The Dawn of Language: How We Came to Talk by Sverker Johansson
37.99 NZD
Category: Language
Who was "the first speaker" and what was their first message? Drawing on evidence from many fields, including archaeology, anthropology, neurology and linguistics, Sverker Johansson weaves these disparate threads together to show how our human ancestors evolved into language users. The Dawn of Language ...Show more
Humble Pie and Cold Turkey - English Expressions and Their Origins by Caroline Taggart
29.99 NZD
Category: Language
'Caroline Taggart has carved out a niche for herself in user-friendly, wittily written factual books.' - Yorkshire Post ______________________ In this highly entertaining book, language enthusiast and Sunday Times best-selling author Caroline Taggart browses through thousands of years of history to sh ...Show more
English for Everyone Course Book Level 1 Beginner by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
37.00 NZD
Category: Language | Series: English for Everyone Ser.
English For Everyone is a unique new series with a visual, engaging, and easy-to-follow style to make the English language quick to learn. This course is easy to use, starting at beginner level and working up to advanced English to help you grow in confidence as you learn. Audio material is provided at ...Show more
English for Everyone Course Book Level 2 Beginner by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
37.00 NZD
Category: Language | Series: English for Everyone Ser.
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I Saw the Dog: How Language Works by Alexandra Aikhenvald
32.99 NZD
Category: Language
A leading expert draws on a lifetime of fieldwork to reveal the mysteries and magic of language. Every language in the world shares a few common features: we can ask a question, say something belongs to us, and tell someone what to do. But beyond that, our languages are richly and almost ...Show more
The Cabinet of Calm - Soothing Words for Troubled Times by Paul Anthony Jones
26.99 NZD
Category: Language
Sometimes we all need a little reminder that it's going to be okay...Open The Cabinet of Calm to discover a comforting word that's equal to your troubles. The Cabinet of Calm has been designed to be picked up whenever you need a moment of serenity. Just select the emotion listed that reflects whatever y ...Show more
Comparrotives (A Grammar Zoo Book) (Board) by Janik Coat
24.99 NZD
Category: Language | Series: Grammar Zoo
From the creators of Hippopposites, Rhymoceros, and Llamaphones comes a new board book about comparatives In this oversize board book, young readers will learn about comparative adjectives via a very humorous parrot - from noisy and noisier, to messy and messier, to happy and happier when it finally fin ...Show more
500 Beautiful Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart
24.99 NZD
Category: Language
CRESTFALLEN at CHICANERY and CIRCUMLOCUTION? Have no TRUCK with TOMFOOLERY and TRUMPERY? Or OMNISCIENT about OBLOQUIES and OPSIMATHS?Whether you've answered yes, no or 'sorry, I didn't catch that', 500 Beautiful Words You Should Know is for you. It offers words that flow EXQUISITELY off the tongue; word ...Show more
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style: The UK Edition by Benjamin Dreyer
24.00 NZD
Category: Language
''An utterly delightful book to read, Dreyer's English will stand among the classics on how to use the English language properly.'' ELIZABETH STROUT ''A complete joy. For those who care about words - and for those who don't - Dreyer's English is the book we have all been waiting for. Wise, funny, no-no ...Show more
How to Grow Your Own Poem by Kate Clanchy
39.99 NZD
Category: Language | Reading Level: very good
Do you want to write a poem? This book will show you 'how to grow your own poem' . . . Kate Clanchy has been teaching people to write poetry for more than twenty years. Some were old, some were young; some were fluent English speakers, some were not. None of them were confident to start with, but a sur ...Show more
A Word for Every Day of the Year by Steven Poole
27.99 NZD
Category: Language
A weird and wonderful word and its meaning for every day of the year. Who knew that to dringle is to 'waste time in a lazy lingering manner'? Or that a sudden happy ending could be termed a eucotastrophe? Looking for an alternative word to 'bullshit'? Then try taradiddle.A Word for Every Day of the ...Show more
The Verso Book of Dissent - Revolutionary Words from Three Millennia of Rebellion and Resistance by Andrew Hsiao (Editor); Audrea Lim (Editor)
26.99 NZD
Category: Language
Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest--rallying others around them and inspiring uprisings in eras yet to come. Their echoes reverberate from Ancient Greece, China and Egypt, via the dissident poets and philosopher ...Show more