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Series
Basque Studies Program occasional papers volume no. 28
Publisher
Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book aims to introduce English speakers to the Basque language. The book also intends to show that two very different languages like Basque and English are more similar than might appear at first glance. In fact, all human languages are similar to one another in their most essential features, as they are particular exponents of one single linguistic faculty. While differences exist in particular aspects, English and Basque, when further explored,...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A celebration of language shows different exclamations--both positive and negative--in various languages, from Danish to Yiddish, as children enjoy eating ice cream at a busy street market.
At a busy street market, kids eating ice cream exclaim, "Yum!" in English, "Geshmak!" in Yiddish, and "Nam-nam!" in Danish. But disaster strikes when a little dog overturns a spice cart, showering pepper on everyone's ice cream. Will the kids end up crying, "Hai...
Author
Publisher
Learning Express
Language
English
Description
"This eBook is designed for students who need to improve their writing ability quickly. It focuses on mastering the basics, including parts of speech, punctuation, abbreviations, numbers, capitalization, common grammar mistakes, and spelling." --
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad grammar—but she's also determined to make the process as painless as possible. One year ago, she created a weekly podcast to tackle some of the most common mistakes people make while communicating. More than seven million episodes have now been downloaded, and Mignon has dispensed grammar tips on Oprah and appeared on the pages of the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal,
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Series
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This grammar tutorial will help you lean how to construct sentences the right way, to utilize your grammar knowledge for fun school activities, and to test your learning progress with quizzes, and more.
10) The grammar bible: everything you always wanted to know about grammar but didn't know whom to ask
Author
Publisher
Holt
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The story of how we got from he and she to zie and hir and singular they. Like trigger warnings and gender-neutral bathrooms, pronouns are suddenly sparking debate, prompting new policies in schools, workplaces, even prisons, about what pronouns to use. Colleges ask students to declare their pronouns; corporate conferences print nametags with space for people to add their pronouns; email signatures sport pronouns along with names and titles. Far...
Author
Publisher
Viking Adult
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Pinker has a lot of ideas and sometimes controversial opinions about writing and in this entertaining and instructive book he rethinks the usage guide for the 21st century. Don't blame the internet, he says, good writing has always been hard. It requires imagination, taking pleasure in reading, overcoming the difficult we all have in imaging what it's like to not know something we do know.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Personifies all the major elements of grammar with superhero or supervillain identities, explaining the "powers" of each part of speech while revealing important rules using colorful, memory-bolstering characterizations and comic book-style illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Ever wonder what "nonbinary" or "gender nonconforming" really means? Why would someone choose to identify that way? And how the heck do you use "they/them" pronouns for a singular person - isn't it supposed to be plural? This charming and disarming guide promises to unpack all these questions and more, with a fun, visual infographic approach"--
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