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Tone, the use of pitch to provide phonological contrast between morphemes, plays an integral role in the structures of many languages. This book teaches linguists a tried-and-proven methodology for analyzing tone in any part of the world. Significant features:
• Delivers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to tone analysis for field linguists
• Emphasizes the discovery of contrastive tone patterns of morphemes, as opposed to contrastive...
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Une étude du lien entre gestes de la parole et particularités linguistiques.
Comme d'autres mouvements humains, les gestes de la parole sont vraisemblablement planifiés selon des stratégies optimales. Cependant, il est probable que la planification de ces gestes soit aussi contrainte par des critères de nature linguistique. De telles contraintes pourraient porter notamment sur la structure phonologique et la longueur des séquences prises en...
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On the Blunt Edge: Technology in Composition's History and Pedagogy tells the stories of composition's techno-history, from the roads of the ancient world, which allowed students to travel to school, to the audio-visual aids that populate the classrooms of the modern world. Computers are only a small part of this discussion, a technological Johnny-come-lately in a long-running pedagogical palaver.
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This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and renowned researcher of sign languages Carol Padden, the Sanford I. Berman Chair in Language and Human Communication at UC San Diego. This extensive conversation covers topics such as growing up with ASL, Carol's early work with Bill Stokoe, the linguistic complexity, structure and properties of ASL and other sign languages, the development of new sign languages throughout...
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This book presents a detailed study of the grammar of the Bamileke languages through one of the variants of this language, Nufi, also called fè'éfé'è. It is carefully organized into seventeen chapters contained on 316 pages and is full of the majority of grammatical aspects that you can imagine. and presentatives, locative adverbs, the different forms of possessive adjectives and pronouns, noun complements, indefinite adjectives, adverbs, pronouns...
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The modern Gaelic alphabet has 18 letters - Gaelic simply needs a smaller alphabet to make its sounds. To pronounce Gaelic words correctly you need to know what the sounds of the letters are, particularly the sounds of combinations of letters. Using his knowledge of the conventions of the language and not a little humour, George McLennan offers a straightforward guide to the Gaelic alphabet. Placenames and surnames are used to illustrate particular...
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Through the book, you'll be excited to see what's next and have a hard time stopping at the end of each chapter. With lots of excitement and strange happenings, you'll learn how real detectives handle a case. You may even solve the mystery before they do! With short, easy-to-read sentences, you'll breeze through, become friends with all the characters, and want to
In Dyslexia tools for kids you can find:
• How dyslexic children learn
• What...
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Adele E. Goldberg is professor of psychology at Princeton University. She is the author of Constructions at Work: The Nature of Generalization in Language and Constructions: A Construction Grammar Approach to Argument Structure.
Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrained
We use words and phrases creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language constructions in new ways. Yet native speakers...
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Read Assure takes advantage of the best asset all children have in abundance: tremendous brain power hungry for challenges. Children as young as four have successfully mastered reading English through phonics using Read Assure. The ability to read raises children's confidence and leads to a love of reading and the desire to devour ever more challenging material. Parents have recognized that starting their children on the road to mastering English...
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This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the various breathing techniques employed by singers and public speakers. Written in simple, clear language and full of useful information, this timeless handbook is highly recommended for modern readers with a practical interest in singing. Contents include: "In Breathing," "A Study of the Movement in Ordinary Inspiration," "In Breathing," "The Parts of the Act of Inspiration," "In Breathing-The Backward...
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Meg and Greg volume 3
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159 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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"Meg and Greg are off on a series of summer adventures around their neighborhood, along with some four-legged companions. The two friends pull off a bake sale despite back-to-back disasters in the preparations, save the day for Greg's mom when her ballet studio floods, rescue the neighbor's dog after he slips down a slope into a cove, and discover a lost cat with newborn kittens sheltering in a dangerous spot in the garden."--
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Bob books volume set 5
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1 container : illustrations ; 14 cm.
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English
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A set of eight readers which teach children the long vowels.
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volume : color illustrations ; 14 cm.
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English
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This volume includes 12 full - color phonics readers featuring the pups of Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol! Each book features a specific phonics concept that will give boys and girls ages 3 to 7 the tools they need to begin reading on their own.
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1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 12 x 15 cm.
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English
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"In Bob Books First stories you will find twelve easy-to-read and humorous books. Perfect for emerging readers, this set including kid-approved stories that progress gently through graded reading levels A, B, and C. With one-syllable words and short vowels, Bob Books First stories is a fun confidence builder, especially for kids in Kindergarten"--Publisher's description.
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12 volumes : color illustrations ; 11 x 14 cm + 1 parent guide sheet.
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English
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Scholastic's award-winning reading program is now available to pre-readers with the creation of My First Bob BooksTM. Expanding upon the Bob Books method and philosophy, these brand new sets offer children and their parents simple and satisfying tools that lay an important foundation for reading readiness. My First Bob Books:Alphabet helps children match sounds to letters, letters to words, and words to a story through the introduction of uppercase...
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