Everyone has their own favorite man-walks-into-a-bar joke. This is a collection of more than 200 of the best—or should that be worst? It includes the old favorites, the most stupid, the funniest, the brainbenders, the politically incorrect, the great puns, and the really, really bad puns.

First Verbs: A Case Study of Early Grammatical Development

First Verbs is a detailed diary study of one child's earliest language development during her second year of life. Using a Cognitive Linguistics framework, the author focuses on how his daughter acquired her first verbs, and the role verbs played in her early grammatical development. The author argues that many of a child's first grammatical structures are tied to individual verbs, and that earliest language is based on general cognitive and social-cognitive processes, especially event structures and cultural learning.

BRITISH WRITERS, Volume 4British Writers, Volume 1-8, is a collection of critical essays covering writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the present day. The contributors analyze many individual works and engage the reader with their distinctive themes and stylistic. Introductory essays and chronological tables open each volume and provide historical background.

VOLUME IV: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH to ROBERT BROWNING

Masters & Masterpieces of Iranian Cinema

The rise of Iranian cinema to world prominence over the last few decades is one of the most fascinating cultural stories of our time. There is scarcely an international film festival anywhere that does not honor the aesthetic and political explorations of Iranian artists.

BRITISH WRITERS, Volume 3

British Writers, Volume 1-8, is a collection of critical essays covering writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the present day. The contributors analyze many individual works and engage the reader with their distinctive themes and stylistic. Introductory essays and chronological tables open each volume and provide historical background.

VOLUME III: DANIEL DEFOE TO THE GOTHIC NOVEL