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Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introductionby Antonio LoprienoISBN 0521448492 (0-521-44849-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Ape That Spokeby John McCroneISBN 068810326X (0-688-10326-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Barron's French at a Glance: Phrase Book & Dictionary for Travelersby Heywood Wald, Gail SteinISBN 0764125125 (0-7641-2512-5)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Biblical Hebrew: Step-By-Stepby Menahem MansoorISBN 0801060419 (0-8010-6041-9)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Natureby Steven PinkerISBN 0670031518 (0-670-03151-8)
Hardcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature'Book summary:Our conceptions of human nature affect everything aspect of our lives, from child-rearing to politics to morality to the arts. Yet many fear that scientific discoveries about innate patterns of thinking and feeling may be used to justify inequality, to subvert social change, and to dissolve personal responsibility.
In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. He shows how many intellectuals have denied the existence of human nature and instead have embraced three dogmas: The Blank Slate (the mind has no innate traits), The Noble Savage (people are born good and corrupted by society), and The Ghost in the Machine (each of us has a soul that makes choices free from biology). Each dogma carries a moral burden, so their defenders have engaged in desperate tactics to discredit the scientists who are now challenging them.
Pinker provides calm in the stormy debate by disentangling the political and moral issues from the scientific ones. He shows that equality, compassion, responsibility, and purpose have nothing to fear from discoveries about an innately organized psyche. Pinker shows that the new sciences of mind, brain, genes, and evolution, far from being dangerous, are complementing observations about the human condition made by millennia of artists and philosophers. All this is done in the style that earned his previous books many prizes and worldwide acclaim: irreverent wit, lucid exposition, and startling insight on matters great and small. [via]More editions of The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature:
A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nounsby Ruth HellerISBN 0698113543 (0-698-11354-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Canterbury Talesby Geoffrey Chaucer, H. Lawrence Hoffman, David Williams, R.M. LumianskyISBN 0671727699 (0-671-72769-9)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Canterbury Tales'Book summary:On a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertains each other with a series of tall tales that span the spectrum of literary genres. Five hundred years later, people are still reading Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of the Franklin, the Pardoner, or the Squire because you never learned Middle English, take heart: this edition of the Tales has been translated into modern idiom.
From the heroic romance of "The Knight's Tale" to the low farce embodied in the stories of the Miller, the Reeve, and the Merchant, Chaucer treated such universal subjects as love, sex, and death in poetry that is simultaneously witty, insightful, and poignant. The Canterbury Tales is a grand tour of 14th-century English mores and morals--one that modern-day readers will enjoy. [via]
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- Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0679409890 (0-679-40989-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0688062016 (0-688-06201-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0521311594 (0-521-31159-4)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0528826735 (0-528-82673-5)
Hardcover, Checkerboard Pr - The Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0679601252 (0-679-60125-2)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0713910046 (0-7139-1004-6)
Hardcover, Allen Lane - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0719114853 (0-7191-1485-3)
Hardcover, Cornmarket Reprints in association with Magdalene College - Canterbury Tales: ISBN 0671727699 (0-671-72769-9)
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Canterbury Talesby LumianskyISBN 0671491288 (0-671-49128-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Canterbury Tales'Book summary:On a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertains each other with a series of tall tales that span the spectrum of literary genres. Five hundred years later, people are still reading Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of the Franklin, the Pardoner, or the Squire because you never learned Middle English, take heart: this edition of the Tales has been translated into modern idiom.
From the heroic romance of "The Knight's Tale" to the low farce embodied in the stories of the Miller, the Reeve, and the Merchant, Chaucer treated such universal subjects as love, sex, and death in poetry that is simultaneously witty, insightful, and poignant. The Canterbury Tales is a grand tour of 14th-century English mores and morals--one that modern-day readers will enjoy. [via]
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Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer 1904by Geoffrey Chaucer, Percy MackayeISBN 0766171779 (0-7661-7177-9)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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Chaucer: The Canterbury Talesby Steve EllisISBN 0582248817 (0-582-24881-7)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales'Book summary:This new addition to the Longman Critical Readers Series provides an overview of the various ways in which modern critical theory has influenced Chaucer Studies over the last fifteen years. There is still a sense in the academic world, and in the wider literary community, that Medieval Studies are generally impervious to many of the questions that modern theory asks, and that it concerns itself only with traditional philological and historical issues. On the contrary, this book shows how Chaucer, specifically the Canterbury Tales, has been radically and excitingly 'opened up' by feminist, Lacanian, Bakhtinian, deconstructive, semiotic and anthropological theories to name but a few.
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The book provides an introduction to these new developments by anthologising some of the most important work in the field, including excerpts from book-length works, as well as articles from leading and innovative journals. The introduction to the volume examines in some detail the relation between the individual strengths of each of the above approaches and the ways in which a 'postmodernist' Chaucer is seen as reflecting them all.
This convenient single volume collection of key critical analyses of Chaucer, which includes work from some journals and studies that are not always easily available, will be indispensable to students of Medieval Studies, Medieval Literature and Chaucer, as well as to general readers who seek to widen their understanding of the forces behind Chaucer's writing.
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The Chinese Language for Beginners.by Lee CooperISBN 0804809186 (0-8048-0918-6)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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Colloquial Czechby J. D. NaughtonISBN 0710208375 (0-7102-0837-5)
Hardcover, Routledge & K. Paul
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Describing Morphosyntax: A Guide for Field Linguistsby Thomas E. PayneISBN 0521588057 (0-521-58805-7)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Dictionary of Russian Pyccknn Slang: Caeht & Colloquial Expressionsby Eve Adler, Vladimir ShlyakhovISBN 0764110195 (0-7641-1019-5)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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A Dictionary of the English LanguageISBN 0582073804 (0-582-07380-4)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
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Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American Englishby Christopher DaviesISBN 0618002758 (0-618-00275-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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Dr Johnson's Dictionary: The Extraordinary Story of the Book That Defined the Worldby Henry HitchingsISBN 0719566312 (0-7195-6631-2)
Hardcover, John Murray
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Elements of New Testament Greekby John W. Wenham, J. W. Wenham, H. P. V. NunnISBN 0521098424 (0-521-09842-4)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elements of New Testament Greek'Book summary:First published in 1965, The Elements of New Testament Greek has, over the years, established itself as the standard textbook for scholars and students of the Bible. The book is now reissued with a number of small revisions and additions, and a more substantial change concerning the recitation of the alphabet. Otherwise, the aim of this perennially popular book remains as before: to present the elements (and only the elements) of new Testament Greek as simply, clearly, and completely as possible, so that the student may be spared all unnecessary toil, and may make rapid progress in understanding the lingua franca of the Hellenistic world. [via]
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The General Prologue to the Canterbury Talesby Geoffrey Chaucer, James Winny, Maurice Hussey, A. C. Spearing, J. E. SpearingISBN 0521046297 (0-521-04629-7)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Talesby Winthrop WetherbeeISBN 0521323312 (0-521-32331-2)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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From the heroic romance of "The Knight's Tale" to the low farce embodied in the stories of the Miller, the Reeve, and the Merchant, Chaucer treated such universal subjects as love, sex, and death in poetry that is simultaneously witty, insightful, and poignant. The Canterbury Tales is a grand tour of 14th-century English mores and morals--one that modern-day readers will enjoy. [via]
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A Guide to Old Englishby Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. RobinsonISBN 0631136258 (0-631-13625-8)
Softcover, B. Blackwell
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Guide to Old English'Book summary:A Guide to Old English is now the standard and most popular introduction to Old English language and literature. The fifth edition has been revised and corrected to take into account suggestions from teachers and students. The two most important new features are a substantial introduction to Old English metre (Appendix C of Part One) and the addition of Ælfric's account of Edmund King and Martyr to the prose texts of Part Two.
Key features of Part One are the fact that sound changes are not treated as an abstract system divorced from the texts, but are discussed when they become relevant to an understanding of the apparent irregularities in inflexion; the authoritative section on syntax; and the introduction to Anglo-Saxon studies, which discusses language, literature, history, archaeology, and ways of life. In Part Two the prose texts selected are those traditionally chosen by teachers precisely because they offer the best introduction to the literature and culture of the period. The verse texts, which with the exception of four extracts from Beowulf are all complete, show something of the range that Old English poetry offers in mood, intensity of feeling, humour, and natural observation. The texts are accompanied by full explanatory notes at the foot of the page and a detailed glossary.
Although most readers of A Guide to Old English will be undergraduate and graduate students, the book has been written so that it can be used by those working on their own who wish simply to gain a greater understanding and enjoyment of the language and literature of the Anglo-Saxons. [via]
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Historical Dictionary of American Slangby Jonathan E. LighterISBN 067943464X (0-679-43464-X)
Hardcover, Random House Information Group
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A History of Readingby Alberto ManguelISBN 0670843024 (0-670-84302-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Icelandic Grammar, Text and Glossaryby Stefan EinarssonISBN 0801863570 (0-8018-6357-0)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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An Invitation to Old English and Anglo-Saxon Englandby Bruce MitchellISBN 0631174362 (0-631-17436-2)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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Japanese Step by Step: An Innovative Approach to Speaking and Reading Japaneseby Gene NishiISBN 0658014900 (0-658-01490-0)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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The Kanji Dictionaryby Wolfgang Hadamitzky, Mark Spahn, Kumiko Fujie-WinterISBN 0804820589 (0-8048-2058-9)
Hardcover, Tuttle Pub
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Language Change: Progress or Decay?by Jean AitchisonISBN 0521795354 (0-521-79535-4)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Language Change: Progress or Decay?'Book summary:Why do people sometimes leave off the ends of words when they speak? Is it sloppiness, progress, or inevitable erosion? This book attempts to answer such questions by giving a lucid and up-to-date overview of language change. It discusses where our evidence about language change comes from, how and why changes happen, and how and why languages begin and end. It considers not only changes which occurred many years ago, but also those currently in progress. It does this within the framework of one central question - is language change a symptom of progress or decay? It concludes that language is neither progressing nor decaying, but that an understanding of the factors causing change is essential for anyone involved with language alteration. For this substantially revised and enlarged second edition Jean Aitchison has included details of recent research on a number of key topics, and also discusses data from a wider variety of languages: but the work remains non-technical in style and accessible to the reader with no previous knowledge of linguistics. [via]
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Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr - Language Change: Arogress or Decay?: ISBN 0521411017 (0-521-41101-7)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr - Language Change: Progress or Decay?: ISBN 0521791553 (0-521-79155-3)
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Language Universals and Linguistic Typology: Syntax and Morphologyby Bernard ComrieISBN 063112618X (0-631-12618-X)
Softcover, Blackwell
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The Learner's Kanji Dictionaryby Mark Spahn, Wolfgang HadamitzkyISBN 0804820953 (0-8048-2095-3)
Hardcover, Tuttle Publishing
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The Little, Brown Handbookby H. Ramsey Fowler, Jane E. Aaron, Brown and Company LittleISBN 0673522032 (0-673-52203-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Hardcover, Little Brown & Co - The Little, Brown Handbook: ISBN 067352132X (0-673-52132-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins College Div - The Little, Brown Handbook: ISBN 0673523136 (0-673-52313-6)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley - The Little, Brown Handbook: ISBN 0673524841 (0-673-52484-1)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley - The Little, Brown Handbook: ISBN 0673522032 (0-673-52203-2)
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Man Made Languageby Dale SpenderISBN 0710203152 (0-7102-0315-2)
Softcover, Routledge
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Nakama 1: Japanese Communication, Culture, Contextby Makino, Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi HatasaISBN 0669275832 (0-669-27583-2)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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The New World English-Spanish, Spanish-English Dictionaryby Salvatore RamondinoISBN 0671418378 (0-671-41837-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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No Uncertain Terms Bk. 1: More Writing from the Popular "On Language" Column in The New York Times Magazineby William SafireISBN 0743242432 (0-7432-4243-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular "on Language" Column in the New York Times Magazineby William SafireISBN 0743258126 (0-7432-5812-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular "on Language" Column in the New York Times Magazine'Book summary:There is no wittier, more amiable or more astute word maven than Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Safire.
For many people, the first item on the agenda for Sunday morning is to sit down and read Safire's "On Language" column in The New York Times Magazine, then to compose a "Gotcha" letter to the Times. Each of his books on language is a classic, to be read, re-read and fought over. Safire is the beloved, slightly crotchety guru of contemporary vocabulary, speech, language, usage and writing, as close as we are likely to get to a modern Samuel Johnson. Fans, critics and fellow language mavens eagerly await his books on language. This one is no exception.
William Safire has written the weekly New York Times Magazine column "On Language" since 1979. His observations on grammar, usage and etymology have led to the publication of fourteen "word books" and have made him the most widely read writer on the English language today. The subjects for his columns come from his insights into the current political scene, as well as from technology, entertainment and life in general. Known for his delight in catching people (especially politicians) who misuse words, he is not above tackling his own linguistic gaffes. Safire examines and comments on language trends and traces the origins of everyday words, phrases and clichés to their source. Scholarly, entertaining, lively and thoughtful, Safire's pointed commentaries on popular language and culture are at once provocative and enlightening.
Want the 411 on what's phat and what's skeevy? Here's the "straight dope" on everything from "fast-track legislation" to "the Full Monty," with deft and well-directed potshots at those who criticize, twist the usage of or misunderstand the meaning of such classic examples of American idiom as "grow'd like Topsy," "and the horse you rode in on," "drop a dime" (on someone), "go figure" and hundreds more, together with sharp, witty and passionately opinionated letters from both ordinary readers and equally irate or puzzled celebrities who have been unable to resist picking up a pen to put Mr. Safire in his place or to offer detailed criticism, additional examples or amusing anecdotes.
No Uncertain Terms is a boisterous and brilliant look at the oddities and foibles of our language. Not only "a blast and a half," but wise, clever and illuminating, it is a book that Mencken would have loved and that should be on the desk (or at the bedside) of everyone who shares Mr. Safire's profound love of the English language and his penchant for asking, "Where does that come from?"
This new collection is a joy that will spark the interest of language lovers everywhere. [via]
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Predicting New Words: The Secrets of Their Successby Allan MetcalfISBN 061813008X (0-618-13008-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Quoth the Maven : More on Language from William Safireby William SafireISBN 0679423249 (0-679-42324-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Random House Compact Unabridged DictionaryISBN 0679449914 (0-679-44991-4)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Random House Webster's American Sign Language Dictionaryby Elaine CostelloISBN 0679780114 (0-679-78011-4)
Softcover, Random House Reference &
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Random House Webster's College DictionaryISBN 067940130X (0-679-40130-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Hardcover, Random House Inc - Random House Webster's College Dictionary: ISBN 067940130X (0-679-40130-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
- Random House Webster's College Dictionary: ISBN 0679414207 (0-679-41420-7)
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary: IndexedISBN 0679455701 (0-679-45570-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
Find This BookBook summary:Random House's 1997 college edition, thoroughly modern and inexpensive, is as current as dictionaries get, including '90s lingo (such as "carjacking," "Ebonics," "lap dance," "Prozac," and "Web site") in their 1500-plus pages and 160,000-plus entries. Their definitions are up-to-date, too, giving the most common meanings first, with less emphasis devoted to etymology, and they have a handy appendix featuring foreign alphabets, writers' guides, holidays, state capitals, books of the Bible, world maps, proofreader's marks, metric equivalents, and the periodic table. With festive red letter tabs and more than 800 illustrations, it's attractive as well as practical. [via]
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Random House Webster's Concise American Sign Language Dictionaryby Elaine CostelloISBN 055358474X (0-553-58474-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Random House Webster's Concise American Sign Language Dictionary'Book summary:A complete pocket dictionary of American Sign Language
Over 4,500 fully illustrated, up-to-date signs
From basic hand shapes to fully illustrated and described signs, Random House Websters Concise American Sign Language Dictionary offers a comprehensive and up-to-date treasury of signs. Whether you are a novice seeking survival signs for basic communication or an experienced user fluent in ASL and looking to enlarge your vocabulary, you cannot find a more complete, easy-to-use sign language dictionary.
This authoritative reference includes:
" Over 4,500 signs more than other ASL pocket dictionaries
" Detailed full-torso illustrations
" Precise, easy-to-follow instructions for performing each sign
" Signs for new and technical terms
" Hints for remembering signs
" And much more [via]More editions of Random House Webster's Concise American Sign Language Dictionary:
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Reading Medieval Latinby Keith SidwellISBN 052144747X (0-521-44747-X)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Riddley Walkerby Russell HobanISBN 0671526944 (0-671-52694-4)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Riddley Walker'Book summary:'Walker is my name and I am the same. Riddley Walker. Walking my riddels where ever theyve took me and walking them now on this paper the same. There aint that many sir prizes in life if you take noatis of every thing. Every time will have its happenings out and every place the same. Thats why I finely come to writing all this down. Thinking on what the idear of us myt be. Thinking on that thing whats in us lorn and loan and oansome.' Composed in an English which has never been spoken and laced with a storytelling tradition that predates the written word, RIDDLEY WALKER is the world waiting for us at the bitter end of the nuclear road. It is desolate, dangerous and harrowing, and a modern masterpiece. [via]
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Roget's II the New ThesaurusISBN 0618254145 (0-618-25414-5)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
Find This BookBook summary:Lists main entry words alphabetically as in a dictionary for quick lookup. Each entry is divided into senses with brief definitions and a full list of synonyms for each sense. Special usages such as slang terms are labeled and grouped together at the end of each synonym list. Following each list is a cross-reference to a related entry in the thesaurus's unique Category Index. This index leads the reader from the starting word to dozens of others that have related or opposite meanings. 260 000 words. Thumb-indexed. 2.61 lb weight. Reference Book Type: Thesaurus; Subjects: N/A; Age Recommendation: N/A; Language(s): English. [via]
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurusby The American Heritage DictionariesISBN 0618257519 (0-618-25751-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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A Sea of Wordsby Dean King, John B. Hattendorf, J. Worth EstesISBN 0805066152 (0-8050-6615-2)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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- A Sea of Words: ISBN 0805038167 (0-8050-3816-7)
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Speech Actsby P.G. SearleISBN 052109626X (0-521-09626-X)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Languageby John R. SearleISBN 0521071844 (0-521-07184-4)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Standard Arabic: An Elemtary-Intermediate Courseby Gunther Krahl, Eckehard SchulzISBN 0521774659 (0-521-77465-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Standard Arabic: An Elementary-Intermedtiate Course'Book summary:This book presents a comprehensive foundation course for beginning students of written and spoken Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), providing an essential grounding for successful communication with speakers of the many colloquial varieties. This long-established and successful text has been completely revised with the needs of English-speaking learners especially in mind, and will prove invaluable to students and teachers alike.
- Step-by-step guide to understanding written and spoken texts
- Develops conversational ability as well as reading and writing skills
- Arabic-English Glossary containing 2600 entries
- Fresh texts and dialogues containing up-to-date data on the Middle East and North Africa
- Includes Arab folklore, customs, proverbs, and short essays on contemporary topics
- Grammatical terms also given in Arabic enabling students to attend language courses in Arab countries
- Provides a wide variety of exercises and drills to reinforce grammar points, vocabulary learning and communicative strategies
- Includes a key to the exercises
- Accompanying cassettes also available. [via]
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Teach Yourself Yorubaby E. C. RowlandsISBN 0679102248 (0-679-10224-8)
Hardcover, Random House Information Group
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The Way We Talk Now: Commentaries on Language and Culture from Npr's Fresh Airby Geoffrey NunbergISBN 0618116036 (0-618-11603-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Webster's College Dictionaryby DictionaryISBN 0679401008 (0-679-40100-8)
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Websters' First Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Languageby Mary Daly, Jane CaputiISBN 070434114X (0-7043-4114-X)
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Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Languageby Saul A. KripkeISBN 0631135219 (0-631-13521-9)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language: An Elementary Expositionby Saul A. KripkeISBN 0674954009 (0-674-95400-9)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Word Power Made Easy : The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabularyby Norman LewisISBN 067174190X (0-671-74190-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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- Can You Pronounce It -- and Spell It -- Correctly?
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- Do You Speak Grammatically, Without Embarrassing Mistakes?
If the answer to any of these questions is NO, you ought to read Word Power Made Easy. Now thoroughly revised to eliminate outmoded references and to to reflect current idioms, it remains the best and quickest means to a better vocabulary in the English language.
Each chapter ends with review. Each section ends with a progressive check. Numerous tests will help you increase and retain the knowledge you acquired. Word Power Made Easy does more than just ass words to you vocabulary. It teaches ideas and a method of broadening knowledge as an integral part of the vocabulary building process. [via]
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Word Spy: The Word Lover's Guide to Modern Cultureby Paul McFedriesISBN 076791466X (0-7679-1466-X)
Softcover, Broadway Books
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Dictionary of Russian Slang And Colloquial Expressionsby Eve Adler, Vladimir ShlyakhovISBN 0764130331 (0-7641-3033-1)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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Barron's French at a Glance: Phrase Book & Dictionary for Travelersby Gail SteinISBN 0764112546 (0-7641-1254-6)
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The Learner's Kanji Dictionaryby Wolfgang Hadamitzky, Spahn, Rainer Weihs, Seiko Harada, Yoko Nagai-HintzISBN 080483556X (0-8048-3556-X)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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