Vocabulary category: 1591 books
Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary
Or Why Can't Anybody Spell
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2005
"It is a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word." -- Andrew Jackson
Weird or wierd? Necessary or neccessary? Recomend or recommend? English spelling is fiendish, but that doesn't mean you can't have fun with it.
Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary is at once a celebration...
La langue des signes
Apprendre à communiquer avec les sourds et les malentendants
Language: French
Release Date: September 9, 2015
La mise au point de la langues des signes fut longue et difficile.
Il fallut attendre 1789 pour que la première école pour enfants sourds soit créée, matérialisant les efforts et les travaux de l'abbé de l’Épée (1712-1789) qui, sans être le fondateur de la langue des signes française...
La langue française au Québec et ailleurs
Patrimoine linguistique, socioculture et modèles de référence
Language: French
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Cet ouvrage rend hommage à Louis Mercier, linguiste et lexicographe qui a consacré sa carrière à décrire le français québécois et à démystifier l’idée d’une langue unique pour l’ensemble des francophones. Les contributions publiées ici s’articulent autour de trois thèmes qui ont...
Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs
And Other Fascinating Facts About the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2007
A delightfully addictive compendium of fascinating word facts that does for the dictionary what Eats, Shoots, and Leaves did for the manual of style
With the easy erudition and lively wit that have won her legions of fans, Canada's "Word Lady" reveals the entertaining histories behind 500 of...
Translation in an International Perspective
Cultural Interaction and Disciplinary Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
Translation scholars have for a long time been arguing in favor of a shift in paradigms to redefine the relationship between translation and the spreading of knowledge. Although a substantial share of worldwide knowledge is conveyed thanks to translation, the effects of this state of affairs upon...
by Carol Reeves
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2005
The communication of scientific principles is becoming increasingly important in a world that relies on technology. Exploring the use of scientific language in the news and examining how important scientific ideas are reported and communicated, this title in the Intertext series takes a look at the...
Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely
What Is an Adverb?
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Bursting with adverbs, this addition to the Words Are CATegorical® series creatively clarifies the concept of adverbs for young readers with delightfully playful rhymes and extremely humorous...
But and For, Yet and Nor
What Is a Conjunction?
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! What is a conjunction? You'll find the answer inside this book—because it's chock-full of conjunctions! Brian P. Cleary's playful yet informative rhymes and Brian Gable's humorous but helpful...
Stop and Go, Yes and No
What Is an Antonym?
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! What is an antonym? You’ll find the answer inside this book—it’s all about antonyms! Author Brian P. Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable creatively clarify (not confuse) the concept of...
by Dona Herweck Rice
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2018
What's the difference between going to the movies and being at the movies? Perfect for beginning readers, this book teaches these three high-frequency words: to, at, and the. The simple, repetitive phrases are accompanied by clear images that support the text to aid in memorization. The bright images,...
by Dona Herweck Rice
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Sprinklers, sunglasses, lemonade, and ice cream. These are all things that we use when it's hot out! Perfect for 1st grade students, this book teaches these 7 high-frequency words from Fry's First 100 words list: who, can, use, some, on, this, and day. The short sentences and clear images support...
by Carlos Aguerro
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 2, 2015
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 2, 2015
¿Cómo decir malas palabras en Inglés?
Si usted quiere satisfacer su curiosidad, este librito es para usted.
Para su conveniencia, lo dividí en tres secciones: expresiones y exclamaciones de ira o frustración, insultos y por último, palabras referentes al sexo.
Tengo una recomendación...
by Sabine Mayer
Language: German
Release Date: August 9, 2015
Language: German
Release Date: August 9, 2015
Erleben Sie, wie viel Spaß Spanisch machen kann!
Leider ist Spanisch alles andere als eine leicht zu erlernende Sprache.
Die beste Methode, um Spanisch zu meistern, ist deshalb, die beliebtesten sprachlichen Wendungen, Ausdrücke und Sprichwörter auswendig zu lernen.
In diesem Ebook...
by Andrea Conti
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Let's talk dirty English! Divertiti a imparare lo slang e il "foul language" inglese!
Alzi la mano lo studente che non si è mai chiesto come si dicano le parolacce in Inglese e che non è mai andato a sbirciarle nel dizionario o su internet.
Qui ne sono raccolte molte, suddivise...