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Author : Elizabeth Solopova
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780981660714
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Languages, Myths and History written by Elizabeth Solopova and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Laurie Bauer
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141939109
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)
Download or read book Language Myths written by Laurie Bauer and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1998-11-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: The Media Are Ruining English; Children Can't Speak or Write Properly Anymore; America is Ruining the English Language. The tone is lively and entertaining throughout and there are cartoons from Doonesbury andThe Wizard of Id to illustrate some of the points. The book should have a wide readership not only amongst students who want to read leading linguists writing about popular misconceptions but also amongst the large number of people who enjoy reading about language in general.
Author : Richard J. Watts
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0195327608
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Language Myths and the History of English written by Richard J. Watts and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language Myths and the History of English deconstructs common myths about the historical development of English and looks at the ideological reasons for their existence.
Author : Marina Yaguello
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262547155
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Imaginary Languages written by Marina Yaguello and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the practice of inventing languages, from speaking in tongues to utopian schemes of universality to the discoveries of modern linguistics. In Imaginary Languages, Marina Yaguello explores the history and practice of inventing languages, from religious speaking in tongues to politically utopian schemes of universality to the discoveries of modern linguistics. She looks for imagined languages that are autonomous systems, complete unto themselves and meant for communal use; imaginary, and therefore unlike both natural languages and historically attested languages; and products of an individual effort to lay hold of language. Inventors of languages, Yaguello writes, are madly in love: they love an object that belongs to them only to the extent that they also share it with a community. Yaguello investigates the sources of imaginary languages, in myths, dreams, and utopias. She takes readers on a tour of languages invented in literature from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, including that in More’s Utopia, Leibniz’s “algebra of thought,” and Bulwer-Lytton’s linguistic fiction. She examines the linguistic fantasies (or madness) of Georgian linguist Nikolai Marr and Swiss medium Hélène Smith; and considers the quest for the true philosophical language. Yaguello finds two abiding (and somewhat contradictory) forces: the diversity of linguistic experience, which stands opposed to unifying endeavors, and, on the other hand, features shared by all languages (natural or not) and their users, which justifies the universalist hypothesis. Recent years have seen something of a boom in invented languages, whether artificial languages meant to facilitate international communication or imagined languages constructed as part of science fiction worlds. In Imaginary Languages (an updated and expanded version of the earlier Les Fous du langage, published in English as Lunatic Lovers of Language), Yaguello shows that the invention of language is above all a passionate, dizzying labor of love.
Author : Richard J. Watts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199716676
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Language Myths and the History of English written by Richard J. Watts and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language Myths and the History of English aims to deconstruct the myths that are traditionally reproduced as factual accounts of the historical development of English. Using concepts and interpretive sensibilities developed in the field of sociolinguistics over the past 40 years, Richard J. Watts unearths these myths and exposes their ideological roots. His goal is not to construct an alternative discourse, but to offer alternative readings of the historical data. Watts raises the question of what we mean by a linguistic ideology, and whether any discourse--a hegemonic discourse, an alternative discourse, or even a deconstructive discourse--can ever be free of it. The book argues that a naturalized discourse is always built on a foundation of myths, which are all too easily taken as true accounts.
Author : Morgan Peter Kavanagh
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781358688027
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Origin of Language and Myths written by Morgan Peter Kavanagh and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Morgan Kavanagh
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781290829793
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Origin of Language and Myths written by Morgan Kavanagh and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Robert H. MacDonald
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719037498
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (374 download)
Download or read book The Language of Empire written by Robert H. MacDonald and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debate about the Empire dealt in idealism and morality, and both sides employed the language of feeling, and frequently argued their case in dramatic terms. This book opposes two sides of the Empire, first, as it was presented to the public in Britain, and second, as it was experienced or imagined by its subjects abroad. British imperialism was nurtured by such upper middle-class institutions as the public schools, the wardrooms and officers' messes, and the conservative press. The attitudes of 1916 can best be recovered through a reconstruction of a poetics of popular imperialism. The case-study of Rhodesia demonstrates the almost instant application of myth and sign to a contemporary imperial crisis. Rudyard Kipling was acknowledged throughout the English-speaking world not only as a wonderful teller of stories but as the 'singer of Greater Britain', or, as 'the Laureate of Empire'. In the last two decades of the nineteenth century, the Empire gained a beachhead in the classroom, particularly in the coupling of geography and history. The Island Story underlined that stories of heroic soldiers and 'fights for the flag' were easier for teachers to present to children than lessons in morality, or abstractions about liberty and responsible government. The Education Act of 1870 had created a need for standard readers in schools; readers designed to teach boys and girls to be useful citizens. The Indian Mutiny was the supreme test of the imperial conscience, a measure of the morality of the 'master-nation'.
Author : Morgan Peter Kavanagh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Origin of Language and Myths written by Morgan Peter Kavanagh and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Morgan Kavanagh
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382127334
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (821 download)
Download or read book Origin of Language and Myths written by Morgan Kavanagh and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-03-05 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author : Steven Brown
Publisher : University of Michigan Press ELT
ISBN 13 : 0472034987
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Second Language Acquisition Myths written by Steven Brown and published by University of Michigan Press ELT. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume was conceived as a first book in SLA for advanced undergraduate or introductory master’s courses that include education majors, foreign language education majors, and English majors. It’s also an excellent resource for practicing teachers. Both the research and pedagogy in this book are based on the newest research in the field of second language acquisition. It is not the goal of this book to address every SLA theory or teach research methodology. It does however address the myths and questions that non-specialist teacher candidates have about language learning. Steven Brown is the co-author of the introductory applied linguistics textbook Understanding Language Structure, Interaction, and Variation textbook (and workbook). The myths challenged in this book are: § Children learn languages quickly and easily while adults are ineffective in comparison. § A true bilingual is someone who speaks two languages perfectly. § You can acquire a language simply through listening or reading. § Practice makes perfect. § Language students learn (and retain) what they are taught. § Language learners always benefit from correction. § Individual differences are a major, perhaps the major, factor in SLA. § Language acquisition is the individual acquisition of grammar.
Author : Morgan Peter Kavanagh
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781343164123
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (641 download)
Download or read book Origin of Language and Myths written by Morgan Peter Kavanagh and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-19 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781426203732
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (37 download)
Download or read book National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conveniently sized yet large in scope, National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology an irresistible treasure to own and to give."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Adele Nozedar
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Secret Language of Birds written by Adele Nozedar and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2006 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing historical facts, myths and real-life spiritual encounters with birds, this book features information for bird lovers who are interested in esoterica, history, folklore, and spiritual symbolism of birds throughout the world.
Author : K. Stollznow
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781137404855
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic written by K. Stollznow and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a bump on the head cause someone to speak with a different accent? Can animals, aliens, and objects talk? Can we communicate with gods, demons, and the dead? Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic is a curio shop full of colourful superstitions, folklore, and legends about language.
Author : Morgan Kavanadh
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382109840
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (821 download)
Download or read book Origin of Language and Myths written by Morgan Kavanadh and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author : Abby Kaplan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110708492X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Women Talk More than Men written by Abby Kaplan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed look at language-related myths that explores both what we know and how we know it.
