Author: Verne A. Stadtman
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 608

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Author: Geoffrey Leech
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317882040
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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Word Frequencies in Written and Spoken English is a landmark volume in the development of vocabulary frequency studies. Whereas previous books have in general given frequency information about the written language only, this book provides information on both speech and writing. It not only gives information about the language as a whole, but also about the differences between spoken and written English, and between different spoken and written varieties of the language. The frequencies are derived from a wide ranging and up-to-date corpus of English: the British National Corpus, which was compiled from over 4,000 written texts and spoken transcriptions representing the present day language in the UK. The book is based on a new version of the corpus (available from 2001) providing more accurate grammatical information, which is essential (for example) for distinguishing words like leaves (noun) and leaves (verb) with different meanings. The book begins with a general introduction, explaining why such information is important and highlighting interesting linguistic findings that emerge from the statistical analysis of the British National Corpus vocabulary. It also contains twenty four 'interest boxes' which highlight and comment on different aspects of frequency - for example, the most common colour words in English in order of frequency, and a comparison of male words (e.g. man) and female words (e.g. woman) in terms of their frequency.

Author: Verne A. Stadtman
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 616

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Author: Lidija Mary McKnight
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ISBN: 9781781382554
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The role of animal mummies as votive offerings in ancient Egypt and how their discovery, excavation, collection, curation, conservation and scientific study by the British contributes to our knowledge of this enigmatic and little-understood practice.

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Small Business
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1776

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Author: Randall G. Reyman
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ISBN: 9781562220907
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 39

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Author: Australia Council. Theatre Board
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Category : Ballet
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Author: David Whiteis
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Through revealing portraits of selected local artists and slice-of-life vignettes drawn from the city's pubs and lounges, Chicago Blues encapsulates the sound and spirit of the blues as it is lived today. As a committed participant in the Chicago blues scene for more than a quarter century, David Whiteis draws on years of his observations and extensive interviews to paint a full picture of the Chicago blues world, both on and off the stage. In addition to portraits of blues artists he has personally known and worked with, Whiteis takes readers on a tour of venues like East of Ryan and the Starlight Lounge; home to artists such as Jumpin' Willie Cobbs, Willie D., and Harmonica Khan. He tells the stories behind the lives of past pioneers including Junior Wells, pianist Sunnyland Slim, and harpist Big Walter Horton, whose music reflects the universal concerns with love, loss, and yearning that continue to keep the blues so vital for so many.

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Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
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