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by Andrea Lester
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2016
This book is your ultimate Python resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Python's whole picture right away. Get countless Python facts right...
English as a Foreign Language Teachers' TPACK
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Undoubtedly, teachers of this century should empower themselves both pedagogically and technologically to be able to teach more efficiently and enable efficient learning. Although there is extensive research on the way language should be taught, research on the use of technological pedagogical and...
by Dr. Kristin Mulrooney
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
Decode ASL with guidance from a Gallaudet University professor and a helpful DVD
Great as a supplement to a high-school or college course or for self-study, American Sign Language Demystified walks you step-by-step through the fundamentals of this visual language. At your own pace, you will...
by James Neil Sneddon, K Alexander Adelaar, Dwi N. Djenar
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This grammar is a complete reference guide to the language of Indonesia as used by native speakers. The book is organised to promote a thorough understanding of Indonesian grammar. It presents the complexities of Indonesian in a concise and readable form. An extensive index, cross-referencing and a generous...
Beyond Concepts
Unicepts, Language, and Natural Information
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Ruth Garrett Millikan presents a highly original account of cognition - of how we get to grips with the world in thought. The question at the heart of her book is Kant's 'How is knowledge possible?', but answered from a contemporary naturalist standpoint. The starting assumption is that we are evolved...
Religious Signing
A Comprehensive Guide For All Faiths
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2009
Since the fourth century, when Spanish monks first started signing to communicate during their vows of silence, sign language has been used in religious communities of all faiths. Present-day American Sign Language (ASL) carries on that tradition. Like any living language, it continues to grow and...
Abused, Confused & Misused Words
A Writer's Guide to Usage, Spelling, Grammar, and Sentence Structure
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
The English language can be tricky—discover (and avoid) these common mistakes!
Is incorrect spelling starting to have a negative affect on your term papers? Do you wonder what someone is inferring when they tell you to pick up a dictionary? Have you been putting bullion in your soup?
These...
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
Wit and Wisdom from the Popular "On Language" Column in The New York Times Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
For the past twenty-five years Americans have relied on Pulitzer Prize-winning wordsmith William Safire for their weekly dose of linguistic illumination in The New York Times Magazine's column "On Language" -- one of the most popular features of the magazine and a Sunday-morning staple for innumerable...
The Routledge History of Literature in English
Britain and Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
The Routledge History of Literature in English covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, with accompanying language notes which explore the interrelationships between language and literature at each stage. With a span from AD 600 to the present day, it emphasises...
Mining Law and Regulatory Practice in Indonesia
A Primary Reference Source
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
The first and only English-language reference to the laws and regulations of the booming Indonesian mining sector
As the growing Indonesian mining industry attracts new investment from foreign mining companies, those companies are faced with the daunting challenge of unraveling the hugely confusing...
Interpreting The Language Of The Body
A Guide To Reading People And Understanding Facial Expression, Types Of Verbal Communication And Non Verbal Communications So You Can Comprehend Male Body Language And Female Body Language Accurately
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2012
People use on an average, 50% body language to 50% verbal language when communicating. It is often called the art of subtle communication because so much can be said in a gesture or expression more than what mere words can.
The use of body language often goes to the wayside when not in use....
Computational Linguistics
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014
In a globalized society, effective communication is critical, and study of language from a mathematical perspective can shed light on new ways in which to express meaning across cultures and nations. Computational Linguistics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications explores language by dissecting...
Writing Essays in English Language and Linguistics
Principles, Tips and Strategies for Undergraduates
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
English language and linguistics shares many of its writing conventions with those of other disciplines, but there are certain features and expectations that distinguish it as a subject. This book is written specifically to help undergraduate students of English language and linguistics develop the...
by John Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2013
Sociolinguistics deals with the social life of language, language in its sociocultural context. It is a branch of linguistics that looks less at the shape or sound of words--morphology or phonology--and more at how our words and sentences are influenced by the society around us--for instance, how...