The History of English: A Student's Guide

The History of English provides an accessible introduction to the changes that English has undergone from its Indo-European beginnings to the present day. The text looks at the major periods in the history of English, and provides for each a socio-historical context, an overview of the relevant major linguistic changes, and also focuses on an area of current research interest, either in sociolinguistics or in literary studies. Exercises and activities that allow the reader to get 'hands-on' with different stages of the language, as well as with the concepts of language change, are also included.

English | 31 Mar. 2005 | ISBN: 0340806958 | 240 Pages | PDF | 1 MB

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The Routledge Course in Translation Annotation: Arabic-English-Arabic

The Routledge Course in Translation Annotation: Arabic-English-Arabic is a key coursebook for students and practitioners of translation studies.

Focusing on one of the most prominent developments in translation studies, annotation for translation purposes, it provides the reader with the theoretical framework for annotating their own, or commenting on others', translations.

The book:

presents a systematic and thorough explanation of translation strategies, supported throughout by bi-directional examples from and into English

features authentic materials taken from a wide range of sources, including literary, journalistic, religious, legal, technical and commercial texts

brings the theory and practice of translation annotation together in an informed and comprehensive way

includes practical exercises at the end of each chapter to consolidate learning and allow the reader to put the theory into practice

culminates with a long annotated literary text, allowing the reader to have a clear vision on how to apply the theoretical elements in a cohesive way

The Routledge Course in Translation Annotation is an essential text for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of Arabic-English translation and of translation studies.

2016 | Bilingual edition | ISBN-10: 1138913073, 113891309X | 256 Pages | PDF | 2 MB

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Smoking, Culture and Economy in the Middle East: The Egyptian Tobacco Market 1850-2000

English | June 11, 2006 | ISBN: 1845111370 | 241 Pages | PDF | 1 MB

This book demonstrates how the history of Egypt's tobacco habits from the water pipe to the Marlboro Light mirrors wider socio-economic developments. Shechter begins in the mid 19th century, when tobacco was produced for export to the West and shows how in the early 20th century the marketing and consumption of tobacco reinforced social stratification.

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The Fall of Language in the Age of English

2015 | ISBN: 0231163029 | English | 240 Pages | PDF | 1 MB + 5 MB

Winner of the Kobayashi Hideo Award, The Fall of Language in the Age of English lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of one's own language in this period of English-language dominance. Born in Tokyo but also raised and educated in the United States, Minae Mizumura acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge, yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. She warns against losing this precious diversity.

Universal languages have always played a pivotal role in advancing human societies, Mizumura shows, but in the globalized world of the Internet, English is fast becoming the sole common language of humanity. The process is unstoppable, and striving for total language equality is delusional--and yet, particular kinds of knowledge can be gained only through writings in specific languages.

Mizumura calls these writings "texts" and their ultimate form "literature." Only through literature, and more fundamentally through the diverse languages that give birth to a variety of literatures, can we nurture and enrich humanity. Incorporating her own experiences as a writer and a lover of language, and embedding a parallel history of Japanese, Mizumura offers an intimate look at the phenomena of individual and national expression.

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What Is Good Writing? - Geoffrey J. Huck

There was a time when good writing would be defined simply by adverting to a few literary classics.

That kind of strategy is less helpful these days, when so many different styles and voices clamor for attention.

What Is Good Writing? sets the terms for a contemporary debate on writing achievement by drawing on empirical research in linguistics and the other cognitive sciences that shed light on the development of fluency in language generally.

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Writing, Reading, and Research, 9th edition

Broadening the traditional notion of undergraduate research, WRITING, READING, AND RESEARCH thoroughly covers the essential skills for developing a research paper: analytical reading, synthesizing, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Presenting the process of research in a practical sequence, including separate chapters on finding, analyzing, and integrating sources, the authors illustrate each stage of the process with examples of student and professional writing. Using a flexible and goal-oriented approach, the authors have created a text that blends the best features of a theoretically informed rhetoric, an interdisciplinary reading anthology, and a research guide. WRITING, READING, AND RESEARCH, Ninth Edition, provides helpful and engaging exercises, frequent opportunities to write, and many occasions for discussion and critical response.

Writing, Reading, and Research, 9th edition

Author: Richard Veit
English | ISBN: 1133311172 | 2013 | 640 pages | PDF | 7 MB

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Aaron Jackson - Learn Spanish - Vocabulary, Verbs & Phrases

When you download Learn Spanish: The Ultimate Crash Course to Learning the Basics of Spanish in No Time! you can start achieving your dreams of becoming bilingual! You can impress your friends with your new knowledge - and communicate with the many Spanish speakers in your country and abroad!

Aaron Jackson - Learn Spanish - Vocabulary, Verbs & Phrases

English | Amazon Media EU | 2015 | EPUB | Pages 32 | ASIN: B00VOWOZI6 | 5.05 Mb

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