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This unique resource brings together contributions from creative practitioners and academic researchers working across different disciplines. Researchers, literary authors, editors, performers and film-makers reflect on their work and collectively explore the art of creativity in language and literature.

(Paperback, Revised edition)

Editing Made Easy is the indispensable, easy-to-read book that will help you communicate clearly and professionally. You will learn how to: make your writing more exciting and dynamic. avoid the common errors of grammar and spelling. understand the styles of print and online media. avoid typographical and factural errors.

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In this eloquent collection, nearly 60 of the best known Latinos in America contribute fascinating, revealing, often touching essays on the very personal process each went through to master the quirks and challenges of English

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If youre already fluent in 10 languages, you probably wont need this book, but youll get a kick out of it anyhow; for the rest of us, its a must.

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Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1972, this introductory text deals with human language and its relationship to other areas of human culture and behavior. Discussions include such diverse topics as the classification of languages, sound and grammar changes, reconstruction, and social and psychological factors involved in the history and development of language.

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(Hardback, 2nd edition)

An inspiring, stimulating new edition of this writer's companion and practical guide to the craft of fiction, scriptwriting, poetry and more experimental forms of writing. Updated and revised throughout, the text now contains new chapters on writing for digital media, flash fiction, memoir, and taking your writing out into the world.

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Alan Badiou takes on the standard bearer of the linguistic turn in modern philosophy and anatomizes the antiphilosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein.

The complete course for a fun and effective way to learn Italian. This best-selling course comprises a book and audio support which is easy to download to your MP3 player or iPod. The book (ISBN: 9781444100129) and the audio support (ISBN: 9781444100143) are also sold individually.

(, 5th edition)

The beginner's course for a fun and effective way to learn German. This best-selling course comprises a book and audio support which is easy to download to your MP3 player or iPod. The book (ISBN: 9781444100730) and the audio support (ISBN: 9781444100754) are also sold individually.

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Many people struggle with finding the right words to say on a particular occasion, but prefer not to use the pre-prepared cards available. This book is a helpful and easy to use guide that provides numerous examples of 'just the right thing' to say for a host of events.

Avoid sounding like a beginner with these 50 top tips for improving your spoken and written Spanish.

(Hardback)

The follow-up to the bestselling Maps of the Imagination, connecting puzzles, mystery, and magic to the art of writing

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Shows how persuasive academic writing enhances officers' effectiveness in their regular duties, especially as they reach more senior levels of service. This title explains the differences between staff writing and academic writing, and outlines some of the common errors military personnel make when transitioning from one to the other.

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How language evolved has been called 'the hardest problem in science'. Taking cues from topics as diverse as the foraging strategies of ants, the distribution of large prehistoric herbivores, and the construction of ecological niches, the author produces a fresh alternative to the conventional wisdom.

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A complete guide to the origins and definitions of Antarctic words, providing more than 15,000 quotations from 1000 different sources over the last century.

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#1 New York Times bestselling author and Eisner-nominated cartoonist Tom Hart's creative manuel for how to write a graphic memoir.

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Tells the story of what language is, how it works, and how it passes from generation to generation, even where historical accidents have made normal transmission almost impossible.

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This elegant, expert, and utterly up-to-date book contains over 1,500 samples from New Zealands distinctive vocabulary.

The legends, lore, locals, localities and lingo of London

Discover a new and effective way to learn Japanese. With 13 units covering the four key skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, this best-selling course comprises a book and audio support which is easy to download to your computer or MP3 player.

Professor Halliday addressed the issue of the application of linguistic scholarship for Computational and Quantitative Studies. This volume includes works that span the last five decades, covering topics such as machine translation; the early years; and probalilistic grammar. Halliday was at University of Sydney.