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Clause Structure and Word Order in Hebrew and Arabic: An Essay in Comparative Semitic Syntax (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)
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Gender and Conversational Interaction (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)
by Deborah Tannen Publisher Comments The author of the best-selling You Just Don't Understand, Deborah Tannen, has collected twelve papers about gender-related patterns in conversational interaction. The theoretical thrust of the collection, like that of Tannen's own work, is...
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Concise Companion to the English Language
by Tom Mcarthur Publisher Comments The Concise Companion to the English Language is a language lover's dream. Tom McArthur unveils a thousand-page cornucopia covering virtually every aspect of the English language as well as language in general. He covers a variety of topics, from...
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1000 Most Important Words
by Norman W. Schur Publisher Comments Based on the contention that we do not utillize speech to its fullest extent, this guide is an essential aide to unlocking our " passive" vocabularies and developing a keener appreciation of the richness of language. Indispensable For...
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News is a Verb: Journalism at the End of the 20th Century (Library of Contemporary Thought)
by Pete Hamill Publisher Comments The newest title in The Library of Contemporary Thought series, "News Is a Verb" casts a critical--and hopeful--eye on the state of modern journalism. NPR sponsorship....
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Western Apache Language and Culture: Essays in Linguistic Anthropology
by Keith H Basso Publisher Comments In these seven essays, Keith Basso defines some of the central concerns of linguistic anthropology through the close study of Western Apache, showing how intricacies of language-place names, metaphor, uses of silence-help a people define their very...
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Language and the Distortion of Meaning (Psychoanalytic Crosscurrents)
by Patrick De Gramont Publisher Comments Patrick de Gramont draws upon evidence from infant observaton and linguistics as well as from information theory in order to make two related points. First, he demonstrates how our prevailing theories of meaning have failed to account for how we distort...
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From Inquiry to Argument
by Linda Mcmeniman Publisher Comments The coverage of argument addresses such related topics as critical thinking, logic and fallacies, and the appeals, and presents Toulmin logic as a touchstone for the discussion of argument....
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Language Change in Child and Adult Hebrew: A Psycholinguistic Perspective
by Dorit Diskin Ravid Publisher Comments The study of language acquisition has taken on new meaning in the last decade. Now seen as part of the study of other forms of language variation across time and space, such as dialects and sociolects, and the study of pidgins and Creoles, it can help to...
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Geordie-english Glossary (UK Edition)
by Percy Douglas Publisher Comments Geordie, the virile dialect of Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and Durham has been popularised greatly by the likes of Robson Green. With the recent detective series on television set in Newcastle there is an ever-greater appeal and interest in this dialect....
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Linguistic anthropology
by Nancy Parrott Hickerson Publisher Comments Intended for courses in Linguistics. This long-awaited revision of a best-selling classic text in the area of linguistic anthropology provides authoritative coverage of the origin of language and languages, the descriptive study of language, language...
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Easy English Vocabulary Games
by Linda Schinke Llano Publisher Comments Over 65 games, including anagrams, hidden words, crossword puzzles, and scrambled sentences help users learn basic vocabulary skills. Includes answer key....
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Anshen Transdisciplinary Lectureships in Art, Science, and t #3: Language and Thought
by Noam Chomsky Publisher Comments A fascinating analysis of human language and its influence on other disciplines by one of the nation's most respected linguists. Chomsky is also the author of What Uncle Sam Really Wants and The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many (15,000 copies sold)....
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Verbivore's Feast: Volume 2
by Chrysti M Smith Publisher Comments In words ranging from lollygag to quack, and phrases ranging from "break a leg" to "shake a stick" and from "adam's apple" to "trip the light fantastic," Chrysti the Wordsmith digs behind the colorful language to uncover fascinating stories about the...
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Linguistics : Very Short Introduction (03 Edition)
by P.h. Matthews Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-129) and index....
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Scouse-english Glossary (UK Edition)
by Fred Fazakerley Publisher Comments The word 'Scouse' has three meanings - a stew made from cheap cuts of meat, a native of Liverpool and the dialect spoken by the inhabitants of that city. Made famous by the likes of Ken Dodd, television soaps such as Brookside and, of course, The Beatles,...
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Goof-Proof Spelling (Career Development-General Learning)
by Felice Primeau Devine Publisher Comments Only a few dozen spelling mistakes account for the majority of all errors. If you learn these common errors and how to correct and avoid them, your spelling ability will increase dramatically. Goof Proof Spelling covers these most common errors in mini...
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Rude Rhyming Slang (UK Edition)
by Tom Nind Publisher Comments Brace yourself for some scatological revelations. Amongst the smut and filth contained in this little book, readers will be happy to discover nine different words for piles and haemorrhoids together with more familiar terms like Tommy Guns, Banana Splits...
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Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture in Confrontational Times
by Geoffrey Nunberg Publisher Comments The words that echo through Geoffrey Nunberg's brilliant new journey across the landscape of American language evoke exactly the tenor of our times. Nunberg has a wonderful ear for the new, the comic and the absurd. He pronounces that: "‘Blog' is a...
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Psycholinguistics (Oxford Introduction to Language Study)
by Thomas Scovel Publisher Comments This series provides brief, clear introductions to the main disciplinary areas of language study. This book examines how style is used inliterary and nonliterary texts. The topics include style as a matter of socialization, the production and reception...
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