Die mundliche Textuberlieferung des slawischen Heidentums war schon fast verschollen geglaubt. Erst in neuerer Zeit ist es gelungen, in der slawischen Folklore-Dichtung Fragmente sakraler Texte, die auf diese Zeit zuruckgehen, zu erkennen. Dadurch ist es moeglich geworden, weitere inhaltliche Zusammenhange aufzuzeigen und die Grundzuge des mythischen Weltbildes wiederaufleben zu lassen. Das Bild wird scharfer und lebendiger, wenn auch die mit der slawischen eng verwandte baltische Tradition herangezogen wird. In dieser Studie geschieht das im Hinblick auf die Gestalt der grossen Goettin, der Mutter, die Wohltat gewahrt und verwehrt, der Herrin uber die Verstorbenen. So zeichnen sich grundlegende Jenseitsvorstellungen deutlich ab.

Designing Language Teaching Tasks provides a research-based account of how experienced teachers and task designers prepare activities for use in the language classroom. It gives detailed information on the procedures which designers follow. The book is a description of research and will therefore interest applied linguists and students in the field. It is written in a clear and comprehensible way, and should appeal to all those who want to learn to write good language teaching materials.

Aimed at young learners and false beginners who may have done an O Level or GCSE in the past and are returning to French after a gap of a few years, this title offers a two-track approach: flexible tutor-led activities for use in class, together with user-friendly activities for private study. Combining lively content with clear grammatical explanation the course provides enough material for 24 weeks of study and assumes a weekly pace of 2 hours in class and 2 hours at home. The course comes with audio tapes containing listening activities for self study.

Maci-Anihsinapemowin / Beginning Saulteaux is an introductory look at one of the most widely spoken of all North American Indigenous languages, regionally known as Saulteaux, Ojibway, Ottawa (Odawa), Chippewa, and Algonquian. In an easy-to-use and easy-to-read series of lessons, both designed for self-study or for use in the classroom, Beginning Saulteaux will guide beginners through the language's grammatical structures and spelling systems, as well as everyday terms and phrases. The book grounds the language in both traditional and contemporary contexts, and sheds light on the Saulteaux world view. For example, there is no word for good-bye in the language, so upon parting people will usually say Kika-wapamin minawa, meaning "I'll see you again." The third in our Indigenous Languages for Beginners series, Beginning Saulteaux is an invaluable resource produced in consultation with Elders, Language Keepers, and community members, and continues our commitment to revitalizing Indigenous languages.

A standard work of historical word formation research. Still unsurpassed, it sums up the results of predecessors in this area (the classical works of J. Grimm and W. Wilmanns and the presentations of H. Paul and F. Kluge) in a clear and understandable manner. Prof. Dr. Kurt Gartner"

The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. The core book, Working with Texts, is the foundation text which provides an introduction to language analysis. It is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles which provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics. They can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts.
Drawing on literary and linguistic theory for analysis of texts, The Language of Advertising covers all aspects of advertising language, from the interrelation of language, image and layout to the discourse between 'reader' and advertisement.
The second edition has been substantially rewritten to incorporate recent developments in the field. Features include:
* a range of new advertisements, from Orange to Young Person's Railcard
* new material on internet advertising and its influence on paper texts
* new material on advertising designed to be seen 'on the move'
* new activities to support student-directed study
* updated Further Reading sections and a list of URLS for students to visit.

Featuring numerous updates and additional anthology selections, the 3rd edition of "Introduction to Old English" confirms its reputation as a leading text designed to help students engage with Old English literature for the first time.

A new edition of one of the most popular introductions to Old English Assumes no expertise in other languages or in traditional grammar Includes basic grammar reviews at the beginning of each major chapter and a "minitext" feature to aid students in practicing reading Old EnglishFeatures updates and several new anthology readings, including King Alfred's Preface to Gregory's "Pastoral Care"

If you are beginning your study of New Testament Greek or Greek exegesis, this book is for you From ablative to zeugma, it defines the tangled terms that infest Greek textbooks, grammars and lexicons. Here is the book to deliver you from late-night ponderings of the predicate and frantic fumings over the fricative. It is the indispensable lexicon to that third language that is neither Greek nor recognizable English: the technical vocabulary of grammarians, lexicographers, linguists and Greek instructors. What's more, this pocket dictionary gives you the inside edge on the terminology of exegesis, textual criticism and biblical criticism. Careful definitions, helpful examples and copious cross-references make this economically priced, brief dictionary easy to use. And its convenient size will make it a constant companion in your study of the Greek New Testament.

This highly original and pragmatic guide is designed for students at intermediate levels seeking a better grade on their Spanish exams. It offers a thirty-day revision program that is guaranteed to improve one's results. Students are encouraged to spend anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour with
the book as exams approach and they should see a marked improvement in performance. Short, accessible, and user-friendly, the book stresses three key strategies for exam improvement: eliminating basic errors and slips of the pen, increasing and consolidating vocabulary, and moving on from schoolbook
Spanish.

You've mastered Spanish slang, conquered popular idioms, yet still feel like an outsider. The reason is simple. You haven't discovered the third piece to understanding everyday spanish: popular expletives and obscenities - those back-alley words and phrases constantly used in movies, books and coversations between native speakers.

STREET SPANISH 3 is the first step-by-step guide of its kind to explore the most comon curses, vulgarities, and obscenities used in many Spanish-speaking countries. Chapters include:

• Dating Slang
• Nonvulgar Insults & Putdowns
• Vulgar Insults & Name-Calling
• Body Parts in Slang
• Sexual Slang

• Bodily Functions, Sounds & Smells
• The Many Uses of "Mierda"
• The Many Uses of "Cagar"
• The Many Uses of "Coño"
• The Many Uses of "Chingar" & "Joder"

• Being Obscene Unintentionally!

DAVID BURKE is also the author of STREET SPANISH 1: The Best of Spanish Slang; STREET SPANISH 2: The Best of Spanish Idioms; STREET FRENCH 1: The Best of French Slang; STREET FRENCH 2: The Best of French Idioms STREET FRENCH 3: The Best of Naughty French STREET FRENCH SLANG DICTIONARY & THESAURUS all available from Wiley; plus STREET SPEAK & BIZ SPEAK (American slang and idioms).

Le livre Telema devoile les Arcanes alchimiques des Sages Ne-Kongo en corollaire avec la Sagesse d'Egypte antique pour la liberte la plus grande de loame humaine en cette ouverture de l'Ere du Verseau.