Taal is overal. Mensen maken taal, maar ook omgekeerd: taal maakt wie wij zijn. Dit boek biedt een frisse blik op taal en taalgedrag. Marjolijn Voogel neemt je mee op een fascinerende reis door de veelzijdige domeinen van taal: van de eerste babybrabbels tot straattaal van jongeren, van Friese terpen tot Haagse retoriek, van chat tot de synthetische taal van AI-tools. Aan de hand van persoonlijke ervaringen legt ze de verborgen regels en verhalen van taal bloot. Ontdek hoe taal verandert, ver...

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A wonderful collection of all 210 tales and popular legends collected by the Grimm brothers over a century ago.

Becoming a Reader argues that, whatever our individual differences of personality and background, there is a regular sequence of attitudes we go through as we mature, which affect how we experience fiction, from the five-year-old child absorbed in the world of fantasy play, through the seventeen year old critical seeker of the truth, to the middle-aged reader recognizing their own experiences in fictional characters. Becoming a Reader argues that this sequence of responses can be worked out a...

Contextos: Curso Intermediário de Português is an engaging and motivating course that takes learners from the intermediate to advanced level. The course takes learners from the intermediate-low to advanced-low according to the ACTFL proficiency guidelines and from A2 to B2 according to the CEFR.

Practising Spanish Grammar can be used independently or as the ideal companion to the sixth edition of the widely acclaimed A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin and Moreira-Rodríguez). Designed to engage even the most grammar-shy students, this is an ideal resource for intermediate to advanced students.

This new edition of Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar is an up-to-date and practical reference guide to the most important aspects of modern Hebrew as used by contemporary native speakers of the language. It presents an accessible description of the language, focusing on the real patterns of use today. The Grammar aims to serve as a reference source for the learner and user of Hebrew irrespective of level, by setting out the complexities of the language in short, readable sections that are ...

Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method offers the first systematic introduction to discourse analysis as a body of theories and methods for social research.

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.

Wilde’s classic comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, a satire of Victorian social hypocrisy and considered Wilde’s greatest dramatic achievement, and his other popular...