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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
BCR's Shelf2Life Charter Collection is a unique opportunity for
modern readers to experience antique volumes in a new format. All
the titles in the collection are pre-1923 monographs that have been
selected from the shelves of libraries, cultural heritage
institutions or other reputable collectors. By bringing these
volumes out of the stacks and making them available in
print-on-demand and digital formats, the Shelf2Life project hopes
to open these books up to new readers and new generations. With
content as varied as historic mountaineering, trains and railroads
and the American Civil War, these books are certain to find a new
audience among historians, collectors and even hobbyists interested
in traditional bookbinding, publishing and typesetting. Access to
these works is an important tool to understanding our past and the
people, events and experiences of our collective culture.
The honoree of this Festschrift has for many years now marked
modern trends in diachronic and synchronic linguistics by his own
publications and by stimulating those of numerous others. This
collection of articles presents data-oriented studies that
integrate modern and traditional approaches in the field, thus
reflecting the honoree's contribution to contemporary linguistics.
The articles relate to comparative data from (early) Indo-European
languages and a variety of other languages and discuss the
theoretical implications of phenomena such as linguistic
universals, reconstruction, and language classification.
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new
perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes
state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across
theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new
insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary
perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for
cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in
its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards
linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as
well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for
a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the
ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes
monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes,
which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from
different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality
standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
How do individuals experience multilingualism and mobility in the
context of Europeanization and globalisation? The contributors
explore language-in-education policies and family language
policies, as well as the complex interface between multilingualism
and space. They provide fresh insights on key issues in
sociolinguistics, multilingualism and language policy via
discussion of rich qualitative data. The multiple sites analysed in
the chapters are located in France, Germany, Luxembourg, Hungary
and Moldova. Some of the chapters dealing with France, including
one about the overseas French territory of La Reunion, are written
in French.
Signs and symbols represent abstract ideas and concrete objects,
providingn a sense of number, danger, value, distances in time and
space, and even love. Over time, these marks and gestures have
multiplied into an immernse and complex network of images, pictures
and emblems - pictographs and logographs, maps and charts,
letterforms, colours and patterns. How does a sign represent
something other than itself? How do we come to understand the
maning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses
international borders of language and culture? Can clothes
constitute a sign? Can colours? Can sounds? This work takes the
reader on a journey of discovery through the world of symbols.
An important study of the treatment of cultural property, and
cultural heritage in general, in modern theatres of conflict.
Winner of the 2011 James R. Wiseman Book Award. Discussion of the
issues surrounding the destruction of cultural property in times of
conflict has become a key issue for debate around the world. This
book provides an historical statement as of 1st March 2006
concerning the destruction of the cultural heritage in Iraq. In a
series of chapters it outlines the personal stories of a number of
individuals who were - and in most cases continue to be -involved.
These individuals are involved at all levels, and come from various
points along the political spectrum, giving a rounded and balanced
perspective so easily lost in single authored reports. It also
provides the first views written by Iraqis on the situation of
archaeology in Iraq under Saddam and an overview and
contextualisation of the issues surrounding the looting, theft and
destruction of the archaeological sites, the Iraqi National museum
and the libraries in Baghdad since the war was launched in 2003.
Beyond this, it examines our attitudes towards the preservation of
cultural and heritage resources and, in particular, the growing
political awareness of their importance. Although related to a
single conflict, taking place at a specific time in history, the
relevance of this work goes far beyond these self-imposed
boundaries. PETER STONE is Professor of Heritage Studies and Head
of School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University; JOANNE
FARCHAKH BAJJALY is a Lebanese archaeologist and Middle East
correspondent for the French magazine Archeologia.
Tocharian and Indo-European Studies is an international scholarly
journal dedicated to the study of two closely related Indo-European
languages, Tocharian A and B, attested in Central Asian manuscripts
from the second half of the first millennium AD. This volume
contains 11 articles by some of the world's leading specialists on
Tocharian, as well as reviews of the most important publications in
the field. The important article by Werner Winter was one of the
last to be written by this outstanding scholar.
"Tocharian and Indo-Eu-ropean Studies" is the central publication
for the study of two closely related languages, Tocharian A and
Tocharian B. Found in many Buddhist manuscripts from central Asia,
Tocharian dates back to the second half of the first millennium of
the Common Era, though it was not discovered until the twentieth
century. Focusing on both philological and linguistic aspects of
this language, "Tocharian and Indo-Eu-ropean Studies "also looks at
it in relationship to other Indo-European languages.
Tocharian and Indo-European Studies is the central publication for
the study of two closely related languages, Tocharian A and
Tocharian B. Found in many Buddhist manuscripts from central Asia,
Tocharian dates back to the second half of the first millennium of
the Common Era, though it was not discovered until the twentieth
century. Focusing on both philological and linguistic aspects of
this language, Tocharian and Indo-European Studies also looks at it
in relationship to other Indo-European languages.
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