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Animal Signs A First Book of Sign Language
ISBN: PB: 9781563680496, Gallaudet University Press, February 2018
16 pp., 15.9x15.9 cm
Charming, full-color photographs of basic animals plus illustrations of their corresponding signs offer children ages 1 to 4 a fun way to learn their first signs and vocabulary words. Constructed of sturdy cardboard with a protective finish on each p...
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£6,00
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Word Signs A First Book of Sign Language
ISBN: PB: 9781563680489, Gallaudet University Press, February 2018
16 pp., 15.9x15.9 cm
Charming, full-color photographs of basic words plus illustrations of their corresponding signs offer children ages 1 to 4 a fun way to learn their first signs and vocabulary words. Constructed of sturdy cardboard with a protective finish on each pag...
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Dark Matter of the Mind The Culturally Articulated Unconscious
ISBN: PB: 9780226526782, University of Chicago Press, November 2017
400 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 6 halftones, 18 line drawings, 2 tables
Is it in our nature to be altruistic, or evil, to make art, use tools, or create language? Is it in our nature to think in any particular way? For Daniel L. Everett, the answer is a resounding no: it isn't in our nature to do any of these things beca...
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£24,00
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Comparative Method of Language Acquisition Research
ISBN: PB: 9780226539614, ISBN: HB: 9780226481289, University of Chicago Press, November 2017
304 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 12 halftones, 1 line drawing, 90 tables
The Mayan family of languages is ancient and unique. With their distinctive relational nouns, positionals, and complex grammatical voices, they are quite alien to English and have never been shown to be genetically related to other New World tongues....
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£37,50
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£112,50
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Shifting the Dialog, Shifting the Culture Pathways to Successful Postsecondary Outcomes for Deaf Individuals
ISBN: HB: 9781944838126, Gallaudet University Press, November 2017
248 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 10 figures, 5 illus.
In this volume, Stephanie W. Cawthon and Carrie Lou Garberoglio discuss the individual and systemic factors that both facilitate and inhibit the attainment of postsecondary education, training, and career goals for deaf individuals. Real-life example...
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£52,50
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Deaf to the Marrow Deaf Social Organizing and Active Citizenship in Viet Nam
ISBN: HB: 9781563686856, Gallaudet University Press, October 2017
256 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 40 photographs, 1 map
In "Deaf to the Marrow", public anthropologist Audrey C. Cooper examines the social production and transformation of ideas about language, bodies, and state-structured educational institutions in southern Viet Nam. Focusing on the reform period (1986...
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£64,00
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Language of Light A History of Silent Voices
ISBN: HB: 9780300215434, Yale University Press, September 2017
288 pp., 21x14 cm, 30 black&white illus.
Partially deaf due to a childhood illness, Gerald Shea is no stranger to the search for communicative grace and clarity. In this eloquent and thoroughly researched book, he uncovers the centuries-long struggle of the Deaf to be taught in sign languag...
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£14,99
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Encounters: Student Book 3 Chinese Language and Culture
ISBN: PB: 9780300161649, Yale University Press, August 2017
272 pp., 27.6x21.6 cm, 180 colour illus.
Designed for English-speaking students ready to embark on the adventure of learning Mandarin Chinese, "Encounters" accelerates proficiency and cultural understanding through authentic language and cultural experiences. This fully integrated program i...
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£55,00
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Logical Reasoning with Diagrams and Sentences Using Hyperproof
ISBN: PB: 9781575869513, University of Chicago Press, Center for the Study of Language and Information, August 2017
227 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 27 figures
The "Logical Reasoning with Diagrams and Sentences" courseware package teaches the principles of analytical reasoning and proof construction using a carefully crafted combination of textbook, desktop, and online materials. This package is sure to be...
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£44,00
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Gift of the Gab How Eloquence Works
ISBN: PB: 9780300226409, ISBN: HB: 9780300214260, Yale University Press, May 2017
256 pp., 21.6x14 cm, 29 black&white illus.
We all know eloquence when we hear it. But what exactly is it? And how might we gain more of it for ourselves? This entertaining and, yes, eloquent book illuminates the power of language from a linguistic point of view and provides fascinating insigh...
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£10,99
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£14,99
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