In this book the distinguished medievalist Lynn Staley turns her attention to one of the most dramatic periods in English history, the reign of Richard II, as seen through a range of texts, including literary, political, chronicle, and pictorial.
The Language Imperative examines the power of language to shape our lives. It confronts some of the most pressing issues educators face today: Can learning languages actually change the way you think? Is it a good or bad idea to have command of more than one language? Should learning languages be a luxury for only the rich? Or should it be a goal of the public educational system as well? The Language Imperative is required reading for anyone interested in how words shape our lives, both as individuals and as a nation.
This book explores the relationships among four language families: Uralic, Yuk-agir, Chukchi-Kamachatkan, and Eskimo-Aleut (collectively referred to here as the Uralo-Siberian or US languages). While Fortescue is probably most widely known for his work on Eskimo-Aleut, he has worked with all of these languages to varying degrees, and so brings a deep knowledge of the material to this study.
What is The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and what is The European Language Portfolio ?
Added by: koc-gokhan | Karma: 0.00 | Black Hole | 2 December 2010
0
What is The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and what is The European Language Portfolio ?
It explains what The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and The European Language Portfolio are. It is available in English.
Dear User, your publication has been rejected because THE LINK(-S) ARE MISSING. Each publication needs to have at least one working download link. Please see the RULES page (http://englishtips.org/?do=static&page=rules_for_publishing) for more detail. Fix your publication and send a PM to Admin or any Trusted Contributor, stating the publication title, so that we know it has been fixed and is ready for approval.
The central concern in this book is the relationship between language and group identity, a relationship that is thrown into greatest relief in ‘minority’ settings. Since much of the current interest in minority languages revolves around issues of identity politics, language rights and the plight of ‘endangered’ languages, one aim of the book is to summarise and analyse these and other pivotal themes. Furthermore, since the uniqueness of every language-contact situation does not rest upon unique elements or features –
