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This volume focuses on spoken language and its production. A variety of approaches are represented, including: sociolinguistics; psycholinguistics; ethnomethodology and the study of language; educational psychology; and computational linguistics.

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This volume focuses on spoken language and its production. A variety of approaches are represented, including: sociolinguistics; psycholinguistics; ethnomethodology and the study of language; educational psychology; and computational linguistics.

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Explores the relation between second language production and comprehension at the level of processing to offer deeper understanding of the second language acquisition process.

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Beginning with an extensive overview essay of the period, this book focuses on the issues of the Progressive Era through contemporary accounts of the people involved.

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This book reviews research in linguistics, psychology, reading and writing, and brings this work to bear on the problem of readable writing.

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A comprehensive introduction to the craft of screenwriting, encompassing theory, practical tools, pedagogical features, and focusing heavily on examples from contemporary film.

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A comprehensive introduction to the craft of screenwriting, encompassing theory, practical tools, pedagogical features, and focusing heavily on examples from contemporary film.

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Erudite and amusing study of puns.

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He then constructs a three- level definition of charisma to replace the current one.

After analyzing the charisma of Jesus in terms of the three personae he developed as teacher, human, and messiah, Smith argues that his power arose from this rich development of character.

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Mantero (foreign language and ESL, U. of Alabama) looks at cognition and opportunities to engage in dialogue and discourse in the second language classroom. Some of the topics addressed include literature and reader response, patterns of classroom talk, and what happens when teachers listen closely

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A group of homogeneous interviews with contemporary literary and cultural theorists All the interviews are completed. The same ten questions were addressed to all the interviewees. The result is a homogeneous volume unlike most other interview projects.

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A group of homogeneous interviews with contemporary literary and cultural theorists All the interviews are completed. The same ten questions were addressed to all the interviewees. The result is a homogeneous volume unlike most other interview projects.

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What is the connection between a rather unflattering item of clothing and the French trapeze artist Jules Leotard Which filling did the Earl of Sandwich opt for when he made his great culinary invention This book answers these and many other questions exploring the lives of an extraordinarily diverse range of people.

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An analysis of the rhetoric of science in the evolution of American ornithological discourse. It covers: the emergence of American ornithological discourse; discourse models for natural history and experimental science; diachronic changes; and more.

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An analysis of the rhetoric of science in the evolution of American ornithological discourse. It covers: the emergence of American ornithological discourse; discourse models for natural history and experimental science; diachronic changes; and more.

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This text presents a new model of conversation based on time, in this case referring both to the rhythmic organization of conversation, the tempo, and to the right time or timing. These two notions of time correspond to two major systems governing conversation: the turn taking system and the rapport system.

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In The Right to Write, Julia Cameron's most revolutionary book, the author asserts that conventional writing wisdom would have you believe in a false doctrine that stifles creativity. This book is about using writing to bring clarity and passion to the act of living.

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"Today's ever-expanding communications technologies force us to relate to more people and institutions than ever before, challenging the way we view ourselves and our relationships. This powerful and p"

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