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Hardback. This work shows why footnotes are valuable as a part of writing in scientific and historical research and how to create footnotes which are clear and helpful to the reader. It describes cases in which footnoting is appropriate and gives examples drawn from a variety of writings. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; CBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761803478
ISBN
9780761803478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825306778
ISBN
9780825306778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CBG; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226720975
ISBN
9780226720975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 45.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595553003
ISBN
9781595553003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. Examines issues, such as test design, the rating process, validity, measurement, and the social dimension of language testing. This book looks at both traditional and modern forms of language assessment, and the challenges posed by various views. Series Editor(s): Widdowson, H. G. Series: Oxford Introduction to Language Study ELT. Num Pages: 156 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBG; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 260 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780194372220
ISBN
9780194372220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.94

Paperback. This is an entertaining guide to the most common grammatical mistakes in English, from apostrophe atrocities to the lie/lay conundrum. Using examples of errors found in major newspapers, magazines, and TV broadcasting, Thomas Parrish's fictional friend "the Grouchy Grammarian" explains basic elements of grammar and good writing. Num Pages: 192 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CFK; CJBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471223832
ISBN
9780471223832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.98

Cards. Series: Flashcards Language Arts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; VSL; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 84 x 69. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Publication date
2011
Edition
Flc Crds
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307479402
ISBN
9780307479402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.16

Paperback. With over 250 exercises that teach you the basics and test your skills on topics ranging from noun and verb agreement to correcting the most common spelling errors, this guide offers the information you need to become a grammar pro and the best writer you can be. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378. A One-Stop Practice and Exercise Book for Perfect Writing. 256 pages. With over 250 exercises that teach you the basics and test your skills on topics ranging from noun and verb agreement to correcting the most common spelling errors, this guide offers the information you need to become a grammar pro and the best writer you can be. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBW. Dimension: 230 x 203 x 16. Weight: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Adams Media
Edition
Workbook
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440530067
ISBN
9781440530067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.47

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Merlin Unwin Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906122546
ISBN
9781906122546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. A guide to English grammar and usage for the twenty-first century, pairing grammar rules with interesting and humorous quotations from American popular culture. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190215286
ISBN
9780190215286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.85

Paperback. What is the difference between amend and emend, between imply and infer, and between uninterested and disinterested? When should one put owing to rather than due to? Why should the temptation to write actually, basically or at this moment in time always be strenuously resisted? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558460
ISBN
9780099558460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Hardback. A hilarious, furious and profoundly useful short guide to the most maddening punctuation in English. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781414
ISBN
9781785781414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140210
ISBN
9781588140210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
Akademiai Kiado Hungary
Number of pages
367
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
with extra glossary
Condition
New
SKU
V9789630589338
ISBN
9789630589338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 49.84

Paperback. The most compendious collection of words for aspiring scholars, this book will help you hold your own in intellectual discourse. Featuring 2,400 sophisticated, obscure, and obtuse terms, each page will teach you the definitions you need to know to lock academic horns with the clerisy Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Adams Media
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440591068
ISBN
9781440591068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. "..a superb guide to the intricacies of the language..provides clear distinctions between and among confusing words but does so in a light and often humorous manner. Such a book is especially useful to journalism students, and even practicing journalists." |s John C. Merrill, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, University of Missouri Num Pages: 546 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CJ; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822630111
ISBN
9780822630111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. The wide range of languages and purposes now served by immersion worldwide is illustrated by case studies of thirteen programs. Editor(s): Johnson, Robert Keith (The University of Hong Kong); Swain, Merrill (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education). Series Editor(s): Long, Michael H.; Richards, Jack C. Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 line figure 3 halftones 12 tables. BIC Classification: CBG; EBAL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 465.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521586559
ISBN
9780521586559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486481142
ISBN
9780486481142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99

Paperback. Presents a fresh edition Plain Words, that was intended simply as a guide to the proper use of English for the Civil Service. This guide reflects numerous changes that took place in English usage. It features a private archive. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241960349
ISBN
9780241960349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.64

Paperback. This guide to expanding your vocabulary features word-choices in short excerpts (under 250 words each) from 40 different writers and speakers, including Albert Shanker, Vernon Jordan and Dr Benjamin Spock. A sounds-of-speech pronunciation system is also provided. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22cm. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761804628
ISBN
9780761804628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.61

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