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Indonesian Slang: Colloquial Indonesian at Work

by Christopher Torchia & Lely Djuhari

Indonesian Slang is an informal compendium of Indonesian expressions, including proverbs, slang, quotations and acronyms. Designed to be both educational and easy to read, the chapters hit on various linguistic...

Writing Better English for ESL Learners, Second Edition

by Ed Swick

Write in English like a native speaker!

Taking a developmental approach to improving writing skills, Writing Better English helps you increase your levels of proficiency in both grammar and vocabulary. Before...

Chinese Literature: AN ANTHOLOGY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY

by William McNaughton

Almost three thousand years of Chinese literature have been gathered together in Chinese Literature: An Anthology from the. Earliest Times to the Present Day. The earliest preserved folk songs of the peasantry;...

Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar: A Student's Guide to Correct Structures and Common Errors

by Qin Xue Herzberg & Larry Herzberg

A handy classroom, test-prep, and study supplement to help you speak and write with confidence while avoiding common mistakes.

Practice Makes Perfect Basic Portuguese

by Sue Tyson-Ward

Master Portuguese grammar through hands-on exercises and practice, practice, practice!

Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Portuguese is a trusted companion to your Portuguese learning experience. In each bite-sized...

Perfect Phrases for ESL Everyday Situations

by Natalie Gast

USE JUST THE RIGHT PHRASES AND NAVIGATE DAILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER OF ENGLISH

How do you ask for directions? What questions should you ask a potential babysitter? How do you explain...

Practice Makes Perfect Arabic Vocabulary

by Mahmoud Gaafar & Jane Wightwick

Go beyond Marhaba and add thousands of words and expressions to your Arabic vocabulary

To communicate comfortably in Arabic, you need easy access to a variety of words and expressions. In Practice Makes Perfect:...

Bastard Tongues

by Derek Bickerton

Why Do Isolated Creole Languages Tend to Have Similar Grammatical Structures?

Bastard Tongues is an exciting, firsthand story of scientific discovery in an area of research close to the heart of what it means...

Colloquial Welsh

by Gareth King

Colloquial Welsh provides a step-by-step course in Welsh as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential...

Swahili Made Easy: A Beginner's Complete Course

by Safari F. J.

This handy book is a beginner's complete course in the Swahili language, designed especially for foreigners.

Becoming a Translator: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation

by Douglas Robinson

Fusing theory with advice and information about the practicalities of translating, Becoming a Translator is the essential resource for novice and practicing translators. The book explains how the market works,...

Colloquial Swahili: The Complete Course for Beginners

by Lutz Marten & Donovan Lee Mcgrath

Colloquial Swahili is easy to use and completely up to date!

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Swahili....

Thinking French Translation

by Sandor Hervey & Ian Higgins

The new edition of this popular course in translation from French into English offers a challenging practical approach to the acquisition of translation skills, with clear explanations of the theoretical issues...

Lexical Priming: A New Theory of Words and Language

by Michael Hoey

Lexical Priming proposes a radical new theory of the lexicon, which amounts to a completely new theory of language based on how words are used in the real world. Here they are not confined to the definitions...

Colloquial German 2: The Next Step in Language Learning

by Annette Duensing & Carolyn Batstone

Colloquial German 2 is designed to help those involved in self-study; structured to give you the opportunity to listen to and read lots of modern, everyday German. It has also been developed to work systematically...

Dutch: An Essential Grammar

by William Z. Shetter

This Grammar shows, step by step, how the language is constructed. It presents a lively and accessible description of the language using plenty of relevant examples. This is the ideal first grammar for the Dutch...

Serbian: An Essential Grammar

by Lila Hammond

Serbian: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and practical reference guide to the most important aspects of Serbian as used by contemporary native speakers of the language.

Refreshingly jargon free, it presents...

Practice Makes Perfect Arabic Pronouns and Prepositions

by Otared Haidar

Master Arabic pronouns and prepositions quickly and easily

The only way to build your skills in a second language is to practice, practice, practice. Following the successful Practice Makes Perfect approach,...

The Wicked Traveler

by Howard Tomb

Respond to Japanese Noh theater like a native: Kazoku sorrote no seppuku ga yokatta. ("I love the part where the whole family disembowels themselves.")

Speak to homicidal Parisian taxi drivers in a language...

Outrageous Thai: Slang, Curses and Epithets

by T. F. Rhoden

The Thai people appreciate foreigners who speak their language. But how about foreigners who throw insults in the Thai language?

Outrageous Thai is designed to teach non-Thais to understand the everyday spoken...