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Reading Instruction That Works: The Case for Balanced Teaching - Paperback
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by Tim Pressley (Author), Richard L. Allington (Author), Michael Pressley (Author)Now in a revised and updated fifth edition, this gold-standard text and K-8 practitioner resource provides a roadmap for comprehensive literacy instruction informed by the science of reading. Rather than advocating one best approach, the book shows how to balance skills- and meaning-focused instruction to support all students' success. Chapters describe specific ways to build word recognition, fluency, vocabular...
Perception and Metaphor: A Comparative Perspective Between English and Chinese - Paperback
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by Qin Xiugui (Author), Tie Yi (Author)Cognitive linguists believe that metaphors are prevalent in human thought, while metaphorical structures are reflected at the linguistic level. Therefore, analysing extensive language data can aid in revealing the metaphorical mappings of embodied experience with the senses of vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and temperature. This volume seeks to discover the similarities and differences between the metaphorical systems of the English and Chinese la...
The Welsh Book-plates in the Collection of Sir Evan Davies Jones, Bart., M. P. of Pentower, Fishguard; a Catalogue, With Biographical and Decriptive N - Hardcover
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by Herbert M. B. 1870 Vaughan (Author), Evan Davies Jones (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 i...
Rhetoric of InSecurity: The Language of Danger, Fear and Safety in National and International Contexts - Paperback
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by Victoria Baines (Author)This book demands that we question what we are told about security, using tools we have had for thousands of years. The work considers the history of security rhetoric in a number of distinct but related contexts, including the United States' security strategy, the "war" on Big Tech, and current concerns such as cybersecurity. Focusing on the language of security discourse, it draws common threads from the ancient world to the present day and the near future. The bo...
Queering Translation History: Shakespeare's Sonnets in Czech and Slovak Transformations - Paperback
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by Eva Spisiaková (Author)This innovative work challenges normative binaries in contemporary translation studies and applies frameworks from queer historiography to the discipline in order to explore shifting perceptions of same-sex love and desire in translations and retranslations of William Shakespeare's Sonnets.The book brings together perspectives from poststructuralism, queer theory, and translation history to set the stage for an in-depth exploration of a series of retranslations of th...
English and Translation in the European Union: Unity and Multiplicity in the Wake of Brexit - Paperback
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by Alice Leal (Author)This book explores the growing tension between multilingualism and monolingualism in the European Union in the wake of Brexit, underpinned by the interplay between the rise of English as a lingua franca and the effacement of translations in EU institutions, bodies and agencies.English and Translation in the European Union draws on an interdisciplinary approach, highlighting insights from applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, translation studies, philosophy of languag...
Intonation in L2 Discourse: Research Insights - Paperback
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by María Dolores Ramírez-Verdugo (Author)Grounded in a systemic functional linguistic (SFL) approach, this book applies a contrastive interlanguage corpus-based approach to investigate the nature and role of L2 intonation and its pragmatic function in spoken discourse. The volume offers a brief overview of SFL theories and frameworks, with a clear focus on Halliday's model of phonology and the proposal of developing a grammar of speech. Integrating a SFL framework with a corpus linguistic-inf...
The Dialects of British English in Fictional Texts - Paperback
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by Donatella Montini (Editor), Irene Ranzato (Editor)This collection brings together perspectives on regional and social varieties of British English in fictional dialogue across works spanning various literary genres, showcasing authorial and translation innovation while also reflecting on their impact on the representation of sociolinguistic polarities. The volume explores the ways in which different varieties of British English, including Welsh, Scots, and Received Pronunciation, are portr...
Quintilian's Institutes of Oratory; or, Education of an Orator. In Twelve Books - Paperback
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by Quintilian Quintilian (Author), J. S. 1804-1884 Watson (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 i...
Linguistic Description in English for Academic Purposes - Paperback
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by Helen Basturkmen (Author)This volume provides a concise overview of linguistic description in the field of English for Academic Purposes, charting its evolution and categorizing the various strands of research interest. Given the increasing use of English as a lingua franca, there has been a corresponding upsurge into research in EAP. The book synthesizes this research in one single volume and offers brief overviews on key terms and topics in EAP, including academic events and study genres...
Byzantine Military Rhetoric in the Ninth Century: A Translation of the Anonymi Byzantini Rhetorica Militaris - Paperback
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by Georgios Theotokis (Author), Dimitrios Sidiropoulos (Author)Byzantine Military Rhetoric in the Ninth Century is the first English translation of the ninth-century Anonymi Byzantini Rhetorica Militaris. This influential text offers a valuable insight into the warrior ethic of the period, the role of religion in the justification of war, and the view of other military cultures by the Byzantine elite. It also played a crucial role in the compilation of the tenth-century Taktika and Constantin...
Cassell's Latin Dictionary: Latin-English and English-Latin - Hardcover
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by James Robert Vernam 1853-1 Marchant (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 eno...
BREWER's DICTIONARY OF PHRASE & FABLE - Hardcover
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by Anonymous (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 preserved, reproduce...
Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar - Hardcover
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by Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (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 pre...
Elegies - Paperback
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by Sextus Propertius (Author), Peter John Francis Gantillon (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...
Urgent Archives: Enacting Liberatory Memory Work - Paperback
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by Michelle Caswell (Author)Urgent Archives argues that archivists can and should do more to disrupt white supremacy and hetero-patriarchy beyond the standard liberal archival solutions of more diverse collecting and more inclusive description.Grounded in the emerging field of critical archival studies, this book uncovers how dominant western archival theories and practices are oppressive by design, while looking toward the the radical politics of community archives to envision new liberatory...
The Student's English-Sanskrit Dictionary - Hardcover
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by Apte Vaman Shivaram (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 preserved,...
The Ad Deum Vadit of Jean Gerson - Hardcover
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by Jean Gerson (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 preserved, reprodu...
A Comprehensive Study of Tang Poetry II - Paperback
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by Lin Geng (Author)Tang poetry is one of the most valuable cultural inheritances of Chinese history. Its distinctive aesthetics, delicate language and diverse styles constitute great Literature in itself, as well as a rich topic for literary study. This two-volume set constitutes a classic analysis of Tang poetry in the "Golden Age" of Chinese poetry (618-907 CE).This volume focuses on the prominent Tang poets and poems. Beginning with an introduction to the "four greatest poets"--Li Bai, Du...
A Comprehensive Study of Tang Poetry I - Paperback
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by Lin Geng (Author)Tang poetry is one of the most valuable cultural inheritances of Chinese history. Its distinctive aesthetics, delicate language, and diverse styles constitute great literature in itself, as well as a rich topic for literary study. This two-volume set constitutes a classic analysis of Tang poetry in the "Golden Age" of Chinese poetry (618-907 CE).In this volume, the author provides a general understanding of poetry in the "High Tang" era from a range of perspectives. Starti...
The Anglo-Karen Dictionary, Begun by J. Wade, Revised, Enlarged and Completed by J.P. Binney. (Burma Baptist Missionary Convention) - Paperback
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by Jonathan Wade (Author), Juliette Patterson Binney (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 imp...
Analysing Discourses in Teacher Observation Feedback Conferences - Paperback
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by Fiona Copland (Author), Helen Donaghue (Author)This volume focuses on the post-observation feedback conference, a common feature of teacher education programs, and highlights the importance of such talk in the development and evaluation of teachers and other professionals. The book adopts a linguistic ethnographic approach, which provides a framework for examining the contextual nature of the talk and how it is embedded within wider social contexts and structures, such as evaluation regime...
A Samoan Dictionary: English and Samoan, and Samoan and English; With a Short Grammar of the Samoan Dialect - Paperback
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by George Pratt (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 preserved, reprod...
An Introduction to Ecclesiastical Latin - Hardcover
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by Nunn H. P. V. (Henry Preston Vaughan) (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 enoug...
The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage From a Hieratic Papyrus in Leiden(Pap. Leiden 344 Recto) - Hardcover
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by Alan Henderson Gardiner (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 preser...
Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, Enlarged by J.L. Roget - Hardcover
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by Peter Mark Roget (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 preserved, re...
Integrational Linguistics and Philosophy of Language in the Global South - Paperback
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by Sinfree B. Makoni (Editor), Deryn P. Verity (Editor), Anna Kaiper-Marquez (Editor)Exploring the nature of possible relationships between Integrational Linguistics and Southern Epistemologies, this volume examines various ways in which Integrational Linguistics can be used to support the decolonizing interests of Southern Epistemologies, particularly the lay-oriented nature of Integrational Linguistics that Southern Epistemologies find productive as a 'positive counter-discourse.' As both a...
A Dictionary of the Isle of Wight Dialect, and of Provincialisms Used in the Island; With Illustrati - Paperback
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by William Henry Long (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 preserved, ...
Code-Choice and Identity Construction on Stage - Paperback
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by Sirkku Aaltonen (Author)Code-Choice and Identity Construction on Stage challenges the general assumption that language is only one of the codes employed in a theatrical performance; Sirkku Aaltonen changes the perspective to the audience, foregrounding the chosen language variety as a trigger for their reactions. Theatre is 'the most public of arts', closely interwoven with contemporary society, and language is a crucial tool for establishing order. In this book, Aaltonen explores the wa...
The Reading Strategies Book 2.0: Your Research-Based Guide to Developing Skilled Readers - Paperback
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by Jennifer Serravallo (Author)Evidence-based, responsive instruction made easier. 100 new and 200 heavily revised strategies 700+ references or links to research studies Skill progressions for progress monitoring 200 new student-facing charts New strategies for advanced middle school readers Recently published mentor texts used in lesson examples Serravallo brings a practical and proven approach to helping teachers help kids develop as skilled readers. The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 is d...
Heritage Speakers of Spanish and Study Abroad - Paperback
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by Rebecca Pozzi (Editor), Tracy Quan (Editor), Chelsea Escalante (Editor)Heritage Speakers of Spanish and Study Abroad is an edited volume that provides emerging research on heritage speakers of Spanish in immersion contexts in theoretical, empirical, and programmatic terms. This edited collection seeks to expand our understanding of heritage speakers of Spanish by incorporating research on their linguistic, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic development during and after a sojourn abroad, by dis...
Discourses of Perfection: Representing Cosmetic Procedures and Beauty Products in UK Lifestyle Magazines - Paperback
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by Anne-Mette Hermans (Author)This book explores editorial and advertising discourses related to cosmetic procedures and beauty products and services in UK lifestyle magazines, offering a holistic perspective on the normalisation of cosmetic procedures and the societal context in which particular perceptions have flourished.The volume examines the societal climate that contributed to cultural perceptions of the body as object and project, and constructions of masculinities and femininities as...
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