Author: Oliver Goldsmith
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1002
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A history of the earth and animated nature ... With copious notes and additions, containing the recent discoveries of eminent naturalists and others. Together with the elements of botany, and an account of the most rare and curious foreign plants ... By G. F. Shaw
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1002
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1002
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Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue. Series II, Phase I, 1816-1870
Author: Avero Publications Limited
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780907977339
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9780907977339
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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Chronicles of the Cape Fear River, 1660-1916
Author: James Sprunt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 774
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Views and Reviews
Author: Havelock Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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ISBN:
Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Through the Language Glass
Author: Guy Deutscher
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
ISBN: 1429970111
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A masterpiece of linguistics scholarship, at once erudite and entertaining, confronts the thorny question of how—and whether—culture shapes language and language, culture Linguistics has long shied away from claiming any link between a language and the culture of its speakers: too much simplistic (even bigoted) chatter about the romance of Italian and the goose-stepping orderliness of German has made serious thinkers wary of the entire subject. But now, acclaimed linguist Guy Deutscher has dared to reopen the issue. Can culture influence language—and vice versa? Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? Could our experience of the world depend on whether our language has a word for "blue"? Challenging the consensus that the fundaments of language are hard-wired in our genes and thus universal, Deutscher argues that the answer to all these questions is—yes. In thrilling fashion, he takes us from Homer to Darwin, from Yale to the Amazon, from how to name the rainbow to why Russian water—a "she"—becomes a "he" once you dip a tea bag into her, demonstrating that language does in fact reflect culture in ways that are anything but trivial. Audacious, delightful, and field-changing, Through the Language Glass is a classic of intellectual discovery.
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
ISBN: 1429970111
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A masterpiece of linguistics scholarship, at once erudite and entertaining, confronts the thorny question of how—and whether—culture shapes language and language, culture Linguistics has long shied away from claiming any link between a language and the culture of its speakers: too much simplistic (even bigoted) chatter about the romance of Italian and the goose-stepping orderliness of German has made serious thinkers wary of the entire subject. But now, acclaimed linguist Guy Deutscher has dared to reopen the issue. Can culture influence language—and vice versa? Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? Could our experience of the world depend on whether our language has a word for "blue"? Challenging the consensus that the fundaments of language are hard-wired in our genes and thus universal, Deutscher argues that the answer to all these questions is—yes. In thrilling fashion, he takes us from Homer to Darwin, from Yale to the Amazon, from how to name the rainbow to why Russian water—a "she"—becomes a "he" once you dip a tea bag into her, demonstrating that language does in fact reflect culture in ways that are anything but trivial. Audacious, delightful, and field-changing, Through the Language Glass is a classic of intellectual discovery.
At Home with the Patagonians
Author: George Chaworth Musters
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Insect Architecture
Author: James Rennie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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The History of Tasmania
Author: John West
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aboriginal Tasmanians
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Author's copy. Printed, with MS. corrections and annotations by the author. Handwriting identical with that in a letter from West to Edward Wise, 5 June 1864 in ML MSS. 1327/3, pp. 315-317. 1. pp. 209-340 are missing, with blank pages inserted at the back used for annotations. 2. identical with other copies of the volume.
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ISBN:
Category : Aboriginal Tasmanians
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Author's copy. Printed, with MS. corrections and annotations by the author. Handwriting identical with that in a letter from West to Edward Wise, 5 June 1864 in ML MSS. 1327/3, pp. 315-317. 1. pp. 209-340 are missing, with blank pages inserted at the back used for annotations. 2. identical with other copies of the volume.
An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and Ireland
Author: Jens Jakob Asmussen Worsaae
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
"My aim in it has been to convey a juster and less prejudiced notion than prevails at present respecting the Danish and Norwegian conquests." -Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians (1852) An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians in England, Scotland and Ireland (1852) by Jens Warsaae, was based on his research into the Scandinavian invasions of the European mainland. During the 10th century, the European mainland was invaded by Norse settlers from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, who intermarried with native tribes and came to be known as "Normans." While their influence on the history of France was significant, it was even stronger in England, which the Normans conquered in the 11th century. Warsaae's book, commissioned by the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, was his attempt to revise the impressions that the 19th century British had of the effects of the Norman conquests on England. This replica of the original text is accompanied by numerous woodcuts.
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
"My aim in it has been to convey a juster and less prejudiced notion than prevails at present respecting the Danish and Norwegian conquests." -Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians (1852) An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians in England, Scotland and Ireland (1852) by Jens Warsaae, was based on his research into the Scandinavian invasions of the European mainland. During the 10th century, the European mainland was invaded by Norse settlers from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, who intermarried with native tribes and came to be known as "Normans." While their influence on the history of France was significant, it was even stronger in England, which the Normans conquered in the 11th century. Warsaae's book, commissioned by the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, was his attempt to revise the impressions that the 19th century British had of the effects of the Norman conquests on England. This replica of the original text is accompanied by numerous woodcuts.
Roraima and British Guiana; With a Glance at Bermuda, the West Indies, and the Spanish Main
Author: J. W. (John Whetham) Boddam-Whetham
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387093179
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387093179
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description