Category Archives: Foreign Languages

Sign Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys)

What are the unique characteristics of sign languages that make them so fascinating? What have recent researchers discovered about them, and what do these findings tell us about human language more generally? This thematic and geographic overview examines more than … Continue reading

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Baby Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, Third Edition

The Essential Parenting Guide- NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED AND EXPANDED! In 1982, child development experts Linda Acredolo, Ph.D., and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D., discovered that babies can communicate with simple signs-even before they’re able to talk. The result: Baby Signs, the groundbreaking … Continue reading

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Latin for Beginners: Centurion Edition

Now in the public domain, Latin for Beginners, by Benjamin L. D’ooge, Ph.D. was originally published in 1909. The Centurion Edition celebrates the 100th anniversary of the publication of the Latin classic. The text has been retypeset and formatted. All … Continue reading

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Politeness and Politics in Cicero’s Letters

Politeness and Politics in Cicero’s Letters presents a fresh examination of the letters exchanged between Cicero and correspondents, such as Pompey, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony during the final turbulent decades of the Roman Republic. Drawing upon sociolinguistic theories of … Continue reading

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Perfect Phrases in German for Confident Travel: The No Faux-Pas Phrasebook for the Perfect Trip (Perfect Phrases Series)

More than your average phrasebook, this portable title shows you how to be a well-mannered visitor and speak the local language in the correct context Any phrasebook can give you a line listing of essential phrases. But if you use … Continue reading

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American Sign Language Demystified with DVD

Decode ASL with guidance from a Gallaudet University professor and a helpful DVD . Great as a supplement to a high-school or college. course or for self-study, American Sign Language. Demystified walks you step-by-step through the fundamentals. of this visual … Continue reading

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Easy Italian Step-by-Step

Learn Italian step-by-step and soon you’ll be making leaps and bounds Your quickest route to learning Italian is through a solid grounding in grammar basics. Now don’t be put off by the “G-word.” What you won’t find in this book … Continue reading

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Dialogues and Essays (Oxford World’s Classics)

Alain de Botton’s bestselling The Consolations of Philosophy–later made into a six-part TV series–has helped popularize ancient philosophy and especially the work of Seneca. This superb volume offers the finest translation of Seneca’s dialogues and essays in print, capturing the … Continue reading

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The American Sign Language Phrase Book

Open up a whole new world of communication through ASL You can easily learn ASL with help from The American Sign Language Phrase Book. With more than 500 phrases, this is the reference guide to everyday expressions in American Sign … Continue reading

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Sign Bilingualism: Language development, interaction, and maintenance in sign language contact situations (Studies in Bilingualism)

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