New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age
In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: The North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans.
Corpus 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;
A Dictionary of Business and Management for Babylon
The Dictionary of Business and Management, 6th edition (2016) contains over 7,100 entries covering all areas of business and management, including marketing, organizational behaviour, business strategy, law, and taxation. The sixth edition features the very latest developments, such as those relating to information technology, and the financial crisis and the subsequent sovereign debt crisis. Entries have been updated to refer to recent events and news in the field. Over 100 new entries have been added. Furthermore, there is expanded coverage of areas such as financial regulation and corporate social responsibility.
This classic book is a straightforward introduction to linguistics which attempts to answer two fundamental questions: 'What is language?' and 'How does language work?' It outlines the scope of linguistics, explaining basic concepts and essential terminology with examples drawn mainly from English. Sound patterning, syntax and meaning - the inner core of linguistics - are discussed simply and clearly, as are the rapidly growing areas of pragmatics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and stylistics. You will find this contemporary, easy-to-read book essential to broadening your understanding of the subtleties and power of language.
This book will walk you through all four test subject areas -- reasoning through language arts, mathematical reasoning, science, and social studies. Includes 2 full-length practice tests in all four subject areas, and more than 1,000 practice questions with explanations. Abstract: This new edition of the bestselling McGraw-Hill Education Preparation for the GED Test gives students intensive review and practice in all subject areas of the new exam
