Usage and grammar guides

A lively, wide-ranging and original handbook on the structure of the French language.

This volume explores a highly topical issue in second and foreign language education: the spreading practice in mainstream education to teach content subjects through a foreign language.

Incorrect usage of prepositions in English is like driving your car at night with the headlights off.

Lernen ist ein soziales Paket und braucht daher Kontakt, Austausch und auch Wettbewerb mit anderen Menschen.

If you already have the basics and want to learn more Mandarin Chinese, this advanced beginner audio course will boost your confidence to understand and speak Mandarin Chinese.

An up-to-date, evidence-based account of the variable points in Australian usage and style, in alphabetical format.

A compendium containing the origins and history of some of the most common words and phrases in the English language.

Get the last word on English grammar Grasping the intricacies of the English language doesn't need to be tricky, and this down-to-earth guide breaks everything down in ways that make sense Revealing rules, tips, and tricks to eliminate confusion and gain clarity, English Grammar For Dummies gives you everything you need to communicate with confidence!

This book presents a controlled evaluation of three widely practised syntactic theories on the basis of the extremely complex agreement system of Archi, an endangered Nakh-Daghestanian language.

A critical reassessment of the methods of Latin textual criticism and editing, in a form accessible to non-specialists.

Want to become a classic novel buff, or expand your reading of some of the finest novels ever published?

Gegenstand des Buches ist die grammatische Struktur der modernen kroatischen Standardsprache.

The 500 words you must know before college!

One part of a bestselling Latin course designed to help mature beginners read classical Latin fluently and intelligently.

Organized for easy reference and crucial practice, coverage of all the essential topics presented as 500 AP-style questions with detailed answer explanations5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP English Language Questions to Know by Test Day is tailored to meet your study needs whether you ve left it to the last minute to prepare or you have been studying for months.

Lynne Truss's 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' injected new life into the long-standing arguments over rights and wrongs in English usage.

Learn to communicate exactly what you mean with this English writing and speaking guideFrom conjugating verbs to mastering punctuation to polishing your speaking skills, Perfect English Grammar makes it easier than ever to improve your grasp of grammar.

Diese kurze Grammatik führt systematisch in die Schrift- und Lautlehre sowie die Formen- und Satzlehre des Biblischen Hebräisch ein.

"e;A reliable guide to what science fiction is"e; Christopher Priest, award-winning science fiction author"e;A really good introduction to the genre"e; SFX Magazine"e;Perceptive and glorious"e; Ian Watson, author of the screenplay for Steve Spielberg's A.

If you already have the basics and want to learn more French, this advanced beginner audio-based course will boost your confidence to speak and understand.

What your older sister won't tell you .

English Sentence Constructions departs from a usage-based theoretical perspective in which all language units -- which we refer to as constructions -- have both a meaning and form, and context is all-important in determining the function and form of these constructions.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Syntax, Semantik und Lexikon" verfügbar.

Die Arbeit untersucht evidentielle Satzadverbien wie "anscheinend" und "offenbar" und verknüpft die internationale Forschung zu Satzadverbien, Evidentialität, Grammatikalisierung und dem aktuellen Gebiet (Non)-At-issueness.

The Academic Vocabulary Practice for kindergarten offers teachers 128-pages of practical ways to help students master essential academic vocabulary.

Oxford Modern English Grammar is Oxford's brand new and definitive guide to English grammar.

A pioneering work in the area, by a great scholar, this is the most authentic, exhaustive, comprehensive and tested book of grammar of the Mundari Languages.

Current, comprehensive and written by leading scholars, this corpus-based reference work is the definitive guide to Chinese grammar.

Deciding what to read next when you've just finished an unputdownable novel can be a daunting task.

It's important in our daily lives for us to write clear English which is easily understood.

Der Einsatz von Korpora ist heutzutage aus der Lexikographie nicht mehr wegzudenken.

The go-to guide for perfecting your grammar and communication skills in every situationEnglish teachers aren't the only ones who expect careful and correct language choices.

This book tries to answer the question posed by Minsky at the beginning of The Society of Mind: "e;to explain the mind, we have to show how minds are built from mindless stuff, from parts that are much smaller and simpler than anything we'd considered smart.

Keys to Academic English presents Academic English and its building blocks in an accessible, easy-to-use format.

This book makes punctuation more fun and easier to learn than traditional approaches do.

How to Sound Clever explains the etymology of 600 key words you really ought to know, but haven't had the time to look up in the dictionary.

Anyone who has ever traveled knows the challenge of language barriers.

Deciding what to read next when you've just finished an unputdownable novel can be a daunting task.

The Academic Vocabulary Practice for third grade offers teachers 128-pages of practical ways to help students master essential academic vocabulary.

The theme of this collection is a discussion of the notions of 'norms' and 'standards', which are studied from various different angles, but always in relation to the English language.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Das direkte Objekt im Spanischen" verfügbar.

Do you ever search in vain for exactly the right word?

Packed with customizable editing tools-this practical, up-to-date reference includes the latest on writing and editing onlineThe McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders is an indispensable resource for writers, editors, proofreaders, and virtually everyone responsible for crafting clear, polished writing.