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A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order - Hardcover

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by Judith Flanders (Author)From a New York Times-bestselling historian comes the story of how the alphabet ordered our world. A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. The story of alphabetical order has been shaped by some of history's most compelling characters, such as industrious and enthusiastic early adopter Samuel Pepys and dedicated alphabet champion Denis Diderot. But though even George Washington was a proponent...

Chinese Characters with Associations: Easily Memorize 300 Chinese Characters through Pictures (HSK Level 2) - Hardcover

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by Lusine Torosyan (Author)Some Chinese characters are very simple and are made of just a few strokes, while others are made of other simpler characters, which are called radicals. Radicals are simple characters that combine to create compound Chinese characters. They have various meanings and can usually help you to understand the meaning and the pronunciation of compound characters. There are around 200 radicals in the Chinese language; therefore some people compare those radicals with lett...

The Rosedata Stone: Achieving a Common Business Language using the Business Terms Model - Paperback

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by Steve Hoberman (Author)Creating a precise diagram of business terms within your projects is a simple yet powerful communication tool for project managers, data governance professionals, and business analysts.With more and more data being created and used, combined with intense competition, strict regulations, and rapid-spread social media, the financial, liability, and credibility stakes have never been higher and therefore the need for a Common Business Language has never been greater. Ap...

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The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight Over the English Language - Paperback

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by Peter Martin (Author)A compelling history of the national conflicts that resulted from efforts to produce the first definitive American dictionary of English The Dictionary Wars recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. But what began as a cultural war of independence from Britain devolved into a battle among lexicographers, authors, scholars, and publi...

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Great Women's Speeches: Empowering Voices That Engage and Inspire - Hardcover

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by Anna Russell (Author), Camila Pinheiro (Illustrator)This is an edited and resized version of So Here I Am: Speeches by great women to empower and inspire. Discover the inspiring voices that have changed our world, and started a new conversation. Great Women's Speeches is essential reading for pioneering women everywhere. From Emmeline Pankhurst's 'Freedom or Death' speech and Marie Curie's trailblazing Nobel lecture, to Michelle Obama speaking on parenthood in politics and Black Lives Matt...

FERHENGA BIRÛSKÎ - Kurmanji-English Dictionary - Volume Two: M-Z - Paperback

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by Michael L. Chyet (Author)Volume two: M-Z of Ferhenga Biruski dictionary for Kurmanji-English a dialect of Kurdish spoken originally in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey while also being common among a large diaspora of Kurds in Europe, North America and elsewhere. This comprehensive Kurmanji-English dictionary is prepared in two volumes by Michael L. Chyet, a renowned linguist with extensive knowledge of the major dialects of Kurdish. This dictionary is an essential reference source for l...

The Routledge Handbook of Critical Discourse Studies - Paperback

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by John Flowerdew (Editor), John E. Richardson (Editor)The Routledge Handbook of Critical Discourse Studies provides a state-of-the-art overview of the important and rapidly developing field of Critical Discourse Studies (CDS). Forty-one chapters from leading international scholars cover the central theories, concepts, contexts and applications of CDS and how they have developed, encompassing: approaches analytical methods interdisciplinarity social divisions and power domain...

FERHENGA BIRÛSKÎ - English-Kurmanji Dictionary - Volume Three - Paperback

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by Michael L. Chyet (Author)Volume 3 - A-Z; English-Kurmanji. Ferhenga Biruski is the go-to dictionary for Kurmanji Kurdish spoken in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey while also being common among a large diaspora of Kurds in Europe, North America and elsewhere. This comprehensive Kurmanji-English dictionary is prepared in two volumes by Michael L. Chyet, a renowned linguist with extensive knowledge of the major dialects of Kurdish. This dictionary is an essential reference source for lingu...

Queer Theory and Translation Studies: Language, Politics, Desire - Paperback

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by Brian James Baer (Author), Michael Cronin (Editor)This groundbreaking book explores the relevance of queer theory to Translation Studies and of translation to Global Sexuality Studies. Beginning with a comprehensive overview of the origins and evolution of queer theory, this book places queer theory and Translation Studies in a productive and mutually interrogating relationship.After framing the discussion of actual and potential interfaces between queer sexuality and queer textuality, the...

Langmaker: Celebrating Conlangs - Paperback

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by Mark Rosenfelder (Editor), David J. Peterson (Preface by), Jeffrey Henning (Author)Jeffrey Henning's Langmaker was a key resource for conlangers in the early 2000s. This book, from Yonagu Books, contains most of his writing for the site: All the issues of his Model Languages newsletter which introduced conlanging and linguistics to newcomers. Reviews of major conlangs that influenced this generation of conlangers, from Tolkien to Edgar Rice Burroughs to Richard Adams. Descriptions of Jeff...

Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age - Paperback

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by Natalia Grincheva (Author)Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age explores online museums as sites of contemporary cultural diplomacy. Building on scholarship that highlights how museums can constitute and regulate citizens, construct national communities, and project messages across borders, the book explores the political powers of museums in their online spaces. Demonstrating that digital media allow museums to reach far beyond their physical locations, Grincheva investigates whether online...

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Language Invention in Linguistics Pedagogy - Paperback

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by Jeffrey Punske (Editor), Nathan Sanders (Editor), Amy V. Fountain (Editor)This book is the first to explore the varied ways in which invented languages can be used to teach languages and linguistics in university courses. There has long been interest in invented languages, also known as constructed languages or conlangs, both in the political arena (as with Esperanto) and in the world of literature and science fiction and fantasy media - Tolkien's Quenya and Sindarin, Dothraki in Game of T...

Understanding Political Persuasion: Linguistic and Rhetorical Analysis - Paperback

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by Douglas Mark Ponton (Author)This book builds on the consolidated research field of Political Discourse Analysis and attempts to provide an introduction suitable for adoption amongst a readership wishing to understand some of the principles underlying such research, and above all to appreciate how the tools of discourse analysis might be applied to actual texts. It summarises some of the work that has been done in this field by authorities such as Halliday, Fairclough, Wodak, Chilton, Van D...

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TSI Study Guide 2020-2021: TSI Test Prep Book and 3 Complete Practice Tests for the Texas Success Initiative [3rd Edition] - Paperback

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by Test Prep Books (Author)Test Prep Books' TSI Study Guide 2020-2021: TSI Test Prep Book and 3 Complete Practice Tests for the Texas Success Initiative 3rd Edition] Developed by Test Prep Books for test takers trying to achieve a passing score on the TSI exam, this comprehensive study guide includes: -Quick Overview -Test-Taking Strategies -Introduction -Mathematics -Reading -Writing -Essay -Practice Questions -Detailed Answer Explanations Disclaimer: TSI(R) is a registered trademark of...

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Ebony: Covering Black America - Hardcover

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by Lavaille Lavette (Author)In 1945, Ebony's legendary founder John H. Johnson set out to create a magazine for Black America much like that of the trailblazing Life Magazine, and that he did. For the African American community, Ebony has been a breath of fresh air, speaking on issues and events from the Black perspective, celebrating Black standards of beauty and elevating heroes of Black America--athletes, entertainers, activists, elected officials, or some combination thereof. Ebony: Cover...

Lights, Camera, Speech!: The Essentials Of Dynamic Communication From A Public Speaking Coach & TV Host - Paperback

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by David Aizer (Author)Is your fear of public speaking preventing you from growing your brand? Do you struggle with storytelling and can't seem to connect with your audience? If so, it's time for you to become an ELITE presenter. Communications expert Dave Aizer shares his dynamic platform based on his 20-year career as a TV host, an inspirational speaker, and a public speaking and media trainer. Dave's hosted shows for The CW, CBS, FOX Sports, Nickelodeon, and more, and has compiled thousand...

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by Octavia Wynne (Author)Can you tell an iamb from a trochee? An anapest from an amphibrach? Why do children always take such delight in dactylic tetrameter? Is a ballad the same as a ballade, and what is poetic rhythm? In this neat pocket book, Scottish poet Octavia Wynne examines the elements of poetry, from its various feet, metres and lines, through its patterns, stanzas and rhymes, right up to the poetic forms themselves, with ancient and modern examples from William Shakespeare to Dr.Se...

Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing Volume 3 - Paperback

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by Dana Driscoll (Editor), Mary Stewart (Editor), Matthew Vetter (Editor)Volumes in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing offer multiple perspectives on a wide range of topics about writing. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for writing by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversation about the craft of writing. Consequently, each essay funct...

Spanish Phrase Book for Beginners: Language Lessons and Simple Phrases for Travelers - Paperback

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by Miguel Martinez (Author)21 million students learn Spanish around the world. Discover how to become one of them. Do you love the sound of "Despacito" except you don t even know what the words you are singing actually mean? It might be less innocent than you think. Did you know: With 329 million native speakers, according to Ethnologue, Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language in the world after English. By 2050, the U.S. will be the largest Spanish speaking country, accordin...

A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler - Hardcover

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by Lynell George (Author)A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler offers a blueprint for a creative life from the perspective of award-winning science-fiction writer and "MacArthur Genius" Octavia E. Butler. It is a collection of ideas about how to look, listen, breathe--how to be in the world. This book is about the creative process, but not on the page; its canvas is much larger. Author Lynell George not only engages the world that shaped Octavia E. Butler, she a...

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Type Speaks: A Lexicon of Expressive, Emotional, and Symbolic Typefaces - Hardcover

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by Steven Heller (Author), Gail Anderson (Author)An essential resource to using contemporary typefaces for effective communication Type is the handwriting of the 21st century, lending its expressive voice to the language of all written communication. Type Speaks is the first book to explore type as a medium that conveys emotions, concepts, and ideas, filled with hundreds of new fonts available through digital foundries. Some exude joy, radiate serenity, or jangle the nerves; some sell or per...

Metathesis and unmetathesis in Amarasi - Hardcover

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by Owen Edwards (Author)This book provides a complete analysis of synchronic CV -> VC metathesis in Amarasi, a language of western Timor. Metathesis and unmetathesis realise a paradigm of parallel forms, pairs of which occur to complement each other throughout the language.Metathesis in Amarasi is superficially associated with a bewildering array of disparate phonological processes including: vowel deletion, consonant deletion, consonant insertion and multiple kinds of vowel assimilation, ...

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Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language - Paperback

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by Paul Baker (Author)A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year "Richly evocative and entertaining."--Guardian "An essential book for anyone who wants to Polari bona "--Attitude "Exuberant, richly detailed. . . . A delightful read."--Tatler Polari is a language that was used chiefly by gay men in the first half of the twentieth century. It offered its speakers a degree of public camouflage and a means of identification. Its colorful roots are varied--from Cant to Lingua Franca to dancers'...

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by Steven Roger Fischer (Author)From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. Illustrated with numerous examples, this book offers a global overview in a format that everyone can follow. Steven Roger Fischer also reveals his own discoveries made since the early 1980s, making it a useful reference for students and specialists as well as a...

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Undergraduate Writing in Psychology: Learning to Tell the Scientific Story - Paperback

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by R. Eric Landrum (Author)This third edition features new writing samples, including a full-length literature review and full-length scientific research paper, and new guidance to reflect the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. This accessible, practical guide to undergraduate writing takes the reader step by step through the process of developing research questions or theses, conducting literature searches, analyzing and synthesizing the lit...

I Am A Math Teacher Just Like A Normal Teacher Except Much Cooler: Teacher Appreciation Gifts/ Gift For Tuition Teacher/Cool Math Gifts/Calculus Teach - Paperback

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by Rocky 360 (Author)Math teacher appreciation, Farewell, Occasion, Birthday, Christmas gift. Number of Pages: 114 Dimensions: 0.24 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: March 15, 2020

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by Jean Yates (Author)Barron's ESL Proficiency Series: Prepositions provides comprehensive coverage of this most difficult topic in English grammar. The idiosyncratic nature of prepositions often makes them a barrier to achieving English language proficiency. Jean Yates offers clear explanations with lots of examples and opportunities to practice. Content is organized into simple 15-minute units each of which has its own practice exercises. An answer key is included in the back of the book. T...

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by Rebecca Elliott (Author)Whether you're a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron's Painless Grammar provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format. An essential resource for: Virtual Learning Homeschool Learning pods Supplementing classes/in-person learning Inside you'll find: Comprehensive coverage of English grammar, including parts of speech, punctuation, examples on constructing sentences by using grammar rules, and much more Painless tips, commo...

Fuel for lively conversations in English: The Top 50 Best English Conversation Topics... - Paperback

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by Alycia C. Jones (Author)Conversation is an art You can't just walk into your classroom and expect your students to talk You have to ask the right questions and create the context for lively conversations. This book does exactly that. Whether you are a teacher, a student who wants to discuss with others or even a business executive who needs to converse with foreigners about something other than work, this book is for you With more than 1,000 questions and 50 unique topics, "Fuel for ...

Navigating the News: A Guide to Understanding Journalism - Paperback

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by Lee B. Becker (Other), Richard Craig (Editor)In an age when young people may confuse online chatter with legitimate news, Navigating the News is the first textbook designed to show students how to recognize credible reporting and how real journalists perform their jobs.Author BiographyRichard Craig is a professor at San Jose State University. An award-winning journalist and author, he has written three previous books and numerous academic articles. His writings have appeared in news outlet...

A Poetics of Unnatural Narrative - Paperback

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by Jan Alber (Editor) A Poetics of Unnatural Narrative offers a collection of foundational essays introducing the reader to the full scope of unnatural narrative theory: its meaning, its goals, its extent, its paradoxes. This volume brings together a distinguished group of international critics, scholars, and historians that includes several of the world's leading narrative theorists. Together, they survey many basic areas of narrative studies from an unnatural perspective: story, time, space...

Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: A Global Project - Paperback

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by Laurie M. Bridges (Author), Raymond Pun (Author), Roberto Arteaga (Author)Wikipedia and Academic Libraries: A Global Project contains 19 chapters by 52 authors from Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Scotland, Spain, and the United States. The chapters in this book are authored by both new and longtime members of the Wikimedia community, representing a range of experiences.Author BiographyLaurie M. Bridges is Associate Professor and Instruction an...