Grammar-Land

Author: M. L. Nesbitt
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781505874822
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
Before the days of Schoolhouse Rock's jingles like “Conjunction Junction,” there was the playful primer "Grammar-Land," which has been teaching children (and adults in need of a refresher) the basic rules of English grammar since its first publication in 1878. In the allegorical world of Grammar-Land, the nine parts of speech—rich Mr. Noun, his useful friend Pronoun, little ragged Article, talkative Adjective, busy Dr. Verb and Adverb, perky Preposition, convenient Conjunction, and irksome Interjection—are brought to trial by Judge Grammar to settle disputes over the rules of language. Each part of speech is called in turn to take the stand, where they are questioned by Doctor Syntax and Sergeant Parsing. In the course of the amusing trial, the reader, perhaps without even realizing it, is exposed to the most important rules of grammar.

Grammar-Land

Author: M. L. Nesbitt
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382832577
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

The Grammar Land

Author: Allen Francis
Publisher: New Saraswati House India Pvt Ltd
ISBN: 9351990036
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 89

Book Description
A Book on Garmmar. The ebook version does not contain CD.

Grammar-land; Or, Grammar in Fun for the Children of Schoolroom-shire ...

Author: M. L. Nesbitt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description

Safari Grammar

Author: Marge Truzz
Publisher: National Textbook Company
ISBN: 9780844254661
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An introduction to grammar for the beginner and the teacher.

Mary's Grammar

Author: Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description

The Little Grammar People

Author: Nuri Mass
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648035619
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
Join Linda and Barry as they learn all about the parts of our language in the Kingdom of Grammar. Meet Master Verb, Miss Noun, Madam Adjective and many more. A great book for students who are trying to learn, or are struggling with, the parts of Grammar.

Celebrity

Author: Milly Williamson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509511431
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
It is a truism to suggest that celebrity pervades all areas of life today. The growth and expansion of celebrity culture in recent years has been accompanied by an explosion of studies of the social function of celebrity and investigations into the fascination of specific celebrities. And yet fundamental questions about what the system of celebrity means for our society have yet to be resolved: Is celebrity a democratization of fame or a powerful hierarchy built on exclusion? Is celebrity created through public demand or is it manufactured? Is the growth of celebrity a harmful dumbing down of culture or an expansion of the public sphere? Why has celebrity come to have such prominence in today’s expanding media? Milly Williamson unpacks these questions for students and researchers alike, re-examining some of the accepted explanations for celebrity culture. The book questions assumptions about the inevitability of the growth of celebrity culture, instead explaining how environments were created in which celebrity output flourished. It provides a compelling new history of the development of celebrity (both long-term and recent) which highlights the relationship between the economic function of celebrity in various media and entertainment industries and its changing social meanings and patterns of consumption.

In the Land of Invented Languages

Author: Arika Okrent
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0385529716
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
Here is the captivating story of humankind’s enduring quest to build a better language—and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, Loglan (not to be confused with Lojban), and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages that represent the hard work, high hopes, and full-blown delusions of so many misguided souls over the centuries. With intelligence and humor, Arika Okrent has written a truly original and enlightening book for all word freaks, grammar geeks, and plain old language lovers.

Defending the Holy Land

Author: Zeev Maoz
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472033417
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 743

Book Description
A scathing and brilliant revisionist history, Defending the Holy Land is the most comprehensive analysis to date of Israel's national security and foreign policy, from the inception of the State of Israel to the present. Book jacket.