Author: Charles Meeking & Co
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Category : Furniture, Victorian
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Charles Meeking & Co.'s Illustrated and Priced Catalogue of Furniture, Bedding, Carpets, Etc. ..
Author: Charles Meeking & Co
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Category : Furniture, Victorian
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Publisher:
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Category : Furniture, Victorian
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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The Illustrated London News
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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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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.
Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert
Author: Ann Taylor
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Category : Poets, English
Languages : en
Pages : 358
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Category : Poets, English
Languages : en
Pages : 358
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The Planters of Colonial Virginia
Author: Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
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Category : Slavery
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Category : Slavery
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Ann and Jane Taylor
Author: Ann Taylor
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Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Children's poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Chats on Old Clocks
Author: Arthur Hayden
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ISBN: 3752395095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Reproduction of the original: Chats on Old Clocks by Arthur Hayden
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ISBN: 3752395095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Reproduction of the original: Chats on Old Clocks by Arthur Hayden
Simpson's Chelsea, Pimlico, Brompton, and Knightsbridge Directory, and Court Guide
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Simpson's Chelsea, Pimlico, Brompton, and Knightsbridge Directory, and Court Guide is a voluminous and dense directory list of all vestrymen & parish officers in Chelsea, compiled by anonymous authors.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Simpson's Chelsea, Pimlico, Brompton, and Knightsbridge Directory, and Court Guide is a voluminous and dense directory list of all vestrymen & parish officers in Chelsea, compiled by anonymous authors.
Stewart's Hand Book of the Pacific Islands
Author: Percy Stafford Allen
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Category : Islands of the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Category : Islands of the Pacific
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Worthington's Magazine
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 772
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 772
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