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Author : Barbara F. Grimes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1044 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Ethnologue written by Barbara F. Grimes and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Darrell T. Tryon
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110884011
Total Pages : 3564 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Comparative Austronesian Dictionary written by Darrell T. Tryon and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 3564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes in the Trends in Linguistics. Documentation series focus on the presentation of linguistic data. The series addresses the sustained interest in linguistic descriptions, dictionaries, grammars and editions of under-described and hitherto undocumented languages. All world-regions and time periods are represented.
Author : Peter K. Austin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113950083X
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (395 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages written by Peter K. Austin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This state-of-the-art Handbook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages. The volume is relevant not only to researchers in language endangerment, language shift and language death, but to anyone interested in the languages and cultures of the world. It is accessible both to specialists and non-specialists: researchers will find cutting-edge contributions from acknowledged experts in their fields, while students, activists and other interested readers will find a wealth of readable yet thorough and up-to-date information.
Author : Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135662355
Total Pages : 902 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)
Download or read book Linguistic Genocide in Education--or Worldwide Diversity and Human Rights? written by Tove Skutnabb-Kangas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful, multidisciplinary book, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas shows how most indigenous and minority education contributes to linguistic genocide according to United Nations definitions. Theory is combined with a wealth of factual encyclopedic information and with many examples and vignettes. The examples come from all parts of the world and try to avoid Eurocentrism. Oriented toward theory and practice, facts and evaluations, and reflection and action, the book prompts readers to find information about the world and their local contexts, to reflect and to act. A Web site with additional resource materials to this book can be found at http://www.ruc.dk/~tovesk/
Author : Randall L. Nadeau
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118471954
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)
Download or read book Asian Religions written by Randall L. Nadeau and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ASIAN RELIGIONS “A unique introduction to Asian religions, combining the scholarly rigor of an established historian of Asian religions with the willingness to engage empathetically with the traditions and to suggest that readers do the same.” Joseph A. Adler, Kenyon College “Randall L. Nadeau has accomplished what only a few have tried, but which has been much needed in the study of religions. He has written a genuinely novel approach to the religions of Asia... This is a work that should find its way into Asian humanities, history, religion, and civilization courses.” Ronnie Littlejohn, Belmont University This all-embracing introduction to Asian religious practices and beliefs takes a unique approach; not only does it provide a complete overview of the basic tenets of the major Asian religions, but it also demonstrates how Asian spiritualities are lived and practiced, exploring the meaning and significance they hold for believers. In a series of engaging and lively chapters, the book explores the beliefs and practices of Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Japanese religions, including Shintō. Using a comparative approach, it highlights the contrasts between Asian and Western modes of thinking and living, and debates the influence of religion on real-world issues including work, economic growth, the environment, human rights, and gender relations. Nadeau, a leading figure in this field, takes an empathetic approach to Asian religious and cultural traditions, and considers Asian spiritualities to be viable systems of belief for today’s global citizens. Integrating exercises, activities, and an appealing mixture of examples, such as novels and biographies, this refreshing book leads readers to an enhanced understanding of the ideas and practice of Asian religions, and of their continuing relevance today.
Author : Mark Aronoff
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470756349
Total Pages : 840 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Handbook of Linguistics written by Mark Aronoff and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presupposing no prior knowledge of linguistics,The Handbook of Linguistics is the ideal resource for people who want to learn about the subject and its subdisciplines.
Author : Stéphane Grivelet
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447051866
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (518 download)
Download or read book The Black Master written by Stéphane Grivelet and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Black Master is a Festschrift with 16 papers written by colleagues or former students of Professor Gyorgy Kara, including some of the most renowned scholars in the field. The themes of the articles reflect the wide scope of Gyorgi Kara's research, with texts on Central Eurasian linguistics, history or ethnology. A list of his publications completes the volume. From the table of contents (17 contributions): C. Atwood, Poems of Fraternity: Literary Responses to the Attempted Reunification of Inner Mongolia and the Mongolian's People Republic B. Baumann, "Nakshatra Astrology" in Antoine Mostaert's Manual of Mongolian Astrology and Divination A. Birtalan, An Invocation to Dayan Derx Collected from a Darkhad Shaman's Descendant M. Dobrovits, The Tolis and the Tardus in Old Turkic Inscriptions J. Elverskog, Sagang Sechen on the Qing Conquest J. Janhunen, On the Development of the Sibilant System of Qinghai Bonan M. Kiripolska, A Few Remarks on Some Mongolian Texts in Stockholm R. I. Meserve, The Snowcocks of Central Asia and Mongolia D. Prior, Tonyuquq's Humiliation and an Old Turkic Etymology A. Rona-Tas, Turko-Mongolian Etymologies: Turkic yarp V. Rybatzki, Personal Names and Titles of the Naiman in the Secret History of the Mongols Y. Saito, On the Word in West Middle Mongolian A. Sarkozi, Proper Names in the First Chapter of the Mongolian Suvarnaprabhasottamasutra A.G. Sazykin, Mongolian Xylographs in St. Petersburg's Collections
Author : Carsten Q. Schneider
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134033575
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)
Download or read book The Consolidation of Democracy written by Carsten Q. Schneider and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-11-19 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative book seeks to explain what factors account for the consolidation of young democracies in over thirty countries in Latin America and Europe throughout the last quarter of the twentieth century.
Author : Sefa Awaworyi Churchill
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811515565
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Moving from the Millennium to the Sustainable Development Goals written by Sefa Awaworyi Churchill and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-25 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collection of chapters that examine various dimensions of development. Between 2000 and 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remained the overarching development framework that governed the international development community. After a decade and half of commitment to the MDGs, the framework is widely considered a success, although progress reported across countries has been uneven. The new overarching international development framework may not be successful or present the best opportunities for the desired global change without a better understanding of factors that contributed the most or the least to the attainment of the MDGs. The chapters presented in this book provide discussions and insights into understanding these factors better. They represent a collection of scholarship that address some of the important questions in international development. They adopt a wide range of research methods to provide insight into what works, and what does not, in promoting the stipulated development goals.
Author : Tej K. Bhatia
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470704381
Total Pages : 905 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Handbook of Bilingualism written by Tej K. Bhatia and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-06-09 with total page 905 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Bilingualism provides state-of-the-art treatments of the central issues that arise in consideration of the phenomena of bilingualism ranging from the representation of the two languages in the bilingual individual's brain to the various forms of bilingual education, including the status of bilingualism in each area of the world. Provides state-of-the-art coverage of a wide variety of topics, ranging from neuro- and psycho-linguistic research to studies of media and psychological counseling. Includes latest assessment of the global linguistic situation with particular emphasis on those geographical areas which are centers of global conflict and commerce. Explores new topics such as global media and mobile and electronic language learning. Includes contributions by internationally renowned researchers from different disciplines, genders, and ethnicities.
Author : Carole Lazorisak
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781592572557
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (725 download)
Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conversational Sign Language Illustrated written by Carole Lazorisak and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "DVD with more than 600 words and phrases"--Cover.
Author : Louis Goldstein
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110197219
Total Pages : 693 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Laboratory Phonology 8 written by Louis Goldstein and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 693 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers from Eighth Conference on Laboratory Phonology (held in New Haven, CT) explores what laboratory data that can tell us about the nature of speakers' phonological competence and how they acquire it, and outlines models of the human phonological capacity that can meet the challenge of formalizing that competence. The window on the phonological capacity is broadened by including, for the first time in the Laboratory Phonology series, work on signed languages and papers that explicitly compare signed and spoken phonologies. A major focus, cutting across signed and spoken phonologies, is that phonological competence must include both qualitative (or categorical) and quantitative (or variable) knowledge. Theoretical approaches represented in the collection for accommodating these types of knowledge include modularity, dynamical grammars, and probabilistic grammars. A second major focus is on the acquisition of this knowledge. Here the papers pursue the consequences for acquisition of taking into account the richness and variability of the adult systems that provide input to the child. The final focus is on how phonological knowledge guides speech production. Data and models address the question of how speech gestures interact with one another locally (through articulatory constraints and syllable-level organization) and how they interact with the prosodic structure of an utterance. The twenty-six papers in the collection include invited contributions from Diane Brentari, David Corina, David Perlmutter, D. Robert Ladd, Diamandis Gafos, Marilyn Vihman, Shelley Velleman, Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel, and Dani Byrd.
Author : Ben Reilly
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199238707
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Democracy and Diversity written by Ben Reilly and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the way in which the democratizing states of Asia and the Pacific have managed political change, with particular focus on innovative reforms to democratic institutions such as electoral systems, political parties and executive governments
Author : Professor Alexeis Garcia-Perez
Publisher : Academic Conferences International Limited
ISBN 13 : 1912764822
Total Pages : 1058 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (127 download)
Download or read book ECKM 2020 21st European Conference on Knowledge Management written by Professor Alexeis Garcia-Perez and published by Academic Conferences International Limited. This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel B. Domingues da Silva
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316820165
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (168 download)
Download or read book The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780–1867 written by Daniel B. Domingues da Silva and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atlantic Slave Trade from West Central Africa, 1780–1867 traces the inland origins of slaves leaving West Central Africa at the peak period of the transatlantic slave trade. Drawing on archival sources from Angola, Brazil, England, and Portugal, Daniel B. Domingues da Silva explores not only the origins of the slaves forced into the trade but also the commodities for which they were exchanged and their methods of enslavement. Further, the book examines the evolution of the trade over time, its organization, the demographic profile of the population transported, the enslavers' motivations to participate in this activity, and the Africans' experience of enslavement and transportation across the Atlantic. Domingues da Silva also offers a detailed 'geography of enslavement', including information on the homelands of the enslaved Africans and their destination in the Americas.
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027237433
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Bibliography of Bibliographies of the Languages of the World: General and Indo-European languages of Europe written by and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Volume I of a monumental two-volume work, a historical record and guide to bibliographic efforts on all the languages of the world, which is designed to serve the professional as well as non-professional reader as a first point of entry for information about any language. By consulting the Bibliography, the reader will quickly be able to identify specific bibliographic sources for particular topics of interest, and thus rapidly begin to narrow the search for information. Although bibliographies of bibliographies have appeared for a few language families, this set provides for the first time a comprehensive compilation of bibliographies for all of the languages or language families of the world, from the earliest period through 1985. Volume I, with nearly 2500 entries in 400 pages, covers the Indo-European languages of Europe, plus Etruscan and Basque, as well as general and multi-language references, including sections on dictionaries, dissertations, and specialized topics. Volume II, with approximately the same number of entries, will cover all other languages. In the Bibliography, most entries are annotated to indicate the number of items in each bibliography and how they are arranged; some information on the scope and coverage of the work (where not obvious from the title); whether items are annotated; and what indexes are included. The Bibliography will long stand as an indispensable reference tool, and should be in every library serving readers interested in any aspect of language.
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027278210
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Bibliography of Bibliographies of the Languages of the World written by and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Volume I of a monumental two-volume work, a historical record and guide to bibliographic efforts on all the languages of the world, which is designed to serve the professional as well as non-professional reader as a first point of entry for information about any language. By consulting the Bibliography, the reader will quickly be able to identify specific bibliographic sources for particular topics of interest, and thus rapidly begin to narrow the search for information. Although bibliographies of bibliographies have appeared for a few language families, this set provides for the first time a comprehensive compilation of bibliographies for all of the languages or language families of the world, from the earliest period through 1985. Volume I, with nearly 2500 entries in 400 pages, covers the Indo-European languages of Europe, plus Etruscan and Basque, as well as general and multi-language references, including sections on dictionaries, dissertations, and specialized topics. Volume II, with approximately the same number of entries, will cover all other languages. In the Bibliography, most entries are annotated to indicate the number of items in each bibliography and how they are arranged; some information on the scope and coverage of the work (where not obvious from the title); whether items are annotated; and what indexes are included. The Bibliography will long stand as an indispensable reference tool, and should be in every library serving readers interested in any aspect of language.
