When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge, Paperback - K. David Harrison

Reducere. It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our ...

Taking a functional approach, this textbook provides a thorough overview of Morphosyntax, and research on variation and universals in grammatical c...

According to Unesco, of the 7, 000 languages spoken in the world, more than half are endangered, with one disappearing every two weeks. This collec...

Different languages organize their vocabularies in a myriad of ways. This book is an engaging, reader-friendly celebration of global linguistic div...

DescriptionWhether it's the possibility of hearing the voices of ancient peoples or the puzzle solver's taste for the challenges posed by breaking ...

James Joyce's Poetics of Gramma(r) and Languages at the Wake - Laurent Milesi

Mutlilingualism is the most notable feature of Finnegans Wake and, arguably, the most important dimension of James Joyce's ultimate masterpiece. Ma...

Reducere. Ethnologue(R) is the comprehensive reference work that catalogs all the knownliving languages in the world today. It has been an active research pr...

A celebration of the huge linguistic diversity that is open to all of us at birth, and that has inspired and fascinated humans since the invention ...

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, IncAuthor(s): George BerkeleyNumber of pages: 148Collection: Hackett ClassicsPublication date: 1982Dimensions: 21...

This work examines apophatic discourse, which embraces the impossibility of naming something that is ineffable by continually turning back upon its...

Reducere. In scope and clarity, there is no book that can compare to The Eastern Mysteries. This reissue of David Allen Hulse's landmark work is the one book...

The story of how Latin and Arabic spread across the Mediterranean to create a cosmopolitan world of letters.Publisher: The University of Chicago Pr...

Reducere. Toward the end of the nineteenth century, many African Americans moved westward as Greater Reconstruction came to a close. Though, along with Euro-...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Description"An unabashedly smart and affecting portrait of the strains of a marriage." --Ayana Mathis, author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Meet I...

Reducere. This textbook is a revision and expansion of A Manual for Articulatory Phonetics, compiled by Rick Floyd in 1981 and revised in 1986. It includes m...

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DescriptionToo Much, Too Soon? tackles the burning question of how to reverse the erosion of childhood by nurturing young children's wellbeing and ...

A celebration of the huge linguistic diversity that is open to all of us at birth, and that has inspired and fascinated humans since the invention ...

In this expansion of work by John Daly, Larry Lyman, and Mary Rhodes, Albert Bickford shares his enthusiasm for languages and linguistics with the ...

A fascinating and philosophical exploration of animal intelligence and the way animals communicate with each other, and us.

Reducere. The young heir to the Pao throne, Beran Panasper, flees his usurping uncle Bustamonte when his father, the Panarch of Pao, is killed. His refuge is...

Multilingualism depoliticizes policymaking in the EUPublisher: The University of Michigan PressAuthor(s): Nils RingeNumber of pages: 288Publication...

Expressive Morphology in the Languages of South Asia explores the intricacies of the grammars of several of the languages of the South Asian subcon...

Reducere. Unique in scope, An Introduction to the Languages of the World introduces linguistics students to the variety of world's languages. Students will g...

The ideal gift for anyone interested in language, geography and people. We communicate through the spoken and written word and language has evolved...

Are you curious to know what all human languages have in common and in what ways they differ? Do you want to find out how language can be used to t...

David Nunan's dynamic learner-centered teaching style has informed and inspired countless TESOL educators around the world. In this fresh, straight...

Reducere. A delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together.Yiddish is an unlike...

Reducere. Educators in Reggio Emilia, Italy, use a distinctive innovative approach that supports children's well-being and fosters their intellectual develop...

The New York Times bestselling author of Infidel, Nomad, and Heretic argues that waves of Muslim immigration are transforming sexual politics in Eu...

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DescriptionBased on the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages(R)(over 12 million copies sold), Dramatically improve workplace relations...

Presents work by teacher-scholars who are rethinking the relationship between matter and meaning. By emphasizing spatial, bodily, and sensual dimen...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. Ethnologue(R) is the comprehensive reference work that catalogs all the knownliving languages in the world today. It has been an active research pr...

The Cambridge History of the Romance Languages: Volume 2, Contexts - Martin Maiden, John Charles Smith, Adam Ledgeway

Reducere. Bastard Tongues is an exciting, firsthand story of scientific discovery in an area of research close to the heart of what it means to be human--wha...

The book is devoted to linguistic and phonetic analysis of some undescribed and endangered languages. It collects the Proceedings of the internatio...

She explains why so many young Muslim men who arrive in Europe engage in sexual harassment and violence, tracing the roots of sexual violence in th...

2010 Honorable Mention, Silver Gavel Award, American Bar AssociationAlbert Burrell spent thirteen years on death row for a murder he did not commit...

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