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Cover of A Practical Guide to Hindko Grammar
by Dr. Halil Toker
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HINDKO GRAMMAR Hindko is one of the charming languages of the Pak-Indo Subcontinent which is spoken broadly in the districts of Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Attock and the cities like Peshawar, Nowshera, Swabi, Kohat and some other cities and towns of Pakistan. From the viewpoint...
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Contextual Frames of Reference in Translation

A Coursebook for Bible Translators and Teachers

by Ernst Wendland
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014

Bible translation theory and practice rightly tend to focus on the actual text of Scripture. But many diverse, yet interrelated contextual factors also play an important part in the implementation of a successful translation program. The aim of this coursebook is to explore, in varying degrees of...
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Social Linguistics and Literacies

Ideology in Discourses

by James Gee
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015

In its first edition, Social Linguistics and Literacies was a major contribution to the emerging interdisciplinary field of sociocultural approaches to language and literacy, and was one of the founding texts of the ‘New Literacy Studies’. This book serves as a classic introduction to the...
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Burmese

A Comprehensive Grammar

by Mathias Jenny, San San Hnin Tun
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017

Burmese: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Burmese grammar. It presents a fresh and thorough description of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Burmese. The volume is organized to promote a thorough understanding of Burmese grammar....
Cover of The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education
by Wayne E. Wright, Sovicheth Boun, Ofelia García
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015

The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education presents the first comprehensive international reference work of the latest policies, practices, and theories related to the dynamic interdisciplinary field of bilingual and multilingual education. Represents the first comprehensive reference...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Recent studies in psycho linguistics have ranged through a variety of languages. In this trend, which has no precedent, studies in language processing have followed studies in language acquisition and theoretical linguistics in considering language universals in a broader scope than only in English....
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Emerging Solutions in Reference Services

Implications for Libraries in the New Millennium

by John D. Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

How can you enhance reference services without adding staff? Modern law librarians are under growing pressure to keep up with new technologies, deal instantly with the demands of patrons, keep the library safe and user-friendly, and generally offer the best possible service while keeping costs...
Cover of The Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages
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Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2018

The endangered languages crisis is widely acknowledged among scholars who deal with languages and indigenous peoples as one of the most pressing problems facing humanity, posing moral, practical, and scientific issues of enormous proportions. Simply put, no area of the world is immune from language...
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Necessary Words for Writers

What Do Those Agents and Editors Mean?

by Donna Lee Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012

From A to Zacquisition editor to zap fictionNecessary Words for Writers provides a thorough reference guide that defines and describesthe words and vocabulary most often used in the publishing industry.Like a one-on-one, writer-to-writer conversation, author Donna Lee Andersonmakes sense of this jargon-filled...
Cover of Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
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Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014

As an area of research that continues to develop, the study of linguistics worldwide presents the opportunity for the improvement of cross-cultural communication through education and research. Language educators are charged with the task of instructing students to effectively communicate across cultures...
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by Norman Segalowitz
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2010

Winner of the 2011 Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize Exploring fluency from multiple vantage points that together constitute a cognitive science perspective, this book examines research in second language acquisition and bilingualism that points to promising avenues for understanding and promoting...
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Because Internet

Understanding the New Rules of Language

by Gretchen McCulloch
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2019

A Wired Must-Read Book of Summer “Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” —Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too Because Internet is for...
Cover of Body Language by VIJAYA KUMAR
by VIJAYA KUMAR
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013

"Do you wish you could understand the communicative signals of others better?• The Language• Recognising gestures and expressions• The Message• Understanding what a person wants to conveyA complete guide to the language spoken through the body.It is a wonder how much we express through the unspoken...
Cover of ArchiMate® 3.0 Specification
by The Open Group
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016

The ArchiMate® Specification, an Open Group Standard, defines an open and independent modeling language for Enterprise Architecture that is supported by different tool vendors and consulting firms. The ArchiMate language enables Enterprise Architects to describe, analyze, and visualize the relationships...
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