Language Arts & Disciplines

Have you ever wondered what is really happening to minority languages of Northeast Asia and which efforts are being taken both by "westerners" and local people to preserve and promote them? Would you like to discover, uncover, and tackle deep linguistic questions of such...

Give students authentic reasons to write with this collection of stimulating project-based learning activities. Each unit starts with a driving question that propels students to do research, investigate, collaborate, and communicate their results through multimedia and digital presentations, such as movies, advertisements, and podcasts....

English in Action is a four-level, standards-based integrated language learning program that prepares adults for work and academic success. The third edition of English in Action features authentic and high-interest content from National Geographic to promote critical thinking and 21st century skills. English in...

Pathways, Second Edition, is a global, five-level academic English program. Carefully-guided lessons develop the language skills, critical thinking, and learning strategies required for academic success. Using authentic and relevant content from National Geographic, including video, charts, and other infographics, Pathways prepares students to work...

We're often told that swearing is outrageous or even offensive, that it's a sign of a stunted vocabulary or a limited intellect. Dictionaries have traditionally omitted it and parents forbid it. But the latest research by neuroscientists, psychologists, sociologists, and others has revealed that...

You've written a book and you're ready to get it published. But where do you start? How do you find the right publisher? And once you've found one, how do you make sure you don't make any costly mistakes?Thankfully, help is on hand from...

In Growing Writers, veteran teacher educator Anne Elrod Whitney explores how the principles defined in NCTE's Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing position statement can support high school writers and teachers of writing through knowledge and a conscious search for meaning in our...

e.e. cummings' fourth poetry collection demonstrates his skilled modernist voice and unmatched ability to test the limitations of the English language. First published in 1926, is 5 contains 88 poems in cummings' distinctively complex style. Featuring satirical work, many experimental pieces, and several anti-war...

We are enthralled by stories - tales told around the campfire, acted on stage, written down, filmed, painted, danced and sung. Why? Because we want to be entertained, to be inspired, to escape, to enter virtual worlds, to understand and to relate to others...

Research on language universals and research on linguistic typology are not antagonistic, but rather complementary approaches to the same fundamental problem: the relationship between the amazing diversity of languages and the profound unity of language. Only if the true extent of typological divergence is...

In the Americas, both indigenous and postcolonial languages today bear witness of massive changes that have taken place since the colonial era. However, a unified approach to languages from different colonial areas is still missing.The present volume studies postcolonial varieties that emerged due to...

Heidegger characterizes the relationship between language and Being as language is the house of Being, negating the idea that language is merely a tool ready to be used at hand.Drawing on this idea, as well as ideas from anthropology, pragmatics, and folklore studies, the...

Author: Laura K. MurrayPublisher: Creative EducationPublished: 01/01/2023Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.82h x 8.82w x 0.32dISBN: 9781640267060Audience: Ages 9-12

This book provides the first comprehensive grammatical description of Choguita Rarámuri, a Uto-Aztecan language spoken in the Sierra Tarahumara, a mountainous range in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua belonging to the Sierra Madre Occidental. A documentary corpus developed between 2003 and 2018 with...

WHEN YOU SPEAK, DO YOU PROVIDE VALUE?Krystylle has spoken all over the world to diverse audiences in interesting scenarios. This book is a must read for those wanting to have real life tips used by her and her numerous colleagues who use speaking as...

Braving the Fire is the first book to provide a road map for the journey of writing honestly about grief and loss. Created specifically by and for the writer who has experienced illness, loss, or the death of a loved one, Braving the Fire...

This volume addresses some of the most important conceptual, methodological, and empirical challenges and opportunities with which the sister disciplines of semiotics and discourse analysis are mutually confronted in the context of considering new avenues of cross-disciplinary application to distinctive branding research streams. In...

Author: Morgan FranklinPublisher: Lulu.comPublished: 01/02/2023Pages: 26Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25dISBN: 9781387318360This title is not returnable

Author: J. L. AustinPublisher: Must Have BooksPublished: 01/11/2023Pages: 174Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40dISBN: 9781773239668This title is not returnable

Author: Tendai Rinos MwanakaPublisher: Mwanaka Media and PublishingPublished: 01/12/2023Pages: 228Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52dISBN: 9781779243188This title is not returnable