Language Arts & Disciplines
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Origins of Human CommunicationA leading expert on evolution and communication presents an empirically based theory of the evolutionary origins of human communication that challenges the dominant Chomskian view.Human communication is grounded in fundamentally cooperative, even shared, intentions. In this original and provocative account of the evolutionary origins...
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The Political Relevance of Food Media and Journalism: Beyond Reviews and RecipesInterrogating the intersections of food, journalism, and politics, this book offers a critical examination of food media and journalism, and its political potential against the backdrop of contemporary social challenges.Contributors analyze current and historic examples such as #BlackLivesMatter, COVID-19, climate change, Brexit, food sovereignty,...
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A Handbook of History, Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification SystemThe Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), used in 200,000 libraries across 140 countries, has entered a new age, primarily maintained today as a continuously revised electronic system rather than an occasionally updated set of print volumes. Its editors have added newly emerging topics and made...
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From Cataloguing to Metadata Creation: A Cultural and Methodological IntroductionFrom Cataloguing to Metadata Creation is a cultural and methodological introduction to the evolution of cataloguing towards metadata creation process in the digital era. It is a journey through the founding principles and the objectives of the 'information organisation' service that libraries offer.Author: Mauro...
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Better by Design: An Introduction to Planning, Designing and Developing Library BuildingsThis updated, practical and accessible book is an invaluable guide for practitioners who are approaching the daunting task of creating a new library or major refurbishment of existing facilities.Author: Ayub Khan, Stella ThebridgePublisher: Facet PublishingPublished: 07/06/2022Pages: 222Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9781783305711About the AuthorAyub Khan is...
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The Social Future of Academic Libraries: New Perspectives on Communities, Networks, and EngagementThe current focus in higher education institutions on student engagement, partnership formation, community development and social relations requires a significant mind-shift in academic libraries and librarians if they are to regain their place at the heart of the academic enterprise. Libraries need to move...
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Media Smart: Lessons, Tips and Strategies for Librarians, Classroom Instructors and Other Information ProfessionalsInformation has become one of the most crucial commodities in today's world. From multinational corporations to single individuals, we all make critical decisions based on the information available to us. However, modern ease of access to information does not often guarantee access to good...
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Data Driven Decisions: A Practical Toolkit for Library and Information ProfessionalsData Driven Decisions: A Practical Toolkit for Library and Information Professionals is a simple, jargon-free guide to using data for decision making in library services. The book walks readers step-by-step through each stage of implementing, reviewing and embedding data driven decisions in their organisation,...
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The Poetics of Failure in Ancient GreeceThe Poetics of Failure in Ancient Greece offers an innovative approach to archaic and classical Greek literature by focusing on an original and rather unexplored topic. Through close readings of epic, lyric, and tragic poetry, the book engages into a thorough discourse on error,...
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Digital Literacy, Inclusivity and Sustainable Development in AfricaThis important book features contributions from libraries across Africa outlining how they are addressing the need for better and more widespread digital literacy in their regions.Author: Helena Asamoah-HassanPublisher: Facet PublishingPublished: 08/25/2022Pages: 250Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9781783305124About the AuthorHelena Asamoah-Hassan is Executive Director of the African...
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Cognitive Neuroscience of LanguageCognitive Neuroscience of Language provides an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in this exciting field. It guides students through all of the major areas of investigation, beginning with the fundamental aspects of brain structure and function and then...
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Practical Approaches to Collections CareWhile cultural heritage practitioners and caretakers are often intimidated by "best practices," Practical Approaches to Collections Care helps to alleviate those concerns, offering a stepped approach to preservation encompassing a variety of collections care programs.The author, drawing on over a decade of experience working...
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The Bantu LanguagesWritten by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume presents grammatical analyses of individual Bantu languages, comparative studies of their main phonetic, phonological and grammatical characteristics and overview chapters on their history and classification. It is estimated that some 300 to 350 million...
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The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic EthnographyThe Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Ethnography provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive overview of this growing body of research, combining ethnographic approaches with close attention to language use. This handbook illustrates the richness and potential of linguistic ethnography to provide detailed understandings of situated...
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Burn After Writing (Snowy Forest)The national bestseller. Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in. "This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me." -TikTok user camrynbanks Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only...
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Burn After Writing (Winter Leaves)The national bestseller. Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in. "This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me." -TikTok user camrynbanks Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only...
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Cobuild Key Words for Ielts: Book 2 Improver'Collins Cobuild Key Words for IELTS' is a brand-new range of three graded books which contain the essential vocabulary students need to succeed in the IELTS exam.Author: Harpercollins UkPublisher: Northstar ELTPublished: 01/01/2011Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780007365463
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The Reluctant Witness: Discovering the Delight of Spiritual ConversationsNew research finds that Christians are less involved in spiritual conversations today than we were twenty-five years ago. As society has changed, it seems we have become more uncomfortable talking with people about our faith. We are reluctant conversationalists. The reality is that many...
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Sibilance: PoemsThe word "sibilance" refers to pronunciations of the letter "s," including the emission of a hissing or whistling sound. As the title of Sally Van Doren's fourth collection of poetry, the word alerts readers to the sounds of language in the poems that follow...
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The Constitution of the Roman RepublicThere is no other published book in English studying the constitution of the Roman Republic as a whole. Yet the Greek historian Polybius believed that the constitution was a fundamental cause of the exponential growth of Rome's empire. Knowledge of Rome's political institutions is...
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