Good Grammar for Students (SAGE Essential Study Skills Series)
By Howard Jackson
* Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
* Number Of Pages: 168
* Publication Date: 2005-10-03
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1412902037
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781412902038
* Binding: Paperback
Product Description:
Many students set out in further and higher education with little grounding in the skills required for academic writing. This practical guide will give students a command of grammar, spelling and punctuation, enabling them to improve the quality and accuracy of their writing. The book includes:
- the basics of English grammar - how sentences are structured;
- help with spelling and punctuation;
- tips on avoiding the most common mistakes and pitfalls;
- advice on how students can improve their writing in essays, reports and projects.
The book is packed with examples to illustrate points and highlight good and bad practice, and contains handy tips and student exercises.
An indispensable companion for undergraduate students on any Social Science
, Humanities or Arts degree course, Good Grammar for Students is also an ideal text for Study Skills modules at first year undergraduate level across the social sciences.
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Foundations of Intensional Semantics
By Chris Fox, Shalom Lappin
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
* Number Of Pages: 208
* Publication Date: 2005-08-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 063123375X
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780631233756
* Binding: Hardcover
Product Description:
This book provides a systematic study of three foundational issues in the semantics of natural language that have been relatively neglected in the past few decades.
# focuses on the formal characterization of intensions, the nature of an adequate type system for natural language semantics, and the formal power of the semantic representation language
# proposes a theory that offers a promising framework for developing a computational semantic system sufficiently expressive to capture the properties of natural language meaning while remaining computationally tractable
# written by two leading researchers and of interest to students and researchers in formal semantics, computational linguistics, logic, artificial intelligence, and the philosophy of language
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The Handbook of Linguistics (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics)
By Mark Aronoff, Janie Rees-Miller
* Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
* Number Of Pages: 824
* Publication Date: 2000-08
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0631204970
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780631204978
* Binding: Hardcover
Product Description:
Presupposing no prior knowledge of linguistics, The Handbook of Linguistics is the ideal resource for people who want to learn about the subject and its subdisciplines. Written by globally recognized leading figures, this Handbook provides a comprehensive and accessible account of the field of linguistics. It begins with a general overview that considers the origins of language, frames the discipline within its historical context, and looks at how linguists acquire new data. It then turns to the traditional subdisciplines of linguistics. This authoritative volume provides a broad yet detailed picture of what is known about language today.
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Structuring Events: A Study in the Semantics of Aspect (Explorations in Semantics)
By Susan Rothstein
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
* Number Of Pages: 216
* Publication Date: 2004-02-02
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405106670
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405106672
* Binding: Hardcover
Product Description:
Structuring Events presents a novel semantic theory of lexical aspect for anyone interested in the study of verb meanings.
* Provides an introduction to aspectual classes and aspectual distinctions.
* Utilizes case studies to present a novel semantic theory of lexical aspect and compare it with alternative theories.
* Useful for students and scholars in semantics and syntax as well as the neighboring fields of pragmatics and philosophy of language.
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Understanding Roman Inscriptions
By Lawrence Keppie
* Publisher: Routledge
* Number Of Pages: 158
* Publication Date: 1991-11-15
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415151430
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415151436
* Binding: Paperback
Product Description:
The Romans commemorated many different events with inscriptions, and not just carved in stone
: they are found also on such materials as bronze, wood, mosaic, glass and pottery. They range from the official and highly formulaic to the ordinary and personal. Lawrence Keppie introduces the non-specialist to the subject of inscriptions and provides clear guidance towards translating the Latin texts. Reading the text is only part of interpretation, however, and this book also gives an account of the other aspects needed for a full understanding of inscriptions. The author covers such subjects as local government; the armies and frontiers; religion; the titles of emperors; business and commerce; as well as the craft of stonecutting, developments in the alphabet and the discovery and publication of material. This is the first comprehensive treatment in English to provide an explanation of not only the language of inscriptions but also the context in whichthey were produced. The numerous illustrations and wide choice of examples help the reader to appreciate this important category of ancient evidence.
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