Qualitytime met de kids op papadag.

Koffietje doen met de collegaatjes.

Chillen op een fissa met je matties.

Feedback over de schutting gooien.

Hun irriteren zich aan die meisje.

Krijg je jeuk van deze zinnen? Dat kan kloppen, want onnodig Engels, verkleinwoorden, jongerentaal, jargon op de werkvloer én fouten behoren tot de grootste taalergernissen. Vijf jaar lang verzamelde het Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal (INT) allerlei taalirritaties tijdens de verkiezing ‘Weg met dat woord!’.

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Stadgenoten bundelt 50 jaar verhalen van en over Rotterdammers door Rien Vroegindeweij (1944), een auteur die met recht een Rotterdams fenomeen genoemd mag worden. Gemaakt met medewerking van Alek Dabrowski.

Een politieke moord op de Coolsingel, een witte vlag op de Willemsbrug, een straattekenaar op de Lijnbaan, een Nobelprijswinnaar op de ’s Gravendijkwal, een kunstenaar met de lengte van Napoleon. Dit zijn slechts enkele onderwerpen die in dit boeiende boek ter sprake komen. Dichter en s...

Here this immensely influential twenty year old title is reissued due to its continuing relevance as a tool in understanding the literary movement that has dominated recent Anglo-American literary criticism.

This remarkable book explores the history of fairies in literature and tradtion.

Just about everyone seems to have views about language. Language attitudes and language ideologies permeate our daily lives. Our competence, intelligence, friendliness, trustworthiness, social status, group memberships, and so on, are often judged from the way we communicate.

Even the speed at which we speak can evoke reactions. And we often try to anticipate such judgements as we communicate. In this lively introduction, Peter Garrett draws upon research carried out over recent decades in or...

The essential guide to the science behind reading and its practical implications for classroom teaching in primary schools.

From the New York Times bestselling author Janet Skeslien Charles and based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France—this is “a moving tale of sacrifice, heroism, and inspired storytelling immersed in the power of books to change our lives” (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author).

1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to...

Follow the Rites...

Nothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake.

From Marcus Kliewer, a new “titan of the macabre and unsettling” (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), comes a supernatural horror about a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist, only to discover the position has consequences far greater—and more dangerous—than she ever could have imagined.

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY:

Caretaker urgently needed. Three days of work. Comp...

The third edition of Sign Language Interpreting has been revised to introduce sign language interpreters around the world to essential professional knowledge and contemporary best practice in the field. nThe authors are leading sign language interpreter educators, practitioners and researchers, and the book reflects their expertise by integrating a deep knowledge of practical skills and models for sign language interpreting across a range of contexts and locations. nKey features of the book i...

The seventh edition of this bestselling textbook has been extensively revised and updated to provide a comprehensive and accessible introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in an everchanging world. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism and multilingualism at individual, group and societal levels. Updates to the new edition include: Thoroughly updated chapters with over 500 new citations of the latest research.

Six chapters wi...