Language Arts & Disciplines

By focusing on the textually mediated reactions of local residents, social movements, and media producers to policy changes implemented in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, this book studies the development of literacy as a tool to mobilize, perform, and disseminate protest.Researching Protest Literacies...

Through a fusion of narrative and analysis, Language and Power on the Rhetorical Stage examines how theater can enact critical discourse analysis and how micro-instances of iniquitous language use have been politically and historically reiterated to oppress and deny equal rights to marginalized groups...

Advancing Crisis Communication Effectiveness shows how crisis communication plans and efforts for complex and challenging issues benefit when academic perspectives are connected with practitioner experiences. This book brings crisis and public relations scholars together with practicing professionals to integrate academic theories and research with...

Launched in 1950, Penguin's Russian Classics quickly progressed to include translations of many great works of Russian literature and the series came to be regarded by readers, both academic and general, as the de facto provider of classic Russian literature in English translation, the...

The book provides a significant insight into the complex process of English loanword adaptation in Russian. It is based on an in-depth analysis and comparison of a rich body of experimental data on the adaptation of both established and online loans of those English...

In this incisive blend of personal narrative and philosophical inquiry, journalist and activist Barrett Holmes Pitner seeks a new way to talk about racism in America An NPR Best Book of the YearCan new language reshape our understanding of the past and expand the...

Where does today's English language come from? This book takes its readers on a journey back in time, from present-day varieties to the Old English of Beowulf and beyond. Written for students with little or no background in linguistics, and reflecting the latest scholarship,...

I know, I know, you don't want to quit writing, and I'm not going to convince you to quit writing. (I'm really not trying to do that...)But what if you could quit other things? Things that weren't moving the needle? Things that weren't bringing...

Enter a world of flying rabbits, blue traffic lights, spelling reforms, ancient alphabet songs, viking buffets, worthless theatre tickets, dragons emerging from the clouds, carefully-folded underpants, typhoons on pedestals, tetris blocks, men in the moon, huckster shrikes, and persimmon chips.Flying Rabbits and Blue Traffic...

New title in the colourful Artisan Art Notebook collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment, crafted with decorated edges and featuring beautiful art on the cover. Artisan Art Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame...

✓ Do you need help making words appear on the page?✓ Does the blinking cursor of a blank document intimidate or annoy you?✓ Are you concerned that your writing aspirations are simply imposter syndrome?Then this book is for you. With her gentle words of...

Reviewed in VOICES the flagship journal of IATEFL (The International Association of Teachers of EFL) "A Descriptive Grammar of English by Example should be included on your list of reference material. It reviews language as it is not only written but also spoken, and...

Have you ever thought about narrating audiobooks? When Steve retired from acting, he thought that might be an interesting thing to do. Only problem was... he had no idea how to do it. He decided to look into it. With the help of people...

"At the end of each chapter for six of the SIOPª components (Building Background, Comprehensible Input, Strategies, Interaction, Practice/Application, Review/Assessment) you will find two comprehensive lesson plans, one written at the elementary and one at the secondary level"--Author: Maryellen Vogt, Jana EchevarriaPublisher: PearsonPublished: 02/10/2021Binding...

The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization is the first comprehensive overview of the language revitalization movement, from the Arctic to the Amazon and across continents. Featuring 47 contributions from a global range of top scholars in the field, the handbook is divided into two...

Improving the quality of your writing starts with rethinking your assumptions and developing healthier writing habits. This book will help you do both.Become a Better Writer: How to Write with Clarity and Simplicity is a practical guide for those who wish to write more...

★This stunning book contains: ✓Page with all the letters of the alphabet and the signs for each letter✓Phase 2 Sound British Sign Language Fingerspelling✓Phase 3 Sound British Sign Language Fingerspelling✓Phase 4 Sound British Sign Language Fingerspelling✓Phase 5 Sound British Sign Language Fingerspelling♥Get the perfect...

Ever since the term "creative nonfiction" first came into widespread use, memoirists and journalists, essayists and fiction writers have faced off over where the border between fact and fiction lies. An early and influential book on questions of form in creative nonfiction, Bending Genre...

What can Finland's greatest and supposedly least translatable novel tell us about translation and world literature?Author: Douglas RobinsonPublisher: BrillPublished: 10/05/2022Pages: 308Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9789004519923This title is not returnableThis title is only available via back order

Finally--a book of writing advice that accounts for all of the messy, perverse, practical, and inexplicable parts of being a human who writes The truth is that all of the writing rules you've learned are bullshit. Sure, they work for some people, but the...