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Written so that the ordinary writer and speaker of English can readily see the manipulations of language, this reference points out the alarmingly verbal atrocities used today. It is arranged alphabetically, like a dictionary, providing a compendium of frequently abused words and suggested alternates.

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Examines the relationship between language and governance in Europe and Canada, dealing with theoretical debates, constitutional changes, political trends and language initiatives. This volume combines an amalgam of academic scrutiny and knowledge of the intricacies of promoting official and lesser used languages in Canada and parts of the EU.

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This wide-ranging study takes the story of Kenneth Jackson's "Language and History in Early Britain" on from the 12th century to the end of the 20th century, mainly by using written and oral recordings of place-names.

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This is a detailed analysis of Welsh-language use, based on data collected in 1996. It is one of the first detailed empirical studies of a European minority language, and brings to the analysis an innovative and challenging blend of philosophy, sociolinguistics, history and economics.

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This text is a reference source for those concerned with the changing status and vitality of the Welsh language and other minority languages in Europe. It provides a framework and a factual context in which to set such issues as language planning and policy formulation at local and national levels.

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Presents research on understanding Wales from a sociolinguistic perspective. Challenging views about the link between the Welsh language and Welsh social identities, This book covers subjects such as language, identity, style, bilingualism, language policy, language change and globalization with respect to Wales, and the Welsh global diaspora.

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Realism is a myth. It is an unnecessary and untenable myth which has overshadowed our grasp of the concepts of objectivity and truth. This book seeks to show why it is an untenable myth and how we can live with the recognition that it is unnecessary.

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A compilation of over thirty original Latin letters with commentary, exercises and grammar review. Authors include Cicero, Pliny, and numerous others, on a wide range of fascinating topics, from the disaster at Pompeii to a Roman matron's birthday-party invitation. Designed for a first- or second-year Latin college level course.

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Focus student edition of Pierre Corneille's powerful seventeenth-century tragicomedy "Le Cid". Includes extensive introduction, the complete French text with notes, and discussion questions.

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Establish a strong home-school connection through family activities that extend...

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"Why are you learning Zulu" When Mark Sanders began studying the language, he was often asked this question. In Learning Zulu, Sanders places his own endeavors within a wider context to uncover how, in the past 150 years of South African history, Zulu became a battleground for issues of property, possession, and deprivation. Sanders combines eleme

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Student guide in English for Lingua Latina: Part II: Roma Aeterna and provides an overview of the chapter readings and grammar found in each chapter.

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Vocabulary list for each chapter in Lingua Latina: Part II: Roma Aeterna.

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Student guide in Spanish for Lingua Latina: Part I: Familia Romana provides an overview of the chapter stories and grammar found in each chapter.

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Latin/Spanish vocabulary list for each chapter in Lingua Latina: Part I: Familia Romana.

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Features responses to the philosophers of language such as Sellars, Quine, Dummett, Putnam, Chomsky, and Ziff on issues of major significance and no little controversy.

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Life is full of important discoveries, lessons, and hopes and dreams. Documenting this story makes for an enlightening and humorous keepsake. Now readers can create lists on every topic that is meaningful to them and keep it in one special place.

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