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Book SynopsisDavid Galef provides a guide to writing flash fiction, from tips on technique to samples by canonical and contemporary authors to provocative prompts that inspire powerful stories in a little space. Brevity is an indispensable resource for anyone working in this increasingly popular form.Trade ReviewIf I had to choose just one book for my class in writing flash fiction, it would be this one. Practical, direct, wonderful examples, fun to read-if this book doesn't energize your writing, nothing will. -- Robert Shapard, coeditor of Sudden Fiction: American Short-Short Stories Brevity represents a useful addition to the range of current creative writing texts, combining an anthology of flash fiction with an analysis of the subcategories within the form and writing exercises that will inspire students. Galef's witty, welcoming tone will appeal to beginning and intermediate writers. Often, I felt so inspired by the prompts that I wanted to sit down at my computer and try the exercises myself. -- Eileen Pollack, author of A Perfect Life: A Novel Brevity is a thorough introduction to the form, offering a variety of strategies for composition, as well as a wide-ranging, international anthology linked to each chapter's focus. A relentlessly generative, eclectic, instructive, entertaining, and motivational text. -- Michael Martone, author of The Flatness and Other Landscapes Galef is an excellent writer, and the book throughout is a delight-he makes the reader want to immediately start writing... He provides deft insights and suggestions on editing... and he suggests techniques that work well when applied to a small text. Best of all, each chapter provides examples of great flash fiction-from authors as different as Saki and Steve Martin-as well as ideas for readers to explore. Publishers WeeklyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments A Short Introduction Vignettes. Readings: Colette: "The Other Wife"; Isaac Babel: "An Incident on the Nevsky Prospekt" Character Sketches. Readings: L. E. Leone: "The Argument for a Shotgun"; Josefina Estrada: "The Extravagant Behavior of the Naked Woman" Letters. Readings: Yasunari Kawabata: "Canaries"; Phil Karasik: "Mickey the Dog Phones Home" Diary Entries. Readings: Will Stanton: "Barney"; Mark Budman: "The Diary of a Salaryman" Lists. Readings: Sei Shonagon: "Annoying Things"; Steve Martin: "Disgruntled Former Lexicographer" Fables. Readings: Anonymous: Untitled; Raphael Dagold: "The Two Rats and the BB Gun" Anecdotes. Reading: The peasant and the genie Prose Poems. Readings: Yusef Komunyakaa: "Nude Interrogation"; Len Kuntz: "Story Problems" Soliloquies, Rants, Riffs, and Themes. Readings: Christine Byl: "Hey, Jess McCafferty"; John Edgar Wideman: "Witness" Perfect Miniatures. Readings: John Collier: "The Chaser"; Jeffrey Whitmore: "Bedtime Story" Intermission: Cutting Down. Bruce Taylor: "Exercise" Surrealism. Readings: Richard Brautigan: "A Need for Gardens"; Donald Barthelme: "The Baby" What If? Readings: Wayland Hilton-Young: "The Choice"; Dicky Murphy: "The Magician's Umbrella" Genre. Readings: Roxane Gay: "The Mistress of Baby Breath"; Tara Orchard: "My Love" Setting. Readings: Bharati Mukherjee: "Courtly Vision"; Alice Walker: "The Flowers" Twists. Readings: Luisa Valenzuela: "Vision Out of the Corner of One Eye"; Saki: "The Open Window" Two Viewpoints. Readings: Robert Schipits: "Dialogue Between Two Teenagers, One Interested in Cars and One Not"; Ryan Ridge: "Shaky Hands & All" Mass Compression. Readings: Bruce Holland Rogers: "Dinosaur"; Susan O'Neill: "Memento Mori" Metafiction. Readings: Ptim Callan: "Story"; Jorge Luis Borges: "Borges and I" Vanishing Point. Readings: Merilee Faber: "We came around the corner"; Dean Clayton Edwards: "It was pretending"; Davian Aw: "She raised the glass"; Augusto Monterroso: "The Dinosaur" The Future Conclusion Bibliography Permissions Index

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Book SynopsisJohn V. Pavlik argues that a new form of media has emerged: experiential news, which delivers not just news stories but also news experiences, in which the consumer engages as a participant or virtual eyewitness in immersive, multisensory, and interactive narratives.Trade ReviewPavlik's thoughts about the future shape of [journalism] are intriguing. . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Remarkably clear, concise, engaging, analytical, readable, and thought-provoking book. -- Seok Kang * Journalism & mass Communication Quarterly *Pavlik offers practical strategies for the understanding and use of virtual reality and augmented reality both as immersive technologies and tools for imaginative but factual journalism. Soundly grounded in universal journalistic principles and values, Journalism in the Age of Virtual Reality confronts the benefits and challenges of this once-elusive technology now maturing and taking its place in the media ecosystem. A must-read for anyone tracking change in the world of media disarray and disruption. -- Everette E. Dennis, Northwestern University in QatarJohn V. Pavlik’s latest work provides a unique perspective on the evolution of journalism from the analogue to the digital. He suggests that the rise of experiential media may help mitigate the “internet echo chamber” represented through subjective media consumption often found through social media. Together with the rise of mobile broadband, the increased video and image resolution found on modern cellphones, and the variety of options available for consumer-level immersive gaming headsets, from Google Cardboard to the Oculus and HTC systems, Pavlik expertly guides the reader to an understanding of how experiential journalism may not only enhance but ultimately change the face of the field as we currently know it. -- Bryan W. Carter, University of ArizonaJournalism in the Age of Virtual Reality demystifies the often complex technologies used to produce and distribute experiential media. Pavlik traces the evolution of these technologies in a clear and concise manner with extensive interview content from experts in each of the key areas explored. This book is very much a future-oriented text that builds on the foundations of telecommunication and information science history to insightfully predict how experiential technologies might evolve in the decades ahead. -- Pete Seel, Colorado State UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Experiential Stories: Situating the Transformation of Journalism in Historical Context2. Digital Design in Experiential News3. The News User Experience: Immersive, Interactive, and Multisensory4. Encoded Content5. Interactive Documentaries6. Drone Media and Beyond7. Economic, Regulatory, and Other Contextual Factors8. An Experiential News ParableNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisBased on a landmark study that has collected data from more than 27,500 journalists in 67 countries, Worlds of Journalism offers a groundbreaking analysis of the different ways journalists perceive their duties, their relationship to society and government, and the nature and meaning of their work.Trade ReviewThis will be a touchstone work for decades to come. It is not an overstatement to say that this book is entirely unique; it’s special because of the detailed discussion of national and regional contexts. Worlds of Journalism contributes to the truly global and international perspective of journalism, avoiding normativity and emphasizing diversity using a unique and comprehensive dataset. -- Henrik Örnebring, author of Newsworkers: A Comparative European PerspectiveThis book provides a kaleidoscopic overview of journalism around the world. Its organization and execution provides a model for comparative research, and its findings raise important questions that are sure to orient future scholarship. Already well-regarded by colleagues, this publication solidifies the Worlds of Journalism project as a leading effort to make sense of the complex realities that journalists around the world confront today. -- Matthew Powers, University of WashingtonOne of the key elements of this anthology is an effort to make journalism studies truly global and comparative. This book succeeds on multiple fronts: it provides a comprehensive analysis of the various and competing strands of research in journalism studies, empirically covers the vast geography of journalism practices, and gives us a blueprint of how to analyze and understand such practices. I recommend this book for its scope and theoretical execution. It is a must-read for all journalism scholars. -- Shakuntala Rao, author of Indian Journalism in a New EraWorlds of Journalism is ample proof of the diversity of journalistic cultures around the globe and an excellent example of a truly collaborative study. It provides fascinating insights into the attitudes and values of media personnel beyond the western world. The book is a must-read in journalism research. -- Barbara Pfetsch, editor of Political Communication Cultures in Western Europe: Attitudes of Political Actors and Journalists in Nine Countries[An] exceptionally fine book. -- Jay G. Blulmer, University of Leeds * Journal of Mass Communication *A tactfully coherent discussion of its findings, drawing on an extensive amount of data to question normative expectations of journalism culture and highlight rich differences in perspectives from around the world. * International Journal of Communication *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Exploring the Worlds of Journalism: An Introduction, by Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, and Arnold S. de Beer2. Journalistic Culture in a Global Context: A Conceptual Roadmap, by Thomas Hanitzsch, Laura Ahva, Martin Oller Alonso, Jesus Arroyave, Liesbeth Hermans, Jan Fredrik Hovden, Sallie Hughes, Beate Josephi, Jyotika Ramaprasad, Ivor Shapiro, and Tim Vos3. Surveying Journalists Around the World: A Methodological Framework, by Corinna Lauerer and Thomas Hanitzsch4. Profiles of Journalists: Demographic and Employment Patterns, by Beate Josephi, Folker Hanusch, Martin Oller Alonso, Ivor Shapiro, Kenneth Andresen, Arnold de Beer, Abit Hoxha, Sonia Virgínia Moreira, Kevin Rafter, Terje Skjerdal, Sergio Splendore, and Edson C. Tandoc, Jr.5. Perceived Influences: Journalists’ Awareness of Pressures on Their Work, by Thomas Hanitzsch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, Jesus Arroyave, Rosa Berganza, Liesbeth Hermans, Jan Fredrik Hovden, Filip Lab, Corinna Lauerer, Alice Tejkalová, and Tim P. Vos6. Editorial Autonomy: Journalists’ Perceptions of Their Freedom, by Basyouni Hamada, Sallie Hughes, Thomas Hanitzsch, James Hollings, Corinna Lauerer, Jesus Arroyave, Verica Rupar, and Sergio Splendore7. Role Orientations: Journalists’ Views on Their Place in Society, by Thomas Hanitzsch, Tim Vos, Olivier Standaert, Folker Hanusch, Jan Fredrik Hovden, Liesbeth Hermans, and Jyotika Ramaprasad8. Ethical Considerations: Journalists’ Perceptions of Professional Practice, by Jyotika Ramaprasad, Thomas Hanitzsch, Epp Lauk, Halliki Harro-Loit, Jan Fredrik Hovden, Jari Väliverronen, and Stephanie Craft9. Trust: Journalists’ Confidence in Public Institutions, by Arjen van Dalen, Rosa Berganza, Thomas Hanitzsch, Adriana Amado, Beatriz Herrero, Beate Josephi, Sonja Seizova, Morten Skovsgaard, and Nina Steindl10. Transformations: Journalists’ Reflections on Changes in News Work, by Folker Hanusch, Edson C. Tandoc, Jr., Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou, Nurhaya Muchtar, Kevin Rafter, Mireya Márquez Ramírez, Verica Rupar, and Vittoria Sacco11. Modeling Journalistic Cultures: A Global Approach, by Folker Hanusch and Thomas HanitzschAppendix 1: Additional TablesAppendix 2: QuestionnaireAppendix 3: Institutions Funding the StudyReferencesEditors and ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisFor more than fifty years, Walter Bernard and Milton Glaser have revolutionized the look of magazine journalism. In Mag Men, Bernard and Glaser recount their storied careers, offering insiders’ perspective on some of the most iconic design work of the twentieth century.Trade ReviewBernard and Glaser revolutionized the look of magazines, and in the process they reinvigorated the art of visual storytelling. This beautiful book, filled with vivid examples of their genius, is an honest and fascinating look at the world of magazine making. -- Walter Isaacson, former editor of Time and author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve JobsLegendary and pioneering magazine designers Bernard and Glaser illuminate their work in this entertaining illustrated look at New York magazine and others they worked on ... [an] essential history could almost be seen as a requiem. * Publishers Weekly *In 2013, Bernard and Glaser received the American Society of Magazine Editors Creative Excellence Award. Open up Mag Men to any page and you'll see why. * Air Mail *We dare you to put it down. * Folio *Provides such a diverse portfolio of work, with such clarity, solid examples and commentary of how and why things work, and do not work, especially during this age where digital has taken so much of the spotlight. * Publishing Research Quarterly *Anyone with an interest in magazine history or journalism may find value in this work. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *Table of ContentsForewordIntroduction1. “Shall We Start a New Magazine?”2. New Opportunities on Bigger Stages3. Together AgainList of MagazinesAcknowledgmentsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book is an essential guide to protecting news writers, sources, and organizations in the digital era. Susan E. McGregor provides a systematic understanding of the key technical, legal, and conceptual issues that anyone teaching, studying, or practicing journalism should know.Trade ReviewSusan E. McGregor has written a crucial resource for working journalists, journalism students, and anyone curious about the many sides of digital security. Her clear explanations and practical guidance mean that reporters are no longer paralyzed by fear of digital intrusions and instead have concrete strategies and plans to apply to a variety of projects. -- Sarah Cohen, Knight Chair in Data Journalism at the Cronkite School of Journalism and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Investigative ReportingMcGregor takes an honest and often unflinching look at how emerging practices have come to bear on digital security, and in a way that is always one step ahead of the curve. -- Harlo Holmes, director of digital security at Freedom of the Press FoundationSusan E. McGregor has written the essential book on security for journalists. From source protection to device security to encryption and conflict reporting, this book covers everything that modern journalists need to stay safe online and IRL. Technology changes fast, but McGregor blends basic security concepts with a nuanced understanding of tech to give journalists timeless advice that can be adapted as the tech evolves. -- Meredith Broussard, author of Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the WorldMcGregor takes a complex subject and makes it both accessible and actionable. In Information Security Essentials, you’ll find important background information, case studies, and guidance from experts willing to share the secrets they have learned along the way. An invaluable resource for media professionals and cybersecurity experts alike. -- Runa Sandvik, security researcherTable of ContentsIntroduction1. The Essentials of Digital Communications2. Digital Data in a Legal Frame3. Assessing Risks and Threats4. Everyday Essentials5. Fundamentals for Field Reporting6. Reporting Abroad7. Creating a Culture of Security8. Security Strategies for Teams9. Working with Freelancers and Community Contributors10. Essentials for Small Newsrooms11. Managing Risk for a Midsized Newsroom12. Security Strategies for Large Newsrooms13. Facing Threats to the Profession14. Looking AheadNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe Perilous Public Square brings together leading thinkers to identify and investigate today’s multifaceted threats to free expression. They go beyond the campus and the courthouse to pinpoint key structural changes in the means of mass communication and forms of global capitalism.Trade ReviewA perfect book for our time, and a true public service. A terrific and impressively diverse collection, exploring multiple threats to freedom of speech. -- Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard UniversityThis volume is terrific and timely, and essential reading for anyone trying to make sense of how to think about expression, the platform monopolies, threats, and what the public sphere means today. It challenges shibboleths you may not realize you have. The diverse writers directly and eloquently fight each other in these pages, helping clarify both the stakes and the disagreements about not only what to do, but how to do talk about what to do with some of the most maddening and massive threats to democratic life and discussion. -- Zephyr Teachout, author of Break 'Em Up: Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big MoneyThe Perilous Public Square provides the type of provocative, outside-the-box thinking we so desperately need right now. This collection brings together a stellar group of legal scholars in a format that includes the challenging of, and elaboration on, the core essays’ principal arguments. The result is a compelling and thought-provoking collection that represents a vital contribution to a number of contemporary communications policy debates. -- Philip M. Napoli, author of Social Media and the Public Interest: Media Regulation in the Disinformation AgeJustice Oliver Wendell Holmes once famously said that free speech “is an experiment, as all life is an experiment.” The meaning and wisdom of that experiment long have been, and continue to be debated. This has never been truer than it is today, as new communications technologies and rapidly shifting political norms call into question old assumptions about speech, information, and their relationships to democratic governance. In this volume, top-notch thinkers from a range of backgrounds and perspectives tackle these vexing questions. The result is timely, engrossing, and deeply informed. A must-read for anyone who cares about the future of free speech and democracy. -- Heidi Kitrosser, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, University of MinnesotaA must-read for anyone concerned about the many threats facing free expression today, be they from structural, private, or government (U.S. or otherwise) forces, as well as any number of bad actors. * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *A thought-provoking, important collection of conversations that embody and manifest the complexity of the challenges that cyberspace presents to “terrestrial” legal thought." * Law and Politics Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction, by David E. Pozen1. Is the First Amendment Obsolete?, by Tim WuReflections on Whether the First Amendment Is Obsolete, by Geoffrey R. StoneNot Waving but Drowning: Saving the Audience from the Floods, by Rebecca Tushnet2. From the Heckler’s Veto to the Provocateur’s Privilege, by David E. PozenThe Hostile Audience Revisited, by Frederick SchauerUnsafe Spaces, by Jelani CobbHeading Off the Hostile Audience, by Mark EdmundsonCosting Out Campus Speaker Restrictions, by Suzanne B. GoldbergPolicing, Protesting, and the Insignificance of Hostile Audiences, by Rachel A. Harmon3. Straining (Analogies) to Make Sense of the First Amendment in Cyberspace, by David E. PozenSearch Engines, Social Media, and the Editorial Analogy, by Heather WhitneyOf Course the First Amendment Protects Google and Facebook (and It’s Not a Close Question), by Eric GoldmanThe Problem Isn’t the Use of Analogies but the Analogies Courts Use, by Genevieve LakierPreventing a Posthuman Law of Freedom of Expression, by Frank Pasquale4. Intermediary Immunity and Discriminatory Designs, by David E. PozenDiscriminatory Designs on User Data, by Olivier SylvainSection 230’s Challenge to Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, by Danielle Keats CitronTo Err Is Platform, by James GrimmelmannToward a Clearer Conversation About Platform Liability, by Daphne Keller5. The De-Americanization of Internet Freedom, by David E. PozenThe Failure of Internet Freedom, by Jack GoldsmithThe Limits of Supply-Side Internet Freedom, by David KayeInternet Freedom Without Imperialism, by Nani Jansen Reventlow and Jonathan McCully6. Crisis in the Archives, by David E. PozenState Secrecy, Archival Negligence, and the End of History as We Know It, by Matthew ConnellyA Response from the National Archives, by David S. FerrieroRescuing History (and Accountability) from Secrecy, by Elizabeth GoiteinArchiving as Politics in the National Security State, by Kirsten Weld7. Authoritarian Constitutionalism in Facebookland, by David E. PozenFacebook v. Sullivan, by Kate KlonickMeet the New Governors, Same as the Old Governors, by Enrique ArmijoNewsworthiness and the Search for Norms, by Amy GajdaProfits v. Principles, by Sarah C. HaanContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisSylvain Parasie examines how data journalists and news organizations have navigated the tensions between traditional journalistic values and new technologies. Offering an in-depth analysis of how computing has become part of the daily practices of journalists, this book proposes ways for journalism to evolve in order to serve democratic societies.Trade ReviewComputing the News is a brilliant account of the potential of technological practice for the renewal of media work and its implications for society at large. Building on his extensive comparative research, Sylvain Parasie has crafted a book that is poised to become a must-read for scholars, analysts, and practitioners. -- Pablo J. Boczkowski, author of Abundance: On the Experience of Living in a World of Information PlentyComputing the News is required reading for anyone studying data journalism. Weaving together deep sociological insights with much-needed historical context, Parasie expertly parses how the field has tactfully integrated data and computing while maintaining normative commitments. -- Nicholas Diakopoulos, author of Automating the News: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the MediaJournalists and future journalists will find in this book a necessary ethical roadmap for the use of data and algorithms, rooted in an in-depth analysis of best practices and pitfalls in U.S. and French media. For journalism scholars, this is a must-read book, featuring wonderfully crafted research on technological innovations. -- David Domingo, Université Libre de BruxellesYes, journalism is knowledge! In this book, Parasie brilliantly shows how all the tricky aspects of doing research—questioning where data come from, reflecting on bias and exclusion, understanding how institutions influence what we see—are crucial aspects of news and what it is for: making truths public. -- Noortje Marres, author of Digital Sociology: The Reinvention of Social ResearchTable of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Trying to Be NonjudgmentalPart I. Two Paths to Data Journalism1. Revealing Injustice with Computers, 1967–19952. Rankings; or, The Unintended Consequences of Computation, 1988–2000Part II. A Challenge for Journalism3. Rebooting Journalism4. A Tale of Two Cultures?5. The Tensions Facing Data JournalismPart III. Data Journalism in the Making6. The Making of a Revelation7. How Not to Get Academic8. The Art of Bringing About PublicsConclusion: An Ethics of ReflexivityNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book is at once a guided introduction to Chinese nonfictional prose and an innovative textbook for the study of classical Chinese. It is a companion volume to How to Read Chinese Prose: A Guided Anthology, designed for Chinese-language learners.Trade ReviewLearning classical Chinese can be daunting! Anyone aspiring to competency will benefit enormously by letting this group of leading scholars guide them word-by-word through key texts in the tradition. The readings, glosses, and notes all ease the burden on the learner. -- Patricia Ebrey, author of Emperor HuizongAn insightful anthology for appreciating classical Chinese prose in the original language and a perfect textbook for studying classical Chinese! I applaud the authors for selecting a corpus that is both canonical and diverse and appreciate the user-friendly design. -- Xiarong Li, author of The Poetics and Politics of Sensuality in China: The “Fragrant and Bedazzling” Movement (1600-1930)With its judiciously selected sample texts and expertly prepared learning aids, this latest volume in the How to Read Chinese Literature series is an excellent choice for those interested in studying essential classical Chinese while gaining a literary appreciation of Chinese prose in different genres from different periods. -- Xiaoshan Yang, author of Metamorphosis of the Private Sphere: Gardens and Objects in Tang-Song PoetryThis is the first volume available on the U.S. market to introduce comprehensively and systematically all of the major genres of classical Chinese prose in the form of a classical Chinese textbook taught through modern Mandarin Chinese. Teachers and students will benefit from its broad coverage, flexibility for course use, and its useful glossary-index. -- Benjamin Ridgway, Swarthmore CollegeTable of ContentsPreface to the How to Read Chinese Literature SeriesA Note on How to Use This BookSymbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical UsagesContributors Who Have Written Literary Analyses for This BookHistorical WritingsRecorded ConversationsAllegorical Tales and Argumentative EssaysBiographical WritingsLettersPrefaces and Occasional WritingsExpository EssaysAccounts of Sites and EventsEssentials of Classical Chinese Grammar TaughtAnswers to Unit Exercises

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Book SynopsisAmerican Deadline brings together dispatches from four longtime local journalists in different parts of the United States that tell the story of 2020 anew.Trade ReviewAmerican Deadline offers a fresh and unique chronicle of a year we’ll never forget—2020—through the lens of four communities where newspapers have weakened or vanished. These dispatches from the front lines of democracy—communities in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia—remind us of what's lost when Americans have only national (and increasingly partisan) news sources. American Deadline reminds us that local news is never more needed than in a crisis like a pandemic. We need local news not just to hold local officials accountable but to provide a more nuanced, textured view of politics from the ground up. Communities across America have been starved of reliable local news. This book vividly illustrates the dire consequences for our democracy. -- Sewell Chan, editor in chief of The Texas TribuneFor those of us trying to bolster local news in the U.S., American Deadline offers more compelling evidence for why this coverage matters. In a series of astute, nuanced dispatches, four veteran journalists describe the same year in the life of their disparate communities after their local newsroom has withered or died. Critical elections with no candidate coverage. Rampant Covid misinformation. No government watchdogs. This is front-line reporting that’s a must read. -- Kim Kleman, executive director, Report for AmericaWell-written and comprehensive, American Deadline is a fascinating look at how the tensions that are tearing us apart at the national level also affect community life. -- Dan Kennedy, author of The Return of the Moguls: How Jeff Bezos and John Henry Are Remaking Newspapers for the Twenty-First Century[A] unique and often heart-wrenching collaboration . . . the reporting is consistently fine-grained, evocative, and insightful. It’s a fitting testament to the value of local journalism. * Publishers Weekly *[This book] serves as a valuable resource for those unfamiliar with the lived experiences within news deserts or areas impacted by the decline of local news, while also complementing the growing body of academic work in the space. Above all, the authors compellingly demonstrate that the loss of local news profoundly affects readers. * Journalism *Those who believe that introspection is the path to progress — as I do — will be captivated by this book. -- Larry Fennelly * Macon Telegraph *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction, by Michael Shapiro1. The Mystery of Caroline County, Virginia (Bowling Green)2. What’s Vexing Macon, Georgia? (Macon)3. Red Streets versus Blue Streets in McKeesport, Pennsylvania (McKeesport)4. Fighting the Wall Along the Rio Grande (McAllen)5. Are Democrats an Endangered Species in Caroline County? (Bowling Green)6. Yes, Dorothy, We Are Way Outside the Beltway (Macon)7. Fear and Loathing in the Time of Coronavirus (McKeesport)8. In the Rio Grande Valley, a Border Closes, and Signs of a Wall Appear as the Pandemic Spreads (McAllen)9. The Ghost of a Weekly Covers the Pandemic (Bowling Green)10. Standing on Sinking Sand, Living in Limbo (Macon)11. Transparency in a Time of Pandemic (McKeesport)12. COVID-19 Has Changed How We Report Stories on the Border (McAllen)13. How the Pandemic Is Playing in Rural Virginia (Bowling Green)14. A Good Idea at the Time (Macon)15. In Towns Like McKeesport, the Future Was Already Precarious. Then Came Coronavirus. (McKeesport)16. Saving Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge Extends Beyond Political Boundaries (McAllen)17. At the Edge of a Pandemic, Its Direction Unknown (Bowling Green)18. Dirty Politics in the Digital Age (Macon)19. How Facebook Has Undermined Communal Conversation in McKeesport (McKeesport)20. South Texas Was Reopening. Now COVID-19 Is Roaring Back. (McAllen)21. Racism, Confederate Statues, and the View from Frog Level, Virginia (Bowling Green)22. Macon–Bibb County Votes While a Nation Protests (Macon)23. “McAllen and South Texas Need Help Now” (McAllen)24. When a Newspaper Dies, What Fills the Void? (Bowling Green)25. To School or Not to School—a Burning Question (Macon)26. What Will “Normal” Mean After COVID-19? (McKeesport)27. South Texas Is a Bad Algorithm Right Now (McAllen)28. In Rural Virginia, a Tale of Two Congressional Districts (Bowling Green)29. A Local Election, School Reopenings, and the Pandemic (Macon)30. Will Western Pennsylvania Become a String of Ghost Towns? (McKeesport)31. Where Are the Campaign Signs and the Politiqueras? (McAllen)32. A Confederate Soldier Moves On (Bowling Green)33. Macon–Bibb County and the Unrelenting Shock of COVID-19 (Macon)34. Will the Sons of Steelworkers See Trump’s COVID-19 Behavior as Strong or Reckless? (McKeesport)35. Counting on Next Year Being Much Better (McAllen)36. Election Day ApproachesPostscript: January 20, 2021Index

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Book SynopsisThe Best American Magazine Writing 2022 presents a range of outstanding writing on timely topics, from in-depth reporting to incisive criticism.Table of ContentsIntroduction, by Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief, The Atlantic, Acknowledgments, by Sid Holt, chief executive, American Society of Magazine EditorsBodies on the Line, by Carina del Valle Schorske, New York Times Magazine, Winner—Essays and CriticismWe’re Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic, by Ed Yong, The Atlantic, Finalist—Public InterestThese Precious Days, by Ann Patchett, Harper’s, Finalist—Feature WritingVenus Rising, by Megan I. Gannon, Popular Science, Winner—Single-Topic IssueThe Webb Space Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History. If It Works, by Natalie Wolchover, Quanta, Finalist—ReportingThe Methane Hunters, by Zachary R. Mider, Bloomberg Green with Bloomberg Businessweek, Finalist—Public InterestWe Need to Change How We Talk About Abortion, by Kristin Canning, Women’s Health, Finalist—Service JournalismThe Games We Play, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, AARP the Magazine, Finalist—Lifestyle JournalismThe Original Cowboys, by Katie Gutierrez, Texas Highways, Finalist—Lifestyle JournalismInfinite Self, by E. Alex Jung, New York, Finalist—Profile WritingIs Jake Paul Bad for Boxing? Next Question, by Dotun Akintoye, ESPN.com, Finalist—Profile WritingThe Wrong Daddy, by Jeremy Atherton Lin, Yale Review, Finalist—Lifestyle JournalismPast Imperfect, by Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, Winner—Profile WritingBeyond Britney: Abuse, Exploitation, and Death Inside America’s Guardianship Industry, by Heidi Blake and Katie J. M. Baker, BuzzFeed News, Finalist—Public InterestPut on the Diamonds, by Vivian Gornick, Harper’s, Finalist—Essays and CriticismWhat Do We Do About John James Audubon?, by J. Drew Lanham, Audubon, Finalist—Essays and CriticismThe Collapse, by Matthieu Aikins, New York Times Magazine, Winner—ReportingTwenty Years Gone, by Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, Winner—Feature WritingCome With Me, by Nishanth Injam, Georgia Review, Winner—ASME Award for FictionPermissionsList of Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe Best American Magazine Writing 2022 presents a range of outstanding writing on timely topics, from in-depth reporting to incisive criticism.Table of ContentsIntroduction, by Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief, The AtlanticAcknowledgments, by Sid Holt, chief executive, American Society of Magazine EditorsBodies on the Line, by Carina del Valle Schorske, New York Times Magazine, Winner—Essays and CriticismWe’re Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic, by Ed Yong, The Atlantic, Finalist—Public InterestThese Precious Days, by Ann Patchett, Harper’s, Finalist—Feature WritingVenus Rising, by Megan I. Gannon, Popular Science, Winner—Single-Topic IssueThe Webb Space Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History. If It Works, by Natalie Wolchover, Quanta, Finalist—ReportingThe Methane Hunters, by Zachary R. Mider, Bloomberg Green with Bloomberg Businessweek, Finalist—Public InterestWe Need to Change How We Talk About Abortion, by Kristin Canning, Women’s Health, Finalist—Service JournalismThe Games We Play, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, AARP the Magazine, Finalist—Lifestyle JournalismThe Original Cowboys, by Katie Gutierrez, Texas Highways, Finalist—Lifestyle JournalismInfinite Self, by E. Alex Jung, New York, Finalist—Profile WritingIs Jake Paul Bad for Boxing? Next Question, by Dotun Akintoye, ESPN.com, Finalist—Profile WritingThe Wrong Daddy, by Jeremy Atherton Lin, Yale Review, Finalist—Lifestyle JournalismPast Imperfect, by Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, Winner—Profile WritingBeyond Britney: Abuse, Exploitation, and Death Inside America’s Guardianship Industry, by Heidi Blake and Katie J. M. Baker, BuzzFeed News, Finalist—Public InterestPut on the Diamonds, by Vivian Gornick, Harper’s, Finalist—Essays and CriticismWhat Do We Do About John James Audubon?, by J. Drew Lanham, Audubon, Finalist—Essays and CriticismThe Collapse, by Matthieu Aikins, New York Times Magazine, Winner—ReportingTwenty Years Gone, by Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, Winner—Feature WritingCome With Me, by Nishanth Injam, Georgia Review, Winner—ASME Award for FictionPermissionsList of Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe Best American Magazine Writing 2023 features a selection of articles honored by this year’s National Magazine Awards for Print and Digital Media.Table of ContentsIntroduction, by Natasha Pearlman, executive editor, GlamourAcknowledgmentsThe Battle for Baby L., by Rozina Ali, New York Times MagazineShe Never Hurt Her Kids. So Why Is a Mother Serving More Time Than the Man Who Abused Her Daughter?, by Samantha Michaels, Mother JonesAristocrat Inc., by Natalie So, The BelieverMonuments to the Unthinkable, by Clint Smith, The AtlanticThe Landlord and the Tenant, by Raquel Rutledge and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica and Milwaukee Journal SentinelDeath Sentence, by Nicholas Florko, StatThe Time to Pass Paid Leave Is Now, by Natasha Pearlman, GlamourA Post-Roe Threat and The Post-Roe Era and Is Abortion Sacred?, by Jia Tolentino, New YorkerWe Need to Take Away Children, by Caitlin Dickerson, The AtlanticThe Militiamen, the Governor, and the Kidnapping That Wasn’t, by Chris Heath, EsquireHow a Nepo Baby Is Born, by Nate Jones, New YorkTinder Hearted, by Allison P. Davis, New YorkAcid Church, by Courtney Desiree Morris, Stranger’s Guide“She’s Capital!”, by Namwali Serpell, New York Review of BooksViola Davis, Inside Out, by Jazmine Hughes, New York Times MagazineLight and Shadow, by Raffi Khatchadourian, New YorkerWinter Term, by Michelle de Kretser, Paris ReviewUntold, by Tom Junod and Paula Lavigne, ESPN DigitalPermissionsList of Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe Best American Magazine Writing 2023 features a selection of articles honored by this year’s National Magazine Awards for Print and Digital Media.Table of ContentsIntroduction, by Natasha Pearlman, executive editor, GlamourAcknowledgmentsThe Battle for Baby L., by Rozina Ali, New York Times MagazineShe Never Hurt Her Kids. So Why Is a Mother Serving More Time Than the Man Who Abused Her Daughter?, by Samantha Michaels, Mother JonesAristocrat Inc., by Natalie So, The BelieverMonuments to the Unthinkable, by Clint Smith, The AtlanticThe Landlord and the Tenant, by Raquel Rutledge and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica and Milwaukee Journal SentinelDeath Sentence, by Nicholas Florko, StatThe Time to Pass Paid Leave Is Now, by Natasha Pearlman, GlamourA Post-Roe Threat and The Post-Roe Era and Is Abortion Sacred?, by Jia Tolentino, New YorkerWe Need to Take Away Children, by Caitlin Dickerson, The AtlanticThe Militiamen, the Governor, and the Kidnapping That Wasn’t, by Chris Heath, EsquireHow a Nepo Baby Is Born, by Nate Jones, New YorkTinder Hearted, by Allison P. Davis, New YorkAcid Church, by Courtney Desiree Morris, Stranger’s Guide“She’s Capital!”, by Namwali Serpell, New York Review of BooksViola Davis, Inside Out, by Jazmine Hughes, New York Times MagazineLight and Shadow, by Raffi Khatchadourian, New YorkerWinter Term, by Michelle de Kretser, Paris ReviewUntold, by Tom Junod and Paula Lavigne, ESPN DigitalPermissionsList of Contributors

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Book SynopsisThis book examines a wide swath of political discourse to shed new light on the meaning and significance of eloquence. Roderick P. Hart, a leading scholar of political communication, develops new ways of measuring persuasiveness and rhetorical power through the use of computer-based methods.Trade ReviewThis brilliant book was like taking a walk through US history with a good (and smart!) friend by my side. I was excited to see where many of my favorites, like Barbara Jordan, would land in Hart’s assessment. I truly enjoyed reading this book and recommend it to all who care about our democracy and where it is going. -- Terri Givens, author of Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial DividesIn this eloquent analysis of eloquence, Roderick Hart pulls out all the stops to diagnose, to redeem, and even to measure. Eloquence can be unsafe and even illegal, but it can also save us. Itself a compendium of eloquent remarks by others (and the author), this book might be just what is needed as American democracy hangs in the balance. -- John Durham Peters, coauthor of Promiscuous Knowledge: Information, Image, and Other Truth Games in HistoryAmerican Eloquence marshals Hart’s decades of experience as a rhetorical critic, bolstered by the calculative capacity of the digital humanities, to illustrate why “eloquence is an abiding human need.” Readers will find his Eloquence Index stimulating, and the author’s rapid-fire wit should keep everyone engaged. -- Celeste Michelle Condit, author of Angry Public Rhetorics: Global Relations and Emotion in the Wake of 9/11Democracy at once depends upon eloquence and treats eloquence suspiciously. The label can serve as praise, as denigration, even as a backhanded compliment or a self-own. Using a remarkable range of method, American Eloquence presents a compelling, sophisticated, and approachable account of what makes eloquence work and how it animates political discourse in the United States. -- Andrew Perrin, author of American Democracy: From Tocqueville to Town Halls to TwitterOne of our most adroit scholars of American political speech, Rod Hart wrests eloquence from all its contradictions--from its power to inspire the better angels of our nation to the dangers of disinformation, demonization and demagoguery. American Eloquence is thought provoking, fun, nostalgic, sometimes scary but always bracing. -- Charlton McIlwain, author of Black Software: The Internet & Racial Justice, from the AfroNet to Black Lives MatterTable of Contents1. Eloquence: Why?2. Eloquence: When and Where?3. Eloquence: How?4. Cultural Resonance5. Personal Investment6. Poetic Imagination7. Eloquence Assessed8. Eloquence TomorrowAppendix: “Importance” Versus “Eloquence” Rankings for Twentieth-Century SpeechesAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together leading experts and younger scholars across the humanities and social sciences to investigate what global language justice looks like in a time of climate crisis.Trade ReviewIn a beautiful assemblage of theory and poetry, this volume addresses one of the most difficult problems of our planetary age, caught between the intensity of cultural wars and the uncertainties of the digital revolution: Which futures, rights, and institutions exist for the world’s many languages, inherited from history and recreated in everyday life? It clarifies the struggle for concrete universalism with striking vigor and originality. -- Etienne Balibar, author of On Universals“Can we demand language justice the way others have demanded environmental justice, economic justice, and social justice?” This absolutely fundamental question of our time is trenchantly examined throughout this collective study of the lifeworld of human languages. At a moment when there is renewed focus on the links between the right to language diversity and human rights, on what the American Bar Association calls "language justice" and the right to translation, Global Language Justice comes at a particularly opportune moment. It offers experimental approaches to language extinction and digital language projects aimed at translating and preserving languages. It also defines emerging fields of public policy that draw on the rich connections between the humanities and multilingual education and art practice, especially for those committed to rethinking global language politics in relation to climate change and ecopolitical activism. -- Emily Apter, author of Against World Literature: On the Politics of UntranslatabilityIn nine thoughtful chapters this collection lays out the parameters for the conversation on language justice in the twenty-first century context of the digital revolution, climate catastrophe, mass displacement, language endangerment and reclamation, the Global English industry, and economic polarization on a planetary scale. The authors question the concept of language rights as either the beginning or end point of this conversation and call for a new theorizing of equality as it pertains to languages and speakers. Readers will encounter keen new insights on such topics as digitization, scripts and Unicode; alternatives to the concept of "language death"; the role of linguistic pluralism in new forms of political dissent; and the fraughtness of translation. -- Mary Louise Pratt, author of Planetary LongingsBy interspersing academic essays with multilingual poems, Liu, Rao, and Silverman have assembled a rich, stimulating kaleidoscope of global explorations of the complex entanglements of language, environment, and technology in the 21st century. -- Ingrid Piller, author of Linguistic Diversity and Social JusticeTable of ContentsPoems and ArtworksAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. The Lifeworld of Languages: Rethinking Logos, Oikos, and Techné, by Lydia H. Liu and Anupama Rao1. Equality or Diversity: Language, Rights, Justice, by L. Maria Bo2. Global Language Justice Inside the Doughnut: A Planetary Perspective, by Suzanne Romaine3. The Asylum Trial: Translating Justice at the Borders of Europe, by Tommaso Manfredini4. Challenging “Extinction” Through Modern Miami Language Practices, by Wesley Y. Leonard5. Indigenous Languages Between Erasure and Disinvention, by Daniel Kaufman and Ross Perlin6. Linguistic Democracy and the Algerian Hirak, by Madeleine Dobie7. Digital Vitality for Linguistic Diversity: The Script Encoding Initiative, by Deborah Anderson8. Language Justice in the Digital Sphere, by Isabelle a. Zaugg9. Exit: An Interview, by Laura Kurgan and Charlotte A. SilvermanContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisAn insightful history of Italian immigrants' personal experience of language in AmericaTrade ReviewWinner of a 2010 American Book Award from The Before Columbus Foundation. "Outstanding from start to finish. . . . The author displays exceptional range and depth in exploring not only the interior world of Italian American life, but also the intersections of this group's story with that of other immigrant communities and with society as a whole. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice"A must for Italian American scholars."--Altreitalie"Carnevale takes a fresh and intriguing approach by focusing on an issue to which historians have devoted surprisingly little attention."--Journal of American Ethnic History"By focusing on the everyday linguistic practices of ordinary immigrants, Carnevale's study is truly path-breaking, opening new ground in the study of immigrant language usage. Refreshingly original and enormously stimulating."--Donna Gabaccia, coeditor of American Dreaming, Global Realities: Rethinking U.S. Immigration History"In A New Language, A New World, Nancy C. Carnevale does something that historians have long claimed that they would do, but in fact never did: she takes language seriously. Carnevale focuses on the language world of Italian immigrants in the United States and examines in intricate and intimate detail how language shaped them and structured their encounter with America."--Hasia R. Diner, author of Hungering for America: Italian, Irish and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrefacePart One: Introduction1. A Conference, a Book, and Their Context2. Contents3. Reception4. Text5. Contributors6. NotesPart Two: Problems in Lexicography1. The Preparation of Dictionaries I: Theoretical ConsiderationsA Typological Classification of Dictionaries on the Basis of Distinctive Features, by Yakov MalkielLexicographical Definition in Descriptive Semantics, by Uriel WeinreichWhat Belongs in the Bilingual Dictionary?, by Mary HaasSome Notes on Bilingual Lexicography, by Richard S. Harrell and Ann M. DriscollRecommendations on the Selection of Entries for a Bilingual Dictionary, by Donald C. SwansonComments, by Dean Stoddard Worth2. Structural Linguistics and the Preparation of DictionariesThe Relation of Lexicon and Grammar, by H. A. Gleason, Jr.Lexicography and Grammar, by Henry M. HoenigswaldStructural Linguistics and Bilingual Dictionaries, by Kemp MaloneLexicographical Treatment of Folk Taxonomies, by Harold C. ConklinComments, by James Sledd3. The Preparation of Dictionaries II: Practical ConsiderationsSelection and Presentation of Ready Equivalents in a Translation Dictionary, by Samuel E. MartinProblems in Editing Commercial Monolingual Dictionaries, by C. L. BarnhartUse and Preparation of Specialized Glossaries, by Meredith F. Burrill and Edwin Bonsack, Jr.Meaning Discrimination in Bilingual Dictionaries, by James E. IannucciThe Labeling of National and Regional Variation in Popular Dictionaries, by Allen Walker ReadComments, by William Gedney4. Lexicographical Problems in Specific LanguagesLexicographical Problems in Pashto, by O. L. Chavarría-Aguilar and Herbert PenzlProblems in Modern Greek Lexicography, by Henry and Renée KahaneProblems of Turkish Lexicography, by Andreas TietzeComments, by William S. Cornyn5. AppendicesSummary Report, by Fred D. HouseholderProgram of the ConferenceParticipants in the ConferenceReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is a unique and outstanding publication. Actually it includes much more than an anthology of 'folktales.' It provides the reader with almost everything needed to understand life, culture, history, and language of the Bedouin women, men, family, and tribe in Northern Israel of the last century. Folklorists used to emphasize the importance of the context. This book is, ostensibly, an exemplary contextual publication and study of a given body of folktales: the history and geography (including maps), the language – including the original Arabic texts (in transcription), their folkloristic comparative study and interpretation, as well as an array of indexes and bibliography. It puts in our hands a rare and important tool for understanding the importance not only of Bedouin folklore but also of folklore at large. In addition to its scholarly importance, this is also a collection of narratives that will be an exciting read for every person who still loves a good story. -- Eli Yassif, Emeritus in Department of Literature, Tel Aviv University, IsraelBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is an outstanding contribution to the presently scarce fresh folktale collections from the field. Perez and Rosenhouse present a well-crafted balance between tale texts and theories advanced by scholars concerning these international tale-types. Indiana University Press is to be complimented for reviving the authentic field collection tradition. -- Hasan M. El-Shamy, Professor Emeritus, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana UniversityThis splendid collection of Bedouin folk tales combines three elements: scientific transcriptions of audio recordings of the colloquial Arabic texts; accurate translations; and an extensive discussion, with rich comparative material, of each tale. These elements fit together in the most natural fashion—all, in fact, are essential to a serious study of the subject—and yet this is, to the best of my knowledge, the very first work on Arab folklore that actually combines them. The authors are to be congratulated on a fine achievement. -- Frank H. Stewart, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of JerusalemWilliam Blake's metaphor 'to see the world in a grain of sand' acquires a new meaning in the study of Judith Rosenhouse, a linguist, and Yoel Shalom Perez, a comparative folklorist, who present with meticulous precision the performance of universally traditional tales as told by Galilean Bedouins. As two Israelis, they reveal in them the cultural bonding between Israelite and Arab traditions that go back to antiquity. -- Dan Ben-Amos, author of Folklore ConceptsWhen linguistic, dialectological and folkloristic approaches meet: 57 traditional stories recorded from Bedouins in Northern Israel (13 of them translated from Hebrew) provided in linguistic transcription, English translation, and commentaries to place the folktales within their social and historical context. This ideal interdisciplinary approach has hitherto been only rarely applied. -- Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, University of ViennaTable of ContentsForewordTranscription and AbbreviationsPart I—Stories of love, loyalty, and devotion 1. Between the Sun and the Moon 2. The Princess on the Island 3. The Girl who Fell into a Well 4. The ā's Daughter and the Orator 5. A Woman's Loyalty 6. The King's Wife and the Poor Man 7. uā and the Queen 8. The Doe 9. The Woman from the Sea 10. The Raindrop Bubbles Will Testify a. The Man and his Neighbor b. āeq Anāf (Tasting Justice) 11. The Coffee Server 12. The Old Man and the Girl, the Old Woman and the Young Man 13. The Girl and her Brother who Became a Deer 14. Do Good and Throw it to the Sea 15. The Transposed Heads 16. The Son Who Obeyed his Mother 17. The Silent Princess and Smart Muammad 18. The Two Notes (Smart Hassan) 19. The Kidnapped Bride 20. The Prince and his Two Wives 21. In the Familya. Between a Brother and his Sister b. Between a Bride and her Mother-in-law 22. The Replaced Bride23. The Dangerous Night-Watch a. Šāer asan and his Nine Brothers b. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 24. My Mother Slew Me; My Father Ate Mea. The Green Birdb. The Yellow Cow25. The Boy, the Uncle and the Lover 26. The Inheritance CasePart II—Stories about Ġouls and Demons27. The Giant 28. Frē Rummān (Snow White) 29. The Man Who Delivered a Daughter30. The Girl and her Seven Brothers 31. The Sickle Hand32. Bells Sound a. bēna and the Jujube Treeb. The inn and the Girl in Dog Clothes33. The Golden Palm Tree34. The Children and the Ogrea. The Girls and the Ġūlab. Grē'a, mēda and daydūnc. Nu-Nē35. The Emīr's Daughter who Flew to Switzerland 36. The Golden Children a. The Three Siblings and the Talking Birdsb. The Wicked Old Womanc. The Emīr and the Slave37. The Ġūla, the Mallow Gatherer and his daughter 38. The Two Brothers and the Ġūla39. Personal Narratives about Meetings with Ġūls a. The Young Man and the Ġūlab. The Ġūla Who Posed as a Tribe Member c. The Groom and the Ġūla d. The Ġūla in the Waterhole e. Abu Xier and the Ġūla 40. The Old Woman and the ūt Part III—Animal stories41. The Man and the Wounded Snake a. The Snake Storyb. The Shepherd and the Snake 42. The Goat, the Kid and the Ġūla 43. The Lion Who Wanted to Know Man's Nature44. The Two HuntersEpilogueBedouin Dialects in the North of Israel / Judith Rosenhouse Bedouin Tribes in the Galilee—Historical and Settlement Background / Arnon MedziniMapsIndex of Tale Types Index of Motifs Narrators ListSubject IndexBibliography

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is a unique and outstanding publication. Actually it includes much more than an anthology of 'folktales.' It provides the reader with almost everything needed to understand life, culture, history, and language of the Bedouin women, men, family, and tribe in Northern Israel of the last century. Folklorists used to emphasize the importance of the context. This book is, ostensibly, an exemplary contextual publication and study of a given body of folktales: the history and geography (including maps), the language – including the original Arabic texts (in transcription), their folkloristic comparative study and interpretation, as well as an array of indexes and bibliography. It puts in our hands a rare and important tool for understanding the importance not only of Bedouin folklore but also of folklore at large. In addition to its scholarly importance, this is also a collection of narratives that will be an exciting read for every person who still loves a good story. -- Eli Yassif, Emeritus in Department of Literature, Tel Aviv University, IsraelBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is an outstanding contribution to the presently scarce fresh folktale collections from the field. Perez and Rosenhouse present a well-crafted balance between tale texts and theories advanced by scholars concerning these international tale-types. Indiana University Press is to be complimented for reviving the authentic field collection tradition. -- Hasan M. El-Shamy, Professor Emeritus, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana UniversityThis splendid collection of Bedouin folk tales combines three elements: scientific transcriptions of audio recordings of the colloquial Arabic texts; accurate translations; and an extensive discussion, with rich comparative material, of each tale. These elements fit together in the most natural fashion—all, in fact, are essential to a serious study of the subject—and yet this is, to the best of my knowledge, the very first work on Arab folklore that actually combines them. The authors are to be congratulated on a fine achievement. -- Frank H. Stewart, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of JerusalemWilliam Blake's metaphor 'to see the world in a grain of sand' acquires a new meaning in the study of Judith Rosenhouse, a linguist, and Yoel Shalom Perez, a comparative folklorist, who present with meticulous precision the performance of universally traditional tales as told by Galilean Bedouins. As two Israelis, they reveal in them the cultural bonding between Israelite and Arab traditions that go back to antiquity. -- Dan Ben-Amos, author of Folklore ConceptsWhen linguistic, dialectological and folkloristic approaches meet: 57 traditional stories recorded from Bedouins in Northern Israel (13 of them translated from Hebrew) provided in linguistic transcription, English translation, and commentaries to place the folktales within their social and historical context. This ideal interdisciplinary approach has hitherto been only rarely applied. -- Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, University of ViennaTable of ContentsForewordTranscription and AbbreviationsPart I—Stories of love, loyalty, and devotion 1. Between the Sun and the Moon 2. The Princess on the Island 3. The Girl who Fell into a Well 4. The ā's Daughter and the Orator 5. A Woman's Loyalty 6. The King's Wife and the Poor Man 7. uā and the Queen 8. The Doe 9. The Woman from the Sea 10. The Raindrop Bubbles Will Testify a. The Man and his Neighbor b. āeq Anāf (Tasting Justice) 11. The Coffee Server 12. The Old Man and the Girl, the Old Woman and the Young Man 13. The Girl and her Brother who Became a Deer 14. Do Good and Throw it to the Sea 15. The Transposed Heads 16. The Son Who Obeyed his Mother 17. The Silent Princess and Smart Muammad 18. The Two Notes (Smart Hassan) 19. The Kidnapped Bride 20. The Prince and his Two Wives 21. In the Familya. Between a Brother and his Sister b. Between a Bride and her Mother-in-law 22. The Replaced Bride23. The Dangerous Night-Watch a. Šāer asan and his Nine Brothers b. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 24. My Mother Slew Me; My Father Ate Mea. The Green Birdb. The Yellow Cow25. The Boy, the Uncle and the Lover 26. The Inheritance CasePart II—Stories about Ġouls and Demons27. The Giant 28. Frē Rummān (Snow White) 29. The Man Who Delivered a Daughter30. The Girl and her Seven Brothers 31. The Sickle Hand32. Bells Sound a. bēna and the Jujube Treeb. The inn and the Girl in Dog Clothes33. The Golden Palm Tree34. The Children and the Ogrea. The Girls and the Ġūlab. Grē'a, mēda and daydūnc. Nu-Nē35. The Emīr's Daughter who Flew to Switzerland 36. The Golden Children a. The Three Siblings and the Talking Birdsb. The Wicked Old Womanc. The Emīr and the Slave37. The Ġūla, the Mallow Gatherer and his daughter 38. The Two Brothers and the Ġūla39. Personal Narratives about Meetings with Ġūls a. The Young Man and the Ġūlab. The Ġūla Who Posed as a Tribe Member c. The Groom and the Ġūla d. The Ġūla in the Waterhole e. Abu Xier and the Ġūla 40. The Old Woman and the ūt Part III—Animal stories41. The Man and the Wounded Snake a. The Snake Storyb. The Shepherd and the Snake 42. The Goat, the Kid and the Ġūla 43. The Lion Who Wanted to Know Man's Nature44. The Two HuntersEpilogueBedouin Dialects in the North of Israel / Judith Rosenhouse Bedouin Tribes in the Galilee—Historical and Settlement Background / Arnon MedziniMapsIndex of Tale Types Index of Motifs Narrators ListSubject IndexBibliography

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Book SynopsisExplores the phenomenon of party system collapse through a detailed examination of Venezuela's traumatic party system decay, as well as a comparative analysis of collapse in Bolivia, Colombia, and Argentina and survival in Argentina, India, Uruguay, and Belgium.Trade Review“Jana Morgan takes one of the great enigmas of the recent Latin American political experience—the collapse of Venezuela’s seemingly entrenched two-party system—and makes it comprehensible in this original and insightful book. Morgan places the Venezuelan case in a larger comparative perspective and employs rigorous empirical methods to show how party system collapse is related to the erosion of specific types of societal linkages. By demonstrating the importance of programmatic competition for securing party-society linkages, she makes a major contribution to our understanding of why some party systems respond more effectively than others to the challenges they encounter.”—Kenneth M. Roberts,Cornell University“Jana Morgan’s Bankrupt Representation and Party System Collapse offers the most comprehensive account to date of the collapse of the Venezuelan party system. Based on a rigorous study of the Venezuelan case and an impressive comparative analysis of seven additional cases, the book makes several contributions to the literature on party systems. First, it shows not only that party systems are based on diverse linkages to society but also that their fate—whether they survive or collapse—during periods of crisis hinges on how the crisis affects each of those linkages. Morgan also demonstrates how programmatic consensus and cross-party power-sharing arrangements, which are often lauded in the literature on new democracies, can, under some conditions, prove devastating to party systems. Finally, the book offers new insights into the consequences of party system collapse. Drawing on her rich comparative analysis, Morgan highlights the double-edged nature of party system collapse: new political forces offer greater programmatic choice and mobilize previously excluded groups, but they also tend to be personalistic and polarizing, which can pose dangers to democracy. I recommend this book to all students of comparative politics who are interested in the causes and consequences of party system collapse.”—Steven Levitsky,Harvard University“Jana Morgan’s Bankrupt Representation and Party System Collapse offers the most comprehensive account to date of the collapse of the Venezuelan party system. Based on a rigorous study of the Venezuelan case and an impressive comparative analysis of seven additional cases, the book makes important contributions to the literature on party systems. I recommend this book to all students of comparative politics who are interested in the causes and consequences of party system collapse.”—Steven Levitsky,Harvard University“Jana Morgan nicely blends the broader study of party systems with an analysis of Venezuelan politics; scholars who study either of these will want to read this book. It clarifies the concept of party system collapse and presents us with a definitive way of measuring the phenomenon. It offers a new causal explanation for party system collapse that is nuanced and powerful, emphasizing the multiple ways in which parties represent or provide ‘linkage’ to voters. And it offers a compelling test of these claims with a comparative analysis of several countries. For scholars of Venezuelan politics, Morgan provides a clear account of the party system’s collapse that partly refutes older findings (showing, for example, that economic performance alone is not the key cause of collapse) but that also builds on and reaffirms existing work. Her treatment of the Punto Fijo party system is fair and accurate, bringing to the table a wealth of new data that go beyond the usual public opinion surveys.”—Kirk Hawkins,Brigham Young University“Bankrupt Representation and Party System Collapse places Venezuela's dramatic party system collapse of the mid-1990s in comparative context. The book addresses a serious gap in the study of party systems at a time when they are changing rapidly, especially in Latin America. Jana Morgan makes a major contribution by examining party system failure at various levels of analysis and with a wide array of tools.”—John A. Booth,University of North TexasTable of ContentsContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Part 1 Understanding Party System Collapse: Concepts and Theory1 Introduction: The Catastrophe of Collapse2 What It Looks Like: System Change, Transformation, and Collapse 3 Theorizing Collapse: Challenges, Constraints, and Decaying Linkage Part 2 Linkage Failure and Venezuelan Collapse4 The Party System at Its Peak5 Policy Unresponsiveness and Ideological Convergence 6 Social Transformation and Failing Group Incorporation 7 Resource Shortages and Clientelist Excesses8 Linkage Failure and Mass Exodus from the Party SystemPart 3 Party System Collapse and Survival in Comparative Perspective9 A Comparative Approach to Analyzing Party System Collapse10 Bankrupt Representation in Italy, Colombia, and Bolivia11 Survival Tactics in Argentina, Belgium, Uruguay, and India 12 Insights into Collapse and Its Consequences AppendixesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisExamines the role of museums in promoting cultural heritage and national identity, focusing on rhetorical understandings of public space and civic engagement.Trade Review“M. Elizabeth Weiser crosses more national and disciplinary borders than any previous scholar in the search for unifying analyses of the identity work of museums. She investigates a wide array of material and a multidimensional set of productive dilemmas. The result is a complex, innovative, and yet clear and elegantly presented analysis of the work done by and through museums in placing their orchestrated and authorized rhetoric in dialogue with the experiences of visiting citizens.”—Peter Aronsson,coeditor of National Museums and Nation-Building in Europe, 1750-2010: Mobilization and Legitimacy, Continuity and Change“A definitive study of the ways in which museums are powerful rhetorical forces that engage people in the process of forming and revising their conceptions of national identity. For museum studies scholars, this book explains systematically the rhetoricality of the kind of experiences that museums provide. For those in rhetorical studies, it advances developing theories of experiential rhetorics, and I expect Museum Rhetoric to mark an important point of consolidation of recent rhetorical theories of nondiscursive communication.”—Greg Clark,author of Civic Jazz: American Music and Kenneth Burke on the Art of Getting Along“Museum Rhetoric takes the reader on a captivating tour of national historical museums around the world to show how museums furnish complex narratives of national identity and create experiential spaces for visitors’ engagement with these narratives. Extending Kenneth Burke’s theory of identification and drawing on the transdisciplinary conversation about museums and public memory, the author enriches our understanding of the rhetorical mechanism of national identity formation and highlights the value of museums as sites of national identification.”—Ekaterina Haskins,author of Popular Memories: Commemoration, Participatory Culture, and Democratic Citizenship“An impressive, globally aware, and deeply researched example of rhetoricians’ powerful purchase on the effectivities of museums.”—Greg Dickinson The Quarterly Journal of Speech“By combining rhetorical and museum studies in a way that draws upon many of the key features of each, Weiser has offered us a fresh and stimulating perspective on the cultural work that museums perform. In this way, she broadens the fıeld of inquiry well beyond the boundaries of existing scholarship.”—Patricia G. Davis Rhetoric & Public AffairsTable of ContentsContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 The Rhetorical Museum2 The Story We Tell Ourselves3 The Object of the Story4 Identifying with the Museum5 Identifying with the Nation6 Alternative IdentificationsConclusion: The Museum in the WorldAppendix: Museums Examined for This StudyNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisEleanor Harz Jorden and Mari Noda, authors of the widely used language textbook Japanese: The Spoken Language, now offer the first volume of the much anticipated companion to it, Japanese: The Written Language. This new series is designed to enable the learner of Japanese to establish a solid foundation for communicating with the Japanese through the written language. It is arranged so that each lesson coordinates with the lesson in Japanese: The Spoken Language of the same number. This first volume, devoted exclusively to the katakana syllabary, which is used to represent loanwords in Japanese, provides the most comprehensive pedagogical treatment of the subject available today. Audio files and flash cards are available from the web, and a workbook is available for separate purchase.

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Book SynopsisEleanor Harz Jorden and Mari Noda, authors of the widely used language textbook Japanese: The Spoken Language, now offer the first volume of the much anticipated companion to it, Japanese: The Written Language.

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Book SynopsisPresents the story of Spain's three-hundred-year tenure on the continent. From the first Spanish-Indian contact through Spain's gradual retreat, this title offers an assessment of the impact of each civilization upon the other.Trade Review"The Brief Edition is sure to be a successful successor to the original. General readers should find this to be an unintimidating work that is eloquently written. Teachers who assign this book for their class will be pleased."—F. Evan Nooe, H-Net Florida -- F. Evan Nooe * H-Net Florida *

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Book SynopsisA Chinese language programme that features a dramatic series filmed entirely in China. By combining a story line with a wealth of educational materials, it helps students progress from listening and speaking to the more difficult skills of reading and writing Chinese characters, building grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills along the way.

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Book SynopsisRecognized as a model for video-based foreign-language instructional materials, this title includes new illustrations throughout and more relevant information for students in the Documents sections of each lesson.

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Book SynopsisLanguage proficiency emerges not solely as mastery of discrete skills, but also through one's ability to express ideas fully in a variety of cultural contexts. This innovative French-language textbook employs a holistic approach that integrates listening, reading, writing, and conversationplacing communication at the heart of the learning experience. It provides intermediate-level students with the interpretive tools necessary for literary and cultural studies. There are interactions with a variety of texts and media, including short stories, poems, essays, images, and podcasts.

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Book SynopsisA Su Salud!is an intermediate-level Spanish language program designed for students and practicing healthcare professionals. Learners work with vocabulary and grammar within the context ofa telenovela calledLa comunidad,which features authentic Spanish spoken by native speakers in a variety of accents. Major features include:New readings from external sources on medical topics that spark student discussionDozens of exercises from the original DVD program have been incorporated into the textbookA companion website(yalebooks.com/salud)that includes the 96-minute telenovela drama La comunidad, as well as dozens of additional clips that help students practice their language skills and learn more about the culture of their Hispanic patientsARecursos website (yalebooks.com/salud/recursos) with links to important language, culture, and health-related sites.

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Book SynopsisThis text and its companion online media can be used to improve the conversational skills of second- to third-semester beginning Arabic students. It helps students as they begin to express themselves in the Arabic language, guiding them through language functions such as introductions, describing people and places, and discussing typical daily activities.

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Book SynopsisFor an introductory course in Spanish-American literature, this anthology introduces representative authors from Spanish America''s major literary periods, including contemporary writers. Extensive support materials help students appreciate Hispanic literature as interesting, vital, and relevant to their own lives. Complete works in a variety of genres (short stories, poetry, essays, and plays) allow students to respond to fully developed elements such as character, theme, or metaphor. Three progressively challenging exercise sets follow each selection--reading comprehension, literary analysis, and personal reaction.Table of Contents1. Descubrimiento y colonización. America precolumbina. La conquista de México. Las primeras Crónicas. La conquista del Peru. 2. Siglo XVIII: Desde la Ilustración a la víspera de la Independencia. Siglo XVIII: Espana y America. La literatura de principios del siglo. 3. Siglo XIX: Independencia política y cultural. El romanticismo. El realismo y el naturalismo. 4. Fin de siglo. El Modernismo. 5. Siglo XX; Realismo social y psicológico. La nueva poesia: posmodernismo y vanguardismo. La nueva narrativa. El teatro contemporaneo. El "boom". El momento actual.

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Book SynopsisA bilingual guide to the basics of financial success. Getting ahead financially in the United States is a difficult task, and it is even more daunting for someone who comes from a different culture. That's why author Lynn Jimenez has created Se Habla Dinero?: The Everyday Guide to Financial Success. This book offers information needed for financial survival and success, simply and clearly, in both English and Spanish. Se Habla Dinero? walks readers through the fundamentals of personalfinance and money management and explains how to open and use bank accounts; establish and manage credit; save and borrow money for education; and master basic investing techniques. This bilingual guide makes intimidating topics easy and gives readers the confidence they need to move forward. Hispanics are moving into this nation's middle class at a rapid pace. Se Habla Dinero? will be an important tool to help them climb the ladder of financial success. Lynn Jimenez (San FrTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. Part One. Let's Talk Money. Chapter 1. Values For Wealth. Chapter 2. Got Money? Now What? Chapter 3. Picking A Place For Your Money. Chapter 4. What Your Bank Can Do For You. Chapter 5. Money Management Tools. How To Make The Most Of Your Money And Stay Out Of Trouble With Your Bank. Part Two. Managing And Saving Money For Independence. Chapter 6. Saving. The Long And Short Of It. Chapter 7. Your Plan For Financial Independence. Chapter 8. Tips To Increase Savings. Part Three. Borrowing Wisely. Chapter 9. Why Borrow? Chapter 10. Credit And Credit Cards. Chapter 11. Getting Out Of The Credit Trap. Chapter 12. Mending Your Credit Score. Chapter 13. The "Big" Loans And The Basics. Chapter 14. Student Loans. Borrowing To Invest In Yourself. Chapter 15. Borrowing To Buy A Home. Chapter 16. Business Loans. Part Four. Investing For Success. Chapter 17. Money Making Money. Chapter 18. Easy Investing. Part Five. Financial Facts Of Life. Chapter 19. Protecting Your Financial Identity. Chapter 20. Insurance. Financial Protection. Chapter 21. Another Financial Fact Of Life. Taxes. Chapter 22. Sending Money Home. Chapter 23. Leaving Money Behind. Estate Planning. Chapter 24. Giving Back How To Give. The Final Word. Resources. Appendix A. Appendix B. Index.

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Book Synopsis3 hours of lessons on 3 CDs! The fun and easy way to communicate effectively in a new language! Want to speak Spanish? Don't have a lot of time? This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road.

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Book SynopsisThis newly revised edition is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and challenges of intercultural communication. Grounded in interactional sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, this work integrates theoretical principles and methodological advice, presenting students, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive and unified resource. Features new original theory, expanded treatment of generations, gender and corporate and professional discourse Offers improved organization and added features for student and classroom use, including advice on research projects, questions for discussion, and references at the end of each chapter Extensively revised with newly added material on computer mediated communication, sexuality and globalization Trade Review“Overall, the paradigm presented throughout the now three iterations of this book remains a remarkably insightful way to conceptualize factors influencing communication, or, in the authors’ own terms, factors mediating communication. By focusing on common denominators of all human life (ideologies, forms of discourse, socialization, and face systems) Scollon, Scollon, and Jones successfully arrive at a culture-neutral heuristic that can be used in any instance of interpersonal (and thus, intercultural) communication.” (Linguist List, 8 January 2013) Table of ContentsList of Figures xi Series Editor’s Preface xiii Preface to the First Edition xiv Preface to the Second Edition xvii Preface to the Third Edition xviii 1 What Is a Discourse Approach? 1 The Problem with Culture 2 Culture is a verb 5 Discourse 7 Discourse systems 8 What Is Communication? 10 Language is ambiguous by nature 11 We must draw inferences about meaning 14 Our inferences tend to be fixed, not tentative 15 Our inferences are drawn very quickly 15 Interdiscourse communication and English as a global language 16 What This Book Is Not 17 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 18 Four processes of ethnography 19 Four types of data in ethnographic research 20 Choosing a site of investigation 21 Discussion Questions 23 References for Further Study 24 2 How, When, and Where to Do Things with Language 25 Sentence Meaning and Speaker’s Meaning 27 Speech Acts, Speech Events, and Speech Situations 27 Grammar of Context 29 Seven main components for a grammar of context 30 Scene 31 Key 34 Participants 35 Message form 36 Sequence 37 Co-occurrence patterns, marked and unmarked 38 Manifestation 38 Variation in context grammar 39 “Culture” and Context 39 High context and low context situations 40 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 42 Using the “grammar of context” as a preliminary ethnographic audit 42 Discussion Questions 43 References for Further Study 44 3 Interpersonal Politeness and Power 45 Communicative Style or Register 45 Face 46 The “self” as a communicative identity 47 The Paradox of Face: Involvement and Independence 48 Politeness strategies of involvement and independence 49 Linguistic strategies of involvement: some examples 51 Linguistic strategies of independence: some examples 51 Face Systems 52 Three Face Systems: Deference, Solidarity, and Hierarchy 53 Deference face system (-P, +D) 54 Solidarity face system (-P, -D) 54 Hierarchical face system (+P, +/-D) 55 Miscommunication 56 Variations in Face Systems 59 Social Organization and Face Systems 60 Kinship 61 The concept of the self 62 Ingroup–outgroup relationships 64 Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft 65 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 66 Exploring the interaction order 66 Discussion Questions 67 References for Further Study 68 4 Conversational Inference: Interpretation in Spoken Discourse 69 How Do We Understand Discourse? 70 Cohesive Devices: Lexical and Grammatical 71 Reference 72 Verb forms 72 Conjunction 72 The causal conjunction “because” 73 Cognitive Schemata and Scripts 74 World knowledge 75 Adjacency sequences 76 Prosodic Patterning: Intonation and Timing 77 Intonation 77 Timing 79 Metacommunication 82 Non-sequential processing 84 Interactive Intelligence 86 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 88 Collecting and analyzing spoken data 88 Reconfiguring default settings 89 Discussion Questions 90 References for Further Study 90 5 Topic and Face: Inductive and Deductive Patterns in Discourse 92 What Are You Talking About? 92 Topic, Turn Exchange, and Timing 94 The call–answer–topic adjacency sequence 94 The call 95 The answer 95 The introduction of the caller’s topic 95 Deductive Monologues 96 The Inductive Pattern 97 Inside and outside encounters 98 Hierarchical relationships and topic introduction 98 The false east–west dichotomy 99 Face: Inductive and Deductive Rhetorical Strategies 100 Topics and face systems 101 Face Relationships in Written Discourse 103 Essays and press releases 104 The press release: implied writers and implied readers 105 The essay: a deductive structure 106 Limiting Ambiguity: Power in Discourse 106 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 107 Collecting and analyzing written data 107 Discussion Questions 109 References for Further Study 109 6 Ideologies in Discourse 110 Three Concepts of Discourse 110 The Utilitarian Discourse System 113 The Enlightenment: reason and freedom 114 Bentham and Mill’s Utilitarianism 115 Forms of discourse in the Utilitarian discourse system 117 The Panopticon of Bentham 118 Face systems in the Utilitarian discourse system 120 Internal face systems: liberté, égalité, fraternité 120 The institutions of the Utilitarian discourse system 121 Outside discourse 122 Multiple discourse systems 123 The Confucian discourse system 123 “Conversations” 126 What “Counts” as an Ideology? 128 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 130 The relationship between small d discourse and big D Discourses 130 Discussion Questions 134 References for Further Study 134 7 Forms of Discourse 136 Functions of Language 136 Information and relationship 136 Negotiation and ratifi cation 137 Group harmony and individual welfare 138 Clarity, Brevity, and Sincerity Revisited 139 Theories of communication in the Utilitarian discourse system 139 Kant’s view of the “public” writer 147 Plagiarism and ideology 148 Modes, Media, and the Materiality of Discourse 152 Mode 152 Media 154 Emplacement 156 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 157 Discussion Questions 158 References for Further Study 159 8 Socialization 161 The Individual and “Culture” 161 Socialization 162 Education, enculturation, acculturation 162 Primary and secondary socialization 163 Socialization as legitimate peripheral participation 164 Theories of the person and of learning 165 Socialization in the Utilitarian Discourse System 168 Education vs. socialization 168 Socialization and face systems 169 Socialization and the “Historical Body” 171 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 173 An outline guide for the study of discourse systems 175 Discussion Questions 176 References for Further Study 177 9 Corporate and Professional Discourse 178 Voluntary and Involuntary Discourse Systems 178 Five key discourse systems in corporate and professional life 179 The Corporate Discourse System (Corporate Culture) 180 Ideology 181 Socialization 186 Forms of discourse 192 Face systems 198 The size and scope of corporate discourse systems 201 Professional Discourse Systems 201 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 203 Discussion Questions 204 References for Further Study 205 10 Generational Discourse 206 Involuntary Discourse Systems 206 The Ideologies of Individualism in the United States 208 Six generations of North Americans 210 The shifting ground of U.S. individualism 225 Communication between generations 226 Six Generations of Chinese 227 The changing nature of collectivism 227 The shifting ground of Chinese collectivism 236 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 237 Discussion Questions 238 References for Further Study 239 11 Gender and Sexuality Discourse 240 Gender and Sexuality 240 Gender Discourse Systems 241 Directness or indirectness? 242 Who talks more? 244 Forms of discourse; functions of language 245 Face systems 247 The origin of difference: ideology and paradox 248 The maintenance of difference: socialization 250 Problems with the “difference” approach 251 Compromise: “communities of practice” 252 Sexuality 253 Sexuality and gender 255 Performativity 256 Discourse systems and imagined communities 256 “Gay Culture” and the Utilitarian Discourse System 257 Ideology 259 Face systems 260 Forms of discourse 260 Socialization 260 The “Tongzhi Discourse System” 261 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 264 Discussion Questions 265 References for Further Study 266 12 Doing “Intercultural Communication” 267 Discourse Systems and the Individual 267 Intersystem communication 270 Cultural ideology and stereotyping 271 Negative stereotypes 273 Positive stereotypes, the lumping fallacy, and the solidarity fallacy 274 Othering 276 Differences Which Make a Difference: Discourse Systems 276 Intercultural Communication as Mediated Action 278 Avoiding Miscommunication 279 Researching Interdiscourse Communication 281 Discussion Questions 283 References for Further Study 283 References 284 Index 298

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Book SynopsisSignificantly expanded and updated, the second edition of The Handbook of Language, Gender and Sexuality brings together a team of the leading specialists in the field to create a comprehensive overview of key historical themes and issues, along with methodologies and cutting-edge research topics.Trade Review“The second edition should certainly enhance the handbook’s reputation as an invaluable teaching and learning resource.” (.Journal of Sociolinguistics, 22 July 2015) Table of ContentsList of Figures xi List of Tables xiii Notes on Contributors xv Acknowledgments xxi Introduction: Language, Gender, and Sexuality 1Susan Ehrlich and Miriam Meyerhoff Part I Theory and History 21 1 The Feminist Foundations of Language, Gender, and Sexuality Research 23Mary Bucholtz 2 Theorizing Gender in Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology: Toward Effective Interventions in Gender Inequity 48Bonnie McElhinny 3 Language and Desire 68Don Kulick Part II Methods 85 4 Variation and Gender 87Miriam Meyerhoff 5 Sociophonetics, Gender, and Sexuality 103Robert J. Podesva and Sakiko Kajino 6 Ethnographic Methods for Language and Gender Research 123Niko Besnier and Susan U. Philips 7 Conversation Analysis in Language and Gender Studies 141Sue Wilkinson and Celia Kitzinger 8 Gender and Categorial Systematics 161Elizabeth Stokoe and Frederick Attenborough 9 Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis: Relevance for Current Gender and Language Research 180Michelle M. Lazar Part III Identities 201 10 Language and Sexual Identities 203Robin Queen 11 Exceptional Speakers: Contested and Problematized Gender Identities 220Kira Hall 12 Language and Masculinity 240Bethan Benwell 13 Queering Masculinities 260Tommaso M. Milani Part IV Ideologies 279 14 Gender and Language Ideologies 281Deborah Cameron 15 The Power of Gender Ideologies In Discourse 297Susan U. Philips 16 Meaning-Making and Ideologies of Gender and Sexuality 316Sally McConnell-Ginet 17 A Marked Man: The Contexts of Gender and Ethnicity 335Sara Trechter Part V Global and Cross-Cultural Perspectives 353 18 Language and Gender Research in Poland: An Overview 355Agnieszka Kie³kiewicz-Janowiak and Joanna Pawelczyk 19 Historical Discourse Approach to Japanese Women’s Language: Ideology, Indexicality, and Metalanguage 378Momoko Nakamura 20 Language and Gender in the Middle East and North Africa 396Enam Al-Wer 21 Language and Gender Research in Brazil: An Overview 412Ana Cristina Ostermann and Luiz Paulo Moita-Lopes Part VI Domains and Institutions 431 22 Language and Gender in the Workplace 433Janet Holmes 23 Language, Gender, and Sexual Violence: Legal Perspectives 452Susan Ehrlich 24 Language and Gender in Educational Contexts 471Julia Menard-Warwick, Miki Mori, and Serena Williams 25 Gender and Family Interaction 491Deborah Tannen 26 Language and Gender in Peer Interactions among Children and Youth 509Marjorie Harness Goodwin and Amy Kyratzis 27 Language and Gender in Adolescence 529Penelope Eckert Part VII Engagement and Application 547 28 Gender, Endangered Languages, and Revitalization 549Barbra A. Meek 29 Gender and (A)nonymity in Computer-Mediated Communication 567Susan C. Herring and Sharon Stoerger 30 “One Man in Two is a Woman”: Linguistic Approaches to Gender in Literary Texts 587Anna Livia 31 Language, Gender, and Popular Culture 604Mary Talbot 32 The Public View of Language and Gender: Still Wrong After All These Years 625Alice F. Freed Index 647

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Book SynopsisLanguage Development and Language Impairment offers a problem-based introduction to the assessment and treatment of a wide variety of childhood language developmental disorders. Focuses for the most part on the pre-school years, the period during which the foundations for language development are laid Uses a problem-based approach, designed to motivate students to find the information they need to identify and explore learning issues that a particular speech or language issue raises Examines the development of a child's phonological system, the growth of vocabulary, the development of grammar, and issues related to conversational and narrative competence Integrates information on typical and atypical language development Table of ContentsCompanion Website vii Preface ix 1 Overview 1 1.1 The Effects of Preschool Language Impairment 1 1.2 The Ambient Language 3 1.3 Typical Language Development 9 1.4 Atypical Language Development 21 2 The First Year of Life 33 2.1 Introduction 33 2.2 Social Development and Language Learning 35 2.3 Cognitive Development and Language Development 53 2.4 Speech Production in Infancy 61 2.5 Speech Perception in Infancy 71 2.6 Further Problems 80 3 Sounds 91 3.1 The Learning Task 91 3.2 The Role of Perception 94 3.3 The Production of Vowels 102 3.4 The Production of Consonants 114 3.5 Further Problems 127 4 Words 133 4.1 Early Vocabulary Development 133 4.2 Learning to Label: First Steps 138 4.3 Building a Lexicon 148 4.4 Lexical Growth and Individual Differences 152 4.5 Beyond Nouns 157 4.6 A Bridge to Syntax 163 4.7 Further Problems 166 5 Combining Words 175 5.1 Introduction 175 5.2 Transcribing and Analyzing Language Samples 177 5.3 Verb Forms 193 5.4 Interrogatives: Asking Questions 201 5.5 Complex Sentences 212 5.6 Further Problems 223 6 Beyond the Sentence 229 6.1 Introduction 229 6.2 Early Pragmatic Competence 231 6.3 Discourse Skills 1: Conversations 235 6.4 Discourse Skills 2: Telling Stories 250 6.5 Presupposition 256 6.6 Pragmatic Language Difficulties: Implications for Treatment 258 6.7 Further Problems 261 Appendix 1: The International Phonetic Alphabet 269 Appendix 2: Reliability and Validity 271 Appendix 3: Sensitivity and Specificity 275 Appendix 4: Techniques for Exploring Speech Perception in Infants 277 Appendix 5: Grammatical Analysis Using the LARSP Profile 279 Index 291

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Book SynopsisLanguage Development and Language Impairment offers a problem-based introduction to the assessment and treatment of a wide variety of childhood language developmental disorders.Trade Review"This publication meets the specific needs of speech and language therapy students by integrating language impairment and language development throughout the text...the text will be of use to student clinicians throughout their course and to qualified clinicians as they develop their paediatric practice, as well as to those in related areas. From the outset, readers are presented with knowledge and theories in an applied context, rather than being required to make the leap of application alone...an excellent resource for all involved with teaching and learning in this area." - Lorette Porter, First Language, 2017“…merits a place on a list of core texts. Its structure, focus and emphasis on self-directed learning resonate well with the competencies required of autonomous professionals and make it a valuable addition to the resources available to further our understanding of the skills and competencies of young children as they navigate the world of language and communication.” - the Journal of Clinical Language StudiesTable of ContentsCompanion Website vii Preface ix 1 Overview 1 1.1 The Effects of Preschool Language Impairment 1 1.2 The Ambient Language 3 1.3 Typical Language Development 9 1.4 Atypical Language Development 21 2 The First Year of Life 33 2.1 Introduction 33 2.2 Social Development and Language Learning 35 2.3 Cognitive Development and Language Development 53 2.4 Speech Production in Infancy 61 2.5 Speech Perception in Infancy 71 2.6 Further Problems 80 3 Sounds 91 3.1 The Learning Task 91 3.2 The Role of Perception 94 3.3 The Production of Vowels 102 3.4 The Production of Consonants 114 3.5 Further Problems 127 4 Words 133 4.1 Early Vocabulary Development 133 4.2 Learning to Label: First Steps 138 4.3 Building a Lexicon 148 4.4 Lexical Growth and Individual Differences 152 4.5 Beyond Nouns 157 4.6 A Bridge to Syntax 163 4.7 Further Problems 166 5 Combining Words 175 5.1 Introduction 175 5.2 Transcribing and Analyzing Language Samples 177 5.3 Verb Forms 193 5.4 Interrogatives: Asking Questions 201 5.5 Complex Sentences 212 5.6 Further Problems 223 6 Beyond the Sentence 229 6.1 Introduction 229 6.2 Early Pragmatic Competence 231 6.3 Discourse Skills 1: Conversations 235 6.4 Discourse Skills 2: Telling Stories 250 6.5 Presupposition 256 6.6 Pragmatic Language Difficulties: Implications for Treatment 258 6.7 Further Problems 261 Appendix 1: The International Phonetic Alphabet 269 Appendix 2: Reliability and Validity 271 Appendix 3: Sensitivity and Specificity 275 Appendix 4: Techniques for Exploring Speech Perception in Infants 277 Appendix 5: Grammatical Analysis Using the LARSP Profile 279 Index 291

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Book SynopsisThis Companion, now available in a paperback format, brings together more than 60 distinguished contributors to offer a wide-ranging survey of the history of the English language. Many of the essays investigate regional and ethnic varieties and take up issues of and gender.Trade Review“In conclusion, this book succeeds in doing what it intended, to provide linguistic grounding for readers primarily interested in the literature and culture of English past and present. It deserves a place in libraries and classrooms, to be read cover to cover or dipped into for specific topics . . . Because it is readable and has good chapter bibliographies and a detailed index, it might also serve as a reference for students researching a topic within the history of English.” (Linguist, 20 January 2013) Table of ContentsList of Figures xi Notes on Contributors xiii Acknowledgments xxii Note on Phonetic Symbols and Orthography xxiv A Timeline for HEL xxix Part I Introduction 1 1 History, English, Language: Studying HEL Today 3 Michael Matto and Haruko Momma 2 History of the History of the English Language: How Has the Subject Been Studied? 11 Thomas Cable 3 Essential Linguistics 18 Mary Blockley Part II Linguistic Survey 25 4 Phonology: Segmental Histories 29 Donka Minkova and Robert Stockwell 5 History of English Morphology 43 Robert McColl Millar 6 History of English Syntax 57 Olga Fischer 7 A History of the English Lexicon 69 Geoffrey Hughes 8 History of English Prosody 81 Geoffrey Russom Part III English Semantics and Lexicography 89 9 Dictionaries Today: What Can We Do With Them? 93 Reinhard R. K. Hartmann 10 English Onomasiological Dictionaries and Thesauri 103 Werner Hüllen 11 Johnson, Webster, and the Oxford English Dictionary 113 Charlotte Brewer Part IV Pre-history of English 123 12 English as an Indo-European Language 127 Philip Baldi 13 English as a Germanic Language 142 R. D. Fulk Part V English in History: England and America 151 Section 1 Old English in History (ca. 450–1066) 153 14 Early Old English (up to 899) 156 Daniel Donoghue 15 Late Old English (899–1066) 165 Mechthild Gretsch 16 Topics in Old English Dialects 172 Lucia Kornexl Section 2 Middle English in History (1066–1485) 181 17 Early Middle English (1066–ca. 1350) 184 Thorlac Turville-Petre 18 Late Middle English (ca. 1350–1485) 191 Seth Lerer 19 Varieties of Middle English 198 Jeremy J. Smith Section 3 Early Modern English in History (1485–1660) 207 20 Early Modern English (1485–1660) 209 Terttu Nevalainen 21 Varieties of Early Modern English 216 Jonathan Hope Section 4 Modern British English in History (1660–present) 225 22 British English in the Long Eighteenth Century (1660–1830) 228 Carey McIntosh 23 British English Since 1830 235 Richard W. Bailey 24 The Rise of Received Pronunciation 243 Lynda Mugglestone Section 5 American English in History 251 25 American English to 1865 254 David Simpson 26 American English Since 1865 263 Walt Wolfram 27 American English Dialects 274 Gavin Jones Section 6 Topics in History 281 28 Early Modern English Print Culture 284 John N. King 29 Issues of Gender in Modern English 293 Deborah Cameron 30 Class, Ethnicity, and the Formation of “Standard English” 303 Tony Crowley 31 The Transplantation of American English in Philippine Soil 313 Br. Andrew Gonzalez, FSC 32 English, Latin, and the Teaching of Rhetoric 323 Michael Matto 33 English in Mass Communications: News Discourse and the Language of Journalism 334 Philippa K. Smith and Allan Bell Part VI English in History: English Outside England and the United States 345 Section 1 British Isles and Ireland 347 34 English in Wales 350 Marion Löffler 35 English in Scotland 358 J. Derrick McClure 36 English in Ireland 366 Terence Patrick Dolan Section 2 English in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand 377 37 English in Canada 380 John Edwards 38 Australian and New Zealand English 389 Pam Peters Section 3 Colonial and Post-colonial English 401 39 South Asian English 404 Kamal K. Sridhar 40 English in the Caribbean 413 Donald Winford 41 English in Africa 423 Alamin M. Mazrui Part VII Literary Languages 431 42 The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Tradition 435 Fred C. Robinson 43 “In swich englissh as he kan”: Chaucer’s Literary Language 445 John F. Plummer 44 Shakespeare’s Literary Language 455 Adam N. McKeown 45 Jane Austen’s Literary English 464 Mary Poovey 46 Joyce’s English 471 Laurent Milesi 47 Faulkner’s Language 479 Noel Polk 48 Twixt the Twain: East-West in Rushdie’s Zubaan-Tongue 487 Tabish Khair 49 Toni Morrison: The Struggle for the Word 495 Justine Tally Part VIII Issues in Present-Day English 505 50 Migration and Motivation in the Development of African American Vernacular English 509 Mary B. Zeigler 51 Latino Varieties of English 521 Robert Bayley 52 Teaching English to Native Speakers: The Subject Matter of Composition (1970–2005) 531 Mary Soliday 53 Earning as well as Learning a Language: English and the Post-colonial Teacher 541 Eugene Chen Eoyang 54 Creoles and Pidgins 553 Salikoko S. Mufwene 55 World Englishes in World Contexts 567 Braj B. Kachru Part IX Further Approaches to Language Study 581 56 Style and Stylistics 585 David L. Hoover 57 Corpus-Based Linguistic Approaches to the History of English 596 Anne Curzan 58 Sociolinguistics 608 Robin Tolmach Lakoff 59 Cognitive Linguistics 618 Dirk Geeraerts Glossary of Linguistic Terms 630 Haruko Momma Index 646

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education Details best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation Written by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience Considers diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning Trade Review"Long’s thorough knowledge of a broad range of LT related theories and research makes Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching a book that both current and potential users of TBLT are highly recommended to read. It offers not only an understanding of the theoretical rationale of TBLT but also support in the form of a range of practical suggestions associated with the implementation of TBLT in specific circumstances." (Oxford Journals 2016)Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments xi Part One Theory and Research 1 1 Why TBLT? 3 1.1. The Importance of Second Language Learning and Teaching in the Twenty-First Century 3 1.2. TBLT and the Meaning of ‘Task’ 5 1.3. A Rationale for TBLT 7 1.3.1. Consistency with SLA theory and research findings 7 1.3.2. Basis in philosophy of education 9 1.3.3. Accountability 9 1.3.4. Relevance 10 1.3.5. Avoidance of known problems with existing approaches 12 1.3.6. Learner-centeredness 13 1.3.7. Functionality 13 1.4. Summary 14 1.5. Suggested Readings 14 2 SLA and the Fundamental LT Divide 16 2.1. Interventionist and Non-Interventionist Positions 16 2.1.1. Interventionist positions 17 2.1.2. Non-interventionist positions 18 2.2. Synthetic and Analytic Approaches to LT 19 2.2.1. Synthetic approaches 19 2.2.2. Analytic approaches 20 2.3. Problems with Synthetic Approaches and Focus on Forms 21 2.4. Problems with Analytic Approaches and Focus on Meaning 25 2.5. A Third Option: Analytic Approaches with a Focus on Form 27 2.6. A Role for Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA) Research 28 2.7. Summary 29 2.8. Suggested Readings 29 3 Psycholinguistic Underpinnings: A Cognitive-Interactionist Theory of Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA) 30 3.1. Theoretical Disunity in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 30 3.2. When Knowledge Is Incomplete: The Role of Theory 33 3.3. A Cognitive-Interactionist Theory of ISLA: Problems and Explanations 36 P1. Purely incidental and implicit child L1A is overwhelmingly successful 36 P2. Purely incidental and implicit adult L2A is highly variable and largely unsuccessful 37 E1. Adult SLA is maturationally constrained 38 E2. Adults, so defi ned, are partially “disabled” language learners 41 P3. Some classes of linguistic features in adult SLA are fragile 43 E3. Implicit learning is still the default learning mechanism 43 E4. Explicit learning (including focal attention) is required to improve implicit processing in adult SLA but is constrained 49 E5. Attention is critical, at two levels 51 E6. The interaction hypothesis 52 E7. The role of negative feedback, including recasts 54 P4. Success and failure in adult SLA vary among and within individuals 57 E8. Individual differences, especially input sensitivity, and linguistic differences, especially perceptual saliency, are responsible for variability in, and within, ultimate L2 attainment 58 3.4. Summary 60 3.5. Suggested Readings 61 4 Philosophical Underpinnings: L’education Integrale 63 4.1. TBLT’s Philosophical Principles: Origins and Overview 63 4.2. L’education Integrale and Learning by Doing 66 4.3. Individual Freedom 69 4.4. Rationality 71 4.5. Emancipation 72 4.6. Learner-Centeredness 75 4.7. Egalitarian Teacher–Student Relationships 76 4.8. Participatory Democracy 77 4.9. Mutual Aid and Cooperation 79 4.10. Summary 82 4.11. Suggested Readings 82 Part Two Design and Implementation 85 5 Task-Based Needs and Means Analysis 87 5.1. Why Needs Analysis? 87 5.2. Needs Analysis and Learner Diversity 89 5.3. Doubts about Needs Analysis 92 5.3.1. General English for all 93 5.3.2. The ex post facto process syllabus 93 5.3.3. Felt needs or objective needs? 93 5.3.4. Learner heterogeneity 94 5.3.5. Surface linguistic features or underlying technical competence? 95 5.3.6. The dark side? 96 5.4. The Growth of Needs Analysis 98 5.4.1. The Council of Europe’s unit credit system 99 5.4.2. Munby’s Communication Needs Processor (CNP) and its critics 101 5.5. Task as the Unit of (Needs) Analysis 108 5.5.1. Tasks defined 108 5.5.2. Avoiding the traditional bottleneck in needs analysis 110 5.5.3. The availability of ready-made task-based analyses 111 5.6. Means Analysis 112 5.7. Summary 115 5.8. Suggested Readings 116 6 Identifying Target Tasks 117 6.1. Sources of Information 117 6.1.1. Published and unpublished literature 118 6.1.2. The learners 127 6.1.3. Applied linguists 130 6.1.4. Domain experts 135 6.1.5. Triangulated sources 136 6.2. Methods 139 6.2.1. The use of multiple measures and their sequencing 139 6.2.2. Sampling 146 6.2.3. Expert and non-expert intuitions 147 6.2.4. Interviews 149 6.2.5. Questionnaire surveys 152 6.2.6. Language audits 156 6.2.7. Participant and non-participant observation 157 6.2.8. Journals and logs 162 6.2.9. Proficiency measures 165 6.2.10. Triangulation by methods and sources: the flight attendants study 166 6.3. Summary 167 6.4. Suggested Readings 168 7 Analyzing Target Discourse 169 7.1. Conventional Approaches to Language Analysis for Language Teaching (LT) 169 7.2. The Dynamic Qualities of Target Discourse 171 7.2.1. Boswood and Marriot’s “ethnographic approach” to NA 172 7.2.2. Mohan and Marshall Smith’s “language socialization” approach to NA 175 7.2.3. Watson-Gegeo’s true ethnography and “thick explanation” 177 7.2.4. TBLT 179 7.3. Discourse Analysis (DA) and Analysis of Discourse (AD) 180 7.3.1. Discourse analysis 180 7.3.2. Analysis of discourse 181 7.3.3. Sampling and data collection 185 7.4. Analysis of Target Discourse: Five Cases 187 7.4.1. The railway ticket purchase 188 7.4.2. Japanese tourist shopping 191 7.4.3. Doing architecture 195 7.4.4. Buying and selling a cup of coff ee 198 7.4.5. When small talk is a big deal 201 7.5. Summary 203 7.6. Suggested Readings 203 8 Task-Based Syllabus Design 205 8.1. Some Minimum Requirements 205 8.2. The Unit of Analysis 206 8.2.1. The structural, or grammatical, syllabus 207 8.2.2. The notional-functional syllabus 208 8.2.3. The lexical syllabus 210 8.2.4. Topical and situational syllabi 212 8.2.5. The content syllabus 214 8.2.6. The procedural syllabus 216 8.2.7. The process syllabus 219 8.2.8. The task syllabus 221 8.2.9. The hybrid syllabus 222 8.3. Selection 223 8.3.1. Target tasks and target task-types 223 8.3.2. Pedagogic tasks 225 8.4. Grading 227 8.4.1. Valency and criticality 227 8.4.2. Frequency 228 8.4.3. Learnability 230 8.4.4. Complexity and difficulty 230 8.4.5. Some research findings on pedagogic task-types 241 8.5. Summary 245 8.6. Suggested Readings 246 9 Task-Based Materials 248 9.1. Desirable Qualities of Pedagogic Tasks (PTs) 248 9.2. Input Simplification and Elaboration 250 9.2.1. Genuineness, input simplification, and authenticity 250 9.2.2. Input elaboration 251 9.2.3. The Paco sentences 252 9.2.4. Effects of simplification and elaboration on L2 comprehension and acquisition 255 9.3. Sample Task-Based Materials 259 9.3.1. Preliminaries 259 9.3.2. Sample modules for true and false beginners 260 9.3.2.1. Geometric figures tasks (matching shapes) 261 9.3.2.2. “Spot-the-difference” tasks 264 9.3.3. Sample modules for elementary learners 269 9.3.3.1. Obtaining and following street directions 269 9.3.3.2. Decoding drug labels 274 9.3.4. Sample modules for intermediate learners 279 9.3.4.1. Negotiating a police traffic stop 279 9.3.4.2. Delivering a sales report 287 9.3.5. Sample modules for advanced learners 291 9.3.5.1. A complex political issue 291 9.3.5.2 Attending an academic lecture 295 9.4. Summary 297 9.5. Suggested Readings 298 10 Methodological Principles and Pedagogic Procedures 300 10.1. Methodological Principles (MPs), Pedagogic Procedures (PPs), and Evaluation Criteria (EC) 300 10.1.1. Methodological principles 301 10.1.2. Pedagogic procedures 301 10.1.3. Evaluation criteria 304 10.2. Ten Methodological Principles 305 10.2.1. MP1: Use task, not text, as the unit of analysis 305 10.2.2. MP2: Promote learning by doing 306 10.2.3. MP3: Elaborate input 306 10.2.4. 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