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The unexpected evolution of language : discover the surprising etymology of everyday words : includes 200+ terms and their shocking transformations / Justin Cord Hayes.
Description
The Unexpected Evolution of Language reveals the origins of 208 everyday terms and the interesting stories behind their shift in meaning.
Grammatically correct : the essential guide to spelling, style, usage, grammar, and punctuation / Anne Stilman.
Description
"Grammatically Correct" steers clear of academic stuffiness, focusing instead on practical strategies and intuitive explanations.
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Sign Language
1,000 words to sign / Geoffrey S. Poor.
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An introduction to American Sign Language illustrating each word with two to four photographs showing the beginning, middle, and end positions of the sign and instructional arrows to indicate movement
Baby sign language basics : early communication for hearing babies and toddlers / Monta Z. Briant.
Description
The new bigger edition provides more than 300 American Sign Language (ASL) signs, illustrated with the same clear, easy-to-understand photos and descriptions. This book/DVD set is a must-have for all parents, grandparents, anyone else who spends time with preverbal children.
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Audio Books
Basic Korean [sound recording].
Berlitz Basic Arabic [sound recording] / [by Kathrin Fietz ; English edition by Mohamed A. Alsiadi, Arif M. Rana].
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DVDs
Spanish language learning DVD game [videorecording] / TOPICS Entertainment, Inc. ; Euro Talk Interactive.
Inglés aprendizaje del idioma en DVD [videorecording] / TOPICS Entertainment, Inc. ; Euro Talk Interactive.
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Magazines
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Publications of the Modern Language Association of America.
Description
PMLA is the journal of the Modern Language Association of America. Since 1884, PMLA has published members' essays judged to be of interest to scholars and teachers of language and literature.
Central Library holdings
English language notes.
Description
English Language Notes (ELN) is a journal of English and American language and literature for literate readers as well as academics.
Central Library holdings
PAPER Central Arts Magazines Lib. Has v.1 (1963)-v.8 (1971),v.11(1973
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Full-text magazines on database only
English Studies
Composition Studies
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Local Information
Birmingham Area Multicultural Organizations
Alabama Germany Partnership
Description
This site contains information about German companies, events and business opportunities in Alabama, and Alabama companies, events, and business opportunities in Germany
Alliance Française of Birmingham
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Language Classes
Briarwood International Outreach
Foreign Languages and Literatures at UAB
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Websites
Foreign Language Instruction
Rocket Languages
"Rocket Languages is our Editors' Choice for language-learning." PC MAG
BBC Languages Online
Sponsored by the British Broadcasting Corporation, this website offers a course for beginners for French, Spanish, German, and Italian. Offers limited material for about 30 other languages.
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Dictionaries
World Wide Words
Summary
Erudite and wonderfully eclectic, this website is a good source of information on words both too new for the dictionary and those vanishing from it.
Dictionary.com
Description
Free online dictionary search, translator, word of the day, crossword puzzles, word games, and vocabulary learning resources for many languages.
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