Linguistics Books
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Cultish
Book SynopsisThe author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power.What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening?Trade ReviewA fascinating, enthusiastic narrative on the loaded language of cults. — Kirkus Reviews “A rigorous and fascinating examination of the power of language to spellbind us all. Montell’s command over cultish language makes her as mesmerizing and charismatic as the gurus she dissects.” — Molly Ringwald, actress and author of When It Happens to You “You will never think of cults the same way again—this is an unforgettable look at human nature and the power of language. I couldn’t put it down. Amanda Montell blends true journalistic sorcery with her trademark humor and intrepid curiosity to create a linguistic narrative so delicious and searingly smart, you will wonder, like I did, can we join her cult? If so, count me in as a follower for life. I’ll read anything this woman writes.” — Chelsea Bieker, author of Godshot “Whip-smart, engaging, and utterly intriguing. Cultish is a witty and thorough examination of power, community, words, and the junctures between them.” — Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching “A playful but canny exploration of the ways language can entrance and beguile us—sometimes past the point of no return.” — Elisabeth Thomas, author of Catherine House “One of those life-changing reads that makes you see— or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” — Megan Angelo, author of Followers “Compulsively readable and startlingly of-the-moment, this witty, slick, and self-assured book is as intriguing as the spellbinding groups it examines.” — Andrea Bartz, author of The Lost Night and The Herd “At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that you don't realize you're in one till it's too late.” — Refinery29.com “We’re all susceptible to coercion, and Montell’s phenomenal book that chilling point as clear as can be.” — Bitch Magazine
£17.00
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc A Rulebook for Arguments
Book SynopsisFrom academic writing to personal and public discourse, the need for good arguments and better ways of arguing is greater than ever before. This timely fifth edition of A Rulebook for Arguments sharpens an already-classic text, adding updated examples and a new chapter on public debates that provides rules for the etiquette and ethics of sound public dialogue as well as clear and sound thinking in general.Trade ReviewComments on the previous edition: "This is the ultimate 'how-to' book for anyone who wants to use reasons and evidence in support of conclusions, to be clear instead of confusing, persuasive instead of dogmatic, and better at evaluating the arguments of others." --Debra Nails, Michigan State University
£13.29
Little, Brown Book Group Youre the Only One I Can Tell
Book SynopsisThrough research into the unique ways women talk to one another, this warm and wise exploration of female friendship will help women lean into the comfort these powerful relationships offer and avoid the hurt feelings that come from common miscommunications.Trade ReviewA wealth of cultural insight . . . men will enjoy and profit from this book as much as women will . . . What a rich diversity of stories Tannen tells * Wall Street Journal *A useful manual for navigating friendships, a touching account of the various ways women connect - and a welcome non-fiction counterpart to novels such as Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet or the TV series Girls and Big Little Lies * Evening Standard *
£8.24
Wooden Books Euphonics: A Poet's Dictionary of Sounds
Book SynopsisOne of the oldest and most secret magical arts of the ancient world, Euphonics is the study of the natural meanings of sounds in words and language. First discussed over 2,000 years ago in Plato's Cratylus, it has long been used by sorcerers worldwide to weave their sonic spells. Learn about the deadly effects of 'D', the ghastly glint of 'G', the jolly jangle of 'J', the binary bulge of 'B' and seductive slippery 'S'. This deceptively simple book, by leading wizard John Michell, and illustrated by Fleet Street cartoonist Merrily Harpur, is the best manual an apprentice could wish for in casting these powerful spells.WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.
£7.79
Cornerstone Simply English
Book SynopsisWhat is the difference between amend and emend, between imply and infer, and between uninterested and disinterested? When should one put owing to rather than due to? Why should the temptation to write actually, basically or at this moment in time always be strenuously resisted? This book deals with these questions.Trade ReviewFascinating ... a trove of riveting facts. * Daily Mail *It’s a bracing read. Heffer takes no linguistic prisoners. This is a useful, well-constructed and often absorbing book. * Spectator *Simply English is much more readable than a reference book has a right to be ... basically Simply English is rather good. * Observer *Advice that will change for ever the way you use certain words. * New Statesman *Easy to use and terribly hard to put down ... Essential. * The Field *
£13.49
Penguin Books Ltd The New Penguin Russian Course
Book SynopsisWhether you’re learning alone or attending classes, you’ll find this complete Russian language course for beginners both accessible and indispensable. Designed to provide the student with an excellent command of basic Russian (the equivalent of A’ level standard) the book features thirty lessons punctuated by revision exercises to ensure you have fully understood what you have learned. The emphasis is on acquiring vocabulary, experiencing conversational language and learning useful grammar. The book also includes a vocabulary of 1,500 words and a glossary of grammatical terms.Table of ContentsThe New Penguin Russian CourseIntroductionAcknowledgments1. Learning to Read RussianAlphabet and Pronunciation; Transliteration; Street Signs2. Russian Handwriting; More on Pronunciation 3. Everyday Phrases; Basic GrammarNaming Things; Basic Grammar; Gender; Map of Russia4. Doing Things - Verbs; Personal Pronouns Present Tense; Conjugations; Word Stress; Nouns and Cases; Conversation in the Metro5. Asking Questions; The Prepositional Case Indeclinable Nouns; Dialogues6. Possession; Going Places; The Accusative Case Russian Personal Names; Dialogues7. Describing Things: Adjectives Masculine, Feminine and Neuter Adjectives; "What kind of...?"; "This" and "That"; Prepositional and Accusative Cases of Adjectives; Adverbs; Moscow Street Map8. Plurals; Spelling Rules; Buying Things Spelling Rule 1; "Is There...?"; Spelling Rule 2; Map of Europe9. Numbers; The Genitive Case 1-5,000; Genitive Singular and Plural; Quantities; Roubles and Dollars; Buying Things; Street Market10. "To Have"; More on the Genitive Genitive Pronouns; "There Isn't"; Prepositions Taking the Genitive; Genitive of Adjectives; "Whether"; Dialogues11. The Past; Reflexive Verbs The Founding of St. Petersburg12. The Future; Aspect; The Dative Case Imperfective and Perfective; "To Want"; Dative; "To Give"; "To Please"; Spelling Rules 3 and 4; Prepositional Plural; In the Restaurant; Visiting Friends13. Aspect in the Past; Use of Tenses Aspect of the Infinitive; Reported Speech; More about "Whether"; Dialogue14. Aspect in the Future; Impersonal Constructions Dialogue15. Requests and the Imperative Summary of Aspect Use; Two Lost Tourists; Phoning a Bureaucrat16. The Instrumental Case TOT and TÓT; Declension of Surnames; A Family at Home; Volodia and the KGB17. Time, Date, Age; Ordinal Numbers Months; Years; The Daily Life of Chaikovskii (Tchaikovsky)18. The Comparative; Superlatives; Relative Clauses with ("Who," "Which"); Victor Wants to Meet Mary; Siberian Superlatives; Map of Siberia19. The Conditional; Obligation; Prefixes Mary Seeks an Absent-Minded Professor20. Verbs of Motion: Going, Running, Bringing Travelling Around; Tania in Motion21. Possession; Purpose Mr. Thornwaite Doesn't Like His Hotel; Was Turgenev a Revolutionary?22. Fun with Numbers Declension of Numbers; "Both"; Collective Numerals; Fractions; Soviet Divorce Statistics23. Time Expressions "When?"; "How Long?"; Vadim and Eva; Mr. Kuznetsov and Mr. Pope24. Negation; Place of He Nothing, Nobody, Never; A Pineapple, but No Bananas25. Diminutives; Proper Names; Politeness "The Fox and the Rolling-Pin"26. Indefinite Pronouns; Word Order; Writing Letters A Letter to Mrs. Pope27. Participles: Types and Stress A Classic Film28. Verbal Adverbs Peter the Great; A Recipe for Mushroom Solianka29. "Bookish" Style; Active Participles; Punctuation; Short-Form Adjectives Vladivostok; The Winter Palace30. Abbreviations; Names of Russian Letters; Particles A Complete Chekhov Story; Fat and ThinGrammatical TablesThe Four Spelling RulesRussian-English VocabularyEnglish-Russian VocabularyKey to Exercises and Translation of TextsGlossary of Grammatical TermsIndex
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Penguin Books Ltd The English Language
Book SynopsisThis is the definitive survey of the English language - in all its forms. Crystal writes accessibly about the structure of the language, the uses of English throughout the world and finally he gives a brief history of English. The book has been fully revised and there is a fascinating new chapter on ''The effect of technology'' on the English language. ''Illuminating guided tour of our common treasure by one of its most lucid and sensible professionals'' The Times ''A splendid blend of erudition and entertainment'' THESTrade Review'A splendid blend of erudition and entertainment' THESTable of ContentsThe English language today - pidgins and creoles. Part 1 The structure of English: grammar - grammar and you; vocabulary - how large is your vocabulary?; pronunciation - received pronunciation; spelling - spelling reform. Part 2 The uses of English: language variety - trucker talk; English at play - sound symbolism; the effect of technology - texting; personal English - statistical laws. Part 3 The history of English: old English - casting the runes; middle English - the origins of modern standard English; early modern English - words then and now; English around the world - British and American English; English today - plain English; English tomorrow; appendices.
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Oxford University Press Inc The Rise of English
Book SynopsisA sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of languageSpoken by a quarter of the world''s population, English is today''s lingua franca--its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international politics, English has become commodified for its economic value and increasingly detached from any particular nation. This meteoric rise of English has many obvious benefits to communication. Tourists can travel abroad with greater ease. Political leaders can directly engage their counterparts. Researchers can collaborate with foreign colleagues. Business interests can flourish in the global economy.But the rise of English has very real downsides at times generating intense legal conflicts. In Europe, imperatives of political integration, job mobility, and university rankings compete with pride in national language and heritage as countries like France attempt to curb its spread. In countries like India, South Africa, Morocco, and Rwanda, it has stratified society along lines of English proficiency and devalued commonly spoken languages. In Anglophone countries like the United States and England, English isolates us from the cultural and economic benefits of speaking other languages.In The Rise of English, Rosemary Salomone offers a commanding view of the unprecedented spread of English and the far-reaching effects it has on global and local politics, economics, media, education, and business. From the inner workings of the European Union to China''s use of language as soft power in Africa, Salomone draws on a wealth of research to tell the complex story of English--and, ultimately, to argue for English not as a force for domination but as a core component of multilingualism and the transcendence of linguistic and cultural borders.Trade ReviewIn writing this interesting, solid book, Salomone...was well served by her legal background in assessing multiple case studies in which the rise of English is evident as language, law, and politics interact in Europe and in various postcolonial settings. * M. A. Morris, Clemson University, Choice Connect *[A] panoramic, endlessly fascinating and eye-opening book, with an arresting fact on nearly every page. . . . meticulous and nuanced in chronicling the battles being fought over language policy in countries ranging from Italy to Congo, and analyzing the unexpected winners and losers. * Amy Chua, The New York Times *In this relevant, timely historical analysis, [Rosemary Salomone] tackles many of the relevant angles in the 'English only' debate.... A pertinent, accessible study that asks a big question: What language should the world speak? * Kirkus *A dazzling voyage around the globe uncovering how and why English reigns supreme in the modern world—and what it means for countries, markets, and populations. From France to India, then to China and beyond, Rosemary Salomone excavates the law and politics of language beneath sites of cultural, economic, and social contestation. Fascinating, multidimensional and urgent, The Rise of English traverses intellectual terra nova that reveals the blessing and curse of English global domination. Bravo! * Richard Albert, William Stamps Farish Professor in Law and Professor of Government, The University of Texas at Austin *The Rise of English provides an important study of the role of English in society and education. Rosemary Salomone has not only has written a unique comprehensive overview and analysis of the historical, colonial, and current influence of English; she also gives valuable insights to its competitors and to the future dominance of English. * Hans de Wit, Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Fellow, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College *Based on an overwhelming amount of source material, The Rise of English by Rosemary Salamone provides a panoramic, tremendously informative and always gripping overview of the supremacy of English in today's world and of the push and pull factors that gave it its unique role as the dominant lingua franca. The book combines a broad scope with a keen eye for detail, guiding the reader through countries and continents, along language policies, legislation, and lawsuits. The ever increasing dominance of English in higher education, Europe's policy of multilingualism, Africa's and India's colonial past, and the advantages of individual and societal bilingualism - these are just a few of the many themes that are covered, authoritatively and eruditely. This book is a really impressive tour de force and reading it a rich and rewarding experience. * Annette de Groot, Professor of Experimental Psycholinguistics, University of Amsterdam *In this penetrating analysis of language policies and practices around the world, Professor Salomone reveals a fundamental paradox. In most nations, multilingualism is the norm and English serves as the lingua franca of commerce for purely pragmatic reasons. Meanwhile, in the United States, language remains mired in ideology and identity politics, producing a monolingual mindset with isolating consequences on the international stage. English dominates and distances at the same time. * Rachel F. Moran, , Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Irvine School of Law *The Rise of English is a highly impressive feat of academic research on the dominant role of the English language across very different sociolinguistic contexts around the globe. Rosemary Salomone's style is remarkable and her comprehensive and creative analyses make the book a must read for a worldwide readership. I have no doubt that this book will become a classic in the field of language policy. * Christine Hélot, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Strasbourg *The rise of English is a complex process, which combines plain domination and voluntary commitment, cultural hegemony and pragmatic considerations, economic imperatives and cosmopolitan dreams. Drawing on evidence from four Continents, Rosemary Salomone masterfully tackles this complexity and shows that building sustainable structures of transnational communication requires fostering multilingualism. * Peter A. Kraus, Professor of Political Science, University of Augsburg *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: The English Divide Part I: Multilingual Europe Chapter 2: Myth or Reality? Chapter 3: A High-Stakes Movement Chapter 4: Shakespeare in the Crossfire Chapter 5: Headwinds from the North Part II: Shadows of Colonialism Chapter 6: The "New Scramble" for Africa Chapter 7: Adieu to French Chapter 8: Redress and Transformation Chapter 9: Confronting the Raj Part III: Defying the Monolingual Mindset Chapter 10: Defining the Deficit Chapter 11: Reshaping the Narrative Chapter 12: A Revolution in the Making Chapter 13: Marketing Language Conclusion Chapter 14: Looking Back, Moving Forward References Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Recognizing Indigenous Languages
Book SynopsisWhat follows when state institutions name historically oppressed languages as official? What happens when bilingual education activists gain the right to coordinate schooling from upper-level state offices? The intercultural bilingual school system in Ecuador has been one of the most prominent referents of Indigenous education in the Americas. Since its establishment in 1988, members of Ecuador''s pueblos and nationalities have coordinated a second national school system that includes the teaching of Indigenous languages. Based on more than two years of ethnographic research in Ecuador''s Ministry of Education, at international and national conferences, in workshops, in schools, and with families, Recognizing Indigenous Languages considers how state agents carry out linguistic and educational politics and policies in eras of greater inclusivity and multiculturalism. This book shows how institutional advances for bilingual education and Indigenous languages have been premised on affirming the equality-and the equivalency-of the linguistic and cultural practices of members of Indigenous pueblos and nationalities with other Ecuadorians. Major responsibilities like serving as national state agents, crafting a standardized variety of the Kichwa language family, translating legal documents to Kichwa, and teaching Indigenous languages in schools have provided vast authority, representation, and visibility for those languages and their speakers. However, the everyday work of directing a school system and making Kichwa a language of the state includes double binds that work against the very goals of autonomous schooling and getting people to speak and write Kichwa.Table of ContentsPart I Introduction Chapter 1: Introducing Double Binds of State Institutions and Linguistic Recognition Part II Chapter 2: The Intercultural Era: Kichwa, Literacy, and Schooling in National Politics and Policy Chapter 3: Unified Kichwa? Unions, Divisions, and Overlap in Language Standardization Chapter 4: Promise and Predicament as Professionals Part III Chapter 5: Translating the Law to Kichwa Chapter 6: Speaking for a State: How and Whom to Greet? Chapter 7: Modeling Intercultural Citizenship Through Language Instruction Conclusions Notes on Transcription References Acknowledgments Notes
£26.99
Oxford University Press Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionary
Book SynopsisThe Pocket Kenkyusha Japanese Dictionary is an essential reference for any English-speaker learning Japanese, whether they''re studying the language at school or university, or learning it on their own. It offers detailed coverage of Japanese vocabulary, giving headwords and examples in both romanized and script form, along with thousands of examples that help you find the translation you need quickly and easily. Translations for each entry are clear and concise, and offer guidance on grammar and usage, with slang, formal, and derogatory terms clearly marked. Additional supplements include a guide to grammar; help with pronunciation, numbers, and days of the week; and cultural information, covering topics such as the government, political parties, and historical periods of Japan.Table of ContentsCONTENTS; GUIDE TO USING THE DICTIONARY; JAPANESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY; GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION; GUIDE TO GRAMMAR; NUMBERS; COUNTERS; DAYS OF THE WEEK; GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL PARTIES AND HISTORICAL PERIODS; TABLE OF ERAS; ENGLISH-JAPANESE DICTIONARY
£13.49
Oxford University Press A GreekEnglish Lexicon
Book SynopsisLiddell & Scott's Greek-English Lexicon (9/e 1940) is used by every student of ancient Greek in the English-speaking world, and covers every surviving ancient Greek author and text discovered up to 1940. In 1968 the Lexicon was updated with a Supplement, which has now, after 13 years' painstaking work, been completely revised and updated.Trade ReviewThe ultimate compression of scholarship is the newly revised Greek-English Lexicon and its supplement. * Peter Stothard, The Times *
£149.62
Oxford University Press The Oxford HindiEnglish Dictionary
Book SynopsisThis major Hindi-English dictionary has been produced to meet the need of a growing number of people now learning and studying Hindi. Reflecting the many-sided development of Hindi during the 20th century, it provides over 36,000 headwords, with generous use of illustrative material showing words in use. Both colloquial and literary vocabulary is covered, together with some modern regional variants. The `Urdu'' vocabulary of Hindi is well represented, as well as modern Hindi and English.Trade Reviewthis new dictionary, a product of over twenty years labour, is an admirable achievement and a commendable addition ... any student who purchases this one will receive ample return for the investment * Alan Entwistle *
£27.99
Oxford University Press Multilingualism
Book SynopsisThe languages of the world can be seen and heard in cities and towns, forests and isolated settlements, as well as on the internet and in international organizations like the UN or the EU. How did the world acquire so many languages? Why can''t we all speak one language, like English or Esperanto? And what makes a person bilingual? Multilingualism, language diversity in society, is a perfect expression of human plurality. About 6,500-7,000 languages are spoken, written and signed, throughout the linguistic landscape of the world, by people who communicate in more than one language (at work, or in the family or community). Many origin myths, like Babel, called it a ''punishment'' but multilingualism makes us who we are and plays a large part of our sense of belonging. Languages are instruments for interacting with the cultural environment and their ecology is complex. They can die (Tasmanian), or decline then revive (Manx and Hawaiian), reconstitute from older forms (modern Hebrew), gain new status (Catalan and Maori) or become autonomous national languages (Croatian). Languages can even play a supportive and symbolic role as some territories pursue autonomy or nationhood, such as in the cases of Catalonia and Scotland.In this Very Short Introduction John C. Maher shows how multilingualism offers cultural diversity, complex identities, and alternative ways of doing and knowing to hybrid identities. Increasing multilingualism is drastically changing our view of the value of language, and our notion of the part language plays in national and cultural identities. At the same time multilingualism can lead to social and political conflict, unequal power relations, issues of multiculturalism, and discussions over ''national'' or ''official'' languages, with struggles over language rights of local and indigenous communities. Considering multilingualism in the context of globalization, Maher also looks at the fate of many endangered languages as they disappear from the world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsREFERENCES; FURTHER READING; INDEX
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Oxford University Press Dyslexia
Book SynopsisSince dyslexia was first described in the British Medical Journal in 1896, there has been debate about the definitions and diagnostic procedures used, with some casting doubt on its very existence. However, there is now a considerable body of research regarding the nature and characteristics of this relatively common learning disorder. The contemporary view of dyslexia has emerged from a century of research in medicine, psychology and more recently neuroscience, and we now understand enough about this learning disorder to guide policy and practice.This Very Short Introduction provides an accessible overview of this exciting field of research, beginning with its history, and drawing on testimony from people living with dyslexia. Considering the potential causes of dyslexia, and looking at both genetic and environment factors, Margaret Snowling shows how cross-linguistic studies have documented the prevalence of dyslexia in different languages. Discussing the various brain scanning techniques that have been used to find out if the brains of people with dyslexia differ in structure or function from those of typical readers, Snowling moves on to weigh up various strategies and interventions which can help people living with dyslexia today.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewMargaret Snowling does an admirable job of introducing the subject of dyslexia, focusing on its manifestation in young children, possible causes, and some early coping strategies. * Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation *This engaging book gives a fascinating account of the processes involved in learning to read... The exceptional scholarship makes this book a precious resource and a must-read. * Uta Frith, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development, UCL *This is by far the best book written on dyslexia conceptually incisive, balanced and thoughtful in approach ... A masterpiece. * Michael Rutter, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, KCL *Table of ContentsPreface 1: Does dyslexia exist? 2: What is dyslexia? 3: What role do genetic and environmental factors play in developing dyslexia? 4: What causes dyslexia 5: What do we know about the dyslexic brain? 6: What works for dyslexia? 7: Conclusions Further reading Index
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Oxford University Press The Study of Bilingual Language Processing
Book SynopsisThis book offers a detailed account of the issues, models, and outcomes of research into the cognition of bilingualism. It begins with a chapter identifying the most important characteristics of this research, and then explores key topics including lexico-semantic representation, cross-language priming, selective lexical access, and code-switching.Table of ContentsPreface List of figures and tables List of abbreviations 1: Introducing bilingual processing research 2: Lexico-semantic organization in bilinguals 3: Cross-language priming 4: Selectivity in bilingual lexical access 5: Language switch and control in bilinguals 6: Bilingualism beyond lexical representation and processing References Index
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Oxford University Press Inc The Linguistics Wars
Book SynopsisAn updated and expanded history of the field of linguistics from the 1950s to the current dayThe Linguistics Wars tells the tumultuous history of language and cognition studies from the rise of Noam Chomsky''s Transformational Grammar to the current day. Focusing on the rupture that split the field between Chomsky''s structuralist vision and George Lakoff''s meaning-driven theories, Randy Allen Harris portrays the extraordinary personalities that were central to the dispute and its aftermath, alongside the data, technical developments, and social currents that fueled the unfolding and expanding schism. This new edition, updated to cover the more than twenty-five years since its original publication and to trace the impact of that schism on the shape of linguistics in the twenty-first century, is essential reading for all those interested in the study of language, the making of knowledge, and some of the most brilliant minds of our era.Trade ReviewThe Linguistics Wars is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the dispute it covers and its aftermath, as long as its limitations are kept in mind. * Nicholas Allott, Journal of Pragmatics *The book is generative, indeed. * Judith Kaplan, Journal of the History of Science Society *The first edition of this volume recounts the "war" between linguists based at MIT from 1967 to 1977. It pitted Noam Chomsky and supporters of his then-current theory, interpretive semantics, against proponents of generative semantics, with the relation of syntax to meaning in dispute. In 2021, the "war" read very differently....Disputants were overwhelmingly male and students of the same teachers. Papers included insider jokes, and public confrontations turned personal...this second edition presents new material charting the careers of the major figures, regretting the tradition of rhetorical belligerence and celebrating a more open discourse in the emerging subdisciplines. Harris increases prominence of female scholars, particularly Robin Lakoff, and concludes by describing Chomsky's scholarly practice and speculating on his lasting legacy. Tracking the evolution of linguistic theory, this volume supersedes the first. * J. Adlington, McMaster University, CHOICE *Harris ... demonstrates a deep knowledge of the issues in the conflict; he also brings a needed sense of perspective to the story. His stunning bibliography runs a monograph-length 65 pages, with over 1600 entries, and he appears to have absorbed it all. * Andy Rogers, LINGUIST List 33.3261 *Randy Harris has written an extremely engaging account of the rise of generative syntax and of some of the linguists who participated in this development, focusing on the scruffy fights that held a lot of people's attention in the second half of the 1960s, and then tracking the trajectories of the linguists after that very belligerent moment. The book is great fun to read-Randy is a terrific writer, the likes of which we rarely see among academics-and along the way, the reader learns a lot of linguistics. * John Goldmith, History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences, University of Chicago *Linguists, whatever your persuasion, please read this book. Seriously, it's hard to understand the current field without knowing this history. It's unbiased (no one is immune), accurate, and most importantly, entertaining. * Adele Goldberg, Princeton University *Randy Harris has done the intellectual world a remarkable service. * Geoffrey Sampson, LingBuzz *[Harris's] style is direct and informal. He is sharp and clear even on quite technical topics, his grasp of competing theories is sound, and his tales of the rise and fall of GS are well documented. . . . Anyone who wants insight into what has been going on in Chomskyan linguistics this past half century should read the new edition of The Linguistics Wars. * Geoffrey K. Pullum, National Review *If you want to know how Chomsky's Minimalism and Lakoff's Cognitive Linguistics developed such different views on how knowledge of language is organized in the human mind, I strongly recommend reading the second edition of The Linguistics Wars. This new edition extends the history to the present in the same well-informed and lively way for which the first edition received so much praise. * Ad Foolen, Radboud University *Praise for the First EditionThis is intellectual history crossed with a Shakespearean history play. * David Berreby, The Sciences *A fascinating tale of ambition and animus that makes the linguistic analyses (and antics) of a bygone day accessible to non-linguists. * Stephen O. Murray, Language Sciences *"[The Linguistic Wars] is extraordinarily well written, far more enjoyable and interesting than anything I've ever read in the history of linguistics, approachable by any non-linguist interested in the topics covered -- and utterly fascinating for linguists. ... the standard of scholarship exemplified in this book is simply stunning. * John Lawler, The LINGUIST List *[Harris] documents in meticulous detail, with great sensitivity and unswerving impartiality, how Chomsky's early theories captured the imagination of the new generation cognitive scientists and resulted in the overthrow of Bloomfieldian linguistics and behaviourist psychology more generally. He explains the elegance of 'deep structure' and the power of Chomsky's conception of language as expounded in the 'standard theory', and then shows how a disparate group of young scholars, the generative semanticists, effectively hijacked the fledgling theory and developed it in ways so radical that Chomsky soon came to be seen as a reactionary fighting a rearguard action against the forces of progress. . . .I can vouch for the accuracy and fairness of Harris's dissection. . . .Harris has achieved the near impossible: being fair to both sides in a civil war. * Neil Smith, Nature *Randy Harris... brilliantly combines human interest with a skilful and often highly technical commentary on analyses favoured by the opposing camps. * John N. Green, Modern Language Review *The Linguistics Wars^ Rcontributes to knowledge by way of bringing academic life down from its pedestal, allowing us to see it in human terms, and in the process showing us that it is both less pristine and more exciting than its image in the general culture would lead most people to expect. Doing so makes academic work more accessible and academic behavior more accountable. The great strength of Harris's account is that he combines the linguist's understanding of the technical issues involved in research and theory construction with the historian's appreciation of the role that social and psychological factors play in a scientific community. * John Laurence Miller, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research *In this evenhanded, trenchant and witty academic chronicle, Harris looks at the fierce, acrimonious controversies that have rocked linguistics since the 1950s. At center stage is Noam Chomsky whose search for the innate structures underlying language revolutionized what had been primarily a descriptive, behavioristic science. Chomsky's followers, notably George Lakoff, James McCawley, Paul Postal and Haj Ross, came to view Chomskyan deep structure"" as a barrier to forging a link between sound and meaning. * Genevieve Stuttaford, Publishers Weekly *Harris's book is a strikingly ambitious one, combining historical accuracy, conceptual detail, satirical humour, and theatrical imagery, written in a careful style that alternates between more formal and more casual tones and registers. * Cameron Morin, Cognitive Linguistics Studies *This book provides an interesting example of recent history and is an important milestone in Chomsky historiography. * J. Léon, Histoire Ãpistémologie Langage *Table of ContentsChapter One: Language, Thought, and the Linguistics Wars Chapter Two: The Beauty of Deep Structure Chapter Three: Generative Semantics 1: The Model Chapter Four: Generative Semantics 2: The Heresy Chapter Five: The Vicissitudes of War Chapter Six: Generative Semantics 3: The Ethos Chapter Seven: Generative Semantics 4: The Collapse Chapter Eight: Twentieth Century Linguistics at Closing Time Chapter Nine: The Aftermath: 21st Century Linguistics Chapter Ten: Chomsky Agonistes Glossary Works Cited
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The University of Chicago Press The Design of Agreement Evidence from Chamorro
Book SynopsisA study of the fundamental building blocks that serve to organise natural language systems. The author argues that there are two distinct forms of agreement in linguistic theory: feature compatibility and an abstract syntactic relation. Her primary source of evidence is Chamorro, an Austro-nesian language spoken on Guam and Saipan.
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The University of Chicago Press Meaning and Necessity A Study in Semantics and
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The University of Chicago Press Fashion Culture and Identity
Book SynopsisA consideration of the role of clothes in establishing personality, and the influence and significance of changing fashion as a social and cultural phenomenon.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1: Do Clothes Speak? What Makes Them Fashion? 2: Identity Ambivalence, Fashion's Fuel 3: Ambivalences of Gender: Boys Will Be Boys, Girls Will Be Boys 4: Ambivalences of Status: Flaunts and Feints 5: Ambivalences of Sexuality: The Dialectic of the Erotic and the Chaste 6: Fashion as Cycle, Fashion as Process 7: Stages of the Fashion Process 8: Antifashion: The Vicissitudes of Negation 9: Conclusion, and Some Afterthoughts References Index
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The University of Chicago Press The Return of Resentment
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Everywhere we look, pundits tell us that resentment is taking the world by storm. But what is resentment? And how and when did it become so central to political life? Schneider, noted historian of early modern Europe, gives this ‘political emotion’ the long, deep contextual history it needs—and thus illuminates our own present.” * Sophia Rosenfeld, author of Democracy and Truth: A Short History *“I am deeply impressed by Schneider’s latest work—his writing is clear and cogent, and the argument he makes is compelling and convincing. He ranges over a great deal of material, yet he presents it both carefully and gracefully. The Return of Resentment bristles with ideas and is rich with insights.” * Robert Zaretsky, author of Victories Never Last: Reading and Caregiving in a Time of Plague *“The Return of Resentment shines a powerful light on the role of emotion in European and American politics across the past two centuries. Erudite and penetrating, Schneider's book brilliantly analyzes why resentment has returned again and again to unsettle American democracy. An indispensable guide to our time.” * Gary Gerstle, author of The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order *“A wonderfully creative book, The Rise of Resentment takes an emotion that seems entirely of our amnesiac moment in politics and culture and demonstrates that this emotion has a rich and controversial history. Schneider moves deftly between act and idea. He shows us why resentment is so prevalent today, while illustrating what resentment is and how it works. This book is a guide to the past and an intellectual roadmap for the future.” * Michael C. Kimmage, author of The Abandonment of the West: The History of an Idea in American Foreign Policy *"The Return of Resentment moves along a number of narrative tracks. . . its long final chapter refers to a sizable portion of the more thoughtful books in the 'what the hell is going on?' genre called forth by the past several years. Growing economic inequality, changing demographics and social norms, and algorithmic echo-chamber effects are all familiar and credible factors. Schneider goes beyond them to consider our tendency 'to think of resentment as an emotional trait of ‘others’—which is to say the embittered and angry ‘left-behind and threatened.’'" * Inside Higher Ed *"[An] impressively wide-ranging history of the concept (and, in one chapter, the practice) of resentment." * Times Literary Supplement *"This is a much-needed book, which provides us with a nuanced and historically informed understanding of resentment, from which we can learn a great deal about contemporary politics." -- Christian F. Rostbøll * Cambridge University Press *"Schneider makes a compelling case that 'the return of resentment' now poses the greatest threat to social cohesion in the US. This is intellectual and political history at its most illuminating and compelling. . . . Essential." * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: Sensible Resentment in the Age of Sensibility: The Eighteenth Century Chapter 2: Contentious Resentment: Acting out Resentment in the Early Modern Past Chapter 3: A Specter Is Haunting Europe: The Specter of a Resentful “People” Chapter 4: The Nietzschean Moment Chapter 5: The Rise and Decline of the “Resentment Paradigm” Chapter 6: The Uses of Resentment Chapter 7: The Two Sixties and Resentment: One Without, the Other With Chapter 8: The Return of Resentment: Anatomizing a Contemporary Political Emotion Conclusion: Thinking about Resentment Today Notes Index
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MIT Press Ltd Language in Our Brain The Origins of a Uniquely
Book SynopsisA comprehensive account of the neurobiological basis of language, arguing that species-specific brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language.Language makes us human. It is an intrinsic part of us, although we seldom think about it. Language is also an extremely complex entity with subcomponents responsible for its phonological, syntactic, and semantic aspects. In this landmark work, Angela Friederici offers a comprehensive account of these subcomponents and how they are integrated. Tracing the neurobiological basis of language across brain regions in humans and other primate species, she argues that species-specific brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language.Friederici shows which brain regions support the different language processes and, more important, how these brain regions are connected structurally and functionally to make language processes that take place in milliseconds possible. She finds that one parti
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Yale University Press Advanced Russian Through History
Book SynopsisAdvanced Russian Through History is a Russian reader for intermediate and advanced students of Russian and heritage learners of Russian. The book consists of 36 chapters focusing on the history of Russia, from Kievan Rus' to the post-Soviet era.
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Yale University Press Chinese Characters
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Cambridge University Press The Study of Language
Book SynopsisThis bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents information in bite-sized sections, clearly explaining the major concepts in linguistics and all the key elements of language. This eighth edition has been revised and updated throughout, with major changes in the chapters on Origins, Phonetics, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, First and Second Language Acquisition and Culture. There are forty new study questions and over sixty new and updated additions to the Further Readings. To increase student engagement and to foster problem-solving and critical thinking skills, the book includes over twenty new tasks. The online resources have been expanded to include test banks, an instructor manual, and a substantial Study Guide. This is the most fundamental and easy-to-use introduction to the study of language.Trade Review'The Study of Language is a very engaging, easy-to-read book that appeals to both native and non-native speakers of English. It is great for both self-study and classroom use. It covers quite a range of sub-fields of linguistics and each chapter offers a unique opportunity to put the linguistic knowledge into practice with well-crafted study questions, as well as tasks and discussion projects.' Emrah Görgülü, İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University'I searched many years for a text to support my students - mostly K-12 teachers - in understanding and appreciating the intricacies of language; when I found Yule's book, my search was finally over. The book walks novices through the structure and function of language with a series of fascinating and engaging examples. With its clear organization, well-written explanations, and fun reinforcing exercises, the Yule text provides an entry point for all readers.' Deborah Palmer, University of Colorado Boulder'George Yule's The Study of Language has long been the standard introductory textbook to linguistics. The book provides a thorough but accessible presentation for beginners of a wide range of language-related topics, from traditional areas such as sound patterns and word formation to constantly evolving psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics. This new updated edition confirms its reputation as the ultimate introduction to the greatest puzzle of the human mind: what is language?' Ruggiero Pergola, University of Bari Aldo Moro'I have used The Study of Language for thirteen years as a course book for students new to linguistics. It covers most fields comprehensively, but in an interesting and easily assimilated way. The eighth edition includes new content, but there have been notable improvements in the structure. Yule's book remains my firm favorite as an introductory text.' Stuart Foster, Halmstad University'I first began to utilize Yule's book The Study of Language in 1992, finding the text to be straightforward and comprehensive as an exploration of general linguistics for pre-service bilingual and ESL teacher education candidates. With each subsequent edition, Yule has maintained his direct and scholarly, yet uncomplicated, manner of writing, consistently instructing students in developing insights about language and languages. His use of multiple languages to illustrate significant concepts about linguistics for students validates languages in a global sense, providing each language with requisite status. Yule's text is thorough but concise, thereby enabling students to steadily build knowledge that is essential for the effective and equitable teaching of students whose first language is not English.' Melinda Cowart, Texas Woman's University'I was first introduced to 'Yule's The Study of Language' as a graduate student shifting disciplines from literature to linguistics and, since then, like a Traveler's Guide, Yule's has become my best guide to linguistics. As a transnational scholar, teacher and, more recently, a mother raising a heritage speaker, the eighth edition with its new addition of heritage languages offers an excellent and all-inclusive guide to diverse and extremely pressing language matters.' Reda Mohammed, Ph.D. candidate, Linguistics & TESOL, Illinois State UniversityTable of Contents1. The Origins of Language; 2. Animals and Human Language; 3. The Sounds of Language; 4. The Sound Patterns of Language; 5. Word Formation; 6. Morphology; 7. Grammar; 8. Syntax; 9. Semantics; 10. Pragmatics; 11. Discourse Analysis; 12. Language and the Brain; 13. First Language Acquisition; 14. Second Language Acquisition; 15. Gestures and Sign Languages; 16. Written Language; 17. Language History and Change; 18. Regional Variation in Language; 19. Social Variation in Language; 20. Language and Culture.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English
Book SynopsisAn essential text for a new generation of twenty-first-century English language enthusiasts, its dual purpose as both a reference and textbook will appeal to English language lecturers and students as well as non-native English speakers. Audio resources recorded by David Crystal for this new edition bring the text to life.Table of Contents1. Modelling English; Part I. The History of English: 2. The origins of English; 3. Old English; 4. Middle English; 5. Early modern English; 6. Modern English; 7. World English; Part II. English Vocabulary: 8. The nature of the lexicon; 9. The sources of the lexicon; 10. Etymology; 11. The structure of the lexicon; 12. Lexical dimensions; Part III. English Grammar: 13. Grammatical mythology; 14. The structure of words; 15. Word classes; 16. The structure of sentences; Part IV. Spoken and Written English: 17. The sound system; 18. The writing system. Part V. Using English: 19. Varieties of discourse; 20. Regional variation; 21. Social variation; 22. Personal variation; 23. Electronic variation; Part VI. Learning About English: 24. Learning English as a mother tongue; 25. New ways of studying English.
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McGraw-Hill Education Easy German StepbyStep Second Edition
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Get the skills you need to begin communicating in German quickly and easily!Communicating in a new language can be intimidating. This accessible guide will give you the tools and confidence to understand and converse in German with confidence. Based on the idea that the quickest route to learning a language is through a solid foundation in the basics, Easy German Step-by-Step presents a successful building block approach to mastering German, with important concepts linked together by clear explanations, appropriate exercises, and helpful answers.The first steps introduce you to the everyday expressions of the language, allowing you to communicate in a variety of everyday situations almost immediately. GradualTable of ContentsCover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface 1 Pronunciation and Cognates The Alphabet Step 1: Consonants Step 2: Vowels Letter Combinations Consonants Vowels Step 3: Cognates 2 Gender and heißen German Gender Step 1: Masculine Step 2: Feminine Step 3: Neuter Heißen 3 Nominative Pronouns, der-Words, and the Verb sein German Personal Pronouns Step 1: Third Person Pronouns and Gender Step 2: Der-Words The Verb sein 4 Ein-Words, haben, and the Present Tense Ein-Words Kein Step 1: Possessive Adjectives Step 2: The Verb haben Present Tense 5 Irregular Present Tense and werden Irregular Present Tense Step 1: Irregularities Formed with an Umlaut Step 2: Irregularities Formed with a Shift from -e- to -i- Step 3: Irregularities Formed with a Shift from -e- to -ie- Conjugation of werden The Impersonal es 6 Accusative Case: Direct Objects and Prepositions Accusative Case Step 1: Direct Object Nouns Step 2: Direct Object Pronouns Step 3: Prepositions Masculine Plurals Mastery Check 1 7 Regular Past Tense and Interrogative Words The Past Tense Step 1: The Past Tense Suffix -te Step 2: Adverbs for the Past Tense Forming Questions Step 3: Feminine Plurals 8 Irregular Past Tense and Neuter Plurals Irregular Past Tense Step 1: German Irregular Past Tense Step 2: Numbers, the Year, and Age Using fragen Neuter Plurals 9 Dative Case and More Irregular Past Tense Dative Case Step 1: Dative Case in German Haben, sein, werden in the Past Tense Step 2: Wissen and kennen 10 Dative Expressions and Conjunctions aber, oder, und, and sondern The Dative Case Step 1: More Dative Verbs and Dative Expressions Conjunctions Step 2: Können und müssen 11 Regular Present Perfect Tense The Present Perfect Tense Step 1: Haben and Regular Past Participles Step 2: Sein and the Present Perfect Tense Ordinal Numbers and Prefixes Step 3: Ordinal Numbers Step 4: Inseparable Prefixes 12 Adjective Endings and Separable Prefixes Adjectives Step 1: Adjective Endings Nominative Case Adjectives Accusative Case Adjectives Step 2: Separable Prefixes 13 Irregular Present Perfect Tense and Prefixes The Irregular Present Perfect Tense Step 1: German Irregular Past Participles Step 2: Haben, sein, werden, sterben Step 3: Prefixes Mastery Check 2 14 Genitive Case and Antonyms Genitive Case Step 1: German Possessives Step 2: Containers Step 3: Genitive Prepositions Antonyms Step 4: Opposites in German Gehen Step 5: Gehen and Infinitives 15 Future Tense and Modal Auxiliaries The Future Tense Step 1: German Future Tense Modal Auxiliaries Step 2: German Modal Auxiliaries 16 Dependent Clauses and Conjunctions Dependent Clauses Step 1: German Clauses Subordinating Conjunctions Step 2: Dass and ob 17 Dative-Accusative Prepositions Prepositions with More Than One Function Step 1: Dative Case Step 2: Inanimate Pronouns Step 3: Accusative Case Geography Step 4: Die Welt (The World) 18 Comparative and Superlative Comparative Step 1: German Comparative Adverbs and Adjectives Step 2: Irregular Comparatives Superlative Step 3: German Superlative Adverbs and Adjectives Step 4: Irregular Superlatives 19 Imperatives and Double Infinitives Commands Step 1: The German Imperative Double Infinitives Step 2: Present Perfect and Future Tenses Step 3: Helfen, hören, lassen, and sehen 20 Using All the Cases and All the Tenses Cases and Declensions Step 1: German Declensions of Nouns and Pronouns Tenses Step 2: Varieties in the German Tenses Mastery Check 3 Appendix A: Fraktur Alphabet (1600–1940) Appendix B: The Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs Answer Key
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McGraw-Hill Education Spanish for the Rest of Us
Book SynopsisIf youâre more interested in conversing with Spanish-speaking friends and colleagues and less interested in memorizing grammar rules, this is the guide for you!William C. Harvey knows that not every student of the Spanish language wants to translate Don Quixote! In fact, a great many of us just want a working knowledge of it so we can to communicate with Spanish speakers at work and in social situations.In Spanish for the Rest of Us, Harvey skips the idea of memorizing grammar rules to focus on everyday, practical Spanish. He emphasizes the most-often-used Spanish words and phrases, and includes numerous language-learning tips that provide a short-cut to effective communication.This lively, informal program is supported by audio recordings (online and mobile), streaming through McGraw Hillâs Language Lab appâwhich also provides flashcards and pronunciation for all vocabulary lists.Spanish for the Rest of Us features:A supe
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McGraw-Hill Education Italian Verb Drills Premium Fifth Edition
Book SynopsisExpand your Italian verb mastery with the best review and practice workbook for beginning to intermediate learnersânow with extensive support from the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app! Confident use of verbs is an essential foundation for learning Italianâand also one of the most difficult to master. Italian Verb Drills helps you overcome these obstacles, and lays the foundation with clear explanations and rigorous practice. Written with beginning and intermediate-level learners in mind, it provides numerous examples that demonstrate how the Italian verb system works, along with review and mastery exercises to reinforce learning. With extensive support from the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app, you can also access flashcards, an auto-fill glossary, and a variety of exercises to get you up to speed with valuable immediate feedback.Boost your mastery of the Italian language with Italian Verb Drills, Premium Fifth Edition:Drills f
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McGraw-Hill Education Practice Makes Perfect Complete Italian AllinOne
Book SynopsisAll the skill-building Italian language practice you needâwith five books in one value-packed volumeâplus support from the McGraw Hill Language Lab appThe most effective way to learn any new language is to practice, practice, and practice, and no other workbooks put as much emphasis on this as the Practice Makes Perfect series. In Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian All-in-One, you get five skill-building titles to help you build a solid foundation of verbs, vocabulary, grammar and conversational skillsâall in one value-packed workbook.This easy-to-use, one-stop resource includes thorough explanations that are reinforced by hundreds of hands-on practice exercises to help you build the skills needed to break through the barrier to competency and fluency in Italian. Enhanced with a comprehensive index that makes it easy to reference all grammar explanations throughout the book, it's an ideal resource for both advanced beginning and intermediate level l
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McGraw-Hill Education The Ultimate French Review and Practice Premium
Book SynopsisGain the grammar skills you need to communicate more confidently in French!Developing a solid grasp of grammar is key to mastering any foreign language, and in the bestselling The Ultimate French Review and Practice, Fifth Edition, designed for advanced beginners through advanced learners, you'll find a comprehensive grammar review of all the elements of French grammar with clear, concise explanations. And more than 400 exercises (with answer key), contextualized with scene-setting instructions in French, will provide you with all the practice you need to master French grammar and vocabulary, thereby improving your conversational and written communication.A section of review exercises will enable you to test your understanding of key concepts presented in the book and enhanced Notes Culturelles will deepen your appreciation of the French language and Francophone culture. A major feature of this fifth edition of The Ultimate French Review and Pra
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Christian Focus Publications Ltd 18 Words: The Most Important Words you will Ever
Book SynopsisIf the modern world can be characterised by one thing it is probably the enormous increase in the number of words around – but that increase has also been accompanied by a seemingly corresponding decrease in understanding. J. I. Packer is a master wordsmith. He is also gifted with the ability of showing where truth lies in complicated reasoning. These skills combine to make 18 Words a fascinating read – and a life–changing one.Trade Review"A doctrinal Solomon... Mediating debates on everything from a particular Bible translation to the acceptability of free-flowing Pentecostal spirituality, Packer helps unify a community that could easily fall victim to its internal tensions." -- Time Magazine"This is a good book for young Christians seeking a more profound understanding of doctrine and a good refresher course for older hands" -- The Gospel Magazine
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Leiden University Press Paint Feet on a Snake (Simplified edition): An
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Fluent in 3 Months
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HarperCollins READER COME HOME
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Book of Nonexistent Words
Book SynopsisThe internationally acclaimed author harnesses his brilliant imagination and masterful storytelling ability to create a catalog of new words inspired by stories of real people in this wondrous book reminiscent of Italo Calvino''s mesmerizing Invisible Cities.How many times have words not been enough?How many complex feelings don?t have a corresponding noun that properly describes them?How many times has language left us like an archer without arrows in the labyrinth of our emotions?Award-winning author Stefano Massini, a master of expression,, made a discovery that shot new life into his writing practice. To his surprise he found that the ancient rules of language were not quite as restrictive as he had long envisioned them to be. With so many emotions and states of mind missing modern descriptors and definitions, Massini stumbled across a simple but artistry-altering idea. Instead of compromising honest expression through perfunctory verbiage, he decided language was, if anything, a flowing palette of colors he could use to paint all things. Words are meant to be invented.To reconfirm his belief in the magic of words, Massini returned to the wondrous mechanism that has fed dictionaries from time immemorial. If he could not find the precise word he wanted, he created one. In this delightful compendium, he introduces his personal vocabulary; every chapter mentions a new word that comes from a story about a real person, from Louis XIV to an American gangster.The Book of Nonexistent Words is a beautifully illustrated collection of linguistic origin stories wrought from the mind of an internationally renowned storytelling icon. Massini effectively liberates our human capacity for using language creatively and shows how we can embrace storytelling to fine tune our way of being in the world. Massini encourages us to be imaginative; if the language in the dictionary cannot adequately match the reality of the here and now, we must create new words that ring true.Translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon
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Columbia University Press Desire in Language
Book SynopsisDesire in Language traces the path of an investigation into the semiotics of literature and the arts. Julia Kristeva proposes and tests theories centered on the nature and development of the novel.Trade ReviewKristeva’s depiction of contrariety and anomaly at the heart of postmodernist theory is ingenious, provocative, and challenging. * Contemporary Literature *An important work for students of cultural processes and anyone interested in a semiotic approach to the problems of cultural history. -- Hayden White * Journal of Modern History *A provocative rereading of a diverse and crucial canon. * Criticism *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction by Leon S. Roudiez1. The Ethics of Linguistics2. The Bounded Text3. Word, Dialogue, and Novel4. How Does One Speak to Literature?5. From One Identity to an Other6. The Father, Love, and Banishment7. The Novel as Polylogue8. Giotto's Joy9. Motherhood According to Giovanni Bellini10. Place NamesNotesIndex
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Yale University Press Sonidos en contexto
Book SynopsisSonidos en contextois a comprehensive, theory-independent description of Spanish phonetics and phonology for intermediate to advanced students. It provides articulatory descriptions of native pronunciations, as well as practical advice on producing native-like sounds and a logical progression of exercises leading to that end.What sets this book apart from other phonetics texts is its emphasis on real-world examples of spoken Spanish, using native pronunciation modeled in natural contexts. While other available texts stress phonetic theory, this one provides hands-on activities that are entertaining, culturally framed, and relevant to students' interests and experiences. The book also includes a downloadableinstructor's manual, as well as engaging, colorful exercises in the text, photos of realia, and a high quality and very diverse 6-hour audio program, available online.
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Yale University Press Learning Irish Text with Online Media
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introducing Translation Studies
Book SynopsisIntroducing Translation Studies remains the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and up-to-date overview, it has long been the essential textbook on courses worldwide. This fifth edition has been fully revised, and continues to provide a balanced and detailed guide to the theoretical landscape. Each theory is applied to a wide range of languages, including Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese and Spanish. A broad spectrum of texts is analysed, including the Bible, Buddhist sutras, Beowulf, the fiction of Proust and the theatre of Shakespeare, European Union and UNESCO documents, a range of contemporary films, a travel brochure, a children's cookery book and the translations of Harry Potter. Each chapter comprises an introduction outlining the translation theory or theories, illustrative texts with translations, case studies, a chapter sumTrade ReviewPraise for the fifth edition'The most accessible and authoritative introduction to key concepts and theories in translation studies. This fifth edition has incorporated the newest developments in the fast-growing discipline, supplying carefully selected new materials and well-designed activities.' Defeng Li, University of Macau, China'The go-to textbook on translation studies programmes for 20 years, Introducing Translation Studies remains a highly accessible resource for students and instructors. The new edition is perfectly matched to online and digital learning environments, and offers a wealth of suggestions for consolidation and for further reading and research.' Kathryn Batchelor, University College London, UKPraise for the fourth edition‘Jeremy Munday's Introducing Translation Studies has long been admired for its combination of theoretical rigour and down-to-earth explanation, and this new edition will further confirm its place as the go-to introduction for students and teachers alike. Its further incorporation of ideas from the Chinese context is particularly welcome.’Robert Neather, Hong Kong Baptist University, China‘An even better fourth edition of a widely popular and commonly used book in translation studies. Munday's volume is a sound and accessible introduction to translation studies, combining scholarly rigor with reader-friendly style and an excellent didactic orientation, which will continue to make this book highly attractive to students, teachers and newcomers.’Sonia Colina, University of Arizona, USAPraise for the third edition‘This book provides a comprehensive and precise coverage of the major theories of translation … The discussion and research points at the end of each topic will be welcomed by students, teachers and researchers alike … written in exceptionally clear and user-friendly style … Readers who may have no previous knowledge of translation studies will also find the book interesting and illuminating.’Susan Xu Yun, SIM University, Singapore‘Whether you are a researcher, teacher, practitioner or learner of translation, you should read this book to get a comprehensive view of translation theories of the world, at present and in the past. This book is extremely useful as the starting point for understanding translation theories. It is deep enough for you to get adequate details and broad enough to let you know which directions to follow in your further research.’Chris Shei, Swansea University, UK‘Jeremy Munday covers it all in this up-to-date book. It covers most, if not all, aspects of translation, whether they are theoretical or practical. This book is also an essential resource of knowledge for professional, academic and practicing translators. Many approaches to translation are clearly and thoroughly explained.’Said M. Shiyab, UAE University, UAE‘It would be difficult to find a better introduction to the complex field of translation studies … A real must for everybody interested in this discipline.’María Sánchez, University of Salford, UK‘This updated edition of Introducing Translation Studies provides a clear, thorough, and balanced introduction to major past and current trends in translation studies. It will be of great assistance to translation instructors and students seeking an updated overview of the field.’Françoise Massardier-Kenney, Kent State University, USATable of ContentsA visual tour of Introducing Translation StudiesList of figures and tablesAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction1 Main issues of translation studies2 The basic concepts of early translation theory3 Equivalence and equivalent effect4 Studying translation product and process5 Functional theories of translation6 Discourse and Register analysis approaches7 Systems theories8 Cultural and ideological turns9 The role of the translator: visibility, ethics and sociology10 Philosophical approaches to translation11 New directions from audiovisual translation and digital technology12 Research and commentary projectsBibliographyIndex
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Portuguese Phrases For Dummies
Book SynopsisThis guide is the perfect portable language resource for students of Portuguese as well as travelers to Brazil who want to pick up basic language skills. It covers pronunciation, basic grammar, and numbers and highlights the most common and useful phrases for small talk, meals, leisure activities, business, and emergencies.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 2 Conventions Used in This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 4 Where to Go from Here 4 Chapter 1: Say It How? Speaking Portuguese 5 Exploring the Roots of Portuguese 6 Reciting Your ABCs 8 Conquering Consonants 9 The letter C 10 The letter D 10 The letter G 11 The letter H 11 The letter J 12 The letter L 12 The letters M and N 12 The letter Q 13 The letter R 13 The letter S 14 The letter T 14 The letter W 14 The letter X 15 Exercising Your Jowls with Vowels 15 The letters A and à 15 The letters E and Ê 16 The letter I 16 The letters O and Ô 17 The letter U 17 Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics 19 Constructing Simple Sentences 19 Nouns 20 Adjectives 20 Articles 21 Pronouns 22 Verbs 23 The Simple Tenses: Present, Past, and Future 24 Present tense 25 Past tense 27 Future tense 28 Conjugating the tenses 29 Connecting It All Together 32 Making Contractions: It’s a Cinch! 33 To Me, to You: Indirect Objects 34 Commanding an Audience 35 Getting Possessive 35 Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds 39 Numbers to Know: When Everything Counts 39 The Big Countdown: Ordinal Numbers 41 Telling Time 42 Monday, Tuesday: Weekdays 44 Tracking the Calendar: Months and Dates 46 Naming the months 46 Picking a date 47 Money, Money, Money 48 Currency and prices 49 Getting money from banks and ATMs 50 Measuring Distances and Other Stuff 52 Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk 55 A Few Ways to Say Hello and Goodbye 56 Introducing Yourself 58 First Names, Last Names, and Nicknames 59 Knowing Who, What, and Where 61 “Where Are You From?” 62 Describing the World around You 66 Describing permanent qualities: Ser 66 Describing temporary qualities: Estar 70 Speaking about Speaking 71 The Good, the Bad, and the Humid: Weather 73 Figuring Out Family Connections 75 Giving Out Your Contact Information 76 Chapter 5: Enjoying a Drink and a Snack (or Meal!) 79 Bom Apetite! Enjoy Your Meal! 79 At the Restaurant: Trying Local Foods 81 Ordering at a restaurant 82 Ordering a drink 85 First foods up: Salads and condiments 86 On to the main course 88 Basking in Brazilian barbeque 89 Doing dessert 90 Paying the bill 91 Chapter 6: Shop ’Til You Drop 95 Finding Places to Shop 95 Out for the Perfect Outfit 96 Skirts and shirts: Which to choose 97 Trying it on 99 Exploring Brazilian Treasures 101 Shopping for Food and Necessities at the Market 103 Getting some practical items 103 Shopping at the outdoor market 104 Making Comparisons and Expressing Opinions 105 Paying for Your Purchases 106 Chapter 7: Making Leisure a Top Priority 109 Talking about Going Out 110 Inviting someone and being invited 110 Asking what the place or event is like 111 Asking People What They Like to Do 113 Taking in Brazil’s Musical Culture 114 Playing an instrument 114 Dancing around and singing out loud 116 Exploring Carnaval in Brazil 117 Exploring Art Galleries and Museums 118 Going to the Movies 119 Hanging Out at the Beach 120 What to take to the beach 121 Talking about beach safety 123 Expressing beauty: “It’s so beautiful!” 124 Getting Out for a Walk (or a Hike) 125 Playing Soccer — Brazil’s National Pastime 127 Falling in Love — in Portuguese 128 Chapter 8: When You Gotta Work 131 Picking Up the Phone 131 Saying hello and goodbye 132 Making a call 133 Dealing with verbal mush 135 Talking in the past 137 Talking about Work 138 Dealing with Computers 142 Chapter 9: I Get Around: Transportation 145 On the Move: Transportation 146 Making a plane reservation 146 Taking buses 150 Hailing táxis 150 Renting a car 152 Onde? Where? The Question for Going Places 154 Understanding Spatial Directions 157 Navigating Cityscapes 159 Over Here, Over There 162 How Far? Perto ou longe? 163 Chapter 10: Finding a Place to Lay Your Weary Head 165 Finding a Place to Live 165 Checking Out the Hotel or Pousada 167 Deciding where to stay 167 Making reservations 169 Checking in and checking out: Registration procedures 170 Talking about Sleep 171 Chapter 11: Dealing with Emergencies 175 Stick ’em Up: What to Say If You’re Robbed 176 Asking for and receiving help 176 Reporting a problem to the police 178 Handling Health Emergencies 179 Getting sick 180 Handling broken bones and other injuries 183 Discussing Legal Problems 185 Chapter 12: Ten Favorite Brazilian Portuguese Expressions 187 Que saudade! 187 Fala sério! 187 pra caramba! 188 Lindo maravilhoso! 188 É mesmo? 189 Um beijo! or Um abraço! 189 Imagina! 189 Pois não? 190 Com certeza! 190 Fique tranqüilo 190 Chapter 13: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Like a Local 191 Né? 191 Tá 192 Ah é? 192 Então 192 Sabe? 192 Meio 193 Ou seja/E tal 193 Cê Instead of Você 193 Pra Instead of Para a 194 Tô instead of Estou 194 Index 195
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Teaching English as a Foreign Language For
Book SynopsisFour hundred million people speak English as a native language and there are currently over one billion people learning it. English is the first choice for people looking to study a second language, and is seen by many as the world's 'universal language'.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Getting Started in TEFL 7 Chapter 1: Discovering the Wonderful World of TEFL 9 Chapter 2: Looking at What TEFL Teachers Actually Do 19 Chapter 3: Examining Courses, Qualifications and Jobs 31 Part II: Putting Your Lesson Together 47 Chapter 4: Starting from the Beginning: Planning the Lesson 49 Chapter 5: Standing in the Spotlight: Presenting to the Class 67 Chapter 6: Holding the Reins and Letting Them Loose – Giving Students Practice 85 Chapter 7: Giving Correction and Feedback 101 Chapter 8: Being Materialistic! Using Course Books and Other Materials 115 Chapter 9: Who’s The Boss around Here? Managing Your Classroom 125 Part III: Teaching Skills Classes 137 Chapter 10: Taken as Read: Teaching Reading Lessons 139 Chapter 11: Write or Wrong? Teaching Writing Lessons 157 Chapter 12: What Accent? Teaching Pronunciation 171 Chapter 13: Setting Their Tongues Wagging: Speaking and Discussion 183 Chapter 14: In One Ear, Out the Other: Learning To Listen 195 Part IV: The Grammar You Need to Know – and How to Teach It 209 Chapter 15: Stop Press! Student to Deliver Sentence 211 Chapter 16: Feeling Tense? Sorting Out Verb Tenses 227 Chapter 17: Exploring More Important Verb Structures 247 Part V: What Kind of Class Will I Have? 263 Chapter 18: Putting Students to the Test 265 Chapter 19: Getting Specific: Teaching Just One Student and Business English 275 Chapter 20: Getting Youth on Your Side: Coping with Younger Learners 283 Chapter 21: Making the Grade: Handling Exam Classes 299 Chapter 22: Distinguishing Monolingual and Multi-lingual Classes 317 Part VI: The Part of Tens 333 Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Liven Up an English Lesson 335 Chapter 24: Ten Great Resources for TEFL Teachers 341 Appendix A: Lesson Plan Templates 349 Appendix B: TEFL Locations around the World 355 Index 363
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd On Certainty
Book SynopsisWritten over the last 18 months of his life and inspired by his interest in G E Moore's defence of common sense, this volume collects Wittgenstein's reflections on knowledge and certainty, on what it is to know a proposition for sure.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A History of English
Book SynopsisThis work presents a concise account of the history of the English language, from the point of view of current theories of language variation and change. It provides a socio-historical background for each period, followed by a discussion of its major linguistic developments.Trade Review"[Fennell] gives an excellent account of the global spread of modern English." Times Higher Education Supplement "Offers an excellent background in the history of the world's second language." GeolinguisticsTable of ContentsList of Maps and Figures xii Acknowledgements xiii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 The Time Periods of English 1 1.2 Language Change 3 1.3 Sources of Information on Language Change 7 1.4 Linguistic Preliminaries 9 1.5 The Sounds of English, and Symbols Used to Describe Them 11 1.5.1 Consonants 11 1.5.2 Vowels 12 1.5.2.1 Monophthongs 12 1.5.2.2 Diphthongs 12 1.6 Structure of the Book 13 2 The Pre-history of English 15 Timeline: The Indo-European Period 15 2.1 The Indo-European Languages and Linguistic Relatedness 17 2.1.1 The Beginnings 17 2.1.2 The Development of Historical Linguistics 18 2.1.3 Genetic Relatedness 19 2.2 Linguistic Developments: The Indo-European Language Family 23 2.2.1 Family-Tree Relationships 23 2.2.2 The Indo-European Family 23 2.2.2.1 Indo-Iranian 25 2.2.2.2 Armenian 26 2.2.2.3 Albanian 26 2.2.2.4 Balto-Slavonic 26 2.2.2.5 Hellenic 28 2.2.2.6 Italic 28 2.2.2.7 Celtic 29 2.2.2.8 Germanic 31 2.3 From Indo-European to Germanic 34 2.3.1 Prosody 35 2.3.2 The Consonant System: Sound Shifts 35 2.3.2.1 Grimm’s Law 36 2.3.2.2 Verner’s Law 37 2.3.2.3 The Second Consonant Shift 38 2.3.3 The Vowel System 40 2.3.4 Morphology 40 2.3.5 Syntax 41 2.3.6 Lexicon 41 2.3.7 Semantics 42 2.3.8 Indo-European/Germanic Texts 42 2.3.9 Neogrammarians, Structuralists and Contemporary Linguistic Models 43 2.4 Typological Classification 44 2.4.1 Universals 45 2.4.1.1 Syntactic Universals 45 2.4.2 Morphological Typology 46 2.5 Sociolinguistic Focus. The Indo-European Tribes and the Spread of Language. Language Contact and Language Change. Archaeological Linguistics 49 2.5.1 Language Contact 50 2.5.2 Archaeological Linguistics 51 2.6 Conclusion 53 3 Old English 55 Timeline: The Old English Period 55 3.1 Social and Political History 55 3.1.1 Britain before the English 55 3.1.2 The Anglo-Saxon Invasions 56 3.1.3 Anglo-Saxon Influence 56 3.1.4 Scandinavian Influence 57 3.2 Linguistic Developments: The Sounds, Structure and Typology of Old English 59 3.2.1 The Structure of Old English 59 3.2.1.1 OE Consonants 60 3.2.1.2 Vowels: from Germanic to Old English 62 3.2.1.3 Old English Gender 64 3.2.1.4Inflection in Old English 64 3.2.1.5 Old English Syntax 72 3.2.1.6 Old English Vocabulary 77 3.3 Linguistic and Literary Achievements 79 3.3.1 Texts 79 3.3.1.1 Prose 80 3.3.1.2 Poetry 82 3.4 The Dialects of Old English 85 3.5 Sociolinguistic Focus 86 3.5.1 Language Contact 86 3.5.1.1 Latin and Celtic 88 3.5.1.2 The Scandinavians 90 4 Middle English 94 Timeline: The Middle English Period 94 4.1 Social and Political History 94 4.1.1 Political History: The Norman Conquest to Edward I 94 4.1.2 Social History 96 4.1.2.1 The Establishment of Towns and Burghs and the Beginnings of Social Stratification 96 4.2 Linguistic Developments: Middle English Sounds and Structure, with Particular Emphasis on the Breakdown of the Inflectional System and its Linguistic Typological Implications 97 4.2.1 Major Changes in the Sound System 97 4.2.1.1 The Consonants 97 4.2.1.2 Consonant Changes from Old to Middle English 98 4.2.1.3 Vowels in Stressed Syllables 98 4.2.1.4 Vowels in Unstressed Syllables 99 4.2.1.5 Lengthening and Shortening 99 4.2.1.6 Summary Table of Vowel Changes from Old to Middle English 100 4.2.1.7 The Formation of Middle English Diphthongs 100 4.2.2 Major Morphological Changes from Old to Middle English 101 4.2.2.1 Loss of Inflections 101 4.2.2.2 Other Changes in the Morphological System 102 4.2.2.3 Verbs 103 4.2.3 Middle English Syntax 104 4.2.3.1 Word Order 106 4.2.4 The Lexicon: Loan Words from French 106 4.2.4.1 Numbers and Parts of the Body 107 4.2.4.2 Two French Sources 108 4.3 Middle English Dialects 108 4.3.1 Linguistic and Literary Achievements 114 4.3.1.1 Middle English Literature 114 4.3.2 Language 114 4.3.3 Genre 115 4.4 Sociolinguistic Focus: Social Stratification, Multilingualism and Dialect Variation. Language Contact: The Myth of Middle English Creolization 116 4.4.1 English Re-established 116 4.4.1.1 Language and the Rise of the Middle Class 120 4.4.2 The Development of Standard English 122 4.4.2.1 The Evolution of ME ‘Standard’ English 123 4.4.3 Middle English Creolization: Myth? 125 4.4.3.1 Definitions 126 4.4.3.2 Pidgins and Creoles in England? 128 4.5 Conclusion 133 5 Early Modern English 135 Timeline: The Early Modern English Period 135 5.1 Social and Political History 136 5.1.1 Historical and Political Background 136 5.1.1.1 Internal Instability and Colonial Expansion 137 5.2 Linguistic Developments: The Variable Character of Early Modern English 138 5.2.1 Phonology 138 5.2.1.1 Consonants 139 5.2.1.2 Vowels 140 5.2.1.3 The Great Vowel Shift 141 5.2.2 Morphology 141 5.2.2.1 Nouns 141 5.2.2.2 Pronouns 142 5.2.2.3 Adjectives and Adverbs 142 5.2.2.4 Verbs 143 5.2.2.5 The Spread of Northern Forms 143 5.2.3 Syntax 144 5.2.3.1 Periphrastic do 144 5.2.3.2 Progressive Verb Forms 145 5.2.3.3 Passives 145 5.2.4 Sample Text 146 5.2.5 Vocabulary 147 5.2.6 The Anxious State of English: The Search for Authority 147 5.2.6.1 Dictionaries and the Question of Linguistic Authority: Swift’s and Johnson’s View of Language 149 5.3 Linguistic and Literary Achievement 152 5.4 Sociolinguistic Focus 154 5.4.1 Variation in Early Modern English 154 5.4.2 Standardization 156 5.4.2.1 The Printing Press 156 5.4.2.2 The Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation 156 5.4.2.3 English Established 157 5.4.3 The Great Vowel Shift 158 5.4.3.1 Phonological Change 158 5.4.4 Case Study: Power and Solidarity Relations in Early Modern English 162 5.5 Conclusion 166 6 Present-Day English 167 Timeline: Present-Day English 167 Introduction 168 6.1 Social and Political History 169 6.1.1 The Age of Revolutions, Wars and Imperialism 169 6.1.2 Urbanization, Industrialization and Social Stratification 170 6.2 Linguistic Developments 172 6.2.1 Morphology and Syntax 172 6.2.1.1 Morphology 172 6.2.1.2 Syntax 173 6.2.2 The Lexicon 175 6.2.2.1 Colonialism, Contact and Borrowings 175 6.2.2.2 Neologisms 176 6.2.2.3 Illustrative Texts 178 6.3 Modern English Dialects 179 6.3.1 Traditional Dialects 180 6.3.2 Modern Dialects 182 6.3.3 Received Pronunciation (RP): The Social Background 185 6.3.3.1 Characteristics of RP 187 6.3.4 RP, Estuary English and ‘the Queen’s English’ 188 6.4 Sociolinguistic Focus: English in Scotland, Ireland and Wales – Multilingualism in Britain 191 6.4.1 English in the British Isles 191 6.4.1.1 English in Scotland 191 6.4.1.2 English in Wales 195 6.4.1.3 English in Ireland 198 6.4.2 Immigrant Varieties of English in Britain 200 6.4.2.1 Immigration to Britain in the PDE Period 200 6.4.2.2 Colonial Immigration and Language 202 7 English in the United States 208 Timeline: America in the Modern Period 208 7.1 Social and Political History 209 7.1.1 Settlement and Language 209 7.1.2 Settlement by Region 210 7.1.2.1 The Original Thirteen Colonies 210 7.1.2.2 The Middle West 213 7.1.2.3 The South and West 214 7.2 The Development of American English 216 7.2.1 The Strength and Maintenance of Dialect Boundaries 216 7.2.2 How, Why and When American English Began to Diverge from British English 217 7.2.2.1 Physical Separation 217 7.2.2.2 The Different Physical Conditions Encountered by the Settlers 218 7.2.2.3 Contact with Immigrant Non-Native Speakers of English 219 7.2.2.4 Developing Political Differences and the Growing American Sense of National Identity 219 7.3 Language Variation in the United States 222 7.3.1 Uniformity and Diversity in Early American English 222 7.3.2 Regional Dialect Divisions in American English 223 7.3.2.1 The Lexicon 223 7.3.2.2 Phonology: Consonants 226 7.3.2.3 Phonology: Vowels 227 7.3.3 Social and Ethnic Dialects 229 7.3.3.1 Social Class and Language Change 231 7.3.3.2 Ethnicity 231 7.3.3.3 African-American Vernacular English 232 7.3.3.4 Traditional Dialects and the Resistance to Change 237 8 World-Wide English 241 Timeline: World-Wide English 241 8.1 Social and Political History: The Spread of English across the Globe 243 8.1.1 British Colonialism 244 8.1.1.1 Canada 244 8.1.1.2 The Caribbean 245 8.1.1.3 Australia 246 8.1.1.4New Zealand 247 8.1.1.5 South Africa 247 8.1.1.6 South Asia 248 8.1.1.7 Former Colonial Africa: West Africa 250 8.1.1.8 East Africa 252 8.1.1.9 South-East Asia and South Pacific 253 8.1.2 An Overview of the Use of English throughout the World 255 8.2 English as a Global Language 256 8.2.1 The Industrial Revolution 256 8.2.2 American Economic Superiority and Political Leadership 257 8.2.3 American Technological Domination 257 8.2.4 The Boom in English Language Teaching 258 8.2.5 The Need for a Global Language 259 8.2.6 Structural Considerations 260 8.2.7 Global and at the Same Time Local 261 8.3 English as a Killer Language 264 8.3.1 Language Death 265 8.3.2 Language and Communication Technology 266 8.4 The Future of English 267 Bibliography 270 Index 280
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Linguistics
Book SynopsisLinguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for undergraduate and graduate level students without previous background in linguistics.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables xiii Preface xvii Part I Language and the Language Faculty 1 1 From Language to Linguistics 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Languages 5 1.3 Other Languages 9 1.4 Differences 15 1.5 Linguistics 17 1.6 Different Kinds of Grammar 19 1.7 The Contents of this Book and the Subfields of Linguistics 22 Summary 24 Assignments 26 Test Yourself 27 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 27 2 The Language User 29 2.1 Introduction 29 2.2 Knowledge and Ability: The Cognitive System 30 2.3 Language and the Brain 34 2.4 Language Comprehension 37 2.4.1 Speech Recognition 38 2.4.2 Word Recognition 39 2.4.3 Understanding Sentences 41 2.4.4 Interpretation of Utterances 43 2.4.5 From Speech Recognition to Interpretation 43 2.5 Language Production 44 2.5.1 What Do You Want to Say? 45 2.5.2 Formulation: Grammatical Encoding 46 2.5.3 Formulation: Phonological Encoding 48 2.5.4 Articulation 50 2.5.5 Speaking: From Intention to Articulation 51 Summary 52 Assignments 53 Test Yourself 54 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 55 3 Language Acquisition 57 3.1 Introduction 57 3.2 How Do Children Acquire Language? 59 3.3 The Order of First Language Acquisition 62 3.4 Factors that Influence the Acquisition of a Second Language 66 3.5 The Order of Second Language Acquisition 69 3.6 Bilingual Development 74 Summary 77 Assignments 78 Test Yourself 79 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 80 Part II Language and Interaction 81 4 Discourse 83 4.1 Introduction 83 4.2 Interpretation and Inference 84 4.3 Cooperation 86 4.4 Conversations 89 4.5 Coherence Through Linguistic Form 95 Summary 98 Assignments 99 Test Yourself 100 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 101 5 Speech Acts 103 5.1 Introduction 103 5.2 An Utterance is an Act 104 5.3 Information Structure 110 5.4 Pragmatic Appropriateness 114 Summary 117 Assignments 118 Test Yourself 119 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 119 Part III Sentences and Their Meaning 121 6 Constituents and Word Classes 123 6.1 Introduction 123 6.2 Constituents 124 6.3 Sentences, Clauses and Phrases 126 6.4 Phrase Types 127 6.5 Heads and Modifiers 130 6.6 Constituent Structure 131 6.7 Phrases Versus Words 135 6.8 Word Classes: Content Words 136 6.9 Word Classes: Function Words 138 Summary 140 Assignments 140 Test Yourself 142 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 142 7 Simple Sentences 143 7.1 Introduction 143 7.2 Functions of Phrases Within the Sentence 144 7.3 Valency 147 7.4 Semantic Roles 150 7.5 Grammatical Roles 151 7.6 The Marking of Semantic and Grammatical Roles 153 7.7 Reduction of Valency 154 7.8 Reflexive Constructions 155 7.9 Pronominalisation 157 Summary 158 Assignments 158 Test Yourself 160 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 160 8 Complex Sentences 161 8.1 Introduction 161 8.2 The Functions of Embedded Clauses 162 8.3 The Forms of Embedded Clauses 165 8.4 Interaction between Main Clause and Embedded Clause 168 8.4.1 Equi-Deletion 168 8.4.2 Raising 169 8.4.3 Sequence of Tenses 170 8.5 Coordinated Clauses 172 8.6 The Form of Coordinated Clauses 173 Summary 174 Assignments 175 Test Yourself 176 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 176 9 Constituent Order 177 9.1 Introduction 177 9.2 Constituent Order and Levels of Analysis 178 9.3 Constituent Order at the Sentence Level 179 9.4 Clause Type 181 9.5 Embedded Clauses 182 9.6 Complexity 183 9.7 The Information Status of Constituents 184 9.8 Constituent Order within Constituents 185 9.8.1 The Noun Phrase 186 9.8.2 The Verb Phrase 187 9.9 Correlations 188 9.10 Discontinuous Constituents 190 Summary 191 Assignments 191 Test Yourself 192 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 193 10 Sentence Meaning 195 10.1 Introduction 195 10.2 Compositionality 196 10.3 Noun Phrases: Reference 197 10.4 Noun Phrases: Deixis and Anaphora 203 10.5 Verb Phrases: Tense and Aspect 206 10.6 Verb Phrases: Situation Types 210 Summary 214 Assignments 214 Test Yourself 215 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 216 Part IV Words and Their Meaning 217 11 Lexicon 219 11.1 Introduction 219 11.2 What is a Word? 220 11.3 The Relation Between Word Form and Meaning 221 11.4 Content Words and Function Words 223 11.5 The Lexicon 226 11.6 Kinds of Lexical Information 228 11.7 Dictionaries 230 11.8 Meaning and Meaning Relations 232 11.9 Semantic Description 235 11.10 Words Across Languages 236 Summary 237 Assignments 239 Test Yourself 240 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 240 12 Word Formation 241 12.1 Introduction 241 12.2 The Internal Composition of Words 242 12.3 The Functions of Word Formation 243 12.4 Derivation 245 12.5 Inflection 249 12.6 Morphological Forms 251 12.7 The Structure of Words and Their Meanings 255 12.8 Differences between Derivation and Inflection 256 12.9 Morphological Differences between Languages 258 Summary 260 Assignments 261 Test Yourself 263 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 263 13 Compounds and Idiomatic Expressions 265 13.1 Introduction 265 13.2 Structure and Meaning of Compounds 266 13.3 Types of Compounds 270 13.4 Incorporation 271 13.5 Idiomatic Expressions 272 13.6 The Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions 274 Summary 279 Assignments 280 Test Yourself 281 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 281 Part V Speech Sounds 283 14 Speaking and Listening – Speech Sounds 285 14.1 Introduction 285 14.2 Speaking 287 14.3 The Speech Signal 288 14.4 Hearing and Understanding 291 14.5 Speech Sounds 292 14.5.1 Introduction 292 14.5.2 Pulmonic Consonants 293 14.5.3 Non-pulmonic Consonants 296 14.5.4 Vowels 296 14.5.5 Diphthongs 297 14.5.6 Further Features 298 14.6 Speech Synthesis and Speech Recognition 298 Summary 299 Assignments 301 Test Yourself 301 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 302 15 Sound Systems and Phonological Processes 303 15.1 Introduction 303 15.2 Distinctiveness 304 15.3 Sound Systems 307 15.4 Distinctive Features 311 15.5 Morphophonological Processes 314 15.6 Graphemes and Phonemes 316 Summary 317 Assignments 317 Test Yourself 318 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 319 16 Syllables, Stress and Intonation 321 16.1 Introduction 321 16.2 The Syllable: Phonotactics 322 16.3 The Word: Stress 326 16.4 The Sentence: Intonation 328 16.5 Rhythm 330 Summary 331 Assignments 332 Test Yourself 333 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 333 Part VI Languages and Communities 335 17 Differences and Similarities between Languages 337 17.1 Introduction 337 17.2 Similarities between Languages 339 17.3 Genetic Relations 342 17.4 Language and Culture 349 17.5 Language and Thought: The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis 354 Summary 357 Assignments 358 Test Yourself 359 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 359 18 Language Variation 361 18.1 Introduction 361 18.2 What is a Language? 362 18.3 What is a Dialect? 364 18.4 The Study of Language Variation 366 18.5 Language Variation and Social Factors 369 18.5.1 Region 370 18.5.2 Social Class 372 18.5.3 Ethnic Group 374 18.5.4 Age 374 18.5.5 Gender 375 18.6 Other Factors: Situation and Linguistic Context 377 18.7 Language Variation and Social Meaning 379 Summary 381 Assignments 382 Test Yourself 382 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 383 19 Language Change 385 19.1 Introduction 385 19.2 Historical Linguistics 386 19.3 The Process of Change 390 19.4 The Role of Social Groups in Language Change 394 19.5 Embedding Changes into the Language System 397 19.6 The Evaluation of Language Change 399 Summary 400 Assignments 400 Test Yourself 401 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 401 20 Bilingualism 403 20.1 Introduction 403 20.2 The Bilingual Community 404 20.3 Language Policy 407 20.4 Bilingual Education 408 20.5 The Bilingual Individual 410 20.6 Bilingualism and Interference 412 20.7 The Emergence of New Languages 418 Summary 421 Assignments 422 Test Yourself 422 Acknowledgments and Further Reading 423 References 425 Sources of Illustrations 433 Index 435
£31.30
Harvard University Press Unflattening
Book SynopsisThe primacy of words over images has deep roots in Western culture. But what if the two are inextricably linked in meaning-making? In this experiment in visual thinking, drawn in comics, Nick Sousanis defies conventional discourse to offer readers a stunning work of graphic art and a serious inquiry into the ways humans construct knowledge.Trade ReviewNick Sousanis’s Unflattening is a complex, beautiful, delirious meditation on just about everything under the sun; a unique and bracing read. -- Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics and Making ComicsNick Sousanis’s Unflattening is a genuine oddity, a philosophical treatise in comics form. ‘Flatness,’ for Sousanis’s purposes, is not the quality of abstraction that Clement Greenberg lauded in modern art, but the lamentable condition of the inhabitants of Edwin A. Abbott’s ‘Flatland’: the inability to understand that there might be more than one can immediately perceive. The solution he proposes is admitting visual elements, and especially drawings, into the intellectual domain of language. (Psst—he’s talking about comics!) -- Douglas Wolk * New York Times Book Review *Ranging across a wide range of disciplines—the arts, the sciences, popular culture, critical theory—Sousanis argues that the verbal and the visual are inextricably entwined in the production of knowledge… It is a book that is dense with the syntheses of ideas, nimble, far-reaching and impossible to summarize. It liberates itself from the standard layout of panels within frames, teaching the eye and mind to read the unfailingly intelligent black-and-white artwork in unconventional and new ways. Unflattening deserves a place as a compulsory textbook in schools. -- Neel Mukherjee * New Statesman *Although the implications are profound, Unflattening is less an insurrection than a carefully argued case for rethinking our priorities about art and learning. Unflattening is above all a humane piece of scholarship which challenges our assumptions about perception. -- Matt Finch * Brooklyn Rail *If you prefer your mind-melt, dimension-bending comics with less costumes and melodrama, Nick Sousanis’ cerebral exploration of psychology and perspective offers a refreshing palate cleanser… Presented with a visual vocabulary that will blow readers minds in the most scholarly way possible. -- Sean Edgar * Paste *Sousanis’s drawings are first rate and his writing style economical. To demonstrate how introducing new vantage points expands our thinking, he explores a range of philosophical concepts, calling on Plato, Copernicus, and even the ‘fifth dimension’ explored in the TV series The Twilight Zone. -- Jan Gardner * Boston Globe *If Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics charmingly investigated the history, development, and formal features of visual narrative, Unflattening is its equally brilliant epistemological counterpart. With profound depth and insight, Sousanis looks at how the ‘unflattening’ possibilities of this form of storytelling allow us to see the world from entirely new perspectives… Written with remarkable clarity and insight, its sometimes-haunting, sometimes-breathtaking illustrations prove the book’s arguments about how visual information can shape our understanding… Weaving together language, perception, and the theory of knowledge in an investigation of how the multidimensional possibilities of graphic storytelling can awaken us to ways of knowing from multiple perspectives, Sousanis has made a profound contribution to the field of comics studies and to semiotics, epistemology, and the burgeoning study of visible thinking. Essential reading for anyone seeking to create, critique, or consider the visual narrative form. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *An important book, Unflattening is consistently innovative, using abstraction alongside realism, using framing and the (dis)organization of the page to represent different modes of thought. The words and images speak for themselves and succeed on their own terms. I couldn’t stop reading it. -- Henry Jenkins, author of Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked SocietyAn incisive meditation on the relationship between text and images. -- David Dabscheck * New York Observer *Entirely non-narrative, the book takes on the dichotomy between words and images in Western thought and argues that both are simultaneously involved in the production of meaning. Executed in sharp black-and-white diagrams, and abstract and geometric images, this scintillatingly intelligent book succeeds in the great feat of holding the reader’s attention not through a story but through ideas. Sousanis’s own book is the perfect illustration of the inextricability of the verbal and the visual. -- Neel Mukherjee * The Independent *Unflattening will no doubt become an essential teaching tool for helping students—especially undergraduates—think about comics, graphic novels, and other media in which words and images combine… The book is potentially revolutionary… This is a book that wants to teach, a book that will be talked about and belongs in any forward-looking library. -- R. J. Baumann * Choice *[This] will alter your perceptions, of comics, of art, of how to see and process your world and your ideas. Sousanis is relentlessly innovative in his solutions to picturing his concepts and in the process provides irrefutable proof of the efficacy of the medium to explain engagingly and memorably… It also uses two dimensional words and images to encourage us to broaden our horizons and deepen our understanding, in other words to perceive in multiple dimensions. And yes, reading comics re-wires your mind. -- Paul Gravett * paulgravett.com *Unflattening is Nick Sousanis’s meditation on the nature of learning and visual communication… At a time when graphic literature has become widely accepted as a medium for fiction and memoir, Unflattening breaks new ground in the use of visual narrative for the expression of abstract ideas. Beautifully drawn and brilliantly conceived, Unflattening is an instant classic. -- Rob Salkowitz * Forbes *Sousanis’ investigation into the connection between word and image could not have been presented in any other way… [He] presents a philosophical and reference heavy treatise in a compelling and accessible manner. -- Don O’Mahony * Irish Examiner *Frankly, genius. -- Zachary Petit * Print *Sousanis has achieved something powerful—a book that goes beyond just saying a thesis to actually showing one. -- Stephen Asma * Los Angeles Review of Books *There is much in Unflattening that will interest and stimulate thought for higher education scholars, teachers and students… In this beautiful and complex book, Sousanis grapples with core tenets of Western knowledge: who are our heroes, and why do we valorize their charts and grids so much more than, for example, the oral traditions of Pacific navigators who could read the stars? It is a beautiful book and a complex book that defies categorization—that’s why I recommend it. -- Frances Kelly * Higher Education Research & Development *
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Princeton University Press Allegory
Book SynopsisRevealing the immense richness of the allegorical tradition, this book demonstrates how allegory works in literature and art, as well as everyday speech, sales pitches, and religious and political appeals. It shows how allegor expresses fundamental emotional and cognitive drives, and relates it to a wide variety of aesthetic devices.Trade Review"Allegory is a brilliantly original analytical description of the organization of symbolic fiction; it deals with the most interesting topics and asks the right questions; its examples are learned and fascinatingly offbeat... What Mr. Fletcher has achieved is nothing less than a redescription of literature with allegory at the centre."--Times Literary Supplement "[S]parkles with fascinating observations."--Modern PhilologyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix A Personal Foreword, Harold Bloom xiii Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 1. The Daemonic Agent 24 2. The Cosmic Image 69 3. Symbolic Action: Progress and Battle 147 4. Allegorical Causation: Magic and Ritual Forms 181 5. Thematic Effects: Ambivalence, the Sublime, and the Picturesque 221 6. Psychoanalytic Analogues: Obsession and Compulsion 281 7. Value and Intention: The Limits of Allegory 306 Afterword 362 Afterword to the 2012 Edition 370 Illustrations 413 Bibliography 441 Index 463
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Princeton University Press Philosophy of Language
Book SynopsisIn this book one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field--its principal achievements, its most pressing current questions, and its most promising future directions. In addition to explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, ScottTrade Review"[Philosophy of Language] covers an impressive number of controversies in philosophy of language. And it does that in a nontechnical way that is likely to prove attractive to many instructors in the field."--Choice "[T]his is, in my view, a very valuable (though not at all introductory) overview, from a particular perspective, to be sure, of the trajectory on the philosophy of language from Frege to the present... [I]t covers a remarkable amount of ground in a short space, both presenting and contributing to an important network of themes that have shaped the philosophical study of language in the analytic tradition."--Kirk Ludwig, PhilosophiaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 PART ONE: A Century of Work in the Philosophy of Language Chapter One: The Logical Study of Language 7 1.1 Gottlob Frege--Origins of the Modern Enterprise 7 1.11 Foundations of Philosophical Semantics 7 1.12 Frege's Distinction between Sense and Reference 8 1.13 The Compositionality of Sense and Reference 10 1.14 Frege's Hierarchy of Indirect Senses and Referents 13 1.15 The Semantic Importance of Frege's Platonist Epistemology 15 1.16 Potential Problems and Alternative Analyses 16 1.17 The Fregean Legacy 20 1.2 Bertrand Russell: Fundamental Themes 20 1.21 Quantification, Propositions, and Propositional Functions 20 1.22 Generalized Quantifiers 23 1.23 Denoting Phrases, Definite Descriptions, and Logical Form 24 1.24 Russell's Theory of Scope 26 1.25 Thought, Meaning, Acquaintance, and Logically Proper Names 28 1.26 Existence and Negative Existentials 30 Selected Further Reading 32 Chapter Two: Truth, Interpretation, and Meaning 33 2.1 The Importance of Tarski 33 2.11 Truth, Models, and Logical Consequence 33 2.12 The Significance of Tarski for the Philosophy of Language 38 2.2 Rudolf Carnap's Embrace of Truth-Theoretic Semantics 41 2.3 The Semantic Approach of Donald Davidson 45 Selected Further Reading 49 Chapter Three: Meaning, Modality, and Possible Worlds Semantics 50 3.1 Kripke-Style Possible Worlds Semantics 50 3.2 Robert Stalnaker and David Lewis on Counterfactuals 56 3.3 The Montagovian Vision 63 Selected Further Reading 75 Chapter Four: Rigid Designation, Direct Reference, and Indexicality 77 4.1 Background 77 4.2 Kripke on Names, Natural Kind Terms, and Necessity 78 4.21 Rigid Designation, Essentialism, and Nonlinguistic Necessity 78 4.22 The Nondescriptive Semantics of Names 80 4.23 Natural Kind Terms 88 4.24 Kripke's Essentialist Route to the Necessary Aposteriori 91 4.3 Kaplan on Direct Reference and Indexicality 93 4.31 Significance: The Tension between Logic and Semantics 93 4.32 The Basic Structure of the Logic of Demonstratives 94 4.33 Direct Reference and Rigid Designation 97 4.34 'Dthat' and 'Actually' 99 4.35 English Demonstratives vs.'Dthat'-Rigidified Descriptions 100 4.36 Final Assessment 104 Selected Further Reading 105 PART TWO : New Directions Chapter Five: The Metaphysics of Meaning: Propositions and Possible Worlds 109 5.1 Loci of Controversy 109 5.2 Propositions 111 5.21 Why We Need Them and Why Theories of Truth Conditions Can't Provide Them 111 5.22 Why Traditional Propositions Won't Do 113 5.23 Toward a Naturalistic Theory of Propositions 116 5.231 The Deflationary Approach 117 5.232 The Cognitive-Realist Approach 121 5.3 Possible World-States 123 5.31 How to Understand Possible World-States 123 5.32 The Relationship between Modal and Nonmodal Truths 126 5.33 Our Knowledge of World-States 126 5.34 Existent and Nonexistent World-States 128 5.35 The Function of World-States in Our Theories 129 Selected Further Reading 130 Chapter Six: Apriority, Aposteriority, and Actuality 131 6.1 Language, Philosophy, and the Modalities 131 6.2 Apriority and Actuality 132 6.21 Apriori Knowledge of the Truth of Aposteriori Propositions at the Actual World-State 132 6.22 The Contingent Apriori and the Apriori Equivalence of P and the Proposition That P Is True at @ 134 6.23 Why Apriority Isn't Closed under Apriori Consequence: Two Ways of Knowing @ 135 6.24 Apriori Truths That Are Known Only Aposteriori 136 6.25 Apriority and Epistemic Possibility 137 6.26 Are Singular Thoughts Instances of the Contingent Apriori? 140 6.3 'Actually' 142 Selected Further Reading 143 Chapter Seven: The Limits of Meaning 145 7.1 The Traditional Conception of Meaning, Thought, Assertion, and Implicature 145 7.2 Challenges to the Traditional Conception 147 7.21 Demonstratives: A Revision of Kaplan 147 7.22 Incomplete Descriptions, Quantifiers, and Context 151 7.23 Pragmatic Enrichment and Incomplete Semantic Contents 155 7.231 Implicature, Impliciture, and Assertion 155 7.232 Pervasive Incompleteness? Possessives, Compound Nominals, and Temporal Modification 158 7.3 A New Conception of the Relationship between Meaning, Thought, Assertion, and Implicature 163 7.31 The Guiding Principle 163 7.32 Demonstratives and Incomplete Descriptions Revisited 164 7.33 Names and Propositional Attitudes 168 7.4 What Is Meaning? The Distinction between Semantics and Pragmatics 171 Selected Further Reading 173 References 175 Index 187
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Princeton University Press Ancient Africa
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Seminary Co-Op Notable Book of the Year""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year""A vital reconsideration of world history." * Publishers Weekly *"Ehret provides a vital new perspective on Africa’s significant role in the ancient world. This is an essential book on early African history that uses several types of evidence to demonstrate how different groups in Africa impacted each other and eventually the world." * Library Journal *"Ehret charts the many pathways of interconnection between Africa and the world. . . . At a time when people seem more divided than ever, it’s refreshing and rather moving to read a book which humanely reminds us of how much we all have in common."---Toby Green, Daily Telegraph"Although the ancestors of all human beings alive today lived in Africa, the continent and the history of its peoples occupy remarkably little space in histories of the ancient world. Ancient Africa goes a long way toward rectifying that. . . . This masterful, accessible summary of a brilliant historian's life's work will appeal to everyone interested in ancient world history." * Choice Reviews *"Ancient Africa: A Global History, to 300 CE is a passionate, provocative, engaging, and eye-opening account that has swept away any preconceived notions I had of a part of the world that is certainly deserving of more attention." * Ancient History *
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