Dictionaries, Reference & Language Books

Book SynopsisProjects in Linguistics and Language Studies, Third Edition, is your essential guide when embarking on a research project in linguistics or English language.It is clearly divided into the subject areas that most appeal to you as a student: psycholinguistics; first- and second-language acquisition; structure and meaning; sociolinguistics; language and gender; accents and dialects; and the history of English. New chapters on researching computer-mediated communication (CMC) and on preparing and delivering oral presentations are also included.It offers practical advice on - identifying a topic - making background reading more effective - planning and designing a project - collecting and analysing data - writing up and presenting findings.With over 350 project ideas that you can use directly or adapt to suit different contexts and interests, and with chapters on how to reference effectively and how to avoid plagiarism, this third editTrade ReviewProvides excellent guidance and material for those intending to research aspects of language. This [second edition] is a good book and, while written for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of language, it should serve as an important starting block for professionals wanting to become practitioner-researchers in this field.Child Language Teaching and TherapyExcellent resource for any project-based courseProfessor J Coates, University of SurreyTable of ContentsPreface to the third edition Acknowledgements International Phonetic Alphabet Chapter 1: Introduction: starting on the right foot PART I: AREAS OF STUDY AND PROJECT IDEAS Chapter 2: Psycholinguistics Chapter 3: First-language acquisition and development Chapter 4: Second-language acquisition Chapter 5: Structure and meaning Chapter 6: Style in spoken and written texts Chapter 7: Sociolinguistics Chapter 8: Language and gender Chapter 9: Accents and dialects of English Chapter 10: History of English Chapter 11: Computer-mediated communication PART II: TECHNIQUES FOR COLLECTING DATA Chapter 12: Audio- and video-recorded data Chapter 13: Experiments Chapter 14: Questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups Chapter 15: Observation and case studies Chapter 16: Ethical considerations in research projects PART III: TOOLS FOR DATA ANALYSIS Chapter 17: Transcribing speech phonetically and phonemically Chapter 18: Transcribing speech orthographically Chapter 19: Using computers to study texts Chapter 20: Statistics and your project PART IV: PRESENTING YOUR WORK Chapter 21: How to reference Chapter 22: Plagiarism and how to avoid it Chapter 23: Handy hints on writing good academic English Chapter 24: Hints on giving a good oral presentation References Index

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Book SynopsisA Spanish Learning Grammar, Third Edition , is an innovative reference grammar and workbook suitable for you, whether you are studying Spanish at intermediate or advanced level.Its straightforward explanations of grammar are supported by examples with contemporary vocabulary, humorous cartoon drawings, and plentiful, varied exercises, helping you to grasp often complex points of grammar in an enjoyable way. Its carefully devised two-part structure mirrors the learning process, allowing you to focus on core knowledge first and enabling you to progress confidently to more advanced knowledge at your own pace.Key features for this third edition include: New drawings which illustrate grammar through real-life scenarios New vocabulary bringing you up-to-date with Spanish in the digital agRe-ordering of the section on verbs, making the tenses easier for you to findTo aid your understanding, this third edition also containsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Glossary of Grammatical Terms 1 Pronunciation, Accents, Spelling and Punctuation 2 Articles 3 Nouns 4 Adjectives 5 Comparison 6 Numerals 7 Personal Pronouns 8 Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns 9 Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns 10 Relative Clauses 11 Interrogatives and Exclamations 12 Indefinites 13 Verbs 14 Present Tense 15 Future Tense 16 Conditional Tense 17 Perfect Tense 18 Preterite Tense 19 Imperfect Tense 20 The Preterite and Imperfect Tenses Contrasted 21 Compound Tenses 22 The Subjunctive 23 Continuous Forms of the Verb 24 If-clauses 25 The Imperative 26 Spelling Changes in Verbs 27 Modal Verbs 28 Gustar-type and Impersonal Verbs 29 Ser and Estar 30 Active and Passive 31 Pronominal Verbs 32 The Infinitive 33 The Past Participle 34 The Gerund 35 Negation 36 Adverbs 37 Prepositions 38 Conjunctions 39 Diminutives and Augmentatives 40 Word Order Verb Tables Key to Part I Exercises Key to Part II Exercises Index

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Book SynopsisFully updated and revised, this fourth edition of Halliday''s Introduction to Functional Grammar explains the principles of systemic functional grammar, enabling the reader to understand and apply them in any context. Halliday''s innovative approach of engaging with grammar through discourse has become a worldwide phenomenon in linguistics.Updates to the new edition include:  Recent uses of systemic functional linguistics to provide further guidance for students, scholars and researchers More on the ecology of grammar, illustrating how each major system serves to realise a semantic system A systematic indexing and classification of examples More from corpora, thus allowing for easy access to data Halliday''s Introduction to Functional Grammar, Fourth Edition, is the standard reference text for systemic functional linguistics and an ideal introduction for students and scholars interested in the relation betweenTrade Review'...an invaluable presentation of, and rationale for, the central descriptive apparatus of Halliday's systemic-functional grammar of English...essential reading for all students of English textual structure, teeming with insights.' - Michael Toolan, University of Birmingham, UK'Anyone who claims any interst in practical grammar and its relationship to theoretical grammar should certainly familiarise themselves with it.' - Studies in Second Language Acquisition'It is hard to imagine anyone in the field of applied linguistics or ‘linguistics applied’ that does not recognise the ever increasing insights that this 4th edition of SFG continues to give in seeing language from so many different perspectives. Its value for teachers and reseachers is immeasurable.' - J.A. Foley, Assumption University, BangkokTable of ContentsPrefacePART I: THE CLAUSEChapter 1: The architecture of languageChapter 2: Towards a functional grammarChapter 3: Clause as messageChapter 4: Clause as exchangeChapter 5: Clause as representationPART II: ABOVE, BELOW AND BEYOND THE CLAUSEChapter 6: Below the clause: groups and phasesChapter 7: Above the clause: the clause complexChapter 8: Group and phrase complexesChapter 9: Around the clause: cohesion and discourseChapter 10: Beyond the clause: metaphorical modes of expressionReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisEthics and integrity in research are increasingly important for social scientists around the world. We are tackling more complex problems in the face of expanding and not always sympathetic regulation. This book surveys the recent developments and debates around researching ethically and with integrity and complying with ethical requirements. The new edition pushes beyond the work of the first edition through updated and extended coverage of issues relating to international, indigenous, interdisciplinary and internet research. Through case studies and examples drawn from all continents and from across the social science disciplines, the book: demonstrates the practical value of thinking seriously and systematically about ethical conduct in social science research identifies how and why current regulatory regimes have emerged reveals those practices that have contributeTrade ReviewThis comprehensive and detailed book will hearten the many social scientists who tangle with unsympathetic regulatory systems. Mark Israel demonstrates an uncanny knowledge about the variety of national ethics regimes that are destabilizing the social sciences. The author explores the possibility of moving the hard architecture of research-review to a soft architectural one. In the end, the book calls for a creative and intelligent approach to ethics and integrity in research. -- Will C.van den HoonaardResearch ethics is a particularly fluid field of endeavour in the social sciences. As the forms of social interaction develop via new media and societies undergo constant change, responsive methodological innovation follows. The ethical challenges posed raise more dilemmas and regulatory responses. Mark Israel’s update of his earlier book covers this rapidly evolving field in a rigorous, readable and comprehensive manner. The global perspective adopted is of practical benefit to increasingly international and multidisciplinary research teams. The extensive case studies reported both enliven and challenge our moral sensibilities in constructive and thoughtful ways. This work continues to offer valuable insights into the increasingly complex ethical decisions addressed by social scientists. -- Ron IphofenMark Israel’s masterly account and critical analysis of the global, national and conceptual histories of research ethics explains the contemporary frictions between research ethics regimes and social science researchers. Through authoritative examples of realistic practice that address ethical complexities of consent, confidentiality, risk, benefit and conflicts of interest, he shows how to address and resolve these frictions. The book offers a rich collection of experience to inform reflective ethical research practice and essential insights for ethics reviewers of social science research. -- Colin ThomsonThis book explains and compares the regulation on research ethics in many different countries. Israel conducted a deep analysis on the roots of these regulations as well as the consequences for social scientists. It puts the key issues into a historical, philosophical and empirical research context. This discussion is fundamental to better understand the contemporary situation and to plan actions to promote ethical research, respecting different academic communities, as well as promoting and protecting the human rights and the fundamental liberties of research participants. I strongly recommend it for everyone interested in this subject and specially for Research Ethics Committees members, chairs, administrators; policy makers; and for social science and humanities researchers. -- Iara GuerrieroIn this book Professor Israel presents an absorbing critical account of the development of national and, increasingly, global research ethics and regulatory systems. The many case studies included within the text bring to life the dilemmas researchers have faced in a way that provides the reader with much food for thought. The reviewer thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Professor Israel brings clarity of thought to what can be a very obtuse and confusing area, albeit one of vital importance for the future development of research. I can fully recommend it both the seasoned researcher and to those beginning in the field who require a sound and readable introduction to research ethics in the social sciences. -- Clive Sims, University Campus SuffolkThe book should be seen as an important introduction to ethics and integrity for researchers and regulators, as it provides a view of both ranks and understanding for both research practice and the history and importance of testing frameworks. -- Koen LeursTable of ContentsWhy care about ethics? Ethical approaches Codes and principles Regulating ethics Informed consent Confidentiality Avoiding harm, doing good and seeking justice Integrity and misconduct Relationships Beyond regulatory compliance

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Book SynopsisPart of the popular BERA/SAGE Research Methods in Education series, this is the first book to specifically focus on the ethics of Education research. Drawn from the authors' experiences in the UK, Australia and mainland Europe and with contributions from across the globe, this clear and accessible book includes a wide range of examples The authors show how to: identify ethical issues which may arise with any research project gain informed consent provide information in the right way to participants present and disseminate findings in line with ethical guidelines All researchers, irrespective of whether they are postgraduate students, practising teachers or seasoned academics, will find this book extremely valuable for its rigorous and critical discussion of theory and its strong practical focus. Rachel Brooksis ProfessTrade Review′This book will become an indispensable resource for those engaging in research in educational institutions and with young people. It provides an even-handed discussion of the importance of ethical research while also balancing the needs of researchers and participants. More importantly, it moves well beyond an abstract discussion of ethics, by providing both novice and experienced researchers with invaluable hands-on advice on how to conduct studies that are ethical, responsible, empowering and meaningful. Anybody embarking on educational research or serving on Research Ethics Committees should read this book.′ -- Wolfgang Lehmann‘This book moves well beyond an abstract discussion of ethics, providing both novice and experienced researchers with invaluable hands-on advice on how to conduct studies that are responsible, empowering and meaningful. Anybody embarking on educational research or serving on Research Ethics Committees should read this book.’ -- Wolfgang Lehmann′Resplendent with concrete examples and insightful guidance, Ethics and Education Research is an invaluable resource for all researchers working educational contexts.’ -- Professor Christine Halse′This book develops a fresh take on the ethical issues associated with conducting research in education. Guided by ‘ethical reflexivity’ the authors develop a new contribution to ethics which takes account of the challenges created by changes to legislation, frameworks and the dilemmas of conducting research that sits alongside professional practice.′ -- Julianne Moss′This is what many of us have been waiting for - a book on educational research ethics that engages critically with the whole of the research process, from beginning to end. Not only that, but the scope is genuinely international and contemporary. This is an invaluable addition to the BERA series.′ -- Ian Menter′Ethics and Educational Research is an excellent text for researchers navigating the range of ethical issues and dilemmas that arise at each stage of the research process. By skillfully weaving together theory and practical examples, this book provokes clarity within a complex terrain and enhances reflective practice within the educational research community.′ -- Laura C. EngelThe authors focus on ethics in the entire research process. The book does not only pay attention to the people who participate in scientific research, the ′subjects′. Other ethical issues such as relevance of the research question, competence of the researchers, and also handling data, are discussed in detail. At the same time the authors have managed to give a clear structure to the book, from which specific topics can be easily retrieved. -- Eveline Wouters & Sil AartsTable of ContentsIntroduction Ethical theories, principles and guidelines Regulatory contexts Research design Informed consent and reciprocity Identity, power and positionality Data analysis Dissemination Conclusions

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Book SynopsisGoing beyond a general introduction to offer a hands-on guide, Participatory Researchempowers students to feel confident understanding and applying participatory methods to their research projects. It takes an accessible approach to explaining the theory that grounds participatory research and offers students practical strategies for how and when to choose and apply a wide range of these methods. Comprehensive yet easy to understand, this book: Gives students a thorough grounding in the history and theoretical issues surrounding each method Showcases participatory research in action through extensive on-the-ground case studies Highlights the importance of ethics in research design, offering guidance on dealing with sensitive considerations in participatory research With a sustained focus on theimpact of digital technologies, this book tackles head-on the need to re-assess the way we involve people in contemporary Trade ReviewOne unique feature of this text is the way it richly lays out how theory and practice can (and do!) come together in participatory research. It is chock full of case studies, examples and exercises to help the material come alive and engage learners in reflexive praxis. -- Sarah FlickerThis book is a highly important and timely contribution to the field of research methods. It provides the reader with various approaches, illustrates their applications and is of great value to any student, researcher or practitioner interested in participatory research methods. -- Ingvill C. MochmannThis book offers students a secure introduction to participatory research: origins, theory, methods and most importantly ethics, including the specificity of situated ethics within a participatory design. Students are provided with practical strategies to help navigate participatory research projects. -- Niamh O’BrienDirk Schubotz′s book is impressive. He reveals theoretical, historical and ethical backgrounds of participatory approaches to research and his book is also useful in terms of practice. You can feel the author′s strong empirical background involving children and young people as subjects in research projects. A strong parol for understanding research as practice of mutual understanding, collective action and social change. -- Timo AckermannWhat a fantastic book! Comprehensive in scope, underpinned by important theoretical approaches, a great set of exercises and a deep commitment to the transformative possibilities of PAR! A must for all research students, researchers and transdisciplinary research teams. -- Maggie O′NeillTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: History, Theory and Ethics of Participatory Methods Chapter 1: The History and Nature of Participatory Research Methods Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Participatory Research Chapter 3: Approaches and Populations in Participatory Research Chapter 4: Research Ethics in Participatory Research Practice Part II: Applications of Participatory Methods Chapter 5: Participatory Action Research (PAR) Chapter 6: Participatory Approaches to Participant Observation Chapter 7: Group Discussion Methods in Participatory Research Chapter 8: Participatory Survey Methods In Conclusion

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Book SynopsisLive Beat is a new four-level course that keeps teenage students motivated and focused to achieve better learning outcomes. It builds on the successful approach by the same authors of the bestselling Upbeat course.

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Book SynopsisBuilding SPSS Graphs to Understand Datais a must-have for anyone needing to understand large or small amounts of data. It describes how to build and interpret graphs, showing how understanding data means that the graph must clearly and succinctly answer questions about the data. In most chapters, research questions are presented, and the reader builds the appropriate graph needed to answer the questions.Trade Review“This book provides excellent descriptions and guidance on the use of graphical images for data presentation. These are necessary tools for all students pursuing graduate degrees with a research component attached.” -- Clifton C. Addison“I am delighted to see a book of this kind. It fills a gap in conventional statistics books, which devote just one chapter to graphical displays. This book helps students make the connection between research questions and graphical approaches in a way that no other statistics book has done.” -- Camille L. Lawrence“I like the approach that argues graphs are one way to understand data and answer pertinent questions. This is a very useful entrée for the many ‘number-phobic’ students we encounter in social work.” -- Rosemary McCaslin“I don’t know of a comparable book. There are many excellent books on SPSS statistical procedures but this is the first one on graphics that I’ve seen which is why I was so excited to review it...The level of detail and the number of examples are key strengths. My impression that overall it is one of a kind is the biggest strength.” -- James P. Donnelly"It′s easy to read, and provides plenty of examples and practice so students can get the concepts." -- David Nalbone"It presents a comprehensive list of graphs available in SPSS, with details about how to construct and interpret them." -- Thomas Short"The comprehensive treatment of an important topic, including ′walk-throughs′ of how to produce a graph of each type, is well done. The chapter on deception brings in coverage of a useful and important topic as well." -- Christopher LawrenceTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Graphical Presentation of Data Chapter 2. Simple Bar Graph Chapter 3. Stacked Bar Graph Chapter 4. Clustered Bar Graph Chapter 5. Pie Graph Chapter 6. Simple Line Graph Chapter 7. Multiple Line Graph Chapter 8. Simple Histogram Chapter 9. Population Pyramid Chapter 10. 1-D Boxplot Chapter 11. Simple Boxplot Chapter 12. Clustered Boxplot Chapter 13. Simple Scatterplot Chapter 14. Grouped Scatterplot Chapter 15. High-Low Graphs Chapter 16. Paneling on One Dimension Chapter 17. Paneling on Two Dimensions Chapter 18. Deceptive Graphing Examples Chapter 19. Summary Appendix A. SPSS Basic Information Appendix B. Answers to Chapter Exercises Appendix C. Chapters and SPSS Databases Used Appendix D. Graph Selection - Type and Purpose

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains the contents of George Kiraz's catalogue of over 1300 people and places related to the Syriac tradition, expanded to include Latin names and citations as well as references to the Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage.

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Book SynopsisWhen faced with a 'human error' problem, you may be tempted to ask ''Why didn't these people watch out better?'' Or, ''How can I get my people more engaged in safety?'' You might think you can solve your safety problems by telling your people to be more careful, by reprimanding the miscreants, by issuing a new rule or procedure and demanding compliance. These are all expressions of ''The Bad Apple Theory'' where you believe your system is basically safe if it were not for those few unreliable people in it. Building on its successful predecessors, the third edition of The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' will help you understand a new way of dealing with a perceived ''human error'' problem in your organization. It will help you trace how your organization juggles inherent trade-offs between safety and other pressures and expectations, suggesting that you are not the custodian of an already safe system. It will encourage you to start looking more closely at the performance thaTrade ReviewComments on the Third Edition: ’It's in the world's best interest to read Dekker’s book. The Field Guide is nothing short of a paradigm shift in thinking about human error, and in my domain of software and Internet engineering, it should be considered required reading. This Third Edition is much better than the Second, and the layout of the material is far more accessible.’ John Allspaw, SVP, Infrastructure and Operations, Etsy ’If you design equipment or operating procedures, if you investigate accidents or deal with safety, this is an essential book. Sidney Dekker, a leading world authority on "human error" has enhanced his already exceptional "Field Guide" to be a concise, readable guide to both design of equipment and procedures and also the analysis of mishaps. The label "human error" is misleading and its use prevents discovery and correction of the true underlying causes of incidents. So read about hindsight bias, about the difference between the view from inside the system rather than from outside, and about difference between the blunt end (where you should do your work) and the sharp end (where people tend to focus). Read, learn, and put these ideas into practice. The results will be fewer incidents, less damage, less injury.’ Don Norman, author of The Design of Everyday Things ’The Third Edition of Sidney Dekker's Field Guide to Understanding Human Error provides a solid practical framework for anyone wanting to make sense of safety science, human factors analysis, and the New View approach to conducting investigations of incidents and accidents. The trademark direct and passionate style that is common in Dekker's work focuses on the circumstances of frontline operators and managers working in complex systems, as well as the challenges of the safety investigator. Dekker does not mince his words ("Any human factors investigation that does not take goal conflicts seriously does not take human work seriously") and is clearly supporTable of ContentsPreface; The Bad Apple Theory; The new view; The Hindsight Bias; Put data in context; 'They should have...'; Trade indignation for explanation; Sharp or blunt end?; You can't count errors; Cause is something you construct; What is your accident model?; Human factors data; Build a timeline; Leave a trace; What went wrong?; Look into the organization; Making recommendations; Abandon the Fallacy of a Quick Fix; What about people's own responsibility?; Making your safety department work; How to adopt the New View; Reminders for in the rubble; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is concerned with translation theory. It proposes an all-round view of translation in the terms of modern pragmatics, as articulated in three pragmatic functions (performative, interpersonal and locative) which describe how translated texts function in the world, involve readers and are rooted in their spatio-temporal contexts. It presents a full and up to date view of translation that takes into account thirty years of research in the field of Descriptive Translation Studies. Unlike DTS, the theory provides an account of products and processes. This publication exhibits the need for and usefulness of such a theory, and will be essential reading for scholars involved in translation and interpreting studies.Table of Contents1. Introduction: A linguistic theory of translation \ 2. The Pragmatic Translator \ 3. The Performative Function 1: from text-type to text act \ 4. The Performative Function 2: how to do things with poems \ 5. The Interpersonal Function 1: the translator's personality \ 6. The Interpersonal Function 2: The death of the source author \ 7. The Locative Function 1: Translating space, translating time \ 8. The Locative Function 2: Repositioning Humour in Film and Comics \ 9. Conclusion \ Bibliography \ Index

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Book SynopsisA celebrated annual publication featuring the latest research on history, development, and service of the world''s warships.For 45 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world''s combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery, and much more, maintaining the impressive standards of scholarship and research with which Warship has become synonymous. Detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, data tables, and stunning photographs.The varied topics in this year''s annual includes articles on the Imperial Japanese Navy carriers Soryu and Hiryu, post-war radar development in the Royal Navy, gunboats in the Imperial German Navy, Soviet battleship designs Trade ReviewThe authoritative contributors, along with the sheer level of research that's clearly been undertaken, continue to make the annual editions of Warship a genuine and reliable source of information for anyone interested in naval history and current development trends. -- Dave Woolley * Modelboats *This is a book aimed at the specialist naval reader looking to extend the breadth of their knowledge in an enjoyable manner. -- , * Army Rumour Service *For those interested in the history and development of world navies, it’s an annual treat with high production standards. -- Chris May * The Armourer Magazine *A superb collection of fascinating essays, beautifully presented and published this series never fails to deliver- and Jordan has already planned next year’s edition! Very highly recommended. -- Peter Wykeham-Martin * Warship World *The book is handsomely produced and is extensively furnished with a large number of black and white photographs. It also benefits considerably from some unusually clear line drawings of ship layouts, equipment and charts, many of which have been drawn by the Editor. This was an enjoyable read, with informative articles written by authoritative contributors. Recommended! -- REAR ADMIRAL R. G. MELLY * The Naval Review *Table of ContentsTHE 1927 SOVIET FLOTILLA LEADERS (Przemyslaw Budzbon & Jan Radziemski) THE CHALLENGE OF OPERATION ‘TUNNEL’ SEPTEMBER 1943 – APRIL 1944 (Michael Whitby) THE IJN CARRIERS SORYU AND HIRYU (Kathrin Milanovich) THE SMALL CRUISER IN THE IGN PART III: THE GUNBOATS (Dirk Nottelmann) THE BATTLESHIP JAURÉGUIBERRY (Philippe Caresse) POSTWAR RADAR DEVELOPMENT IN THE ROYAL NAVY (Peter Marland) SOVIET BATTLESHIP DESIGNS 1939–1941 (Stephen McLaughlin) THE GENESIS OF YOKOSUKA NAVY YARD (Hans Lengerer) ESPLORATORI OF THE REGIA MARINA, 1906–1939 (Enrico Cernuschi) MODERN EUROPEAN FRIGATES (Conrad Waters) THE AUSTRALIAN BATHURST-CLASS MINESWEEPER CORVETTE (Mark Briggs) C 65 ACONIT: FRANCE’S PROTOTYPE OCEAN ESCORT (John Jordan) NAVAL BOOKS OF THE YEAR WARSHIP NOTES: · Italian Ship Medallions (Enrico Cernuschi) · The Royal Navy and ‘National’ Names (Kenneth Fraser) WARSHIP GALLERY The breaking-up of three iconic British warships, HM Ships Agincourt, New Zealand and Princess Royal, at Rosyth during 1923–25 (Aidan Dodson)

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Book SynopsisThe Independent Schools Yearbook is the highly-respected book of reference of Independent Schools in membership of the Independent Schools Council's Associations: HMC, GSA, The Society of Heads, IAPS, and ISA. Published and updated annually since 1889 the 'Blue Book' is often referred to as the 'Bible' of information on independent schools. More than 1,200 School Profiles with information on Contact details, Location, Facilities, Numbers, Admission, Fees, Scholarships and Bursaries, Staff, Curriculum, Sports/Games, The Arts, Extra-Curricular Activities, Community Service, Recent/Planned Developments, News and Events. Entries are arranged by ISC Association with alphabetical and geographical indexes, along with an index of scholarships and bursaries. May I say how valuable and useful your publication proves itself to be - I regularly direct parents to it when considering senior school options as well as using it extensively myself. Head of an IAPS School

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Book SynopsisWhat is research in education? And what is it for in a digital age? Reflecting upon these questions, this engaging introduction provides critical discussion about the dilemmas of researching education in the digital age and ways forward for research in this complex area. Research Methods for Education in the Digital Age begins by outlining forms of education that are seen as digital, such as virtual, blended, immersive learning and examining the extent to which these are different or just adapted versions of earlier methods and approaches to education. Maggi Savin-Baden and Gemma Tombs explore current practices in research, identifying the successful adoption and adaption of theories and present practical guidance on new and emerging methodologies, methods, and analytical practices for undertaking educational research. New methodologies discussed include digital arts-based inquiry and digital visual methodologies, as well as adaptations of widely used methodologies suchTrade ReviewResearch Methods for Education in the Digital Age is a timely and important book which brings educational research into the realm of the digitally saturated contemporary world. With its masterful analysis of digital transformations in traditional research methods and its insightful understanding of new research frontiers, this book is a must read for educators and educational researchers working in the age of digital cultures. * Petar Jandric, Professor in Digital Learning, Zagreb University of Applied Sciences, Croatia *Excellent guide to new emerging landscapes in the world of educational research. * Gareth Dart, University of Worcester, UK *Table of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface A Glossary of Research Methods and Approaches Introduction 1. Issues in Researching Education in the Digital Age 2. New Methodologies? 3. Ethnographies for the Digital Age 4. Adapting and Adopted Theories for Research 5. Quantitative Methods in Digital Contexts 6. Digital Ethics 7. Digital Data Creation and Collection 8. Data Management 9. Portrayal and Representation of Data 10. Digital Impact References Index

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Book SynopsisTolley''s Yellow Tax Handbook ensures you have a complete view of contemporary tax legislation. This book is endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). The new edition contains all the relevant UK direct tax legislation, along with EU Directives and Regulations and essential HMRC material. The impact of the Finance Act(s) 2017 is expertly covered by Tolley''s tax team. The reader''s understanding of the legislation is assisted by cross-references to the HMRC Internal Guidance Manuals and market-leading commentary in Simon''s Taxes.With arguably the longest tax code in the world, and Finance Acts of increasing complexity and volume, interpreting the legislation has become more difficult than ever. Tolley''s Handbook is the imperative reliable guide to the legislation. Tolley''s Yellow Tax Handbook 2017-18 comprehensively covers the up-to-date legislation relating to income tax, capital gains tax, corporation tax, national insurance contributions, tax credits, petroleum rev

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Book SynopsisDrawing together the work of 12 leading playwrights, this National Theatre Connections anthology celebrates highlights from 21 years of the Connections festival with a retrospective selection of plays. Featuring work by some of the most prolific playwrights of the 20th and 21st centuries, and together in one volume, the anthology offers young performers between the ages of 13 and 19 an engaging selection of plays to perform, read or study.Each play has been specifically commissioned by the National Theatre''s literary department over the years, with the young performer in mind. In 2016, these plays were then performed by approximately 500 schools and youth theatre companies across the UK and Ireland, in partnership with multiple professional partner regional theatres at which the works were showcased. The anthology contains all 12 of the play scripts; notes from the writer and director of each play, addressing the themes and ideas behind the play; and production notes and exTable of ContentsBlackout by Davey Anderson Eclipse by Simon Armitage What Are They Like? by Lucinda Coxon Bassett by James Graham I'm Spilling My Heart Out Here by Stacey Gregg Gargantua by Carl Grose Children of Killers by Katori Hall Take Away by Jackie Kay It Snows by Bryony Lavery, Steven Hoggett & Scott Graham The Musicians by Patrick Marber Citizenship by Mark Ravenhill Bedbug by Snoo Wilson, Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

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Book SynopsisIn a first phase of the project, I obtained drawings of the six different building types treated in this book from more than 100 children aged 3-12 years in Turkey during a stay there as part of the faculty of Architecture of the Karadeniz Technical University in Trabzon under the auspices of the UN ESCO/UNDP program TUR/75/012.Table of ContentsI. The Development of Intelligence and Drawing Ability in Children.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Developmental Semiotics.- 3. The Mental Image.- 4. Drawing Development.- 5. Drawing in Nursery School.- 6. Grapheme Development.- II. Children’s Drawings of Buildings.- 7. Introduction to the Study of Children’s Drawings of Buildings.- 8. Methods of the Central Study.- 9. Results of the Central Study.- 10. Discussion of the Results.- References.

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Book SynopsisOnline communities generate massive volumes of natural language data and the social sciences continue to learn how to best make use of this new information and the technology available for analyzing it. Text Mining brings together a broad range of contemporary qualitative and quantitative methods to provide strategic and practical guidance on analyzing large text collections. This accessible book, written by a sociologist and a computer scientist, surveys the fast-changing landscape of data sources, programming languages, software packages, and methods of analysis available today. Suitable for novice and experienced researchers alike, the book will help readers use text mining techniques more efficiently and productively.Trade ReviewText Mining and Analysis is a comprehensive book that deals with the latest developments of text mining research, methodology, and applications. An excellent choice for anyone who wants to learn how these emerging practices can benefit their own research in an era of Big Data. -- Kenneth C. C. YangThis is a clear, comprehensive and thorough description of new text mining techniques and their applications: a "must" for students and social researchers who wish to understand how to tackle the challenges raised by Big Data. -- Aude BicqueletTable of ContentsPart I: Digital Texts, Digital Social Science 1. Social Science and the Digital Text Revolution Learning Objectives Introduction History of Text Analysis Risk and Rewards of Text Mining for the Social Sciences Social Data from Digital Environments Theory and Metatheory Ethics of Text Mining Organization of This Volume 2. Research Design Strategies Learning Objectives Introduction Levels of Analysis Strategies for Document Selection and Sampling Types of Inferential Logic Approaches to Research Design Part II: Text Mining Fundamentals 3. Web Crawling and Scraping Learning Objectives Introduction Web Statistics Web Crawling Web Scraping Software for Web Crawling and Scraping 4. Lexical Resources Learning Objectives Introduction WordNet Roget′s Thesaurus Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count General Inquirer Wikipedia Downloadable Lexical Resources and APIs 5. Basic Text Processing Learning Objectives Introduction Tokenization Stopword Removal Stemming and Lemmatization Text Statistics Language Models Other Text Processing Software for Text Processing 6. Supervised Learning Learning Objectives Feature Representation and Weighting Supervised Learning Algorithms Evaluation of Supervised Learning Software for Supervised Learning Part III: Text Analysis Methods from the Humanities and Social Sciences 7. Thematic Analysis, QDAS, and Visualization Learning Objectives Thematic Analysis Qualitative Data Analysis Software Visualization Tools 8. Narrative Analysis Learning Objectives Introduction Conceptual Foundations Mixed Methods of Narrative Analysis Automated Approaches to Narrative Analysis Future Directions Specialized Software for Narrative Analysis 9. Metaphor Analysis Learning Objectives Introduction Theoretical Foundations Qualitative Metaphor Analysis Mixed Methods of Metaphor Analysis Automated Metaphor Identification Methods Software for Metaphor Analysis Part IV: Text Mining Methods from Computer Science 10. Word and Text Relatedness Learning Objectives Introduction Theoretical Foundations Corpus-based and Knowledge-based Measures of Relatedness Software and Datasets for Word and Text Relatedness Further Reading 11. Text Classification Learning Objectives Introduction Applications of Text Classification Representing Texts for Supervised Text Classification Text Classification Algorithms Bootstrapping in Text Classifcation Evaluation of Text Classification Software and Datasets for Text Classification 12. Information Extraction Learning Objectives Introduction Entity Extraction Relation Extraction Web Information Extraction Template Filling Software and Datasets for Information Extraction and Text Mining 13. Information Retrieval Learning Objectives Introduction Theoretical Foundations Components of an Information Retrieval System Information Retrieval Models The Vector-Space Model Evaluation of Information Retrieval Models Web-Based Information Retrieval Software and Datasets for Information Retrieval 14. Sentiment Analysis Learning Objectives Introduction Theoretical Foundations Lexicons Corpora Tools Future Directions Software and Datasets for Word and Text Relatedness 15. Topic Models Learning Objectives Introduction Digital Humanities Political Science Sociology Software for Topic Modeling V: Conclusions 16. Text Mining, Text Analysis, and the Future of Social Science Introduction Social and Computer Science Collaboration

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Book SynopsisThe Artful Sport is a guide for fly-fishing writers and readers, those who want to write a book or magazine article, and those who enjoy reading in the subject. The book goes far beyond the basics of a simple writer's manual. Its authoritative and sympathetic instruction delivered in lively style, an insider's take on how fly-fishing books, magazines, and journals happen. The book is filled with the practical rules and guidelines good writers need and good readers appreciate plus well-told stories, many amusing or appalling war stories of the writer's life, lots of writing and reading advice, and any number of perspective-altering revelations about the sport. The book will appeal to those attracted to the sport's solid literary roots and to the budding Waltons with aspirations to publish.

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Book SynopsisThe African colonization movement occupies a troubling rhetorical territory in the struggle for racial equality in the United States. For white colonizationists, the movement seemed positioned as a welcome compromise between slavery and abolition. For free blacks, colonization offered the hope of freedom, but not within America's borders. Bjørn F. Stillion Southard indicates how politics and identity were negotiated amid the intense public debate on race, slavery, and freedom in America.Operating from a position of power, white advocates argued that colonization was worthy of massive support from the federal government. Stillion Southard pores over the speeches of Henry Clay, Elias B. Caldwell, and Abraham Lincoln, which engaged with colonization during its active deliberation.Between Clay's and Caldwell's speeches at the founding of the American Colonization Society (ACS) in 1816 and Lincoln's final public effort to encourage colonization in 186

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Book SynopsisIn the 1969 issue of Negro Digest, a young Black Arts Movement poet then-named Ameer (Amiri) Baraka published 'We Are Our Feeling: The Black Aesthetic.' Baraka's emphasis on the importance of feelings in black selfhood expressed a touchstone for how the black liberation movement grappled with emotions in response to the politics and racial violence of the era.In her latest book, award-winning author Lisa M. Corrigan suggests that Black Power provided a significant repository for negative feelings, largely black pessimism, to resist the constant physical violence against black activists and the psychological strain of political disappointment. Corrigan asserts the emergence of Black Power as a discourse of black emotional invention in opposition to Kennedy-era white hope. As integration became the prevailing discourse of racial liberalism shaping mid-century discursive structures, so too, did racial feelings mold the biopolitical order of postmodern life in America.

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Book SynopsisThis Bridge We Call Communication: Anzaldúan Approaches to Theory, Method, and Praxis explores contemporary communication research studies, performative writing, poetry, Latina/o studies, and gender studies through the lens of Gloria Anzaldúa's theories, methods, and concepts. Utilizing different methodologies and approachestestimonio, performative writing, and interpretive, rhetorical, and critical methodologiesthe contributors provide original research on contexts including healing and pain, woundedness, identity, Chicana and black feminisms, and experiences in academia.Trade ReviewSuch beautiful, powerful, moving words! I love the multiplicity of Anzaldúan theories, methods, perspectives, and praxes found within this book. Risking the personal, editors and contributors bring forward new insights to support and sustain us during these trying times. They demonstrate the versatility of Anzaldúan theories and perspectives, opening new directions in communication studies and other fields. La Gloria lives on, building bridges changing lives, and assisting us as we work to transform the world. -- AnaLouise Keating, Professor and Director of the Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies Doctoral Program, Texas Woman's UniversityEditors Leandra Hinojosa Hernández and Robert Gutierrez-Perez have crafted an innovative and necessary intervention in the field of Communication Studies that insists on the epistemological possibilities of those who live in the physical and psychological borderlands. Speaking through a mestizaje of genres and modes of storytelling, and passionately grounded in the theories of Chicana feminist scholar Gloria E. Anzaldúa, the pieces in this collection show readers that it is through speaking and writing the viscera-- the flesh--that possibilities for healing and transformation emerge. A necessary book for scholars in Communication Studies, Chicanx Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, and more. -- Larissa Mercado-Lopez, California State University, FresnoThis important collection of essays brings much needed perspectives to the communication discipline through art, praxis, and theory of Anzaldúan ideas and philosophies. The artistry, writings, and illustrations in this book feature important Anzaldúan concepts like borderlands, nepantla, testimonios, conocimiento, ambiguities, intersectionalities, and critical pedagogies. -- Stacey Sowards, University of Texas at AustinWith remarkable breadth, stunning vulnerability, and incisive analyses, this collection animates the continued force and malleability of Gloria Anzaldúa’s writings. The commitment to praxis and art, activism and intellect across the book is a testament both to Anzaldúa and the authors, as it is also an exemplar for the contemporary practice of coalitional and transformative scholarship. -- Lisa A. Flores, University of ColoradoTable of ContentsPart I: Healing the Wounds: (Re)imagining Borderlands TheoryChapter 1: “Using Testimonios to Untame Our Silent Tongues: Exploring our Experiences of Child Sexual Abuse Through an Anzaldúan Perspective,”Nivea CastañedaChapter 2: “Testimonio as a Queer Puente for Healing,” Manuel Alejandro Pérez“Make America Great Again,”Robert Gutierrez-PerezChapter 3: “Fronteras Toxicas: Toward a Borderland Ecological Consciousness,”Carlos Tarin“Dolores,”Masha Sukovic Part II: The Coyolxauhqui Imperative: Health Communication, Disability Studies, Pain, and HealingChapter 4: “Facing Tlahtlacolli (Microaggressions) with Nepantla and Conocimiento: A Xicana Epistemological Approach,”Sarah Amira de la GarzaChapter 5: “A Letter to My Hija: Anzaldúa’s Coyolxauhqui Imperative, Your Bisabuela’s Withering Body, and the Life-Affirming Possibilities of Woundedness,”Luis Manuel AndradeChapter 6: “I take something from both worlds”: An Anzaldúan Analysis of Mexican-American Women’s Conceptualizations of Ethnic Identity,”Leandra Hinojosa HernándezPart III: Theorizing Nepantla: Creative Ethnographies on the Path of ConocimientoChapter 7: “Communicating Nepantla: An Anzaldúan Theory of Identity,”Sarah De Los Santos UptonChapter 8: “Between Worlds: A Personal Journey of Self-reflection While on the Path of Conocimiento,”Edmundo M. AguilarChapter 9: “Remembering Gloria Anzaldúa Globally Through A Documentary Altar: ALTAR Cruzando Fronteras, Building Bridges,”Diana I. BowenPart IV: Critical/Cultural Rhetorics of Ambiguity and HybridityChapter 10: “Sweetening the Pot: Culinary Adventures in Hybridity,”Stephanie L. Gomez“La Dueña de la Casa,”Masha SukovicChapter 11: “A Tolerance for Ambiguity or the American Dream: Using Anzaldúa to Disrupt and Reclaim Latina Lives from Multicultural Feminism,”Sara Baugh-Harris and Bernadette Marie CalafellPart V: Women of Color and Radical Coalition Building“Whispers in the Dark: A Collection of Poems,”Shantel MartinezChapter 12: “Black Women and Girls Trending: A New(er) Autohistoria-Teoría,”Tara L. Conley Chapter 13: “Rasquache Cyborgs and Borderlands Aesthetics in Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer,”Alexandrina AgloroChapter 14: “Gloria Anzaldúa, Audre Lorde, & Topographies of Anger,”Rachel Alicia Griffin Part VI: Anzaldúan Approaches to Critical (Communication) Pedagogy“I Get It from My Mother,”Robert Gutierrez-PerezChapter 15: “Building Community, Decolonizing Spirituality, and Women of Color Feminism: Applying Gloria Anzaldúa in and out of the Classroom for Healing and Empowerment,”Xamuel BañalesChapter 16: “Carrying Gloria on My Back: A Pedagogic and Research Journal,”Luis Gabriel Sanchez RoseChapter 17: “A Crack to Speak Out From: Performing Coalitional Politics Through Dialogue, Listening, and Reflexivity,”Robert Gutierrez-Perez and Bedilia Ramirez Chapter 18: “Becoming a Bridge in/through Critical Communication Scholarship:Meditations on the Affective Afterlife of Cultural Normativities,”Gust A. Yep

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Book SynopsisEmpirical research has now become an essential component of software engineering yet software practitioners and researchers often lack an understanding of how the empirical procedures and practices are applied in the field. Empirical Research in Software Engineering: Concepts, Analysis, and Applications shows how to implement empirical research processes, procedures, and practices in software engineering.Written by a leading researcher in empirical software engineering, the book describes the necessary steps to perform replicated and empirical research. It explains how to plan and design experiments, conduct systematic reviews and case studies, and analyze the results produced by the empirical studies. The book balances empirical research concepts with exercises, examples, and real-life case studies, making it suitable for a course on empirical software engineering. The author discusses the process of developing predictive models, such asTrade Review"In this book, Dr. Malhotra uses her breadth of software engineering experience and expertise to give the reader coverage of many aspects of empirical software engineering. She covers the essential techniques and concepts needed for a researcher to get started on empirical software engineering research, including metrics, experimental design, analysis and statistical techniques, threats to the validity of any research findings, and methods and tools for empirical software engineering research. … The book provides the reader with an introduction and overview of the field and is also backed by references to the literature, allowing the interested reader to follow up on the methods, tools, and concepts described."—From the Foreword by Mark Harman, University College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction. Systematic Literature Reviews. Software Metrics. Experimental Design. Mining Data from Software Repositories. Data Analysis and Statistical Testing. Model Development and Interpretation. Validity Threats. Reporting Results. Mining Unstructured Data. Demonstrating Empirical Procedures. Tools for Analyzing Data. Appendix. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe philosophical significance of Maurice Blanchot's writings has rarely been in doubt. Specifying the nature and implications of his thinking has proved much less easy, particularly in reference to the key figure of G. W. F. Hegel. Examination reveals that Blanchot's thinking is persistently oriented towards a questioning of the terms of Hegel's thought, while nevertheless remaining within its themes, whichshows how rigorously he studied Hegel's works but also how radical his critique of them became. Equally, it allows for a crucial discussion of the differences between Blanchot's responses to Hegel and those of Jacques Derrida, with the implicit suggestion that in some ways Blanchot's critique of Hegel is more far-reaching than that developed by Derrida. William S. Allen demonstrates those aspects of Hegelian thought that permeate Blanchot's writings and, in turn, develops a detailed three-way analysis of Derrida, Hegel, and Blanchot. The key question around which this analysis deveTrade Review[Allen’s] work offers a forceful corrective to the simplifications or even outright parodies of Hegel one sometimes finds in work on Blanchot and many of his fellow-travellers in twentieth-century French literary philosophy ... Allen’s book is unlikely to be surpassed as a philosophically robust and clearsighted guide to the entretien infini between Hegel and Blanchot, philosophy and literature, and negation and negativity. * Hegel Bulletin *How does one approach a written work that problematizes the regulative ideal of a legible book? This question is associated with Derrida’s deconstruction of Hegel. As William S. Allen demonstrates in this fascinating study, it was posed in a unique way by Blanchot, whose own engagements with Hegel invite us to rethink the relation between the terms différance and aufheben. * Andrew Cutrofello, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago, USA *Illegibility: Blanchot and Hegel applies near-exhaustive knowledge, and laser-like insights, to develop a reading of Hegel through Blanchot, with judicious reference to other thinkers such as Derrida. Hegel stands as a figure for a type of double, even dialectical reflection, in which Blanchot found inspiration even as he challenged and rewrote the Enlightenment philosopher's thinking. Allen’s profound and sustained analysis, based on careful attention to texts, represents what the humanities is best able to do, and he proceeds by means of a nonetheless rigorous scientificity that should be the gold standard for researchers in any field. * David Wills, Professor of French Studies and Director of Graduate Studies, Brown University, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: Marks of Experience 1. Roussel and Lautréamont 2. Derrida: Infinite Outline 3. Hegel: Uneasy Infinite 4. Blanchot: Nothing Doubled 5. Blanchot: Wholly Impossible References Index

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Book SynopsisThis open access book uses Swedish literature and the Swedish publishing field as recurring examples todescribe and analyse the role of the literary semi-peripheral position in world literature from various perspectives and on meso, micro and macro levels, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. This includes the role of translation in the semi-periphery and the conditions under which literature travels to and from that position. The focus is not on Sweden, as such, but rather on the semi-peripheral transitional space as exemplified by the Swedish case. Consisting of three co-written chapters, this study sheds light on what might be called the semi-peripheral condition or the semi-periphery as an area of transition. As part of the Cosmopolitan and Vernacular Dynamics in World Literatures series, it makes continuous use of the concepts of ''cosmopolitan'' and ''vernacular'' or rather, the processual terms, cosmopolitanization and vernacularization which provideTrade ReviewGo global or extend the local? This volume digs into the most fundamental questions about the construction of literary place, presenting an elaborate and multifaceted case study from the semi-periphery. It convincingly shows how translation-flows concern far more than numbers: they show a culture at work. * Anthony Pym, Distinguished Professor of Translation and Intercultural Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia *By framing Sweden as a "semi-peripheral" space of world literary networks, Northern Crossings opens up new cross-ways of scrutinizing translation-flows, creation of readerships and recognition of literary works through the Nobel Prize in the public sphere. An interesting co-authored work which underscores benefits of collaborative work in World Literature Studies. * B. Venkat Mani, Professor of German and World Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, author of Recoding World Literature (2017), and co-editor, A Companion to World Literature (2020) *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Series Introduction – The Cosmopolitan-Vernacular Dynamic: Conjunctions of World Literature Stefan Helgesson (Stockholm University, Sweden), Christina Kulberg (Uppsala University, Sweden), Paul Tenngart (Lund University, Sweden) and Helena Wulff (Stockholm University, Sweden) 1. Introduction: The Cosmopolitan, the Vernacular and the Semi-periphery 2. Infrastructure of the Semi-peripheral Exchange 3. Translators of Nobel Prize Literature 4. Translation Strategies to and from the Literary Semi-periphery: Reduction Retention, Replacement 5. Positioning the Swedish Literary Semi-periphery 6. General Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe polysemous German word Geschlecht -- denoting gender, genre, kind, kinship, species, race, and somehow also more -- exemplifies the most pertinent questions of the translational, transdisciplinary, transhistorical, and transnational structures of the contemporary humanities: What happens when texts, objects, practices, and concepts are transferred or displaced from one language, tradition, temporality, or form to another? What is readily transposed, what resists relocation, and what precipitate emerges as distorted or new? Drawing on Barbara Cassin''s transformative remarks on untranslatability, and the activity of philosophizing in languages, scholars contributing to The Geschlecht Complex examine these and other durable queries concerning the ontological powers of naming, and do so in the light of recent artistic practices, theoretical innovations, and philosophical incitements. Combining detailed case studies of concrete category problems in literature, philosophy,Trade ReviewAs someone who has followed untranslatability for many years, it is with great pleasure that Oscar Jansson and David LaRocca have brought this theme to a point of philosophical sophistication in The Geschlecht Complex—a brilliant, bold, and eccentric work. [...]themselves to a single (but impossibly complex) German word, a range of scholars from different fields of inquiry and analysis have nonetheless produced a collection that signals a new maturity in the approach to untranslatability. In that sense, it may (hopefully) be the first of many such works. This is a collection that bravely attempts to overcome the constraints of traditional scholarship in the hope of generating work that lives up to Apter and Cassin’s invocations to ‘philosophize with languages’. The very form of the book itself challenges and expands a series of preconceptions on this topic. It is a brave, well-rounded, and seismically significant publication insofar as it exercises what previous scholars have only prescribed and envisioned. * Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation Review *Bristling with intellectual energy, The Geschlecht Complex brings together a number of brilliantly original essays and a carefully curated sample of theoretical excerpts in its exploration of the resonances and affordances of a singularly untranslatable notion. The Geschlecht Complex is many things: it is both syllabus and seminar, both a joyful intellectual exchange and a virtuoso homage to the examples of such thinkers/readers as Cassin, Cavell, Apter, and Derrida. Most of all, it is an exuberant performance of the key inspiration driving the thinking of the untranslatable: the conviction that the untranslatable is at once generated and redeemed by passionate ventures of translation-across genres, media, bodies, languages, and disciplines. In all these transpositions, this volume succeeds marvelously. * Pieter Vermeulen, Associate Professor of American and Comparative Literature, University of Leuven, Belgium *Geschlecht by any other name: that multifarious and ultimately untranslatable German word typifying in this volume a complexity and a syndrome alike -- its cultural semantics both vertical for generational kindred and horizontal for genre or kind; lineage on the one hand, typology on the other; now general species or genus, now specified gender. With this book’s erudite roundtable, we are invited to the second, collectively-edited installment of a productive -- make that generative -- seminar once convened to rethink the ramifications of such irresolvable inner difference: less as a definitional crux than as a blocked crossing, where impasse becomes surplus when confronted at the disciplinary interface of philology and philosophy, rhetoric and ontology. Giving new reach to trans-theory, the performative yield of category-hesitation in these essays is abundant, subtle, and bracing. * Garrett Stewart, James O. Freedman Professor of Letters, University of Iowa, USA, and author of The Deed of Reading: Literature * Writing * Language * Philosophy *The Geschlecht Complex is a rare and undoubtedly important book in that it treats categorization as both problem and necessity for the production of knowledge. Indeed, utilizing and developing the notion of the ‘uncategorizable’ as an analytical tool, it collects a multitude of contemporary problems into a stereoscopic perspective (albeit in a non-unitary manner and necessarily hesitant of its own limits) on the age-old aesthetic problem of the sublime and the monstrous -- and furthermore, on the ontological consequences of those seemingly impossible categories. * Isak Hyltén-Cavallius, Chief Editor, Tidskrift för litteraturvetenskap/Swedish Journal of Literary Studies, Lund University, Sweden, and Associate Professor of Literary Studies. Linnæus University, Växjö, Sweden *Table of Contents1. Contending with Untranslatable Categories; or, Inducing the Nervous Condition of the Geschlecht Complex (Oscar Jansson, Lund University, Sweden, and David LaRocca, Cornell University, USA) Appendix I: Unfinished Definitions (Jansson/LaRocca) Apter | Cassin | Cavell | Crépon 2. Antitheatricality as Critical Idiom (Caro Pirri, University of Pittsburgh, USA) 3. The Cruel Beast: Settler Sovereignty and the Crisis of American Zoopolitics (Brian W. Nail, Florida State College at Jacksonville, USA) 4. Between the Body and Language: Narratives of the Moving Subject in Okwui Okpokwasili’s Bronx Gothic (Lauren DiGiulio, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA) Appendix II: Indefiniteness, Geschlechtlosigkeit, Undoing (Jansson/LaRocca) Butler | Cassin | Crépon | David-Ménard | Derrida | Deutscher | Heller-Roazen | Irigaray | Malabou | Nancy | Preciado | Sandford | Spillers | Weheliye 5. Collapsing the Gender/Genre Distinction: On Transgressions of Category in Woolf’s Orlando (Oscar Jansson, Lund University, Sweden) 6. Gazing at the Untranslatable Subject: From Velázquez’s Las Meninas to Ellison’s Invisible Man (Richard Hajarizadeh, SUNY Binghamton, USA) 7. From Lectiocentrism to Gramophonology: Listening to Cinema and Writing Sound Criticism (David LaRocca, Cornell University, USA) Appendix III: Genre Unlimited/Genre Ungenred (Jansson/LaRocca) Apter | Barthes | Cavell | Chartier | Crimmins | Croce | Derrida | Jauss | Wells Afterword: Trans-Ontology and the Geschlecht Complex (Emily Apter, New York University, USA) Bibliography Acknowledgments Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisLynne Tatlock examines the transmission, diffusion, and literary survival of Jane Eyre in the German-speaking territories and the significance and effects thereof, 1848-1918. Engaging with scholarship on the romance novel, she presents an historical case study of the generative power and protean nature of Brontë's new romance narrative in German translation, adaptation, and imitation as it involved multiple agents, from writers and playwrights to readers, publishers, illustrators, reviewers, editors, adaptors, and translators. Jane Eyre in German Lands traces the ramifications in the paths of transfer that testify to widespread creative investment in romance as new ideas of women's freedom and equality topped the horizon and sought a home, especially in the middle classes. As Tatlock outlines, the multiple German instantiations of Brontë's novelfour translations, three abridgments, three adaptations for general readers, nine adaptations for younger readers, plays, farces,Trade ReviewLynne Tatlock’s new book is a monumental achievement. Her analysis of the German reception of Jane Eyre breaks new ground in the study of the novel and the history of world literature. She follows Charlotte Brontë’s work from England to the Continent and shows how it was translated and adapted countless times for new audiences. Making judicious use of digital tools and archival research, combining literary sociology with astute textual analysis, Tatlock shows how literature moved and why it mattered to generations of predominantly female readers. * Todd Kontje, Distinguished Professor of German and Comparative Literature, University of California, San Diego, USA *Lynne Tatlock‘s Jane Eyre in German Lands is a highly innovative study of the German-language dissemination of Charlotte Brontë’s novel in the second half of the long 19th century. Combining research on Jane Eyre’s translation and distribution on the German book market with data about its reception and adaptation, the book culminates in a powerful reading of E. Marlitt’s novels as Jane Eyre surrogates, highlighting not only the enormous influence of Jane Eyre among German writers, but also the emancipatory potential the romance plot held for female readers. Tatlock’s masterful study exemplifies literary and cultural studies in the 21st century at their very best. * Daniela Richter, Professor of German, Central Michigan Univerity, USA *Lynne Tatlock’s innovative book on the reception and adaptation of Jane Eyre in the German context provocatively argues that the dissemination of “Jane Eyrish” elements through popular romantic plots built around a spirited, bookish female protagonist allowed German women readers to imagine new vocational possibilities and modes of intimacy. Tatlock’s work is a model for feminist scholars, for scholars of translation, object culture, and the history of the book, and for digital humanities scholars who acknowledge the benefits of distant reading but who firmly believe that close reading is indispensable. * Jill Suzanne Smith, Associate Professor of German, Bowdoin College, USA *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Jane Eyre-Effects: The Survival and Diffusion of Romance 2. Looking for Sympathy and Intelligibility 3. “Upended Priority”: The Orphan on Stage 4. The “Erotics of Talk” 5. Anger and Sadness: Unsanctioned Emotion, Articulate Feeling 6. Goldelse (1866): “A Lighter-Tinted Jane Eyre in Somewhat Different Circumstances” 7. Mixed Messages: Marlitt’s Little Moorland Princess (1871) 8. The Purchase of Romance: The One and the Many Coda “Relations stop nowhere”: The Purchase of Romance in a Time of Inequality Notes Bibliography German Editions and Adaptations of Jane Eyre Editions, Adaptations, and Spoofs of Charlotte-Birch Pfeiffer Die Waise aus Lowood Editions and Adaptations of the Fiction of E. Marlitt Works Cited

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Book SynopsisAlthough Mikhail Bakhtin's study of the novel does not focus in any systematic way on the role that translation plays in the processes of novelistic creation and dissemination, when he does broach the topic he grants translation''a disproportionately significant role in the emergence and constitution of literature. The contributors to this volume, from the US, Hong Kong, Finland, Japan, Spain, Italy, Bangladesh, and Belgium, bring their own polyphonic experiences with the theory and practice of translation to the discussion of Bakhtin's ideas about this topic, in order to illuminate their relevance to translation studies today. Broadly stated, the essays examine the art of translation as an exercise in a cultural re-accentuation (a transferal of the original text and its characters to the novel soil of a different language and culture, which inevitably leads to the proliferation of multivalent meanings), and to explore the various re-accentuation devices employed overTrade ReviewThis collection of essays restores Bakhtin’s fundamental significance to translation studies as an inter-cultural dialogue with philosophy, literary studies, and diverse creative practices. * Suzanne Jill Levine, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, and author of The Subversive Scribe: Translating Latin American Fiction *The Art of Translation explores how Mikhail Bakhtin’s heteroglossic approach to the study of texts might be relevant to the work of translation. How should we take into account the different understandings of context? Can the dialogic method in literary analysis be applied not only to translating poetry and art narrative but to the prosaic genres as well? The contributors’ responses to these questions are thoughtful and provocative. * Norbert Francis, Professor Emeritus of Bilingual and Multicultural Education, Northern Arizona University, USA *The Art of Translation represents a truly original and well-argued collection of essays. The volume features scholars from the United States, Europe, and Asia, and presents twelve studies on an impressive variety of topics related to Bakhtin, translation, and re-accentuation. Whether dealing with James Joyce, Margaret Mitchell, Eduardo Mendoza, Lewis Carroll, or Antonio Muñoz Molina, the book provides valuable insights about Bakhtin’s continuing importance in the twenty-first century. * Ricardo Castells, Professor Emeritus of Spanish, Florida International University, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction Slav N. Gratchev (Marshall University, US) 1. Dubliners retranslated: Re-accentuating Multi-voicedness Kris Peeters (University of Antwerp, Belgium), Guillermo Sanz Gallego (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium), and Monica Paulis (University of Antwerp, Belgium) 2. Bakhtin’s Dialogism and Language Interpretation Ida Day (Marshall University, US) 3. Heteroglossia, Liminality, and Literary Translation Bo Li (Lingnan University, Hong Kong) 4. What Is an ‘Original’? Creation, Translation, “Re-accentuation,” and the Question of Primacy Michael Eskin (Independent Scholar, US) 5. A Study of Three Scarletts: The Homeopathic Effect of Role Language Yumi Tanaka (Japan Women's University) 6. Translating Bakhtin, and Bakhtin on Translation Margarita Marinova (Christopher Newport University, US) 7. Eduardo Mendoza Lost and Found in Translation Melissa Garr (Florida Southern College, US) 8. Dialogue Disrupted Victor Fet (Marshall University, US) 9. Accentuation and re-accentuation in translation Susan Petrilli (Bari University, Italy) and Augusto Ponzio (Bari University, Italy) 10. Sifting through Dialogic Ashes: Translating Complex Meanings in Muñoz Molina’s Beatus Ille Steven Mills (Buena Vista University, US) 11. Carnivalizing Carroll: Intersemiotic Translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Riitta Oittinen (Independent Scholar, Finland) 12. Juvenile Quixotes in Eighteenth Century England Scott Pollard (Christopher Newport University, US) Afterword Galin Tihanov (Queen Mary University of London, UK) List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides in-depth exploration of the issues of labeling and roots, with a balance of empirical and conceptual/theoretical analyses. The papers explore key questions that must ultimately be addressed in the development of generative theories: how do theories of labels and roots relate to syntax-internal computation, to semantics, to morphology, and to phonology?

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Book SynopsisThis volume will provide a comprehensive yet accessible description of East Midlands English, an area of neglect in linguistic research. Existing publications, which aggregate the findings of earlier surveys and more recent localised studies presenting an overview of regional speech in the UK, are either lacking up-to-date research data from the East Midlands or simply ignore the region. A coordinated survey of dialects of the East Midlands was part of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) in the 1950s. This data is now over sixty years old and focuses almost exclusively on broad rural dialect speakers. This book will fill the knowledge and literature gaps by comparing vernacular speech in different urban and rural locations in the East Midlands, and examining whether the East Midlands is a 'transition zone' between the North and South. Recordings held by the British Library will be used, and will be supplemented with recordings made with local speakers. Language in the East Midland

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first full-scale scientific study of East Anglian English. The author is a native East Anglian sociolinguist and dialectologist who has devoted decades to the study of the speechways of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. He examines their relationships to other varieties of English in Britain, as well as their contributions to the formation of American English and Southern Hemisphere Englishes.

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Book SynopsisFilm analysis made easy. Build your students' confidence in their language abilities and help them develop the skills needed to critique their chosen work: putting it into context, understanding the themes and director's technique, as well as specialist terminology.Breaking down each scene, character and theme in Les Choristes (The Choir), this accessible guide will enable your students to understand the historical and social context of the film and give them the critical and language skills needed to write a successful essay.- Strengthen language skills with relevant grammar, vocab and writing exercises throughout- Aim for top marks by building a bank of textual examples and quotes to enhance exam response- Build confidence with knowledge-check questions at the end of every chapter- Revise effectively with pages of essential vocabulary and key mind maps throughout- Feel prepared for exams with advice on how to write an essay, plus sample essay questions, two levels of model answers and examiner commentary

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