John Constable, one of the most beloved of British painters, is renowned for his poetic approach to nature and his extraordinary use of broken color. In this beautiful two-volume set, the dean of...
New Directions in Second Language Pragmatics brings together varying perspectives in second language (L2) pragmatics to show both historical developments in the field, while also looking towards...
A new wave of thinkers from across different disciplines within the analytical tradition in philosophy has recently focused on critical, societal challenges, such as the silencing and questioning...
One of the most respected culinary journalists presents the 20 essential cooking techniques he considers crucial to improving anyone's cooking - whether intermediate cook, committed hobbyist,...
This highly successful textbook introduces university students to English linguistics, with a hands-on didactic orientation. It covers the core areas of structural linguistics, with extensions to...
Der vorliegende Band bietet die erste umfassende Beschreibung der italienischen Wortbildung des 20. Jahrhunderts in all ihren nicht-dialektalen Varietäten. Das Augenmerk liegt auf den produktiven...
From lighting the menorah on Chanukah to standing under the chuppah at a wedding, every Jewish ritual reflects a time-honoured practice passed down for generations. With gilded edges and a...
Provides an account of the lives and writings of the Cappadocians, showing how they managed to be Greek and Christian at the same time. Pelikan concentrates on four Cappadocians: Gregory of...
Designed to increase language proficiency while giving insight into Chinese civilization, this book contains lectures which include vocabulary, a romanized version of the lecture, a character...