Linguistics

An inquiry into the origins, dissemination, and consequences of the modern belief that humans can solve any problem and overcome any difficulty, given time ...

Umberto Eco ; Translated By William Weaver. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [117]-119) And Index.Categories: Literature & Fiction History & ...

Explores The Diverse Roles Literature Plays In Any Writing Workshop. I. Making A Lasting Impression. -- I. An Early Look, Becoming Passionate About Literatu...

Prologue: The Boxer Catastrophe -- An Old World Dies; A New One Is Born -- The Slide Into Chaos -- Forming A New Culture: The May Fourth Movement -- Which W...

Originally published in English in 1978, this full-scale examination of the philosophy of metaphor from Aristotle to the present, brings together and discus...

English is arguably the nearest thing we have to a world language, and yet it is a language with a wealth of varieties, dialects, and traditions, all develo...

When You React, The Event Controls You. When You Respond, You're In Control. Verbal Judo Is The Classic Guide To The Martial Art Of The Mind And Mouth That ...

Designed for those beginning to study linguistics, this is a lively introduction to two key aspects of the structure of language: syntax (the structure of ...

English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultur...

a Comprehensive Text That Not Only Introduces Students To The Important Topics In Historical Linguistics But Also Shows Them How To Apply The Methods Desc...

this Book Demonstrates The Contribution That Statistics Can And Should Make To Linguistic Studies. Categories: Science & Math Mathematics AppliedProba...

This important volume on the critical pedagogical approach addresses such topics as critical multiculturalism, gender and language learning, and popular cul...

This volume focuses on issues such as the learning, use and assessment of languages in education, the age factor, the teaching of English as an internationa...

This book presents a new interpretation of the history of English. Access to large corpuses of English has allowed scholars to assess the minutiae of ling...

In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing t...

When Students Love to Learn and Teachers Love to Teach In this revolutionary book, Marshall Rosenberg empowers educators to transform schools into life-ser...

Symmetrizing Syntax seeks to establish a minimal and natural characterization of the structure of human language (syntax), simplifying many facets of it tha...