Words in Time and Place: Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary, Crystal David
Автор: Ellis Rod Название: Exploring Language Pedagogy Through Second Language Acquisit ISBN: 041551973X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415519731 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7348.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this book, Ellis and Shintani examine how theory and research relating to second language acquisition can inform language pedagogy.
Описание: Designed with the ESL learner in mind, McGraw-Hill`s Essential Dictionary for Learners of English is a user-friendly reference that boasts more than 9,000 key American and British English terms.
Автор: Roget Название: Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases ISBN: 1108074170 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108074179 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5861.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: More than half of the hundred publications written by the physician Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869) were on non-medical topics. This reissue of the 1852 first edition of his most famous work (never subsequently out of print) shows the breadth of Roget`s own knowledge and interests.
Описание: Become a more effective leader cut the jargon and say what you mean Leveraging. Strategizing. Opening the kimono. Unlocking human capital. Trying to nail that BHAG. All on a go forward basis.
Описание: Food and cuisine are important subjects for historians across many areas of study. Food, after all, is one of the most basic human needs and a foundational part of social and cultural histories. This book delivers an unprecedented review of the state of historical research on food, endorsed by the American Historical Association.
Описание: Food and cuisine are important subjects for historians across many areas of study. Food, after all, is one of the most basic human needs and a foundational part of social and cultural histories. This book delivers an unprecedented review of the state of historical research on food, endorsed by the American Historical Association.
Описание: A smorgasbord of surprising, obscure, and exotic words
In this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day, Anu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual, intriguing words and real-life anecdotes that will thrill writers, scholars, and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates the English language in all its quirkiness, grandeur, and fun, and features new chapters ranging from ""Words Formed Erroneously"" and ""Red-Herring Words"" to ""Kangaroo Words,"" ""Discover the Theme,"" and ""What Does That Company Name Mean?"" In them, you'll find a treasure trove of curious and compelling words, including agelast, dragoman, mittimus, nyctalopia, quacksalver, scission, tattersall, and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example, interspersed with illuminating quotations.
Praise for a word a day
""Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up "" --Barbara Wallraff, Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author of Word Court
""AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories."" --John Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English Dictionary
ООО "Логосфера " Тел:+7(495) 980-12-10 www.logobook.ru
