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This book was written for the potential writer looking to effectively write and send a query letter that will grab the attention of editors and agents. You will learn the basics of writing to someon……続きを見る

Whenever you talk to someone, you have less than ten seconds to capture their attention and another twenty to hold it to you. This window, or opening to getting to know someone is incredibly vital f……続きを見る

Language and Culture at Work provides an overview of the complex role that culture plays in workplace contexts. Eight chapters cover the core aspects of culture at work, comprising: Face and polit……続きを見る

Writing tends to make people anxious, and with good reason. The first sentence of a job application letter can consign it to the bin. A speech intended to rouse can put a room to sleep. A mistimed t……続きを見る

The perfect book for new authors unfamiliar with the self-publishing process and the pitfalls of marketing your first eBook. This book covers all the essentials for publishing without all the nonsen……続きを見る

Literacy is necessary to be successful academically and to perform adequately in most jobs. Reading can also be a valuable form of entertainment, yet learning to read can be extremely difficult. Unl……続きを見る

Slimme spoedcursus op zakformaat Dit is een compact en met humeur geschreven boekje voor taalgebruikers die willen weten hoe het ook alweer zit met hen en hun, met hoofdletters en kleine letters, di……続きを見る

Weet u nog wat er dit jaar is gebeurd? Hoe de Zwarte Pieten-discussie het land verdeelde? Dat de Olympische Spelen in Sotsji voor ophef zorgden en eindigden met een biertje? Dat Oekraïne werd binnen……続きを見る

Weet u nog wat er dit jaar is gebeurd? De aanslagen bij Charlie Hebdo en de erop volgende protesten. De piloot die bewust een berghelling in vloog. De honderden verdronken bootvluchtelingen, de ebol……続きを見る

In the face of the continuing discourse of crisis in US education, The Meaningful Writing Project offers readers an affirming story of writing in higher education that shares students’ experiences i……続きを見る

North Sámi: An Essential Grammar is the most up-to-date work on North Sámi grammar to be published in English. The book provides: a clear and comprehensive overview of modern Sámi grammar includin……続きを見る

A vital contribution to legal theory and media and civic discourse In the 1860s, northern newspapers attacked Abraham Lincoln's policies by attacking his character, using the terms "drunk," "baboon,……続きを見る

Economies of Writing advances scholarship on political economies of writing and writing instruction, considering them in terms of course subject, pedagogy, technology, and social practice. Taking th……続きを見る

The Global English Style Guide illustrates how much you can do to make written texts more suitable for a global audience. Accompanied by an abundance of clearly explained examples, the Global Englis……続きを見る

This singular book illustrates how to edit a piece of prose and enhance its clarity of thought and felicity of style. The authors first present ten principles of effective composition, and then scru……続きを見る

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an authoritative reference dealing with all aspects of this increasingly important field of study. Offering a comprehensive range of a……続きを見る

From scholars working in a variety of institutional and geographic contexts and with a wide range of student populations, Retention, Persistence, and Writing Programs offers perspectives on how writ……続きを見る

A Systemic Functional Grammar of French provides an accessible introduction to systemic functional linguistics through French. This concise introduction to the systemic functional grammar (SFG) fram……続きを見る

Basic Cantonese introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way. Each of the 28 units deals with a grammatical topic and provides associated exercises, designe……続きを見る

In syntactic analysis, as in linguistics generally, the skills required to first identify, and then make sense of, complex patterns in linguistic data involve a certain specific kind of reasoning, w……続きを見る

German Grammar Made Easy is the ideal introduction to the basics of German grammar for anyone new to the language or looking to refresh their knowledge. The Grammar features: concise and jargon-fre……続きを見る

The Interfaces of Chinese Syntax with Semantics and Pragmatics provides an in-depth exploration of a variety of interface phenomena in Chinese, a non-inflectional language, where to a large extent w……続きを見る

First published in 1816 and revised in 1916, this edition of George Crabb’s English Synonyms contains the entirety of his most enduring work. The revised edition is supplemented by a large number of……続きを見る

Language "Appealing As Sunlight After a Storm." A sentence should read as if its author, had he held a plough instead of a pen, could have drawn a furrow deep and straight to the end. ーHenry David ……続きを見る

Vérité d’une expérience exprimée en une formule ramassée, le proverbe est de toutes les civilisations. Son antiquité est souvent soulignée par l’archaïsme dans l’expression ou par des références his……続きを見る

»Besser als heute haben wir uns in Deutschland, was die Sprache betrifft, noch nie verstanden. Die deutsche Sprache steht allerdings mehr denn je im Wettbewerb. Wer ihre Geschichte besser kennt, wir……続きを見る

Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education deals with the current issues and challenges faced by teachers and learners of Chinese. Written by leading professionals and academics, the book is ……続きを見る

French Grammar Made Easy is the ideal introduction to the basics of French grammar for anyone new to the language or looking to refresh their knowledge. The Grammar features: concise and jargon-fr……続きを見る

Now in its 10th edition, Dutch: An Essential Grammar is a reference guide to the most important aspects of modern Dutch as it is used by native speakers. Features include: A brand new chapter on n……続きを見る

This comprehensive new work provides extensive evidence for the essential role of language contact as a primary trigger for change. Unique in breadth, it traces the spread of the periphrastic perfec……続きを見る