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Languages of Scandinavia Seven Sisters of the North
ISBN: PB: 9780226759753, ISBN: HB: 9780226493893, University of Chicago Press, December 2020
224 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 6 halftones, 3 line drawings, 4 tables
From fjords to mountains, schools of herring to herds of reindeer, Scandinavia is rich in astonishing natural beauty. Less well known, however, is that it is also rich in languages. Home to seven languages, Scandinavia has traditionally been understo...
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£20,00
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£26,00
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Lexical and Semantic Aspects of Proverbs
ISBN: PB: 9788024643588, University of Chicago Press, Center for the Study of Language and Information, September 2020
243 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
This book is linguistic in nature, offering a number of aspects of contemporary languages and their proverbs. Focusing mostly on lexical, semantic and pragmatic aspects, the book also explores language corpora findings. Apart from collecting data on...
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Let’s Go In My Journey to a University Presidency
ISBN: PB: 9781944838621, Gallaudet University Press, March 2020
216 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 25 photos
Alan Hurwitz ascended the ranks of academia to become the president of not one, but two, universities – National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology and Gallaudet University. In "Let's Go In: My Journey to a Universi...
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£23,00
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LingVis Visual Analytics for Linguistics
ISBN: PB: 9781684000333, ISBN: HB: 9781684000340, University of Chicago Press, Center for the Study of Language and Information, January 2020
300 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
This volume collects landmark research in a burgeoning field of visual analytics for linguistics, called LingVis. Combining linguistic data and linguistically oriented research questions with techniques and methodologies developed in the computer sci...
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£28,00
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£56,50
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Let's Write Words Write-On Wipe-Off
ISBN: HB: 9781629799230, GMC Group, Highlights, May 2018
56 pp., 27.6x21.3 cm, colour illus.
Not for sale in selected countries! "Let's Write Words" offers a unique blend of age appropriate tracing and writing activities combined with puzzles to help build vocabulary and lifelong learning confidence. Children can familiarize themselves wit...
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£11,81
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Language, Power, and Resistance Mainstreaming Deaf Education
ISBN: HB: 9781944838041, Gallaudet University Press, February 2018
192 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 17 figures, 1 table
The current policy of educating d/Deaf and h/Hard of hearing (DHH) students in a mainstream setting, rather than in the segregated environments of deaf schools, has been portrayed as a positive step forward in creating greater equality for DHH studen...
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£45,00
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Language of Light A History of Silent Voices
ISBN: HB: 9780300215434, Yale University Press, September 2017
288 pp., 21x14 cm, 30 black&white illus.
Partially deaf due to a childhood illness, Gerald Shea is no stranger to the search for communicative grace and clarity. In this eloquent and thoroughly researched book, he uncovers the centuries-long struggle of the Deaf to be taught in sign languag...
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£14,99
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Logical Reasoning with Diagrams and Sentences Using Hyperproof
ISBN: PB: 9781575869513, University of Chicago Press, Center for the Study of Language and Information, August 2017
227 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 27 figures
The "Logical Reasoning with Diagrams and Sentences" courseware package teaches the principles of analytical reasoning and proof construction using a carefully crafted combination of textbook, desktop, and online materials. This package is sure to be...
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£44,00
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Linguistic Coping Strategies in Sign Language Interpreting
ISBN: HB: 9781563686580, Gallaudet University Press, March 2016
248 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 1 figure
This ground-breaking work, originally published 15 years ago, continues to serve as the primary reference on the theories of omission potential and translational contact in sign language interpreting. In the book, noted scholar Jemina Napier explores...
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£60,00
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Learn to Read Latin
ISBN: SET: 9780300194999, Yale University Press, October 2015
300 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm
One of the most popular Latin texts on the market, "Learn to Read Latin" focuses on helping school and university students to acquire the skills to read and appreciate the great works of Latin literature. It not only presents basic Latin morphology a...
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£55,00
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