http://englishtips.org/ ru Science literature - Englishtips.org: Learning English Together DataLife Engine http://englishtips.org/1150871493-the-anglo-saxon-literature-handbook.html http://englishtips.org/1150871493-the-anglo-saxon-literature-handbook.html The Anglo-Saxon Literature Handbook  presents an accessible introduction to the surviving works of prose and poetry produced in Anglo-Saxon England, from AD 410-1066. Makes Anglo-Saxon literature accessible to modern readers Helps readers to overcome the linguistic, aesthetic and cultural barriers to understanding and appreciating Anglo-Saxon verse and prose Introduces readers to the language, politics, and religion of the Anglo-Saxon literary world Presents original readings of such works as Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Literature Studies decabristka Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:57:31 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871490-anglo-saxon-culture-and-the-modern-imagination.html http://englishtips.org/1150871490-anglo-saxon-culture-and-the-modern-imagination.html An excellent collection... breaks new ground in many areas. Should make a substantial impact on the discussion of the contemporary influence of Anglo-Saxon Culture'. Conor McCarthy, author of Seamus Heaney and the Medieval Imagination Britain's pre-Conquest past and its culture continues to fascinate modern writers and artists. From Henry Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Reader to Seamus Heaney's Beowulf, and from high modernism to the musclebound heroes of comic book and Hollywood, Anglo-Saxon England has been a powerful and often unexpected source of inspiration, antagonism, and reflection. Non-Fiction, Literature Studies decabristka Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:59:35 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871489-the-secret-history-of-vladimir-nabokov.html http://englishtips.org/1150871489-the-secret-history-of-vladimir-nabokov.html A startling and revelatory examination of Nabokov’s life and works—notably Pale Fire and Lolita—bringing new insight into one of the twentieth century’s most enigmatic authors. Novelist Vladimir Nabokov witnessed the horrors of his century, escaping Revolutionary Russia then Germany under Hitler, and fleeing France with his Jewish wife and son just weeks before Paris fell to the Nazis. He repeatedly faced accusations of turning a blind eye to human suffering to write artful tales of depravity. E-Books, Non-Fiction, Literature Studies decabristka Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:38:40 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871484-orthographic-projection.html http://englishtips.org/1150871484-orthographic-projection.html ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION In this book, you find some important terms used in projection with illustrations. Linguistics aidmoh Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:21:09 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871481-in-a-manner-of-speaking-accents-of-the-english.html http://englishtips.org/1150871481-in-a-manner-of-speaking-accents-of-the-english.html In a Manner of Speaking: Accents of the English-speaking World Accents of English is about the way English is pronounced by different people in different places. The author takes into account various English accents and examines them succinctly. Coursebooks, ESP, Only for teachers, Linguistics, Audio maximadman Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:57:55 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871485-stylistique-compare-du-fran231ais-et-de-langlais.html http://englishtips.org/1150871485-stylistique-compare-du-fran231ais-et-de-langlais.html Stylistique compare du français et de l’anglais We read too often, even in the writings of translators warned that the translation is an art. This formula to contain some truth, however tends to arbitrarily limit the nature of our object. In fact the translation is an exact discipline, with its techniques and specific problems, and that is how we want to consider in the pages that follow. Linguistics stoufa Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:57:25 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150828626-the-chronicles-of-narnia-blooms-modern-critical.html http://englishtips.org/1150828626-the-chronicles-of-narnia-blooms-modern-critical.html The Chronicles of Narnia (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) British scholar and author Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963) wrote more than 40 books, including science fiction, literary criticism, Christian apologetics, and poetry, but his most popular works remain the seven children's books that constitute "The Chronicles of Narnia", published between 1950 and 1956. Drawing on biblical symbols, Greek and Roman mythology, and English and Irish fairy tales, Lewis was able to create the enchanted setting of Narnia, a fictional world where magic meets reality. Reuploaded Thanks to korova-daisy Literature Studies englishcology Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:37:30 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871455-becoming-a-word-learner-a-debate-on-lexical.html http://englishtips.org/1150871455-becoming-a-word-learner-a-debate-on-lexical.html Language acquisition is a contentious field of research occupied by cognitive and developmental psychologists, linguists, philosophers, and biologists. Perhaps the key component to understanding how language is mastered is explaining word acquisition. At twelve months, an infant learns new words slowly and laboriously but at twenty months he or she acquires an average of ten new words per day. How can we explain this phenomenal change? A theory of word acquisition will not only deepen our understanding of the nature of language but will provide real insight into the workings of the developing mind Linguistics decabristka Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:31:53 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150819684-global-issues-for-students-global-environmental.html http://englishtips.org/1150819684-global-issues-for-students-global-environmental.html There has always been a struggle to balance the goals of economic development with the need to protect the environment. With world population growing and global climate change threatening to affect us all, never has that balance been more important. Today, the developed world uses much of the world's energy resources to fuel its modern lifestyle and contributes to the majority of global greenhouse gases...   Grades:  9 to Adults REUPLOAD NEEDED Science literature, Learning Videos, Reupload Needed DISCOVERY Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:57:19 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871441-an-introduction-to-phonetics-and-phonology-3rd.html http://englishtips.org/1150871441-an-introduction-to-phonetics-and-phonology-3rd.html This fully revised third edition integrates updated references, new findings, and modern theories, to present readers with the most thorough and complete introduction to phonetics and phonology.Exceptionally thorough, including detailed attention to articulatory and acoustic phonetics as well as to the foundations of phonological analysisFeatures a number of valuable changes, incorporating new material on the latest findings in speech production studies; greater coverage of prosody, including a major section on autosegmental metrical models; expanded coverage of phonology, including Optimality Theory; and sections on L1 and L2 acquisition, and sociolectal variation Linguistics decabristka Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:39:14 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871440-a-course-in-phonology.html http://englishtips.org/1150871440-a-course-in-phonology.html This textbook presupposes no knowledge of phonology or phonetics, and takes the learner step by step through the various stages and areas of the discipline without sacrificing rigor or breadth of coverage. The extraordinary clarity of explanation by the authors make this book readily understood by anyone with a keen interest in phonology. Linguistics decabristka Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:34:34 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871425-teaching-literature-to-adolescents.html http://englishtips.org/1150871425-teaching-literature-to-adolescents.html Designed to introduce prospective English teachers to current methods of teaching literature in middle and high school classrooms, this popular textbook explores a variety of innovative approaches that incorporate reading, writing, drama, talk, and media production. Each chapter is organized around specific questions that English educators often hear in working with preservice teachers. The text engages readers in considering the dilemmas and issues facing literature teachers through inquiry-based responses to authentic case narratives. Only for teachers, Literature Studies decabristka Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:32:58 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871410-gayatri-chakravorty-spivak-routledge-critical.html http://englishtips.org/1150871410-gayatri-chakravorty-spivak-routledge-critical.html Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Routledge Critical Thinkers) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is best known for her overtly political use of contemporary cultural and critical theories to challenge the legacy of colonialism on the way we read and think about literature and culture. What is more, Spivak’s critical interventions encompass a range of theoretical interests, including Marxism, feminism, deconstruction, postcolonial theory and cutting-edge work on globalisation. Literature Studies hmimi Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:45:58 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871408-orality-the-power-of-the-spoken-word.html http://englishtips.org/1150871408-orality-the-power-of-the-spoken-word.html Oral communication is different in spontaneity and communicative power from textual and visual communication. This book explores, from a cross-cultural perspective, the centrality of orality in the ideological processes that dominate public discourse, providing a counterbalance to the debates that foreground literacy and the power of written communication. Non-Fiction, Linguistics decabristka Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:54:28 +0400 http://englishtips.org/1150871400-formal-pragmatics-semantics-pragmatics.html http://englishtips.org/1150871400-formal-pragmatics-semantics-pragmatics.html Formal Pragmatics addresses issues that are on the borderline of semantics and pragmatics of natural language, from the point of view of a model-theoretic semanticist. This up-to-date resource covers a substantial body of formal work on linguistic phenomena, and presents the way the semantics-pragmatics interface has come to be viewed today. Linguistics decabristka Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:57:28 +0400