Language: Reference and general Books

SHORT-STORY WRITING is the perfect avenue for students to ignite their voices and let their creativity shine. Concise to the core, short stories distill an author's message to leave a lasting impression. Every student has a story to tell. However,...

The poems in 'The Lifting' are drawn from Michael May's work created throughout the years. From the sixties, living in Belfast, North of Ireland, to the present day, this first collection includes poems from personal perspectives, experiences,...

This satirical novel is set in the heady atmosphere of carnival on the tropical Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, where the contradictions of postcolonial existence come to a boil that is furious, often bitingly funny, and sometimes almost intolerably...

Graphic Criticism analyzes the semantic families of one hundred Anglophone novels written between 1719 and 1997. The analysis demonstrates that these novels embed a code for semantic distribution, and that code is the way that cultural values are...

English medium-of-instruction (EMI) is transforming modern-day universities across the globe, creating increasingly complex linguistic and intercultural realities which lecturers, students and decision-makers must negotiate. Teaching subject matter at...

This new, corpus-driven approach to the study of language and style of literary texts makes use of the Dickens' 4.6 million-word corpus for a detailed examination of patterns of lexical collocations. It offers new insights into Dickens' linguistic...

This Amharic communication textbook, Amharic withStyle, is designed to be taught at the Fares Academy.However, it is designed so that students who do notparticipate in this academy can learn the Amharic basicgrammar and Vocabularies with the help of...

First Published in 1997. The purpose of this doctoral study was to address the properties of thematic roles in the context of an event semantics. With specific interest in whether it was possible to show that thematic roles were indispensable objects in...

Teaching and Researching Speaking provides an overview of the main approaches to researching spoken language and their practical application to teaching, classroom materials, and assessment. The history and current practices of teaching and researching...

Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language: Techniques for Developing Language Skills and Grammar is an indispensable guide for in-training and novice teachers of Arabic as a foreign language and a source of fresh and effective ideas for experienced teachers...

This study, first published in 1982, attempts to show that the foundations of a contextual grammar of English must be firmly based on an adequate definition of the sentence. This book will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.

Rooted in multimodal conversation analysis and based on video recordings of naturally occurring social interactions, this book presents a novel analytical perspective for the study of touch. The authors focus on how different forms of touch are...

Writing for Engineering and Science Students is a clear and practical guide for anyone undertaking either academic or technical writing. This book is essential reading for all students of science and engineering who are taking a course in writing or...

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...

The Sociolinguistics Reader presents a state-of-the-art account of the discipline in the closing years of the twentieth century.Volume 2: Gender and Discourse in the first section looks at patterns of language variation, examining how gender identities...

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

Originally published in 1991. The transplantation of thousands of Indian workers to South Africa under indenture between 1860 and 1911 was a political act with far-reaching consequences for their linguistic traditions. In this book, the history of one of...

In today's fast-paced and interconnected world, setting boundaries is essential for maintaining healthy relationships. If you struggle with saying no, feeling overwhelmed, or finding yourself constantly giving in to others' demands, "How To Set...

Sweet & Sour Dreams: A Ride Through My Mind is Reagan Watkins' enchanting second book-a captivating collection of prose and poetry that embarks on an emotional odyssey through grief. Within these pages, the reader is transported to a dreamlike realm,...

Are you tired of feeling anxious and awkward in social settings? Do you struggle to strike up conversations and connect with others? It's time to unlock the secret to overcoming social anxiety and become a master of communication!In "How to Talk to...

Are you tired of being the best-kept secret in your industry? Do you want to be recognized as the go-to expert in your field? Look no further than "Are You Visible?" -The ultimate guide to being seen, heard and chosen.Dr. Izdihar Jamil, a visibility...

Against the backdrop of uncritical promotions of English-medium instruction (EMI) in higher education globally, this edited volume maps out the political, ideological, and policy-related issues of EMI programs in multilingual and multicultural...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...