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An examination of the dynamics of writing review. Areas addressed include: learning to write in organizations; writing review as an opportunity for socialization; writing review as an opportunity for individuation; and implications for future research.

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A comedy set in a magazine publishers by dramatist Meredith Oakes.

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The editor's job encompasses much more than correcting commas and catching typos. Your chief mission is to help writers communicate effectively--which is no small feat. Whether you edit books, magazines, newspapers, or online publications, your ability to develop clear, concise, and focused writing is the key to your success.

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This text describes the necessary steps in gathering scientific and technical information. College students majoring in technical writing and the sciences are not always familiar with the methods and techniques to this critical element of the research and writing process.

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African American arts, churches, benevolent societies, newspapers, literacy societies, and formal and informal schools supported literacy growth, and literacy growth in turn gave rise to national and international African American literacy traditions.

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While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel.

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This volume of the monumental reference series being prepared under the general editorship of Karl Potter provides summaries of the main works in the Grammarian tradition of Indian philosophy. Describing the functions of language on different levels, from ordinary empirical speech to the poetic intuition of the divine, the Grammarians sought to dem

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Quit your lackluster day job, and live the life you've always wanted.Filled with insider secrets, candid advice, and Zachary Petit's trademark humor and blunt honesty, The Essential Guide to Freelance Writing won't just show you how to survive your freelancing writing career--it will teach you how to truly thrive.

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The best, most comprehensive book for writers is now completely revised and updated to address ongoing changes in publishing. Published in 2005 as Putting Your Passion Into Print, this is the book that's been praised by both industry professionals ( Refreshingly honest, knowledgeable and detailed... An invaluable resourceA"-Jamie Raab, publish

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Presents a survey of M A K Halliday's work on Systemic Functional Linguistics. This title contains selected articles by Halliday on the core areas of systemic functional linguistics. It includes discussion of function, metafunction, grammar, metaphor, learning and teaching language, child language, social semiotics and discourse analysis.

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Presents a survey of M A K Halliday's work on Systemic Functional Linguistics. This title contains selected articles by Halliday on the core areas of systemic functional linguistics. It includes discussion of function, metafunction, grammar, metaphor, learning and teaching language, child language, social semiotics and discourse analysis.

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A comprehensive study of the Etruscan language in English, this work provides a collection of Etruscan inscriptions and texts currently in print. A substantial archeological introduction sets language and inscriptions in their historical, geographical and cultural context.

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Whether you are planning a vacation, adding a valuable second language to your resume, or simply brushing up on your skills, The Everything Essential French Book is your perfect introduction to the French language. With easy-to-follow instructions and simple explanations, this portable guide covers the most important basics.

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In this book the authors draw together work from cognitive science, linguistics, Paleolithic anthropology, art history, and semiotics, the authors offer commentary on their own process of discovery and bases for communicating the key ideas across disciplinary boundaries.

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Developing a new theory of morphosyntactic feature economy in a morphology framework, this book uses a biolinguistic approach to examine the evolution of Slavic languages to discover how some developed a separate dual number category while others have only singular and plural and to explain the evolution of the number category in Slavic languages.

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The Film Mechanics Screenwriting Workbook is a fundamental workbook to help screenwriters in the development process before they write the screenplay.

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Film novels are short, and take about as long to read as a feature film takes to watch. This is a primer on writing film novels - whether you are a beginning novelist, a seasoned writer wanting to cross over into script/novel writing, or a creative writing teacher looking for proven ways to launch new writers.