As the title suggests, this six-chapter book responds to a question which, in Western culture, goes ... more

The eighteenth century was a key period in the development of the English language, in which the mod... more

This volume considers the processes involved in language change and the issues of how they can be mo... more

This bookinvestigates the acquisition of sociolinguistic variation by immersion students who have le... more

This book is user-friendly for doctoral students and their faculty advisors; the author harvests the... more

Discover the Spanish speaker within Many of the words you know in English are similar and often the ... more

The Cambridge Handbook of Metaphor and Thought offers the most comprehensive collection of essays in... more

. Using cross-cultural comparisons, Joad Raymond establishes an agenda for answering crucial questions central to the future...... more

English has been spoken in Ireland for over 800 years, making Irish English the oldest variety of th... more

Political Journalism explores practices of political journalism, ranging from American ’civic journa... more

Irony in Language and Thought assembles an interdisciplinary collection of seminal empirical and the... more

General Printing is a comprehensive guide to letterpress printing. With 300 photos and 140 illustrat... more

With over 100 examples of completed dissertations from well-known universities and colleges, this bo... more

This volume offers a systematic review of the literature on communication education and instruction.... more

This volume offers a systematic review of the literature on communication education and instruction.... more

This book addresses all aspects of the programming process, from idea to execution, from crafts and ... more

From Republic to Empire challenges the long-held view that Silius Italicus’ Punica is a nostalgic ep... more

This collection brings together internationally-renowned scholars to discuss the role of British dia... more

Readers of Joseph Mitchell: A Reader s and Writer s Guide will be introduced to the paradox of an ar... more

This volume considers the processes involved in language change and the issues of how they can be mo... more

Political Journalism explores practices of political journalism, ranging from American ’civic journa... more

"This pleasant, unpretentious account [is] a small stream leading to the ocean of the culture of Chi... more

Every writer struggles with trouble spots in their manuscript that just aren t working. Fiction Fi... more

Katz, Mark Turner, Raymond W. Gibbs Jr., and Cristina Cacciari, provide a coherent and focused debate on the subject. The...... more

Pilipino (Tagalog), the national language of the Philippines, is the most widely understood of the e... more

immigrant Iranians, Turks, Greeks, East Indians, Ghanians, Ethiopians, Italians, or Swedes. Raymond Tatalovich has conducted...... more

With its cogent overview of the essentials of parallel computation as well as lists of P-complete an... more

The traditional view of the mind holds that poetic language is a special human ability requiring dif... more

Forms of Speech in Victorian Fiction examines how Victorian writers used dialogue in the presentatio... more

In this comprehensive study of Wittgenstein’s modal theorizing, Bradley offers a radical reinterpret... more

This study of minority languages documents the linguistic consequences of contact and restriction. F... more

When in May 1930, the Council of Trinity College, Cambridge, had to decide whether to renew Wittgens... more

ThiscollectionofpapersstemsoriginallyfromaconferenceonProperty Theory, TypeTheoryandSemanticsheldinA... more

Guide to Spanish Idioms is packed with more than 2,500 idioms, English equivalents, and explanation ... more

No detailed description available for "The Appeal of Adam to Lazarus in Hell".... more

Snow Man是作家Raymond Briggs非常著名的一部繪本。 文字非常簡潔，卻深深觸動人心，讓小朋友從故事中體會”離別”的情緒。 James一早醒來，發現窗外是一片銀白世界，他興奮的跑到雪地裡，堆了一個比他還要高的雪人...... more

title story featured in the Academy Award-winning film Birdman. "Raymond Carver’s America is ... clouded by pain and the...... more

Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe - Featuring the iconic...... more

. Few writers can match Raymond Carver’s entwining style and language." --The Dallas Morning News 沒有瑞蒙.卡佛，我們將看不到今天的村上春樹...... more

作客，還一起在燭光下享用晚餐。接著，雪人拉起男孩的手走到門口，飛向滿天雪花的夜空，展開一場深夜的奇幻之旅。 第二天一早男孩衝到屋外時，卻發現雪已經融化，只留下一頂帽子和幾個煤球…… 最經典的冬日奇蹟，Raymond Briggs...... more

The Peter Principle has cosmic implications. --New York Times Back in 1969, Lawrence J. Peter creat... more

snowman comes to life--and a magical adventure begins. . . . Raymond Briggs s The Snowman perfectly illustrates the wonder and...... more

Raymond Briggs, creator of The Snowman - inspiration for The Snowman and The Snowdog - introduces us to a rather grumpy...... more

The Classic That Changed Our Perception of the Afterlife In 1975, Dannion Brinkley was struck and ki... more

Creator of the famous Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler elevated the American hard-boiled detective genre to an art form...... more

every Witch’s library. Praise: "A masterwork by one of the great Elders of the Craft. Raymond Buckland has presented a...... more

In collections such as Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? and What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Raymond Carver...... more

Demonstrates How To Perform FMEAs Step-by-Step Originally designed to address safety concerns, Failu... more

Aviation is about consistent good judgment, and if you read John Hruban’s story, you realize that go... more

, might, and adventure. "One of the world’s most successful fantasy fiction authors."--The Guardian Raymond E. Feist’s Riftwar...... more