Linguistics is the study of language and its structure. Linguistics is a science, although most do not realize this, and has many different branches. These branches cover a wide range of topics related to language and include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, historical-comparative linguistics, and applied linguistics (Linguistic Society of America, 2012). Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to social factors...
An essential book for anyone using Russian mathematical and scientific literature Russian-English Dictionary of Mathematics embraces all major branches of mathematics from elementary topics to advanced studies in topology and discrete mathematics. Terms from the newest branches of mathematics, such as the theories of games, trees, knots, and braids, are included as well.Containing more than 27,000 entries, Russian-English Dictionary of Mathematics is larger and provides a broader scope than any other bilingual mathematics dictionary now in use.
First published in 1985, the essays in this edited collection offer a representative sample of the descriptive and systematic approach to the study of literary translation. The book is a reflection of the theoretical thinking and practical research carried out by an international group of scholars who share a common standpoint. They argue the need for a rigorous scientific approach the phenomena of translation – one of the most significant branches of Comparative Literature – and regard it as essential to link the study of particular translated texts with a broader methodological position.
Author Marcia Leonard has taken all of the wonderful creativity inherent in the regular Choose Your Own Adventure series and tailored it to an audience scarcely older than toddlers. Little Panda Gets Lost has only one decision for the reader (or listener, as is likely the case for this book) to make, and it's right at the beginning of the story. That one decision branches off into two mini adventures for the reader, who is pretending he or she is a young panda bear who has lost its mother in the store. Both paths eventually lead to the same happy ending.
