Greek historiography engaged with past and present time; but how exactly did this engagement incorporate claims to knowing the future? Considering prognosis as rooted in historiographical temporalitie
The series, founded in 1970, publishes works which either combine studies in the history of philosophy with a systematic approach or bring together systematic studies with reconstructions from the his
In addition to being the author of the Parallel Lives of noble Greeks and Romans, Plutarch of Chaeronea (AD c.46-c.120) is widely known for his rich ethical theory, which has ensured him a reputation
From basic algebraic structures to cryptography, arithmetic with elliptic curves, and automata – this textbook contains a modern introduction to discrete algebraic methods as required by mathematician
Many of the 11 essays are from a 2013 conference at Brown University that explored applications of digital humanities to Islamic and Middle East studies. The topics include uncertainty and the archive
This work grapples with key issues of reality (both potentiality and actuality), scale (both local and global), context (scale and approximation, plus asymmetry/symmetry), and process (both emergence
This book focuses on the Kaska people of the central Black Sea and their interactions with the Hittite Empire's contested northern frontier (c. 1450-1200 BCE). Comprising comprehensive examinations of
This monograph looks atseveral trends of investigation of singular solutions of nonlinear elliptic and parabolic equations.It discusses results on the existence and properties of weak and entropy solu
This book describes biological and medical phenomena and how they can be virtually simulated by breaking them down into basic principles. It introduces a wide spectrum of applications, from molecules,
The use of technology for second language learning is ever more present. This book offers a unique four-prong approach (theoretical, methodological, empirical, and pedagogical) to current and prospect
The purpose of this book is to contribute to the appreciation of the linguistic, literary and contextual value of Homeric personal names. It considers both epics and is structured around the character
The 11 essays in this collection examine language variation through usage and system-based approaches. Linguistics scholars from the US, Canada, and Europe discuss the autonomy of grammar, how languag
This textbook discusses the most important theories of internationalization, including Product Life-Cycle, Internalization, Location, International New Venture concepts, and others. These models are g
This book offers an introduction to syntax in three dimensions: part I deals with the history of grammatical theory, part II with synchronic aspects of Present-Day English, and part III with diachroni
Nowadays most mathematics done in practice is done on a computer. In engineering it is necessary to solve more than 1 million equations simultaneously, and computers can be used to reduce the calculat
Seven English and five French essays consider the region of Greater Khorasan, with its shifting and ambiguous geographic definitions during the Sassanian and early Islamic periods at the intersection
The book contains a collection of papers dealing with the question of how rhythm shapes language. Until now, therewas no comprehensive theory that addressed these findings adequately. By bringing toge
Different religious groups in Central and Eastern Europe influenced societies in the region after the fall of Communism and continue to play a crucial role in culture, politics, social networks and va
From a September 2012 conference in Strasbourg, 16 papers--10 in English--explore lexicological research on the Bible and its relation to exegesis and translation. The topics include the recovery of t
This book is an in-depth study of the voice systems of Totoli, Balinese, Indonesian, and Tagalog, which shows that the symmetrical nature of these systems poses a problem to current linking theories.
Nine papers from an August 2008 international symposium in Buenos Aires explore language contact and documentation with a focus on indigenous languages in South America and elsewhere in the world. Fou
This book is an empirical study on the expression of subject pronouns in Medieval French, usually analyzed as a null subject language. In light of the frequent expression of expletives, i.e. subject p
Bohme examines people's premodern and modern relationship to things, in particular to those slightly peculiar things that might have some sort of inherent power over people who generally know that the
Scholars of language and linguistics, communication, education, and other disciplines present a reader on multimodality. They cover how multimodality theory and methodology are developed, the facets o
This edition brings together some lesser known grammaticalization paths travelled by ‘come’ and ‘go’ in familiar and less familiar languages. No single book volume has been dedicated to the topic of g
The pseudo-Euripidean Rhesus is the only extant Greek tragedy based on an episode from Homer’sIliad and a unique witness for the history of the genre in the 4th century BC. This new edition, with intr
Medical malpractice and compensation for medical injuries are issues which regularly create tension and innovation in national legal systems but the analysis of these areas is often limited to nationa
Anttila explains Reformation leader Martin Luther's (1483-1546) position on the theological significance of music. He approaches the issue from the perspective of pleasure, noting that Luther often wr
Contributors identified only by name, presumably linguists, investigate how language learners insert apparently meaningless auxiliary words into sentences where fluent native speakers would not. They
Articles explore different aspects of contemporary lexicography and terminography of languages for special purposes (LSP). The themes are conceptual, formal, methodological, and socio-functional bases
The impact of earlier works to the literature of early Judaism is an intensively researched topic in contemporary scholarship. This volume is based on an international conference held at the Sapientia
Everett (U. of Miami) presents empirical evidence concerning the long-debated questions of whether language affects how people think and whether patterns of thought varies according to people's native
Schalow (philosophy, U. of New Orleans) writes clearly and precisely, leading readers, as he puts it, to new ways to enter the dialogue between Kant and Heidegger. He places primary emphasis on concer
Scholars from across Europe explore the use of the sublime in law and literature. Among the topics are the sublime of law; narrative practices, poetic devices, visual signs, and the aesthetics of the
Van Dijk (mathematics, U. of Leiden, The Netherlands) introduces distribution theory as developed by Laurent Schwartz during the 1950s, to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students mainly
This edited volumepresents the first comprehensive analysis of the limits of intentional action control from an interdisciplinary perspective. It brings together leadingfigures in the field ofphilosop
In a revision of her 2011 doctoral dissertation at Ghent University, Verbeke examines a certain construction in the Indo-Aryan language Hindi-Urdu that has long attracted the attention of linguists be
South Asia is home to a large number of languages and dialects. Although linguists working on this region have made significant contributions to our understanding of language, society, and language in
Ibycus is a crucial figure in the world of archaic poetry, whose work has not received the attention it deserves. This commentary brings together his most important fragments, together with some less
