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Tommy French
How British First World War Soldiers Turned French into Slang
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781526765925
Pub Date: 2021-05-11
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
224 Pages
‘Napoo’, ‘compray’, ‘san fairy ann’, ‘toot sweet’ are anglicized French phrases that came into use on the Western Front during the First World War as British troops struggled to communicate...
The Tyranny of Public Discourse
Abraham Lincoln’s Six-Element Antidote for Meaningful and Persuasive Writing
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 9781611214970
Pub Date: 2019-07-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Savas Beatie
192 Pages
The Tyranny of Public Discourse can teach anyone how to use logic and reason to create persuasive writing. A byproduct of this is the civility that will ensue with an elevated public discourse. It establishes the six elements of a proposition as a verbal form of the scientific method—something Abraham Lincoln knew and used routinely. His logic and
Spikkin Doric
Price: $6.99
ISBN: 9780857909749
Pub Date: 2017-09-06
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Birlinn
128 Pages
Ever been lost for words or just completely mystified by what you hear? This is a new series of pocket books designed to introduce some of the wealth of the spoken and written word in Scotland to those who may not be familiar with them.
Wenglish
The Dialect of the South Wales Valleys
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 9781784612764
Pub Date: 2016-11-09
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
336 Pages
An updated version of the practical guide to Wenglish, the distinctive dialect of the South Wales valleys. Includes history, social and geographical context, grammar, alphabetical glossary, and exercises.
The Pitch Coach
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 9781910742242
Pub Date: 2016-07-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Liberties Press
180 Pages
This book presents successful formulas for public speaking, presentations and interviews.
In Praise of the Garrulous
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781908251244
Pub Date: 2014-06-09
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Vagabond Voices
190 Pages
An argument for the centrality of language to humanity and culture, as globalization and expanding scientific knowledge create new threats to the "ecology" of language.
Aibítir
Price: $7.95
ISBN: 9780856409172
Pub Date: 2013-10-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Blackstaff Press
40 Pages
An Irish alphabet: the perfect introduction to the Irish language for children.
The Complete Patter
Price: $21.99
ISBN: 9781780271460
Pub Date: 2013-10-03
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
224 Pages
First published in 1986, this is a new and updated edition of the definitive book on the famous Glasgow 'patter'. Absolutely essential for anyone who wants to understand the city & its people!
Tommy French
How British First World War Soldiers Turned French into Slang
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781526765925
Pub Date: 2021-05-11
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword Military
224 Pages
The Tyranny of Public Discourse
Abraham Lincoln’s Six-Element Antidote for Meaningful and Persuasive Writing
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 9781611214970
Pub Date: 2019-07-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Savas Beatie
192 Pages
Spikkin Doric
Price: $6.99
ISBN: 9780857909749
Pub Date: 2017-09-06
Format: Digital download
Imprint: Birlinn
128 Pages
Wenglish
The Dialect of the South Wales Valleys
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 9781784612764
Pub Date: 2016-11-09
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
336 Pages
The Pitch Coach
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 9781910742242
Pub Date: 2016-07-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Liberties Press
180 Pages
In Praise of the Garrulous
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 9781908251244
Pub Date: 2014-06-09
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Vagabond Voices
190 Pages
Aibítir
Price: $7.95
ISBN: 9780856409172
Pub Date: 2013-10-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Blackstaff Press
40 Pages
The Complete Patter
Price: $21.99
ISBN: 9781780271460
Pub Date: 2013-10-03
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
224 Pages