Author: Michael D. Fortescue
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788772897066
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This book is intended as counter-evidence to the perception of Linguistics as the domain of dusty schoolroom grammar, where proponents of one theoretical orientation or the other spend their brief breaks in the playground bashing the others over the head with their favorite abstractions. The discipline may appear to outsiders as fragmented and, worse still, lacking in relevance to the real world outside its gates. The purpose is to show that Linguistics, in all its varied branches, can be entertaining as well as thought-provoking, and that its domain is indeed a coherent one despite all the internecine squabbling. The subject is introduced in an unconventional way as a kind of fable with an historical moral that professional linguists, as well as students, should enjoy as a commentary on the state of the discipline today.
The Domain of Language
Author: Michael D. Fortescue
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788772897066
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This book is intended as counter-evidence to the perception of Linguistics as the domain of dusty schoolroom grammar, where proponents of one theoretical orientation or the other spend their brief breaks in the playground bashing the others over the head with their favorite abstractions. The discipline may appear to outsiders as fragmented and, worse still, lacking in relevance to the real world outside its gates. The purpose is to show that Linguistics, in all its varied branches, can be entertaining as well as thought-provoking, and that its domain is indeed a coherent one despite all the internecine squabbling. The subject is introduced in an unconventional way as a kind of fable with an historical moral that professional linguists, as well as students, should enjoy as a commentary on the state of the discipline today.
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788772897066
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This book is intended as counter-evidence to the perception of Linguistics as the domain of dusty schoolroom grammar, where proponents of one theoretical orientation or the other spend their brief breaks in the playground bashing the others over the head with their favorite abstractions. The discipline may appear to outsiders as fragmented and, worse still, lacking in relevance to the real world outside its gates. The purpose is to show that Linguistics, in all its varied branches, can be entertaining as well as thought-provoking, and that its domain is indeed a coherent one despite all the internecine squabbling. The subject is introduced in an unconventional way as a kind of fable with an historical moral that professional linguists, as well as students, should enjoy as a commentary on the state of the discipline today.
Let's Spend the Night Together
Author: Pamela Des Barres
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1556529791
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
Presents biographies of twenty-four rock groupies in their own words, including Tura Satana, Miss Mercy, Cynthia Plaster Caster, and Miss B.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1556529791
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
Presents biographies of twenty-four rock groupies in their own words, including Tura Satana, Miss Mercy, Cynthia Plaster Caster, and Miss B.
Duchess of Death
Author: Richard Hack
Publisher: Phoenix Books
ISBN: 161467003X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Although she is the most popular novelist in history, with over two billion books sold worldwide, Agatha Christie lived a life shrouded in secrecy and fueled by curiosity. Nearly as notorious for her aversion to the press as she was for her 80 books and collections of short stories, Christie made no secret of her need for privacy. Utilizing over 5,000 previously unpublished letters, notes, and documents, award-winning biographer Richard Hack allows Christie to write again, 33 years after her death. Duchess of Death is her story, as full of romance, travel, wealth, and scandal as any mystery Christie ever crafted. There have been numerous biographies of the Queen of Crime, all of which claim to be definitive. However, Duchess of Death is the first to draw from such an enormous number of previously unpublished correspondence and notes, effectively establishing it as the most authoritative, penetrating look at the personal and literary life of Christie.
Publisher: Phoenix Books
ISBN: 161467003X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Although she is the most popular novelist in history, with over two billion books sold worldwide, Agatha Christie lived a life shrouded in secrecy and fueled by curiosity. Nearly as notorious for her aversion to the press as she was for her 80 books and collections of short stories, Christie made no secret of her need for privacy. Utilizing over 5,000 previously unpublished letters, notes, and documents, award-winning biographer Richard Hack allows Christie to write again, 33 years after her death. Duchess of Death is her story, as full of romance, travel, wealth, and scandal as any mystery Christie ever crafted. There have been numerous biographies of the Queen of Crime, all of which claim to be definitive. However, Duchess of Death is the first to draw from such an enormous number of previously unpublished correspondence and notes, effectively establishing it as the most authoritative, penetrating look at the personal and literary life of Christie.
Awesome Since 1985
Author: Creative Juices Publishing
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717440204
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Funny Dabbing Unicorn Birthday Gift Notebook for Women. 6x9 lined journal
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717440204
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Funny Dabbing Unicorn Birthday Gift Notebook for Women. 6x9 lined journal
Awesome Since 1981
Author: Creative Juices Publishing
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717440297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Funny Dabbing Unicorn Birthday Gift Notebook for Women. 6x9 lined journal
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717440297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Funny Dabbing Unicorn Birthday Gift Notebook for Women. 6x9 lined journal
Awesome Since 1989
Author: Creative Juices Publishing
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717440150
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Funny Dabbing Unicorn Birthday Gift Notebook for Women. 6x9 lined journal
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717440150
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Funny Dabbing Unicorn Birthday Gift Notebook for Women. 6x9 lined journal
Icons of Horror and the Supernatural
Author: S. T. Joshi
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Horror films
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Offers entries on 24 of the significant archetypes of horror and the supernatural, from the classical epics of Homer to the novels of Stephen King.
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Horror films
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Offers entries on 24 of the significant archetypes of horror and the supernatural, from the classical epics of Homer to the novels of Stephen King.
Awesome Since 2004
Author: Creative Juices Publishing
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717411204
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Funny Dabbing Unicorn Birthday Gift Notebook. 6x9 lined journal
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717411204
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Funny Dabbing Unicorn Birthday Gift Notebook. 6x9 lined journal
Harry Potter - A Journey Through A History of Magic
Author: British Library
Publisher: Pottermore Publishing
ISBN: 1781109508
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The official companion book to the British Library exhibition and the ultimate gift for Harry Potter fans! As the British Library unveils a very special new exhibition in the UK, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the Hogwarts curriculum, from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology to Defense Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, and more in this eBook uncovering thousands of years of magical history.Prepare to be amazed by artifacts released from the archives of the British Library, unseen sketches and manuscript pages from J.K. Rowling, and incredible illustrations from artist Jim Kay. Discover the truth behind the origins of the Philosopher's Stone, monstrous dragons, and troublesome trolls; examine real-life wands and find out what actually makes a mandrake scream; pore over remarkable pages from da Vinci's notebook; and discover the oldest atlas of the night sky. Carefully curated by the British Library and full of extraordinary treasures from all over the world, this is an unforgettable journey exploring the history of the magic at the heart of the Harry Potter stories.
Publisher: Pottermore Publishing
ISBN: 1781109508
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The official companion book to the British Library exhibition and the ultimate gift for Harry Potter fans! As the British Library unveils a very special new exhibition in the UK, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the Hogwarts curriculum, from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology to Defense Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, and more in this eBook uncovering thousands of years of magical history.Prepare to be amazed by artifacts released from the archives of the British Library, unseen sketches and manuscript pages from J.K. Rowling, and incredible illustrations from artist Jim Kay. Discover the truth behind the origins of the Philosopher's Stone, monstrous dragons, and troublesome trolls; examine real-life wands and find out what actually makes a mandrake scream; pore over remarkable pages from da Vinci's notebook; and discover the oldest atlas of the night sky. Carefully curated by the British Library and full of extraordinary treasures from all over the world, this is an unforgettable journey exploring the history of the magic at the heart of the Harry Potter stories.
Doodle Diary
Author: Dawn Sokol
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423619722
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Turn your doodles into a personal journal and into art, to boot! In the tradition of Keri Smith (Wreck This Journal, This Is Not a Book), Dawn DeVries Sokol has created a fun, easy artist's journal to get kids started with the basics. Doodle about your day; makes lists of your favorite things; write goals and daydream; try different mediums like pens, watercolors, and found art; add in family photos or ticket stubs; use Xerox transfers; and much, much more to create a casual, playful, and often thoughtful journal of your life.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423619722
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Turn your doodles into a personal journal and into art, to boot! In the tradition of Keri Smith (Wreck This Journal, This Is Not a Book), Dawn DeVries Sokol has created a fun, easy artist's journal to get kids started with the basics. Doodle about your day; makes lists of your favorite things; write goals and daydream; try different mediums like pens, watercolors, and found art; add in family photos or ticket stubs; use Xerox transfers; and much, much more to create a casual, playful, and often thoughtful journal of your life.