Foreign Language Study

An essential book on California’s Indigenous languages, updated for the first time in over 25 years.

Before outsiders arrived, about one hundred distinct Indigenous languages were spoken in California, and many of them are in use today. Since its original publication in 1994, Flutes of Fire has become one of the classic books about California’s many Native languages. It is written to be approachable, entertaining, and informative—useful for people doing language revitalization work in their own communities, for linguists, and for a general readership interested in California’s rich cultural heritage. With significant updates by the author, this is the first new edition of Flutes of Fire in over 25 years. New chapters highlight the exciting efforts of language activists in recent times, as well as contemporary writing in several of California’s Native languages. Both a practical guide and a joy to read, Flutes of Fire is an essential book for anyone who cares about the Indigenous languages of California and their flourishing for many generations to come.

Volume one of Taha Hussein's classic work, unabridged, and supported with robust comprehension, interpretation, and analytical exercises, for advanced learners of Arabic

Taha Hussein’s autobiographical novel The Days helped usher in the era of modern Arabic writing and remains one of the most influential and best-known works of Arabic literature. With this guided study, the complete first volume of the novel is accessible to students of Arabic in a way never previously available. While Arabic literature provides a vast body of texts as a window into diverse cultures and eras, the lack of useful teaching material has often forced teachers to spend much of their time creating supplemental material, rather than focusing on the exploration of literary art and themes. This study will walk Arabic students through the unabridged novel in manageable lessons, supported with robust comprehension, interpretation, and analytical exercises, focusing on the historical context, elements of literature, and social themes. This book is organized to mirror the way an experienced teacher of Arabic literature would structure the lessons, and is thus perfectly suited as a textbook for an advanced Arabic or Arabic literature class, or as an independent study package for learners.

A new comprehensive approach to teaching Arabic reading and writing skills to heritage students at the intermediate and advanced levels

From Reading to Writing, Volume 1 is a content- and task-based textbook for students of Arabic as a heritage language at the intermediate and advanced levels, aimed at developing learners’ basic language skills, especially reading and writing. Although heritage learners can often communicate in colloquial Arabic through exposure to the spoken language at home or in their country of residence, they equally as often face fundamental problems in reading and writing, as well as in speaking Modern Standard Arabic. Through authentic texts, carefully chosen to represent the lived realities of the language, supported by a range of tasks, this book seeks to develop heritage learners’ communication skills to meet the practical requirements of university study and the modern-day workplace. The topics covered also offer intellectually stimulating content to learners while connecting them in a meaningful way to Arab culture and society.

The authors developed the course content with their students for over a decade and have designed the tasks in this book with the notion that language acquisition is not just a set of rules but an interactive process that depends on performing different tasks in multiple contexts. The tasks include prereading and intensive reading activities; comprehension questions; writing, listening, and grammar exercises; and vocabulary building, as well as higher-order questions designed to promote critical thinking skills. The majority of the writing and listening tasks focus on group work to encourage students to collaborate and engage in the learning process.

From Reading to Writing, Volume 1 is also suitable for foreign-language learners of Arabic at the intermediate and advanced levels and native Arabic speakers enrolled at Arab universities.

An introductory media Arabic book for the elementary and low intermediate levels

With the proliferation of satellite television news and social media channels, students of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) have access to an increasingly vast range of print and broadcast news from the Arab world. Media Arabic for Beginners is a unique textbook designed to lead elementary and low intermediate level students of MSA to a solid level of proficiency in the language of Arabic media.

Through active engagement with authentic texts selected from a wide variety of news sources and websites, learners are familiarized with vocabulary, idioms, lexical items, and collocations, while grammatical concepts are introduced and explained in context. With sixteen texts accompanied by sixteen audio files and supportive PowerPoint presentations, this content-based approach allows students to develop and enhance their reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills. Vocabulary and grammatical points are presented as PowerPoint slides, making for discrete and manageable learning targets.

Media Arabic for Beginners is structured around four themes, each devoted to a dominant news topic: Official Visits and Talks; Elections and Referendums; Attacks and Explosions; and Demonstrations and Protests. Each unit is in turn made up of four lessons, each lesson featuring a text from a particular perspective together with pre-reading activities, reading activities, post-reading activities, and a section with particular focus on grammar. The texts progress from very simple to more complex, as students steadily increase their reading fluency. Each unit ends with a thorough review section with various activities, such as comprehension questions, vocabulary translation, and role play.

The first Chechen language course available in English!

Chechen is spoken by over 1.4 million people worldwide, mostly in the Chechen Republic. It is also spoken in the Chechen diaspora in Russia, Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Middle East, notably in Jordan and Turkey. It is a Northeast Caucasian language that is written in the Cyrillic script.

Ideal for those new to Chechen, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Chechen with Online Audio teaches both written and spoken Chechen using modern pedagogy, and includes:

·        An introductory section on the Chechen language and its main features

·        Twelve carefully-paced chapters, each one opening with dialogues about an everyday topic followed by vocabulary, grammar lessons, and exercises  

·        Answer key to the exercises

·        Chechen-English and English-Chechen glossaries

·        Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

Châhkâpâs: A Naskapi Legend shares the story of Châhkâpâs, a heroic figure in First Nations storytelling, who performs feats of strength and skill in spite of his diminutive size

The book shares this traditional legend as originally recorded in the Naskapi community in northern Quebec in 1967 when it was narrated by John Peastitute, a Naskapi Elder and accomplished storyteller. Transcribed in the Naskapi language and syllabic orthography, the book offers a literary resource for the Naskapi language community, and the English translation enables those unfamiliar with the language, or the story, to discover this important legend.

The book also contains extensive analysis of stories about Châhkâpâs, notes about the provenance of the recordings, a biography of the storyteller, and a history of the Naskapi people. Lavish illustrations from Elizabeth Jancewicz—an artist raised in the Naskapi community—provide a sensitive and accurate graphical account of the legend, which has also been approved by Naskapi speakers themselves.

A fun, visual approach to mastering Japanese with real manga panels and easy-to-understand explanations.

Japanese difficult? Study boring? No way! Not with this “real manga, real Japanese” approach to learning. Presenting all spoken Japanese as a variation of three basic sentence types, Japanese the Manga Way shows how to build complex constructions step by step. Every grammar point is illustrated by an actual manga published in Japan to show how the language is used in real life, an approach that is entertaining and memorable. As an introduction, as a jump-start for struggling students, or (with its index) as a reference and review for veterans, Japanese the Manga Way is perfect for all learners at all levels.

A fun visual delight, this bestselling, award-winning book teaches over 1,000 kanji and their different readings.

What is the best way to learn Japanese characters? You could learn through hours of repetition, writing and rewriting each character, as some children are taught to in Japan. Instead Kanji Pict-o-Graphix takes the more natural and accessible approach of learning through association, with each character given a mnemonic pairing based on its meaning.

This book features over 1,000 kanji—as well as hiragana and katakana—along with a helpful memorization tool and their Chinese (on-yomi) and Japanese (kun-yomi) pronunciations. It's the perfect companion for any student of Japanese.

A dynamic and creative approach to teaching spoken Arabic in the classroom for the Upper Intermediate level by the author of Media Arabic

Upper-Intermediate Arabic through Discussion is a classroom-tested course that uses an inquiry-based approach to challenge intermediate learners of Arabic by engaging them in thought-provoking discussions about topics of general interest. Each topic is framed in the form of a question, such as “How can we learn a new language fast?” or” Why are some sports more popular than others?,” to motivate students to immediately start searching for an answer.

Drawing on her long experience as an Arabic instructor, Nevenka Korica Sullivan has organized the book into twenty chapters, each one devoted to a single theme. While exploring each topic, learners are guided to expand their vocabulary, acquire more complex structures, and discover systemic relationships between language form, function, and meaning. A rich assortment of exercises and activities ensures that learners make palpable progress in advancing their language skills.

The course is designed to create a lively learner-centered classroom where interaction between participants is both the goal and the means of language study; it can also be successfully used with a tutor or for independent study.

The complete series of innovative new coursebooks in Egyptian colloquial Arabic

Drawing on her years of experience as an Arabic instructor and course developer, Samia Louis has used a functional approach to create a bright, innovative set of coursebooks for the study of Egyptian colloquial Arabic—the spoken dialect most frequently studied and most widely understood in the Arab world. Now three new books, for beginner, early advanced, and higher advanced students, have been added to the series. Designed according to the ACTFL guidelines for teaching Arabic as a foreign language, each book of Kallimni ‘Arabi trains students through highly structured lessons in the crucial skills, with particular emphasis on listening and speaking, using real-life situations and expressions. The associated audio files consist of recordings of the dialogs and exercises in each chapter, made by Egyptian native speakers.

“The books in the [Kallimni ‘Arabi] series altogether present the best Arabic textbooks available . . . miles ahead of most others.”—David Wilmsen, American University of Beirut

An innovative and highly structured course for teaching Arabic to beginners and for self-study

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the literary language of today’s books, media, and formal communication throughout the Arab world, the region’s principal shared language of written and official discourse. The first book in this new series for the classroom is designed for adult learners of the language at the beginner stage.

Drawing on her years of experience as an Arabic instructor, author Samia Louis has developed a course rich in everyday contexts and real-life, practical language, along with a wide range of grammar-learning strategies to allow students to deploy the language with confidence. Written in accordance with the ACTFL guidelines for teaching Arabic as a foreign language, the course is conceived in such a way to make the study of Arabic language and grammar easier for the student.

Book 1 is divided into ten chapters, focusing on specific everyday situations, including greetings and introductions; people and names; numbers, dates, and telephone numbers; and directions and addresses. The chapters allow for the gradual acquisition of vocabulary and grammar, the exercises at the end of each chapter covering all the crucial skills of listening, reading, writing, and pronunciation, with emphasis on reading and writing. The course includes digital material for all listening activities, dialogs, and pronunciation exercises, as well as video films of real-life situations covered in the chapters. The book is further supported by interactive reading, writing, and grammar drills accessible through the Internet.

A new intermediate course that introduces students of Modern Standard Arabic to the most widely spoken and understood Arabic dialect

A new intermediate course that introduces students of Modern Standard Arabic to the most widely spoken and understood spoken dialect

Based on the cumulative experience of three leading teachers of Arabic as a foreign language, Kalaam Gamiil builds and develops communicative skills in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, along parallel tracks of vocabulary and grammar. It is designed for students who have reached the lower intermediate level of Modern Standard Arabic and are now ready to branch out into their first experience of a major spoken dialect. Structured around basic topics that crop up in daily conversations, lessons each include a situation, a vocabulary list, preparatory sentences using the new vocabulary items, explanations of grammar in English, cultural information, and a variety of mechanical drills and communicative exercises.

The book, volume one of a two-part series, focuses on the speaking and listening skills that will enable intermediate students to handle a variety of uncomplicated communicative tasks with native speakers of Egyptian Arabic successfully and is supported by online associated audio files.

Azuma Old Japanese is an areal term for the two major dialects of Eastern (‘Azuma’) Japan during the eighth century: Eastern Old Japanese and Töpo-Suruga Old Japanese. This volume is an exhaustive, comparative reference grammar based on the linguistic data contained in the Man’yōshū poetic anthology (759 CE). It contains chapters dedicated to the different lexical categories, the lexicon, the phonology, and the historical development.

This volume serves to fill the last remaining gap in English language scholarship on the grammar of premodern Japanese dialects, and significantly contributes to our understanding of the historical development of the earliest attested Japanese dialects. It also contains an extensive reconstruction of Proto-Japanese.

The dictionary presents the argot of German cyptolects, which have been documented in the last 20 years as part of the resurrection of research in jargons. We are dealing here with the dialects of what is known as Rotwelsch (thieves’ cant) which could function as cryptolects by integrating words from donors such as Jewish German, Romany, Romance and Slavonic languages and medieval thieves’ cant. The dictionary is based on surveys of speakers and written sources and is ordered by word families. Each article presents a headword together with written variants, meanings, examples of usage, and information on the source of the words.

Ortografía, acentuación, gramática y puntuación.

Sandro Cohen, autor del bestseller Redacción sin dolor, dejó como legado esta útil herramienta para estudiantes, profesionistas y cualquier persona que quiera escribir de forma clara y concisa.

¿«Cónyugue» o «cónyuge»? ¿«Transgiversar» o «tergiversar»? Incluso los más expertos se equivocan y titubean al escribir. Y precisamente porque nadie es perfecto es que necesitamos una guía que nos permita sentirnos más seguros al hacerlo.

Los 101 errores más comunes del español , te ayudará a aclarar las dudas más frecuentes de ortografía, acentuación, gramática y puntuación. Te proporcionará respuestas, explicaciones y ejemplos fáciles para que dejes de cometer, para siempre, cualquier descuido en tu escritura. Es el complemento perfecto de Redacción sin dolor, y un libro de cabecera con el que te sorprenderás cuando notes la mejoría al momento de expresarte por escrito.

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Spelling, Accentuation, Grammar, and Punctuation.

Sandro Cohen, author of the bestseller Redacción sin dolor, left as his legacy this useful tool for students, professionals, and anyone who wants to write clearly and concisely.

“Cónyugue” or “cónyuge”? “Transgiversar” or “tergiversar”? Even the experts make mistakes and hesitate when writing. And precisely because no one is perfect, we need a guide that allows us to feel more confident when doing so.

Los 101 errores más comunes del español (The 101 Most Common Mistakes in Spanish) will help clarify the most frequent doubts about spelling, accentuation, grammar, and punctuation. It will provide you with answers, explanations, and easy examples so you can stop making any mistakes in your writing, once and for all. It is the perfect complement to Redacción sin dolor, and a bedside book that will amaze you when you notice the improvement in your written expression.

Many words in Spanish are nearly the same as their English counterparts, except for the word ending. This unique book identifies the 24 most common word-ending patterns between these languages and provides over 4,000 words that follow them. For example, many English words that end in "–ance" (distance, importance, etc.) correspond to "–ancia" in Spanish (distancia, importancia, etc.). Similarly, English words ending in "–ary" (necessary, ordinary, etc.) correspond to"–ario" in Spanish (necessario, ordinario, etc.). Using this system for learning, students can add thousands of new Spanish words to their vocabulary.  

Perfect as a classroom supplement or for self-study, Instant Spanish Vocabulary Builder is appropriate for all ages and levels of experience. The accompanying audio (available for free download) allows students to master pronunciation of the most common words and phrases from each chapter by repeating them after a native Spanish speaker.

Learn Swedish with this complete course, now with free audio download!

Swedish is a North Germanic language spoken by 10 million people worldwide, primarily in Sweden and parts of Finland. It is also mostly mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish.

Ideal for those new to Swedish, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Swedish with Online Audio includes:

• Ten carefully-paced units, each one opening with a dialogue about an everyday topic such as greetings, dining, or tourist-related topics, followed by vocabulary, grammar lessons, and exercises
• Answer key to the exercises
• Swedish-English and English-Swedish glossaries
• Sections on cultural information such as Geography, History, Politics, Social Welfare, Business, Arts, Holidays, Education and Everyday Life that will be useful to students and travelers
• An etymology section in each unit that compares Swedish and English words to encourage students to make vocabulary connections
• Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

“I would definitely choose the Swedish Practical Dictionary: Swedish-English/English-Swedish over more popular, thinner dictionaries. It is pocket-sized and contains every word you might need as a businessperson or student, and more than you would need as an occasional tourist. The high quality of the entry selection can be credited to the author, Harald Hille, who has 25 years of experience as a translator for the United Nations.”—Tess Whitty, American Translators Association Chronicle

Swedish is an official language of the European Union, the Nordic Council, and Finland. This pocket-size practical dictionary includes:

• over 28,000 entries of essential Swedish vocabulary
• useful grammar notes and possible variants
• stressed vowels marked for ease of pronunciation
• a general pronunciation guide

Spoken by over 95 million people worldwide, Vietnamese has emerged as a prominent language in the fields of business, culture and history in Southeast Asia, America, Australia, and Europe.

Perfect for beginners with little or no previous knowledge of the language, Beginner’s Vietnamese with Online Audio introduces the essentials needed to speak, read and understand Vietnamese with confidence. This guide is ideal for both self-study or classroom use and includes:

Kalynh Ngô's Vietnamese translation of the critically-acclaimed dual memoir, MY VIETNAM, YOUR VIETNAM, by Christina Vo and her father, Nghia M. Vo. A chronicle of the divergent journeys of a Vietnamese father, who fled his home country in desperation, and his American-born daughter, who ventured to Vietnam as an adult, capturing the stark contrast between their perspectives as they strive to heal the long-term wounds of war. In this captivating, heartfelt dual memoir, Christina Vo and her father, Nghia M. Vo, delve into themes of their identity, heritage, and the tragic multi-generational ordeals of war, with intertwined stories that present a multifaceted portrayal of Vietnam and its profound influence on shaping both familial bonds and individual identities across time.

Một ký sự về những hành trình khác nhau của một người cha, từng trốn khỏi Việt Nam sau chiến tranh trên một chiếc thuyền nhỏ để tìm chốn dung thân ở Hoa Kỳ, và cô con gái của ông, người sinh ra ở Mỹ, đã mạo hiểm đến Việt Nam khi trưởng thành. Hồi ký đồng hành của cha và con ghi lại sự tương phản hoàn toàn trong quan điểm của họ về quê hương Việt Nam, khi họ tìm kiếm sự đồng điệu và một con đường đưa đến sự hàn gắn cho nhau. Kalynh Ngô, Dịch

An up-to-date resource for students and heritage speakers of Khmer, the national language of Cambodia.
Khmer is the second most spoken Austroasiatic language after Vietnamese, with 16 million native speakers and an estimated additional million second language speakers. As the language of Cambodia, it is often referred to colloquially as Cambodian.

Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, the Khmer Practical Dictionary is the most comprehensive modern two-way Khmer resource published in over 20 years. It includes:

• Over 18,000 word-to-word entries
• Comprehenisve vocabulary with common words as well as technical, legal, business and locally-specific terms (key cities, foods, and cultural terms).
• Guides to the Khmer alphabet and pronunciation
• Usage guide which outlines the parts of speech

This word-to-word format is approved for ESL students to use during standardized testing.

This comprehensive bilingual Burmese (Myanmar) dictionary includes over 28,000 Word-for-Word dictionary entries, and is approved for ESL/ELL students to use for standardized testing.

Burmese is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar, where it is an official language. It is spoken by over 40 million people worldwide. The government of Myanmar designates it as the Myanmar language, but most English speakers continue to refer to the language as Burmese, after Burma, the former name of Myanmar. The Burmese alphabet is derived from the Brahmic scripts of South Indian languages.

This dictionary’s two-way format makes it useful for both English and Burmese speakers. Each entry includes Burmese script as well Romanization (common sense phonetic pronunciation) for English speakers. Burmese ELL (English-Language Learner) students can look up the meaning of English words they don't recognize, and also translate their thoughts and writing in Burmese to English using this dictionary.

La quinta edición de Cuaderno de ejercicios prácticos de Redacción sin dolor incluye un apartado dedicado a las oraciones copulativas, antes «oraciones de predicado nominal», y los seis pasos para pasar de voz activa a voz pasiva, además de nuevos ejercicios para que el alumno pueda practicar y dominar en poco tiempo la sintaxis, gramática y puntuación del español contemporáneo. Retoma punto por punto lo expuesto en Redacción sin dolor, ilustra y aclara las dudas que el estudiante encontró en la teoría y mide el progreso de lo aprendido. A quienes están en un nivel avanzado, les permitirá hacer un diagnóstico de los aspectos que necesiten ejercitar, así como repasar los conceptos más importantes. Incluye un apartado de respuestas que propicia la autoevaluación constante.

Palabralogía es una forma amena de descubrir cómo ha evolucionado el lenguaje desde Egipto, Grecia y Roma, pasando por la Edad Media, hasta nuestros días al mismo tiempo que se nos retrata las formas de vida de estas civilizaciones. 

Un apasionante recorrido por la historia de las palabras, su formación y sus cambios de signifi cado que nos ayudará a entender por qué unas palabras han sobrevivido a a lo largo de los siglos mientras que otras cayeron en desuso.

Un libro fundamental para entender cómo se ha formado el castellano y cómo la historia está también escrita en nuestras palabras.

«Este libro pretende introducir al lector (estudiante, muy probablemente de secundaria, preparatoria, universidad y autodidacta) en la gramática de la manera más amable posible». Yliana Cohen
«Yliana Cohen fue la primera y mejor alumna de Sandro Cohen. De su ejemplo se derivan su rigor y disciplina, pero igualmente la convicción de que no es posible aprender sin divertirse». De la presentación de Vicente Quirarte

Entender un tema tan complejo como la gramática de la lengua española va más allá de memorizar sus reglas; por eso la autora comienza por relatar sus orígenes y transformaciones a lo largo de la historia. En nueve capítulos explica sus categorías gramaticales y, a partir de ejemplos y ejercicios sencillos, muestra cómo utilizarlas para dominar la herramienta que usamos todos los días para expresar lo que sentimos, pensamos y queremos.
 Aprende a evitar errores comunes, comunica mejor tus ideas y conoce más sobre el idioma que te permite entender el mundo.

Después de 28 años y más de 200 000 lectores, Redacción sin dolor se ha convertido en un libro esencial para quienes desean redactar mejor. Aquí se aprende sin angustia desde los usos de la coma y el punto hasta que es y cómo se utiliza el pluscuamperfecto. No importa si eres estudiante, profesor o autodidacta. Redacción sin dolor es tu mejor herramienta para resolver tus dudas respecto al idioma y para comunicarte mejor. Esta nueva edición forma parte de la Biblioteca Sandro Cohen, colección creada en homenaje a su autor. Las actualizaciones incluyen:

Un apartado dedicado a las oraciones copulativas, antes oraciones de predicado nominal.

Los seis pasos para pasar de voz activa a voz pasiva.

Un resumen al final de cada capítulo para facilitar el uso del libro como obra de consulta.

En la actualidad pasamos más tiempo escribiendo que hablando por lo que este manual continuará siendo un aliado para hacerlo cada vez mejor y en menos tiempo.

This textbook provides students of Hispanistic studies with an up-to-date overview of Spanish varieties and sociolinguistics, focusing on new methods from the fields of perception and discourse linguistics, as well as how speakers use the characteristics of linguistic variation to position themselves agentively. These methods are applied to Andalusian as a case study. The volume also includes a section containing practical exercises and solutions.

Die Eckdaten 711 und 1492 umrahmen machtpolitisch gesehen die Zeit maurischer Präsenz auf der Iberischen Halbinsel auf einem Territorium wechselnder Ausdehnung, das unter dem Namen al-Andalus bekannt ist. Der letztlich über mehr als acht Jahrhunderte währende Kontakt zwischen Orient und Okzident hatte für Spanien kulturelle und insbesondere auch sprachliche Auswirkungen, die bis in die Gegenwart reichen. So hat das Arabische nach dem lateinischen Fundus den größten Anteil am spanischen Wortschatz. Die Beschreibung des als arabisches Kulturadstrat charakterisierten Einflusses auf verschiedenen sprachlichen Ebenen ist Gegenstand des vorliegenden Arbeitsheftes.

Das Arbeitsheft bietet vor dem Hintergrund des RA 41 von Gustav Ineichen (1997, Arabisch-orientalische Sprachkontakte in der Romania) einen Ausbau und die Vertiefung der Thematik für den spanischen Sprachbereich, der in der universitären Lehre mehr im Mittelpunkt steht. Damit schließt die Publikation eine Lücke im Bereich verfügbarer Materialien für den Unterricht, denn als Hinführung an die Gesamtthematik steht neben Abschnitten in den einschlägigen Sprachgeschichten auch heute lediglich der zentrale Aufsatz von Reinhold Kontzi (1982, "Das Zusammentreffen der arabischen Welt mit der romanischen und seine sprachlichen Folgen") zur Verfügung. Ein dem allgemeinen Verständnis förderlicher Aspekt liegt in dem Ansatz, die arabischen Einflüsse nicht allein im Hinblick auf das Spanische zu beschreiben, sondern auch bezüglich zugrunde liegender Strukturen zu beleuchten.

This book aims to provide a better understanding of convergence and non-convergence phenomena, such as divergence, from different theoretical perspectives. It brings together nine case studies that deal with contact between languages found in the Iberian Peninsula (Castilian, Catalan, Portuguese and Basque), between Spanish or Portuguese and another language (such as English), and between different varieties from Europe and other continents. The volume thus unites views from two fields that rarely interact: contact linguistics and dialectology. It discusses the mechanisms and consequences of language contact within the Ibero-Romance world, a geographical space characterised by a high rate of multilingual speakers and settings. The contributions deal with various combinations of convergence and divergence, for example between different varieties of the same language, language stability despite contact, as well as less studied aspects, such as the relation between language contact and second language acquisition, the linguistic landscape perspective of language contact, and divergence in linguistic identity construction.

A significant movement for Catalan independence has been building since 2010 and in 2015 is bringing Catalonia to a political showdown with the Spanish state. The Catalan language has long been cast as a key sign of identity and a rallying point for Catalan nationalism. This classic anthropological study, originally published in 1989 and now available for the first time in paperback, provides essential background for understanding Catalan national identity and its relationship to the distinctive Catalan language. Author Kathryn A. Woolard analyzes language and identity politics at a significant turning point in the modern history of Catalonia: 1979-80, when political autonomy was re-established after the end of the Franco dictatorship. This book examines the formal language politics of parties and policymaking as well as the interpersonal politics of individuals negotiating their social identities through choices between the Catalan and Spanish languages. This dual approach uncovers the relationship between the public and personal meanings of the languages that continue to resonate with Catalan national aspirations in the current political movement. Double Talk confronts enduring questions about bilingual life that arise not only in Spain, but also in settings worldwide.

Insight Guides Phrasebook Spanish: all the words and phrases you need to feel at home, when away. Includes free app.

Compact, clear, and packed with key words and phrases, this pocket-sized Spanish phrasebook and dictionary (with free app) is a trusty travel companion. It's all you need to make yourself understood - and to understand others - when you're out and about in Spain.

· Smartly organised by topic (Exploring, Activities, Health and Safety, Food and Drink, Going Out) in colour-coded sections
· Includes insider local information, and native speaker language tips
· Informative introduction provides clear pronunciation guidelines, and grammar basics to help you get to grips with the language
· Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market - all Insight Guides Phrasebook and Dictionaries come with a free app featuring key phrases from the book, spoken by native speakers to promote perfect pronunciation

The Republic of Serbia is located on the Balkan peninsula at the crossroads between Central, Southern and Eastern Europe. The majority of its 10 million inhabitants are Serbs and the official language is Serbian, written in both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. The use of two scripts simultaneously and equally among speakers is not seen in any other European language.

Learn to confidently speak, read, and write Serbian with Beginner's Serbian with Online Audio. It includes:

• A brief introduction to Serbian history and culture
• 15 practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and instruction in the Cyrillic alphabet
• Exercises with answer key
• Serbian-English and English-Serbian glossaries
• Online MP3 audio files for download which feature pronunciation by native speakers

Learn Icelandic with this complete course, now with free audio download!

Icelandic is a North-Germanic language spoken by over 300,000 people, mainly in Iceland where it is an official language. The language can be traced back to the Old Norse brought by settlers from Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Because of Iceland’s isolation and remote location, the linguistic changes that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems.

Ideal for those new to Icelandic, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Icelandic with Online Audio includes:

• Fourteen carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, expressions, and exercises
• An alphabet and pronunciation guide
• English-Icelandic and Icelandic-English glossaries
• A brief introduction to Iceland’s history and culture
• Online MP3 audio files for download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

"Shevchuk has not only produced an infinitely helpful resource for anyone interested in Ukrainian, but given us one of the most breathtaking scholarly achievements in Slavonic Studies in many years. It is a monument to the Ukrainian language and a watershed in its development on the global stage.” 

— Rory Finnin, University of Cambridge

The Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary describes the core Ukrainian lexicon as it is used in contemporary speech. This dictionary has no precedents in Ukrainian and Slavic bilingual lexicography and combines elements of six types of dictionaries: translation, collocation, learner’s, thesaurus, phraseological and encyclopedic dictionaries.

This updated second edition of the dictionary includes important revisions, new entries, and a new English-Ukrainian Word Index that will help readers quickly find word entries. The Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary is a must-have for Ukrainian language learners of all levels (elementary, intermediate, advanced and superior), Ukrainian language instructors and instructors of theory and practice of translation, Ukrainian-English and English-Ukrainian translators and interpreters, comparative linguists, lexicographers, researchers, business people, journalists, and anyone with an interest in the Ukrainian language. It is an irreplaceable resource for Ukrainian-speakers who study English and native speakers of Ukrainian who wish to perfect and enrich their Ukrainian.

Includes:

·        Over 9,000 entries that comprise the most frequently used Ukrainian lexicon

·        More than 200,000 word combinations

·        80,000 illustrative examples, including common Ukrainian idioms and their English equivalents

·        English-Ukrainian Word Index with over 6,000 items

·        A comprehensive introduction to the Ukrainian language and grammar

The most up-to-date two-way Icelandic dictionary available, from the author of popular textbook Beginner’s Icelandic!

Icelandic is a North-Germanic language related to Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. The language can be traced back to Old Norse brought by settlers from Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Old Norse is the language of the Icelandic Sagas and these works from the Middle ages can be read by Icelandic speakers today with little difficulty as the written language has not changed drastically over the centuries.

Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this dictionary features:

• Over 18,000 word-to-word entries, including common words as well as technical, legal, business and locally-specific terms (such as cities, foods, and cultural terms)
• Guides to the Icelandic alphabet and pronunciation
• Practical usage guide which outlines the parts of speech

Due in large part to Iceland’s isolation and remote location, the linguistic changes that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems such as four cases for nouns and three genders (male, female, and neuter). The Icelandic literary tradition is a large part of the nation’s culture and understanding the language is a necessity to learning more about Iceland.

Croatian is a Slavic language spoken mainly in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and in various neighboring countries by about 5.5 million people. It is the official and most widely used language in Croatia and one of the official languages of the European Union.

Ideal for those new to Croatian, learning at home or in the classroom, this guide includes:

• a brief introduction to Croatia
• 15 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions
• exercises for each lesson with answer key
• Croatian-English and English-Croatian glossaries
• online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

Beginner's Ladino with Online Audio is the ideal guide for anyone who wants to learn the language of the Separdic (Iberian) Jews. Ladino, also known as Judeo-Spanish, dates back to the the Middle Ages, when the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula spoke and wrote in the Romance languages of the host culture. They developed a unified dialect that was distinct from Castilian Spanish. After the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, the Ladino language became part of the "Iberian Heritage" of the Sephardim throughout the world. Today, although Ladino is in danger of extinction, it is experiencing a revival.

This book's 13 lessons, designed with the beginning student in mind, are ideal for both classroom use and self-study. Each lesson teaches basic conversation through dialogues on everyday topics like greetings, family, weather, shopping, and holidays. Grammar is explained in easy and accessible steps, with exercises throughout to reinforce skills. Accompanying audio for the dialogues is available for free download. Also included are a brief history of the Sephardic Jews, Ladino-English and English-Ladino glossaries, a key to the exercises, and a list of websites in or about Ladino.

Start speaking Russian today!

Now in an updated second edition, Beginner’s Russian with Interactive Online Workbook offers an innovative, easy, and thorough way to speak, and read Russian confidently. This complete Russian course includes a user-friendly textbook and interactive online workbook. The carefully-paced, relevant lessons cover grammar and language basics in the context of everyday situations related to family, jobs, introductions, dining out, the Internet, and much more. The chapters are designed for the beginning student, and are full of photos, cartoons, games, and exercises alongside easy-to-understand lessons.

This new edition includes updated vocabulary to reflect ongoing changes in contemporary Russian culture and society, new speaking and writing activities that allow students to interact with technology and media, and new individual and group projects and oral presentations to engage learners' creativity and help them develop communicative competency.

In addition to the book, you have access to an interactive website full of videos, audio, and self-correcting exercises. The enriching material on the website reinforces the basics of the lessons in the book, helping you acquire Russian skills in a natural, engaging way.

• Thorough explanations and instructions offer a gradual introduction to the language, Cyrillic alphabet, and grammar
• An interactive website features correct pronunciation by native speakers and helps learners start speaking Russian right away
• Ideal for individual self-study or classroom use
• Each chapter will take 5-6 hours of classroom instruction, or approximately 10-12 hours of study for the independent learner.
• Students should be able to attain the ACTFL Novice High or Intermediate Low levels of proficiency by the end of the course

Brazilian Portuguese, the fifth most widely spoken language in the world, is written and spoken by over 200 million inhabitants of Brazil as well as by several million Brazilian emigrants in other parts of the world, including over one million Brazilian Americans.

Ideal for those new to Brazilian Portuguese, learning at home or in the classroom, this guide includes:

• an introduction to Brazil
• 7 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and phrases
• review exercises with answer key
• Brazilian Portuguese-English and English-Brazilian Portuguese glossaries
• online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

This popular language textbook with an interactive website offers an easy, effective, and fun way for beginners to learn how to read, write, speak and understand Ukrainian. 

The Third Integrated edition is integrated with the Ukrainian-English Collocation Dictionary (2021) via a set of specially designed lexical and syntactic exercises in each of its 15 lessons.  

Beginner's Ukrainian covers such common conversational topics as meeting people, traveling, shopping, hobbies, family relations, vacationing, meals, weather, and much more. Priority is given to developing learners' conversational skills while providing them with a solid grammar foundation. The book's companion website offers a wealth of interactive conversational, grammar, and phonetic drills designed for use by both independent and instructor-led learners.

The book includes 15 useful lessons, covering everyday situations such as introductions, family, and shopping. An interactive website featuring audio dialogues and exercises recorded using native speakers is also available to users. The guide also includes:

• Useful cultural and grammatical notes
• Appendices of critical information, including declension tables, noun endings, common Ukrainian names, numbers, verb conjugations and more.
• A Ukrainian-English/ English-Ukrainian dictionary of words used in the book

Albanian is spoken by 5.8 million people worldwide, and is an official language of Albania and Kosovo. Albanian is a unique Indo-European language because it has its own branch, whereas most modern languages are at least twice removed from their original branch. Under the Ottoman Empire, teaching Albanian was forbidden and its existence today speaks to the fierce preservation and pride of the Albanian people.

Modern standard Albanian is a combination of the two main dialects, Tosk and Gheg. Ideal for those new to Albanian, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Albanian with Online Audio includes:

• A brief introduction to Albanian history and culture
• 13 practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions
• Exercises with answer key
• Albanian-English and English-Albanian glossaries
• Online MP3 audio files for download which feature pronunciation by native speakers

An up-to-date Catalan language resource for students and travelers to Barcelona and other cities in the Pyrenees region.

Catalan is a romance language named after the autonomous province Catalonia in Spain and spoken by well over 9 million people worldwide. It is also the national and only official language of Andorra. Most Catalan speakers, however, reside in Spain's Catalonia and Valencia provinces. Catalan is not a dialect of Spanish, but a language that developed independently from Vulgar Latin during the Middle Ages around the Pyrenees region. During the 19th century and the rise of a nationalist cultural movement in Catalonia, the language was revived as a literary language. Since the 1980s, Catalan has been the language used in state schools, and thus most residents of Catalonia are bilingual in Catalan and Spanish.

Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this dictionary features over 16,000 word-to-word entries, including common words as well as technical, legal, business and locally-specific terms (key cities, foods, and cultural terms). It also includes a comprehensive pronunciation guide and a concise discussion of the basics of Catalan grammar.

With colorful, eye-catching illustrations to stimulate imagination and curiosity, My First Croatian Dictionary is specially designed for children ages 5 to 12. It contains more than 1,000 everyday words (from colors, animals, household items, foods and more)—each illustrated and translated into Croatian.  

The illustrations are arranged alphabetically by English so even young readers can easily search for words, and each one is labeled with clear, bold type.

Recent studies suggest that children should begin learning a foreign language before age 10 for best results. This dictionary is a fun, engaging way for parents or grandparents to introduce Croatian to young children. Teachers will also find the dictionary useful for students who are learning Croatian or English from Kindergarten and up.

Croatian is a Slavic language spoken mainly in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and in various neighboring countries by about 5.5 million people. Croatian is written with the Latin alphabet.

Loin de se limiter à la syntaxe, l’héritage des principes fondateurs de L. Tesnière concerne l’ensemble des sciences du langage eu égard à l’écho rencontré par les Éléments de syntaxe structurale dans bien d’autres domaines de la linguistique. Le présent volume en propose un état des lieux en quatre axes.

Il opère d’abord une relecture contemporaine de cet ouvrage-clé, s’attachant à certains points précis comme les multiples niveaux d’analyse envisagés par L. Tesnière, la place réservée au latin classique ou le recours régulier de l’auteur aux métaphores. Il fait ensuite le point sur l’héritage de la pensée tesniérienne dans différents domaines des sciences du langage, tout cadre théorique confondu, et situe l'œuvre de L. Tesnière dans le paysage structuraliste européen du XX^e siècle.

Cet ouvrage aborde également quelques-unes des ramifications ou revisites contemporaines des concepts tesniériens en Europe, dans une optique descriptive voire de linguistique générale, à des fins syntaxiques, sémantiques ou encore morphologiques. Il attire enfin l’attention sur l’influence exercée par la syntaxe structurale tesniérienne sur un domaine d’étude particulier, celui de l’étude de la langue, le discours grammatical scolaire ayant été fortement influencé par le développement de la syntaxe structurale.

In den romanischen Sprachen lassen sich Sprachwandelprozesse aufgrund der Quellenlage besonders gut rekonstruieren. Deshalb sind sie Teil jeder Einführung in die Grammatikalisierung. Die romanischen Sprachen selbst standen bisher allerdings noch nicht im Zentrum einer monographischen Einführung in die Thematik.

Diese Lücke füllt das vorliegende Arbeitsheft und stellt – basierend auf den vier großen romanischen Sprachen Französisch, Italienisch, Portugiesisch und Spanisch – die Prozesse der Grammatikalisierung am Beispiel der zentralen grammatischen Bereiche sowie der wichtigsten Theorien und Methoden im Überblick dar. Im Mittelpunkt steht eine anschauliche sprachvergleichende Aufbereitung, unterstützt durch Übungen, die diese zugänglich und nachvollziehbar machen.

Im Studium ist gerade das Thema der Grammatikalisierung hervorragend geeignet, an die Sprachgeschichte heranzuführen und auch ohne vertiefte Lateinkenntnisse historische Prozesse zu verstehen, die bis in die Gegenwart reichen.

L’Abrégé de Phonétique Historique est une introduction à l’évolution de la phonétique du français depuis le latin, à travers l'ancien français, le moyen français, le français classique et jusqu'au français moderne. Présentant les faits principaux de manière succincte et pédagogique, il s’adresse aux étudiants qui préparent l’épreuve d’ancien français de l’agrégation de Lettres Modernes et aux professeurs.

Basé sur la partie concernant la phonétique historique de la Grande Grammaire Historique du Français (GGHF), l’ouvrage valorise les acquis de la tradition séculaire dans le domaine (depuis Bourciez jusqu’à Straka), mais engage également les développements de la phonologie moderne – et ce en particulier concernant la structure syllabique et les représentations autosegmentales plus largement. Il prend le parti d’une présentation par position syllabique, plutôt que par les voyelles et consonnes individuelles. Ainsi les consonnes en position forte (initiale et appuyée) sont examinées ensemble, et il en va de même pour la position intervocalique et la coda. Le même principe régit la présentation des voyelles, en position libre et entravée.

L'Abrégé est accompagné d'une série de ressources supplémentaires en ligne ("Annexes" à télécharger ci-dessous) : un index lexical avec son mode d'emploi, une liste de 180 mots importants pour le concours, des exercices supplémentaires ainsi qu'une liste d'errata.

This book provides a detailed introduction to Romance linguistics, giving valuable information on 1) working techniques and tools, 2) the sub-disciplines of linguistics, and 3) Romance languages, thus linking theoretical reflection with practical skills. The book is divided into identically structured units (including working techniques, branches of linguistics, and language outlines) that provide a condensed introduction to the field. Particular focus is placed on the extensive exercise section.

The password needed to access the linguistic samples on the website can be found at the end of the book and ebook edition.

The indispensable resource for Kurdish Kurmanji!

Kurmanji, also known as Northern Kurdish, is the most widely spoken Kurdish language with approximately 16 million speakers worldwide. The Kurds are spread across the countries of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, as well as Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Lebanon. There is also a large diaspora of Kurds, which is especially prominent in Europe. In all there are estimated to be about 40 million speakers of the Kurdish languages worldwide.

This unique two-part resource uses the official Kurmanji Latin alphabet and provides users with tools for daily interactions. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:  

• 6,000 dictionary entries
• Essential phrases on subjects such as healthcare, time, dates, transportation, money, communication services and much more
• Concise grammar and pronunciation sections
• A guide to the Kurdish Kurmanji alphabet
• Map of the Middle East

<p><strong>The essential Dari language resource!</strong></p><p>Dari, spoken by over 20 million people worldwide, is one of the official languages of Afghanistan. Closely related to the Persian (Farsi) of Iran, and the Tajik of Tajikistan, the languages have been split by politics and geography over time.</p><p>This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Afghanistan or people working with Dari speakers with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. <b>Ideal for government and NGO workers, interpreters, military personnel, resettlement agencies, teachers, and anyone who needs to communicate in Dari</b>, this guide includes:</p><ul><li>5,000 (Romanized) dictionary entries</li><li> Essential phrases on subjects such as healthcare, time, dates, transportation, money, communication services and much more</li><li>Practical cultural information<li> A guide to the Dari alphabet and basic grammar and pronunciation sections </li><li> A concise Introduction to Afghanistan, including history, culture, and development of the Dari language</li></ul><p></p>

Learn Dari with this complete course, now with free audio download!

Spoken by over 12.5 million people worldwide, Dari is the version of Persian (Farsi) spoken in Afghanistan, and the primary language of Kabul, the nation’s capital. It is an Indo-European language which uses the Persian alphabet for its writing system.

Ideal for those new to Dari, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner’s Dari with Online Audio includes:

• Five chapters that cover: Writing, Rules, Grammar, Vocabulary and Greetings, Common Phrases & Expressions
• Thirty-three carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and exercises
• An alphabet and pronunciation guide
• English-Dari glossary
• Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

This comprehensive bilingual Pashto dictionary includes over 25,000 Word-for-Word dictionary entries, and is approved for ESL/ELL students to use for standardized testing.

Pashto a is an Eastern Iranian language that is native to southern and eastern Afghanistan, northwestern Pakistan, and parts of eastern Iran. It is spoken by over 40 million people worldwide. Pashto is written in the Pashto alphabet or script, which is a modified form of the Perso-Arabic script.

This dictionary’s two-way format makes it useful for both English and Pashto speakers. Each entry includes the Pashto script as well Romanization (common sense phonetic pronunciation) for English speakers. Pashto-speaking ELL (English-Language Learner) students can look up the meaning of English words they don't recognize, and also translate their thoughts and writing in Pashto to English using this dictionary.

Farsi Persian, the official language of Iran, is spoken across the Middle East and Central Asia by a worldwide community of over 60 million people. Farsi’s linguistic and literary legacy is over 2,500 years old, and continues to play a central role in Near Eastern politics, business and culture. Persian is the dominant language of Iran’s international business world and a critical language to understanding the intricacies of Middle Eastern literary, historical and cultural trends.

Equally suited to both new students and heritage speakers, Beginner’s Persian with Online Audio features 10 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions. It also includes:

• A guide to reading and writing Persian
• Exercises for each lesson with answer key
• Persian-English and English-Persian glossaries
• An alphabet and pronunciation guide
• Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers.

The essential Pashto language resource!

Pashto, also known as Pakhto, Pakhtu, or Pushto, is one of two official languages of Afghanistan and is also spoken in the neighboring Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is an Indo-Iranian language spoken by over 40 million people worldwide. Pashto is written in the Arabic Naskh script, but entries in this dictionary are Romanized with phonetic pronunciation for English speakers.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Afghanistan and neighboring regions with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:

• 5,000 (Romanized) dictionary entries
• Essential phrases on subjects such as healthcare, time, dates, transportation, money, communication services and much more
• Practical cultural information
• Concise grammar and pronunciation sections
• A guide to the Pashto alphabet
• Maps

A Hippocrene Trilingual Reference

Quechua is a Native American language spoken by nearly 10 million people, primarily in the Andes region of South America. It is best known as the language of the ancient Inca empire. Alongside Spanish, Quechua is an official language in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Ideal for anthropologists, students and travelers, this dictionary features over 11,000 entries as well as an introduction to the Quechua language and basics of grammar.

This unique full-length dictionary includes 3 sections: English-Quechua, Spanish-Quechua, and Quechua-Spanish-English. Spanish is a logical conduit language between Quechua and English, and many Quechua words are found in Peruvian Spanish.

A user-friendly guide that teaches the core Nakoda vocabulary and how to use it in conversation

Practising Nakoda contains basic Nakoda vocabulary, organized into 30 themes (such as animals, clothing, directions, and time) and divided into sections meant to enhance daily and ceremonial communication (including dances, ceremonies, and ceremonial clothing). The guide provides the basic words for every theme from which the reader can forge a general view of word formation patterns.

In a thematic dictionary, words are not organized alphabetically but are grouped according to the root element or their meaning. Since Nakoda is a polysynthetic language where words are often built up with many elements that attach to the root, this is a necessary format that enhances the learner’s “morphological awareness.” The guide will help learners identify the root of each word, along with the “morphemes,” critical to the successful learning of the Nakoda language, and the comprehension of complex vocabulary.

"The writer hopes that many of the white people will be glad to avail themselves of the advantage and facility thus afforded to them for becoming acquainted in some measure, and with very little trouble, with that truly admirable language of those Aborigines called Abenakis, which, from the original word Wôbanaki means; peasant or inhabitant from the East."

At a time when the Abenaki had little to no written documentation of their language, Joseph Laurent, Chief of the Abenaki reserve of Odanak, came forth to produce a translational dictionary, that was both the first of its kind and one of a kind. Unique in its approach to translation, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues is a linguistical journey intertwined with Abenaki culture that offers a study of Indigenous names and naming conventions, the Abenaki alphabet and modifications of verbs, as well as an essential key to understanding the pronunciations of the words therein.

Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this edition is a classic of Native and Indigenous literature reimagined for the modern reader.

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