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The Atoms of Language: The Mind's Hidden Rules of Grammarby Mark C. BakerISBN 019860632X (0-19-860632-X)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Bright's Old English Grammar and Readerby F. J. Cassidy, R. RinglerISBN 0030847133 (0-03-084713-3)
Hardcover, Holt Rinehart & Winston
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Chartbook: A Reference Grammar Understanding and Using English Grammarby Betty Schrampfer AzarISBN 0139587039 (0-13-958703-9)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Cochran's German Review Grammarby Emory Ellsworth Cochran, Jonathan B. ConantISBN 0131395017 (0-13-139501-7)
Hardcover, Prentice-Hall
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The Concise Oxford Dictionaryby Judy PearsallISBN 019860436X (0-19-860436-X)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Concise Oxford Dictionary'Book summary:Anyone looking for a concise dictionary of English is currently faced with a difficult choice, since 2001 has seen the publication of new editions of three major works; the Concise Oxford Dictionary the Collins Concise Dictionary and the Encarta Concise Dictionary. All cover the same core material and at first sight seem much the same, giving definitions that place the most common sense first, guidance on such things as how formal or informal a word is and information on the origin of a word and when it first came into the language. However, a closer look at the text shows that they all have different strengths.
The Concise Oxford is the most grown up of the three. It saves space for other things by not giving pronunciation guidance for standard English vocabulary (such as "cheese") but only for words that might be difficult ("cheetah", "Chekhovian"). Instead it gives extra information on phrases, so that the reader does not have to search through "hard" for "hard cheese" is under "cheese". There is no major encyclopaedic element, although "Chekhovian" will give you the basic information on Chekhov, and there is an appendix giving information on countries of the world, as well as others on proof marks, weights and measures, different alphabets, abbreviations used in texting and an extensive guide to good English. This is the only one of the three to give good coverage of obsolete words, and is particularly strong on science and foreign words used in English. --Julia Cresswell [via]
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current Englishby H. W. Fowler, F. G. Fowler, Della F. ThompsonISBN 0198613199 (0-19-861319-9)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English'Book summary:Grunge, nip and tuck, pesto, and chill out--these are but a sampling of the over nine thousand new words and phrases to be found in The Concise Oxford Dictionary, Ninth Edition. This new and updated edition of Oxford's best selling single-volume dictionary brings together the latest and most comprehensive research in current English, based on the massive and constantly expanding database of the Oxford English Dictionary. Containing over 150,000 entries and 230,000 definitions, the Concise boasts up to 25% more content than the previous edition to give users the tools they need to stay current with our ever-changing language. Each entry is written in a clear, straightforward style to facilitate ease of use.
New features of the ninth edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary include:
· Over 25% new material
· Over 9,000 new words and phrases
· 150,000 entries and 230,000 definitions
· The most up-to-date spellings, with improved coverage of meaning, usage and coverage based on a computer 'snapshot' of today's language
· Over 300 new boxed usage notes with guidance on good English by a team of expert lexicographers
· New, clearer etymologies with extensive coverage of idioms, phrases, and abbreviations
· Improved coverage of scientific and technical terms including the new fields of environmental studies and information services
· New words and phrases including: pan-fry, post-traumatic stress, body wrap, multiculturalism, Cajun, heli-skiing, and thousands more
· New, more up-to-date pronunciation system, representing today's received pronunciation
· Thorough international coverage, making the Concise a bestseller worldwide
The Concise Oxford Dictionary, Ninth Edition, a standard within its field, is the definitive resource for scholars, professionals, and general readers alike. [via]More editions of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English:
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current Englishby R.E. AllenISBN 0198612001 (0-19-861200-1)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English: Based on the Oxford English Dictionary and Its Supplementsby J.B. Sykes, H. W. FowlerISBN 0198611218 (0-19-861121-8)
Hardcover, Clarendon Press
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English: Thumb Indexedby Della Thompson, F. G. Fowler, H. W. FowlerISBN 0198613202 (0-19-861320-2)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary: Thumb Index Editionby R.E. AllenISBN 0198612435 (0-19-861243-5)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Concise Oxford Dictionary: Thumb Index Edition'Book summary:An expanded and largely rewritten edition of Oxford's contemporary English dictionary, this book is 20% larger than the previous edition and contains 120,000 entries with 190,000 definitions. This is the thumb-indexed edition. New words include cashpoint, dosh, glasnost, jojoba, ozone-friendly and sick building syndrome. The definitions attempt to be clear and concise, with special symbols and abbreviations kept to a minimum. The treatment of sensitive and controversial vocabulary has been extensively reworked and increased, as has the scientific and technical vocabulary. Pronunciations are given in the standard International Phonetic Alphabet. [via]
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Concise Oxford English Dictionaryby Catherine Soanes, Angus StevensonISBN 0198608640 (0-19-860864-0)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary'Book summary:The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is the most popular dictionary of its kind around the world and is noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world. Authoritative and up to date, this eleventh edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, including 900 new words. It offers rich vocabulary coverage, with full treatment of World English, rare, historical, and archaic terms, as well as scientific and technical vocabulary, and provides hundreds of helpful notes on grammar and usage.
New to this edition is a fascinating Word Histories feature, detailing the origins and development of 100 words, such as accolade and candid. This dictionary contains full appendices on topics such as alphabets, currencies, electronic English, and the registers of language, from formal to slang, plus a useful Guide to Good English with advice on grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
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Concise Oxford English Dictionaryby Judy PearsallISBN 0198605722 (0-19-860572-2)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Concise Oxford English Dictionary'Book summary:This reissue of the revised edition of the "Concise Oxford English Dictionary" brings the tenth edition completely up to date by the addition of hundreds of new words and meanings taken from Oxford's data collection programme, with a special focus on fast-changing areas of the language such as new technology, e-commerce, fashion, and youth culture. In addition there is a new 40-page section including information on countries and nationalities, alphabets and accents, weights and measures, and a games and puzzles wordfinder. There is also a new grammar guide and a section covering the language emerging through new technologies such as SMS. [via]
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The Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Thumb Indexby Judy PearsallISBN 0198602596 (0-19-860259-6)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Thumb Index'Book summary:The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is the most popular dictionary of its kind and is noted for its clear, concise definitions as well as its comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the vocabulary of the English-speaking world. This reissue of the revised 10th edition features a rebranded jacketillustrating the new series design for the Oxford English dictionary lineand a new title emphasizing the Pockets close association with the Oxford English Dictionary.
The Concise OED, 10/e is completely up-to-date with the addition of hundreds of new words and meanings taken from Oxfords renowned data collection program, and a special focus on fast-changing areas of language such as new technology, fashion, and youth culture. There are more than 240,000 words, phrases and definitions that cover current and historical English as well as numerous specialist and technical areas. In addition, there is a new 40-page section including information on countries and nationalities, alphabets and accents, weights and measures, and a games and puzzle wordfinder.
At $29.95 and over 1,700 pages, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 10/e is accessible to anyone who wants a pithy, comprehensive, and authoritative dictionary of current English. [via]More editions of The Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Thumb Index:
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Core Words and Phrases: Things You Can't Find in a Dictionaryby Kakuko ShojiISBN 477002388X (4-7700-2388-X)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressionsby Harry ShawISBN 0070564892 (0-07-056489-2)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill
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Easy Arabic Grammarby Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud GaafarISBN 0071462104 (0-07-146210-4)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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El Ventanalby Lemony SnicketISBN 9685958327 (968-5958-32-7)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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English Grammar and Compositionby John WarrinersISBN 0153119020 (0-15-311902-0)
Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub
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German in Reviewby Walter Henry NelsonISBN 015529590X (0-15-529590-X)
Hardcover, Harcourt College Pub
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Gone Fishin': New Angles on Perennial Problemsby Jay RubinISBN 4770016565 (4-7700-1656-5)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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Grammar Handbook for Reading German Textsby RogallaISBN 3468498810 (3-468-49881-0)
Softcover, Langenscheidt Pub Inc
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Greek Particlesby J.D. DennisionISBN 0198143079 (0-19-814307-9)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Greek Particles'Book summary:This revised edition incorporates additional examples from the original author in conjunction with K.J. Dover's own material. In presenting the first (1934) edition, Denniston set himself to cut down the etymological discussion which characterised his German predecessors in the field. He was concerned to illustrate how particles work and how they nuance Greek language within the corpus of surviving work. His primary aim was "literary, not grammatical or etymological". With this in mind he regarded exemplification as the key, citing much more than his predecessors in the belief that "the reader should be enabled to bathe in examples". When Denniston died (1949) he left copious notes - additional examples, changes of mind in the light of fresh material; these were incorporated by K.J. Dover in the second edition (1950) with new material of his own and the addition of indexes. [via]
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A Handbook of English Grammarby Jan Ate Van Ek, Reinard Willem ZandvoortISBN 9001983758 (90-01-98375-8)
Hardcover, Wolters-Noordhoff
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The Holt HandbookISBN 0155066005 (0-15-506600-5)
Hardcover, Heinle & Heinle Pub
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Hardcover, Holt, Rinehart and Winston - The Holt Handbook: ISBN 0155033395 (0-15-503339-5)
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Hardcover, Thomson Learning - The Holt Handbook: ISBN 0155079042 (0-15-507904-2)
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How To Tell The Difference Between Japanese Particles: Comparisons and Exercisesby Naoko ChinoISBN 477002200X (4-7700-2200-X)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How To Tell The Difference Between Japanese Particles: Comparisons and Exercises'Book summary:Particles are one of the most difficult aspects of the Japanese language. This is precisely why there are a good number of books on the market dealing with the subject. Most of these books take up particles as independent entities, so that after having studies them, students are, if all goes well, familiar with the functions of the individual particles. One unfortunate side to this approach is that some of the particles share the same functions (but with slight differences), and so even though students may have grasped the general nature of each particle, they are not sure about the differences between the particles that have similar functions.
Well-known language book author Naoko Chino solves this problem by grouping the particles by function, defining them, giving samples of usage, and clarifying differences. Each section is followed by dual-purpose quizzes that allow readers to test and practice their knowledge. In this way, while not replacing general reference books on particles, this book goes a step beyond them and helps students nail down the troubling differences between particles.
For students who find themselves befuddled when confronting such differences, How to Tell the Difference Between Japanese Particles should prove the perfect tool to further their understanding.
By grouping particles that are similar in function, this book helps students pin down differences in usage that would ordinarily take years to master. Definitions, sample sentences, usage notes, and quizzes enable students to move to a higher level of comprehension. [via]More editions of How To Tell The Difference Between Japanese Particles: Comparisons and Exercises:
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Introduction to Akkadianby Richard CapriceISBN 8876535667 (88-7653-566-7)
Softcover, Loyola Pr
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Irish Grammar: A Basic Handbookby Noel McGonagleISBN 1900693984 (1-900693-98-4)
Softcover, Clo Iar-Chonnachta
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Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication: A Self-study Course And Referenceby Taeko KamiyaISBN 4770029837 (4-7700-2983-7)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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With Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication, even absolute beginners can learn to communicate in Japanese in a matter of days. Designed specifically for native-English speakers approaching Japanese as a second language, this book presents 142 essential Japanese sentence patterns, first by giving equivalents in English, then following with Japanese translations. Each pattern is accompanied by a concise, easy-to-follow explanation and several Japanese example sentences that demonstrate its usage. In addition, practice sections for each pattern allow the student to test his or her understanding of the material presented.
Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication is organized into twelve chapters according to communicative function, including such tasks as making simple, declarative statements about people and things in the world; making comparisons; talking about events in the past, present and future; expressing desire, conjecture and intention;
stating causes or reasons; making requests; asking and giving permission; and using the passive and causative-passive voices. Extensive charts at the back of the book outline the rules for inflecting and conjugating adjectives and verbs-essential to fluent communication. [via]More editions of Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication: A Self-study Course And Reference:
Learn Hungarianby Zoltan Banhidi, Denes Szabo, Zoltan JokayISBN 963170971X (963-17-0971-X)
Hardcover, Tankonyvkiado
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Learn to Read Latinby Stephanie Russell, Andrew KellerISBN 0300101945 (0-300-10194-5)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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The Macmillan Handbook of Englishby John M. Kierzek, Robert Frank Willson, W. Walker GibsonISBN 002363040X (0-02-363040-X)
Hardcover, Macmillan
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Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't Tell Youby Jay RubinISBN 4770028024 (4-7700-2802-4)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't Tell You'Book summary:Making Sense of Japanese is the fruit of one foolhardy American's thirty-year struggle to learn and teach the Language of the Infinite. Previously known as Gone Fishin', this book has brought Jay Rubin more feedback than any of his literary translations or scholarly tomes, "even if," he says, "you discount the hate mail from spin-casters and the stray gill-netter."
To convey his conviction that "the Japanese language is not vague," Rubin has dared to explain how some of the most challenging Japanese grammatical forms work in terms of everyday English. Reached recently at a recuperative center in the hills north of Kyoto, Rubin declared, "I'm still pretty sure that Japanese is not vague. Or at least, it's not as vague as it used to be. Probably."
The notorious "subjectless sentence" of Japanese comes under close scrutiny in Part One. A sentence can't be a sentence without a subject, so even in cases where the subject seems to be lost or hiding, the author provides the tools to help you find it. Some attention is paid as well to the rest of the sentence, known technically to grammarians as "the rest of the sentence."
Part Two tackles a number of expressions that have baffled students of Japanese over the decades, and concludes with Rubin's patented technique of analyzing upside-down Japanese sentences right-side up, which, he claims, is "far more restful" than the traditional way, inside-out.
"The scholar," according to the great Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume, is "one who specializes in making the comprehensible incomprehensible." Despite his best scholarly efforts, Rubin seems to have done just the opposite.
Previously published in the Power Japanese series under the same title and originally as Gone Fishin' in the same series. [via]More editions of Making Sense of Japanese: What the Textbooks Don't Tell You:
Mittelhochdeutsche Grammatikby Hermann Paul, Hugo Moser, Ingeborg SchroblerISBN 3484102330 (3-484-10233-0)
Hardcover, Niemeyer
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The New Century Handbookby Thomas N. Huckin, Christine HultISBN 0205273521 (0-205-27352-1)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall
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A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanishby John Butt, Carmen BenjaminISBN 0071440496 (0-07-144049-6)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Old English Grammarby Alan CampbellISBN 0198119437 (0-19-811943-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Styleby Bryan A. GarnerISBN 0195135083 (0-19-513508-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style'Book summary:What's the singular of paparazzi? Is graffiti singular or plural? What about kudos? Should I say empathic or empathetic? Is it a couple of dozen or a couple dozen? What's the correct pronunciation of concierge? Or schism? Or flaccid?
In this book of crisp, precise, and often witty pronouncements on modern American English, Bryan Garner decisively answers these and thousands of other questions that bedevil those who care about the language. Garner draws on massive evidence to support his judgments, citing thousands of examples--good, bad, and ugly--from sources such as The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek.
No one can browse through the book without sharing the authors spirited awareness of how words work and his relish for exposing the affectations that bloat our language. And even if you don't have the time for browsing, but simply want a quick answer to an editorial riddle, this book is your best bet. [via]More editions of The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style:
Oxford Practice Grammar With Answer Keyby EastwoodISBN 0194313522 (0-19-431352-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style: A Readable Reference Book, Illuminating Thousands of Traps That Snare Writers and Speakersby Paul W. LovingerISBN 0142000469 (0-14-200046-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Penguin Dictionary of English Grammarby R. L. TraskISBN 0140514643 (0-14-051464-3)
Softcover, Penguin
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The Penguin Guide to Punctuationby R. L. TraskISBN 0140513663 (0-14-051366-3)
Softcover, Penguin Uk
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The Portable English Handbook: An Index to Grammar, Usage and the Research Paperby William HermanISBN 0030021375 (0-03-002137-5)
Softcover, Cengage Learning
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Quick Access Reference for Writersby Lynn Quitman Troyka, Douglas HesseISBN 0131952269 (0-13-195226-9)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quick Access Reference for Writers'Book summary:For Freshman-level writing courses, such as Freshman Composition, English Composition, First-Year Writing, Expository Writing, or any course where students need help with the writing. Now in its fifth edition, Quick Access is written by trusted authors Lynn Troyka and Doug Hesse. Quick Access is a brief, spiral-bound, tabbed (12 tabs) handbook, published in full color. Quick Access is also accompanied by a valuable supplements and media package, including an interactive eBook, a personal writing plan, tutoring, and tools on the Web. The Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks provides the most balanced coverage of writing process, grammar, research, and topics important to today's students. Both respected teachers and authors, Troyka and Hesse give practical advice to students about the writing they will do in composition courses, in other classes, and in the world beyond. Offering instructors a full range of choices in handbooks, the Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks is available in a variety of formats, including web-based and customized options, so instructors can select the handbook that best fits their course needs. There are many roads to good writing.Choose the most balanced handbook in the most useful format for you and your students. Part of the MyCompLab Series Student edition now availble with MyCompLab and e-book, at no additional cost. Providing more opportunities for practice, assessment and instruction than any similar site, MyCompLab is a dynamic online resource for the Composition course. It offers market-leading tools for improving grammar, writing and research skills with comprehensive results tracking so students and instructors can gauge student progress. Easy to use and easy to integrate into the classroom, MyCompLab engages students as it builds confidence and helps them to be better writers and researchers. MyCompLab is an incredible value for your students -- we'll provide them with pre-paid access when they purchase a new Prentice Hall English textbook. Visit MyCompLab at www.mycomplab.com [via]
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Reader's Greek English Lexicon of the New Testamentby Sakae KuboISBN 9004039651 (90-04-03965-1)
Hardcover, Brill Academic Pub
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Russian: A Practical Grammar with Exercisesby R. Dixon, . I.M Pulkina, E. Zakhava-NekrasovaISBN 5200000181 (5-200-00018-1)
Hardcover, Russky Yazyk Publishers
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Russian As We Speak Itby S. KhavroninaISBN 5200003733 (5-200-00373-3)
Softcover, Victor Kamkin
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Sanskrit Primerby Edvard D. PerryISBN 8120802071 (81-208-0207-1)
Softcover, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers (Pvt. Ltd)
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Sanskrit Primerby Edvard Delavan PerryISBN 8120802063 (81-208-0206-3)
Hardcover, Orient Book Distributors
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Simon and Schuster Quick Access Reference for Writersby Lynn Quitman TroykaISBN 0130225622 (0-13-022562-2)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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T-Shirt Japanese Versus Necktie Japanese: Two Levels of Politenessby Hiroko FukudaISBN 4770018347 (4-7700-1834-7)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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Understanding and Using English Grammarby Betty Schrampfer AzarISBN 0139587608 (0-13-958760-8)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Understanding and Using English Grammar: With Answer Keyby Betty AzarISBN 0130976059 (0-13-097605-9)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Understanding Jamaican Patois: An Introduction to Afro-Jamaican Grammarby Adams, L., EmilieISBN 9766101558 (976-610-155-8)
Softcover, Lmh Pub
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Workbook for Wheelock's Latinby Paul T. Comeau, Richard A. LafleurISBN 0062734717 (0-06-273471-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Writing and Thinking: A Handbook of Composition and Revisionby Norman Foerster, John M. SteadmanISBN 1889439150 (1-889439-15-0)
Hardcover, Paper Tiger
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Writing from A to Z: The Easy-to-Use Reference Handbookby Best, Walter E. Oliu, Charles T. Brusaw, Gerald J. AlredISBN 0072872047 (0-07-287204-7)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
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Bescherelle: LA Conjugaison Pour Tous Dictionnaire De 12,000 Verbesby BescherelleISBN 2218717166 (2-218-71716-6)
Hardcover, Distribooks Inc
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Conjugaison Pregressive Du Francais: Avec 400 Exercisesby CleISBN 2090338814 (2-09-033881-4)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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Conjugaison Progressive du Francaisby Miche<le Boulare<s, Odile Grand-ClementISBN 2090338822 (2-09-033882-2)
Softcover, Creations loisirs enseignement International
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Grammaire Progressive du FrancaisISBN 2090338636 (2-09-033863-6)
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Grammaire Progressive Du Francais: Niveau Avanceby Michele Boulares, Jean-Louis FrerotISBN 2090338628 (2-09-033862-8)
Softcover, Cle Intl
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La Nouvelle Grammaire Du Francaisby Jean Dubois, Rene LaganeISBN 203040165X (2-03-040165-X)
Hardcover, Larousse
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Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1by Japan TimesISBN 4789009637 (4-7890-0963-7)
Softcover, Varsitybooks.Com
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Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Iby Yutaka Ohno, Eri BannoISBN 4789010015 (4-7890-1001-5)
Softcover, Varsitybooks.Com
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Japanese Core Words and Phrases: Things You Can't Find in a Dictionaryby Kakuko ShojiISBN 4770027745 (4-7700-2774-5)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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Japanese for Busy People: The Video Guideby Association for Japanese Language TeachingISBN 4770024916 (4-7700-2491-6)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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The Handbook of Japanese Adjectives and Adverbsby Taeko KamiyaISBN 4770028792 (4-7700-2879-2)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Handbook of Japanese Adjectives and Adverbs'Book summary:For any beginner of Japanese, adjectives and adverbs are bound to present a challenge. Unlike English adjectives, Japanese ones conjugate, meaning that you must memorize their various forms before being able to build sentences of any complexity. Adverbs do not conjugate, but make use of particles to show their grammatical relationship to other words, and some have very subtle shades of meaning that are difficult to grasp. Moreover, many do not translate into adverbs in English.
The role these parts of speech play in adding flavor to the Japanese language is invaluable. This handy reference manual introduces the basic (and basics of) adjectives and adverbs in a clear and sensible way, enabling students not only to speak Japanese but to do it with pizzazz.
The book is divided roughly in half, the first half dealing with adjectives, the second with adverbs. Each is prefaced by a short introduction that serves as an overview of the material introduced. The section on adjectives is divided into two parts: Part 1 covers the conjugations of i- and na-adjectives and some basic auxiliary adjectives, and Part 2 presents common sentence patterns in which adjectives appear.
The adverb section is arranged by topic. Among the types of adverbs explained here are those used to express time, quantity, degree, circumstance, and natural sounds or actions (the ubiquitous onomatopoeic adverbs).
Each entry in this book is given a simple, concise English explanation and two or more example sentences to illustrate its usage. Exercises every few pages enable students to measure their understanding. Finally, a number of quick-reference lists in the appendixes provide a convenient means of recalling and building vocabulary.
Together with its sister publication, The Handbook of Japanese Verbs, this unique manual is certain to provide years of friendly guidance. [via]More editions of The Handbook of Japanese Adjectives and Adverbs:
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Der Dativ Ist Dem Genitiv Sein Tod, Folge 2: Neues Aus Dem Irrgarten Der Deutschen Sprache ; [die Zwiebelfisch-Kolumnen Spiegel-Online]by Bastian SickISBN 3462036068 (3-462-03606-8)
Softcover, Kiepenheuer & Witsch
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Folge 2 der Kolumnensammlung bietet sogar noch mehr Abwechslung: Eingestreut sind diesmal Fragen von Lesern, die Sick auf kurzweilige Art beantwortet. Zum Beispiel ob neben der Torschlusspanik auch die immer wieder gehörte "Torschusspanik" sprichwörtlich ist. Wie man "doof" steigert oder ob der Ausdruck "etwas türken" mit den Türken zu tun hat und deshalb als diskriminierend abzulehnen sei. Mit der Sprachkultur in E-Mails beschäftigt sich sogar ein längerer Text, und am Ende des Buches wartet ein kleiner Deutschtest: "60 Fragen aus dem Fundus der Irrungen und Verwirrungen unseres Sprachalltags". Für wahre Zwiebelfisch-Fans fast ein Kinderspiel.
Ich habe in Bastian Sicks unterhaltsamer Deutschklasse auch wieder einiges gelernt. Zum Beispiel, dass das vielbenutzte "ausgepowert" eigentlich aus dem Französischen (von "pauvre") stammt. Und endlich hat mir jemand erklärt, was die Abkürzung "lol" bedeutet, die zu viele E-Mails verunziert. "Laugh out loud" -- andererseits eine gute Empfehlung an alle Leser dieses Buches. --Christian Stahl [via]
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Mittelhochdeutsche Grammatikby Hermann Paul, Hugo Moser, Ingeborg SchroblerISBN 3484102322 (3-484-10232-2)
Hardcover, Niemeyer
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Workbook for Wheelock's Latinby Paul T. Comeau, Richard A. LafleurISBN 0060956429 (0-06-095642-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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