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2) English in America: a linguistic history

Author

Schilling, Natalie

Series

Great courses

Description

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Trace the history of the English language from the first settlers of Jamestown to our modern era of migration, globalization, and Internet communication

3) Talkin' Tico: a Guide to Costa Rican Slang

Author

Green, Chuck

Pub. Date

2012

4) Christopher Howard's official guide to Costa Rican Spanish

Author

Howard, Christopher

Pub. Date

2010

5) The Secret Languages of Ireland

Author

Macalister Stewart R.A

Pub. Date

2014

6) By hook or by crook: A journey in search of English

Author

Crystal, David

Pub. Date

2007.

Description

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Combines personal reflections, historical allusions, and traveler's observations about the author's encounters with language and its users throughout the English-speaking world.

7) A practical English-Chinese pronouncing dictionary

Author

Chen, Janey

Pub. Date

1992, c1970

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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage

8) =: Cantonese heritage dictionary

Pub. Date

[1989]

9) Rural voices: language, identity, and social change across place

Series

Studies in urban-rural dynamics

Pub. Date

[2018]

10) A dictionary of the Old West, 1850-1900

Author

Watts, Peter Christopher

Pub. Date

1977

Description

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A dictionary guide to Western terms, usages, origins and phrases common to cattleman, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys and gamblers from 1850 to 1900.

11) Mandarin Chinese picture dictionary: learn 1,500 key Chinese words and phrases

Author

Ren, Yi

Pub. Date

[2018]

12) Greenspeak: Ireland in her own words

Author

Sammon, Paddy

Pub. Date

2002.

13) My first book of Mandarin: 800+ words & pictures

Author

Tsai, Timothy

Pub. Date

[2023]

Description

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Presents an illustrated look at over eight hundred words and phrases in English and Chinese including fruits, travel, animals, and more.

14) Mandarin

Series

Lonely Planet kids. First words

Pub. Date

2019.

Description

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Features 12 words to learn - from 'sun' and 'shoes' to 'beach' and 'bed'. Each word is accompanied by an illustration and pronunciation guide. Perfect for introducing very young children to the Mandarin language, this colourful board book features 12 words to learn - from 'sun' and 'shoes' to 'beach' and 'bed'. Each word is accompanied by an illustration and pronunciation guide that make the vocabulary easy to learn.

15) Dictionary of the American West

Author

Blevins, Winfred

Pub. Date

c1993

16) French all-in-one for dummies

Series

For dummies

Pub. Date

[2012]

Description

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Presents a guide to perfecting French writing, speaking, and reading skills, in a work that covers pronunciations, verb tenses, grammar, and phrases for communicating in everyday settings.

17) 15-minute Mandarin Chinese: learn in just 12 weeks

Author

Cheng, Ma

Pub. Date

[2018].

Description

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Practicing your language skills is quick, easy, and fun with 15-Minute Mandarin. There's no homework. Instead, use the visual guide and the free app to test yourself as you learn. Perfect your pronunciation by listening to native speakers, and learn from real-life examples that cover every holiday and business situation. Each full-color course book has themed chapters and common everyday scenarios, a menu guide, and translation dictionaries. Whether...