Language Arts & Disciplines

The 15th issue of Ullans: The Magazine for Ulster-Scots has as its special feature an extended article by John Erskine on Ulster-Scots bird names, which includes an introduction, sources, notes and works consulted, as well as an extensive list of names in English, Latin...

The two tales in this book are both responses to Lewis Carroll's Wonder-land, aimed at instilling an interest in grammar in young and recalcitrant readers. Audrey Mayhew Allen wrote "Gladys in Grammarland" in 1897. In this story, Gladys becomes sleepy after class and finds...

Like the sound of the proverbial tree falling in a forest with no human audience, research that is not ultimately published is 'unheard' and forever lost. Moreover, published research that is not reported well may not stand a chance in today's competitive academic world....

Each year more biblical and theological materials are published in English than in any other language. No matter which country our students come from or which language they speak natively, most non-native speakers of English find it moderately challenging to exceedingly difficult to read...

What do you call a paper bag in Scots? How would you describe a dull day in Scots?This comprehensive dictionary of words and phrases is for all who want to use the Scots language.* A unique dictionary, with 15,000 English-Scots entries* Many examples showing...

The most comprehensive NLP Practitioner course manual ever written. A fully revised and updated edition, it contains the very latest in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, particularly with regard to the Meta-states model and the Meta-model of language. For all those embarking on Practitioner training or wishing...

Guiding us expertly and gently through writing exercises, Manjusvara (David Keefe) helps the writer in us to explore the complex relationship we have with the world. Whether through prose or poetry, whether for a new writer or one with much experience, this is an...

Jean Vanier is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...

David Suzuki is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or...

This is a gorgeous book, one that will inspire anyone to make the next sentence.--Jericho Brown, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2020 A hymn of praise for the craft of weaving words in order to survive.--Kitty Kelley Roger Rosenblatt has always been...

Phonograph - Discuss the early process of sound recording, before magnetic tape and cassettes, in which a needle cut a recording on a wax plate. Telegraph - Let someone present a research report on Thomas Edison's early days as a telegrapher. Let someone do...

Finally, here's the guide that speakers and wannabe speakers need. It's the ready-set-go on how to create a speech, build a speaking business and market you as a successful speaker. The author has created a multi-million dollar career with her words and her mouth--and...

Pick up the Sunday paper and consider how many stories it takes to fill all those pages. How can any newspaper staff produce so many stories every day, every week, every month of the year and keep up with breaking news, too? They can't....

An essential guide to the inside language of fiction, this book dusts off the traditional concept of "dictionary" by giving full, vivid descriptions and by using lively examples from classic and contemporary fiction to show theories in play,Author: Laurie HenryPublisher: Penguin Publishing GroupPublished: 01/03/1995Pages:...

Everyone asks me how I produced so many books in such a short time. Here are the secrets to writing and producing books that uplift humanity and how to get them printed for a fraction of the regular cost. Anyone can become an author...

This Library of America volume (along with its companion) evokes an extraordinary period in American history--and in American journalism. Martha Gellhorn, Ernie Pyle, John Hersey, A.J. Liebling, Edward R. Murrow, Janet Flanner: in a time when public perceptions were shaped mainly by the written...

This small book on ideas about the nature and origin of the Basque language up to the early twentieth century is a highly erudite essay, even if the motivation for its composition was ultimately political. Its erudition is guaranteed by the professional credentials of...

George Allen & Unwin as a publishing imprint reflected a cross-section of the intellectual achievement of the Twentieth Century. In his Remembrancer, former Chairman Rayner Unwin traces the vicissitudes of his own time with the Company. It is a digressive and personal history, with...

This pioneering examination of travel writing about New Zealand in the colonial period discusses a wide range of writing that helped place New Zealand on the literary map, while providing an oblique history of the young nation in the 19th century. Exploring early newspaper...

The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Guide: Design Management is part of a brand new series providing must-read practical guidance to running efficient and successful projects using the new RIBA Plan of Work 2013. Each guide takes a core project task - in this...