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The Power Drill Grammar Book
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The reproducible, high-energy Power Drill Grammar Book offers ESL teachers 70 lessons on basic grammatical structures, common usage problems, the fundamentals of punctuatio... [Read more]
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Second Language Writing Research
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Researchers from different parts of the world reflect on their own research projects, providing insights into key methodological issues in research on second language writi... [Read more]
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Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Contexts
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This volume highlights the role of language ideologies in the process of negotiation of identities and shows that in different historical and social contexts different iden... [Read more]
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Through Writing To Reading
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The authors shows how to exploit the links between writing and reading to give children the all-important experience of literacy. Whilst emphasising reading enjoyment, she ... [Read more]
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Cognitive Poetics
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Cognitive poetics is essentially a way of thinking about literature. The reader is encouraged to re-evaluate all the categories used to understand literary reading and anal... [Read more]
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Papers in Honour of R.C. Abraham (1890-1963)
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The Little Book of Essential Foreign Insults
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Have you ever struggled to find the French for ""so you want to fight, big nose?"" You'll never be lost for words again with this book, which will ensur... [Read more]
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Children's Language
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This is a volume from the Children's Language Series. The articles explore the topic of interactional contributions to children's language development. [Read more]
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Latino Language and Literacy in Ethnolinguistic Chicago
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This volume--along with its companion Ethnolinguistic Chicago: Language and Literacy in the City's Neighborhoods--fills an important gap in research on Chicago and, more ge... [Read more]
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Alpha Teach Yourself Grammar and Style in 24 Hours
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Puzzled about punctuation? Having trouble getting your nouns and verbs to agree? Terrified at the thought of writing a paper or report? Whether you're struggling with struc... [Read more]
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Processing Instruction
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This work presents ten related articles that illustrate the role of processing instruction in second language acquisition. The articles provide both historical and current ... [Read more]
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An Introduction to Language Policy
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Provides an introduction to the field of language policy through broad coverage of the major theories and methods employed by scholars active in the field. This book helps ... [Read more]
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Accessibility Of Web-based Information Resources For People With Disabilities
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To a large extent, disability is a social construct. Whether individuals with disabilities can pursue independent and fulfilling lives is a matter no so much of their parti... [Read more]
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A Short History of Structural Linguistics
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This concise history of structural linguistics charts its development from the 1870s to the present day. It includes exposition, in particular, of the contributions of Saus... [Read more]
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New Bloomsday Book
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An indispensable guide for anyone reading Joyce's masterpiece for the first time, provding a crystal clear, page-by-page, line-by-line running commentary on the plot of Uly... [Read more]
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Group Communication in Context
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This volume provides real-life studies of groups in the setting where they form. The book is designed for use as a text in courses on group communication and as a reference... [Read more]
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Screenwriting with a Conscience
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Offering guidance for writers in the preparation of ethically-grounded work, this volume provides methods for self-assessment of values, ideas and ethical stances, and demo... [Read more]
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Narrative Fiction: Contemporary Poetics
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What is a narrative? What is narrative fiction? How does it differ from other kinds of narrative? Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan provides a synthesis of contemporary approaches to n... [Read more]
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The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives for the Extraordinarily Literate
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Adjectives have long suffered from bad press. For many years, English teachers have been fond of telling students that ""adjectives are the enemy of nouns, and ad... [Read more]
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More Than Words
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More Than Words provides an introduction to both communication theory and practice. This new edition of the best-selling text has been fully revised and updated to take int... [Read more]
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APL and the Bilingual Learner
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This useful book focuses on practical ways of solving the problems non-native speakers face when it comes to further education, using case studies and examples throughout. [Read more]
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Writing in Action
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Writing in Action provides a step by step practical guide to the process of writing. Crammed with practical suggestions, exercises and tips, it is an ideal student text. [Read more]
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Philosophy of Language
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This book introduces the student to the main issues and theories in 20th century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. [Read more]
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Configurations of Sentential Complementation
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Drawing on some of Johan Roorycks most ground-breaking work, this study forms a valuable illustration of the interaction between syntax and semantics where matrix and embed... [Read more]
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Configurations of Sentential Complementation
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Drawing on some of Johan Roorycks most ground-breaking work, this study forms a valuable illustration of the interaction between syntax and semantics where matrix and embed... [Read more]
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Configurations of Sentential Complementation
$85.00
Drawing on some of Johan Roorycks most ground-breaking work, this study forms a valuable illustration of the interaction between syntax and semantics where matrix and embed... [Read more]
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Configurations of Sentential Complementation
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Drawing on some of Johan Roorycks most ground-breaking work, this study forms a valuable illustration of the interaction between syntax and semantics where matrix and embed... [Read more]
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Language of Jokes
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Explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics. Examines the structure of jokes, quips, riddles, asides, and the extent ... [Read more]
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Language of Jokes
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Explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics. Examines the structure of jokes, quips, riddles, asides, and the extent ... [Read more]
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Language of Jokes
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Explores the pragmatics of word play, using frameworks normally adopted in descriptive linguistics. Examines the structure of jokes, quips, riddles, asides, and the extent ... [Read more]
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Metre, Rhythm and Verse Form
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This clear introduction explains technical terms such as iambic pentameter and syllabics, defines verse metres such as blank and free verse and illustrates a variety of for... [Read more]
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Metre, Rhythm and Verse Form
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This clear introduction explains technical terms such as iambic pentameter and syllabics, defines verse metres such as blank and free verse and illustrates a variety of for... [Read more]
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Sexuality
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A refreshingly clear account of the history of sexuality in critical discourse, providing a context for the subject and an overview of current debates. [Read more]
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Law in the Courts of Love
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In the wake of current criticisms of the legal profession, Peter Goodrich presents us with a radical alternative vision of the law. He examines past legal systems offering ... [Read more]
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German Language Today
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Covers the linguistic variety within German speech community and the main systematic linguistic features of the language. Detailed in its use of illustrative texts and exam... [Read more]
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Tragedy
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Connecting the strategic and tactical levels of war with political actions and reactions, The Irish and British Wars, 1637-1654 is an accessible and well-documented study o... [Read more]
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My Brilliant Career
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Sybylla tells the story of growing up passionate and rebellious in rural Australia, where the most girls could hope for was to marry or teach. [Read more]
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Language of Metaphors
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Combining insights from relevance theory and functional linguistics, Goatly provides a powerful model for understanding how metaphors work in real communicative situations. [Read more]
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Stories Matter
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This text examines the many ways that narrative methods of analysis and interpretation are transforming the work of medicine and ethics. This edited collection provides con... [Read more]
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Stigmata
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Stigmata collects some of Helene Cixous' most intriguing meditations. A unique book, it is a testimony to an extraordinary writer. [Read more]
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Shakespeare and Modernity
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This fascinating collection traces the ways in which Shakespeare has been reassessed over the years and explores many issues concerning Shakespeare's modernity. [Read more]
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Ethics for Journalists
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Ethics for Journalists provides a comprehensive overview of ethical dilemmas and features interviews with a number of journalists. [Read more]
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Class
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Gary Day traces the phenomenon of class from the medieval to the postmodern period, examining its relevance to literary and cultural analysis today. [Read more]
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From Writing To Computers
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Warner takes as his central theme the issue of a unifying intellectual principle to connect books and computers. Throughout the approach is based on semiotics but also draw... [Read more]
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Variety in Written English
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Combining insight from a variety of linguistic perspectives including Hallidayan functional linguistics and relevance theory, Tony Bex demonstrates how written texts operat... [Read more]
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Ethnography, Linguistics, Narrative Inequality
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This collection of work addresses the contribution that ethnography and linguistics make to education, and the contribution that research in education makes to anthropology... [Read more]
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Samuel Johnson
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The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enab... [Read more]
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Negation in Non-Standard British English
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Based on the British National Corpus, this book investigates a range of morphosyntactic features of negation that can be found in everyday spoken language and provides the ... [Read more]
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Shakespeare's Feminine Endings
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In this elegant and provocative book, Philippa Berry rewrites critical perceptions of death in Shakespeare's tragedies from a feminist perspective, drawing on feminist theo... [Read more]
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English Lyric Poetry
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A comprehensive reassessment of lyric poetry of the early 17th century directed at beginning and more advanced students of literature. It seeks to assimilate many of the th... [Read more]
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Catalan
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A complete reference guide to modern Catalan grammar, presenting an accessible and systematic description of the modern language. [Read more]
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Literary Theory
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Part of the successful The Basics series, this accessible guide provides the ideal first step in understanding literary theory. [Read more]
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Text and Discourse Analysis
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A practical, `user-friendly' guide to the issues and methods associated with text and discourse analysis. Contains numerous practical activities and exercises, making this ... [Read more]
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Speech and Theology
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Speech and Theology posits that the paradigm for the encounter between the material and the divine, or the immanent and transcendent, is found in the Incarnation. [Read more]
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Historical Study of English
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Smith argues that the history of language can only be understood from a dynamic perspective. He proposes that internal linguistic mechnanisms for language change cannot be ... [Read more]
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Survey of Modern English
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A comprehensive, scholarly and systematic review of modern English in one volume. It presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its ... [Read more]
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English Studies in Transition
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A collected volume of essays capturing the vitality of the current transcultural European dialogue on English studies. The volume addresses a diversity of subjects in liter... [Read more]
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Syntax of Specifiers and Heads
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The essays here cover a wide range of topics: the interpretation and distribution of pronouns; ECP effects; specifiers and phrase structure; heads; the role and functioning... [Read more]
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Philosophy, Literature and the Human Good
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Examines the role of literature in ethics and moral philosophy. Includes readings from key figures such as Bataille, Kierkegaard, Rorty and Iris Murdoch. [Read more]
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Intranets: a Guide to their Design, Implementation and
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A comprehensive guide to all issues related to intranets and their management. [Read more]
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Language and Creativity
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Ronald Carter analyses naturally-occurring spoken language to reveal that ordinary people in everyday speech contexts demonstrate creative capacities for sensitivity to the... [Read more]
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Semiotics: The Basics
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Using jargon-free language and lively, up-to-date examples, Semiotics: The Basics demystifies this highly interdisciplinary subject. It is ideal for newcomers to semiotics. [Read more]
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Translation
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Provides support for advanced study of translation. Examines the theory and practice of translation from many angles, drawing on a wide range of languages and exploring a v... [Read more]
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Global Media Studies
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Emphasising the connection of globalisation to local culture, this collection considers the diversity of modes of reception, reception contexts, uses of media content, and ... [Read more]
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Narrative Gravity
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This text explores the anti-foundationalist, anti-essentialist idea that our stories make us up, rather than we make up our stories. This is a foundational text for student... [Read more]
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Communication, Cultural and Media Studies
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This is the third edition of an up-to-date, multi-disciplinary glossary of the concepts you are most likely to encounter in the study of communication, culture and media, w... [Read more]
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Sexy French: Getting It On In France
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If the most useful French you learnt at school was ""un, deux, trois"", when all you really wanted was ""soixante-neuf"", then save ... [Read more]
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From The Caves And Jungles Of Hindostan
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A philosophical and occult travelogue through India. [Read more]
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Stylistics
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Using a wide range of twentieth century literary prose, this book provides an `interactive' introduction to the techniques of stylistic analysis. A genuinely `student-frien... [Read more]
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Biographical Studies
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A collection of biographical sketches by Nathaniel Hawthorne include the following: Mrs. Hutchinson, Sir William Phips, Thomas Green Fessenden, and Jonathan Cilley. [Read more]
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The Discovery of Yellowstone Park
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The Discovery of Yellowstone Park by Nathaniel Langford. [Read more]
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The Winning of the West, Volume 4, Louisiana and the Northwest (1791-1807)
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The fourth volume in Theodore Roosevelt's classic historical account of the early American frontier. [Read more]
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Letters to His Children
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A collection of Theodore Roosevelt's Letters written to his children. [Read more]
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Prayers Written at Vailima and A Lowden Sabbath Morn
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A collection of prayers by Robert Louis Stevenson and 'A Lowden Sabbath Morn.' [Read more]
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The Art of the Story-Teller
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The Art of the Story-Teller by Marie Shedlock. [Read more]
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My Bondage and My Freedom
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Written ten years after his legal emancipation, this book catapulted Frederick Douglass into the international spotlight as a leading spokesperson for American blacks, both... [Read more]
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Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks
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A collection of writings from the French and Italian Notebooks of Nathaniel Hawthorne. [Read more]
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
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Events in the life of an American of mixed ethnicity whose exceptional abilities allow him to move freely in society-from the rural South to the urban North and eventually,... [Read more]
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Roundabout Papers
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Roundabout Papers by William Makepeace Thackeray. [Read more]
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The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
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Recounts the struggles a distinguished African-American abolitionist and champion of women's rights. [Read more]
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The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
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Written in 1876 but published posthumously, the great naturalist Charles Darwin reflects on those crucial events that resulted in his discovering the scientific theory of o... [Read more]
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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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In 1845, just seven years after his escape from slavery, the young Frederick Douglass published this powerful account of his life in bondage and his triumph over oppression. [Read more]
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War of Words
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Timely and penetrating, War of Words shows how the stories we told after the attacks fashioned a post-9/11 American identity and reinscribed our national beliefs. [Read more]
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Ineffability and Philosophy
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This book asks whether the notion of there being a truth, or a state of affairs, or knowledge that can't be expressed linguistically is a coherent notion. [Read more]
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Creative Writing and the New Humanities
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This polemic account provides a fresh perspective on the importance of Creative Writing to the emergence of the 'new humanities' and makes a major contribution to current d... [Read more]
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Critical Discursive Psychology
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Critical Discursive Psychology addresses issues in critical discursive research in psychology, and outlines the historical context in the discipline for the emergence of qu... [Read more]
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Colloquial English
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Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, Colloquial English teaches current spoken and written English through the medium of English itself. [Read more]
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Language in Theory
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This is a comprehensive introduction to the conceptual frameworks underpinning the study of language. A one-stop resource, it includes activities, study questions, sample a... [Read more]
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Studying Speaking to Inform Second Language Learning
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In a series of studies specially written for this book, ""Studying Speaking to Inform Second Language Learning"" offers the applied linguist research on... [Read more]
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Urban Multilingualism in Europe
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The final outcome of the Multilingual Cities Project, this book offers multidisciplinary, crossnational and crosslinguistic perspectives on the status of immigrant minority... [Read more]
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The Handbook of Bilingualism
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This handbook provides state-of-the-art treatments of the central issues that arise in consideration of the phenomena of bilingualism ranging from the representation of the... [Read more]
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A Companion to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism
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This title offers a survey of rhetorical studies and of the practice of rhetorical theory and criticism across a range of disciplines. It includes an overview of rhetorical... [Read more]
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Effective Learning and Teaching in Modern Languages
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Written to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers and tutors this is the guide to surveying and understanding the key issues, best practices and new developments in modern l... [Read more]
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Understanding Children with Language Problems
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Some children can hear and can speak, yet have trouble understanding or producing utterances. Shula Chiat explores the stumbling blocks which lie behind their struggle. She... [Read more]
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Relevance and Linguistic Meaning
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In this new and important study of the analysis of discourse markers, Diane Blakemore argues that the exercise in classification that has dominated discourse marker researc... [Read more]
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Politeness
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Using a wide range of data from real-life speech situations, this new introduction to politeness breaks away from the limitations of current models and argues that the prop... [Read more]
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Word
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In this book, a distinguished international group of scholars discuss the concept 'word' and its applicability in a range of typologically diverse languages from all corner... [Read more]
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Maxwell's Handbook for AACR2
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For application of the most current Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesMaxwell's Handbook for AACR2 is used. This practical and authoritative cataloging how-to, now in its Fou... [Read more]
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Modes of Discourse
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In studying discourse, the problem for the linguist is to find a fruitful level of analysis. Carlota Smith offers a new approach with this study of discourse passages. She ... [Read more]
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On Nature and Language
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In On Nature and Language Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind and brain, integrating current research in linguistics into the burgeoni... [Read more]
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