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by Alice Te Punga Somerville (Author)A first book of poetry from acclaimed Māori writer and scholar Alice Te Punga Somerville. Shrink-wrapped, vacuum-packed, disassembled, sold for parts, butt of jokes, scapegoats, too this for that, too that for this, gravy trains, too angry, special treatment, let it go . . . "Always italicise foreign words," a friend of the author was advised. In her first book of poetry, Māori scholar and poet Alice Te Punga Somerville does just that. In wit and anger, ...
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by Alan Mittleman (Author)How and why should hope play a key role in a twenty-first century democratic politics? Alan Mittleman offers a philosophical exploration of the theme, contending that a modern construction of hope as an emotion is deficient. He revives the medieval understanding of hope as a virtue, reconstructing this in a contemporary philosophical idiom. In this framework, hope is less a spontaneous reaction than it is a choice against despair; a decision to live with confidence a...
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by Michael Ondaatje (Editor), Michael Redhill (Editor), Esta Spalding (Editor)An Anchor Books Original Seventy-four distinguished writers tell personal tales of books loved and lost-great books overlooked, under-read, out of print, stolen, scorned, extinct, or otherwise out of commission. Compiled by the editors of Brick: A Literary Magazine, Lost Classics is a reader's delight: an intriguing and entertaining collection of eulogies for lost books. As the editors have written in a joint introd...
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by Michael O'Flanagan (Author)Irish Phonetics is a book written by Michael O'Flanagan and published in 1904. The book is a comprehensive guide to the phonetics of the Irish language, covering topics such as pronunciation, intonation, and accentuation. It provides detailed descriptions of the sounds of Irish, including vowels, consonants, and diphthongs, as well as information on how these sounds are produced and how they are used in speech. The book also includes exercises and examples to hel...
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by Peter Stockwell (Author)A pioneering text in its first edition, this revised publication of Cognitive Poetics offers a rigorous and principled approach to literary reading and analysis.The second edition of this seminal text features: - updated theory, frameworks, and examples throughout, including new explanations of literary meaning, the power of reading, literary force, and emotion; - extended examples of literary texts from Old English to contemporary literature, covering genres includ...
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by Jennifer Downey (Author)A fascinating and informative read for librarians, library staff, and MLIS students, this book offers practical information and professional guidelines to examine current issues in censorship and libraries while also enabling readers to consider their own opinions about intellectual freedom. This book addresses contemporary issues in censorship and intellectual freedom and can serve as an invaluable resource for librarians and other library staff and as an eye-openi...
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by Mary Ruth Wise (Editor), Thomas N. Headland (Editor), Ruth M. Brend (Editor)Kenneth Pike's influence spread far and wide during the last half of the twentieth century. The contributors to this volume are just a few of the thousands of scholars whose work was influenced by Pike's teaching and writing. These essays will help younger scholars grasp something of his intellectual influence through his contribution to linguistics, anthropology, and many other disciplines. Long before the concept...
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by Adair Lara (Author)The material is right there in front of you. You've known yourself for, well, a lifetime--and you finally feel ready to share your story with the world. Yet when it actually comes time to put pen to paper, you find that you're stumped. Enter Adair Lara: award-winning author, seasoned columnist, beloved writing coach, and the answer to all of your autobiographical quandaries. Naked, Drunk, and Writing is the culmination of Lara's vast experience as a writer, editor, and t...
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by Planners &. Notebooks Inspira Journals (Author)God gives answers. You just need to have an open heart in order to see how He responds. One way of boosting your awareness is to write. Make it a habit to write in the morning or in the evening. When you write, you become conscious of your experiences. You get to really understand symbolisms and even see little changes. Did you find the answer you were looking for?
Number of Pages: 200
Dimensions: 0.42 x 11 x 8.5 IN
Publication Date: Febru...
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by Jeff Testerman (Author), Daniel M. Freed (Author)When Lt. Commander Bobby Thompson surfaced in Tampa in 1998, it was as if he had fallen from the sky, providing no hint of his past life. Eleven years later, St. Petersburg Times investigative reporter Jeff Testerman visited the rundown duplex Thompson used as his home and the epicenter of his sixty-thousand-member charity, the U.S. Navy Veterans Association. But something was amiss. Thompson's charity's addresses were just maildrops, his me...
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by Holly Lyne (Author)Want to finally achieve the goals you set?Many dream of writing a book, or becoming a full time author, but most do nothing about it. Those who do often get lost and give up along the way.If you struggle with what goals to set, or feel as though you never meet your goals, this book will help you break that pattern.This book will help you to:
Work through the essential steps to effective goal setting
Work out what really matters to you
Decide specifically what you want t...
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by Amy D. Propen (Author)An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Wildlife Corridors charts some best practices and makes some new theoretical contributions related to the design and creation of wildlife corridors in Anthropocene times. The book not only provides much of the knowledge necessary for a general and credible understanding of connectivity projects, but also makes a unique theoretical contribution to current knowledge about wildlife corridors by arguing that theo...
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by Fred J. (Fred Joseph) 1882- Peters (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough...
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by Aaron Erastus 1887- Prince (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be prese...
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by Michele Zappavigna (Author), Lorenzo Logi (Author)Emoji are now ubiquitous in our interactions on social media. But how do we use them to convey meaning? And how do they function in social bonding? This unique book provides a comprehensive framework for analysing how emoji contribute to meaning-making in social media discourse, alongside language. Presenting emoji as a visual paralanguage, it features extensive worked examples of emoji analysis, using corpora derived from social media such...
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by Alfred Jules Ayer (Created by)In this groundbreaking work, philosopher Alfred Jules Ayer explores the nature of language and the relationship between language, truth, and logic. With its clear and accessible prose, this book is an essential read for anyone interested in philosophy, linguistics, or logic.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United State...
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by Dennis Tay (Editor), Molly Xie Pan (Editor) Contemporary data analytics involves extracting insights from data and translating them into action. With its turn towards empirical methods and convergent data sources, cognitive linguistics is a fertile context for data analytics. There are key differences between data analytics and statistical analysis as typically conceived. Though the former requires the latter, it emphasizes the role of domain-specific knowledge. Statistical analysis also t...
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by Randy Fujishin (Author)With a particularly student-friendly and engaging style, this third edition gives readers the fundamental tools necessary to effectively communicate in interpersonal interactions.Author BiographyRandy Fujishin is the author of nine books in the field of human communication. He has taught communication studies at the college level for 40 years, has served as a clinical therapist for 30 of those years, and is also a keynote speaker for corporate conferences and retreat...
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by Tobias Kraft (Editor), Antonio Rojas Castro (Editor), Grisel Terrón Quintero (Editor) La incorporación de tecnologías y métodos digitales en las humanidades y las instituciones del patrimonio cultural ha provocado una reflexión fundamental de sus áreas de investigación y tareas de divulgación: en los archivos y las bibliotecas, se reorganizan los procesos de preservación y documentación. Colecciones del patrimonio cultural reaparecen en la conciencia pública a través de nuevas formas de pr...
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by Jane Taylor McDonnell (Author), Vivian Gornick (Foreword by)Author BiographyJane Taylor McDonnell teaches a writing and reading course on memoir at Carleton College and has also taught at The Loft in Minneapolis. She is the author of News from the Border: A Mother's Memoir of Her Autistic Son.
Number of Pages: 192
Dimensions: 0.5 x 7.73 x 5.41 IN
Publication Date: March 01, 1998
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by Robert X. Browning (Author)Partisan Rhetoric and Polarization: The Year in C-SPAN Archives Research, Volume 10 features chapters written from a variety of perspectives that address divisions in American politics. The topics range widely, including TikTok, abortion, the middle class, the January 6 riot, and partisan rhetoric in Congress. The unifying theme of the volume is that each author uses C-SPAN videos to examine how members of Congress and other elites speak and act on these issues. ...
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by Milica Savic (Author), Anders Myrset (Author), Maria Economidou-Kogetsidis (Author)This book introduces the main concepts and research findings of second language pragmatics in relation to young language learners. It also explores issues in teaching pragmatics and conducting pragmatics research with children, demonstrating how participant-centred data elicitation methods can complement traditional methods.
Number of Pages: 314
Dimensions: 0.66 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN
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by Jaiden Pemton (Author)Have you just finished writing your masterpiece, but don't know how to approach the editing stage? Or have you decided to take on a role as an editor for the work of other writers, and don't know where to start? Do you feel unclear about how to distinguish and use the elements of the editing process? How to Edit Writing is the guide you need! We will teach you how to edit writing in 7 easy steps. This guide is designed to provide you with all the tools you need in a ...
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by Robert E. Bartholomew (Author), Paul Weatherhead (Author)This book provides an accessible overview of one particular type of social panic: that of the phantom attacker. Such panics are characterised by outbreaks of sensational claims of attacks by mysterious figures that seem to emerge from nowhere, attack their innocent human and animal victims, only to vanish without a trace. Taking the recent wave of needle-spiking reports in Europe as a starting point, this book does more than just cat...
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by Sandy Marsh (Author)Struggling as an Author?Do you have an amazing story in mind, but you can't get it down on paper? You've got the idea and the characters but soon run out of steam? Perhaps you are a beginner and need help putting it all together. Whatever your reason, this book helps to unlock the secrets of novel writing in simple-to-follow ways that will bring significant results fast.Tips to Write Engrossing Page-Turners"How to Write a Novel: Step-by-Step" provides a breakdown of ess...
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by Sheridan Blau (Editor), Jonathan M. Marine (Editor), Paul M. Rogers (Editor)The Legacy of James Moffett is a valuable resource designed for classroom teachers, graduate students, scholars, and curriculum specialists in English, English education, and writing studies. It serves as a practical guide, delving into Moffett's theory, methodology, and educational practices. By documenting Moffett's significant impact on the teaching of English and on modern thought about the purpose and future o...
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by Gregory Paul Glasgow (Author)This book examines the pedagogical and professional experiences of a transnational group of teachers from the African continent and diaspora who made the decision to live and teach English in Japan. Through a layered analytical framework, it explores how these teachers struggle to negotiate their raciolinguistic identities in contexts that may prove to be professionally supportive in some cases but marginalizing in others. The author contends that although mult...
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by Daniel Plate (Author), Elizabeth Melick (Author), James Hutson (Author)Generative AI in the English Composition Classroom looks to the future, discussing the evolving skillsets required in the workforce and how educators can equip students for a future in which AI is an integral component. This book will be of interest to educators involved in teaching English composition and writing.
Number of Pages: 100
Dimensions: 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: September 18, 2024
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by Samia Bazzi (Author)This book examines public, political and media discourse in the context of failed states using Lebanon, a country torn by wars and political-financial corruption, as a contemporary case study. Using critical discourse analysis (CDA), the author brings political and economic theories into dialogue with socio-linguistics to argue that public discourse in a failed state not only plays a role in that collapse but is a key presenting symptom of social disintegration. Through...
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by Oluwaseun Amusa (Author)This book provides an introduction to the basic communication skills essential for ESL learners and teachers. It covers foundational topics crucial for effective communication in English, particularly in the context of second language learning and teaching.Designed specifically for non-native speakers of English, this invaluable resource goes beyond grammar and vocabulary, delving into the nuances of phonetics, phonology, writing styles, and registers. Whether you a...
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by Donald Rasmussen (Author), Lynn Goldberg (Author)The BASIC READING SERIES K-2 phonics program is back!The BASIC READING SERIES (BRS) is a successful and proven phonics program for beginners. It has a dedicated and faithful following among teachers and parents who want an alternative to discredited teaching methods. The BASIC READING SERIES is now available in a low-cost, paperback edition for homeschool and classroom learning.* For Every Kind of Learner-Children of all ability levels benef...
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by Lars Johanson (Editor), ?va ?. Csat? (Editor)The Turkic Languages is a reference book which brings together detailed discussions of the historical development and specialized linguistic structures and features of the languages in the Turkic family.
Number of Pages: 512
Dimensions: 1.03 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 04, 2024
