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This ground breaking study dispels the common belief that Chinese 'doesn't have words' but instead 'has characters'. Jerome Packard's book provides a comprehensive discussion of the linguistic and cognitive nature of Chinese words. It shows that Chinese,...

A comprehensive course for teaching Japanese to young adults in English-speaking countries -- from The Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT), developers of the renowned Japanese for Busy People series. Japanese for Young People is a...

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Culture offers an in-depth discussion of cultural aspects of China from the ancient period to the pre-modern era, lasting over 5,000 years, comprised of 7,000 word pieces by more than 20 world-leading...

A Frequency Dictionary of Contemporary Arabic Fiction provides a list of the top 2,000 words occurring in contemporary Arabic fiction. Based on a written corpus that contains 144 literary samples, the dictionary addresses key areas of Arabic language...

The Routledge Course in Translation Annotation: Arabic-English-Arabic is a key coursebook for students and practitioners of translation studies. Focusing on one of the most prominent developments in translation studies, annotation for translation...

A Student Grammar of French is a concise introduction to French grammar, designed specifically for English-speaking undergraduates. Keeping technical detail to a minimum, it explains the fundamentals of the grammar in accessible and simple terms, and...

The Cambridge University Press published (1945-1967) in six volumes Professor Bailey's transcriptions of Saka manuscripts found in Sin Kiang and Kansu (of the ancient kingdom of Khotan). They are central to any study of Old Iranian and the Iranian...

Intermediate Japanese is designed for learners who have achieved a basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex language. Each unit combines clear, concise grammar explanations with examples and exercises to help build confidence and fluency...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426924699Author Mark J. CurranFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 234gDimensions(mm)...

The Workbook for the Revised 3rd Edition of Japanese for Busy People III offers readers longer and more complex reading passages familiarize you with new vocabulary and the conventions used in Japanese writing. It can be used either in tandem with the...

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...

The Mayan Languages presents a comprehensive survey of the language family associated with the Classic Mayan civilization (AD 200-900), a family whose individual languages are still spoken today by at least six million indigenous Maya in Mexico,...

Children love stories. Bring the magic of good storytelling into your classroom with Classic Tales, and they'll love their English lessons too. This new edition of the award-winning series uses traditional tales to bring English to life...

Jewish Languages from A to Z provides an engaging and enjoyable overview of the rich variety of languages spoken and written by Jews over the past three thousand years. The book covers more than 50 different languages and language varieties. These...

Developing Writing Skills in Chinese has been devised for post-intermediate students who need to write Chinese in the course of their life, work or study. Each unit covers a specific style of writing and is reinforced with a rich selection of model texts...

Bengali: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to Bengali grammar.It presents a fresh, accessible and thorough description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Bengali. The book moves from the sounds and...

Provides a unique, up-to-date survey of twelve Germanic languages from English and German to Faroese and Yiddish.About the AuthorKonig, Ekkehard; van der Auwera, JohanReviews'The Germanic Languages is a comprehensive survey of Germanic languages...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087866086Author Jeff MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Jeffrey G MartinPublisher Jeffrey G MartinWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

This book is intended to help you easily determine your Japanese name and learn the most suitable way to write it with Japanese Kanji.Japan more than most countries, places emphasis on harmoniously blending in with others. In fact, it has not one, but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939755025Author Francois Victor TochonFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Deep University PressPublisher Deep University PressWeight(grams)...

This concise textbook provides students with an engaging and thorough overview of the history of Spanish and its development from Latin. Presupposing no prior knowledge of Latin or linguistics, students are provided with the background necessary to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884140399Author Richard SmithFormat PaperbackImprint Society of Biblical LiteraturePublisher Society of Biblical LiteratureWeight(grams) 136g

This guide gives a brief and accessible overview of the whole of Latin American Studies. Covering all the possible topics, from colonial cultures and identity to US Latino culture and issues of race, gender and sexuality, this book situates Latin America...

Headway Academic Skills can be used independently or alongside a general English course book such as New Headway or New Headway Plus. The course focuses on developing the specific skills required for academic studies and exploring strategies for success...

It is well known that British and American English differ substantially in their pronunciation and vocabulary - but differences in their grammar have largely been underestimated. This volume focuses on British-American differences in the structure of...

French Business Situations is a handy reference and learning text for all those who use or need spoken French for business. It is suitable for self-study or class use.Over 40 spoken situations are simply presented, including:Basic phone callsLeaving...

Slovene: A Comprehensive Grammar is the most complete reference guide to the contemporary language. Key features of this new edition include: updated examples reflecting current usage, expanded discussions of particular areas of difficulty, a brief...

Arabic-English-Arabic Legal Translation provides a groundbreaking investigation of the issues found in legal translation between Arabic and English. Drawing on a contrastive-comparative approach, it analyses parallel authentic legal documents in both...

German/English Business Correspondence is a handy reference and learning text for all who use written German. 80 written communications are simply presented covering memos, letters, faxes and resumes. The situations covered include: * arranging meetings...

This is an essential reference for intermediate and advanced students of Italian as well as teachers and other professional linguists seeking access to the finer nuances of the Italian language. It will enable those who have already developed a basic...

This is a reference grammar of the standard spoken variety of Tamil, a language with 65 million speakers in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore. The spoken variety is radically different from the standard literary variety, last standardized in the...

What is the origin of the Romance languages and how did they evolve? When and how did they become different from Latin, and from each other? Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of the Romance Languages offers fresh and original reflections on the principal...

Tactics for Listening Third Edition is an activity-rich listening course with proven success in building skills in listening and conversation. Now with Tactics for Testing, it provides plenty of practice in testing and exam techniques. The result is...

This is a collection of 60 graded passages in Italian from non-literary sources, selected from a wide variety of publications e.g. L'Espresso, Epoca, Il Tempo and Tempi Moderni. The compilers have selected material covering the most important areas of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788441419469Author Ramaon CampayoFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Edaf AntillasPublisher Edaf AntillasWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 152mm * 228mm *...

An introduction, complete in one volume, to the history of Russia from medieval times to the fall of Khrushchev and beyond. A study of the geographical setting in which the Russian state grew to its present super-power status is followed by five chapters...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784353124Author Tony J RichardsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Jiahu BooksPublisher Jiahu BooksWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

A dictionary of SerboCroatian-English which gives both American and British English and also gives coverage of all the standards of SerboCroatian, namely, Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian. This book was first published in 1998.First published in 1998, this...

Tajiki, a variety of modern Persian spoken in Central Asia, is the official language of Tajikistan; most speakers of Tajiki live in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. This specially-priced bundle of Volumes 1 and 2 of Tajiki: An Elementary Textbook covers one...

Foreign language lessons often provide translations into a foreign language of phrases students would normally use in their native language and cultural setting. Particularly when studying a non-Western language, such direct translation is very...