Language Arts category: 28677 books
Language Files
Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, 12th Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics has become one of the most widely adopted, consulted, and authoritative introductory textbooks to linguistics ever written. The scope of the text makes it suitable for use in a wide range of courses, while its unique organization...
On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition
An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write...
Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434
The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful Screenplay
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2004
For decades, Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434 class at UCLA has been the premier screenwriting course, launching a generation of the industry's most frequently produced writers. Here, he shares the secrets of his course on the screenwriting process by actually writing an original script, step by step, that appears in the book.
The Art of Language Invention
From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series Defiance
From master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction for sci-fi and...
by John H. McWhorter
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Japanese has a term that covers both green and blue. Russian has separate terms for dark and light blue. Does this mean that Russians perceive these colors differently from Japanese people? Does language control and limit the way we think? This short, opinionated book addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,...
The Unfolding of Language
An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2006
Blending the spirit of Eats, Shoots & Leaves with the science of The Language Instinct, an original inquiry into the development of that most essential-and mysterious-of human creations: Language
Language is mankind's greatest invention-except, of course, that it was never invented."...
La Bella Lingua
My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
A celebration of the language and culture of Italy, La Bella Lingua is the story of how a language shaped a nation, told against the backdrop of one woman’s personal quest to speak fluent Italian.
For anyone who has been to Italy, the fantasy of living the Italian life is powerfully seductive....
Elementary Korean Second Edition
(Downloadable Audio Included)
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
This is a comprehensive and detailed introductory Korean textbook and language learning package.
Korean is now the 15th most popular language taught at American universities. This new edition of Elementary Korean, the most comprehensive and detailed introductory Korean textbook available, offers...
Conversational Japanese
The Right Word at the Right Time: This Japanese Phrasebook and Language Guide Lets You Learn Japanese Quickly!
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
This book is a user–friendly language guide for basic spoken Japanese.
To effectively learn Japanese and communicate in another culture you need more than the bare bones of the language. You need to understand the given norms of that society, how people interact, how things work, what the...
by Skip Press
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
This guide is for anyone who has ever thought of screenwriting. Written by someone who has "been there, done that," and lived to tell the tale, it reveals the most popular genres, explains how stories need to be structured for feature films and TV movies, offers the freshest look at workshops and online classes, and disusses how to set up a step-by-step path to success.
by Joseph McBride
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Writing in Pictures is a refreshingly practical and entertaining guide to screenwriting that provides what is lacking in most such books: a clear, step-by-step demonstration of how to write a screenplay.
Seasoned screenwriter and writing teacher Joseph McBride breaks down the process into...
How to Write About Theatre
A Manual for Critics, Students and Bloggers
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
What do you do if you find yourself weeping in the stalls? How should you react to Jude Law's trousers or David Tennant's hair? Are you prepared to receive toilet paper in the post? What if the show you just damned turns out to be a classic? If you gave it a five-star rave will anyone believe you?
Drawing...
by David Quantick
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
How To Write Everything is the ultimate writer’s handbook. It tells you about every aspect of writing, from having an idea to getting the idea out into the world (and getting paid for it too). It covers everything from journalism to screen-writing, from speeches to sketches, from sitcoms to novels....
How To Be A Sitcom Writer
Secrets From The Inside
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
Everyone loves - and hates - sitcom. On TV it's the goldmine genre, the one watched by millions. There's a special place in our hearts for Fawlty, Frasier, Blackadder and Brent. An absurd predicament, witty banter, a group of hilariously dysfunctional people: it all seems so easy. But is it? If you've...