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How To Speak Chinese Language
How to Speak the Language of Russian Business?
$113.11
What characteristics should you consider when choosing a person to negotiate with a Russian business team? What does it mean for an international businessperson to be a part of a Russian company? What points should you think of when handling a conflict with the Russian businessmen? The modern economy is characterized by increased collaboration among different organizations across national boundaries. Russia is one of the regions that is witnessing rapid economic growth and development of international business relations. This book focuses on the power distance perception in the workplace in postSoviet Russia as one of the major factors that affects crosscultural communication. It examines this aspect across a set of public and private companies throughout: perceptions of risk, gender stereotypes, power distance, levels of uncertainty avoidance, combination of individualism vs. collectivism, trust levels. This book is recommended for both practitioners interested in conducting business, negotiations, handling conflict with the Russian businessmen, and for researchers working in the areas of international business communication, organizational psychology, intercultural sociology. Author: Kamenchuk, Olga Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 116 Publication Date: 2011/04/14 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.02 x 0.28 inches
How To Speak How To Listen
$5.89
How To Speak How To Listen
How to Speak at Special Events
$14.99
“Communication is such a vital part of todays world we are bombarded with thousands of mediatransferred messages every day. But with thousands of messages comes confusion. Clarity when talking of ideas and concepts are rare. Public speaking, as exemplified by politicians, has become the science of sound bites for that 5second media slot. Communication in todays society is not equipping us for public speaking. Christianity communicates ideas that need to be thought through, contemplated and reflected upon. Christians use words because God uses words. He is interested in verbal and written communication. He communicates ideas about himself primarily to us in his written word, the Bible. So if you are faced with an event or occasion when public speaking is needed you may find yourself in need of a helping hand. How to speak at special events can help because it is written by experts in their field. But before you can prepare an effective talk, you have to prepare yourself and your material. Its not just a case of throwing some jokes and Bible stories together and hoping. How to speak at special events will guide you stepbystep along the way. If you want to make an effective impact at a special event then you need How to speak at special events. Contributors Rev Dr Sam Chan Prior to his theological training at Sydney Missionary and Bible College (SMBC), and the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago, Sam practised medicine. At SMBC, Sam lectures in preaching, ethics and theology. He is ordained in the Chinese Christian Fellowship Church. Sams PhD examined speech act theory in the area of preaching. Canon John Chapman John is an evangelist who, before retiring, worked with the Anglican Church in Sydney. The author of many books including A Fresh Start and Know and Tell the Gospel, John has taught evangelism at Sydney Missionary and Bible College and Moore Theological College. Rev Stuart Coulton. Stuart is the Pastoral VicePrincipal at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Stuart practised law before spending 15 years in parish ministry. At SMBC he lectures in church history, pastoral care and theology and has had extensive involvement with Katoomba Christian Conventions in Australia. Mr Jonathan Dykes Jonathan is the Associate Director of the Sydney Missionary and Bible College School of Preaching. Prior to this role, Jonathan gained wide experience in preaching though parish work, and an evangelistic ministry to business workers in Sydney. He lectures at SMBC in preaching subjects and is a regular preacher at Christian conventions. Bishop Dudley Foord Dudley has a lifetime of pastoral, chaplaincy and teaching experience as well as holding doctorates in ministry and divinity. He served as Bishop of the Church of England in South Africa in the 1980s. In recent years Dudley has worked as a consultant in evangelism and church ministries. Rev Ray Galea Ray is the pastor of the Multicultural Bible Ministry, an Anglican church in Sydneys western subu
Speak EZ Chinese in Phonetic English
$20.23
Now readers can bypass the complex Pinyin system in favor of userfriendly words and sentences provided in straightforward phonetic English. Packed with humorous slang and favorite Chinese idioms, this text provides the means to communicate in fresh, contemporary Mandarin at only a glance. (Foreign LanguageDictionaries/Phrasebooks) Author: Zhao, Fang/ Green, Timothy Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Publication Date: 2006/07/01 Language: English Dimensions: 8.56 x 5.48 x 0.76 inches
How to Write and Speak Correctly
$28.56
This book has no pretension about it whatever it is neither a Manual of Rhetoric, expatiating on the dogmas of style, nor a Grammar full of arbitrary rules and exceptions. It is merely an effort to help ordinary, everyday people to express themselves in ordinary, everyday language, in a proper manner. Some broad rules are laid down, the observance of which will enable the reader to keep within the pale of propriety in oral and written language. Many idiomatic words and expressions, peculiar to the language, have been given, besides which a number of the common mistakes and pitfalls have been placed before the reader so that he may know and avoid them. Author: Devlin, Joseph Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 132 Publication Date: 2006/05/08 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.43 inches
How to Speak Wookiee
$22.1
Author: Smith, Wu Kee/ Jake (ILT) Series Title: Star Wars Subtitle: A Manual for Intergalactic Communication Publication Date: 2011/08/31 Binding Type: Hardcover Language: English Depth: 0.75 Width: 6.75 Height: 8.25
How To Speak And Write Correctly
$6.49
In the preparation of this little work the writer has kept one end in view, viz.: To make it serviceable for those for whom it is intended, that is, for those who have neither the time nor the opportunity, the learning nor the inclination, to peruse elaborate and abstruse treatises on Rhetoric, Grammar, and Composition. To them such works are as gold enclosed in chests of steel and locked beyond power of opening. This book has no pretension about it whatever, – it is neither a Manual of Rhetoric, expatiating on the dogmas of style, nor a Grammar full of arbitrary rules and exceptions. It is merely an effort to help ordinary, everyday people to express themselves in ordinary, everyday language, in a proper manner. Some broad rules are laid down, the observance of which will enable the reader to keep within the pale of propriety in oral and written language. Many idiomatic words and expressions, peculiar to the language, have been given, besides which a number of the common mistakes and pitfalls have been placed before the reader so that he may know and avoid them. The writer has to acknowledge his indebtedness to no one in particular, but to all in general who have ever written on the subject. The little book goes forth – a finger-post on the road of language pointing in the right direction. It is hoped that they who go according to its index will arrive at the goal of correct speaking and writing.
How to Speak Effectively
$39.48
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hardtofind books with something of interest for everyone Author: Peabody, George Eric Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 120 Publication Date: 2010/09/10 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.44 inches
Signing: How to Speak with Your Hands
$20
“American Sign Language is a wonderful silent language of hands, face, and body that is rich with nuance, emotion, and grace. Bantam is proud to present the newly revised Signing: How To Speak With Your Hands, a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide that has long been the invaluable and definitive guide for families, friends, and professionals who need to communicate effectively with deaf children and adults. Now this expanded edition, with redesigned interiors and updated material, includes even more signs; large, upper-torso illustrations clearly show formation and movement of the hands, and their relation to the face and body. All the beautifully illustrated signs are accompanied by precise, easy-to-follow instructions on how to form them. This complete guide includes chapters on common phrases, the alphabet, foods and eating, health, recreation, and the newest chapter covering technology, politics. education, and music.”
Signing: How To Speak With YOur Hands
$11.59
American Sign Language is a wonderful silent language of hands, face, and body that is rich with nuance, emotion, and grace. Bantam is proud to present the newly revised Signing : How To Speak With Your Hands , a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide that has long been the invaluable and definitive guide for families, friends, and professionals who need to communicate effectively with deaf children and adults. Now this expanded edition, with redesigned interiors and updated material, includes even more signs; large, upper-torso illustrations clearly show formation and movement of the hands, and their relation to the face and body. All the beautifully illustrated signs are accompanied by precise, easy-to-follow instructions on how to form them. This complete guide includes chapters on common phrases, the alphabet, foods and eating, health, recreation, and the newest chapter covering technology, politics. education, and music. From the Trade Paperback edition.
How To Speak Wookiee
$16.95
Wookiees can now be found on nearly every planet in the galaxy and on starships everywhere in between. This helpful guide teaches key phrases from the Wookiee language, turning near-fatal encounters with notoriously short-tempered Wookiees into lasting partnerships and friendships. The handy sound module, recorded by Chewbacca himself, demonstrates proper pronunciation of ten key phrases.
Animal Speak
$21.95
Open your heart and mind to the wisdom of the animal world. Animal Speak provides techniques for recognizing and interpreting the signs and omens of nature. Meet and work with animals as totems and spirits by learning the language of their behaviors within the physical world. Animal Speak shows you how to: identify, meet, and attune to your spirit animals; discover the power and spiritual significance of more than 100 different animals, birds, insects, and reptiles; call upon the protective powers of your animal totem; and create and use five magical animal rites, including shapeshifting and sacred dance. This bestselling guide has become a classic reference for anyone wishing to forge a spiritual connection with the majesty and mystery of the animal world.
How Language Works
$14.99
Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language. In the author’s own words " How Language Works is not about music cookery or sex. But it is about how we talk about music cookery and sex-or indeed anything at all." Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprecedented scope language is an extremely powerful tool that defines the human species. Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language. He moves effortlessly from big subjects like the origins of languages how children learn to speak and how conversation works to subtle but revealing points such as how email differs from both speech and writing in important ways how language reveals a person’s social status and how we decide whether a word is rude or polite. Broad and deep but with a light and witty touch How Language Works is the ultimate layman’s guide to how we communicate with one another.Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language. In the author’s own words " How Language Works is not about music cookery or sex. But it is about how we talk about music cookery and sex-or indeed anything at all." Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprecedented scope language is an extremely powerful tool that defines the human species. Crystal offers general readers a personal tour of the intricate workings of language. He moves effortlessly from big subjects like the origins of languages how children learn to speak and how conversation works to subtle but revealing points such as how email differs from both speech and writing in important ways how language reveals a person’s social status and how we decide whether a word is rude or polite. Broad and deep but with a light and witty touch How Language Works is the ultimate layman’s guide to how we communicate with one another.
How to Speak and Write Correctly
$19.38
The examples of these men are incentives to action. Poverty thrust them forward instead of keeping them back. Therefore, if you are poor make your circumstances a means to an end. Have ambition, keep a goal in sight and bend every energy to reach that goal. A story is told of Thomas Carlyle the day he attained the highest honor the literary world could confer upon him when he was elected Lord Rector of Edinburgh University. After his installation speech, in going through the halls, he met a student seemingly deep in study. Author: Devlin, Joseph Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 108 Publication Date: 2007/08/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 inches
Chinese Business Culture
$28.12
Scholarly Paper (Advanced Seminar) aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich S dasienkunde, S dostasienkunde, Note: 96, Veranstaltung: Chinese History and Culture, 15 Eintragungen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Englisch, Abstract: China has become a global business power and therefore it is important for Western people to know about China and the way they do business. This paper is written preliminarily for Western people who want to know how to do business with Chinese. The paper puts much emphasis on comparing the different cultures. Therefore it is also interesting for Chinese who want to know more about the differences between their and Western culture. A mutual understanding of the different cultures can help to reduce misunderstandings and communicate more effectively. First of all, it is important to give a brief overview of the country. To get a better understanding of the information, China will be compared with the European Union (EU). Chapter 3 will give an overview of Chinese culture in general using Hofstedes and Halls approach to describe culture. It is important to understand Chinese culture in general to understand Chinese business culture. Then chapter 4 deals with some important aspects of Chinese Business culture. Besides that learning the Chinese language can be a complementary part of getting a better understanding of Chinese business culture and Chinese culture in general. This paper does not deal with studying the Chinese language. If the business language in your special case is not English, it is advised to use an interpreter unless you speak Chinese fluently. However, just knowing the basics of the Chinese language can impress your business partner and shows the seriousness of your business relation. Author: Mungenast, Hannes Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 28 Publication Date: 2007/09/28 Language: English Dimensions: 8.50 x 5.50 x 0.07 inches
The Complete How to Speak Southern By Mitchell, Steve/ Scrawls
$16.24
An illustrated tongueincheek dictionary of Southern words and phrases offers a spoof of the Southern accent and vocabulary in a collection that includes How to Speak Southern and More How to Speak Southern, featuring such samplings as aig (a popular breakfast food), zackly (as in precisely), and many more. 50,000 first printing. Author: Mitchell, Steve/ Scrawls Publication Date: 2006/04/25 Number of Pages: 103 Binding Type: Hardcover Language: English Depth: 0.25 Width: 5.25 Height: 7.75
Beginners Chinese By Ho, Yong
$32.07
This Hippocrene bestseller has been redesigned and updated, making learning to speak, read, and write Mandarin Chinese easier than ever. New features include the following: ten practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and exercises; new audio CDs featuring professional actors from Beijing; updated cultural and language notes; an attractive, easytoread presentation of the Chinese characters; additional exercises for teaching stroke order and writing skills; an index providing traditional characterequivalents; and, new technology sections on how to read and write Chinese characters on a computer. Author: Ho, Yong Series Title: Hippocrene Beginners Series Publication Date: 2010/10/01 Number of Pages: 326 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Height: 8.75
Speak My Language
$10
Speak My Language – Sub Swara feat. Dead Prez
Speak To Win
$11.59
The ability to speak with confidence and deliver winning presentations can accelerate your career, earn people’s great respect, and enable you to achieve your greatest even most impossible-seeming goals. But what many people don’t realize is that anyone can learn to be a great speaker, just as easily as they can learn to drive a car or ride a bike!As one of the world’s premier speakers and personal success experts, Brian Tracy is the ideal instructor. In Speak to Win, Tracy reveals time-tested tricks of the trade that readers can use to present powerfully and speak persuasively, whether in an informal meeting or in front of a large audience. Readers will learn how to: become confident, positive, and relaxed in front of any audience grab people’s attention from the start use body language, props, and vocal techniques to keep listeners engaged transition smoothly from one point to the next use humor, stories, quotes, and questions skillfully deal with skepticism when presenting new ideas wrap up strongly and persuasivelyBrimming with unbeatable strategies for winning people over every time, Tracy lets readers in on his most powerful presentation secrets in this indispensable, life-changing guide.
Speak
$82.85
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Speak Spell line is a series of electronic handheld educational toys created by Texas Instruments that consist of a speech synthesizer, a keyboard, and a receptor slot to receive one of a collection of ROM game library modules (collectively covered under US patent 3934233 ). The first Speak Spell was introduced at the summer Consumer Electronics Show in June 1978, making it one of the earliest handheld electronic devices with a visual display to use interchangeable game cartridges. The Speak Spell was created by a small team of engineers led by Paul Breedlove, himself an engineer, with Texas Instruments (TI) during the late 1970s. Development began in 1976 with an initial budget of 25,000, as an outgrowth of TIs research into speech synthesis. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 Publication Date: 2010/09/28 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.27 inches
How to Speak Dog By Coren, Stanley
$19.29
A canine psychology expert discusses how to effectively communicate with your dog, showing how dogs can recognize up to 140 words, and provides insights on how to develop a reciprocal level of communication with a pet. Author: Coren, Stanley Subtitle: Mastering the Art of DogHuman Communication Publication Date: 2001/04/01 Number of Pages: 274 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Height: 8.50
How To Speak Cat By Whitehead, Sarah
$11.86
Children and the cats they love are featured in this colorful guide that examines cat language and how to interpret it, enhanced with advice on cat health and safety, fun games and tricks, cat quizzes, and more Original. Author: Whitehead, Sarah Publication Date: 2008/10/01 Number of Pages: 96 Binding Type: Paperback Grade Level: 34 Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 6.75 Height: 9.00
goChinese (Mandarin); Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs
$24.98
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How Language Works By Crystal, David
$24.44
Discusses the origins of languages, how children learn to speak, how email differs from both speech and writing, how language reveals a persons social status, and how we decide whether a word is rude or polite. Author: Crystal, David Subtitle: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die Publication Date: 2007/11/01 Number of Pages: 500 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 1.25 Width: 5.75 Height: 8.75
How to Speak Moo By Fajerman, Deborah
$11.09
Cows teach readers the complexities of their language, in which every word, whether big or small, sleeping or boating, is moo. Author: Fajerman, Deborah Publication Date: 2002/07/01 Number of Pages: 32 Binding Type: Paperback Grade Level: Preschool Language: English Depth: 0.25 Width: 8.75 Height: 10.75
How to Speak Southern By Mitchell, Steve
$12.4
Author: Mitchell, Steve Publication Date: 1989/09/01 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.25 Width: 4.00 Height: 7.00
Chinese (Cantonese): Lessons 1 to 5: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese (Cantonese)
$29.16
Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) II: Lessons 31 to 35: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
$40.79
Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) III: Lessons 86 to 90: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
$40.79
Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) III: Lessons 66 to 70: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
$40.79
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Chinese (Cantonese): Lessons 6 to 10: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese (Cantonese)
$40.79
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Chinese (Mandarin) III: Lessons 61 to 65: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
$40.79
Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) II: Lessons 56 to 60: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
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Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) II: Lessons 51 to 55: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
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Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) II: Lessons 46 to 50: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
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Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) II: Lessons 41 to 45: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
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Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) II: Lessons 36 to 40: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
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Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Cantonese): Lessons 21 to 25: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese (Cantonese)
$40.79
Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Cantonese): Lessons 16 to 20: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese (Cantonese)
$40.79
Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Cantonese): Lessons 11 to 15: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese (Cantonese)
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Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Cantonese): Lessons 26 to 30: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese (Cantonese)
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Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) III: Lessons 81 to 85: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
$40.79
Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) III: Lessons 76 to 80: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
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Includes two-and-a-half hours of spoken-language practice in five 30-minute lessons….
Chinese (Mandarin) III: Lessons 71 to 75: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese
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How to Speak in Public: A Natural Method
$29.86
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hardtofind books with something of interest for everyone Author: Kirkpatrick, Frank Home Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 2010/09/10 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.47 inches
The Chinese Language and How to Learn It: A Manual for Beginners
$29.2
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How to Speak with the Dead: A Practical Handbook
$41.15
1918. The author discusses a general outline of the scientific facts and arguments on which the certainties of survival and communication are based, as well as information relative to mediums and communicating with the dead. A chapter is dedicated to telepathy and telemnemoniky. And, the final chapter deals with the distinction between speaking with the dead and spiritualism faced by rationalism. The author writes the book in a strictly impartial point of view, in the form of a text book. Author: Sciens Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 154 Publication Date: 2010/09/10 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.50 inches
How to Speak Dog By Whitehead, Sarah
$11.86
Fourcolor photographs and expert advice provide young readers with a comprehensive guide to understanding canine communication and characteristics, complete with games, simple tricks, and health care tips. Original. Author: Whitehead, Sarah Publication Date: 2008/01/01 Number of Pages: 96 Binding Type: Paperback Grade Level: 46 Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 6.75 Height: 9.00
Speak The Language
$4.99
For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go.
Chinese Peruvian
$108.33
Chinese Peruvians, also known as tusn, are people of Overseas Chinese ancestry born in Peru, or who have made Peru their adopted homeland. Most Chinese Peruvians are multilingual. In addition to Spanish or Quechua, many of them speak one or more Chinese dialects that may include Cantonese, Hakka, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. Since the first Chinese immigrants came from Macau, some of them also speak Portuguese. In Peru, Asian Peruvians are estimated at 3 of the population, but one source places the number of citizens with some Chinese ancestry at 4.2 million, which equates to 15 of the countrys total population. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 142 Publication Date: 2009/11/25 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.33 inches
How to Read, Write, and Speak Modern German
$24.64
2011 Reprint of 1946 Second Revised Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Illustrated study guide on learning to read, write and speak German. The author has the novel approach of immersing you in German right off while providing word for word English translation for the actual text on the accompanying page. Author: Lohan, Robert Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 274 Publication Date: 2011/05/18 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.62 inches
Art of Speedreading People : How to Size People up and Speak Their Language
$13.16
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How to Speak Bayonnease: The Secret Language of Bayonne, New Yorks Sixth Borough
$15.59
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Hide Speak Chinese By Bruzzone, Catherine/ Martineau, Susan/ Barrett, Liming Guo/ Comfort, Louise (ILT)
$12.62
Introduces young readers to Chinese language vocabulary, with accompanying illustrations in a format that allows them to hide either the words or the pictures for practice drills. Author: Bruzzone, Catherine/ Martineau, Susan/ Barrett, Liming Guo/ Comfort, Louise (ILT) Series Title: Hide and Speak Publication Date: 2010/08/01 Number of Pages: 32 Binding Type: Paperback Grade Level: 12 Language: CHINESE Depth: 0.25 Width: 8.00 Height: 11.00
Chinese (Cantonese), Conversational; Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs
$35.89
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Chinese (Cantonese), Basic; Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs
$20.78
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Think Chinese, Speak Chinese
$14.58
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Romanization of Chinese
$89.22
The romanization of Chinese is the use of the Latin alphabet to write Chinese. Since Chinese is a tonal language with a logographic script, its characters do not represent phonemes directly. There have been many systems of romanization throughout history. Linguist Daniel Kane recalls, It used to be said that sinologists had to be like musicians, who might compose in one key and readily transcribe into other keys. However, Hanyu Pinyin has become the international standard since 1982. Other wellknown systems include Wade Giles and Yale Romanization.There are many uses for Chinese romanization systems. They serve as a useful tool for foreign learners of Chinese by indicating the pronunciation of unfamiliar characters. It can also be helpful for clarifying pronunciationMandarin pronunciation is an issue for some speakers of other mutually unintelligible Chinese languages who do not speak Mandarin fluently. Standard keyboards such as QWERTY are designed for the Latin alphabet, often making the input of Chinese characters into computers difficult. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 108 Publication Date: 2010/01/18 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.25 inches
How to Speak Your Spouse’s Language: Ten Easy Steps to Great Communication from One of America’s Foremost Counselors
$5.99
In his “lifetime message,” marriage expert and award-winning author Norman H. Wright offers couples essential guidance in understanding and enhancing their communication styles. Couples marry believing they’re compatible and then get confused when they can’t communicate. The key to connecting, according to Dr. Wright, is discovering a partner’s unique communication style and learning to match it. Couples everywhere have benefited from his simple, sensible approach as outlined in this book and are finding communication far more satisfying. Dr. Wright provides sample dialogues and illustrations of learning, gender, and personality differences, as well as exercises that couples can practice in 15 minutes or less. By following Dr. Wright’s principles, couples will be amazed at the results and just might find that they can speak their spouse’s language after all!
How Leaders Speak: Essential Rules for Engaging and Inspiring Others
$7.99
Senior executives, professionals, politicians, entrepreneurs, and educators are increasingly being evaluated by how well they speak – how credibly, how naturally, and how enthusiastically. They’re being judged on their presentation skills. In today’s communication-saturated age, the ability to address others effectively has become the essential mark of a leader. How Leaders Speak covers the seven keys to speaking like a leader: preparation, certainty, passion, engagement, and commitment. It’s a personal handbook for planning and conveying presentations that will engage and inspire others, from overcoming nervousness to handling difficult questions from listeners. How Leaders Speak: Getting Ready to Present: Know Your Audience Find and Create ‘The Nugget’ (something your audience doesn’t know) Make a Video Rehearsing your Presentation Be Prepared for Anything Don’t Rely on PowerPoint (have a print out as well ) Test your Technology Have a Checklist of Materials Before You Leave the Office Pre-Presentation Jitters are a Good Thing! Know Your Environment Beforehand (schedule a run through the day before) Eat and Drink Lightly Just Before Your Presentation How Leaders Speak: During Your Speech Have Water Handy Keep Language Short and Simple Have Your Speech Printed at the Top of Your Page To Keep Eye Contact Connected Most Nervousness Doesn’t Show Draw in Your Audience Via Names and Anecdotal Info Ask Questions to Involve Your Audience (and to Relieve Pressure) Speak with Passion!
How to Speak Dutchified English By Gates, Gary
$11.83
Author: Gates, Gary Publication Date: 1987/10/01 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Height: 7.50
German How to Speak and Write It By Rosenberg, Joseph
$16.2
Author: Rosenberg, Joseph Publication Date: 1967/06/01 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.75 Width: 5.25 Height: 8.50
Learning Chinese For Newbies
$3.99
Quick Start Guides – Learning Chinese For Newbies Presently, 1.3 billion people speak Chinese around the world, and of this, 885 million speak Mandarin (the official language of China), which also happens to be the most dominant dialect. Currently in the USA, only 24,000 students (Grades 7 through to 12) are actually studying this language, but their numbers are steadily growing.
Dreaming In Chinese: Mandarin Lessons In Life, Love, And Language
$18.99
Deborah Fallows has spent much of her life learning languages and traveling around the world. But nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin, China’s most common language, or the intensity of living in Shanghai and Beijing. Over time, she realized that her struggles and triumphs in studying the language of her adopted home provided small clues to deciphering the behavior and habits of its people,and its culture’s conundrums. As her skill with Mandarin increased, bits of the language—a word, a phrase, an oddity of grammar—became windows into understanding romance, humor, protocol, relationships, and the overflowing humanity of modern China. Fallows learned, for example, that the abrupt, blunt way of speaking that Chinese people sometimes use isn’t rudeness, but is, in fact, a way to acknowledge and honor the closeness between two friends. She learned that English speakers’ trouble with hearing or saying tones—the variations in inflection that can change a word’s meaning—is matched by Chinese speakers’ inability not to hear tones, or to even take a guess at understanding what might have been meant when foreigners misuse them. In sharing what she discovered about Mandarin, and how those discoveries helped her understand a culture that had at first seemed impenetrable, Deborah Fallows’s Dreaming in Chinese opens up China to Westerners more completely, perhaps, than it has ever been before. A linguist and China expert learns that to understand China, first you must understand its language.
Language and the Brain
$66.4
How do our brains enable us to speak creatively and build up an understanding of language? This accessible book examines the linguistic and neuroanatomical underpinnings of language and considers how language skills can systematically break down in individuals with different types of brain damage. By studying children with language disorders, adults with righthemisphere brain damage, demented patients and people with reading problems, the authors provide an understanding of how language is organized in the brain. Author: Obler, Loraine/ Gjerlow, K./ Aitchison, Jean Series Title: Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 1998/02/13 Language: English Dimensions: 7.72 x 5.08 x 0.53 inches
Collins Taak of the Toon: How to Speak Geordie
$9.99
Gain an insight into the English language, via one of the UK"s richest dialects: Geordie. From George Stephenson to The Animals to Viz, the North East has long had a successful creative culture, developing alongside its industrial history. Newcastle in particular has successfully reinvented itself as a centre of the arts, while still maintaining its own regional identity. This book is the definitive guide to the most distinctive element of that identity: the Geordie dialect. This book is a must for anyone with even a passing interest in the language of the North East, and also provides a thorough examination of the general state of English, from the traditional wit and wisdom of the Geordie perspective.
Speak to Me by X, Gin [Paperback]
$17.15
Speak To Me is a book with affirmations to better people in their daytoday lives. It explains how important affirmations are and how changing your words can ultimately change your life for the better. Author: X, Gin Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 48 Publication Date: 2009/12/15 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.11 inches
Do You Speak American?
$13.89
Is American English in decline? Are regional dialects dying out? Is there a difference between men and women in how they adapt to linguistic variations? These questions, and more, about our language catapulted Robert MacNeil and William Cran the authors (with Robert McCrum) of the language classic The Story of English across the country in search of the answers. Do You Speak American? is the tale of their discoveries, which provocatively show how the standard for American English if a standard exists is changing quickly and dramatically. On a journey that takes them from the Northeast, through Appalachia and the Deep South, and west to California, the authors observe everyday verbal interactions and in a host of interviews with native speakers glean the linguistic quirks and traditions characteristic of each area. While examining the histories and controversies surrounding both written and spoken American English, they address anxieties and assumptions that, when explored, are highly emotional, such as the growing influence of Spanish as a threat to American English and the special treatment of African-American vernacular English. And, challenging the purists who think grammatical standards are in serious deterioration and that media saturation of our culture is homogenizing our speech, they surprise us with unpredictable responses. With insight and wit, MacNeil and Cran bring us a compelling book that is at once a celebration and a potent study of our singular language. Each wave of immigration has brought new words to enrich the American language. Do you recognize the origin of 1. blunderbuss, sleigh, stoop, coleslaw, boss, waffle? Or 2. dumb, ouch, shyster, check, kaput, scram, bummer? Or 3. phooey, pastrami, glitch, kibbitz, schnozzle? Or 4. broccoli, espresso, pizza, pasta, macaroni, radio? Or 5. smithereens, lollapalooza, speakeasy, hooligan? Or 6. vamoose, chaps, stampede, mustang, ranch, corral? 1. Dutch 2. German 3. Yiddish 4. Italian 5. Irish 6. Spanish From the Hardcover edition.