A straightforward guide to understanding English grammar This book is for people who have never thought about syntax, and who don't know anything about grammar, but who want to learn.
For students who want to learn the nuts and bolts of English grammarA generation ago, the United States public school system stopped formal instruction in English grammar and consequently created a legion of students and professionals notoriously weak in writing and language skills.
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What you need to build your German lexicon as well as your confidence in communicating in the languageGerman Vocabulary Drills provides a thematic approach by presenting clusters of essential terms.
This second edition of Fundamental College Composition: A Grammar and Style Guide (FCC: AGSG), contains nine new chapters designed to further assist college students in their journey to become clear and precise writers of English.
When you're ready to go further with your German skills, Practice Makes Perfect will take you to the next levelUsing extensive explanations, examples, reading passages, and practice exercises, Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate German Grammar helps you grow your understanding and usage of such grammar topics as verbs tenses and moods.
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.
Master the essential building blocks of French-language fluency with faciliteThe Ultimate French Verb Review and Practice is your key to acquiring enhanced skills on the road to French fluency.
Improve your vocabulary in your spare time-and enhance your opportunities for a lifetimeWhether you're studying for school, preparing a business presentation, or mingling at a cocktail party, your mastery of words is essential to your overall success.
Kaum beachtet in der Forschung, dafür umso präsenter im Alltag sind die Namen für politische und kulturelle Ereignisse (Praxonyme), Waren-/Dienstleistungen und sonstige Objekte (Ergonyme), zu denen auch Institutionen (Schulen, Sportvereine) zählen.
If you already have the basics and want to learn more Dutch, this advanced beginner audio course will boost your confidence to understand and speak Dutch.
This first-year Vietnamese language textbook introduces college students to all aspects of the Vietnamese language and culture in twelve comprehensive chapters.
This volume presents a comprehensive survey of the lexicon and word formation processes in contemporary Japanese, with particular emphasis on their typologically characteristic features and their interactions with syntax and semantics.
This intermediate textbook continues to develop students' skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Vietnamese at the second-year language learning level.
Dieses Heft widmet sich dem VERBALISIEREN als jenem elementaren Prozess, der jeglicher INTERAKTION IM UNTERRICHT zu eigen ist und der im Fach Deutsch besonderer Aufmerksamkeit bedarf: um den Prozess der VER- UND BEARBEITUNG VON GEDANKEN, Ideen, Inhalten und Gelesenem in und mit der Sprache.
A selection of 44 papers out of the 163 presented at the Translation Studies Congress, which was held in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Institut für Dolmetscher und Übersetzer Ausbildung in Vienna, shows how translation studies is moving away from purely linguistic analysis into LSP, psychology, cognition, and cultural orientations.
