For a long time prepositions seemed to enjoy a clandestine status in linguistic research. This has changed with a novel path of inquiry into the inner structure of complex prepositional expressions. In a unique approach to the examination of the outer syntax of prepositions the author uses established and new syntactic and statistical tests to achieve a convincing hierarchy of thematic roles expressed by prepositional phrases.
Since the days of antiquity, people have been forced into servitude because of differences in gender, race, class, religion, or level of power. For just as long, those under subjugation have rebelled against it. From Palmares in Brazil to pre-Civil War slave revolts to the modern-day Hutu/Tutsi conflict, this volume will discuss age and gender, caste and class, and origin and ethnicity as the factors, effects and legacy of one of the oldest and most outrageous human practices. Thematic chapters present an in-depth survey of major slave rebellions throughout modern history, from all areas of the globe.
This course is for students who have some experience of elementary English. The course includes Conversation practice on daily life with a new vocabulary words 25-30 for a lesson in class, intensive listening in class and at home, and written exercises in the homework. The textbook is designed for a broad audience from young people to adults. Selected and thematic material - text, dialogs, color illustrations. teacher's book addedby rapgreen
From the Santa Rosa wine country to the tip of San Diego Eyewitness Travel to California has anything and everything you would want or need to see. Let this guide help you to savor the local flavors and classic dishes all down the coast. Take the scenic routes and thematic tours and trust Eyewitness Travel to California to show you through the land of breath-taking extremes.
An authoritative companion to the Renaissance that deals with the
period in the widest sense, covering not only Italy but developments in
the arts, science, and ideas across Europe. The timescale is similarly
broad, ranging from Cimabue to Titian, from Dante to Shakespeare, and
including the early 17th century.
Approximately 2,000 entries,
providing a broader selection than the major competition
80 in-depth
feature articles, developing key topics at greater length covers all of
Europe
No other Renaissance encyclopedia currently available has this
range full thematic index, accessing specialist areas of interest
comprehensively up-to-date bibliographies, offering the best and latest
scholarship for further reading maps, genealogies, and lists, enriching
the key information in unexpected ways.
