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Pre-K Letters Flashcards (Flashcards Language Arts)
Pre-K Letters Flashcards (Flashcards Language Arts)
by Sylvan Learning Publishing
Publisher Comments
Getting comfortable with the alphabet is a big step towards learning to read. These brand new flashcards are designed to help children get ahead, prepare for kindergarten, and develop a love of learning--and best of all, to have fun doing it! The box... (read more)

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Written on Bamboo and Silk: The Beginnings of Chinese Books and Inscriptions, Second Edition
Written on Bamboo and Silk: The Beginnings of Chinese Books and Inscriptions, Second Edition
by T H Tsien
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Paleography, which often overlaps with archaeology, deciphers ancient inscriptions and modes of writing to reveal the knowledge and workings of earlier societies. In this now-classic paleographic study of China, Tsuen-Hsuin Tsien traces the development... (read more)

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Historical Linguistics (3RD 14 Edition)
Historical Linguistics (3RD 14 Edition)
by Lyle Campbell
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This accessible, hands-on text not only introduces students to the important topics in historical linguistics but also shows them how to apply the methods described and how to think about the issues; abundant examples and exercises allow students to... (read more)

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Birdsong, Speech, and Language: Exploring the Evolution of Mind and Brain
Birdsong, Speech, and Language: Exploring the Evolution of Mind and Brain
by Johan J. (edt) Bolhuis
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andlt;Pandgt;Scholars have long been captivated by the parallels between birdsong and human speech and language. In this book, leading scholars draw on the latest research to explore what birdsong can tell us about the biology of human speech and... (read more)

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Motion Encoding in Language and Space
Motion Encoding in Language and Space
by Mila (edt) Vulchanova
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This book brings together researchers in linguistics, computer science, psychology and cognitive science to investigate how motion is encoded in language. The book is divided into two parts. Part I considers the parameters at play in motion encoding... (read more)

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Canonical Morphology and Syntax
Canonical Morphology and Syntax
by Dunstan (edt) Brown
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This is the first book to present Canonical Typology, a framework for comparing constructions and categories across languages. The canonical method takes the criteria used to define particular categories or phenomena (eg negation, finiteness, possession)... (read more)

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Reading Visual Narratives: Inter-Image Analysis of Children's Picture Books (Functional Linguistics)
Reading Visual Narratives: Inter-Image Analysis of Children's Picture Books (Functional Linguistics)
by Clare Painter
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Contemporary childrens picture books provide a rich domain for developing theory and analysis of visual meaning and its relation to accompanying verbal text. This book offers new descriptions of the visual strand of meaning in picture book narratives as... (read more)

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Dutch
Dutch
by Roland Willemyns
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More than 22 million people speak Dutch-primarily in Holland, Belgium, Suriname, and the Antilles. This book offers a well-researched and highly readable survey of the language in all its historical, geographic, and social aspects. In addition to... (read more)

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A Computational Introduction to Linguistics: Describing Language in Plain PROLOG (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture N)
A Computational Introduction to Linguistics: Describing Language in Plain PROLOG (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture N)
by Almerindo E. Ojeda
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In this book, Almerindo E. Ojeda offers a unique perspective on linguistics by discussing developing computer programs that will assign particular sounds to particular meanings and, conversely, particular meanings to particular sounds. Since these... (read more)

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Friendship, Love, and Letters
Friendship, Love, and Letters
by Cornelia Wilde
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Bringing Our Languages Home: Language Revitalization for Families
Bringing Our Languages Home: Language Revitalization for Families
by Leanne Hinton
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Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community
Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community
by Amy D. (edt) Clark
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Breezier, Cheesier, Newest, and Bluest: What Are Comparatives and Superlatives? (Words Are CATegorical)
Breezier, Cheesier, Newest, and Bluest: What Are Comparatives and Superlatives? (Words Are CATegorical)
by Brian P. Cleary
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Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition: A Collection of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Words, Phrases, Praises, Insults, Idioms, and Literary Flourishe
Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition: A Collection of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Words, Phrases, Praises, Insults, Idioms, and Literary Flourishe
by Lesley M M Blume
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