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   April Series of the Month: Routledge Frequency Dictionaries

   Routledge Frequency Dictionaries provide invaluable resources for language learners. This accessible series enables students of all levels to maximise their study of vocabulary in an efficient and engaging way while also providing excellent tools for teachers, instructors and researchers.

   Add the code APLL13 to your basket to receive 20% discount on this series throughout April

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   April Book of the Month: Basic Russian

   Designed for students with a basic knowledge of Russian, this book provides an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume.

   Across more than forty grammar topics it introduces the student to Russian people and culture through the medium of the language used today, covering the core material which the student would expect to encounter in their first year of learning Russian.

   Complete with a full key to exercises and glossary, Basic Russian is a user-friendly reference grammar suitable for both independent study and class use.
    

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   Developing Writing Skills in Arabic Now Available

   Written by an experienced teacher of Arabic and trialled with non-native students of Arabic, Developing Writing Skills in Arabic is the ideal resource to help students write clearly, coherently and appropriately in a variety of contexts.

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   Learn Mandarin on the Go With Our New App

   We are pleased to introduce our new trial App for learning Mandarin Chinese on the move. The Routledge Chinese Character Trainer App provides the 510 characters presented in Level 1 and 2 of The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin. The app matches the characters presented in the course lesson by lesson, so students can practice these and test themselves independently before moving on.

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   The Khoesan Languages—New in The Routledge Language Family series

   The Khoesan Languages is the latest title to be released in the The Routledge Language Family series. Comprehensive and scholarly, yet also lucid in its coverage of a broad range of languages, dialects and sub-groups, this unprecedented and original work represents the current state of Khoesan linguistics.

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   Compendium of the World’s Languages Now Available

   This third edition of Compendium of the World’s Languages has been thoroughly revised to provide up-to-date and accurate descriptions of a wide selection of natural language systems.

   Presenting an even broader range of languages and language families, including new coverage of Australian aboriginal languages and expanded treatment of North American and African languages, this new edition offers a total of 342 entries over nearly 2000 pages.

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   Partridge Slang - Now Available

   Just launched!  The newest edition of The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English – and for the first time ever, the two volume set is also available online at www.partridgeslangonline.com.

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   The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin

   The Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese uses a staggered introduction of characters to take the student with no prior background in Chinese from complete beginner to post-intermediate level in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Mandarin.

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   Hot off the press: the new 2012 Reference Catalog is here

   Can you hear the drum roll? The 2012 Reference Catalog has arrived and can be downloaded today. Simple. You can learn about all our 2011 and 2012 Library Reference titles, both in print and eBooks, across the humanities and social sciences. And we have packed the Catalog full of new interactive features. Read on for the full low down.

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    Colloquial Yiddish

    Colloquial Yiddish provides the first widely available, easily accessible, comprehensive Yiddish course designed primarily for the twenty-first-century international English-speaking independent learner and suitable for use in Yiddish classes worldwide.