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Part of a nine-volume handbook series that conceptualizes applied linguistics in terms of its explicit problem solving capabilities and seeks to present applied linguistic knowledge in a non-technical
Part of a nine-volume handbook series that conceptualizes applied linguistics in terms of its explicit problem solving capabilities and seeks to present applied linguistic knowledge in a non-technical
Part of a nine-volume handbook series that conceptualizes applied linguistics in terms of its explicit problem solving capabilities and seeks to present applied linguistic knowledge in a non-technical
Teiwa is a non-Austronesian ('Papuan') language spoken on the island of Pantar, in estern Indonesia. It has approximately 4,000 speakers and is highly endangered.The genetic relationship between the A
The book examines how thinking, speaking, and interacting influence the construction of meaning among interlocutors. Its revelatory analysis of the complex use of proverbs as discursive tools in the d
Lexicon Grammaticorum is a biographical and bibliographical reference work on the history of all the world's traditions of linguistics. Each article consists of a short definition, details of the life
Corpus linguistics is a relatively new approach to linguistics that uses computers and electronic corpora in the investigation of a wide range of research questions concerning the empirical study of "
This volume concludes the edition, translation, and commentary of the third order of the Jerusalem Talmud. The pentateuchal expressionlqkh '??h “to take as wife” is more correctly translated either as
Although designed for use in the undergraduate classroom, this accessible text uses examples, illustrations and exercises so efficiently this could double as a self-study guide. The authors, (both mat
This book is the first offour volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series which treat the systematics and biology ofColeoptera. With approximately 350,000 described species, Coleopteraare by far the mos
Prosodies is a collection of recent papers in phonetics and phonology. It deals with a wide range of subjects like intonation, prosodic phrasing, rhythm, word stress, phrasal prominence, syllable stru
Using key topics of Thomasian philosophy (and theology) the interpretations provide an introduction to the overall conception of one of Thomas Aquinas' central works, theSumma theologiae. It is a comp
Doubts about the contribution of cult-prophetic speech to psalmody remain in debate. Psalms containing first-person divine speech exhibit numerous features and suggest life settings that conform to ac
This study offers a fresh approach to the theory and practice of poetry criticism from a narratological perspective. Arguing that lyric poems share basic constituents with narrative fiction, the autho
This volume explores in detail the empirical and conceptual content of the 'Minimal Link' condition (MLC) in the grammar, which constrains the length of movement dependencies in natural language. The
The work offers a comprehensive representation of the German patent law with a commentary on patent law, patent royalty law, patented design law, semiconductor protection act, and the employee inventi
This book offers original theoretical accounts and a wealth of descriptive information concerning modality in present-day English. At the same time, it provides fresh impetus to more general linguisti
Originally published in 1984, Grewe's "Epochen der V÷lkerrechtsgeschichte" is widely regarded as one of the classic 20th-century works of international law. It provides a theoretical overview and deta
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical lingui
The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZNW) is one of the oldest and most highly regarded international scholarly book series in the field of New Testament studie
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical lingui
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical lingui
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical lingui
The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZNW) is one of the oldest and most highly regarded international scholarly book series in the field of New Testament studie
The problems associated with understanding come to light in many facets of our lives. This volume is dedicated to describing these facets and clarifying problems related to levels of comprehension, co
Images not only show something, they also prompt the viewer to carry out the action they define. The increasing interaction between technologies, entities and objects via visual interfaces such as gra
From a March 2014 humanities and social science conference in Bern, Switzerland that focused on Charles Taylor's concept of the secular, 16 papers discuss the potential of Taylor's story for variou
Narratology has been flourishing in recent years thanks to investigations into a broad spectrum of narratives, at the same time diversifying its theoretical and disciplinary scope as it has sought to
This book is the first scholarly English translation of the Ze’enah U-Re’enah, a Jewish classic originally published in the beginning of the seventeenth century, and was the first significant antholog
This book delivers the first comprehensive study on German modal verbs which summarises and critically reflects the discussion of the last 500 years, checks these findings against large corpus data an
The book discusses the new world of mobile multimodality, focusing on innovative technologies and design which create a state-of-the-art user interface. It examines the practical challenges entailed i
This book focuses on tackling challenging linguistic issues so that computers can better process natural language for machine translation and other related tasks. This is not a book on abstract semant
"A principal source for the second period of Iconoclasm and the Amorian dynasty, the historical compilation known as Theophanes Continuatus was among the first works of the classicising revival in Byz
As the first comprehensive introduction into the rapidly evolving field of spintronics, this textbook covers magnetism in solids, transport of spins and the practical use of these effects in next-gene
This volume presents current empirical and theoretical approaches to metaphony in the languages of Italy. Besides accurate descriptions of partly new data, the book features a wide variety of formal p
A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture.Medieval research has grown tremendously in depth and breadth over the
Situated between pure practical reason and mere technical-practical skillfulness, prudence risks falling into the margins for Kant. This book seeks to discover a systematic place for prudence in his w
Placing failed humor within the broader category of miscommunication and drawing on a range of conversational data, this text represents the first comprehensive study of failed humor. It provides a fr
Benvenuto presents a comprehensive examination of advanced concepts and applications in the field of industrial chemistry. He has organized the main body of his text in twenty-six chapters devoted to
