Usage and grammar guides Books
Hachette Inspire 4 - Cahier d'activités + online audio
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Espasa Libros, S.L. Gramática práctica del español
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Espasa Libros, S.L. Ortografa de la lengua espaola
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Arco Libros, S.L. Principios de sintaxis funcional
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Ediciones Nobel, SA Hablar en español
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Computers in Translation
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Taylor & Francis Ltd TranslationHistoryCulture
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching Modern Languages
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Second Language Acquisition An Advanced Resource Book Routledge Applied Linguistics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Second Language Acquisition An Advanced Resource Book T F E
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Inhabiting the Borders Foreign Language Faculty in American Colleges and Universities Studies in Higher Education
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Inhabiting the Borders Foreign Language Faculty in American Colleges and Universities Studies in Higher Education
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Language and Gender Interdisciplinary Perspectives
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Experiential Learning in Foreign Language Education Applied Linguistics and Language Study
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Lingua Franca in the Mediterranean
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Cambridge University Press A Reference Grammar of Chinese
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Cambridge University Press Dictionary of German Synonyms 3ed
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Cambridge University Press Using French Synonyms
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Cambridge University Press Using German Synonyms
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Cambridge University Press Using Italian Synonyms
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Cambridge University Press Using German A Guide to Contemporary Usage
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Cambridge University Press Using French Vocabulary
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Cambridge University Press Using French Vocabulary
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Cambridge University Press computerapplicationsinsecondlanguageacquisition
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Cambridge University Press Using Japanese
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Cambridge University Press Using French
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Cambridge University Press Using French
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Cambridge University Press Using Japanese
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Cambridge University Press Using Arabic A Guide to Contemporary Usage
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Cambridge University Press A Reference Grammar of Chinese
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Cambridge University Press You Cant Write That
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Cambridge University Press Keys to Academic English
Book SynopsisDeveloping the research, writing and referencing skills vital to achieving success in an academic environment is a necessary part of university study. Keys to Academic English presents Academic English, a distinct form of the language used at a tertiary level, and its building blocks - appropriate research, critical thinking and language, effective communication and essay preparation and writing - in an accessible, easy-to-use format. The first part of the text covers the overarching principles of Academic English, including the history of English, and grammar and language essentials. The second part discusses the practical application of this knowledge, with particular emphasis on crafting coherent, thesis-driven essays, alongside discussion of research and sources, referencing and citation, and style and presentation. Written by authors with extensive tertiary teaching experience, Keys to Academic English is an invaluable reference for students beginning their university degrees acroTable of ContentsPart I. Principles of Academic English: 1. The History of English; 2. Language, Literacy and Power; 3. Grammar and Language Essentials; 4. Critical Thinking; Part II. Putting Ideas to Work: 5. The Essay; 6. Research; 7. Referencing and Citation; 8. Style and Presentation.
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Cambridge University Press Issues in Metrical Phonology
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Cambridge University Press Issues in Metrical Phonology
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Semicolon
Book Synopsis“Delightful.” —Mary Norris, The New YorkerA page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuation markThe semicolon. Stephen King, Hemingway, Vonnegut, and Orwell detest it. Herman Melville, Henry James, and Rebecca Solnit love it. But why? When is it effective? Have we been misusing it? Should we even care?In Semicolon, Cecelia Watson charts the rise and fall of this infamous punctuation mark, which for years was the trendiest one in the world of letters. But in the nineteenth century, as grammar books became all the rage, the rules of how we use language became both stricter and more confusing, with the semicolon a prime victim. Taking us on a breezy journey through a range of examples—from Milton’s manuscripts to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letters from Birmingham Jail” to R
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Penguin Books Ltd Horrible Words
Book Synopsis''Stuffed with entertaining detail ... Horrible Words is lively, provocative, witty and enlightening'' The TimesNothing inflames the language purists like an illogical irregardless or a hideous otherization. But is it enough simply to dismiss these words as vile and barbarous howlers? Taking a genial tour far and wide through our linguistic badlands, Rebecca Gowers finds answers that are helpful, surprising and often extremely funny.''Exuberant, erudite, informative and fun ... a call on all English-speakers to trust their own feel for their language, to relish their verbal inventiveness and to do battle against the pedants who tell them they are wrong'' Michael Skapinker, Financial Times ''A very useful book, packed with good historical sense'' Lynne Truss, The TimesTrade ReviewA great delight -- David CrystalGowers is fierce, funny and staggeringly well informed -- Alan Connor * Mail on Sunday *Stuffed with entertaining detail ... Horrible Words is lively, provocative, witty and enlightening * The Times *Exuberant and stimulating ... erudite, informative and fun * Financial Times *Witty ... wry ... As a heretic, Gowers cuts a formidable figure * The Times Literary Supplement *A very useful book, packed with good historical sense -- Lynne Truss * The Times *A joy - informative and irreverent -- Caroline TaggartWitty and erudite ... A splendid antidote to small-minded pedantry -- Robbie Millen * The Times *Will have you enraptured by etymology ... Hugely enjoyable * Reader's Digest *
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Griffin Publishing Grammar Girls 101 Misused Words Youll Never
Book SynopsisNearly everyone has trouble remembering the difference between 'affect' and 'effect', whether it's 'supposedly' or 'supposably', or which form of 'hear' you use in 'Hear, hear!' (Or is it 'Here, here!'?). This title covers such word pair entries which contain explanations - complete with examples.
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Random House Publishing Group 1000 Most Important Words
Book SynopsisBased on the contention that we do not utillize speech to its fullest extent, this guide is an essential aide to unlocking our 'passive' vocabularies and developing a keener appreciation of the richness of language.Indispensable For Writers, Speakers, Teachers!-- Enrich your vocabulary-- Express yourself clearly -- and beautifully-- Fun and easy to use!
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Random House USA Inc Good Grief Good Grammar The Business Persons
Book SynopsisFrom the typing pool to top management, good grammar makes good business sense. A clear, concise writing style is the key to making your ideas stand out and keeping your career on track.Dianna Booher, president of the Houston-based Booher Writing Consultants, offers an innovative, entertaining, step-by-step approach that makes the principles of grammar pleasant to learn and easy to remember. Whether you need to brush up on the basics or fine-tune your style, the answers are at your fingertips in Good Grief, Good Grammar. It's a comprehensive guide to:-- Correct word usage-- Sentence structure-- Phrases and clauses-- Voice, verb tense, and mood-- Punctuation, spelling, and capitalization-- Common errors such as split infinitives and dangling participles, and how to avoid them.Plus a series of fun-to-take tests to gauge your language skills and your progress.
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The University of Michigan Press Teaching a LexisBased Academic Writing Course
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Merriam Webster,U.S. Guide to Punctuation and Style
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Undena Publications,U.S. Lexical Decomposition and Lexical Unity in Hebrew
Book SynopsisThe study examines the difference between lexicalized forms of certain predicate-types in Modern Hebrew as manifested through the binyan system of verb- morphology, on the one hand, and their more analytical or "decomposed" counterparts.
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Undena Publications,U.S. Grammatical Categories of Verb Stems in Chadic
Book SynopsisThis study rejects various theories on the nature and history of the Chadic verbal system which claimed that Proto-Chadic had a fundamental binary distinction of aspect and a characteristically marked Imperfective verb stem. This study presents comparative evidence from 10 languages of the Biu- Mandara branch of Chadic to support its contention.
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Undena Publications,U.S. Consonant Phonemes of ProtoEastCushitic
Book SynopsisThis study is a preliminary attempt to reconstruct the consonant system of Proto-East-Cushitic, one of the four branches of the Afro-Asiatic Cushitic family of languages.
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Undena Publications,U.S. Extrinsic Ordering in Classical Arabic
Book SynopsisExtrinsic ordering is when the order of application of two rules must be specifically indicated and does not follow from a general principle. In Arabic the survival of a long vowel in a syllable made closed by a contraction may be a case of such ordering.
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Undena Publications,U.S. Indicator Particles in Somali Afroasiatic
Book SynopsisIn the Somali language, a number of indicators (phrasal particles) act as signals of completeness of the sentence and affect the case system and verbal concords. The formulations presented in this article provide an overall view of the role of indicators and are illustrated by annotated example.
£14.94
Gallaudet University Press Signing for Reading Success
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St Martin's Press The Grammar Daily 365 Quick Tips for Successful
Book SynopsisAn updated edition of the classic tip-a-day grammar guide from New York Times bestselling author and creator of the Grammar Girl podcast, Mignon Fogarty.One hundred million podcast downloads say it all: Mignon Fogarty''s kicky, practical, and easy-to-remember advice about style and usage has won her fans around the globe. Her first book, Grammar Girl''s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, hit the New York Times bestseller list, and her weekly grammar podcast has been hailed by USA Today as authoritative but warm.Here in tip-a-day form, Grammar Girl offers 365 lessons on language that are sure to inspire. Chock-full of bite-sized writing tips, fun quizzes, and efficient memory tricks, The Grammar Daily gives you the tools you need to improve your grammar and become an even better communicator, one day at a time.This revised edition of the book, previously published as The Grammar Devotional, has been update
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