In this lay reader's introduction to the most spectacular and devastating of all geological events, Rolf Schick describes how earthquakes and volcanoes are related, and how they are an integral part of Earth's structure. Tracing the latest findings and theories in plate tectonics, he helps readers ask and answer the basic questions: What was it during the formation of Earth that led to these phenomena? Why do they occur in certain areas and not in others? How can we, within reason, protect ourselves from their devastation?
Linguistics: An Introduction To Language And Communication (Fifth Edition)
This popular introductory linguistics text is unique in the way various
themes are integrated throughout the book. One primary theme is the
question, "How is a speaker’s communicative intent recognized?" Rather
than treat phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, and
pragmatics as completely separate fields, the text shows how they
interact in principled ways. Similarly, language variation and
acquisition are informed by results in these fields. The text provides
a sound introduction to linguistic methodology while also revealing why
people are intrinsically interested in language--the ultimate puzzle of
the human mind.
The fifth edition has been thoroughly revised. Revisions include, but
are not limited to, the addition of "selected readings" sections,
updated examples, new discussion on the creative nature of neologisms,
and the use of IPA as the primary transcription system throughout. This
edition also includes an account of the patterns of occurrence of
reduced vowels in English. An understanding of these patterns enables
the reader to write a phonemic transcription of any English word.
Change Your Handwriting, Change Your Life Workbook (Ages 13+)
This workbook is designed to assist the user in working through his/her
assigned grapho-therapy suggestions. This workbook is
self-administered. This workbook is designed with many different
motivation, self-awareness, and therapeutic techniques employed
throughout its pages. The suggested handwriting stroke changes are
derived from the behavior science of grapho-therapy. This is the
cutting edge of new applications of graphology. The sub-conscious mind
will constantly be receiving positive signals to change certain
personality characteristics.
Scientific American Magazine.August 2006
Scientific American
is a popular-science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly) since August 28, 1845, making it the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. It brings articles about new and innovative research to the amateur and lay audience.
Scientific American (informally abbreviated to "SciAm") had a monthly circulation of roughly 555,000 US and 90,000 international as of December 2005.[1] It is a well-respected publication despite not being a peer-reviewed scientific journal, such as Nature; rather, it is a forum where scientific theories and discoveries are explained to a wider audience. In the past scientists interested in fields outside their own areas of expertise made up the magazine's target audience. Now, however, the publication is aimed at educated general readers who are interested in scientific issues. The magazine American Scientist covers similar ground but at a level more suitable for the professional science audience, similar to the older style of Scientific American.
Knowledge Representation and the Semantics of Natural Language (Cognitive Technologies)
The book presents an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge
representation and the treatment of semantic phenomena of natural
language, which is positioned between artificial intelligence,
computational linguistics, and cognitive psychology. The proposed
method is based on Multilayered Extended Semantic Networks (MultiNets),
which can be used for theoretical investigations into the semantics of
natural language, for cognitive modeling, for describing lexical
entries in a computational lexicon, and for natural language processing
(NLP). Part I deals with fundamental problems of semantic knowledge
representation and semantic interpretation of natural language
phenomena. Part II provides a systematic description of the
representational means of MultiNet, one of the most comprehensive and
thoroughly specified collections of relations and functions used in
real NLP applications. MultiNet is embedded into a system of software
tools comprising a workbench for the knowledge engineer, a semantic
interpreter translating natural language expressions into formal
meaning structures, and a workbench for the computer lexicographer. The
book has been used for courses in artificial intelligence at several
universities and is one of the cornerstones for teaching computational
linguistics in a virtual electronic laboratory.
Scientific American Magazine.August 2006
