Visual Language Guides

Focusing on his contributions to linguistics, Introducing Chomsky traces Noam Chomsky's understanding of cognitive realities in the use of language and the technical apparatus needed to represent it.

Beginners and advanced students alike will benefit from this straightforward guide to German's numerous tenses, exceptions, and irregularities. Each page is devoted to an individual verb, with full co

Tourists, business travelers, and students will appreciate this easy-to-use phrase book. Completely up to date with terms for everything from technology to current slang, it features words, phrases, a

David Mamet is widely considered to be the voice of contemporary American Theatre. His use of what is taken to be realistic language together with minimalist staging creates a postmodern combination t

French is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word order and clause structure triggering a variety of important developments in syntactic theory. This is a concise and accessible

Up-to-date in content, beautifully illustrated with color photos, packed with bilingual lists of vital words and phrases, and overflowing with helpful travel advice, this book is a perfect take-along

These 4x4 stickers give practical study information to reinforce basic language and math skills. Stick them on a desktop, in a notebook, or folder. Perfect reference guides to reinforce what is being

These 4x4 stickers give practical study information to reinforce basic language and math skills. Stick them on a desktop, in a notebook, or folder. Perfect reference guides to reinforce what is being

REA’s Super Reviews help students brush up on tough subjects. They are more thorough than ordinary subject reviews but less complex than voluminous study guides. Numerous solved problems accompany t

This easy-to-follow and classroom-tested textbook guides the reader through the fundamentals of programming with Python, an accessible language which can be learned incrementally. Features: incudes nu

"Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide" is an example-driven tour of the language that guides you through all the stages of app design. The style is relaxed and fri

Designed as an introduction to the basics of ABAP or as a quick certification review, this book guides the reader through the intricacies of this programming language used by SAP components and applic

C is a favored and widely used programming language, particularly within the fields of science and engineering. C Programming for Scientists and Engineers with Applications guides readers through the

This brand-new title for students of French serves the double purpose as a combination workbook and a grammar instruction manual. It is filled with exercises and answers that emphasize informal, conve

This brand-new title for students of Spanish serves the double purpose as a combination workbook and a grammar instruction manual. It is filled with exercises and answers that emphasize informal, conv

Idiomatic speech undergoes constant change in all languages. Updated to reflect current informal written and spoken expressions in Spanish, this pocket-size book presents approximately 2,000 idiomati

Idiomatic speech undergoes constant change in all languages. Updated to reflect current informal written and spoken expressions in French, this pocket-size book presents approximately 2,000 idiomatic

Kenn Kaufman once again breaks new ground with the first-ever Spanish-language field guide to North American birds.

A compact foreign-language guidebook provides business travelers and tourists with essential phrases to help them negotiate a foreign country, covering such topics as transportation, shopping, medical

Vision y Voz is an interactive, learner-centered program that guides readers' entrance into the Hispanic world and responds to their personal, social, and strategic needs as language learners. It incl

In this fresh edition of his tried-and-tested guide, Rob Pope continues to help students get to grips with Chaucer—all the way from the first tentative encounters with the language to sophisticated cr

Emphasizes the scientific and technical terms that have developed recently as part of the modern resurgence of the Welsh language. Includes pronunciation mutation and guides, and, in both parts of the

Over the past 300 years, attempts have been made to prescribe how we should and should not use the English language. The efforts have been institutionalized in places such as usage guides, dictionaries, and school curricula. Such authorities have aspired to 'fix' the language, sometimes by keeping English exactly where it is, but also by trying to improve the current state of the language. Anne Curzan demonstrates the important role prescriptivism plays in the history of the English language, as a sociolinguistic factor in language change and as a vital meta-discourse about language. Starting with a pioneering new definition of prescriptivism as a linguistic phenomenon, she highlights the significant role played by Microsoft's grammar checker, debates about 'real words', non-sexist language reform, and efforts to reappropriate stigmatized terms. Essential reading for anyone interested in the regulation of language, the book is a fascinating re-examination of how we tell language histor

Over the past 300 years, attempts have been made to prescribe how we should and should not use the English language. The efforts have been institutionalized in places such as usage guides, dictionaries, and school curricula. Such authorities have aspired to 'fix' the language, sometimes by keeping English exactly where it is, but also by trying to improve the current state of the language. Anne Curzan demonstrates the important role prescriptivism plays in the history of the English language, as a sociolinguistic factor in language change and as a vital meta-discourse about language. Starting with a pioneering new definition of prescriptivism as a linguistic phenomenon, she highlights the significant role played by Microsoft's grammar checker, debates about 'real words', non-sexist language reform, and efforts to reappropriate stigmatized terms. Essential reading for anyone interested in the regulation of language, the book is a fascinating re-examination of how we tell language histor

A renowned psychic medium teaches us how to recognize and interpret the life-changing messages from loved ones and spirit guides on the other side.Laura Lynne Jackson is a psychic medium and the auth

See the City Like a Local with Moon Travel Guides!Québec is its own world within Canada, with unique traditions, architecture, and language. Explore its history, joie de vivre, and Quebecois pride w

Wuthering Heights is one of the most written-about novels in the English language. Famous for the dark and passionate world Emily Brontë creates, and for the doomed relationship between Catherine

The most complete Italian-language menu translator available, plus great restaurant picks for Italy’s major cities and towns! It isn’t the chicken you thought you ordered. It’s a plate of cold brain

Gabriel García Márquez was considered one of the most significant authors in the Spanish language. Rising to prominence with One Hundred Years of Solitude, his fiction is widely read and studied throu

Gabriel García Márquez was considered one of the most significant authors in the Spanish language. Rising to prominence with One Hundred Years of Solitude, his fiction is widely read and studied throu

Infographics: A Practical Guide for Librarians is designed for librarians who work with all age levels from youngsters to seniors at all educational, reading and language backgrounds, who must fulfill

Infographics: A Practical Guide for Librarians is designed for librarians who work with all age levels from youngsters to seniors at all educational, reading and language backgrounds, who must fulfill

Research Methods in Intercultural Communication introduces and contextualizes the most important methodological issues in the field for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Examples of the

Research Methods in Intercultural Communication introduces and contextualizes the most important methodological issues in the field for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Examples of the

The new third edition of Barron's 501 English Verbs comes with an enclosed CD-ROM that offers valuable practice exercises in verb conjugation and a concise grammar review. The book presents the most

The easy way to learn the most common words and phrases, this up-to-date reference incorporates terms related to computers, cell phones, and other digital technology, along with slang and other 21st-c

"For the artist, colors are elements of a language that must be understood and controlled. This book will explain the basic principles of color and instruct you in color's many different applications.

Nelson (religion, Thiel College, Pennsylvania) is in favor of sin, he says: he believes that invoking the language of sin to account for the misery and evil experienced in the world bears in its wake

John Chambers turns his attention to R, the enormously successful open-source system based on the S language. His book guides the reader through programming with R, beginning with simple interactive u

Your portable resource for Chinese grammarHarrap's Pocket Chinese Grammar & Script is a compact, easy-to-use guide to all areas of Chinese grammar. Featuring an attractive, easy-to-read two-color