ilość książek w kategorii: 950
Linguistic Diversity and National Unity: Language Ecology in Thailand
ISBN: 9780226762890 / Angielski / Miękka / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, such as Myanmar and India, where official language policy has sparked bloody clashes, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its eighty languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography, and language, William A. Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy. Smalley contends that because the people of Thailand perceive their social hierarchy as the normal order, Standard Thai, spoken by members of the higher levels of society, prevails as the uncontested...
Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, such as Myanmar and India, where official language policy has sparked bloody clashes, Thailand has maintained relat...
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218,82 zł |
Chung Ta Noi . . . Conversational Vietnamese: An Intermediate Text
ISBN: 9780295980898 / Angielski / Miękka / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This intermediate language text, written for those who already have a basic knowledge of Vietnamese, stresses conversational skills. The goal is to help students communicate effectively and absorb meaning through speaking, listening, reading, and writing, incorporating the most up-to-date features of the interactive approach to language learning. The book provides insights into Vietnam's multifaceted culture. Each of the 24 chapters includes a list of competencies to be achieved and concepts to be studied; vocabulary lists, pronunciation drills, dialogues, and oral activities; a... This intermediate language text, written for those who already have a basic knowledge of Vietnamese, stresses conversational skills. The goal is to... |
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280,63 zł |
Cambodian System of Writing and Beginning Reader with Drills and Glossary
ISBN: 9780300013146 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume consists of four parts: (1) The Cambodian Writing System, a formal description of the relationship between the writing system and the phonology of the language; (2) Programmed Reading Exercises, a series of highly structured reading drills to train the student to read all regular Cambodian word shapes; (3) Beginning Cambodian Reader, fifty reading selections, graded in length and difficulty, ranging from short, simple narratives to essays on various aspects of Cambodian culture; and (4) Cambodian-English Glossary, containing some 2,000 words.
This volume consists of four parts: (1) The Cambodian Writing System, a formal description of the relationship between the writing system and the phon...
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299,12 zł |
Modern Spoken Cambodian
ISBN: 9780300013160 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The aim of this volume is to provide the student with a thorough command of the basic structures of standard spoken Cambodian. The course is based on the audio-oral method of language teaching developed by the Intensive Language Program of the American Council of Learned Societies and used successfully during World War II, but modified to take into account advances in language teaching techniques since that time.
The aim of this volume is to provide the student with a thorough command of the basic structures of standard spoken Cambodian. The course is based on ...
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366,23 zł |
Intermediate Cambodian Reader
ISBN: 9780300015522 / Angielski / Miękka / 502 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a sequel to the author's "Cambodian System of Writing and Beginning Reader." It is intended to develop the student's ability to the point of reading unedited Cambodian texts with the aid of a dictionary. Part One consists of 37 reading selections in Cambodian, graded in length and difficulty, from publications by Cambodia's leading writers and scholars. It includes articles on Cambodian history, culture and geography; Cambodian folktales; newspaper articles and editorials; and modern Cambodian fiction. Each selection is followed by a list of the vocabulary items not previously...
This book is a sequel to the author's "Cambodian System of Writing and Beginning Reader." It is intended to develop the student's ability to the point...
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402,83 zł |
Cambodian Literary Reader and Glossary
ISBN: 9780300020694 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the third in a series of Cambodian readers prepared by Franklin Huffman and Im Proum, following their Cambodian System of Writing and Beginning Reader and Intermediate Cambodian Reader. The reader contains thirty-two selections from some of the most important and best-known works of Cambodian literature in a variety of genres - historical prose, folktales, epic poetry, didactic verse, religious literature, the modern novel, poems and songs, and so forth. The introduction is a general survey in English of Cambodian literature, and each section has an introduction in...
This is the third in a series of Cambodian readers prepared by Franklin Huffman and Im Proum, following their Cambodian System of Writing and Begin...
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378,43 zł |
Cambodian-English Glossary
ISBN: 9780300020700 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Designed to accompany the series of Cambodian readers prepared by Franklin E. Huffman and Im Proum, this work is now reissued as an aid not only to students of the Cambodian language but also to Cambodians residing in English-speaking countries.
The largest such glossary compiled to date, it includes some 10,000 words, with definitions that are useful and complete at a general level, beyond the specific context of the published readings. Although less comprehensive than a dictionary, it fills an important purpose as an inexpensive aid for speakers of either language. Designed to accompany the series of Cambodian readers prepared by Franklin E. Huffman and Im Proum, this work is now reissued as an aid not only to st...
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171,01 zł |
Tibetan-English Dictionary
ISBN: 9780486426976 / Tibetan / Miękka / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Assembled by a missionary during the mid-19th century, this dictionary has an outstanding reputation. Practical and nontechnical, it offers a full sense of Tibetan words in their common usage. Each word is defined in terms of both its written and conversational usage. An English-Tibetan vocabulary offers pronunciations for hundreds of words.
Assembled by a missionary during the mid-19th century, this dictionary has an outstanding reputation. Practical and nontechnical, it offers a full sen...
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152,29 zł |
The New Tibetan-English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan
ISBN: 9780520204379 / Angielski / Twarda / 1214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New Tibetan-English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan surpasses existing dictionaries in both scope and comprehensiveness. Containing more than 80,000 lexical items used in political, social, economic, literary, and scientific discourse, this invaluable sourcebook includes the tens of thousands of new words that have been coined or that have come into use since Tibet was incorporated into the People's Republic of China in 1951. The dictionary lists lexical items characteristic of the special written genre that was used by Tibetan government officials up to 1959 as well as new...
The New Tibetan-English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan surpasses existing dictionaries in both scope and comprehensiveness. Containing more than ...
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408,24 zł |
Grammar of Colloquial Tibetan
ISBN: 9780700703227 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bell's grammar has been unavailable for some years, but it remains a very useful introduction to the Tibetan language, as well as to a culture and way of life which have changed dramatically in the last 50 years.
Bell's grammar has been unavailable for some years, but it remains a very useful introduction to the Tibetan language, as well as to a culture and way...
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171,44 zł |
Tibetan-English Dictionary
ISBN: 9780700706815 / Angielski / Miękka / 696 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jaschke's classic work, first published in 1881 and still invaluable to students, is now reprinted in paperback for the first time.
Jaschke's classic work, first published in 1881 and still invaluable to students, is now reprinted in paperback for the first time.
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171,44 zł |
English-Spoken Khmer Dictionary
ISBN: 9780710305145 / Angielski / Twarda / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A learning aid for making headway in the acquisition of comprehension and speaking ability in Khmer, the language of Cambodia. This title features 6,000 key word entries.
A learning aid for making headway in the acquisition of comprehension and speaking ability in Khmer, the language of Cambodia. This title features 6,0...
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441,69 zł |
Japanese Names & How to Read
ISBN: 9780710311023 / Angielski / Twarda / 572 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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1818,95 zł |
Uzbek-English/English-Uzbek Concise Dictionary
ISBN: 9780781801652 / Angielski / Miękka / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Includes 8,000 total entries with phonetic pronunciation for both Uzbek and English. Concise, easy-to-use format. Ideal for travelers, businesspeople, and students of English or Uzbek.
Includes 8,000 total entries with phonetic pronunciation for both Uzbek and English. Concise, easy-to-use format. Ideal for travelers, businesspeople,...
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86,93 zł |
Pilipino-English/English-Pilipino Dictionary & Phrasebook
ISBN: 9780781804516 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pilipino (Tagalog), the national language of the Philippines, is the most widely understood of the eight main Philippine languages, with over 10 million speakers. The ability to speak just a few words and phrases will greatly enhance the experience of traveling to the beautiful Philippine islands. A two-way dictionary with 2,500 entries and a phrasebook, with topics ranging from accommodations to colloquial expressions, are complemented by a basic grammar instruction as well as cultural information. Combining the benefits of both a dictionary and a phrasebook, this pocket-size volume provides...
Pilipino (Tagalog), the national language of the Philippines, is the most widely understood of the eight main Philippine languages, with over 10 milli...
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52,07 zł |
The Classical Tibetan Language
ISBN: 9780791411001 / Angielski / Miękka / 503 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Among Asian languages, Tibetan is second only to Chinese in the depth of its historical record, with texts dating back as far as the eighth and ninth centuries, written in an alphabetic script that preserves the contemporaneous phonological features of the language. The Classical Tibetan Language is the first comprehensive description of the Tibetan language and is distinctive in that it treats the classical Tibetan language on its own terms rather than by means of descriptive categories appropriate to other languages, as has traditionally been the case. Beyer presents the language as a...
Among Asian languages, Tibetan is second only to Chinese in the depth of its historical record, with texts dating back as far as the eighth and ninth ...
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159,52 zł |
Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary: English-Cambodian Cambodian-English
ISBN: 9780804819541 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a compact and travel-friendly Cambodian-English and English-Cambodian dictionary The Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary answers the need for a dictionary of Cambodian that is handy, current, and useful to those with little or no experience with the Cambodian language. With other Cambodian dictionaries are designed for those who can read Cambodian script, this dictionary provides entries in both script and romanized form. Entries provide clear, precise definitions and sample phrases to illustrate the natural usage of the language. Foreigners learning Cambodian and...
This is a compact and travel-friendly Cambodian-English and English-Cambodian dictionary The Tuttle Practical Cambodian Dictionary a...
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73,86 zł |
The Writing on the Wall: How Asian Orthography Curbs Creativity
ISBN: 9780812237115 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Writing on the Wall How Asian Orthography Curbs Creativity William C. Hannas "This well-written, well-documented book convincingly argues that there is a 'creativity gap' between East Asian countries and the West."--Choice Students in Japan, China, and Korea are among the world's top performers on standardized math and science tests. The nations of East Asia are also leading manufacturers of consumer goods that incorporate scientific breakthroughs in telecommunications, optics, and transportation. Yet there is a startling phenomenon known throughout Asia as the "creativity...
The Writing on the Wall How Asian Orthography Curbs Creativity William C. Hannas "This well-written, well-documented book convincingly argues that the...
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394,97 zł |
Pilipino-English/English-Pilipino Concise Dictionary
ISBN: 9780870524912 / Angielski / Miękka / 389 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This two-way Pilpino (Tagalog) dictionary, which represents the language of the most widely used dialect in the Philippine Islands, will be especially useful to the tourist or student. Contains over 5,000 entries with easy-to-use phonetic pronunciation.
This two-way Pilpino (Tagalog) dictionary, which represents the language of the most widely used dialect in the Philippine Islands, will be especially...
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73,86 zł |
A Student's Reference Grammar of Modern Formal Indonesian
ISBN: 9780878403622 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Intended for the general student of the Indonesian language and the professional linguist, this short descriptive grammar is a useful guide as a well as a point of departure for more intensive study. Intended for the general student of the Indonesian language and the professional linguist, this short descriptive grammar is a useful guide as a we... |
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161,39 zł |