Dictionaries, Reference & Language Books

Book SynopsisWritten entirely in Spanish by instructors with years of experience, this textbook is a comprehensive guide to essay writing in Spanish. It provides advanced students of Spanish with the necessary tools to write fluently and effectively, both developing their reading, writing and critical thinking skills, and teaching them to practically analyse the rules of spelling, punctuation and grammar. It is organised into six chapters, progressing in level and complexity, which take students step-by-step through the writing process. Each chapter contains a number of features such as lists of new vocabulary, assessment checklists, questionnaires, and activities based on writing samples. It also includes an accompanying web resource, which features additional exercises for students, and a lesson plan and downloadable PowerPoint presentations for teachers. By drawing on the principles of grammar, this essential resource will help students become proficient writers, across a range of textual genresTable of Contents1. Alfabetización digital; 2. Escritores optimistas; 3. El consumo en la era digital; 4. Emanciparse en tiempos de crisis; 5. El reto de afrontar la crisis climática; 6. La publicación científica bajo la lupa.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on Slavic languages, Danko Šipka provides a systematic approach to lexical indicators of cultural identity. In contrast to existing research, which focuses heavily on syntactic and phonological approaches,Šipka''s approach is novel, more systematic and encompassing, and postulates three lexical layers of cultural identity: deep, exchange, and surface. The deep layer pertains to culture-specific words, divisions, and features that are generally not subject to change and intervention. The exchange layer includes lexical markers of cultural influences resulting from lexical borrowing, which situates the speakers into various cultural circles. This layer is subject to gradual changes and some limited level of intervention from linguistic elites is possible. Finally, the surface layer encompasses the processes and consequences of lexical planning. It is subject to abrupt changes and it is shaped in constant negotiation between linguistic elites and general body of speakers.Table of Contents1. A conceptual map; 2. Relevant research traditions; 3. Research methodology; 4. Lexeme-level culture-bound words, divisions, and features; 5. Lexicon-based culture-bound field density; 6. Stability and change; 7. Cultural influences; 8. Geographical contact; 9. Inbound and outbound exchange; 10. Lexical planning; 11. Lexicographic traditions; 12. Attitudes; Conclusion; 13. Interaction between the layers; 14. Main findings; 15. An outlook.

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Book SynopsisSpecifically designed for linguists, this book provides an introduction to programming using Python for those with little to no experience of coding. Python is one of the most popular and widely-used programming languages as it''s also available for free and runs on any operating system. All examples in the text involve language data and can be adapted or used directly for language research. The text focuses on key language-related issues: searching, text manipulation, text encoding and internet data, providing an excellent resource for language research. More experienced users of Python will also benefit from the advanced chapters on graphical user interfaces and functional programming.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Interacting with Python and basic functions; 2. Data types and variables; 3. Control structures; 4. Input-output; 5. Subroutines and modules; 6. Regular expressions; 7. Text manipulation; 8. Internet data; 9. Objects; 10. GUIs; 11. Functional programming; Appendix A. NLTK.

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Book SynopsisAll social and policy researchers need to synthesize data into a visual representation. Producing good visualizations combines creativity and technique. This book teaches the techniques and basics to produce a variety of visualizations, allowing readers to communicate data and analyses in a creative and effective way. Visuals for tables, time series, maps, text, and networks are carefully explained and organized, showing how to choose the right plot for the type of data being analysed and displayed. Examples are drawn from public policy, public safety, education, political tweets, and public health. The presentation proceeds step by step, starting from the basics, in the programming languages R and Python so that readers learn the coding skills while simultaneously becoming familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of each visualization. No prior knowledge of either Python or R is required. Code for all the visualizations are available from the book''s website.Trade Review'Sometimes social science students understand the value of data visualization, but they are wary of the costs of mastering high-tech approaches. Professor Magallanes is the answer to this problem. This text skillfully articulates a step-by-step guide for using two of the most powerful tools in a data scientist's toolbox: R and Python. Professor Magallanes has a talent for simplifying the complicated, and honing in on the most important components of telling stories with data. This book is an essential resource for anyone whose regular habits of making graphs involve searching for someone else's code chunks on the Internet. With this book, we can all stop Googling and start graphing.' Jennifer Nicoll Victor, Professor of Political Science, George Mason University'José Manuel Magallanes Reyes is back at it again with his unique approach of simultaneously introducing users to computational social science programming in both R and Python. The approach allows readers not just to 'learn a language', but rather to learn the key conceptual ideas behind programming and computational social science. With his first volume having tackled data collection and statistical analysis, it was an absolute pleasure to see him turn his approach to the all-important subject of data visualization in this text. Having recommended his previous book to countless numbers of students, I am absolutely thrilled to now have a second volume to share as well!' Joshua A. Tucker, Professor of Politics and Co-Director, Center for Social Media and Politics, New York University'Professor Magallanes cuts directly to the heart of the matter, quickly and clearly imparting the concepts and skills that a modern social science researcher needs to communicate complex data relationships. He leads the reader through a wide variety of visualization approaches using a conversational style and systematic approach.' Dr. Timothy Gulden, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation'A wise professor once told me, 'If there is something you want your audience to remember, put it in a figure.' This timely volume will show you how, with copious examples drawn from extensive experience in social and policy research.' Abraham D. Flaxman, Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington'Information literacy demands that we convey data in digestible, visually appealing plots and graphs. However, even advanced quantitative researchers often lack the tools to produce effective visualizations of the data they work with. This is where Magallanes' book comes in. With his characteristic narrative – a meticulous but nimble prose, chock full of illustrative examples – Magallanes guides inexperienced and sophisticated readers alike through easy-to-grasp data visualizations. His presentation of geospatial and network data visualizations alone makes this an invaluable go-to reference for those working in R and Python.' Guillermo Rosas, Professor of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis'Surviving the current deluge of social science data is only possible with novel computational analysis and machine learning techniques. Among the many approaches currently in vogue, none is more important than human visualization of data, whether in raw form, suitably plotted, or else transformed in some way meaningful to the problem at hand. Professor Magallanes' new book offers a wide range of general approaches and explicit code for developing modern data visualizations. It will be an important addition to the library of every social scientist and policy researcher contending with the flood of new data.' Robert Axtell, Professor of Computational Social Science, Department of Computational and Data Sciences, and Department of Economics, George Mason University'José Manuel Magallanes Reyes' Data Visualization for Social and Policy Research is an outstanding and greatly needed resource in a rapidly expanding area of academic and applied data analysis and empirical methodology. The guided instruction is accessible to novice users and soon has us producing powerful visualizations from simple univariate, bivariate, multivariate, geospatial, and social-media text data.' Robert J. Franzese Jr., Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Political Science, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Fellow and former President, The Society for Political Methodology''A picture is worth a thousand words.' Nowhere is this more the case than when presenting data to policymakers in order to guide decision-making. In this book, José Manuel Magallanes Reyes shows us how, drawing upon his extensive background in social science, public policy, data science, analytics, and teaching visualization to undergraduate and graduate students in political science and public policy.' Ed Lazowska, Professor, and Bill & Melinda Gates Chair Emeritus, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, Founding Director of the eScience Institute, University of WashingtonTable of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. Get Started: 2. Data for plotting; 3. Visualization basics; Part II. Visualizing Tabular Data: 4. Insights from ONE variable; 5. Insights from TWO variables; 6, Insights from THREE or more variables; Part III. Beyond Tabular Data: 7. Geospatial data; 8. Data from the social network.

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Book SynopsisExperts in data analytics and power engineering present techniques addressing the needs of modern power systems, covering theory and applications related to power system reliability, efficiency, and security. With topics spanning large-scale and distributed optimization, statistical learning, big data analytics, graph theory, and game theory, this is an essential resource for graduate students and researchers in academia and industry with backgrounds in power systems engineering, applied mathematics, and computer science.Trade Review'There are only a few industries that generate an equally large amount of data with a comparable variety, and societal importance. Data analytics is thus rightfully at the heart of modern power systems operations and planning. Focusing on applications in power systems, this book gives an excellent account of recent developments and of the broad range of algorithms and tools in the area of data analytics, as well as of the applications of these tools for solving challenging problems from a novel angle. Covering a wide range of fundamental problems, from state estimation to load scheduling and anomaly detection, the book is not only an excellent source of inspiration, but can also serve as an extensive reference for the gamut of operational problems faced in the power industry.' György Dán, KTH Royal Institute of Technology'The editors have brought together leading researchers at the intersection of data analytics and power systems to provide us with an authoritative reference that is comprehensive, coherent and timely. It treats classical topics such as state estimation, optimal power flow, and anomaly identification, as well as emerging topics such as phase measurement unit data recovery and privacy, probabilistic price forecasting, and distributed load management. It introduces a wide array of modern techniques to power system analysis from sparse representation, graph signal processing, distributed and feedback optimization, statistics and random matrix theory, deep learning, and mean field games. A useful reference for students, researchers, and practitioners.' Steven Low, CaltechTable of ContentsIntroduction; Preface Ali Tajer, Samir M. Perlaza and H. Vincent Poor; 1. Learning power grid topologies Guido Cavraro, Vassilis Kekatos, Liang Zhang and Georgios B. Giannakis; 2. Probabilistic forecasting of power system and market operations Yuting Ji, Lang Tong and Weisi Deng; 3. Deep learning in power systems Yue Zhao and Baosen Zhang; 4. Estimating the system state and network model errors Ali Abur, Murat Gol and Yuzhang Lin; 5. Quickest detection and isolation of tranmission line outages Venugopal V. Veeravalli and Alejandro Dominguez-Garcia; 6. Active sensing for quickest anomaly detection Ali Tajer and Javad Heydari; 7. Random matrix theory for analyzing spatio-temporal data Robert Qiu, Xing He, Lei Chu and Xin Shi; 8. Graph-theoretic analysis of power grid robustness Dorcas Ofori-Boateng, Asim Kumer Dey, Yulia R. Gel and H. Vincent Poor; 9. Bayesian attacks Inaki Esnaola, Samir M Perlaza and Ke Sun; 10. Smart meter data privacy Giulio Giaconia, Deniz Gunduz and H. Vincent Poor; 11. Data quality and privacy enhancement Meng Wang and Joe H Chow; 12. Frequency estimation using voltage phasor angles revisited Danilo P. Mandic, Sithan Kanna, Yili Xia and Anthony G. Constantinides; 13. Graph signal processing for the power grid Anna Scaglione, Raksha Ramakrishna and Mahdi Jamei; 14. A sparse representation approach for anomaly identification Hao Zhu and Chen Chen; 15. Uncertainty-aware power systems operation Daniel Bienstock; 16. Distributed optimization for power and energy systems Emiliano Dall'Anese and Nikolaos Gatsis; 17. Distributed load management Changhong Zhao, Vijay Gupta and Ufuk Topcu; 18. Analytical models for emerging energy storage applications I. Safak Bayram and Michael Devetsikiotis; 19. Distributed power consumption scheduling Samson Lasaulce, Olivier Beaude and Mauricio Gonz´alez; 20. Electric vehicles and mean-field Dario Bauso and Toru Namerikawa; 21. Prosumer behaviour: decision making with bounded horizon Mohsen Rajabpour, Arnold Glass, Robert Mulligan and Narayan B. Mandayam; 22. Storage allocation for price volatility management in electricity markets Amin Masoumzadeh, Ehsan Nekouei and Tansu Alpcan.

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Book SynopsisA long-term analysis of development projects in rural Tanzania, tracing the improvised, reactive nature of small-scale interventions, aimed at staving off the threat posed by acute poverty to local governments' legitimacy and effectiveness.Trade Review'The Politics of Poverty thus complements the existing literature on development and poverty in Tanzania, offering another historical account that is anthropologically informed, environmentally minded, and attuned to political-economic dynamics … Practitioners and scholars of development, particularly those with an interest in Tanzania and rural areas more generally, will find this book a useful addition to their libraries.' Jessica Pouchet, International Journal of African Historical Studies'The Politics of Poverty successfully provides a detailed historical account of a relatively understudied region - Southeast Tanzania - and at the same time a balanced reflection on development relevant to broader histories of colonial and post-colonial Africa … [It] undoubtedly constitutes an excellent endeavour and will contribute greatly to Africanist and development historiography.' Michele Sollai, Connections'It will be of interest to any scholar wanting a more intimate and complicated portrayal of the developmentalist machine that endures in the twenty-first century in regions across the global South.' Muey Ching Saeteurn, Agricultural HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The end of slavery, famine and food aid in Tunduru; 2. Changing configurations of poverty in the colonial Southeast and the myth of communalism; 3. The struggle to trade; 4. Independence and the rhetoric of feasibility; 5. Villagisation and the pursuit of market access; 6. The politics of development in the era of liberalisation; 7. Performing and pursuing development in Kineng'ene; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThis lively account of the making of Canadian English traces the variety''s conceptual, social and linguistic developments from the twentieth century to the present. This book is not just another history of Canadian English; it is a history of the variety''s discovery, codification, and eventual acceptance, as well as the contribution of the linguists behind it. Written by an active research linguist focusing on Canadian English, this book is an archive-based biography on multiple levels. Through a combination of new data and re-interpretations of existing studies, a new voice is given to earlier generations of Canadian linguists who, generally forgotten today, shaped the variety and how we think about it. Exploring topics such as linguistic description and codification, dictionary making, linguistic imperialism, linguistic attitudes, language and Canadian identity, or the threat of Americanisation, Dollinger presents a coherent, integrated and balanced account of developments spanningTrade Review'Stefan Dollinger has undertaken heroic archival sleuthing to resuscitate the coalition of amateur logophiles and English professors that succeeded in bringing Canadian English into print and, more important, into our consciousness. Through him, this small, almost forgotten band of scholars come to life with their foibles, their labours and above all their dedication.' Jack Chambers, University of Toronto'For this brilliantly researched book, Stefan Dollinger bravely ventured to parts of the archives other scholars had never reached. He emerged with the fascinating story of how the 'Lennon & McCartney of Canadian English', Walter S. Avis and Charles J. Lovell, persuaded Canada - and then the world - to recognize Canadian English as the distinctive language variety that it truly is.' Peter Trudgill, Université de Fribourg, Switzerland'It is consistently seasoned with lively examples, gems of Canadianisms, explained in context and documented by references to the DCHP and other works. For anybody interested in such a perspective Dollinger's book is a captivating read.' Edgar W. Schneider, English World-Wide'… Creating Canadian English provides us with a highly competent and readable story, diligently researched in archives and by interviews, written by a scholar working in Canada, in nuanced Canadian English, that all audiences should find is a helpful introduction to its subject and a clear call for further community-involved efforts. I rate it highly.' David Douglas Robertson, LINGUIST ListTable of Contents1. What is Canadian English?; 2. The heritage of Canadian English; 3. Avis pulls it off; 4. The 'technology': slips, slips, and more slips; 5. 1967 – excitement and hype; 6. Riding the wave of success; 7. A global village and a national dictionary war; 8. Decolonizing DCHP-1 and DCHP-2; 9. Is there really a Canadian English?; Further reading.

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Book SynopsisThis is an introductory textbook on spatial analysis and spatial statistics through GIS. Each chapter presents methods and metrics, explains how to interpret results, and provides worked examples. Topics include: describing and mapping data through exploratory spatial data analysis; analyzing geographic distributions and point patterns; spatial autocorrelation; spatial clustering; geographically weighted regression and OLS regression; and spatial econometrics. The worked examples link theory to practice through a single real-world case study, with software and illustrated guidance. Exercises are solved twice: first through ArcGIS, and then GeoDa. Through a simple methodological framework the book describes the dataset, explores spatial relations and associations, and builds models. Results are critically interpreted, and the advantages and pitfalls of using various spatial analysis methods are discussed. This is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers analyzing geospatial data through a spatial analysis lens, including those using GIS in the environmental sciences, geography, and social sciences.Trade Review'… the perfect introduction to the emerging field of spatial data science. It is clearly written, with realistic and carefully worked out examples and based on a sound pedagogical approach.' Luc Anselin, Director, Center for Spatial Data Science, University of Chicago, and creator of the GeoDa software'… An excellent course text for students of GIS, spatial statistics, quantitative geography, and ecology … Essential reading for beginning students as well as those who wish to refresh their knowledge with respect to newer tools such as geographically weighted regression and spatial econometrics … introduces spatial analysis to those with very little training in statistics while at the same time developing applications using standard software for spatial analysis based on the ArcGIS and Geoda software systems. An excellent primer for anyone following a full course in spatial analysis. Spatial analysis is a tough subject to teach but Grekousis guides the reader through the basic ideas about understanding how correlations define our geographic world, introducing the full range of spatial tools and models.' Michael Batty, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), University College London'Highly valuable and timely book for multidisciplinary professionals and students who aim to work with spatial problems but do not yet have the tools to study and solve these. The book provides an excellent introduction to the concepts and tools to think and analyse spatially, complemented by practical, realistic examples of how to apply this knowledge. The book has sufficient depth and rigor to allow students at all levels to learn for themselves and reach a good comprehension of a wide variety of aspects within this scientific domain.' Walter T. de Vries, Technical University of Munich'… an excellent blend of key theoretical concepts and applications. It covers a wide range of spatial topics and concepts while progressively building up in difficulty. The engaging examples, demonstrative code and laboratory follow-up exercises make this book suitable for both self-learners and traditional academic settings. Highly recommended.' Giorgos Mountrakis, State University of New York'A much welcomed and timely addition to the bookshelf of practitioners interested in the quantitative analysis of geographical data. The book offers a clear and concise exposition to basic and advanced methods and tools of spatial analysis, solidifying understanding through worked real-world case studies based on state-of-the-art commercial (ArcGIS) and public-domain (GeoDA) software. Definitely a book to be routinely used as a reference on the practical implementation of key analytical methods by people employing geographical data across a wide spectrum of disciplines.' Phaedon Kyriakidis, Cyprus University of TechnologyTable of Contents1. Think spatially: basic concepts of spatial analysis and space conceptualization; 2. Exploratory spatial data analysis tools and statistics; 3. Analyzing geographic distributions and point patterns; 4. Spatial autocorrelation; 5. Multivariate data in geography: data reduction and clustering; 6. Modeling relationships: regression and geographically weighted regression; 7. Spatial econometrics.

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Book SynopsisCorrective feedback is a vital pedagogical tool in language learning. This is the first volume to provide an in-depth analysis and discussion of the role of corrective feedback in second and foreign language learning and teaching. Written by leading scholars, it assembles cutting-edge research and state-of-the-art articles that address recent developments in core areas of corrective feedback including oral, written, computer-mediated, nonverbal, and peer feedback. The chapters are a combination of both theme-based and original empirical studies carried out in diverse second and foreign language contexts. Each chapter provides a concise review of its own topic, discusses theoretical and empirical issues not adequately addressed before, and identifies their implications for classroom instruction and future research. It will be an essential resource for all those interested in the role of corrective feedback in second and foreign language learning and how they can be used to enhance classTable of ContentsIntroduction. Corrective feedback in second language teaching and learning Hossein Nassaji and Eva Kartchava; Part I. Theoretical Perspectives on Corrective Feedback: 1. Corrective feedback from behaviorist and innatist perspectives ZhaoHong Han; 2. Interactionist approach to corrective feedback in second language acquisition Rebekha Abbuhl; 3. Cognitive theoretical perspectives of corrective feedback Ronald Leow and Meagan Driver; 4. Corrective feedback from a sociocultural perspective Hossein Nassaji; Part II. Methodological Approaches in the Study of Corrective Feedback: 5. Tools to measure the effectiveness of feedback Alison Mackey, Lara Bryfonski, Özgür Parlak, Ashleigh Pipes, Ayşenur Sağdıç and Bo-Ram Suh; 6. Laboratory-based oral corrective feedback Shawn Loewen and Susan M. Gass; 7. Classroom-based research in corrective feedback Antonella Valeo; 8. Meta-analysis and research synthesis Daniel Brown; Part III. Different Delivery Modes of Corrective Feedback: 9. Oral corrective feedback Rhonda Oliver and Rebecca Adams; 10. Written corrective feedback John Bitchener; 11. Technology-mediated corrective feedback Trude Heift, Phuong Nguyen and Volker Hegelheimer; 12. Gestures, corrective feedback, and second language development Kimi Nakatsukasa; Part IV. Feedback Provider, Feedback Focus, and Feedback Timing: 13. Peer feedback in second language oral interaction Noriko Iwashita and Phung Dao; 14. Focused versus unfocused corrective feedback Catherine van Beuningen; 15. Corrective feedback timing and second language grammatical development: research, theory, and practice Paul Gregory Quinn; 16. Explicit versus implicit oral corrective feedback Rod Ellis; Part V. Corrective Feedback and Language Skills: 17. Corrective feedback and the development of second language grammar Helen Basturkmen and Mengxia Fu; 18. Corrective feedback and the development of second language vocabulary Nobuhiro Kamiya and Tatsuya Nakata; 19. Effects of corrective feedback on second language pronunciation development Kazuya Saito; 20. Corrective feedback in instructional pragmatics Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig and Yucel Yilmaz; 21. Alphabetic print literacy level and the noticing of oral corrective feedback in SLA Elaine Tarone; Part VI. Contexts of Corrective Feedback and their Effects: 22. Corrective feedback in second versus foreign language contexts Maria de Pilar Garcia Mayo and Ruth Milla; 23. Corrective feedback in computer-mediated versus face-to-face environments Luis Cerezo; 24. Corrective feedback in mobile technology-mediated contexts Eva Kartchava and Hossein Nassaji; 25. Corrective feedback in content-based contexts Susan Ballinger; Part VII. Learners' and Teachers' Feedback Perspectives and Preferences: 26. Teacher and student beliefs and perspectives towards corrective feedback YouJin Kim and Tamanna Mostafa; 27. Written corrective feedback and learners' objects, beliefs and emotions Neomy Storch; 28. The role of training in feedback provision and effectiveness Eva Kartchava; 29. Perceptions and noticing of corrective feedback Reiko Yoshida; Part VIII. Individual Differences, Tasks, and Other Language and Learner-Related Factors: 30. Age and corrective feedback Alyssa Vuono and Shaofeng Li; 31. Gender effects Rebecca Adams and Lauren Ross-Feldman; 32. Feedback, aptitude, and multilingualism Beatriz Lado and Cristina Sanz; 33. Corrective feedback and affect Jaemyung Goo and Takaaki Takeuchi; 34. Corrective feedback, developmental readiness and language proficiency Miroslaw Pawlak; 35. Corrective feedback and grammatical complexity: a research synthesis Gisela Granena and Yucel Yilmaz; 36. The role of task in the efficacy of corrective feedback Pauline Foster and Martyn McGettigan.

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Book SynopsisThe concept of politeness permeates all aspects of modern life and society. However, to what extent has this phenomenon changed over time? This book traces the elusive concept of politeness from its beginnings in the Middle Ages up to the present day. Detailed case studies of mostly literary texts provide insights into historically specific ways of being polite, from discernment politeness in Old English to recent examples, such as non-imposition politeness. Readers will gain a better understanding of both the folk-notion of politeness and specific scholarly definitions, and how these can be applied to historical data. The long diachrony provides a novel perspective both on the concept of politeness and on the history of the English language in its social context, making this essential reading for politeness specialists, cultural historians and historical linguists alike. Politeness emerges as a multifaceted phenomenon that is both culture-specific and history-specific.Trade Review'… the book serves as a great resource for historical pragmaticists who are looking for an overview of politeness across the history of English.' Daniela Cesiri, Journal of Pragmatics'… Jucker gives readers a thorough overview of the complexities of politeness and a snapshot of how English notions of politeness have evolved over time … Recommend.' C. P. Jamison, ChoiceTable of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Exploring politeness in the history of English; 2. Research methods and data problems; 3. Medieval Britain; 4. Terms of address in middle English; 5. Renaissance and early modern England; 6. Terms of address in early modern English; 7. The eighteenth century: The age of politeness; 8. The eighteenth century: Educational literature; 9. The rise (and fall) of non-imposition politeness; 10. Conclusion. Politeness, manners and dissimulation; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Teacher''s Book includes teaching notes for all the activities in the Student''s Book and full answer keys and audio scripts. Exam parts are highlighted to make test preparation easy to navigate and there are ideas for giving feedback and extension activities. There is a useful glossary of teaching ideas offering guidance on teaching this level. The Student''s Book audio is available as an Audio Download.

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Book SynopsisThe Teacher''s Book includes teaching notes for all the activities in the Student''s Book and full answer keys and audio scripts. Exam parts are highlighted to make test preparation easy to navigate and there are ideas for giving feedback and extension activities. There is a useful glossary of teaching ideas offering guidance on teaching this level. The Student''s Book audio is available as an Audio Download.

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Book SynopsisThe Teacher''s Book includes teaching notes for all the activities in the Student''s Book and full answer keys and audio scripts. Exam parts are highlighted to make test preparation easy to navigate and there are ideas for giving feedback and extension activities. There is a useful glossary of teaching ideas offering guidance on teaching this level. The Student''s Book audio is available as an Audio Download.

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Book SynopsisThe Teacher''s Book includes teaching notes for all the activities in the Student''s Book and full answer keys and audio scripts. Exam parts are highlighted to make test preparation easy to navigate and there are ideas for giving feedback and extension activities. There is a useful glossary of teaching ideas offering guidance on teaching this level. The Student''s Book audio is available as an Audio Download.

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Book SynopsisFun preparation for A1 Movers covers the skills you need to be ready on exam day. Meet Sage the Squirrel, Checklist Buddy and friends, created by kids around the world, who guide you through this exciting journey, practising exam tasks and giving great tips, helping students assess their own work, and connecting learning to their world. Topic-led lessons bring everything to life with songs, Grammar fun, animations and quirky photos! The Home Booklet provides extra skills practice and ''Fun boost'' activities to share with the family. The Mini-Trainer includes two practice tests for A1 Movers with test-tip animations.

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Book SynopsisFun preparation for A2 Flyers covers the skills you need to be ready on exam day. Meet Sage the Squirrel, Checklist Buddy and friends, created by kids around the world, who guide you through this exciting journey, practising exam tasks and giving great tips, helping students assess their own work, and connecting learning to their world. Topic-led lessons bring everything to life with songs, Grammar fun, animations and quirky photos! The Home Booklet provides extra skills practice and ''Fun boost'' activities to share with the family. The Mini-Trainer includes two practice tests for A2 Flyers with test-tip animations.

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Book SynopsisEmbark on a journey beyond the traditional boundaries between exam preparation and real-world language with Open World B2 First. This Workbook consolidates and extends the language and exam skills covered in the Open World Student''s Book and includes downloadable audio for the listening activities. An Online Workbook is also available, separately.

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Book SynopsisThis Mini Trainer provides gentle, focused exam preparation for A2 Flyers, helping to build confidence in young learners. Inside are two full-colour practice tests, together with answers online for teachers to access. Training and Exam Practice in the first test provide complete guidance on how to tackle the exam, and includes friendly online character animations to familiarise children and parents with each part of the test. The second test provides a complete run-through for assessing progress.

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Book SynopsisCambridge Exam Boosters for the Revised 2020 Exam contain essential exam task practice for class or home study for use alongside a coursebook or intensively before the exam. Focus on essential exam practice for the revised 2020 exams with the Exam Booster for A2 Key and A2 Key for Schools. Maximise learners'' potential with dedicated exam task practice for class or home study. 48 exam tasks practise each part of the exam three times while exam facts provide practical information. Exam tips provide useful advice on how to approach the exercises and ''Get it right'' boxes highlight typical candidate errors in the exam. This student edition Exam Booster is suitable for both A2 Key and A2 Key for Schools. The downloadable audio is available from www.cambridge.org/keybooster2.

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Book SynopsisCambridge Exam Boosters for the Revised 2020 Exam contain essential exam task practice for class or home study for use alongside a coursebook or intensively before the exam. Focus on essential exam practice for the revised 2020 exams with the Exam Booster for A2 Key and A2 Key for Schools. Maximise learners'' potential with dedicated exam task practice for class or home study. 48 exam tasks practise each part of the exam three times while exam facts provide practical information. Exam tips provide useful advice on how to approach the exercises and ''Get it right'' boxes highlight typical candidate errors in the exam. This Exam Booster is suitable for both A2 Key and A2 Key for Schools and is photocopiable. The downloadable audio is available from www.cambridge.org/keybooster2.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive and accessible overview of teaching principles and practices for working with adult English language learners.

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Book SynopsisWhilst a great deal of progress has been made in recent decades, concerns persist about the course of the social sciences. Progress in these disciplines is hard to assess and core scientific goals such as discovery, transparency, reproducibility, and cumulation remain frustratingly out of reach. Despite having technical acumen and an array tools at their disposal, today''s social scientists may be only slightly better equipped to vanquish error and construct an edifice of truth than their forbears who conducted analyses with slide rules and wrote up results with typewriters. This volume considers the challenges facing the social sciences, as well as possible solutions. In doing so, we adopt a systemic view of the subject matter. What are the rules and norms governing behavior in the social sciences? What kinds of research, and which sorts of researcher, succeed and fail under the current system? In what ways does this incentive structure serve, or subvert, the goal of scientific progrTrade ReviewSocial science is simultaneously more successful and more troubled than ever before. This welcome collection of essays, on different aspects of the social structure of social science, is helpful for understanding what's gone wrong and how we can do better. Andrew Gelman, Professor of Statistics and Political Science, Columbia UniversityMany of society's biggest challenges and greatest opportunities depend on understanding social behavior. With such challenges in mind, contributors to this volume describe a systemic approach to social science knowledge production that is simultaneously level-headed and visionary. The book not only develops diverse and dynamic conceptions of what researchers can “know”, but also offers cogent advice about what institutions can do to increase the value of such knowledge. The stakes inherent in understanding human behavior are high. The service that social science can provide to society is great. For those who seek to contribute to society by energizing and advancing social science research, this book is a vital reference. Arthur Lupia, Hal R Varian Collegiate Professor, University of MichiganTable of Contents1. Introduction John Gerring, James Mahoney and Colin Elman; Part I. Discovery: 2. Exploratory Research Richard Swedberg; 3. Research Cycles Evan Lieberman; Part II. Publishing: 4. Peer Review Tim Liao; 5. Length Limits John Gerring and Lee Cojocaru; Part III. Transparency and Reproducibility: 6. Transparency and Reproducibility: Conceptualizing the Problem Garret Christensen and Edward Miguel; 7. Transparency and Reproducibility: Potential Solutions Garret Christensen and Edward Miguel; 8. Making Research Data Accessible Diana Kapiszewski, Sebastian Karcher; 9. Pre-registration and Results-Free Review in Observational and Qualitative Research Alan M. Jacobs; Part IV. Appraisal: 10. Replication for Quantitative Research Jeremy Freese and David Peterson; 11. Measurement Replication in Qualitative and Quantitative Studies Dan Reiter; 12. Reliability of Inference: Analogs of Replication in Qualitative Research Tasha Fairfield and Andrew Charman; 13. Coordinating Reappraisals John Gerring; 14. Comprehensive Appraisal John Gerring; 15. Impact Metrics John Gerring, Sebastian Karcher and Brendan Apfeld; Part V. Diversity: 16. Gender Diversity Dawn Teele; 17. Ideological Diversity Neil Gross and Christopher Robertson; VI. Conclusion: 18. Proposals John Gerring, James Mahoney and Colin Elman

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