Algorithm of Words

This fascinating compendium is comprised of three parts. "Words and Their Meanings that Time Forgot" will delight anyone who is interested in the evolution, humor and eccentricity of the Eng

Focusing on Slavic languages, Danko Šipka provides a systematic approach to lexical indicators of cultural identity. In contrast to existing research, which focuses heavily on syntactic and phonological approaches, Šipka's approach is novel, more systematic and encompassing, and postulates three lexical layers of cultural identity: deep, exchange, and surface. The deep layer pertains to culture-specific words, divisions, and features that are generally not subject to change and intervention. The exchange layer includes lexical markers of cultural influences resulting from lexical borrowing, which situates the speakers into various cultural circles. This layer is subject to gradual changes and some limited level of intervention from linguistic elites is possible. Finally, the surface layer encompasses the processes and consequences of lexical planning. It is subject to abrupt changes and it is shaped in constant negotiation between linguistic elites and general body of speakers.

Exploring the global dictionary, from common languages to obscure dialects, The Happiness Passport takes the reader on a joyful journey around the world seeking out the secrets of wellbeing.

全書主題25個，含家居生活及衣食住行等不同情景，收錄常用詞彙1000個，彩圖生動傳神，引起兒童學習興趣，另備詞彙表供快速查閱，適合親子共讀。本書特色：1. 英漢對照，方便親子共讀。2. 全書合共25個主題，收錄日常英文單字約一千個，有助小孩認識自己和身邊的日常事物。3. 配上有趣的插圖及提示性的問句，供父母和小孩打開話題，邊講邊學。4. 全書硬頁書設計，小朋友大人翻頁不易壞。

From prayers that connect the heart to the Creator, to simple expressions of spiritual truth that encourage reflection and conversation, the writings of the Bahá’í Faith contain a

Fast Company reporter Joe Berkowitz investigates the bizarre and hilarious world of pun competitions from the Punderdome 3000 in Brooklyn to the World competition in Austin.When Joe Berkowitz witnesse

Commissioned by the U.S. Committee on Public Information, more than 300 of America’s most famous illustrators, cartoonists, designers, and fine artists donated their services to create more than 700 p

Eleri Fowler’s Words of Love to Color: Sweet Thoughts to Live and Color By will enchant you with its intricate patterns and favorite romantic quotes, all ready to be brought to colorful life!Words of

In this magnificently illustrated cultural history—the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews—Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON. 'Reading The Horologicon in one sitting is very tempting' Roland White, Sunday Times. Mark Forsyth presents a delightfully e

In the revised and updated edition of this classic text, you can learn how to hear the voice of Godand speak it with wisdom and maturity. Through a practical, biblical examination of the gift of proph

Bright pictures and easy-to-read text, in a giant-sized first word book perfect for show-and-tell.

Songs without Words investigates keyboard arrangements of vocal music in England, ca. 1560-1760. The focus is on the domestic performance of music from operas and oratorios in the eighteenth century,

Joseph Campbell was 23, in Paris, in 1927. A scholar with a post-graduate fellowship, he encountered James Joyce’sUlysses, known for being praised and for kicking up controversy (including an obscenit

This dictionary covers a multitude of Scots words and expressions, some of which have entered into English worldwide, some of which are peculiarly Scottish and communicate much about Scotland's unique

Len Lye was startlingly original and endlessly inventive. Scottish poet Alastair Reid called the New Zealand-born filmmaker, kinetic sculptor, painter, and poet “the least boring person who ever exist

First released in 2002, this provocative, critically acclaimed novel is now a major motion picture starring Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig, and Alexander Skarsgard.“I don't remember being born. I was a very