Battlebridge Publications

“This is a breath of fresh air in a field which desperately needs ventilation. It blows away the myths and fantasies about multilingualism, and puts in their plaice a perspective of sound common sense, grounded in the daily experience of living a life in which several languages form a natural part. For anyone who has ever been uncertain about multilingualism, worried about it, or misrepresented it, this lively and accessible overview is the perfect reality check.” —David Crystal, author of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language and How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die		Multilinguals are . . . by Madalena Cruz-Ferreira isbn 978-1-903292-20-4, $18 Paperback 90 pages Multilinguals are people who use several languages in their everyday life. Attitudes towards them are very diverse: some consider them gifted or unusually intelligent, while others fear that they are not fully competent in any one language. This can lead to conflicting advice about multilingualism at home, in school, and elsewhere, particularly nowadays when awareness about multilinguals is growing wherever several languages are used, from London and Amsterdam to New York and California. This is the first book which discusses, in lay terms, the reasons behind the beliefs and myths traditionally associated with multilinguals. It is written for the general public and is relevant for families, teachers, and everyone else who ever wondered about multilingualism. The styles is light, often witty, but is founded on a thorough knowledge of all the solid academic research on this subject. Add $6 shipping for a single copy; for information on shipping multiple copies call 1-800-322-2665 ORDER  [ORDERS SHIPPED BY MAIL TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS TO ARRIVE]
		Beneath the Dust of Time by Jacques R. Pauwels isbn 978-1-903292-19-8, $30 Paperback 220 pages Beneath the Dust of Time is an unconventional combination of history and the etymology of names. It was inspired and guided by two new paradigms. The first is the "Sahara hypothesis." This theory postulates a historical migration from North Africa to Europe, the Middle East and deep into Central Asia thousands of years ago, namely, when the end of the last Ice Age led to the emergence of the Sahara Desert in North Africa and to the retreat of the glaciers in Europe. The second is a radically new view of the history of the languages conventionally classified as Indo-European and Semitic. While there are countless studies of ancient history, almost all of them ignore the origins of the names of the peoples and places that determined the course of history. This study is Different. It aims to explain the origin and meaning of the names of peoples (e.g. Greeks, Germans), countries (e.g. Spain), continents (Europe, Africa), seas (Baltic), mountains (Alps, Pyrenees), rivers (Nile, Rhine), and cities (Rome, Babylon). These names are generally extremely old, and many of them can be traced back three millennia or more to migrants who had fled from the desrtifying homeland in North Africa and who spoke non-Indo-European languages such as Etruscan. Add $6 shipping for a single copy; for information on shipping multiple copies call 1-800-322-2665 ORDER  [ORDERS SHIPPED BY MAIL TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS TO ARRIVE]
		Comparative Creole Syntax Parallel Outlines of 18 Creole Grammars Edited by John Holm & Peter L Patrick isbn 978-1-903292-01-3, $43 412 pages paperback Add $6 shipping for a single copy; for information on shipping multiple copies call 1-800-322-2665 ORDER [ORDERS SHIPPED BY MAIL TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS TO ARRIVE]
		The Making of Mauritian Creole edited by Philip Baker & Guillaume Fon Sing isbn 978-1-903292-14-3, $43 380 pages paperback   Add $6 shipping for a single copy; for information on shipping multiple copies call 1-800-322-2665 ORDER [ORDERS SHIPPED BY MAIL TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS TO ARRIVE]
		Deux textes religieux de Bourbon du 18e siècle et l'histoire du créole réunionnais by Annegret Bollée isbn 978-1-903292-13-6, $29.00 160 pages paperback Add $6 shipping for a single copy; for information on shipping multiple copies call 1-800-322-2665 ORDER [ORDERS SHIPPED BY MAIL TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS TO ARRIVE]
		Nigerian Pidgin in Lagos Language contact, variation and change in an African urban setting by Dagmar Deuber isbn 978-1-903292-10-7, $43 274 pages paperback Add $6 shipping for a single copy; for information on shipping multiple copies call 1-800-322-2665 ORDER [ORDERS SHIPPED BY MAIL TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS TO ARRIVE]