Southeast Asian Languages

Do you want a solid foundation to your Cantonese studies?If you are looking for a solid foundation to your language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will get you speaking, writing, reading and understanding Cantonese in no time...

This diverse anthology of traditional tales from across the Indonesian archipelago includes short stories, origin myths, historical legends, poetry, diary entries, news reports and dialogues. Each of the 20 stories is presented in parallel English and...

Gold Medal Winner for Poetry and Special Honours Award for Best of Anthology at the 2020 Nautilus Book Awards. One language is falling silent every two weeks. Half of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today will be lost by the end of this century...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951949358Author Lingo MasteryFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Lingo MasteryPublisher Lingo MasteryWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781887521017Author Benjawan Poomsan BeckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 211Imprint Paiboon Publishing,ThailandPublisher Paiboon...

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950321339Author Language GuruFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Language GuruPublisher Language Guru

Indonesian, the official language of Indonesia, is spoken by that nation's approximately 240 million inhabitants. A tropical paradise made up of about 13,000 islands, Indonesia annually receives more than 5 million foreign tourists. This title contains...

This is a compact and travel-friendly Cambodian-English, and English-Cambodian dictionaryThe Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary answers the need for a dictionary of Cambodian that is handy, current, and useful to those with little or no experience...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310450092Author ZondervanFormat HardbackPage Count 1808Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 1119gDimensions(mm) 237mm * 158mm * 41mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789745242319Author James HigbieFormat HardbackPage Count 484Imprint Orchid PressPublisher Orchid PressWeight(grams) 966gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm * 27mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789745242159Author James HigbieFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Orchid PressPublisher Orchid PressWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 188mm * 15mm

It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great little Malay dictionary.Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Malaysia Pocket Malay Dictionary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781887521031Author Benjawan Poomsan BeckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Paiboon Publishing,ThailandPublisher Paiboon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781595693211Author Yohanes ManhituFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint MONDIALPublisher MONDIALWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 8mm

Includes an Indonesian-English glossary (over 3,700 words), as well as a description of the Indonesian use of the Arabic alphabet.About the AuthorJohn U. Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Cornell University.Book InformationISBN...

The first volume of a complete three-volume curriculum for learning Indonesian at the beginning and intermediate levels. Includes an extensive Indonesian-English glossary (over 2,600 words) and a complete answer key. Additionally, every exercise in the...

Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, such as Myanmar and India, where official language policy has sparked bloody clashes, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its 80 languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography, and...

Scholars, following Fang-kuei Li, generally divide the Tai languages into three branches, the Northern, the Central, and the Southwestern. This classification has been widely accepted and the three groups are roughly comparable in size and are...

This book argues that the complex, anthropocentric, and often culture-specific meanings of words have been shaped directly by their history of 'utility' for communication in social life. N. J. Enfield draws on semantic and pragmatic case studies from his...

Cambodian: An Essential Grammar is an accessible guide to the grammatical themes, patterns and structures of the Cambodian language.Across 14 chapters, the book introduces both basic and more complex examples in the written and spoken language. With its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780781814294Author Kyaw Swar AungFormat PaperbackPage Count 720Imprint Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.Publisher Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.

Originally published by Yale University Press, 1970.About the AuthorFranklin E. Huffman taught Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese and Southeast Asian linguistics as a professor of linguistics and Asian studies at Yale University (1967-72) and Cornell University...

Originally published by Yale University Press, 1970. To order accompanying CDs for this book, contact the Language Resource Center at Cornell University (http://lrc.cornell.edu).Book InformationISBN 9780877275213Author Franklin E. HuffmanFormat...

The third volume in a four-part language course, this textbook enables students to become competent in reading and writing Burmese script. Most students find it helpful to begin learning the script at the same time as they start on the spoken language,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891480778Author Thomas John HudakFormat HardbackPage Count 1300Imprint University of Michigan, Centre for South and Southeast Asian StudiesPublisher The...

In 1964 and 1965, William J. Gedney first began his intensive and meticulous study of the Tai language family, concentrating primarily upon the Southwestern Branch of the family. Working in Thailand, Laos, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, he recorded word lists,...

Originally published by Yale University Press, 1972. To order accompanying audiocassette tapes for this book, contact the Language Resource Center at Cornell University (http://lrc.cornell.edu).Book InformationISBN 9780877275220Author Franklin E...

Look up words quickly and easily with this travel-sized Indonesian dictionary.Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Indonesia, Periplus Pocket Indonesian Dictionary is an essential tool for communication and a great way...

With separate workbooks for reading practice and writing practice, these texts are useful tools for learning the Thai language. The reading section contains appendices on the history of the language while the writing section contains many practice...

Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, such as Myanmar and India, where official language policy has sparked bloody clashes, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its 80 languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography and...

Includes an Indonesian-English glossary (nearly 2,000 words).About the AuthorJohn U. Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Cornell University.Book InformationISBN 9780877275152Author John U. WolffFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Southeast...

The set includes extensive grammar, dialogues, and conversations, as well as tone distinction, manipulation, and identification.Book InformationISBN 9780877275077Author J. Marvin BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Southeast Asia Program...

Tuttle's Mini Burmese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Burmese dictionary available and is ideal for any application where a handy, portable dictionary is required.This powerful pocket reference contains the following special features: Bidirectional...

Centring on "words" which connect vocabulary and semantic morphemes, this book makes a systemic and in-depth analysis on the study of modern Chinese lexicology. Firstly, it clarifies the definitions and properties of vocabulary, words and semantic...

Burmese has two styles of speaking and writing: the colloquial style, which is used for talking to friends and for writing letters, and the literary style, which is used in more formal contexts, such as academic articles, newspaper reports, and narrative...

This practical Thai phrasebook puts all the most important Thai words and phrases in the palm of your hand.It contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Thai in any kind of setting. Perfect for students, tourists, or business people...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789748304960Author James HigbieFormat PaperbackPage Count 446Imprint Orchid Press Publishing LimitedPublisher Orchid Press Publishing LimitedWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486426976Author H.A. JaschkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 704Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911079149Author Stephen SaadFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint I_AM Self-PublishingPublisher IAS PublishingWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...