based language...

What is 'Hispanic Studies'? This companion gives a concise and accessible overview of the discipline as taught today and suggests new directions for future developments. 'Hispanic Studies' is broadly concerned with the languages and cultures of the vast...

Colloquial Tibetan provides a step-by-step course in Central Tibetan as it is spoken by native speakers. Combining a thorough treatment of the language as it is used in everyday situations with an accurate written representation of this spoken form, it...

Coptic was the language spoken in Egypt from late ancient times to the seventeenth century, when it was overtaken by Arabic as the national language. Derived from ancient Egyptian, the language of the hieroglyphs, it was written in an adapted form of...

Idiomatic expressions are the 'salt and pepper' of any language. They give Spanish its colour and imagery, its richness and variety. From set phrases and idioms to metaphorical expressions and proverbs, these essential components allow users to add...

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

Arabiyyat al Naas (Part Two): An Intermediate Course in Arabic, second edition, offers a vibrant course in Arabic as it is written and spoken today by educated native speakers. It is a theme-based textbook delivered in the form of a serialized radio...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949650921Author Ahmad Al-MasriFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint LingualismPublisher Lingualism

This 2-way Dictionary is ideal for both linguists and the serious learner and user of Norwegian. Translations are supported by examples and entries are supported by an invaluable section covering aspects of Norwegian pronunciation and grammar...

From the dawn of the early modern period around 1400 until the eighteenth century, Latin was still the European language and its influence extended as far as Asia and the Americas. At the same time, the production of Latin writing exploded thanks to book...

Now in its second edition, The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French reveals the hidden cultural dimension of contemporary French, as used in the press, going beyond the limited and purely lexical approach of traditional bilingual...

This is a concise dictionary of Ancient Greek with an additional supplement of proper names including Greek equivalents for famous names in Roman history with the vocabulary of the Attic Language, originally from 1931.About the AuthorS. C. WoodhouseBook...

A new and exciting approach to basic Japanese for young adults The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT), renowned for its Japanese for Busy People series, has developed a comprehensive course for teaching Japanese to young adults in...

German Business Situations is a handy reference and learning text for all who use or need spoken German for business. Over 40 situations are simply presented, including * basic phone calls * leaving messages * making presentations * comparing,...

Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume presents grammatical analyses of individual Bantu languages, comparative studies of their main phonetic, phonological and grammatical characteristics and overview chapters on their...

Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for...

For any beginner of Japanese, adjectives and adverbs are bound to present a challenge. Unlike English adjectives, Japanese ones conjugate, meaning that you must memorize their various forms before being able to build sentences of any complexity. Adverbs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780194646796Format PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 87gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 148mm * 4mm

The Routledge Introduction to Qur'anic Arabic is an innovative, text-based, language course designed for students interested in acquiring a foundation in Qur'anic and Classical Arabic.Focused on enhancing comprehension and vocabulary acquisition, the...

This compact and up-to-date 2-way Dictionary is an invaluable resource for both the linguist and the serious learner and user of the Catalan language. 18,000 entries in each section provide:* phonetic transcriptions* accurate translations* examples and...

Colloquial Burmese provides a step-by-step course in Burmese as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently...

Do you know Latin American Spanish already and want to go a stage further? If you're planning a visit to South America, need to brush up your Latin American Spanish for work, or are simply doing a course, Colloquial Spanish of Latin America 2 is the...

This thoroughly revised third edition of Finnish: An Essential Grammar is grounded in fundamental insights of modern linguistics and incorporates some of the latest achievements in the description of written and spoken Finnish.It gives a systematic...

Thinking Arabic Translation is an indispensable book for linguists who want to develop their Arabic-to-English translation skills. Clear explanations, discussions, examples and exercises enable students to acquire the skills necessary for tackling a...

Manual of Business Italian is the most comprehensive, single-volume reference handbook for students and professionals using Italian.Designed for all users, no matter what level of language skill, this manual comprises five parts: * A 6000-word, two-way...

"Tajiki Reference Grammar for Beginners" features straightforward explanations of Tajiki grammar and pronunciation along with examples of the concepts. This handy reference grammar is designed for beginning-level language students and, although keyed to...

Palabras clave para organizar textos en espanol: recursos pragmaticos y discursivos esta dirigido a estudiantes de espanol como lengua extranjera -de nivel B2/ C1 (MCER) o Intermediate High/ Advanced Low (ACTFL)- que deseen mejorar la coherencia de sus...

A Reference Grammar of Spanish is a comprehensive handbook on the structure of the Spanish language. Keeping technical terminology to a minimum, it provides a detailed yet clear point of reference on all the intricacies of Spanish grammar, covering word...