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  • Understanding Language through Humor

    by Stanley Dubinsky ...
    Entertaining usage of language is all around us and can explain more about how language works than we realise. This lively and engaging book explains key linguistic concepts, illustrated throughout with humorous and entertaining examples. Providing an accessible yet comprehensive survey of the field, it is especially helpful for students who might struggle with an overly technical text. Now in its ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • Language Conflict and Language Rights

    Ethnolinguistic Perspectives on Human Conflict

    by William D. Davies, Stanley Dubinsky ...
    As the colonial hegemony of empire fades around the world, the role of language in ethnic conflict has become increasingly topical, as have issues concerning the right of speakers to choose and use their preferred language(s). Such rights are often asserted and defended in response to their being violated. The importance of understanding these events and issues, and their relationship to ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • The Israeli Conflict System

    Analytic Approaches

    Edited by Harvey Starr, Stanley Dubinsky ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
    The Middle East conflict system is perhaps the world’s most important and intractable problem area, whose developments carry global consequences. An effective investigation of the context and change in the region calls for a melding of academic approaches, methods and findings with policy oriented needs.The Israeli Conflict System brings together leading conflict scholars primarily from political ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Understanding Language through Humor

    by Stanley Dubinsky, Chris Holcomb ...
    Students often struggle to understand linguistic concepts through examples of language data provided in class or in texts. Presented with ambiguous information, students frequently respond that they do not 'get it'. The solution is to find an example of humour that relies on the targeted ambiguity. Once they laugh at the joke, they have tacitly understood the concept, and then it is only a matter ... Read more

    $39.39 USD

  • Objects and Other Subjects

    Grammatical Functions, Functional Categories and Configurationality

    Edited by William D. Davies, Stanley Dubinsky ...
    Series Book 52 - Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
    The papers in this volume examine the current role of grammatical functions in transformational syntax in two ways: (i) through largely theoretical considerations of their status, and (ii) through detailed analyses for a wide variety of languages. Taken together the chapters in this volume present a comprehensive view of how transformational syntax characterizes the elusive but often useful ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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    The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

    by Steven Pinker ...
    “Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.comWhy is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of The ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • The Stuff of Thought

    Language as a Window into Human Nature

    by Steven Pinker ...
    **This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from the author of Rationality, The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Sense of Style and Enlightenment Now."Curious, inventive, fearless, naughty."--The New York Times Book Review**Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Language Hoax

    by John H. McWhorter ...
    Japanese has a term that covers both green and blue. Russian has separate terms for dark and light blue. Does this mean that Russians perceive these colors differently from Japanese people? Does language control and limit the way we think? This short, opinionated book addresses the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which argues that the language we speak shapes the way we perceive the world. Linguist John ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • English Composition & Style

    a QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide

    by BarCharts Publishing, Inc. ...
    Best-selling guide and essential reference for 20 years, designed to support the composition and style in writing essays and papers. The answers you need for the elements of good writing in forming ideas for the right audience with unity and coherence are here in just six laminated pages. Succinct and to the point, the focus and design of this guide gives you the facts you need so you can review ... Read more

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  • Microstyle

    The Art of Writing Little

    by Christopher Johnson ...
    “A work of pop linguistics . . . [that] synthesizes . . . grammar, branding, cognitive science and Web theory . . . with intelligence and friendly wit.”—New York TimesWelcome to the age of the incredible shrinking message. Your guide to this new landscape, Christopher Johnson reveals the once-secret knowledge of poets, copywriters, brand namers, political speechwriters, and other professional ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Outsiders: Teacher Lesson Plans

    by LessonCaps ...
    Following Common Core Standards, this lesson plan for S.E. Hinton, "The Outsiders" is the perfect solution for teachers trying to get ideas for getting students excited about a book. BookCaps lesson plans cover five days worth of material. It includes a suggested reading schedule, discussion questions, essay topics, homework assignments, and suggested web resources. A separate book is also ... Read more

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  • How to Analyse Texts

    A toolkit for students of English

    by Ronald Carter, Angela Goddard ...
    How to Analyse Texts is the essential introductory textbook and toolkit for language analysis. This book shows the reader how to undertake detailed, language-focussed, contextually sensitive analyses of a wide range of texts – spoken, written and multimodal. The book constitutes a flexible resource which can be used in different ways across a range of courses and at different levels.This textbook ... Read more

    $55.99 USD