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Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (2nd Edition)
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Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (2nd Edition)Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (2nd Edition)

Revised and updated, the 2nd Edition of Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology presents an accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology.
 
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Corpus Linguistics for ELT: Research and Practice
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Corpus Linguistics for ELT: Research and PracticeCorpus Linguistics for ELT provides a practical guide to undertaking ELT-related corpus research. Aimed at researchers, advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of ELT and TESOL, and English language teachers, this volume:
covers corpus research in the main areas of language study relevant to ELT: grammar, lexis, ESP, spoken grammar and discourse;
presents a review of relevant corpus research in these areas, and discusses the implications of this research for ELT;
suggests potential ELT-focused corpus research projects, and equips the reader with all the required tools and techniques to carry them out;

 
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Shakespeare, Theatre, and Time
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Shakespeare, Theatre, and TimeThat Shakespeare thematized time thoroughly, almost obsessively, in his plays is well established: time is, among other things, a 'devourer' (Love's Labour's Lost), one who can untie knots (Twelfth Night), or, perhaps most famously, simply ‘out of joint’ (Hamlet). Yet most critical commentary on time and Shakespeare tends to incorporate little focus on time as an essential - if elusive - element of stage praxis. This book aims to fill that gap; Wagner's focus is specifically performative, asking after time as a stage phenomenon rather than a literary theme or poetic metaphor.
 
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Drama for Students Volume 26
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Drama for Students Volume 26The purpose of Drama for Students (DfS) is to provide readers with a guide to understanding, enjoying, and studying dramas by giving them easy access to information about the work. Part of Gale's "For Students" literature line, DfS is specifically designed to meet the curricular needs of high school and undergraduate college students and their teachers,as well as the interests of general readers and researchers considering specific plays.

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Drama for Students Volume 10
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Drama for Students Volume 10

Term paper due tomorrow? Need to cram for a test? Or just looking for the best information about a favorite literary work?

Turn to "Drama for Students" to get your research done in record time. Brought to you by Thomson Gale--the world's leading source of literary criticism and analysis--this e-doc contains: author biography; plot summary; character analysis; an overview of the play's themes, style, and historical context; a compendium of in-depth critical material; study questions; suggestions for further reading; and much more.

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