Linguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Beginning at the `arts` end of the subject with the common origins of languages, and finishing at the `science` end with the newest discoveries regarding language in the brain, this stimulating guide covers all the major aspects of linguistics from a refreshing and insightful angle.
ISBN: 978-0-19-280148-7
Издательство:
Oxford
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Now recognized as one of the great photographers of the 19th century, British army officer Linnaeus Tripe (1822–1902) captured superb images of antiquities, temples, palaces, and landscapes in India and Burma in the 1850s. These notecards are decorated with his richly toned images of pillars and the Great Pagoda in Madura, the Great Pagoda in Tanjore, and the Maha-too-lo-Bounghian-Kyoung palace in Amerapoora. The handsomely boxed set contains 20 cards and 20 envelopes.
ISBN: 978-0-7649-4672-1
Издательство:
Арка
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Mufasa was the king of the Pride Lands. He was also Simba`s father. "You are going to be the king of all this," Mufasa told his son. But Simba`s uncle, Scar, had a different plan ... Who will be "The Lion King"?
ISBN: 978-1-4082-8697-5
Издательство:
Pearson
Дата выхода: июнь 2012
It`s tough in the wild, whether you`re a tiny mouse or a big, scary lion. But friends can be found in the strangest of places. The Lion and the Mouse is in the Usborne First Reading series, written especially for children who are learning to read, and developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, Senior Lecturer in Education and reading specialist at Roehampton University. With delightful illustrations, these books combine great stones with simple text to excite and inspire any beginner reader. Retold by Mairi Mackinnon.
ISBN: 978-0-7460-9660-4
Издательство:
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has enchanted readers for generations and now will delight younger children as a picture book.Brought to life through Christian Birmingham’s stunning illustrations, this is a magical winter story for all the family.When Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent to stay with a kind professor who lives in the country, they can hardly imagine the extraordinary adventure that awaits them.It all begins when the children explore the professor’s rambling old house. When they come across a room with an old wardrobe in the corner, Lucy opens the door and gets inside. To her amazement, she suddenly finds herself standing in a wood, with snowflakes falling through the air. Lucy has found Narnia, a magical land...
Lipstick Jungle tells the story of (wait until you hear these names) Victory Ford, Wendy Healy and Nico O’Neilly, three pals who have suitably glamorous jobs as a designer, a film producer and a magazine editor. As if this is not hip enough, the trio live in New York City and, to outside eyes, they’re riding the crest of the wave of success.
ISBN: 978-0-7868-9396-6
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: май 2008
