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This volume explores problems concerning the series, national development and the national canon in a range of countries and their international book-trade relationships. Studies focus on issues such as the fabrication of a national canon, and on the book in war-time,...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2011-02-18
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Mapping the Left Periphery, the fifth volume in "The Cartography of Syntactic Structures," is entirely devoted to the functional articulation of the so-called complementizer system, the highest part of sentence structure. The papers collected here identify, on the basis...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-02-16
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Whether writing a best man's speech or putting together a presentation at work, Speech-making and Presentation Made Easy is an invaluable guide to becoming a successful speaker, with easy-to-use, practical advice on how to:- Keep audiences engaged- Prepare, plan and...
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Ebury Digital
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2011-02-15
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Tell Me No Lies is a celebration of the very best investigative journalism, and includes writing by some of the greatest practitioners of the craft: Seymour Hersh on the My Lai massacre; Paul Foot on the Lockerbie cover-up; Wilfred Burchett, the first Westerner to enter...
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Vintage Digital
Parution :
2011-02-15
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Includes memorable ways to start and finish your speech with a flourish Straightforward advice on making your speeches sparkle With the right preparation even the most nervous speaker can deliver a winning presentation. Public Speaking & Presentations For Dummies shows...
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For Dummies
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2011-02-14
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Oxford Modern English Grammar is Oxford's brand new and definitive guide to English grammar. This book has been written by a leading expert in the field, covers both British and American English, and makes use of authentic spoken and written examples. Arranged in four...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-02-10
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Oxford Modern English Grammar is Oxford's brand new and definitive guide to English grammar. This book has been written by a leading expert in the field, covers both British and American English, and makes use of authentic spoken and written examples. Arranged in four...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-02-10
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The first book to highlight the most pressing sociology-of-language themes of our times. All of which have to do with the twin issues of power and identity . Important evidence and illustrations bearing upon these matters are provided and supplemented by an extensive...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-08
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The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been acrimonious, and those involved have always really been contesting values - to do with morality, politics and class. THE LANGUAGE WARS examines the present state...
Editeur :
John Murray
Parution :
2011-02-03
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This book analyzes the mythological content of five television franchises within the genre of science fiction, fantasy and horror: The X-Files & Millennium, Babylon 5 & Crusade, Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel, Stargate and Star Trek. The central themes are errand into...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-02-03
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Tips for catching and holding an agent's attention.Essential reading for any fiction or nonfiction writer seeking publication, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Book Proposals & Query Letters provides in-depth information on composing a successful query letter as well as...
Editeur :
Dk
Parution :
2011-02-01
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This collection focuses on Chinese learners with original data sets using innovative research methods. It investigates Chinese learners' learning and language skills, perceptions and particularly the processes of reciprocal intercultural adaptations in a wide...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-01
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Language Myths and the History of English aims to deconstruct the myths that are traditionally reproduced as factual accounts of the historical development of English. Using concepts and interpretive sensibilities developed in the field of sociolinguistics over the past...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-02-01
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Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat takes a humorous tour through the fascinating, sometimes tragic, and often surprising history of the English language and its etymology. Author, humorist and word-sleuth Alex Games uncovers the trends, innovations and scandals that have...
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Bbc Digital
Parution :
2011-01-31
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This book examines some knotty problems in natural language. These typically involve questions where the sense or the grammaticality of an utterance teeters on or over the edge of acceptability among native speakers. The phenomena in question have been examined within...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-01-20
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This book examines some knotty problems in natural language. These typically involve questions where the sense or the grammaticality of an utterance teeters on or over the edge of acceptability among native speakers. The phenomena in question have been examined within...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2011-01-20
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This book offers an alternative view to current postmodern approaches to composition. It takes a critical realist stance to arrive at the “essence” of written communication with the aim of informing a practical application: a computerised writing tutor. Following...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-01-19
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L’ospitalità linguistica è una posizione tanto etica quanto epistemologica nei confronti dei problemi che presenta il compito di tradurre un testo letterario. Si tratta di permettere che un testo apra spazi nuovi nelle lingue e culture che lo accolgono, per farle...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-01-14
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This edited collection investigates historical linguistic politeness and impoliteness. Although some research has been undertaken uniting politeness and historical pragmatics, it has been sporadic at best, and often limited to traditional theoretical approaches.This is...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-01-14
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Translations of Cervantes’ Don Quijote (1605) take pride of place among foreign literature in China. Despite the contrasts between the two cultures and the passage of four centuries the adventures and misadventures of the Castilian hero have always been popular with...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-01-14
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