Mācī-Anihsināpēmowin / Beginning Saulteaux
Anihsināpēmowin / Beginning Saulteaux is an introductory look at one of the most widely spoken of all North American Indigenous languages, regionally known as Saulteaux, Ojibway, Ottawa (Odawa), Chippewa, and Algonquian. In an easy-to-use and easy-to-read series of lessons, both designed for self-study or for use in the classroom, Beginning Saulteaux will guide beginners through the language's grammatical structures and spelling systems, as well as everyday terms and phrases. The book grounds the language in both traditional and contemporary contexts, and sheds light on the Saulteaux world view. For example, there is no word for good-bye in the language, so upon parting people will usually say Kika-wāpamin mīnawā, meaning "I'll see you again." The third in our Indigenous Languages for Beginners series, Beginning Saulteaux is an invaluable resource produced in consultation with Elders, Language Keepers, and community members, and continues our commitment to revitalizing Indigenous languages.
Diccionario Bayo
Extenso diccionario del idioma yoruba al espa簽ol y viceversa, con una breve introducci籀n a la gram獺tica. Este libro est獺 basado en un estudio profundo de la etimolog穩a de cada palabra para dar el mejor significado de un idioma al otro. Se han respetado la cultura y las creencias yorubas para no caer en el error que incurren otros diccionarios que las descalifican desde un punto de vista occidental subjetivo. Aqu穩 encontrar獺 las explicaciones m獺s acordes con el significado que le da el yoruba a las cosas y desde su propia 籀ptica.
Learning My My Native Language - Swahili
Learning My Native LanguageIs a children's language picture book that translates English to the native language.It illustrates various daily activities in different home settings around the world. Due to a lot of migration, the young generation is at risk of losing their heritage. The ability to speak the basics of ones Native language is paramount. We should not weaken the connection to our cultures and country of origin. Parents and children will be delighted that this Edition was added to their bookshelf.
Te Reo Māori
The use of te reo Māori in daily New Zealand life is snowballing, as is demand for resources to make learning the language efficient and enjoyable. This book helps answer that demand. Here in simple terms is a thorough guide to the building blocks of grammar in te reo, showing how to create phrases, sentences and paragraphs. After an introductory chapter on pronunciation and written forms of the language, 17 chapters introduce the main base words, particles and determiners that guide their use. The book employs real-life examples to illustrate how Māori grammar works day to day. Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained draws on David Karena-Holmes' decades of experience teaching and writing about Māori language. Building on his previous works, this updated and expanded approach will be an essential companion for speakers at any level.
Proust, Pop Und Gender
Prousts Romanwerk reiht sich in die Tradition abendl瓣ndischer Hochkultur ein und wird vornehmlich als elit瓣res Bildungsprodukt rezipiert. Der Autor und sein Werk f羹hren jedoch l瓣ngst ein Eigenleben im Rezeptionsfeld postmoderner und popul瓣rer Medienkulturen des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts wie dem Comic, der Werbung oder den sozialen Netzwerken. Im Sinne einer literatursoziologisch, gendertheoretisch und medien瓣sthetisch informierten Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft wird erstmals die Autorfigur Marcel Proust und deren Strategien der Inszenierung und Medialisierung von Autorschaft untersucht. Weiterhin werden die in den Proust'schen Figuren pr瓣figurierten popul瓣ren Qualit瓣ten, Strategien und Praktiken analysiert, wodurch eine ganz neue Lesart des Klassikers im Kontext der Cultural Studies entsteht.
Anihsinapemowin / Beginning Saulteaux
Anihsināpēmowin / Beginning Saulteaux is an introductory look at one of the most widely spoken of all North American Indigenous languages, regionally known as Saulteaux, Ojibway, Ottawa (Odawa), Chippewa, and Algonquian. In an easy-to-use and easy-to-read series of lessons, both designed for self-study or for use in the classroom, Beginning Saulteaux will guide beginners through the language's grammatical structures and spelling systems, as well as everyday terms and phrases. The book grounds the language in both traditional and contemporary contexts, and sheds light on the Saulteaux world view. For example, there is no word for good-bye in the language, so upon parting people will usually say Kika-wāpamin mīnawā, meaning "I'll see you again." The third in our Indigenous Languages for Beginners series, Beginning Saulteaux is an invaluable resource produced in consultation with Elders, Language Keepers, and community members, and continues our commitment to revitalizing Indigenous languages.
A Dictionary Of The Choctaw Language
A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language maps a people's vocabulary with exacting care and quiet respect. Essential for students and scholars. Cyrus Byington's nineteenth-century lexicon stands as a choctaw language dictionary, bilingual reference book and choctaw vocabulary guide rolled into one: entries give clear translations, grammatical notes and contextual usage that make the work indispensable as both a language learners resource and an academic research tool. Readers drawn to native american language books will find its pages accessible and richly informative, while students of native american linguistics and native american studies will recognise a foundational source. Plain in presentation but profound in content, it bridges field notes and systematic description without losing the human voices behind the words. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. First issued in the nineteenth century, Byington's work records vocabulary from the southeastern united states tribes and stands among Cyrus Byington works as a principal witness to 19th century native languages. Long consulted by philologists, historians and field linguists, the dictionary remains an academic research tool that feeds comparative studies across the Americas. At the same time it functions as a practical language learners resource: teachers, community activists and independent students use its entries as a dependable choctaw vocabulary guide when reconstructing speech, naming practices or cultural terms. Casual readers interested in native american studies will find cultural snapshots embedded in brief definitions; collectors of native american language books and classic literature alike will value the restored edition for its scholarship and provenance. The book's clear presentation and cross-referential care make it suited to classroom use, library holdings and community archives. Above all, its continued availability supports indigenous language preservation by providing a durable lexical record for revival projects, comparative research and everyday learning.
Learn Katakana Workbook - Japanese Language for Beginners
The ideal Japanese beginners' workbook! Packed with useful information and step-by-step guides making learning easy and fast: Stroke Order Diagrams & Writing InstructionsKatakana Flash Cards to cut-out and keepOver 90+ pages of Japanese Calligraphy PracticeIntroduction to the Alphabet Systems of JapanPerfect for Beginner and Elementary LevelsThis Learn Katakana Workbook is for adults and kids that want to learn or improve their Japanese Calligraphy skills. It has been designed with lots of self-study exercises, how-to-write style practice pages for each letter, and even includes a set of Katakana Flashcards that you can photocopy or cut out and keep! Your tutor, George Tanaka, will teach you everything you need to know about this second script, with just enough detail to get you started quickly - but not so much that you will be overwhelmed at this early stage.We produce a range of helpful textbooks and resources that cover all sorts of subjects - Be sure to check our author page to find your next lesson!Whether teaching yourself or looking for that perfect gift to give to a foreign language friend, this book is the best way to learn Japanese
English-Svanetian Dictionary
English-Svanetian Dictionary - T HE recent establishment of a fund in the University of Oxford for the encouragement of the study of the Georgian family of languages may in the course of time attract the attention of British philologists to the Western Caucasus, and an increasing stream of travelers will doubtless find their way thither seeking knowledge, health, sport, and scenery; it is for such visitors that the following vocabulary has been compiled.
Japanese In-Law
The easy-to-use Japanese In-Law pocketbook is written for those who've fallen in love with Japanese. Its simple goal is to help you communicate from morning until night with household words and phrases. It's divided into sequential chapters to get you through the day and has a glossary of "Everyday Words & Phrases" that rarely includes words you wouldn'tnormally use in a family setting. This rough-and-ready, little book is meant to bring families closer through thewonder of language.
Leeds Studies in English 2018
Leeds Studies in English is an international, refereed journal based in the School of English, University of Leeds. Leeds Studies in English publishes articles on Old and Middle English literature, Old Icelandic language and literature, and the historical study of the English language...................................................................
Ars Edendi Lecture Series, vol. V
This is the fifth and final volume of lectures on textual criticism and classical philology - broadly understood - given within the framework of the Ars edendi research programme (2008-2015).Two of the six papers in this volume stem from a 2015 workshop on editorial theory and method, the theme of which dealt with fragments and the writing of commentaries. As regards the former, S. Douglas Olson problematizes the creation and continuation of scholarly knowledge concerning texts that have only come down to us in a fragmentary state, emphazising the challenges and pitfalls that lay in wait for the editor. Benjamin Millis offers a nuanced homage and apology for the traditional text edition with a scholarly commentary, especially underscoring its importance as a connective pathway between text and reader as well as the impetus it can give to scholarly research.The other four lectures were given at the concluding conference of the Ars edendi programme, held in August 2016. In a case study Cynthia Damon shares her reflections on how to digitally edit Pliny's Natural History in a form that will provide this work's rich reception history and at the same time its extensive use of sources, many of which are now lost. The digital component is also prominent in Odd Einar Haugen's contribution in which he shows that digital mark-up is also an editorial enterprise and how it can be useful for the textual scholar. Dorothea Weber gives an insider's view of the Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum, an editorial project on-going since 1864, and especially how improved cataloguing has led to numerous discoveries of texts by St. Augustine. As a conclusion to the volume, David Greetham, one of the founders of the Society for Textual Scholarship, reflects on three different methods for editing texts that have undergone various degrees of rescription, namely the oeuvres of Eriugena, Coleridge, and Eliot.
Moʻolelo Pōkole
Moʻolelo Pōkole: Learning Hawaiian Through Story is more than just a list of common Hawaiian words to be memorized; it is an engaging entry into Hawaiian via the medium of narrative. It introduces readers to nearly 150 well-known vocabulary words and, in addition, offers an interesting perspective on personal encounters with numerous people throughout the island chain. Using a "narrative domains" approach, this volume strives to help readers internalize Hawaiian and provide them with a beginner's vocabulary that will aid them in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding various parts of the language.
Sound and Meaning in East Cushitic Languages
This book, one of the few English language publications on indigenous languages spoken in East Africa, highlights theoretical contributions on understudied East Cushitic languages, based on extensive data. It introduces readers to important fields such as the OT phonology and morphology of Dhaasanac and discusses the syntax of negation, semantics of focus, negation and context shift. It then examines negative polarity items and context sensitivity in the Rendille, Burji, Somali and Afar languages to offer broader insights into these phenomena. Given its focus, the book will appeal to researchers and students who are interested in formal semantics, pragmatics and indigenous studies around the globe, especially those wanting to learn about East Cushitic linguistics.
Your, My, Our History
Language has always been the way we communicate. Even God used it to communicate with Adam. In ancient China, words were carved into dried bones, strips of bamboo, and perhaps even animal skins until paper was developed. Forest Leigh Littke, who was an oral English teacher in mainland China from 2010 to 2018, recalls how he fell in love with and learned Chinese in this guide to learning the language based on phonetics. By using surnames from throughout history, he explains how phonetics work as well as how to match Chinese script characters with spoken words. With inspirational quotes and a fun workbook, this book will serve as a valuable resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the Chinese language.
L’Aventuri di Alicia en Marvelia
Lewis Carroll es plum-nomo: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson esis la reala nomo dil autoro, olima mate­ma­tikala lektoro che Christ Church, Oxford. Dodgson komencis la rakonto ye la 4ma di julio 1862, dum pasajar en rem-batelo sur fluvio Thames an Oxford, ensemble kun reverendo Robinson Duckworth, kun Alice Liddell (lore evanta dek yari), la filiino dil dekano di Christ Church, e kun elua du fratini, Lorina (lore evanta dek e tri yari) ed Edith (lore evanta ok yari). Quale klare indikesas en l'introdukta poemo, la tri pueri pregis Dodgson rakontar ulo, ed il, unesme nevolunte, komencis naracar a li l'unesma versiono dil rakonto. Esas multa mi-celita aludi pri ca kin personi tra la tota texto di la libro, qua fine publikigesis en 1865. -- Lewis Carroll is a pen-name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was the author's real name and he was lecturer in Mathematics in Christ Church, Oxford. Dodgson began the story on 4 July 1862, when he took a journey in a rowing boat on the river Thames in Oxford together with the Reverend Robinson Duckworth, with Alice Liddell (ten years of age) the daughter of the Dean of Christ Church, and with her two sisters, Lorina (thirteen years of age), and Edith (eight years of age). As is clear from the poem at the beginning of the book, the three girls asked Dodgson for a story and reluctantly at first he began to tell the first version of the story to them. There are many half-hidden references made to the five of them throughout the text of the book itself, which was published finally in 1865.
African Linguistics on the Prairie
African Linguistics on the Prairie features select revised peer-reviewed papers from the 45th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, held at the University of Kansas. The articles in this volume reflect the enormous diversity of African languages, as they focus on languages from all of the major African language phyla. The articles here also reflect the many different research perspectives that frame the work of linguists in the Association for Contemporary African Linguistics. The diversity of views presented in this volume are thus indicative of the vitality of current African linguistics research. The work presented in this volume represents both descriptive and theoretical methodologies and covers fields ranging from phonetics, phonology, morphology, typology, syntax, and semantics to sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, language acquisition, computational linguistics and beyond. This broad scope and the quality of the articles contained within holds out the promise of continued advancement in linguistic research on African languages. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
African Linguistics Across the Disciplines
Since the hiring of its first Africanist linguist Carleton Hodge in 1964, Indiana University's Department of Linguistics has had a strong and continuing presence in the study of African languages and linguistics through the work of its faculty and of its graduates on the faculties of many other universities. Research on African linguistics at IU has covered some of the major language groups spoken on the African continent. Carleton Hodge's work on Ancient Egyptian and Hausa, Paul Newman's work on Hausa and Chadic languages, and Roxanna Ma Newman's work on Hausa language structure and pedagogy have been some of the most important studies on Afro-Asiatic linguistics. With respect to Niger-Congo languages, the work of Charles Bird on Bambara and the Mande languages, Robert Botne's work on Bantu structure (especially tense and aspect), Samuel Obeng and Colin Painter's work on Ghanaian Languages (phonetics, phonology, and pragmatics), Robert Port's studies on Swahili, and Erhard Voeltz's st This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
A Grammar of Rapa Nui
This book is a comprehensive description of the grammar of Rapa Nui, the Polynesian language spoken on Easter Island. After an introductory chapter, the grammar deals with phonology, word classes, the noun phrase, possession, the verb phrase, verbal and nonverbal clauses, mood and negation, and clause combinations. The phonology of Rapa Nui reveals certain issues of typological interest, such as the existence of strict conditions on the phonological shape of words, word-final devoicing, and reduplication patterns motivated by metrical constraints. For Polynesian languages, the distinction between nouns and verbs in the lexicon has often been denied; in this grammar it is argued that this distinction is needed for Rapa Nui. Rapa Nui has sometimes been characterised as an ergative language; this grammar shows that it is unambiguously accusative. Subject and object marking depend on an interplay of syntactic, semantic and pragmatic factors. Other distinctive features of the language include the existence of a 'neutral' aspect marker, a serial verb construction, the emergence of copula verbs, a possessive-relative construction, and a tendency to maximise the use of the nominal domain. Rapa Nui's relationship to the other Polynesian languages is a recurring theme in this grammar; the relationship to Tahitian (which has profoundly influenced Rapa Nui) especially deserves attention. The grammar is supplemented with a number of interlinear texts, two maps and a subject index. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
African Linguistics on the Prairie
African Linguistics on the Prairie features select revised peer-reviewed papers from the 45th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, held at the University of Kansas. The articles in this volume reflect the enormous diversity of African languages, as they focus on languages from all of the major African language phyla. The articles here also reflect the many different research perspectives that frame the work of linguists in the Association for Contemporary African Linguistics. The diversity of views presented in this volume are thus indicative of the vitality of current African linguistics research. The work presented in this volume represents both descriptive and theoretical methodologies and covers fields ranging from phonetics, phonology, morphology, typology, syntax, and semantics to sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, language acquisition, computational linguistics and beyond. This broad scope and the quality of the articles contained within holds out the promise of continued advancement in linguistic research on African languages. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
A Grammar of Papuan Malay
This book presents an in-depth linguistic description of Papuan Malay, a non-standard variety of Malay. The language is spoken in coastal West Papua which covers the western part of the island of New Guinea. The study is based on sixteen hours of recordings of spontaneous narratives and conversations between Papuan Malay speakers, recorded in the Sarmi area on the northeast coast of West Papua. Papuan Malay is the language of wider communication and the first or second language for an ever-increasing number of people of the area. While Papuan Malay is not officially recognized and therefore not used in formal government or educational settings or for religious preaching, it is used in all other domains, including unofficial use in formal settings, and, to some extent, in the public media. After a general introduction to the language, its setting, and history, this grammar discusses the following topics, building up from smaller grammatical constituents to larger ones: phonology, word formation, noun and prepositional phrases, verbal and nonverbal clauses, non-declarative clauses, and conjunctions and constituent combining. Of special interest to linguists, typologists, and Malay specialists are the following in-depth analyses and descriptions: affixation and its productivity across domains of language choice, reduplication and its gesamtbedeutung, personal pronouns and their adnominal uses, demonstratives and locatives and their extended uses, and adnominal possessive relations and their non- canonical uses. This study provides a starting point for Papuan Malay language development efforts and a point of comparison for further studies on other Malay varieties. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Theory and Description in African Linguistics
The papers in this volume were presented at the 47th Annual Conference on African Linguistics at UC Berkeley in 2016. The papers offer new descriptions of African languages and propose novel theoretical analyses of them. The contributions span topics in phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics and reflect the typological and genetic diversity of languages in Africa. Four papers in the volume examine Areal Features and Linguistic Reconstruction in Africa, and were presented at a special workshop on this topic held alongside the general session of ACAL. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
A Grammar of Papuan Malay
This book presents an in-depth linguistic description of Papuan Malay, a non-standard variety of Malay. The language is spoken in coastal West Papua which covers the western part of the island of New Guinea. The study is based on sixteen hours of recordings of spontaneous narratives and conversations between Papuan Malay speakers, recorded in the Sarmi area on the northeast coast of West Papua. Papuan Malay is the language of wider communication and the first or second language for an ever-increasing number of people of the area. While Papuan Malay is not officially recognized and therefore not used in formal government or educational settings or for religious preaching, it is used in all other domains, including unofficial use in formal settings, and, to some extent, in the public media. After a general introduction to the language, its setting, and history, this grammar discusses the following topics, building up from smaller grammatical constituents to larger ones: phonology, word formation, noun and prepositional phrases, verbal and nonverbal clauses, non-declarative clauses, and conjunctions and constituent combining. Of special interest to linguists, typologists, and Malay specialists are the following in-depth analyses and descriptions: affixation and its productivity across domains of language choice, reduplication and its gesamtbedeutung, personal pronouns and their adnominal uses, demonstratives and locatives and their extended uses, and adnominal possessive relations and their non- canonical uses. This study provides a starting point for Papuan Malay language development efforts and a point of comparison for further studies on other Malay varieties. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
African Linguistics Across the Disciplines
Since the hiring of its first Africanist linguist Carleton Hodge in 1964, Indiana University's Department of Linguistics has had a strong and continuing presence in the study of African languages and linguistics through the work of its faculty and of its graduates on the faculties of many other universities. Research on African linguistics at IU has covered some of the major language groups spoken on the African continent. Carleton Hodge's work on Ancient Egyptian and Hausa, Paul Newman's work on Hausa and Chadic languages, and Roxanna Ma Newman's work on Hausa language structure and pedagogy have been some of the most important studies on Afro-Asiatic linguistics. With respect to Niger-Congo languages, the work of Charles Bird on Bambara and the Mande languages, Robert Botne's work on Bantu structure (especially tense and aspect), Samuel Obeng and Colin Painter's work on Ghanaian Languages (phonetics, phonology, and pragmatics), Robert Port's studies on Swahili, and Erhard Voeltz's st This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Theory and Description in African Linguistics
The papers in this volume were presented at the 47th Annual Conference on African Linguistics at UC Berkeley in 2016. The papers offer new descriptions of African languages and propose novel theoretical analyses of them. The contributions span topics in phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics and reflect the typological and genetic diversity of languages in Africa. Four papers in the volume examine Areal Features and Linguistic Reconstruction in Africa, and were presented at a special workshop on this topic held alongside the general session of ACAL. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
A Grammar of Rapa Nui
This book is a comprehensive description of the grammar of Rapa Nui, the Polynesian language spoken on Easter Island. After an introductory chapter, the grammar deals with phonology, word classes, the noun phrase, possession, the verb phrase, verbal and nonverbal clauses, mood and negation, and clause combinations. The phonology of Rapa Nui reveals certain issues of typological interest, such as the existence of strict conditions on the phonological shape of words, word-final devoicing, and reduplication patterns motivated by metrical constraints. For Polynesian languages, the distinction between nouns and verbs in the lexicon has often been denied; in this grammar it is argued that this distinction is needed for Rapa Nui. Rapa Nui has sometimes been characterised as an ergative language; this grammar shows that it is unambiguously accusative. Subject and object marking depend on an interplay of syntactic, semantic and pragmatic factors. Other distinctive features of the language include the existence of a 'neutral' aspect marker, a serial verb construction, the emergence of copula verbs, a possessive-relative construction, and a tendency to maximise the use of the nominal domain. Rapa Nui's relationship to the other Polynesian languages is a recurring theme in this grammar; the relationship to Tahitian (which has profoundly influenced Rapa Nui) especially deserves attention. The grammar is supplemented with a number of interlinear texts, two maps and a subject index. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
The Numeral System of Proto-Niger-Congo
This book proposes the reconstruction of the Proto-Niger-Congo numeral system. The emphasis is placed on providing an exhaustive account of the distribution of forms by families, groups, and branches. The big data bases used for this purpose open prospects for both working with the distribution of words that do exist and with the distribution of gaps in postulated cognates. The distribution of filled cells and gaps is a useful tool for reconstruction. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
The Numeral System of Proto-Niger-Congo
This book proposes the reconstruction of the Proto-Niger-Congo numeral system. The emphasis is placed on providing an exhaustive account of the distribution of forms by families, groups, and branches. The big data bases used for this purpose open prospects for both working with the distribution of words that do exist and with the distribution of gaps in postulated cognates. The distribution of filled cells and gaps is a useful tool for reconstruction. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Languages of the Americas
Would you like to learn every major language spoken in the Americas? In Languages of the Americas: English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, Paul Rallion gives you all the tools you need to learn the basics of all four languages: a four-way dictionary, cognates, false friends, verbs, sounds, phrases, quotes, idioms, and much more! Did you know the author is a polyglot? Paul speaks the four languages covered in this book: English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. He earned a master's degree in education, is a computer science National Board Certified teacher and a Google Educator. Paul has written other books in these areas: Middle School, Computers, California Missions, and Quit Smoking. Some of his books are available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Please visit his web site: www.paulrallion.com
Francesco Da Barberino Al Crocevia
Francesco da Barberino, a contemporary of Dante (1264-1348), was a Florentine notary. Remembered for the first testimony of the circulation of the Commedia, he is also known for an ample and composite literary production, both in Latin and the vernacular. Francesco spent part of his life as notary at the service of the bishops of Florence, so that his works reveal a remarkable culture, influenced by his juridical training and notarial career. In particular, his allegorical and didactical poem, called Documenta Amoris, represents an interesting case of a complex interplay of texts and pictorial illustrations. In fact, the work includes a vernacular poem alongside a translation and a commentary both in Latin, and it is also accompanied by a series of illuminations: all the texts and the whole paratextual structure derive directly from the author himself, as witnessed by two Vatican MSS (Barb. 4076 and 4077). Composed at the same time, the Documenta Amoris are a sort of orthodox contrappunto of the Commedia, in which Dante's linguistic experimentation is substituted by Francesco's rigid bilingualism. This book provides one of the first interpretations of this fundamental figure of 14th-century Florentine culture.
Exeter English-Russian Dictionary of Cultural Terms
The Exeter English-Russian Dictionary of Cultural Terms is a unique work of reference whose aim is to provide English speakers who possess at least some knowledge of Russian with the Russian equivalents of foreign and cultural terms in widespread use.
African Languages and Literatures in the 21st Century
This edited book examines the crucial role still played by African languages in pedagogy and literatures in the 21st century, generating insights into how they effectively serve cultural needs across the African continent and beyond. Boldly positioning African languages as key resources in the 21st century, chapters focus on themes such as language revolt by marginalized groups at grassroots level, the experience of American students learning African languages, female empowerment through the use of African languages in music, film and literary works, and immigration issues. The contributions are written by scholars of language, literature, education and linguistics, and the book will be of interest to students and scholars in these and related areas.
Linguistic Ideologies, Sociolinguistic Myths and Discourse Strategies in Africa
The third of four volumes of selected papers by Zimbabwean linguist Sinfree Makoni on colonial linguistics, language teaching, language planning, language policy, language in education, multilingualism and urban vernaculars in Africa. The sixteen papers collected in this volume have a triple focus: linguistic ideologies, the social-linguistic myths upon which they are based, and real-world social-linguistic practices, attention to which reveals the misfit between myth, ideology and reality. The author argues that even those whose intentions are specifically to overturn colonial ideologies are often reinforcing and solidifying those linguistic myths upon which colonial ideologies were/are based. Includes papers written in collaboration with Ashraf Abdelhay, Arnetha F. Ball, Janina Brutt-Griffler, Marika K. Criss, Busi Makoni, Ulrike Meinhof, Alastair Pennycook, Aaron Rosenberg, Cristine Severo, Geneva Smitherman and Arthur K. Spears.
Leeds Studies in English 2017
Leeds Studies in English is an international, refereed journal based in the School of English, University of Leeds. Leeds Studies in English publishes articles on Old and Middle English literature, Old Icelandic language and literature, and the historical study of the English language.
Easy Lessons in Egyptian Hieroglyphics with Sign List
Unlock the secrets of Ancient Egyptian writing with this accessible introduction to hieroglyphics. This vintage book by renowned Egyptologist Sir E. A. Wallis Budge offers a straightforward and engaging introduction to the study of Egyptian hieroglyphics. Alongside a clear explanation of the subject, it provides an account of the decipherment of hieroglyphics and an outline of their system of writing. Readers will also gain insights into the general principles behind the use of pictorial symbols to convey ideas, making this volume an essential guide for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was a distinguished English Orientalist, Egyptologist, and philologist. Best known for his work with the British Museum, Budge authored numerous influential texts on the ancient Near East, sharing his deep knowledge and passion with audiences worldwide. This timeless work is ideal for those interested in the history, development, and decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Up-Country Swahili - For the Soldier, Settler, Miner, Merchant, and Their Wives - And for all who Deal with Up-Country Natives Without Interpreters
"Up-Country Swahili Exercises" is a guide to learning Swahili complete with exercises. Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. It is a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of Southeast Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This volume concentrates on rural dialects and the more commonly-spoken language rather than "Correct Swahili", and it will be of considerable utility to those wishing to learn it. Contents include: "Adjectives", "Adverbs", "Comparison of Adjectives", "Conjunctions", "Demonstrations", "English-Derived Words". "Interrogative", "Locative Case", "Measure", "Money", "Na", "Nouns", "Numerals", "Personal Prefixes", "Pronunciation", "Solutions to Exercises", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.
Handbook of American Indian Languages Part III.
This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Handbook of American Indian Languages Part III.' is the third instalment of his work on the linguistic study of Native American Languages. Franz Boas was born on July 9th 1958, in Minden, Westphalia. Even though Boas had a passion the natural sciences, he enrolled at the University at Kiel as an undergraduate in Physics. Boas completed his degree with a dissertation on the optical properties of water, before continuing his studies and receiving his doctorate in 1881. Boas became a professor of Anthropology at Columbia University in 1899 and founded the first Ph.D program in anthropology in America. He was also a leading figure in the creation of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Franz Boas had a long career and a great impact on many areas of study. He died on 21st December 1942.
Comprehensive Igbo Language
Comprehensive Igbo Language provides thorough and effective ways to learn and master the skills you need for Igbo communication, reading and writing. Unlike every other Igbo language book, it contains guide to pronunciation and detailed explanation on pitch accent marking and syllable formation. Syllables are often considered the phonological "building blocks" of words. This book helps you in-depth guide on unit of pronunciation and the formation of the whole or a part of a word.It has a solid grounding in grammar basics and progressive approach to learn Igbo in the manner, people naturally acquire language. You will be introduced to the most essential structures that will help you communicate in Igbo language almost immediately, from alphabet letter to word formation, and sentence construction apply the affixes usage order. It is laid out in a simple step-wise order and advances toward words vocabulary and communication revealing how Igbo language is spoken and written. It uncovers the most common concepts that govern verbs and sentences used in everyday communication.Comprehensive Igbo Language presents a unique and easy structure to master essential, grammar, verbs and vocabulary. It contains words and names used for family, friends, people, plants, animals, foods, time, colours, days, nature, occupation and so on. It also has exercises to help you test what you've learned and measure your progress.About the AuthorElisha O. Ogbonna hails from Enugu in Igbo land, and Igbo language is his first language. Elisha stated reading Igbo book and Bible at the age of nine to help his late parents who lacked the skill to read and write Igbo language. He started teaching and translating English words and sentences to Igbo language by the time he entered into high school (secondary school). His performance was excellent in West Africa examination during high school. He had done translation and interpretation, both in traditional and religious settings. He once taught Igbo language in adult class, when he was a teacher. He is happy to help anyone who is interested in learning Igbo language and have set up a platform for such project. His next upcoming book will be for advance learners.
Comprehensive Igbo Language
Comprehensive Igbo Language provides thorough and effective ways to learn and master the skills you need for Igbo communication, reading and writing. Unlike every other Igbo language book, it contains guide to pronunciation and detailed explanation on pitch accent marking and syllable formation. Syllables are often considered the phonological "building blocks" of words. This book helps you in-depth guide on unit of pronunciation and the formation of the whole or a part of a word.It has a solid grounding in grammar basics and progressive approach to learn Igbo in the manner, people naturally acquire language. You will be introduced to the most essential structures that will help you communicate in Igbo language almost immediately, from alphabet letter to word formation, and sentence construction apply the affixes usage order. It is laid out in a simple step-wise order and advances toward words vocabulary and communication revealing how Igbo language is spoken and written. It uncovers the most common concepts that govern verbs and sentences used in everyday communication.Comprehensive Igbo Language presents a unique and easy structure to master essential, grammar, verbs and vocabulary. It contains words and names used for family, friends, people, plants, animals, foods, time, colours, days, nature, occupation and so on. It also has exercises to help you test what you've learned and measure your progress.
Aventurile lui Alice 簾n Țara Minunilor
Lewis Carroll este pseudonimul folosit de Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Acesta a fost lector de matematică la universitatea Christ Church, Oxford. Dodgson a 簾nceput povestea pe 4 iulie 1862, c璽nd a 簾ntreprins o călătorie 簾ntr-o barcă cu v璽sle pe r璽ul Tamisa (Isis) din Oxford 簾mpreună cu reverendul Robinson Duckworth, cu Alice Liddell (簾n v璽rstă de zece ani), fiica decanului universității, și cu cele două surori ale acesteia, Lorina (treisprezece ani) și Edith (opt ani). După cum reiese din poezia de la 簾nceputul cărții, cele trei fete i-au cerut lui Dodgson o poveste iar, acesta, cu reticență, a 簾nceput să le spună prima versiune a poveștii de față. Cartea a fost publicată 簾n cele din urmă 簾n 1865, conțin璽nd numeroase referințe oarecum ascunse la cei cinci călători. Cartea Alice's Adventures in Wonderland a fost tradusă pentru prima dată 簾n limba rom璽nă 簾n anii 40. De atunci, mai mult de douăzeci de traduceri au fost publicate, pe l璽ngă diverse repovestiri și prescurtări. Traducerea de față 簾și propune să contribuie la varietatea rom璽nească de traduceri cu o versiune mai modernă și actualizată, 簾n tendință cu publicul actual. -- Lewis Carroll is a pen-name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was the author's real name and he was lecturer in Mathematics in Christ Church, Oxford. Dodgson began the story on 4 July 1862, when he took a journey in a rowing boat on the river Isis in Oxford together with the Reverend Robinson Duckworth, with Alice Liddell (ten years of age) the daughter of the Dean of Christ Church, and with her two sisters, Lorina (thirteen years of age), and Edith (eight years of age). As is clear from the poem at the beginning of the book, the three girls asked Dodgson for a story and reluctantly at first he began to tell the first version of the story to them. There are many half-hidden references made to the five of them throughout the text of the book itself, which was published finally in 1865. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first translated into Romanian in the 1940s. Since then, more than twenty translations have been published, apart from various retellings and abridgements. The present one aims to contribute to the Romanian array of translations with a more modern and up-to-date version, keeping up with the current audience.
Preserving the Chaldean Aramaic Language
Gessford's thesis details the process he took in order to help preserve the precious Chaldean Aramaic language. Gessford starts with his own journey of learning Aramaic and shares why the critically endangered language of Aramaic deserves to be saved. Through a pilot project of teaching Aramaic to an interfaith group in San Diego, California, Gessford demonstrates that teaching can be an effective way to preserve a language. Gessford reveals the mixed measurement data which supports his research. He concludes with a summary of his findings and recommendations for future researchers.
Linear A & The Decipherment of Minoan Language
The language of the Minoan people has remained an enigma for more than a century since their ancient civilization was discovered. The script that records it, known as Linear A, has long been thought to use the same sounds and symbols as its successor-Linear B. After Linear B was deciphered in 1952 by Michael Ventris, and was found to represent an archaic form of Greek, the language of the earlier Linear A script continued to defy all those attempting to read it. A recent insight regarding synonym-parallels in ancient Minoan texts has now illuminated their meaning for the first time. This book guides the reader through the Linear A decipherment process and provides English translations for many of the most important Minoan artifacts. So enter the labyrinth as Europe's first great civilization is finally given voice after three and a half thousand years, and discover how its people have actually been speaking to us all along.
LearnAkan Twi Idioms Guide
As a Twi learner, or a non-native speaker of Twi, you may have heard a native speaker use an expression that you knew the meanings of all its constituent words but still couldn't tell what the expression meant overall. This is typically characteristic of proverbs, idioms, and other such sayings. The purpose of LearnAkan Twi Idioms Guide is twofold: to help you make sense of some key idiomatic expressions in Twito equip you to be able to use them yourself when speaking TwiThe guide is intended for use by learners of Twi of all levels, as well as non-native speakers.PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL THE IDIOMS COVERED IN THIS BOOK ARE IN THE ASANTE TWI DIALECT
La Injerencia del Sexo En El Lenguaje
Este libro comprende un an獺lisis socioling羹穩stico del g矇nero gramatical a lo largo de dos siglos de historia de la lengua espa簽ola. Se trata de un estudio diacr籀nico llevado a cabo sobre un corpus que se bas籀 en publicaciones pe-ri籀dicas de la opini籀n p繳blica de los siglos XVIII y XIX, gracias a los hablantes de dicha 矇poca que nos dejaron testimonios expl穩citos e impl穩citos sobre el g矇nero gramatical y su estrecha relaci籀n con la categor穩a 籀ntica 竄sexo罈 del espacio extraling羹穩stico. Asimismo, en este trabajo se han descrito nuevos mecanismos te籀ricos y socioling羹穩stico-cognitivos con el objetivo de entender cu獺ndo el hablante activar穩a en su conciencia los rasgos de sexo, esto es, cu獺ndo, c籀mo y por qu矇 se producir穩a la injerencia del sexo en el espa簽ol hablado y escrito a trav矇s de estructuras gramaticales concretas.
Fun With Navajo Verbs Book 3 Dook’o’oosl穩穩d125 Colorful Navajo Verbs Fully Conjugated In U
Dook'o'oosl穩穩d, which is Book 3 in the Fun With Navajo Verbs series from Access Navajo, provides another 125 colorful verbs carefully selected for their usefulness in daily life and their relevance to Navajo culture. As in Books 1 and 2, each verb is conjugated in up to seven modes. At least two sample sentences written by a knowledgeable native speaker are given for each verb, as well as a conjugation combination, full stem set, breakdown of classifier, inner and outer prefixes and objects, and more. Content themes include verbs relating to color and verbs dealing with human interactions such as hiring, firing, getting along, paying attention to, and arguing with others. A substantial number of verbs dealing with human emotions are provided, such as to be overcome with joy, to be suspicious, to go through an ordeal, and to be interested in something. There are also a number of highly practical verbs, such as to put on one's shoes, to get dressed, to milk an animal, to work silver, and to sculpt stone. A full set of handling verbs has been provided. As with each of Books 1 and 2, there is also a software game that can be downloaded from the AccessNavajo.com website at no charge (requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE(TM)) which can be downloaded from Oracle(TM) free of charge). Have fun learning Navajo verbs by coordinating the book and game into your study program today!
My Fun Swahili Book of Activities Shughuli
My Fun Swahili Book of Activities Shuguli is an English Swahili activities book, designed to teach new Swahili learners how to describe common day to day activities in Swahili. It is written with the English speaker, dual language learner in mind and has English Swahili translation throughout the book. With its beautiful illustrations and practical examples, kids will find this book user friendly, fun and easy to follow and will be excited and motivated to start learning Swahili. The book also includes the Swahili alphabet, sample greetings and self introduction statements, a bonus Swahili grammar sample and a list of common Swahili words to help new learners build their Swahili vocabulary. Parents can use this book to teach their children Swahili and begin the exciting journey of learning the Swahili language.
Diccionario Visual Espa簽ol-Chino
Este diccionario visual biling羹e est獺 repleto de coloridas fotograf穩as e ilustraciones detalladas de elementos y actividades cotidianas. Los temas presentados incluyen alimentos, elementos dom矇sticos, prendas de vestir, personas, cuidado de la salud, cuerpo humano y diferentes profesiones. Este diccionario es un valioso recurso para personas de todas las edades que deseen aprender un idioma extranjero.
Finnish-English Visual Dictionary
Do you want to study Finnish? Are you planning a trip to Finland? With the brand new Finnish-English Visual Dictionary you will learn the most important Finnish words and phrases quickly and easily. The dictionary is full of colorful photos and illustrations of everyday items and activities. The topics featured include food, household items, clothing, people, health care and human body and various professions.
