Language Arts & Disciplines

About Sheila Murnaghan's translation "A terrific new translation--Murnaghan's Medea is both terrifying and sympathetic, an emotionally complex portrayal that leaves the reader no simple answers." --KIRK ORMAND, author of Controlling Desires: Sexuality in Ancient Greece and RomeAuthor: EuripidesPublisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyPublished: 05/17/2021Pages:...

Research Data Management and Data Literacies help researchers familiarize themselves with RDM, and with the services increasingly offered by libraries. This new volume looks at data-intensive science, or 'Science 2.0' as it is sometimes termed in commentary, from a number of perspectives, including the...

Author: Tim IngoldPublisher: GedisaPublished: 06/15/2021Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.05w x 0.58dISBN: 9788497848008Language: SpanishThis title is only available via back order

This book presents an extensive dictionary of the Dagaare language (Niger-Congo; Gur (Mabia)), focussing on the dialect of Central Dagaare, spoken in the Upper West region of Ghana. The dictionary provides comprehensive definitions, example sentences and the English translations, phonetic forms, inflected forms, etymological...

Part I Microanalysis.- 1 R Basics.- 2 First Foray into Text Analysis with R.- 3 Accessing and Comparing Word Frequency Data.- 4 Token Distribution and Regular Expressions.- 5 Token Distribution Analysis by Chapter.- 6 Correlation.- 7 Measures of Lexical Variety.- 8 Hapax Richness.- 9...

TESOL International Association has defined a core set of principles for the exemplary teaching and learning of English as a new language. This exciting new book applies these principles to adults learning English in adult education and workforce development settings. The 6 Principles(R) and...

Project-Based Learning will improve your students' language and critical thinking skills. Challenge your students and create a collaborative classroom environment with project-based learning. This book offers teachers an overview of project-based learning, implementation examples, and strategies for overcoming challenges. Explore the benefits of using...

Do you want to write but can't seem to get started? Are you struggling to finish your novel or frustrated by your slow progress? Perhaps you are starting to worry that you aren't cut out for the writing life...Let bestselling novelist and host of...

Libraries are exploring new roles and new partnerships on college campuses in order to improve students' experiences and enable learning outside the classroom. But other than faculty members, who are librarians' potential partners? The student affairs professionals are responsible for everything from residence halls...

The intercultural communication classroom can be an emotionally and intellectually heavy place for many students and teachers. Sensitive topics arise and students must face complex issues with intellectual curiosity and collegial respect. To navigate the precarious waters of intercultural communications, teachers need an intentional...

The intercultural communication classroom can be an emotionally and intellectually heavy place for many students and teachers. Sensitive topics arise and students must face complex issues with intellectual curiosity and collegial respect. To navigate the precarious waters of intercultural communications, teachers need an intentional...

Investigating the efforts of the Kichwa of Tena, Ecuador to reverse language shift to Spanish, this book examines the ways in which Indigenous language can be revitalized and how creative bilingual forms of discourse can reshape the identities and futures of local populations. Based...

Winner, 2022 Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award from the National Communication Association At a moment in US politics when racially motivated nationalism, shifting relations with Latin America, and anxiety over national futures intertwine, understanding the long history of American preoccupation with magnitude and how it...

Writing to Publish is a guide for writers who are ready to take the next step and become published authors. The book is divided into three sections. Part 1 helps the writer establish five healthy habits to sustain productive writing activity. The five elements...

Technical Communication: A Design-Centric Approach is a comprehensive textbook for introductory courses in technical communication and professional writing. Technical Communication takes a design approach to foundational and emergent technical communication skills such as document design, job applications and interviews, workplace collaboration, and report writing,...

This book is based on the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse. It adopts a communication perspective to campaigns for public office. It discusses medium (e.g., speeches TV spots, debates, social media), sources of campaign messages, context (e.g., primary vs. general campaign), audience (voters...

A verb can be described as transitive or intransitive based on whether it requires an object to express a complete thought or not. A transitive verb is a verb that requires (takes or allows) an object to receive the action. "Object" may be in...

Author: Marina TarlinskajaPublisher: Walter de GruyterPublished: 12/31/1976Pages: 358Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.70lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.81dISBN: 9783112419410

Robert McDowell's poems over the last 35 years are widely recognized as major achievements in reviving narrative and consistently striving to create, as poet and critic Chad Abushanab writes in his Introduction, "the song in the story". McDowell in poetry also embraces Emily Dickinson's...

The Gifts of Writing is "a rare and inspiring guide to writing from the soul" (Alan Cohen, award-winning author of A Deep Breath of Life), that is filled with encouragement, practical advice, thoughtful questions, and gentle invitations to help you step into the creative...