This book explores how the voices of authors and other researchers are manifested in academic discourse, and how the author handles the polyphonic interaction between these various parties. It represents a unique study of academic discourse in that it takes a doubly contrastive approach, focusing on the two factors of discipline and language at the same time. It is based on a large electronic corpus of 450 research articles from three disciplines (economics, linguistics and medicine) in three languages (English, French and Norwegian).
The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction provides comprehensive coverage of a broad range of technical disciplines. The definitions are designed to be of use to professionals in architecture, engineering, surveying, building, construction, forestry, mining, and public works. Entries include terms, concepts, names, abbreviations, tools, and techniques common to these disciplines, and virtually all terms and their functions were supplied by working professionals and experts in each field.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Body-Mind Disciplines, a comprehensive
new reference covering over 120 disciplines, has been published by The
Rosen Publishing.
As alternative medicine is gaining recognition in traditional health
care, this timely volume is a welcome and essential resource. The
500-page, one-volume encyclopedia features practical details as well as
historical and theoretical information about body-mind practices within
all of the major disciplines, from the familiar martial arts,
meditation and massage to lesser-known therapies and techniques. While
the approaches of the different practices often vary widely, their
purpose of incorporating the body with the thinking and feeling
processes of the mind is universal -- to enable a person to live a
long, meaningful, and healthy life.
Written by over 125 experts in their respective fields, the
lavishly-illustrated encyclopedia includes boxed insets highlighting
important facts about each discipline, annotated resource lists, and
sources for further reading.
Editor Nancy Allison, CMA, currently teaches Laban movement analysis
and Bartenief Fundamentals at New York University School of Education.
She is also on the faculty at the Lincoln Center Institute and the
Laban-Bartenief Institute of Movement Studies.
The basic principles of the anatomy and physiology of the human body
are presented in easy-to-read language with clearly integrated text and
four-color illustrations.
Full consideration is given to the interests of various disciplines in the health care field.
Literature elevates the mind...good literature, that is!
R.V. Young is a Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the Department of English at North Carolina State University. He wrote this primer for college students as a part of the ISI Guides to the Major Disciplines series. Young believes, and encourages the reader to consider, that literature needs to be part of the diet of every student wanting to learn and explore the meaning of life. Young's premise is that literature, approached both with caution and abandon, literally elevates the mind, and thus, the person. He proceeds to give a brief summary of various authors and books that every student should consider for their own personal library beginning (of course) with Homer and ending with T.S. Eliot. Young ends with an incredible bibliographical appendix of various authors and titles that would be a great place to begin for readers wanting to expand their horizons and read a wide variety of books.
The book encourages the reader to read more, and I can see how a person could be discouraged and overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the books listed - obviously the reader needs to be able to digest these suggestions and take small bites into the large apple of good literature.
