Foreign Language Study
The Syntax of Imperatives in English and Germanic
This volume examines several aspects of the syntax of imperative clauses in English and in a variety of other Germanic languages in the context of the challenge that apparent optional movement poses for the Minimalist Programme.
Translating Milan Kundera
Uses archival research to view the cultural scope of the translation issue involving the controversies surrounding Kundera's translated novels.
Italian Verbs For DummiesŪ
A step-by-step guide to grasping the basics of Italian verbs Over 66 million people around the world speak Italian, and Italian remains a popular choice for American students studying a foreign language.
French Verbs For DummiesŪ
Hands-on exercises help you boost your verb proficiency Get the hang of French verbs and get over verb hang-ups! French verbs can drive anyone crazy who's trying to keep track of all the regular and irregular types.
The Joys of Hebrew
When do you say mazal tov? What is a get, a golem, a kibbutz, a chalutz? What four plant species are waved during prayers on the harvest festival of Sukkot?
Traumatic Encounters in Italian Film
Traumatic Encounters brings together film and psychoanalysis in an vibrantly original way. By fusing Lacanian theory with Italian cinema, the book excavates the repressed knowledge that lurks in the subconscious structure of the film narrative.
Negotiating Spain and Catalonia
This book is a narrative study of four main discourses of national identity in Spain, with a special focus on Catalonia as disseminated in the Spanish press in the period between 1993-1996.
The health of the people
The Health of the People: the African Regional Health Report is the first report to focus on the health of the 738 million people living in the African Region of the World Health Organization.
Your First 100 Words in Pashto
YOUR FIRST 100 WORDS IN . . . PASHTOA paperback originalTakes the intimidation out of learning a new languageIn the Your First 100 Words In series, readers are shown how to decipher and read a new script by learning 100 primary words in a new language.
Correct Your Spanish Blunders
A witty, fast-paced guide to eliminating Spanish bloopers for beginnersMixing genders, inverting subjects and objects, and trusting falsos amigos (a.k.a., false cognates) are just a few of the blunders English-speaking Spanish-language learners commonly make.