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Strong writing skills allow students and professionals to set themselves apart from the crowd. Because English writing skills are highly valued in the global workplace, 17 Keys to Better English Writing is here to help! Gain confidence to write effective and persuasive English documents...

The African slave trade, beginning in the fifteenth century, brought African languages into contact with Spanish and Portuguese, resulting in the Africans' gradual acquisition of these languages. In this 2004 book, John Lipski describes the major forms of Afro-Hispanic language found in the Iberian...

Ideology has become increasingly central to work in translation studies. To date, however, most studies have focused on literary and religious texts, thus limiting wider understanding of how ideological clashes and encounters pervade any context where power inequalities are present.  This special...

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Teaching Language with the Saints highlights Canadian saints such as André Bessette, Kateri Tekakwitha and Marguerite D’Youville. Written by a veteran teacher, the book is full of practical advice with focused lesson plans, exercise templates, arts and crafts and games to grab kids’ attentions....

Corpus linguistics is a long-established method which uses authentic language data, stored in extensive computer corpora, as the basis for linguistic research. Moving away from the traditional intuitive approach to linguistics, which used made-up examples, corpus linguistics has made a significant...

This volume is the first to explore links between the Russian linguist Mikhail Bakhtin's theoretical insights about language and practical concerns with second and foreign language learning and teaching. Situated within a strong conceptual framework and drawing from a rich empirical base, it reflects...

3000-WORD ENGLISH-CZECH VOCABULARYThis book is a learning tool for mastering basic Czech vocabulary. It will help you obtain a solid base in your knowledge of the Czech language. The 3000 words contained in this edition will aid in your understanding of simple phrases and hone your composition skills....

This book is a collection of essays in honor of Paul Ziff written by his col­ leagues, students, and friends. Many of the authors address topics that Ziff has discussed in his writings: understanding, rules and regularities, proper names, the feelings of machines, expression, and aesthetic experience....

Most of the papers reproduced here have either been presented at a national or international conference, and some have been published elsewhere. I have obtained permission to republish because I think it is important to have them all together. The idea came to me when I was asked, during an...

This is a German Vocabulary builder focused on verbs. The most common verbs are illustrated using multiple examples; for the irregular verbs, forms of past participle and past simple are also provided. Whenever possible, idiomatic expressions in which the respective verbs play a role are noted.

Fingeralphabet Switzerland – German Region is an  approved and redrawn manual for Switzerland's German sign language alphabet and also includes the signs for the numbers 0-10. This book is part of a set of manuals that accompanies the free PDF versions of the international manual...

This edited volume provides an overview of current thinking and directions for further research in applied linguistics by bringing together in a single volume a range of perspectives regarding original research agendas and innovative methodological approaches. It focuses not only on the challenges...

The bestselling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms provides clear and concise definitions of the most troublesome literary terms, from abjection to zeugma. It is an essential reference tool for students of literature in any language. Now expanded and in its fourth edition, it includes increased coverage...