J. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but it is in The Silmarillion that the true depth of Tolkien's Middle-earth can be understood. The Silmarillion was written before, during, and after Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. A collection of stories, it provides information alluded to in Tolkien's better known works and, in doing so, turns The Lord of the Rings into much more than a sequel to The Hobbit, making it instead a continuation of the mythology of Middle-earth. Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of Splintered Light, a classic study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning. Flieger demonstrates Tolkien's use of Barfield's concept throughout the fiction, showing how his central image of primary light splintered and refracted acts as a metaphor for the languages, peoples, and history of Middle-earth. Read more

The perfect guide to start learning Arabic writing:This write-in workbook helps kids of all ages to start learning letters of the Arabic alphabet and to improve their handwriting. By reading, tracing, and writing the letters, your child or any beginner will visually memorize the shapes of the Arabic alphabet, which makes it easier for him to rewrite each letter.This Arabic writing workbook includes:120 Practice pages: Tons of much needed repetitive practice.Clear and large Arabic letters to practice writing with ease.Interesting and cheerful, child-friendly pictures.Bonus section: Arabic number tracing worksheets (1-10).Build handwriting skills with the ultimate Arabic writing book that can be used by adults and kids of all ages. Read more

The classic guide to the tongues of elves, dwarves, hobbits, and men--and an examination of the fourteen languages created by J.R.R. Tolkien and spoken throughout his beloved Middle-earthJ.R.R. Tolkien is known worldwide as writer of the fantasy classics The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, among many others. But he was a linguist first and a writer second, and in many ways his stories served as vessels for the many intricate languages he created and that appeared throughout his works.This beautifully illustrated book will delight fans of Middle-earth with its deep dive into Tolkien-as-linguist, his languages, comprehensive guides to the stark runes and flowing Elvish script he created for writing them, and an English-to-Elvish dictionary for all of the words he invented. A must-have for every Tolkien library! Read more

This dictionary is a comprehensive sourcebook for Klingon language and syntax, it includes fundamental grammar rules, words and expressions that illustrate the nature of the complex Klingon culture. It includes material from "Star Trek" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Read more

From the 1910s to the 1970s, author and linguist J. R. R. Tolkien worked at creating plausibly realistic languages to be used by the creatures and characters in his novels. Like his other languages, Sindarin was a new invention, not based on any existing or artificial language. By the time of his death, he had established fairly complete descriptions of two languages, the 'elvish' tongues Quenya and Sindarin. He was able to compose poetic and prose texts in both, and he also constructed a lengthy sequence of changes for both from an ancestral 'proto-language,' comparable to the development of historical languages and capable of analysis with the techniques of historical linguistics. In A Gateway to Sindarin, David Salo has created a volume that is a serious look at an entertaining topic. Salo covers the grammar, morphology, and history of the language. Supplemental material includes a vocabulary, Sindarin names, a glossary of terms, and an annotated list of works relevant to Sindarin. What emerges is an homage to Tolkien's scholarly philological efforts. Read more

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.  Read more

"Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam." "It is a good day to die." What is the proper response to this? What should I do? Now, with Klingon for the Galactic Traveler you will know. Organized into four easy-to-use sections, this book will guide your steps through the Klingon language and customs: The regional dialects of the Empire Common, everyday usage of the language The slang phrases and curses that color the Klingon volcabulary Most importantly, the proper verbal, physical, and cultural responses. A misspoken word to a Klingon, who is quick to take offense and even quicker to take action, could have dire consequences. This book is the indispensable guide for the galactic traveler. Read more

An astonishing effort on the part of the leading Klingon scholars of today, telling a story of blood, honour and vengeance in true Klingon tradition. With the English-language version printed on the left and the Klingon on the right, this best-known of Shakespeare's plays, a tour-de-force of Elizabethan theatre, can now be read and understood in the great warrior tongue even by non-Klingon speakers. As General Chang (Christopher Plummer) was heard to remark in the movie Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country: "Shakespeare is better in the original Klingon." Building on the groundwork of linguist Marc Okrand, author of The Klingon Dictionary, who constructed a fully spoken language out of what began as little more than a background prop, the Klingon Language Institute in Flourtown, Pennsylvania, is dedicated to the study and teaching of Klingon as a living tongue. Translating the great works of literature, Hamlet among them, is central to their philosophy of education and discovery. Read more

flank-okupoj - hobbies page; leteroj al la redaktisto - letters to the editor; pago por la semajnfino - weekend page; diversajoj el la tuta mondo - worldwide miscellany; further study. Appendix: table of correlatives; list of affixes; the 16 rules of Esperanto; key to the exercises; Esperanto-English vocabulary; English-Esperanto vocabulary. Read more

Discover the amazing results that come with reading Spanish Drawn from Memory: 101 words and phrases!This book is perfect for English speakers looking to learn Spanish, with a focus on beginners and intermediate speakers. It helps develop memory and build confidence, all while making learning fun. This book includes a technique that allows readers to learn comfortably at their own pace and store hundreds of words in their mind. After reading, you'll be able to communicate more confidently with Spanish speakers wherever you are. Plus, the skills and knowledge you learn are transferable to learning other skills and subjects.What's included?A way to learn Spanish quickly & easily with a focus on drawing & visualisationA method to improve memory and build confidenceA technique to store hundreds of words in your mindA learning process that helps you communicate confidently with Spanish speakersTransferable skills & knowledge to learn other subjects In this book you will find topics such as General Conversations, Questions, Things, Times of Day, Pronouns, Buildings, Landmarks, Rooms/Furniture, Transport, Directions, and Conjunctions.Buy now and start your journey today!***Also available NOW on AMAZON - Spanish Drawn from Memory: Holiday Travel Edition*** Read more

Children's Picture Book English-EsperantoWhen the neighbor complains, Ruby teases and the kindergarten teacher keeps nagging, Joseph couldn't care less. Luckily, you have two ears: one for in and one for out. There is only one person in the world that Joseph listens to ...80+ Languages and DialectsThe picture book In Here, Out There! has been translated into over 80 languages and dialects since its publication: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Asturian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Brazilian Portuguese, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dhivehi, Dutch, Dzongkha, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Ewe, Farsi, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Greenlandic, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Jamaican Patois/Jamaican Creole, Japanese, Khmer, Kongo/Kikongo, Korean, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maldivian, Mongolian, Montenegrin, Nepali, Norwegian, Norn, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian/Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese, ...Please note: This book is a bilingual picture book with a 1:1 translation created by professional human translators (see translator's credits for details). Read more

Learn to think like a Klingon in this pocketbook which follows the style of "The Klingon Dictionary" and "Ferengi Rules of Acquisition". It features on some of Klingon culture's best proverbs, aphorisms and maxims which will enable Klingon fans to emulate the "virtuous" Klingon life. Read more

This fifth volume of "The History of Middle-Earth" completes J.R.R. Tolkien's presentation of the whole compass of his writing on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-Earth, with an "etymological dictionary" describing words and names in the Elvish languages. Read more

In response to numerous requests from almost every country in which English is spoken, we have much pleasure in presenting to the public this the first English-E speranto Dictionary. The demands for such a work became so pressing that it was absolutely necessary to issue it as quickly as possible. Were it not for this urgency we would have waited until the larger Dictionary was ready, but the knowledge that the progress of Esperanto would be materially checked or retarded decided us to issue this smaller one. The compiling of aD ictionary is always a difficult task, but the difficult} is increased in a very great degree when an initial and original work is undertaken. Such a work demands careful and thorough research, absolute precision, and much patient labour. The labour, however, has been lightened by the good wishes of Esperantists all the world over. Not fromE ngland alone, but from that Greater Britain beyond the seas, kindly help has been offered, and gratefully accepted. We have spared no pains in the endeavour to make this Dictionary (within its limits) perfect, and we hope we have succeeded.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for * at www.forgottenbooks.org In response to numerous requests from almost every country in which English is spoken, we have much pleasure in presenting to the public this the first English-E speranto Dictionary. The demands for such a work became so pressing that it was absolutely necessary to issue it as quickly as possible. Were it not for this urgency we would have waited until the larger Dictionary was ready, but the knowledge that the progress of Esperanto would be materially checked or retarded decided us to issue this smaller one. The compiling of aD ictionary is always a difficult task, but the difficult} is increased in a very great degree when an initial and original work is undertaken. Such a work demands careful and thorough research, absolute precision, and much patient labour. The labour, however, has been lightened by the good wishes of Esperantists all the world over. Not fromE ngland alone, but from that Greater Britain beyond the seas, kindly help has been offered, and gratefully accepted. We have spared no pains in the endeavour to make this Dictionary (within its limits) perfect, and we hope we have succeeded.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for * at www.forgottenbooks.org Read more

This is a collection of 30 short stories suitable for readers at all levels, with a special focus on beginners. If you already know at least the basics, you'll be able to expand the vocabulary you're exposed to in this book. The texts are provided with English translations for quick vocabulary check!Those stories are relatively easy to read and understand and can expose you to a lot of new vocabulary and grammar structures. Their manageable length allows for concentrated reading, which improves concentration and comprehension.These stories take place in different locations and feature different characters. Within these stories, you'll be able to learn vocabulary from different spheres of everyday life, such as family, travel, and hobbies. The stories also cover linguistically challenging topics such as social issues, crime, love, and more, so there's something for everyone. Read more

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students, researchers and practitioners in all of the social and language-related sciences carefully selected book-length publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It approaches the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches, theoretical and empirical, supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of linguists, language teachers of all interests, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, historians etc. to the development of the sociology of language. Read more

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