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This folk tale from Vanuatu, adapted for beginner readers, tells the story of a chief who brings peace to the island of Efate by creating a new tribal system that brings the nation together! Inspire students to share stories from their own culture as...

This scarce book contains an incredibly detailed treatise on the grammar of the English language. Manual of English Grammar and Composition is readily accessible, making it the perfect book for both teachers and students of English, as well as a great...

Hebrew and Chaldee Vocabulary: Consisting of Every Word in the Old Testament Scriptures, Whether Verb, Noun, or Particle is a book written by Robert Young and published in 1871. The book is a comprehensive vocabulary guide to the Hebrew and Chaldee...

""Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing and Writing the English Language: Corrected"" is a book written by Burgess Walton and published in 1873. The book is a comprehensive guide to the most common mistakes made in the...

A classic spelling book that has been used by generations of children to learn how to spell English words. This book collects over 10,000 words and provides an easy-to-use reference for anyone who wants to improve their spelling skills.This work has been...

Designed for students and educators alike, 'Practical Studies in Grammar' provides a thorough exploration of the principles of English language and composition. With clear explanations, engaging examples, and practical exercises, this book is an...

Murray's comprehensive and accessible guide to English grammar offers a wide array of exercises designed to help readers improve their writing and speaking skills.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the...

Master the nuances of the German language with this essential grammar guide. From noun declension to verb conjugation, this book covers it all in a concise and easy-to-understand manner.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

In this humorous and instructive guide, Moon exposes the most common errors in English grammar and usage. From misplaced commas to dangling participles, he shows readers how to avoid embarrassing mistakes and communicate with clarity and precision.This...

This comprehensive spelling book contains all the necessary tools to improve one's spelling. It covers everything from basic phonetics to advanced vocabulary, making it suitable for all ages and skill levels. With over 500 pages of exercises and practice...

This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the fundamentals of English grammar for students of all ages. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refresh your knowledge, Alexander Allen's comprehensive guide provides the tools and knowledge...

Pluralities begins with a concise introduction to recent theories of the semantics of plurals. The author argues, contrary to many of those theories, that plural discourse involves entities corresponding to sets of...

V, ThemelPatients to the lowest specifier of V', and Agents to a position outside the minimal VP. Again, thematic information is encoded in terms of configurational properties. Addressing the issue of phrase structure in...

Directionality and Logical Form provides a detailed treatment of the syntax of focusing particles, such as only and even in a cross-linguistic perspective. The derivation of logical forms is shown to be under the control,...

A selection of papers presented at the international conference `Applied Logic: Logic at Work', held in Amsterdam in December 1992. Nowadays, the term `applied logic' has a very wide meaning, as numerous applications of...

This is not quite the book I originally intended to write. Since I first felt that linguistic application of categorial grammar merited a system­ atic presentation, I have been subject to (what seemed to be) a series of...

At a superficial examination, English has different types of nominals with similar meaning and distribution: (1)a. John's performance ofthe song b. J ohn' s performing of the song c. John's performing the song d. the fact that...

Reference to Abstract Objects in Discourse presents a novel framework and analysis of the ways we refer to abstract objects in natural language discourse. The book begins with a typology of abstract objects and related...

This study has a twofold goal. First, it investigates the internal structure of words and clauses in Standard Arabic (SA), in the light of recent developments of Government and Binding Theory (GB). Second, it argues for a...

This book combines several strands of my work, both individually and in collaboration with various people, over the last couple of years. To a very large extent, I have been inspired by the many talks, classes, appointments and...

constraints', which serve to block the association of antecedent to gap under specific syntactic conditions. Of the restrictions identified by Ross and others, the ones we will discuss here are the Complex NP Constraint,...

1. Two main themes connect the papers on Japanese syntax collected in this volume: movements of noun phrases and case marking, although each in turn relates to other issues in syntax and semantics. These two themes can be...

Derivation or Representation? Hubert Haider & Klaus Netter 1 The Issue Derivation and Representation - these keywords refer both to a conceptual as well as to an empirical issue. Transformational grammar was in its outset...

Fakery and hypocrisy in American communications are the subjects of this outspoken—and hilarious—book. Uncovering our thought-pollution problem for perhaps the first time, Arthur Herzog exposes Executalk ("name of the game" for "point" or...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Savi is a young girl that experienced a racial situation at school. We hope that this story will inspire you to treat others the same regardless of race and gender. Savi will tell her story as history happened to her in the year 2022.

Merry Christmas! 1000 Beginner Sudoku PuzzlesThis great book contains 1000 fun and easy Sudoku puzzles that are perfect for beginners who want to learn how to keep their mind active. Check the sample puzzle on the back cover to examine the beginner level...

Research supports that learning in manageable portions, such as 10 words daily, greatly enhances memory retention. It's an approach that's not just practical, but scientifically validated. With that in mind, the "Hungarian Vocabulary Builder: Learn 10...

Studies indicate that regular, small increments of learning boost language acquisition. Dive into the Frisian language with "Frisian Vocabulary Builder: Learn 10 Words a Day for 7 Weeks", tailored specifically for youngsters and newcomers.Inside the...

The Encounter / Susret - from the series 'Croatian Made Easy' is a reader for learners of the Croatian language. It is a mini novel with English introduction and vocabulary list at the end of the book.Level 5: Perfection Plus (C1) = Advanced High -...

Grapheme-to-phoneme conversion (g2p) is a core component of any text-to-speech system. This book discusses how adding simple syllabification and stress assignment constraints, namely 'one nucleus per syllable' and 'one main stress per word', to a joint...

If Universal Grammar (UG) can aid adult second language acquisition an important question arises: are linguistic principles that are not active in the native language also accessible to second language learners? This question of adult accessibility to UG...

As a small child I did not really know what I would be in my adult­hood. I lived the everyday life of a child, but as far as I remember my keen admiration towards English language started as soon as I had begun learning it. This is what mainly affects my...

Das Arbeitsbuch aus der Reihe Leipziger Skripten hat sich als Übungsbuch in der universitären Ausbildung bewährt, sodass eine weitere Auflage nötig wurde. Es bietet eine Vielzahl von Aufgaben zur Wortbildung des Deutschen für die Arbeit in...

This book examines the language studies of Western missionaries in China and beyond. The goal of this study is to examine the purpose, methods, context, and influence of missionary language studies. The book reveals new insights into the hitherto less...

In diesem Band werden Textsorten und Textsortenvarianten beschrieben. Einbezogen werden weitere Materialien der Alltagsprache, u.a. Werbungen, Radio- und Fernsehsendungen. Es werden Unterschiede zwischen Textsortenvarianten dargestellt, aber auch...

This book is a synopsis of sixteen original articles on English in Science and Technology/ESP written by Rosemarie Gläser between 1978 and 1994 and published in different countries. They cover the author's main areas of research and constitute the four...

The typological studies of this volume are oriented towards the areas of interests of the Russian typologist Vladimir P. Nedjalkov, to whom the volume is dedicated. They deal with the typology of verbal categories. The book is divided into three parts: 1...

Although it has no modern descendants, Gothic is a language of considerable importance in the studyof the Germanic languages, including English. The surviving texts consist mostly of the New Testamenttranslations commissioned by the fourth-century Bishop...

Ce livre donne comme introduction quelques notions élémentaires à l'étude de l'ancien français, que l'on trouve dans La Chanson de Roland, et dans les oeuvres de Marie de France, de Geoffroi de Villehardouin et de Chrétien de Troyes. Il est tiré de la...

This groundbreaking study addresses all grammatical levels of Kifuliiru, a Bantu J language of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Together with its companion volume (The Kifuliiru Language: Volume 1: Tone, Phonology, and Morphological Derivation), this is...

This workbook for those learning English will be a mainstay in the libraries of both beginning and advanced learners.Saleh Al-Shalaby, a longtime English as a Second Language teacher, pinpoints the languages most essential rules simply and clearly. He...