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Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: A handy beginner's guide, this textbook introduces the various stages of linguistic fieldwork, from the preparation of the work to the presentation of the results. Drawing on over forty years of fieldwork experience between them, in over two dozen languages, the authors pack the book with examples and anecdotes from their experiences and include practical exercises for students to test what they…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 039 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 401) Аннотация: In 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 513 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 298) Аннотация: In this 2009 book, van Dijk presents a new theory of context that explains how text and talk are adapted to their social environment. He argues that instead of the usual direct relationship being established between society and discourse, this influence is indirect and depends on how language users themselves 'define' the communicative situation. The concept van Dijk introduces for such…

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