Search Results: Foreign language & Linguistics from Books of the World

Madras: Tambaram Research Associates, October 1994. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine square and tight. Shelfwear to covers. Aṭippaṭait Tamil̲ akarati, Ankilam-Tamil̲ / Tamil̲-Ankilam. Handy pocket dictionary with both Tamil script and English transliteration. 48mo. Not from a library. 176 + 99 pages.

Conchy-les-Pots, France: Franglivres, October 2003. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright, except price scratched out on rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. ix + 182 pages, B&W illustrations, 8 pages color plates.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: no publisher listed. 1999. Paperback. Very Good. Interior unmarked. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Light wear to cover. 508 pages.

Boston: Ginn and Company, 1953. Hardcover. Good+. Notes in pencil. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean. Not from a library. 250 pages. A German language reader with a 32 page vocabulary at the rear.

Bangkok: TU-SIL-LRDP, Thammasat University, 1996. Paperback. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Reading and shelf wear to covers. Not from a library. viii + 95 pages. Published initially as a volume of the Thammasat University Journal of Language and Linguistics.

Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1989. Trade Paperback. Fifth printing, 1997.Very Good. Prior owner's name to FFEP. Text block pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light reading wear to corners. Not from a library. 209 pages.
An effective and concise self-study Lao language book. Lao for Beginners is for the person who is beginning to learn Lao. It is an incredibly useful introduction to spoken Lao for tourists, businesspeople or students. Lao for Beginners is primarily a workbook full of exercises to help beginners practice and acquire the ability to communicate with Lao people in spoken Lao. It is not a phrase book to scratch the surface of the Lao language. The book has been tested in classrooms and by individuals who have used it successfully to learn Lao. This beginning Lao text was designed for people who want to learn how to speak Lao fast. The book mainly teaches speaking Lao although there is a section which teaches reading Lao. The… Read More

Bangkok: White Lotus, 1992. Hardcover. Near Fine book / no jacket. Price marks to first page. Text block pristine. Spine straight and sound. Covers clean, corners frayed. Foxing to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xv + 1223 pages.
Originally published 1972 by The Catholic University of American Press. Compiled in the period 1960-1971 from existing dictionaries, publications, and native speakers, Kerr's dictionary has some 44,000 entries, evenly split between heads and compounds. It is particularly notable for its coverage of flora and fauna, including locations found (mainly from Jules Vidal). Second Printing, 1992 by White Lotus Co. of Bangkok. Two volumes bound as one.

Montreal: Editions Québec/Amérique, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine book / no jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxx + 959 pages. Organized around 28 major themes. Drawing of things are named in four languages; they are not described. General index in each of the four languages (French, English, Spanish, German). Ouvrage considérablement amélioré depuis sa première édition en français, en 1986. Cet instrument a une orientation terminologique : à partir de dessins autour de 28 grands thèmes, les choses sont nommées en quatre langues; elles ne sont pas décrites. Index général en chacune des langues (Francais, Anglais, Espagnol, Allemand). Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international shipping.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: Mike Callaghan, February 1999. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Light edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. x + 238 pages.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: State Printing Enterprise, 1992. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean with sun fading to front cover and spine. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. 176 pages.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Youth Press, n.d. [circa 2000]. Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Light foxing to covers. 141 pages.A pocket-size phrasebook. Each phrase appears in English, Lao, and Lao transliterated into the Roman alphabet. This is both an excellent learning tool and useful for travelers trying to communicate with Lao speakers. The book has sections on greetings; immigration & customs; money exchange; transportation, taxis, trains, rental cars and asking directions; hotel check-in, check-out and problems; clothes & laundry; shopping; sightseeing; food & restaurants; entertainment; telephone; post office; illness and pharmacy; animals; numbers, days, months, seasons, time; government offices, and adjectives with antonyms.

Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Youth Press, n.d. 1990s? Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine is straight, tight, and uncreased. Light reading and shelf wear to covers. 136 pages.
A pocket-size phrasebook. Each phrase appears in English, Lao, and Lao transliterated into the Roman alphabet. This is both an excellent learning tool and useful for travelers trying to communicate with Lao speakers. The book has sections on greetings; immigration & customs; money exchange; transportation, taxis, trains, rental cars and asking directions; hotel check-in, check-out and problems; clothes & laundry; shopping; sightseeing; food & restaurants; entertainment; telephone; post office; illness and pharmacy; animals; numbers, days, months, seasons, time; government offices, and adjectives with antonyms.

Freetown, Sierra Leone: Peace Corps Sierra Leone. Unbound Photocopy. No date; circa mid-1980s. 109 pages. This is a recent photocopy, not the original publication.

Bangkok: Thai Watana Panich, 1990. Good. Binding cracked, otherwise As New. Unmarked. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 878 pages.

New York: Hippocrene Books, 1993. Paperback. Good. Spine creased, but square and tight. Other than first page, interior is unmarked. Heavy reading wear. Not from a library. 426 pages.

Mundelstrup, Denmark: Dangaroo Press, 1984. Trade Paperback. Second Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 72 pages. Winner of the 1984 Commonwealth Poetry Prize. Songs of frustration and defiance from African slaves and indentured Indian laborers are expressed in a lyrical Guyanese Creole in these provocative poems. An insightful critical apparatus of English translations surrounds these lyrics, shedding light on their meaning, while at the same time cleverly commenting on the impossibility of translating Creole and parodying critical attempts to explain and contextualize Caribbean poetry.

Woodstock and New York: Overlook Press, September 2004. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. viii + 584 pages.

Chantilly, Virginia: Teaching Company, 2004. Audio CDs. Thirty-six 30-minute lectures on 18 Audio CDs in original clam-shell cases along with a three-part paperback Course Guidebook. Good. No markings, but wear from prior use. Not from a library.
An in-depth tour of the development of human language, showing how a single tongue spoken 150,000 years ago has evolved into the 6000 languages used around the world today. Contents: What is language? -- When language began -- How language changes-- sound change -- How language changes-- building new material -- How language changes-- meaning and order -- How language changes-- many directions -- How language changes-- modern English -- Language families-- Indo-European -- Language families-- tracing Indo-European -- Language families-- diversity of structures -- Language families-- clues to the past -- The case against the world's first language -- The case for the world's first language -- Dialects-- subspecies of species -- Dialects-- where do you draw… Read More

Freetown, Sierra Leone: Peace Corps Sierra Leone. Unbound Photocopy. No date, circa mid-1980s. No cover as issued. 66 pages. This is a recent photocopy of a 1980s document.