Sociology: Recent submissions
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Question
(Oxford University Press, 2017)This book synthesizes and integrates 40 years of research on the semantics of questions, and its interface with pragmatics and syntax, conducted within the formal semantics tradition. A wide range of topics are covered, ... -
My Lai : Vietnam, 1968, and the descent into darkness
(Oxford University Press, 2017)On the early morning of March 16, 1968, American soldiers from three platoons of Charlie Company (1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division), entered a group of hamlets located in the Son ... -
Systems Thinking, Third Edition: Managing Chaos and Complexity: A Platform for Designing Business Architecture
(Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2011)In a global market economy, a viable business cannot be locked into a single form or function anymore. Rather, success is contingent upon a self-renewing capacity to spontaneously create structures, functions, and processes ... -
Quantitative methods in corpus-based translation studies : a practical guide to descriptive translation research
(John Benjamins Pub Co, 2012)This is a comprehensive guidebook to the quantitative methods needed for Corpus-Based Translation Studies (CBTS). It provides a systematic description of the various statistical tests used in Corpus Linguistics which can ... -
Information Systems Transformation: Architecture-Driven Modernization Case Studies (The MK OMG Press)
(Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2010)Every major enterprise has a significant installed base of existing software systems that reflect the tangled IT architectures that result from decades of patches and failed replacements. Most of these systems were designed ... -
Biolinguistic Investigations on the Language Faculty
(John Benjamins Pub Co, 2016)The papers assembled in this volume aim to contribute to our understanding of the human capacity for language: the generative procedure that relates sounds and meanings via syntax. Different hypotheses about the properties ... -
A Cognitive Grammar of Japanese Clause Structure
(John Benjamins Pub Co, 2016)This volume represents the first comprehensive work on Japanese clause structure conducted within the framework of Cognitive Grammar. The author proposes schematic conceptual structures for the major constructions in the ... -
Conference Interpreting – A Complete Course
(John Benjamins Pub Co, 2016)The conference interpreting skillset – full consecutive and simultaneous interpreting – has long been in demand well beyond the multilateral intergovernmental organizations, notably in bilateral diplomacy, business, ... -
Continuity and change in grammar
(John Benjamins Pub Co, 2010)One of the principal challenges of historical linguistics is to explain the causes of language change. Any such explanation, however, must also address the 'actuation problem': why is it that changes occurring in a given ... -
Varieties of English in writing : the written word as linguistic evidence
(John Benjamins Pub Co, 2010)This volume is concerned with assessing fictional and non-fictional written texts as linguistic evidence for earlier forms of varieties of English. These range from Scotland to New Zealand, from Canada to South Africa, ... -
Design Research Through Practice: From the Lab, Field, and Showroom
(Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2011)Businesses and the HCI and Interaction Design communities have embraced design and design research. Design research as a field blends methodologies from several disciplines - sociology, engineering, software, philosophy, ... -
Quantifying the User Experience: Practical Statistics for User Research
(Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2012)You're being asked to quantify usability improvements with statistics. But even with a background in statistics, you are hesitant to statistically analyze the data, as you may be unsure about which statistical tests to use ... -
A dynamic approach to second language development : methods and techniques
(John Benjamins Pub Co, 2011)Dynamic systems theory, a general theory of change and development, offers a new way to study first and second language development and requires a new set of tools for analysis of empirical data. After a brief introduction ... -
A Course in Miracles Made Easy: Mastering the Journey from Fear to Love
(Hay House, 2015)A Course in Miracles (ACIM) the self-study spiritual-thought system that teaches the way to love and forgiveness has captured the minds and hearts of millions of people, and delivered inner peace where fear and pain once ... -
Strala Yoga. Be Strong, Focused & Ridiculously Happy from the Inside Out
(Hay House, 2016)Tara lays out simple, step-by-step information on everything from how to use the breath in movement, to how to create ease, to how to set up a home practice. More than ten routines each illustrated with clear, instructional ... -
Make your own rules cookbook : more than 100 simple, healthy recipes inspired by family and friends around the world
(Hay House, 2015)“You know that old saying If you can eat, you can cook? I truly believe that. I also believe that if you can imagine, you can create. That’s what making your own rules in the kitchen is about. That’s what this book is ... -
Archangels 101
(Hay House, 2011)Legions of loving and trustworthy archangels watch over you, and you can develop an even closer relationship with them by learning their names and specialties. In this uplifting nondenominational book, Doreen Virtue guides ... -
What's wrong with Pakistan?
(Hay House, 2013)Overview: A courageous, comprehensive and no-holds-barred account, by a veteran journalist, of a 66-year-old nation that is still trying to find its identity and fighting its own demons . . . -
Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions
(Hay House, 2014)Adventures of the Soul is a manual for anyone who has ever questioned where they come from, why they are here, and where they go after they die. Sharing his intuitive experiences of communicating with the Spirit World for ... -
Gino’s islands in the sun: over 100 recipes from Sardinia & Sicily to enjoy at home
(Hodder & Stoughton, 2015)Overview: Join Gino on his trip to the islands of Sicily and Sardinia on a journey of discovery of authentic and delicious Italian food. Delving into the gastronomic history of these islands he will uncover the signature ...
