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Becoming Fluent: How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language - Paperback

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by Richard Roberts (Author), Roger Kreuz (Author)Forget everything you've heard about adult language learning: evidence from cognitive science and psychology prove we can learn foreign languages just as easily as children. An eye-opening study on how adult learners can master a foreign lanugage by drawing on skills and knowledge honed over a lifetime. Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they cannot acquire a language as easily as children. On...

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by Michael Buckland (Author)A short, informal account of our ever-increasing dependence on a complex multiplicity of messages, records, documents, and data.We live in an information society, or so we are often told. But what does that mean? This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers a concise, informal account of the ways in which information and society are related and of our ever-increasing dependence on a complex multiplicity of messages, records, documents, and data. U...

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Why Only Us: Language and Evolution - Paperback

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by Robert C. Berwick (Author), Noam Chomsky (Author)Berwick and Chomsky draw on recent developments in linguistic theory to offer an evolutionary account of language and humans' remarkable, species-specific ability to acquire it."A loosely connected collection of four essays that will fascinate anyone interested in the extraordinary phenomenon of language."--New York Review of BooksWe are born crying, but those cries signal the first stirring of language. Within a year or so, infants master t...

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by Amaranth Borsuk (Author)The book as object, as content, as idea, as interface.What is the book in a digital age? Is it a physical object containing pages encased in covers? Is it a portable device that gives us access to entire libraries? The codex, the book as bound paper sheets, emerged around 150 CE. It was preceded by clay tablets and papyrus scrolls. Are those books? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Amaranth Borsuk considers the history of the book, the futu...

Five Chapters on Rhetoric: Character, Action, Things, Nothing, and Art - Paperback

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by Michael S. Kochin (Author)Examines concepts for persuasive communication. Explores the art of rhetoric and how it aids in clarification when we speak to communicate, but also helps to protect us from clarity when we speak to maintain our connections to others.Author BiographyMichael S. Kochin is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Tel Aviv University and has held visiting appointments at Toronto, Princeton, and Yale. He is the author of Gender and Rhetoric in Plato's Political Thought ...

Public Forgetting: The Rhetoric and Politics of Beginning Again - Paperback

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by Bradford Vivian (Author)Reconsiders the negative status attributed to forgetting in both academic and popular discussions of public memory. Demonstrates how a community may adopt idioms of forgetting in order to create new and beneficial standards of public judgment concerning the lessons and responsibilities of its shared past.Author BiographyBradford Vivian is Associate Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. ...

Metaphors of Genre: The Role of Analogies in Genre Theory - Paperback

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by David Fishelov (Author)In Metaphors of Genre, David Fishelov demonstrates the important role played by analogies in genre theory and provides a critical presentation of four specific analogies that permeate modern genre theory: the biological analogy, the family "metaphor," the institutional perspective, and the "speech act" analogy. While making a critical presentation of the existing theories, Fishelov offers new perspectives and hypotheses within each analogy. The discussion in each cas...

Confessional Crises and Cultural Politics in Twentieth-Century America - Paperback

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by Dave Tell (Author)Examines the role of confession in American culture. Argues that the genre of confession has profoundly shaped (and been shaped by) six of America's most intractable cultural issues: sexuality, class, race, violence, religion, and democracy.Author BiographyDave Tell is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas. Number of Pages: 248 Dimensions: 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 15, 2015

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by Emil Staiger (Author), Marianne Burkhard (Editor), Luanne T. Frank (Editor)Emil Staiger (1908-1987), a native of Switzerland, was one of the foremost scholars in the field of literary studies. Grundbegriffe der Poetik is a monument in the history of literary criticism that has been unavailable to the English reader until now. Of Staiger's works, Poetics is probably the most radical, the most disruptive, for it constructs a revolutionary new poetics and erects it alongside the old tradition...

Pragmatism and the Forms of Sense: Language, Perception, Technics - Paperback

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by Robert E. Innis (Author)Making sense of the world around us is a process involving both semiotic and material mediation--the use of signs and sign systems (preeminently language) and various kinds of tools (technics). As we use them, we experience them subjectively as extensions of our bodily selves and objectively as instruments for accessing the world with which we interact. Emphasizing this bipolar nature of language and technics, understood as intertwined "forms of sense," Robert Innis...

The Presidential Campaign Film: A Critical History - Hardcover

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by Joanne Morreale (Author)Morreale traces the development of the documentary films produced for presidential candidates from Calvin Coolidge in 1923 to George Bush and Bill Clinton in 1992. The work provides insight into today's visually oriented presidential campaign by analyzing the production of candidates' images as the films evolve from classical to modern forms. Campaign films are usually overlooked by campaign scholars, yet they provide the fullest available visual portrait of a candi...

Current Trends in Nigerian Pidgin English: A Sociolinguistic Perspective - Paperback

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by Akinmade T. Akande (Editor), Oladipo Salami (Editor)This book focuses on the structure and sociolinguistics of Nigerian Pidgin English. Its major aim is to serve as a compendium which touches different major aspects of NPE as it has been observed that earlier works in this area have focused only on one aspect or the other. It will offer a broad survey of the form and functions of Nigerian Pidgin (NP) in different domains. The book promises to investigate the use of NP in such domains as po...

Tales of Terror: Television News and the Construction of the Terrorist Threat - Hardcover

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by Bethami Dobkin (Author)Conventional research suggests that news coverage of terrorism is a tool of the terrorist to gain public support and recognition. Based on an analysis of more than 200 evening newscasts aired during the first six years of the Reagan administration, Tales of Terror offers a detailed account of the ways in which news media escalate public panic about terrorism and encourage support for specific U.S. policy objectives, rather than build sympathy for terrorists. Bethami ...

By Design: Interviews with Film Production Designers - Hardcover

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by Vincent LoBrutto (Author)In By Design, twenty prominent feature film production designers talk about their careers, their relationships with Hollywood directors, and how they formulated and executed the technical and aesthetic designs of their film projects. The interviews explore production design techniques and the total process of establishing the visual look of a feature film, including the design and creation of sets, finding locations, establishing the color scheme or palette of a fi...

Guam's Trial of the Century: News, Hegemony, and Rumor in an American Colony - Hardcover

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by Peter Debenedittis (Author)This volume is a critical case study of the press coverage of the corruption trial of former Guam Governor Ricardo Bordallo, who maintained a strong indigenous rights stance, and committed suicide for his people rather than serve a three-year jail sentence. DeBenedittis focuses on the media's role in cultural imperialism, taking the position that news is necessarily hegemonic. Particular topics include how story structure and labeling can imply guilt or innocence...

The Practice of Newspaper Management - Hardcover

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by W. Parkman Rankin (Author)Rankin points out most journalism schools today still concern themselves primarily with preparing students to be editorial journalists. They are not preparing them as business managers.' His book leads the way. Editor & PublisherAuthor Biographynkin /f W. /i Parkman Number of Pages: 176 Dimensions: 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: February 21, 1986

Presidential Communication: Description and Analysis - Hardcover

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by Robert Denton (Author), Dan Hahn (Author)Presidential Communication is the first book to combine a study of the presidency with communications. First it builds a base for the rhetorical presidency--what it means and how it works--and why an Approach based on an analysis of presidential rhetoric and persuasion works better than others to uncover the essential nature of the office. The authors also examine the presidency from the major areas of concentration traditionally found in communicat...

The Creation/Evolution Controversy: A Battle for Cultural Power - Hardcover

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by Kary D. Smout (Author)This rhetorical study of the various language strategies and competing worldviews involved in the 140-year argument between Biblical creationists and Darwinian evolutionists focuses on the 1860 Huxley/Wilberforce debate, the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, and the 1981 Arkansas Creation-Science Trial. When Darwin published his Origins of Species in 1859, he initiated a debate about the origin of human life and the role of God in human affairs scarcely equalled in world hist...

Transforming Communication: Technology, Sustainability, and Future Generations - Paperback

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by Susan Leggett (Editor), Sohail Inayatullah (Editor)Thus far, the communications revolution has been largely limited to the merely technological feat of converging telecommunications with personal computing. But does it hold a truly higher promise--to transform communication as a human act of sharing meaning about values, attitudes, and experiences? Or will it simply allow capitalism to pursue ever-greater economic efficiencies among the wealthy nations of the world, while ignoring the pers...

Major Works of Valerie Lynn Stephens: Volume III - Paperback

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by Valerie Stephens (Author)This is Volume III of an enhanced edition of the Major Works of Judeo-Christian Author Valerie Lynn Stephens. Contained herein are works included in the original edition, as well as newer works not released in the previous edition. Number of Pages: 722 Dimensions: 1.44 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: February 20, 2023

Political Communication Ethics: An Oxymoron? - Paperback

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by Robert Denton (Editor)This essay collection examines ethical concerns related to the traditional areas of political communication, including campaigns, media, discourse, and advertising, as well as new technologies, including the Internet. In total, the collection provides one of the few volumes to examine political ethics from an academic perspective rather than from a moralistic or rule orientation. Bruce Gronbeck provides an assessment of presidential campaigns, arguing that ethical jud...

Nurturing Primary Readers in Grades K-3: Reading Instruction Centered in Students' Social Emotional Needs - Paperback

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by Lane W. Clarke (Author), Krysten Gorrivan (Author)Weaving together reading pedagogy and social emotional learning (SEL) frameworks, this text presents an integrated, research-based approach to reading instruction grounded in instructional and collaborative strategies that address students' social emotional needs.The text features real stories from the classroom to invite readers to learn alongside the students, teachers, families, and professionals as they experience journeys of growth. Th...

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Race, Justice, and Activism in Literacy Instruction - Paperback

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by Valerie Kinloch (Editor), Tanja Burkhard (Editor), Carlotta Penn (Editor)This volume brings together respected scholars to examine the intersections of race, justice, and activism in direct relation to the teaching and learning of critical literacy. The authors focus on literacy praxis that reflect how students--with the loving, critical support of teachers and teacher educators--engage in resistance work and collaborate for social change. Each chapter theorizes how students and adults ini...

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Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary: Revised Second Edition (Fully Romanized) - Paperback

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by Li Dong (Author)This Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is for elementary to intermediate learners of Chinese. Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary was designed specifically for elementary to intermediate learners of Chinese and contains all 3,051 vocabulary items prescribed for Levels A and B of the internationally recognized test of Mandarin language proficiency, Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK). This self-contained dictionary has over 5,000 headwords--those required for HSK Levels A and B, p...

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Concise English-Korean Dictionary - Paperback

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by Joan V. Underwood (Author)Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Korea, Concise English-Korean Dictionary is an essential tool for communicating in the Korean language. It features all the essential Korean vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. Its handy pocket format and user-friendly layout make it the perfect addition to your carry-on bag; it's sure to make any trip to Korea easier. All entries are written in a Romanized form as ...

Thai Picture Dictionary: Learn 1,500 Thai Words and Phrases - The Perfect Visual Resource for Language Learners of All Ages (Includes Online Audio) - Hardcover

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by Jintana Rattanakhemakorn (Author)A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Thai--whether you're 5 or 100! This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Thai words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given using Thai script--with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly--along with the English meaning. The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, including basics, like meeting someone new and using public transportation, to cultur...

Essential Chinese Grammar: Write and Speak Chinese Like a Native! the Ultimate Guide to Everyday Chinese Usage - Paperback

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by Vivian Ling (Author), Peng Wang (Author)Essential Chinese Grammar is a systematic overview of Chinese grammar, oriented toward self-study, English-speaking students. Through explanations of common mistakes learners make, useful example sentences and exercises with an answer key, this book provides a detailed introduction to the unique grammar structures of the Chinese language. Ideal for any student who is interested in taking their skills to the next level, this book makes the difficult t...

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Tuttle Pocket Thai Dictionary: Thai-English / English-Thai - Paperback

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by Jintana Rattanakhemakorn (Author)Tuttle Pocket Thai Dictionary is the most up-to-date Thai pocket dictionary available. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Thai words and expressions, including the latest Internet and social media vocabulary. This dictionary is specifically designed to meet the needs of English speakers who are studying or using Thai on a daily basis. It contains over 15,000 entries including all the vocabulary (in both directions) needed for everyday use. A...

Tales of Merlin, Arthur, and the Magic Arts: From the Welsh Chronicle of the Six Ages of the World - Paperback

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by Elis Gruffydd (Author), Patrick Ford (Translator), Jerry Hunter (Introduction by)The original Welsh stories of these beloved characters and their world for the first time in English The stories in Tales of Merlin, Arthur, and the Magic Arts deal with well-known figures from medieval Britain who will be familiar to many readers--though not from the versions presented here. These freshly translated tales emerge from the remarkable and enormous sixteenth-century Chronicle of the Six Ages of ...

Understanding Korean Film: A Cross-Cultural Perspective - Paperback

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by Jieun Kiaer (Author), Loli Kim (Author)Understanding Korean Film: A Cross-Cultural Perspective explains the potential meaning of a selection of common Korean verbal and non-verbal expressions in a range of contexts in South Korean film that are often untranslatable for English-speaking Western viewers. Author BiographyJieun Kiaer is professor of Korean Language and Linguistics at the University of Oxford. She publishes widely on East Asian translation, with particular emphasis on Korean tr...

The Films of Terrence Malick - Hardcover

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by James Morrison (Author), Thomas Schur (Author), James Morrison (Editor)Despite overwhelming acclaim for his work, director Terrence Malick remains an under-examined figure of an era of filmmaking that also produced such notables as Robert Altman, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese. His films Badlands and Days of Heaven remain benchmarks of American cinema, while his recent The Thin Red Line returned him to the pantheon of American directors. In this new study, authors James Morrison...

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by Daniel C. Cohn-Sherbok (Author)Have you ever wondered what Adam really said to Eve? Or what God said to Job? Learning Hebrew can be easy - and fun. This book shows you how to master the essentials of the language in clear, simple steps - starting right from scratch with the Hebrew alphabet on how to read passages from the Bible itself. There are simple exercises (including answers), a word list, and plenty of examples throughout. Whether you are studying in a group or by yourself, this boo...