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The Rhetoric of the Opioid CrisisIn The Rhetoric of the Opioid Crisis, Rachel Sussman Kaplan explores the opioid crisis through modernity. This book argues the stakeholders in this crisis have a different rhetorical bias and each group has contributed some willingly in the name of corporate profit and others...
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Prosody in Syntactic EncodingDie Buchreihe Linguistische Arbeiten hat mit über 500 Bänden zur linguistischen Theoriebildung der letzten Jahrzehnte in Deutschland und international wesentlich beigetragen. Die Reihe wird auch weiterhin neue Impulse für die Forschung setzen und die zentrale Einsicht der Sprachwissenschaft präsentieren, dass Fortschritt in der Erforschung...
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Widerstreit um das BelarussischeDie Einzigartigkeit und eine schwierige theoretische Erfassbarkeit der Sprachsituation in Belarus fordern von der Soziolinguistik eine Hinwendung zur Innenperspektive - zu Spracheinstellungen der Sprachverwender, an deren umfassenden Auswertung, die der Komplexität und der Interdisziplinarität des Forschungsgegenstandes gerecht wäre, es fehlt. Das methodische Desiderat ist...
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The Private Life of the Late Benjamin Franklin, LL.D.Originally Written by Himself, and now Translated From the French. To Which are Added, Some AccouThe 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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An Amazing Manatee* JournalA manatee, also called a sea cow, is an important character is the middle-grade novel, Elanora and the Salt Marsh Mystery. Now you can record your thoughts in your own lined journal. In addition to dozens of lined pages, the book includes: manatee facts,...
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Present Tense PeopleWhat's it like to live as a young First Nations Australian in the 21st century? Present Tense People is a collection of stories by five young First Nations Australians. Koort, an employee of a mining magnate, Birrala, a nurse, Indiya, an education student, Thuwarri,...
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When Minoritized Languages Change Linguistic TheoryFor decades, a small set of major world languages have formed the basis of the vast majority of linguistic theory. However, minoritized languages can also provide fascinating contributions to our understanding of the human language faculty. This pioneering book explores the transformative effect minoritized...
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The New Academic: A Researcher's Guide to Writing and Presenting Content in a Modern WorldWhat does it mean to be an academic in today's rapidly changing world?As a modern academic, you're expected to wear many hats. It's not enough to be outstanding in your chosen field. You also need to be able to connect with audiences, speak with...
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The Climate Girl Effect: Fridays, Flint, and FireFrom podiums on international stages to mainstream media coverage, from crowds of youth marching in streets, to social media feeds, everywhere we look we can see girls rising in the climate justice movement. Carolyn M. Cunningham and Heather M. Crandall examine these climate activists...
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Spirit of Christ: Expanded EditionSpirit of Christ is a scriptural and spiritual guide for all seeking a deeper and fuller understanding and experience of the Spirit of Christ in daily living. It explores over forty dimensions of faith working through the love in a Christ-centered life, succinctly presented...
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The Riches of Intercultural Communication: Volume 1: Interactive, Contrastive, and Cultural Representational ApproachesThis book exemplifies that research into linguistic and cultural diversity not only contributes to the reduction of unjust human relations, but also has its own added value in creating and exposing new connections, relationships, identities, and communities through intercultural communication.Author: Roselinde SupheertPublisher: BrillPublished: 11/17/2022Pages:...
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Undressing the Performance of Bodies in Popular CultureThis edited collection explores the malleability and influence of body image, focusing particularly on how media representation and popular culture's focus on the body exacerbates the crucial social influence these representations can have on audiences' perceptions of themselves and others. Contributors investigate the cultural...
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Poetry and the Black Panther Party: from Ancestral Memory, Morphogenetic Fields to Hip HopAs a member of the original Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, I have never forgotten how much that organization advanced my intellectual understanding of the dynamics of America and the world. Poetry and the Black Panther Party: from Ancestral Memory, Morphogenetic Fields to Hip...
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Giving an Academic Presentation in English: Intermediate LevelChapter 1 The key aims of a presentation Chapter 2 Resources: Presentations on TED and YouTube Chapter 3 Preparing a script before you create the slides Chapter 4 Pronunciation, intonation, and speed of voice Chapter 5 Titles Chapter 6 Starting your presentation: giving the...
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Linguistic Fundamentals for Natural Language Processing II: 100 Essentials from Semantics and PragmaticsAcknowledgments.- Introduction.- What is Meaning?.- Lexical Semantics: Overview.- Lexical Semantics: Senses.- Semantic Roles.- Collocations and Other Multiword Expressions.- Compositional Semantics.- Compositional Semantics beyond Predicate-Argument Structure.- Beyond Sentences.- Reference Resolution.- Presupposition.- Information Status and Information Structure.- Implicature and Dialogue.- Resources.- Bibliography.- Authors' Biographies.- General Index.-...
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Every Living Thing: The Politics of Life in CommonThis book examines the question of what we mean when we talk about life, revealing new insights into what life is, what it does, and why it matters. Jenell Johnson studies arguments on behalf of life--not just of the human or animal variety, but...
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Changing Perceptions of the Eu at Times of Brexit: Global PerspectivesThis volume brings together contributions that conceptualize and measure EU perceptions in the strategic regions around the world in the aftermath of the UK referendum. Contributors assess the evolution of EU perceptions in each location and discuss how their findings may contribute to crafting...
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Digital Icons: Memes, Martyrs and AvatarsThis book offers critical perspectives on the digital 'iconic', exploring how the notion of the iconic is re-appropriated and re-made online, and the consequences for humanity and society. Examining cross-cultural case studies of iconic images in digital spaces, the author offers original and critical...
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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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