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Corpus linguistics is often regarded as a methodology in its own right. This book includes coverage of the lexical priming theory, parole-linguistics, a four-part model of language system and language use, and the concept of local textual functions. It illustrates the theoretical arguments.

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Corpus linguistics is often regarded as a methodology in its own right. This book includes coverage of the lexical priming theory, parole-linguistics, a four-part model of language system and language use, and the concept of local textual functions. It illustrates the theoretical arguments.

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ThZr_se Desqueyroux, Fran_ois Mauriac's stark and introspective 1927 novel, appears to be quite a different tale from Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert's succ_s de scandale published exactly seventy years earlier. Yet upon closer scrutiny, the two novels' similarities become und...

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A must have for all those following the debate about language, instinct vs learned debate.

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A must have for all those following the debate about language, instinct vs learned debate.

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A widely-published author shares the knowledge and tools you need to become a
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The 12-Hour Author lifts the veil and invites the reader in on the secrets of successful writers, both from the angle of how to write well, but alsoand almost uniquely among books on the subjectthe practical elements of how to work as a writer.

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The author of "Art & Physics" now offers "a fascinating account of the evolution of our male and female ways of knowing" (Clarissa Pinkola Estes, author of" Women Who Run with the Wolves"). 35 illustrations.

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Analyzes the rhetorical construction of the Iranian nuclear threat during the Bush presidency, and US/Iran relations more generally. This book offers a consideration of the rhetoric surrounding Iran's controversial nuclear programme. It points out the conditions that lent credibility to the Bush administration's position.

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Analyzes the rhetorical construction of the Iranian nuclear threat during the Bush presidency, and US/Iran relations more generally. This book offers an in-depth consideration of the rhetoric surrounding Iran's controversial nuclear programme. It points out the conditions that lent credibility to the Bush administration's position.

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The studies included in the book examine quotidien acts of writing and their significance in a textually-mediated world.

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Includes the studies that examine quotidien acts of writing and their significance in a textually-mediated world. This book discusses examples including writing in areas such as farming, photo-sharing, childcare work and health care. It also brings together two important traditions of this type of study: the Anglophone and Francophone.

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This long-awaited translation of Johannes Pedersen's Danish work Den Arabiske Bog (1946) describes in vivid detail the production of books in medieval Islam, and outlines the role of literature and scholarship in Islamic society. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make av

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A good story flows from a solid understanding of writing and structure, along with a confident grasp of character, plot, and dialogue. This book deals with those fundamentals. It explores beginnings, middles, and ends; what keeps readers turning the pages; premise, theme, and tone; and many other elements of storytelling.

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Provides an entertaining blueprint to all the elements of characterization - from initial inspiration to realization - with special insights into the power of secrets and contradictions, the embodiment of roles, managing the "tyranny of motive," and mastering crucial techniques required for memorable dialogue and unforgettable scenes.

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From language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative gui de to language constructio, offering an overview of language creation, covering its history from Tolkien's creations and Klingon to today's thriving global community of conlangers. He provides the essential tools necessary for inventing and evolving new languages, using examples from a variety of languages including his own creations.

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With more than twenty million books sold internationally, Valerie Parv has made love and romance a career. This fully revised and expanded new edition is a necessity for the bookshelves of all hopeful romance writers.

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This work shows why footnotes are valuable as a part of writing in scientific and historical research and how to create footnotes which are clear and helpful to the reader. It describes cases in which footnoting is appropriate and gives examples drawn from a variety of writings.

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Strategies and Tactics for the Master Novelist. Successfully starting and finishing a publishable novel is often like fighting a series of battles.

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teach at the world famous Arvon Foundation writing course and have distilled the essence of their course into this practical handbook with contributions from leading writers.