Usage & grammar guides books

""Lee's strange and gemological arrangements are the measure of her gift. . . .""-from the Foreword by Heather McHugh...  Read More >>

Word Power is an easy-to-follow series of vocabulary lessons from master linguist Peter Funk. His proven techniques...  Read More >>

EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY--FOR BETTER TEST SCORES AND BETTER COMMUNICATION You probably can't learn all the hundreds...  Read More >>

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This invaluable reference work offers the best and most sought-after advice on English grammar based on Henry Fowler's...  Read More >>

The papers in this volume proceed from the premise that the information structure is preformed conceptually, and...  Read More >>

Das Russisch-Deutsche Worterbuch (RDW) prasentiert den Allgemeinwortschatz der russischen Gegenwartssprache des...  Read More >>

Filling a major gap in historical, literary, and post-colonial scholarship, Imperialisms examines the identity...  Read More >>

This is a reprint of the enlarged third edition (1870) of this indispensable guide to every idiomatic usage that...  Read More >>

More than 650 words and definitions. These are not 'dirty words' but they cause a markedly uncomfortable reaction...  Read More >>

Gives layperson's definitions of essential words that foodies and non-foodies alike would encounter in their daily...  Read More >>

From ""abbreviation"" and ""abessive"" to ""zero morph"" and ""zero-derivation,"" this title translates complicated...  Read More >>

The analysis and theoretical description of modality may be grammar-centred, semantic- or pragmatic-oriented, and...  Read More >>

This workbook, which is for teens and adults who have difficulty spelling, promotes a strategy-based approach to...  Read More >>

Volume 2 of Non-nominative Subjects (NNSs) presents the most recent research on this topic from a wide range of...  Read More >>

Volume 1 of Non-nominative Subjects (NNSs) presents the most recent research on this topic from a wide range of...  Read More >>

This book examines in detail the acceptability status of sentences in the following five English constructions,...  Read More >>

A set of 10 engaging picture books and a skill-building teaching guide that teaches these essential rules of usage...  Read More >>

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Includes word lists, vocabulary sort cards, review game cards, vocabulary quizzes, review tests --Cover.  Read More >>

The best-selling humorist and author of Miss Piggy's Guide to Life provides an updated collection of Latin equivalents...  Read More >>

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They are collective volumes gathering a synthesis of research tasks by young teachers and students on different...  Read More >>

This reference to the 100 most confused and misused words lists each word along with a concise and authoritative...  Read More >>