Archive for August, 2009

Advances in the Sign Language Development of Deaf Children

Monday, August 31st, 2009

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Chapter 1. Marc Marschark, Brenda Schick, and Patricia Elizabeth Spencer Chapter 2. Issues of Linguistic Typology in the Study of Sign Language Development of Deaf Children, Dan I. Slobin Chapter 3. The Development of Gesture in Hearing and Deaf Children, V. Volterra, J.M. Iverson, and M. Castrataro Chapter 4. Patterns and Effects of Language Input to Deaf Infants and Toddlers from Deaf and Hearing Mothers, Patricia E. Spencer and Margaret Harris Chapter 5. Acquiring a Visually-Motivated Language: Evidence from Diverse Learners, Brenda Schick Chapter 6. Lexical Development of Deaf Children Acquiring Signed Languages, Diane Anderson Chapter 7. Deaf Children Are Verb Attenders: Early Sign Vocabulary Development in Dutch Toddlers, Nini Hoiting Chapter 8. Learning to Fingerspell Twice: Young Signing Children’s Acquisition of Fingerspelling, Carol A. Padden Chapter 9. Richard P. Meier Chapter 10. Acquisition of Syntax in Signed Languages Diane Lillo-Martin and, Deborah Chen Pichler Chapter 11. How Faces Come To Serve Grammar: The Development of Non-Manual Morphology in ASL, Judy Reilly Chapter 12. Deaf Children’s Acquisition of Modal Terms, Barbara Shaffer Chapter 13. The Development of Narrative Skills in British Sign Language, Gary Morgan Chapter 14. Natural Signed Language Acquisition within the Social Context of the Classroom, Jenny L. Singleton and Dianne D. Morgan


Politics of Chinese Language and Culture

Monday, August 31st, 2009

An innovative text which adopts the tools of cultural studies to provide a fresh approach to the study of Chinese language, culture and society. The book tackles areas such as grammar, language, gender, popular culture, film and the Chinese diaspora and employs the concepts of social semiotics to extend the ideas of language and reading. Covering a range of cultural texts, it will help to break down the boundaries around the ideas and identities of East and West and provide a more relevant analysis of the Chinese and China.


French

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Looks at the history of the French language from its Latin origins to the present day, using some of the analytical frameworks developed by contemporary sociolinguistics.


Kaplan French Verb Flashcards Flip-O-Matic Volume 2

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Flip your way to better French usage! Kaplan’s French Verb Flashcards Flip-O-Matic includes more verbs, all fully conjugated and defined. Conveniently designed in a handy flashcard format, French Verb Flashcards Flip-O-Matic is guaranteed to make learning French verbs quick, easy, and fun! Plus it’s the perfect size to take anywhere.


Conversational Spanish Grammar for the Hospitality Classroom

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Conversational Spanish Grammar for the Hospitality Classroom is a powerful instrument for teaching hospitality students and industry managers. It?s based on essential grammar principles, focused on vocabulary and real-world situations pertaining to the hotel and restaurant profession. Packed with exercises and effective teaching tools, this book is the ideal solution for preparing students for the needs of an increasing number of workers and visitors not fluent in English.