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All engineers need to understand the fundamental principles of
electrical and electronic technology. This best-selling text
provides a clear and accessible introduction to the area, with
balanced coverage of electrical, electronic, and power engineering.
Intercultural communication is a daily occurrence for most
people, as a result of transnational population flows and
globalized media. The contributions to this volume propose
reconceptualizations of orthodox accounts of intercultural
communication based on supposed national cultural characteristics.
They approach the subject from a variety of angles, including
intercultural communication training, the role of power in
intercultural negotiations, the linguistic situation in Europe, and
the conflict between nationalist and transnational discourses in
literature. The articles consider the need for a revision of the
notions of culture and communication given multicultural and
multilingual environments such as universities; the use of English
as a lingua franca in Europe; how collaborative discourse can
reshape power relations; the importance of social intelligence in
intercultural communication; cultural and linguistic influences on
conceptual metaphors and their translation; and the way Irish and
Galician women poets negotiate competing ideologies such as
nationalism, feminism, Celticism and Catholicism. This book was
published as a special issue of the European Journal of English
Studies.
Linguistic signs do not coincide with intended or interpreted meanings. For relevance theory, this theoretical commonplace merely demonstrates the inferential nature of language. For Paul de Man, on the contrary, it suggested that language is unstable, random, arbitrary, mechanical, ironic and inhuman. This book seeks to show that relevance theory is a more plausible account of communication, cognition and literary interpretation than the deconstructionist theory de Man elaborated from readings of Rousseau, Hegel, and Nietzsche.
Financial English is a language practice book for anyone learning
about or working in finance. It is designed for students preparing
for careers in business and finance as well as for people already
working who wish to improve their English in this specialised
field. It is suitable for learners at Intermediate level and above.
The book can be used as the core material for a course, and also by
students working alone. Financial English covers: * Numbers *
Accounting * Banking * Corporate Finance * Trade and Economics. The
units present and explain the fundamental concepts of the different
areas of finance, and define essential vocabulary and terminology,
as well as common financial idioms and metaphors. Financial English
contains a full answer key.
More than half of the world's petroleum is to be found in carbonate
rocks, for example in the Middle East, the former USSR and in North
America. These rocks show a bewildering diversity of grains and
textures, due in part to the wealth of different fossil organisms
which have contributed to carbonate sedimentation, and in part to a
wide variety of diagenetic processes which can radically modify
textures and obscure the depositional fabric. Careful petrographic
study with a polarising microscope is a key element of any study of
carbonate sediments, as a companion to field or core logging, and
as a necessary precursor to geochemical analysis. This atlas, which
illustrates in full colour a range of features not attempted in any
general textbook, is designed as a laboratory manual to keep beside
the microscope, as an aid to identifying grain types and textures
in carbonates. It appeals alike to undergraduate and graduate
students and to professionals in teaching institutions, research
laboratories and industry.
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'Brilliant. Among the best novels I know about the fate of American
innocence abroad' Garth Greenwell So. We were Americans abroad. We
weren't the doomed travellers in a Paul Bowles novel, and we
weren't the idealists or the malarial, religion-damaged burnouts in
something by Greene; but we were people far from home nevertheless.
Our naivety didn't have political consequences. We had G.P.S. in
our smartphones. I don't think we were alcoholics. Our passports
were in the same drawer as our collection of international
adapters, none of which seemed to fit in Brazilian wall sockets. My
husband was in the chrysalis stage of becoming a rich man, and
idealism was never my vice. I was ancillary - a word that comes
from the Latin for 'having the status of a female slave'. That's
the sort of thing I know, and it tells you something about how I
misspent my education. The term among expats for people like me was
'trailing spouse' . . . 'Captivating' Irish Times 'Devastating,
funny and wise' Garth Greenwell 'A triumph' Samantha Harvey 'A
writer so gifted with language that you forget who you are in the
poetry of his prose' Uzodinma Iweala 'Magnificent, profound, and
true' Elisa Albert 'Reminded me in parts of Maggie Nelson.
Stunning' Sophie Mackintosh
Spanish: An Essential Grammar is a concise and user-friendly
reference guide to the most important aspects of Spanish.
It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language that
combines traditional and function-based grammar. The book sets out
the complexities of Spanish in short, readable sections, and
explanations are clear and free from jargon.
The Grammar is the ideal reference source for the learner and user
of Spanish. It is suitable for either independent study or for
students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of
all types.
Features include:
* clear distinctions between the essential and basic aspects of
Spanish grammar and those that are more complex
* full use of authentic examples
* easy to understand explanations of areas that customarily pose
problems for English speakers
* detailed contents list and index for easy access to information.
This book reflects on the future of the English language as used by
native speakers, speakers of nativized New Englishes, and users of
English as a lingua franca (ELF). The volume begins by outlining
the current position of English in the world and accounts for the
differences among native and nativized varieties and ELF usages. It
offers a historical perspective on the impact of language contact
on English and discusses whether the lexicogrammatical features of
New Englishes and ELF are shaped by imperfect learning or
deliberate language change. The book also considers the
consequences of writing in a second language and questions the
extent to which non-native English-speaking academics and
researchers should be required to conform to 'Anglo' patterns of
text organization and 'English Academic Discourse.' The book then
examines the converse effect of English on other languages through
bilingualism and translation. This volume is essential reading for
students and scholars in English language, sociolinguistics,
language acquisition, and language policy.
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Formulaicity is pervasive in both spoken and written language.
Speakers use a huge amount of prefabricated language including
collocations, idioms, fixed and semi-fixed expressions, and verbal
creativity often involves combining established word sequences
rather than inventing wholly new ones. In literature, formulaicity
was long disparaged as the opposite of creativity, and a hallmark
of 'genre fiction' of questionable aesthetic value, but a more
recent approach sees all writing as intertextual - a tissue of
citations and creative reworkings of other texts. The chapters in
this book elucidate the nature of semi-fixed formulaic sequences;
how the meaning of formulaic expressions can change over time; how
readers interpret formulaic expressions in first and second
languages; how modern and postmodern authors use traditional genres
and tales to challenging effect; and how formulaic patterns
involving particular words can underlie the texture and meanings of
entire novels. Together, the contributions to this collection
provide a convincing reassessment of the potential creativity of
the formulaic in a variety of linguistic and literary contexts.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the
European Journal of English Studies.
The chapters in this book elucidate the nature of semi-fixed
formulaic sequences; how the meaning of formulaic expressions can
change over time; how readers interpret formulaic expressions in
first and second languages; how modern and postmodern authors use
traditional genres and tales to challenging effect; and how
formulaic patterns involving particular words can underlie the
texture and meanings of entire novels. Together, the contributions
to this collection provide a convincing reassessment of the
potential creativity of the formulaic in a variety of linguistic
and literary contexts. This book was originally published as a
special issue of the European Journal of English Studies. Chapter 1
of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF
under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives
3.0 license.
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138721579_oachapter1.pdf
Written by some of the leading academic commentators on policing
and the criminal justice system in England and Wales, this
collection examines the relationship between the law, the
application of power, and the administration of justice in these
areas. McKenzie brings together a number of key thinkers in the
field of criminal justice and policing in the United Kingdom. The
essays provide insights into the leading, and often critical, edge
of thinking about the nature of law, power, and justice in England
and Wales. Examining such areas as the courts, policing, and the
prison system, this book also considers criminal activity in two
arenas: the nature and responses to street-level crime and the
nature of terrorist activity. The involvement of minorities in the
system-as victims, as defendants, and as police officers-and the
growing need for Europe-wide police responses to international and
transnational crime are also considered. Criminal justice
statistics, radical criminological thought in England and Wales,
and the politics of criminal justice are also examined.
English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching English
examines the English used among non-native speakers around the
world today and its relation to English as a native language, as
well as the implications for English language teaching. Challenging
and incisive, this book analyses positive and negative accounts of
English as a lingua franca, and its linguistic features, within the
context of: native and World Englishes multilingualism and
intercultural communication sociolinguistic issues including accent
and identity classroom teaching and learning English as a Lingua
Franca is a useful guide for teachers and trainee teachers, and
will be essential reading for advanced students and linguists
concerned with multilingualism, language contact, language
learning, language change, and the place of English in the world
today.
This title was first published in 2002: A collection of criminal
justice researchers select a number of books, documents, papers and
such like, that they believe to be important and influential in the
field of criminal justice research. Each author has written a
description and critique of the selected item and have discussed
the impact of each of them with regards to formulating or
developing their own research. The authors also speculate onb the
direction they believe the area in question might be expected to
develop in the first 10-15 years of the 21st century. The
definition of crimnal justice, in this book, is a broad one, and
that is reflected in the combination of criminologists,
psychologists, sociologists and experts on social and public
administration. In all the book attempts to examine the
inspirations, influences and thought processes which underpin
criminal justice research efforts.
This title was first published in 2002: A collection of criminal
justice researchers select a number of books, documents, papers and
such like, that they believe to be important and influential in the
field of criminal justice research. Each author has written a
description and critique of the selected item and have discussed
the impact of each of them with regards to formulating or
developing their own research. The authors also speculate onb the
direction they believe the area in question might be expected to
develop in the first 10-15 years of the 21st century. The
definition of crimnal justice, in this book, is a broad one, and
that is reflected in the combination of criminologists,
psychologists, sociologists and experts on social and public
administration. In all the book attempts to examine the
inspirations, influences and thought processes which underpin
criminal justice research efforts.
Providing at least 50 hours of classroom material, this course
builds financial language and teaches students about key financial
concepts. English for the Financial Sector also focuses on the
communication skills necessary for working effectively within the
industry. It covers a wide range of financial topics, including
retail and investment banking, accounting, trade finance, and
mergers and acquisitions. A Teacher's Book and Audio CD are also
available.
Linguistic signs do not coincide with intended or interpreted
meanings. For relevance theory, this theoretical commonplace merely
demonstrates the inferential nature of language. For Paul de Man,
on the contrary, it suggested that language is unstable, random,
arbitrary, mechanical, ironic and inhuman. This book seeks to show
that relevance theory is a more plausible account of communication,
cognition and literary interpretation than the deconstructionist
theory de Man elaborated from readings of Rousseau, Hegel and
Nietzsche.
This book reflects on the future of the English language as used by
native speakers, speakers of nativized New Englishes, and users of
English as a lingua franca (ELF). The volume begins by outlining
the current position of English in the world and accounts for the
differences among native and nativized varieties and ELF usages. It
offers a historical perspective on the impact of language contact
on English and discusses whether the lexicogrammatical features of
New Englishes and ELF are shaped by imperfect learning or
deliberate language change. The book also considers the
consequences of writing in a second language and questions the
extent to which non-native English-speaking academics and
researchers should be required to conform to 'Anglo' patterns of
text organization and 'English Academic Discourse.' The book then
examines the converse effect of English on other languages through
bilingualism and translation. This volume is essential reading for
students and scholars in English language, sociolinguistics,
language acquisition, and language policy.
This best selling course has been thoroughly revised to meet the
needs of today's business and economics students. English for
Business Studies Third Edition reflects recent changes in the
world's business and economic environment, featuring new units
including Corporate Social Responsibility and Venture Capital.
Covering the most important areas of management, production,
marketing, finance and macroeconomics, it helps students to
understand and talk about key concepts in business and economics.
Using case studies, discussions and role-plays, the course helps
learners to develop and defend their own viewpoints, and new audio
featuring authentic interviews with business people offers
realistic listening practice.
Professional English in Use Finance is suitable for intermediate
students and above. It includes 50 units covering all aspects of
financial vocabulary from Accounting to Borrowing and Lending,
Central Banking to Venture Capital and many more areas including
financial idioms and metaphors. Primarily designed as a self-study
reference and practice book, it can also be used for classroom work
and one-to-one lessons. This book is a must for both trainers and
learners of ESP and Business English who need to use English in a
financial environment.
More than half of the world's petroleum is to be found in carbonate
rocks, for example in the Middle East, the former USSR and in North
America. These rocks show a bewildering diversity of grains and
textures, due in part to the wealth of different fossil organisms
which have contributed to carbonate sedimentation, and in part to a
wide variety of diagenetic processes which can radically modify
textures and obscure the depositional fabric.Careful petrographic
study with a polarising microscope is a key element of any study of
carbonate sediments, as a companion to field or core logging, and
as a necessary precursor to geochemical analysis. This atlas, which
illustrates in full colour a range of features not attempted in any
general textbook, is designed as a laboratory manual to keep beside
the microscope, as an aid to identifying grain types and textures
in carbonates. It appeals alike to undergraduate and graduate
students and to professionals in teaching institutions, research
laboratories and industry.
Providing at least 50 hours of classroom material, this course
builds financial language and teaches students about key financial
concepts. English for the Financial Sector also focuses on the
communication skills necessary for working effectively within the
industry. It covers a wide range of financial topics, including
retail and investment banking, accounting, trade finance, and
mergers and acquisitions. The Teacher's Book offers valuable
background information on financial topics to help teachers prepare
for lessons. A Student's Book and Audio CD are also available.
This best selling course has been thoroughly revised to meet the
needs of today's business and economics students. The English for
Business Studies Third edition Teacher's Book offers thorough
guidance and support for teachers using the course. It also
includes four assessment tests to help teachers keep track of
students' progress. The English for Business Studies Student's Book
and the Audio CDs are available separately.
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