Language Arts & Disciplines : Grammar

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A practical guide is an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. more...

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Polish your French grammar with practice, practice, practice. Unlike typical language books, Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar is a combination language guide/workbook that provides you with the knowledge you need to understand the subject and the practice you need to master it in minimal time. more...

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A manageable way to improve your vocabulary: 200 words common enough to be generally understood, but difficult enough to be misused or neglected; Each term explained fully in everyday language; Examples from reputable sources showing how these words can be used to good effect. Ever heard a word you wish you could use? Address to Impress clearly explains the meaning and nuance of 200 words selected by the editors of The Chambers Dictionary for their practical value. Quotes from popular media show each entry in context, and easily confusable words are flagged up to prevent misuse. Pronunciation is spelled out syllable-by-syllable using the standard alphabet. Whether you are giving a presentation, writing a report or simply browsing through to improve your vocabulary, Address to Impress will help you to express yourself more clearly and effectively. more...

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Your panacea for lackluster language. Words like interesting and nice are so commonlyused they’ve lost their impact. This book provides you withmore than 3,000 powerful alternatives to tired words and helps you build a stronger vocabulary in the process. Armed with vibrant new words, you can precisely and eloquently express exactly what youwant to communicate in your writing and speech. more...

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This book is a full reference grammar of Qiang, one of the minority languages of southwest China, spoken by about 70,000 Qiang and Tibetan people in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in northern Sichuan Province. It belongs to the Qiangic branch of Tibeto-Burman (one of the two major branches of Sino-Tibetan). The dialect presented in the book is the Northern Qiang variety spoken in Ronghong Village, Yadu Township, Chibusu District, Mao County. This book, the first book-length description of the Qiang language in English, is the result of many years of work on the language, and is as typologically comprehensive as possible. It includes not only the reference grammar, but also an ethnological overview, several fully analyzed texts (mostly traditional stories), and an annotated glossary. The language is verb final, agglutinative (prefixing and suffixing), and has both head-marking and dependent marking morphology. The phonology of Qiang is quite complex, with 39 consonants at seven points of articulation, plus complex consonant clusters, both in initial and final position, as well as vowel harmony, vowel length distinctions, and a set of retroflexed vowels. The grammar also more...

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