{"title":"John Stedman","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the world of John Gabriel Stedman, the 18th-century soldier and author. Best known for his gripping narrative of his time in Suriname, explore colonial life and adventure through his unique lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"portsmouth-in-the-twentieth-century-book-john-stedman-9781841140339","title":"Portsmouth in the Twentieth Century","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49551551004945,"sku":"GOR001850697","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49649634869521,"sku":"GOR010328187","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49939516981521,"sku":"GOR004498853","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51864069800209,"sku":"GOR008063104","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1841140333.jpg?v=1751421840"},{"product_id":"people-of-portsmouth-book-john-stedman-9781859833179","title":"People of Portsmouth","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49595408875793,"sku":"GOR004177949","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52981297578257,"sku":"GOR003011889","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1859833179.jpg?v=1751434786"},{"product_id":"expedition-to-surinam-rare-book-john-stedman-1719305020mha","title":"Expedition to Surinam","description":"1963. No edition remarks. 239 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Illustrated cloth with gilt lettering. Slipcase. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings. Binding througho","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50090406412561,"sku":"1719305020MHA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1719305020MHA_1.jpg?v=1722940178"},{"product_id":"congo-book-john-stedman-9783982661063","title":"Congo","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51061943140625,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51061945729297,"sku":"NIN9783982661063","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/3982661064.jpg?v=1751190200"},{"product_id":"language-secret-book-john-stedman-9783982661025","title":"The Language Secret","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do you call someone who speaks three languages?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrilingual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you call someone who speaks two languages?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilingual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you call someone who speaks one language?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The author first heard this joke in Africa, where he frequently met people who spoke eight, nine or ten languages. Most of these people would not consider themselves remarkable in any way. Some of them could not even read. But, unwittingly, all of them had stumbled upon \u003cstrong\u003eThe Language Secret\u003c\/strong\u003e. And it is our pleasure to reveal it to you in this book. Seemingly abstract concepts such as language families, phonetics and etymology are explained in an accessible way to the non-specialist reader - and the immediate application of these ideas to the practical difficulties of learning another language are shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e None of the information we present is new or unknown in academia. It is, however, almost entirely absent from language teaching in classrooms, and lamentably under-used in self-help language books. Some very simple, but powerful ideas and linguistic discoveries have remained a secret to non-specialists. But \u003cstrong\u003eThe Language Secret \u003c\/strong\u003eshould be available to everyone who wants to know it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis modest tome will not make you a specialist in any one language. There are plenty of self-help books and exhaustive grammars available if you want to master any particular tongue. But what we will do is show the principles that apply to learning all languages, any language, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Language Secret\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51062122971409,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51062125297937,"sku":"NIN9783982661025","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/3982661021.jpg?v=1751032468"},{"product_id":"apprendre-le-kongo-book-john-stedman-9783982661049","title":"Apprendre le kongo","description":"\u003cp\u003eKongo. One of the major lingu  franc  spoken in Central Africa. Monokutuba, Kikongo ya Leta and Kituba are three variants of one and the same language that some specialists call Kongo. This grammatical dictionary contains detailed explanations which show both the similarities and the differences between the three dialects. This book - both a dictionary and a grammar, and the very first of its kind - is the result of more than twenty years spent in the two Congos as well as with the Congolese diaspora in Europe. Kongo is a somewhat academic and linguistic term. Those who speak the language themselves call it Monokutuba, Kikongo ya Leta, Kituba, or just plain Kikongo, although this should not be confused with Kikongo proper, which is a separate though related language. The Kongo speech area extends from Pointe Noire on the Atlantic coast of the Republic of Congo to the eastern part of the former province of Bandundu in the DRC, a distance of more than a thousand kilometres. It is therefore not surprising that differences have been created between the variants of the language spoken at the two extremes of this vast area, especially since a linguistic island - that of Kinshasa Lingala - is located in the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three main centres of the language, with the name that its speakers themselves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egive to the language they speak, are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKikwit - where people call their language Kikongo, although speakers of real Kikongo often refer to it as Monokutuba, a pejorative term that means Me Speak, with the implication that it is a creole. This is not entirely incorrect, but all the great linguae francae of world history have been creoles in some way or another, simplified versions of a more complex ancestor. We can mention French, which has lost the declensions of Latin, or Greek ko n , the language in which the New Testament was written, which has been greatly simplified compared to classical Greek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatadi - where people refer to their language as Kikongo ya Leta, the state language, heavily influenced by Lingala and Kiyombe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePointe Noire - where the variant is called Kituba, spoken throughout the western part of the Republic of Congo, as well as in part of the capital, Brazzaville. Kituba has absorbed large numbers of Lari words. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dictionary - and its Lingala companion - uses a ground-breaking new system to help learners with some of the difficulties that learners of Bantu languages often face. These are some of the innovative and original features of our books: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderlining of verb roots: All three of these languages are in the Bantu group. A characteristic of all Bantu languages is that they are built up from verb roots. We propose a new system wherein all verb roots are underlined to enable the researcher to make connections easily between seemingly unrelated words. For example, whereas the English words 'alcohol', 'intoxicate' and 'insanity' have no obvious common etymology, by underlining the root in the equivalent words in Kongo malavu, kulausa and kilawu, we see instantly that they are all derived from the verb root lauk-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e, meaning 'to get drunk, go mad'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrammatical boxes in the body of the dictionary: Bantu languages use affixes to modify the meaning of the root, making dictionaries arranged according to the traditional pattern of very limited use for those not familiar with the grammatical structure. Many words in any given Bantu text will not feature as headwords. We have therefore used an original method, incorporating these affixes into the body of the dictionary, along with a brief grammatical explanation of their function, to enable the user to find the meaning of the word being researched. These boxes have a border to distinguish them from the headwords.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplanation of cultural features: Many words relating to cultural practices and realities have no equivale\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51146486513937,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51146489037073,"sku":"NIN9783982661049","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/3982661048.jpg?v=1750731776"},{"product_id":"apprendre-le-lingala-book-john-stedman-9783982661001","title":"Apprendre le lingala","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most widely spoken and most beautiful Bantu languages is Lingala. Lingala is spoken by tens of millions of people in Central Africa and has the status of a national language in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo. It is an expressive and dynamic language, both complex and relatively easy to learn, thanks to the internal logic of its structure. It has become the lingua franca in a large part of Africa, far beyond the borders of the two Congos, thanks in part to the great success of Congolese music. Lingala is part of the Bantu family, the best-known members of which are perhaps Zulu, Swahili, Shona, Xhosa and Kikongo. Unlike these languages, Lingala has lost much of the grammatical agreements that characterize most other members of the family. Nevertheless, Lingala is complex, hence the need for a grammatical dictionary. Because of the particular structure of the Bantu languages, which is totally alien to the logic of European languages, a traditional dictionary is of little use to those who are taking their first steps in learning Lingala. Indeed, most of the words of a Bantu language are not found in dictionaries designed according to the Indo-European model. This new dictionary has therefore been conceived according to a system which helps beginners and advanced speakers to discover the logic of the Bantu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elanguage system. Lingala is constantly evolving. This dictionary reflects current trends, modern Lingala as it is spoken in Kinshasa and Brazzaville - not to mention the huge Congolese diaspora in Europe and North America. We do though take full account of the more conservative and traditional variety of Lingala, sometimes known as makanza. This dictionary is the result of twenty years of work in close collaboration with Congolese experts in translation and lexicography spent in the DRC, the Republic of Congo and with the Congolese diaspora in Europe. We would like to thank them for giving us the opportunity to tap into their vast knowledge. We would like to share some of it with you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dictionary, and its companions in the series, uses a ground-breaking new system to help learners with some of the difficulties that learners of Bantu languages often face. These are some of the innovative and original features of our books: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderlining of verb roots: Lingala is in the Bantu group. A characteristic of all Bantu languages is that they are built up from verb roots. We propose a new system wherein all verb roots are underlined to enable the researcher to make connections easily between seemingly unrelated words. For example, whereas the English words 'teacher', 'school' and 'lesson' have no obvious common etymology, by underlining the root in the equivalent word in Lingala moteyi, eteyelo and liteya, we see instantly that they are all derived from the verb root -tey-, meaning 'to teach'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrammatical boxes in the body of the dictionary: Bantu languages use affixes to modify the meaning of the root, making dictionaries arranged according to the traditional pattern of very limited use for those not familiar with the grammatical structure. Many words in any given Bantu text will not feature as headwords. We have therefore used an original method, incorporating these affixes into the body of the dictionary, along with a brief grammatical explanation of their function, to enable the user to find the meaning of the word being researched. These boxes have a border to distinguish them from the headwords. Explanation of cultural features: Many words relating to cultural practices and realities have no equivalent in European languages. Small articles within the body of the dictionary will describe and explain these features.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLe lingala est parl  par des dizaines de millions de personnes en Afrique centrale et a le statut de langue nationale en R\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51146511974673,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51146514137361,"sku":"NIN9783982661001","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/3982661005.jpg?v=1751383790"},{"product_id":"laelius-and-hortensia-book-john-stedman-9781345746907","title":"Laelius and Hortensia","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51232273596689,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51232276021521,"sku":"NIN9781345746907","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1345746903.jpg?v=1751402649"},{"product_id":"expedition-to-surinam-being-the-narrative-of-a-five-years-expedition-against-the-rare-book-john-stedman-1726154753lee","title":"Expedition To Surinam: Being The Narrative Of A Five Years Expedition Against The Revolted Negroes Of Surinam In Guiana On The Wild Coast Of South ... And Negroes Of Guinea","description":"1963. No Edition Remarks. 239 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth with decorations. Contains black and white illustrations. Slipcase is missing. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51238441451793,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51238443778321,"sku":"1726154753LEE","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1726154753LEE_1.jpg?v=1741075043"},{"product_id":"study-of-astronomy-book-john-stedman-9783752432527","title":"The Study of Astronomy","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52663577510161,"sku":"NLS9783752432527","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9783752432527.jpg?v=1762272356"},{"product_id":"people-of-portsmouth-book-john-stedman-9781780914961","title":"People of Portsmouth","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53226819813649,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53226819879185,"sku":"NGR9781780914961","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781780914961.jpg?v=1773060021"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-john-stedman.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}