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In this book Edward McDonald takes a fresh look at issues of
language in Chinese studies. He takes the viewpoint of the
university student of Chinese with the ultimate goal of becoming
'sinophone': that is, developing a fluency and facility at
operating in Chinese-language contexts comparable to their own
mother tongue. While the entry point for most potential sinophones
is the Chinese language classroom, the kinds of "language" and
"culture" on offer there are rarely questioned, and the links
between the forms of the language and the situations in which they
may be used are rarely drawn. The author's explorations of Chinese
studies illustrate the crucial link between becoming sinophone and
developing a sinophone identity - learning Chinese and turning
Chinese. Including chapters on: relating text to context in
learning Chinese the social and political contexts of language
learning myths about Chinese characters language reform and
nationalism in modern China critical discourse analysis of popular
culture ethnicity and identity in language learning. This book will
be invaluable for all Chinese language students and teachers, and
those with an interest in Chinese linguistics, linguistic
anthropology, critical discourse analysis, and language education.
Edward McDonald is currently Lecturer in Chinese at the University
of Auckland, and has taught Chinese language, music, linguistics
and semiotics at universities in Australia, China, and Singapore.
In this book Edward McDonald takes a fresh look at issues of
language in Chinese studies. He takes the viewpoint of the
university student of Chinese with the ultimate goal of becoming
'sinophone': that is, developing a fluency and facility at
operating in Chinese-language contexts comparable to their own
mother tongue. While the entry point for most potential sinophones
is the Chinese language classroom, the kinds of "language" and
"culture" on offer there are rarely questioned, and the links
between the forms of the language and the situations in which they
may be used are rarely drawn. The author's explorations of Chinese
studies illustrate the crucial link between becoming sinophone and
developing a sinophone identity - learning Chinese and turning
Chinese. Including chapters on: relating text to context in
learning Chinese the social and political contexts of language
learning myths about Chinese characters language reform and
nationalism in modern China critical discourse analysis of popular
culture ethnicity and identity in language learning. This book will
be invaluable for all Chinese language students and teachers, and
those with an interest in Chinese linguistics, linguistic
anthropology, critical discourse analysis, and language education.
Edward McDonald is currently Lecturer in Chinese at the University
of Auckland, and has taught Chinese language, music, linguistics
and semiotics at universities in Australia, China, and Singapore.
This volume introduces noncommutative integration theory on
semifinite von Neumann algebras and the theory of singular traces
for symmetric operator spaces. Deeper aspects of the association
between measurability, poles and residues of spectral zeta
functions, and asymptotics of heat traces are studied. Applications
in Connes' noncommutative geometry that are detailed include
integration of quantum differentials, measures on fractals, and
Connes' character formula concerning the Hochschild class of the
Chern character.
This book compares the historical development of ideas about
language in two major traditions of linguistic scholarship from
either end of Eurasia - the Graeco-Roman and the Sinitic - as well
as their interaction in the modern era. It locates the emergence of
language analysis in the development of writing systems, and
examines the cultural and political functions fulfilled by
traditional language scholarship. Moving into the modern period and
focusing specifically on the study of "grammar" in the sense of
morph syntax/ lexico grammar, it traces the transformation of
"traditional" Latin grammar from the viewpoint of its adaptation to
Chinese, and discusses the development of key concepts used to
characterize and analyze grammatical patterns.
This volume brings together contributions to a key area of interest
within the framework of systemic functional linguistics: the role
of meaning in the lexicogrammar. A key figure in the debate on this
role is Robin Fawcett who has long argued for a fully semantic
lexicogrammar where the relevant systems are seen as representing
`choices between meanings'. This volume, a festschrift in honour of
Fawcett's long-standing contribution to the field, raises important
questions related to lexicogrammatical meaning within systemic
functional linguistics by examining the meaning-form interface,
lexicogrammatical meaning in theme and transitivity, as well as
lexis, intonation and its role in computational models.
Importantly, discussions in the volume also explore the
relationship between alternative approaches to systemic functional
lexicogrammar, notably between the Hallidayan model and the Cardiff
Grammar model developed primarily by Robin Fawcett.
This volume brings together contributions to a key area of interest
within the framework of systemic functional linguistics: the role
of meaning in the lexicogrammar. A key figure in the debate on this
role is Robin Fawcett who has long argued for a fully semantic
lexicogrammar where the relevant systems are seen as representing
`choices between meanings'. This volume, a festschrift in honour of
Fawcett's long-standing contribution to the field, raises important
questions related to lexicogrammatical meaning within systemic
functional linguistics by examining the meaning-form interface,
lexicogrammatical meaning in theme and transitivity, as well as
lexis, intonation and its role in computational models.
Importantly, discussions in the volume also explore the
relationship between alternative approaches to systemic functional
lexicogrammar, notably between the Hallidayan model and the Cardiff
Grammar model developed primarily by Robin Fawcett.
This book takes apart and problematises the whole process of
identifying and explaining the patterning of words in sentences. It
brings together two concepts - syntax and text - that are normally
treated separately, and shows how they can best be understood in
relation to each other. Part 1, Processing the text, concentrates
on getting texts ready for syntactic analysis. Since the data needs
to be mediated through the processing of the text, the nature of
that processing and its effects on subsequent analysis need to be
made explicit. Part 2, Analysing the clause, introduces the
relevant syntactic phenomena and the sorts of concepts normally
used to explain them. It shows how many of the assumptions of
traditional syntactic analysis derive from the languages which form
the basis of the European tradition, and that different languages
require the so-called "basic categories" of syntactic analysis to
be rethought. Part 3, Theorising syntax, sketches the range of
syntactic theories available for the "consumer." It gives a sense
of developments in the field over the last 50 years not just in
terms of the usual "schools," but by picking up on concepts such as
the key complementarity between syntagmatic and paradigmatic to
characterise the emphases and biases of different theories.
This book takes apart and problematises the whole process of
identifying and explaining the patterning of words in sentences. It
brings together two concepts - syntax and text - that are normally
treated separately, and shows how they can best be understood in
relation to each other. Part 1, Processing the text, concentrates
on getting texts ready for syntactic analysis. Since the data needs
to be mediated through the processing of the text, the nature of
that processing and its effects on subsequent analysis need to be
made explicit. Part 2, Analysing the clause, introduces the
relevant syntactic phenomena and the sorts of concepts normally
used to explain them. It shows how many of the assumptions of
traditional syntactic analysis derive from the languages which form
the basis of the European tradition, and that different languages
require the so-called "basic categories" of syntactic analysis to
be rethought. Part 3, Theorising syntax, sketches the range of
syntactic theories available for the "consumer." It gives a sense
of developments in the field over the last 50 years not just in
terms of the usual "schools," but by picking up on concepts such as
the key complementarity between syntagmatic and paradigmatic to
characterise the emphases and biases of different theories.
In The Lion's Cub, her 2018 Symons Medal address, eminent Canadian
historian Margaret MacMillan examines the impact of the First War
World on Canadian Confederation. With her characteristic flair and
gift for telling detail, Margaret MacMillan shows the paradox of
Canada's experience in the First World War. On the one hand, the
Great War, as it was originally known, brought Canada closer to
nationhood and gave many Canadians a greater sense of identity. On
the other hand, the Great War also marked a time when Confederation
was shaken and very nearly came apart. Its divisive impact
continued to be felt throughout the twentieth century. And can
still be felt today, in Canada's national political life, and in
the relationship between Quebec and the rest of the country. Yet
Canada survived, and continues to survive. And Margaret MacMillan
concludes that this is the great strength of Confederation. The
Lion's Cub suggests Canada's endurance should be recognized for the
achievement it is. In a world where political boundaries are often
as artificial as Canada's, the ability of our "improbable country"
to survive and prosper may be an example of hope for a wider world.
The Symons Medal is one of Canada's most prestigious honours. It is
presented annually by the Confederation Centre of the Arts to
honour persons who have made an exceptional contribution to
Canadian life. Bilingual Edition - Historienne et ecrivaine
canadienne de reputation internationale, Margaret MacMmillan aborde
la Premiere Guerre mondiale et ses repercussions paradoxales sur le
Canada dans son discours prononce en 2018 lors de la remise de la
medaille Symons et intitule Le lionceau. Avec son style
caracteristique et son talent inne de narratrice, Margaret
MacMillan a revele le paradoxe saisissant de l'experience
canadienne durant la Premiere Guerre mondiale. En effet, si la
Grande Guerre, comme on l'appelait a l'epoque, a sensibilise le
Canada a l'idee de nation et a confere a bon nombre de Canadiens un
sentiment accru d'identite, elle a aussi symbolise une epoque ou la
Confederation canadienne fut fortement ebranlee et faillit meme se
desagreger. De plus, les risques de fracture resultant de la Grande
Guerre perdurerent durant tout le XXe siecle. Et aujourd'hui
encore, ses effets continuent de se faire sentir dans la vie
politique nationale canadienne, particulierement dans les relations
entre le Quebec et le reste du pays. Pourtant, le Canada a survecu
et continue de survivre. Selon Margaret MacMillan, c'est d'ailleurs
la plus grande force de la Confederation canadienne. Dans son
ouvrage intitule Le lionceau, elle suggere que l'endurance et la
resilience du Canada devraient etre imperativement reconnues a leur
juste valeur. Dans un monde ou les frontieres politiques sont
souvent aussi artificielles que celles du Canada, la capacite a
survivre et a prosperer de notre " pays improbable " est un
brillant exemple d'espoir pour un monde plus vaste et plus divers.
La medaille Symons est une des recompenses honorifiques les plus
prestigieuses du Canada. Chaque annee, elle est remise par le
Centre des arts de la Confederation a une personne distinguee en
reconnaissance de sa contribution exceptionnelle a la vie
canadienne. Edition bilingue
This work is amongst the finest Summary of Catholic Apologetics
ever to be put in between two covers. With over 220 questions, what
distinguishes it most from its companions is its striking reliance
on the Scriptures primarily to derive facts and principles, using
the literal and spiritual interpretation of the Scriptures, to
defend Catholic Doctrines against the combatants of Our Faith.
Starting with debates on the Scriptures and the Catholic Church, it
gallantly extends to touchy topics such as the Authority of the
Catholic Church, Apostolic Succession, Papal Primacy, Papal
Infallibility and the Power of Excommunication Without fearing or
sparing neither anyone nor anything, it magnificently proceeded to
defend the Seven Bastions of the Church - the Seven Sacraments in
the sense the Church has understood them for well over 2000 years
in contrary to the manner the modern church wants them to be
understood today As you should have expected, not the Defense of
Marian Doctrines was left out as well as some Practices and
Devotions of the Catholic Church received from Apostolic
Succession, such as Lent, Sign of the Cross, Abstinence from meat,
Use of Holy water, Holy Images and others To wrap up the work, some
errors of Protestantism as well as Martin Luther, the father of
Protestants were exposed Word for word, the key doctrine of
Protestantism, salvation by faith alone, was crushed and
annihilated using nothing but facts and principles derived from the
Scriptures In one word - this is a work for all Christians of
goodwill who want to stand at the Right Hand of the Judge on the
Inevitable Terrible Day of Final Judgement If you do not wish to be
saved, we strongly recommend that you do not read nor hear this
work Chances are 100% that you will either experience greater
sorrow unto Salvation if you are humble or greater hatred of Truth
unto damnation if you are arrogant If after reading or hearing this
work, you choose to remain an enemy to GOD and to His One and Only
Church He Instituted on St. Peter - The True Catholic Church, it is
not me that has designated your rewards for this rebellion but
CHRIST The Son of GOD - "And that servant who knew the Will of his
Lord and prepared not himself, and did not according to His Will,
shall be beaten with many stripes " - St. Luke 12:47.
The fundamental goal of multi-agent robotics is simple: how to
create control laws and behaviors that, when executed by each
individual robot, some desirable global behavior emerges. The
global behavior may range from something as simple as the robots
meeting at a single point, to something as complex as a collective
search and rescue mission. Our research focuses on one of the more
fundamental issues in multi-agent, mobile robotics: the formation
control problem. The idea is to create controllers that cause
robots to move into a predened formation shape. This is a well
studied problem for the scenario in which the robots know in
advance to which point in the formation they are assigned. In our
case, we assume this information is not given in advance, but must
be determined dynamically. This thesis presents an algorithm that
can be used by a network of mobile robots to simultaneously
determine ecient robot assignments and formation pose for
rotationally and translationally invariant formations. This allows
simultaneous role assignment and formation sysnthesis without the
need for additional control laws.
Tourism has been a central part of Prince Edward Island's identity
for more than a century. What began as a seasonal sideline in the
nineteenth century evolved into an economic powerhouse that now
attracts over 1.5 million visitors each year, employs one in ten
Islanders, and is the province's second leading industry. Spanning
from the Victorian era to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Summer Trade
presents the first comprehensive history of tourism in any Canadian
province. Over time the Island has marketed a remarkably durable
set of tourism tropes - seaside refuge from urban industrial angst,
return to innocence, literary shrine to L.M. Montgomery, cradle of
Confederation, garden of the Gulf. As private enterprise and the
state sought to manage the industry, the Island's own identity
became caught up in the wish fulfillment of its summer visitors.
The result has been a complicated, sometimes conflicted
relationship between Islanders and tourism, between a warm welcome
to visitors and resistance to the industry's adverse effects on
local culture. Lavishly illustrated with postcards, tourist guides,
and memorabilia, The Summer Trade also presents a history of Prince
Edward Island in cameo that tracks cultural, economic, political,
and environmental developments and tensions. Across the strait, the
Island beckons.
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