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Japanese Politeness: An EnquiryAlthough the Japanese language is one of the most quoted examples in politeness research, extant publications focus on particular areas of politeness, and very few of them enquire into the varied aspects of Japanese politeness. In this book, Yasuko Obana provides an integrated account...
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Translating the Crisis: Politics and Culture in Spain After the 15mTranslating the Crisis discusses the multiple translation practices that shaped the 15M movement, also known as the indignados ('outraged'), a series of mass demonstrations and occupations of squares that took place across Spain in 2011 and which played a central role in the recent...
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Reconciling Synchrony, Diachrony and Usage in Verb Number Agreement with Complex Collective Subjects*Winner of AEDEAN Leocadio Martín Mingorance Book Award on Theoretical and Applied English Linguistics (2021)* *Winner of ESLA Guadalupe Aguado Research Award for Young Researchers (2022)* *Winner of ESSE Book Award 2022 for Young Researchers in the category 'English Language and Linguistics* This book...
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Translational Spaces: Towards a Chinese-Western ConvergenceThis book explores the concept of space, or rather spaces, in relation to translation, to construct a conceptual framework for research to better understand and solve translation problems. A number of interrelated spatial perspectives on translation supported by empirical evidence are presented to help...
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Communicating Strategically in English as a Lingua Franca: A Corpus Driven InvestigationThere have been noticeable demographic changes recently in the use of English around the world. English as a medium of communication is now the contact language of native speakers from many diverse speech communities who interact with each other in multilingual contexts. The use...
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The Role of Henri Borel in Chinese Translation HistoryAgainst the historical background of Chinese translation in the West and the emergence of several prominent European translators of China, this book examines the role of a translator in terms of cross-cultural communication, the image of the foreign culture in the minds of the...
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Sign Languages and Linguistic Citizenship: A Critical Ethnographic Study of the Yangon Deaf CommunityThis critical ethnographic account of the Yangon deaf community in Myanmar offers unique insights into the dynamics of a vibrant linguistic and cultural minority community in the region and also sheds further light on broader questions around language policy. The book examines language policies...
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Journalism and Digital Labor: Experiences of Online News ProductionThis book investigates journalists' work practices, professional ideologies, and the power relations that impact their work, arguing that reporters' lives and livelihoods are shaped by digital technologies and new modes of capital accumulation. Tai Neilson weaves together ethnographic approaches and critical theories of digital...
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Routledge Handbook of African Media and Communication StudiesThis handbook comprises fresh and incisive research focusing on African media, culture and communication. The chapters from a cross-section of scholars dissect the forces shaping the field within a changing African context. It adds critical corpora of African scholarship and theory that places the...
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Repetition and Creation: Poetics of AutotextualityThis book advances the notion of autotextuality, the dialogue between works in an author's oeuvre, and the ways in which new texts are created in self-repetition through the tracing and revisiting of past texts and the subsequent uncovering of undisclosed meanings, unexhausted constructive principles,...
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52 Key Bible StoriesA wonderful introduction for anyone who wants to know the basics of the Christian faith.52 Key Bible Stories consists of brief summaries of some of the most popular stories in the Bible as well as stories that will encourage your faith. In our culture,...
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The Inner World of Gatekeeping in Scholarly PublicationThis edited book focuses on the certifiers of scientific knowledge, bringing together experts in a variety of areas in Applied Linguistics to address the complex topic of editing and reviewing in writing for scholarly publication. Drawing on insider perspectives, the authors bring to the...
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The Devil in Love, Translated From the FrenchThe 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...
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Writing the Multicultural ExperienceThis textbook takes a new approach to teaching creative writing that centers the concerns of multicultural students. It focuses on the experiences of those who wish to write through their diverse identities, including ethnic, cultural, racial, national, regional, and international identity as well as...
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Ks3 Reading Teacher PackOne photocopiable and editable teacher pack to assess reading progress and improve reading skills in KS3 English and help close gaps to aid reading recovery.Help every student become a confident reader with this systematic, evidence-based approach to developing reading skills in KS3 English in...
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Oxford Discover Futures Level 6 Student BookAuthor: KoustaffPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublished: 07/01/2022Binding Type: OtherISBN: 9780194114233Not available to be shipped via Media Mail
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Book Selection and Censorship: A Study of School and Public Libraries in CaliforniaThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed...
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Cambridge Primary Revise for Primary Checkpoint English Teacher's Handbook 2nd EditionAuthor: Stephanie AustwickPublisher: Hodder EducationPublished: 12/23/2022Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781398369849
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Keys to Great WritingThis versatile guide will improve the skills of virtually every type of writer, from professional copywriters to students. Its interactive lessons entertain as they inform, encouraging writes to test their knowledge, learn new techniques and pay attention to detail.Author: Stephen WilbersPublisher: Penguin Publishing GroupPublished:...
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Old Babylonian Grammar: Volume OneThe book contains a descriptive grammar of Old Babylonian, the best attested period and dialect of Akkadian. Volume 1 describes the orthography, phonology, nouns, pronouns and numbers of Old Babylonian.Author: Michael P. StreckPublisher: BrillPublished: 08/26/2022Pages: 564Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9789004498983This title is not returnableThis title...
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