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Why can we fall in love but not in hate What do codswallop and poppycock share Why not one house and two hice How come we scream blue murder, sing the blues and turn the air blue In Gift of the Gob Kate Burridge explores our language and the everlasting tug-of-love that exists between 'proper' English and its wayward relation: slang.

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Analyzes topics and issues in translator and interpreter training, focusing on areas that are underexplored, yet crucial for translator/interpreter practice. This book looks at translator and interpreter training, focusing on mediation and culture in a global context.

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An excellent study of linkages between the global and local, demonstrating opportunities and challenges for contemporary sociolinguistics.

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A study of linkages between the global and local, demonstrating opportunities and challenges for contemporary sociolinguistics. It examines the impact of globalization on languages in contact. It engages with social theory and social processes while grappling with questions of language analysis raised by globalized language contact.

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A comprehensive and diverse examination of the effects of globalization on languages in Africa, suitable for students and researchers interested in language endangerment and change. It discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa.

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A comprehensive and diverse examination of the effects of globalization on languages in Africa, suitable for students and researchers interested in language endangerment and change. It discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa.

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An exploration of the impact of globalization on diverse cultures and how this effects the dominant languages across Asian civilisations.

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Offers an exploration of the impact of globalization on diverse cultures and how this effects the dominant languages across Asian civilisations. This book is suitable for researchers and postgraduate students in all fields of sociolinguistic enquiry.

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The "Fresh Air" commentator and New York Times contributor artfully shows how our use of language reveals the true mindset of contemporary America

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This fully updated edition of the bestselling Good Word Guide offers information and advice on spelling, grammar, punctuation, pronunciation, confusables and the latest buzzwords, and provides clear, straightforward answers to everyday language problems.

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The act of assigning a grade raises such issues as how teachers read student writing, whether form and content are of equal concern, what the purpose of grading is, and whether grading should take place at all.

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"Catapulting Dicken's beloved characters into the 21st century, Tom Crowley's adaption captures all the humour, humanity and adventure of the original with its timeless themes of unrequited love, the divide between the rich and the poor, and what it means to be a 'good'. This edition was published to coincide the world premiere at the Old Red Lion, London in December 2017--

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In The Mission-Driven Author, Larry Brooks has developed a series of detailed checklists backed by tutorial content for novelists of every level and genre to refer to as they write regardless of which writing method they prefer.

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Considers what children's writing reveals about their reading experience, and how teachers can help children to become more careful and critical readers. The work also addresses issues including the relationship between oracy and literacy, and offers guidance for developing a literacy curriculum.

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First published in 1955, this is a comprehensive, compact and concise guide to the syntax of Attic Greek as written by Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato and Demosthenes. It is suitable for anyone who wishes to write Greek prose or read Attic prose authors with fluency.

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Dover explains and illustrates the principles which govern word order in Greek.

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She seeks to analyze congressional hearings and debates on welfare to understand the role of language in framing welfare policy and contemporary welfare discussions.

She reviews welfare history in the United States and provides a rhetorical analysis of welfare deliberations.

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