Author: Samuel Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
A Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Samuel Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
The Pure Language of the Heart
Author: Annemieke Meijer
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9789042003705
Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This is the first book-length study of Sentimentalism in the Netherlands. Taking for its starting point the polemic between Rhijnvis Feith, the champion of the Dutch Sentimental vogue, and his chief opponent Willem Emmery de Perponcher (a polemic that lasted from 1786 to 1789), the author places the Dutch debate over Sentimentalism in a wider socio-cultural context. The Dutch had their own version of Sentimentalism. Its specific nature, and the themes that were touched upon in the debate which it evoked, are here described and analysed against the European background of English Sensibility and German Empfindsamkeit. The Pure Language of the Heart also discusses authors such as Elisabeth Maria Post and Jacob Eduard de Witte. It traces the vocabulary of eighteenth-century Dutch sentimental discourse, and contains an extensive bibliography of contemporary material relating to the Sentimental.
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9789042003705
Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This is the first book-length study of Sentimentalism in the Netherlands. Taking for its starting point the polemic between Rhijnvis Feith, the champion of the Dutch Sentimental vogue, and his chief opponent Willem Emmery de Perponcher (a polemic that lasted from 1786 to 1789), the author places the Dutch debate over Sentimentalism in a wider socio-cultural context. The Dutch had their own version of Sentimentalism. Its specific nature, and the themes that were touched upon in the debate which it evoked, are here described and analysed against the European background of English Sensibility and German Empfindsamkeit. The Pure Language of the Heart also discusses authors such as Elisabeth Maria Post and Jacob Eduard de Witte. It traces the vocabulary of eighteenth-century Dutch sentimental discourse, and contains an extensive bibliography of contemporary material relating to the Sentimental.
The American Language
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
ISBN: 0394400763
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
ISBN: 0394400763
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
The Story of French
Author: Jean-Benoît Nadeau
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429932406
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
Why does everything sound better if it's said in French? That fascination is at the heart of The Story of French, the first history of one of the most beautiful languages in the world that was, at one time, the pre-eminent language of literature, science and diplomacy. In a captivating narrative that spans the ages, from Charlemagne to Cirque du Soleil, Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow unravel the mysteries of a language that has maintained its global influence despite the rise of English. As in any good story, The Story of French has spectacular failures, unexpected successes and bears traces of some of history's greatest figures: the tenacity of William the Conqueror, the staunchness of Cardinal Richelieu, and the endurance of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Through this colorful history, Nadeau and Barlow illustrate how French acquired its own peculiar culture, revealing how the culture of the language spread among francophones the world over and yet remains curiously centered in Paris. In fact, French is not only thriving—it still has a surprisingly strong influence on other languages. As lively as it is fascinating, The Story of French challenges long held assumptions about French and shows why it is still the world's other global language.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429932406
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
Why does everything sound better if it's said in French? That fascination is at the heart of The Story of French, the first history of one of the most beautiful languages in the world that was, at one time, the pre-eminent language of literature, science and diplomacy. In a captivating narrative that spans the ages, from Charlemagne to Cirque du Soleil, Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow unravel the mysteries of a language that has maintained its global influence despite the rise of English. As in any good story, The Story of French has spectacular failures, unexpected successes and bears traces of some of history's greatest figures: the tenacity of William the Conqueror, the staunchness of Cardinal Richelieu, and the endurance of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Through this colorful history, Nadeau and Barlow illustrate how French acquired its own peculiar culture, revealing how the culture of the language spread among francophones the world over and yet remains curiously centered in Paris. In fact, French is not only thriving—it still has a surprisingly strong influence on other languages. As lively as it is fascinating, The Story of French challenges long held assumptions about French and shows why it is still the world's other global language.
Beginnings in French Literature
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004334173
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
From the contents: R. Howard BLOCH: Eneas before the walls of Carthage: the beginnings of the city and romance in the suburbs. - Richard l. REGOSIN: Language and nation in 16th-Century France: the Arts poetiques. - Zahi ZALLOUA: Reading the Essais: Where does the critic begin? - Louise K. HOROWITZ: Honore d'Urfe: Bellwether beginnings. - Leonard HINDS: Paratext and framing narrative: techniques of skepticism in Le parasite mormon."
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004334173
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
From the contents: R. Howard BLOCH: Eneas before the walls of Carthage: the beginnings of the city and romance in the suburbs. - Richard l. REGOSIN: Language and nation in 16th-Century France: the Arts poetiques. - Zahi ZALLOUA: Reading the Essais: Where does the critic begin? - Louise K. HOROWITZ: Honore d'Urfe: Bellwether beginnings. - Leonard HINDS: Paratext and framing narrative: techniques of skepticism in Le parasite mormon."
A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the folio ed., by the author. To which is prefixed, A grammar of the English language. [Another]
Author: Samuel Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Cognitive Processing in Bilinguals
Author: R.J. Harris
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080867375
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
This collection of 33 papers represents the most current thinking andresearch on the study of cognitive processing in bilingual individuals. Thecontributors include well-known figures in the field and promising newscholars, representing four continents and work in dozens of languages.Instead of the social, political, or educational implications ofbilingualism, the focus is on how bilingual people (mostly adults) thinkand process language.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080867375
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
This collection of 33 papers represents the most current thinking andresearch on the study of cognitive processing in bilingual individuals. Thecontributors include well-known figures in the field and promising newscholars, representing four continents and work in dozens of languages.Instead of the social, political, or educational implications ofbilingualism, the focus is on how bilingual people (mostly adults) thinkand process language.
A new dictionary of the French and English languages compiled from the dictionaries of the French Academy, Bescherelle, Littré, Beaujean, Bourguignon, etc., etc., and from the most recent works on arts and sciences
Author: Ebenezer Clifton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
A Dictionary of the English Language ... Abstracted from the folio edition of the author ... Fourteenth edition, corrected, etc
Author: Samuel Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
Royal Palaces and Parks of France
Author: Milburg F Mansfield
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The modern traveller sees something beyond mere facts. Historical material as identified with the life of some great architectural glory is something more than a mere repetition of chronologies; the sidelights and the co-related incidents, though indeed many of them may be but hearsay, are quite as interesting, quite as necessary, in fact, for the proper appreciation of a famous palace or chateau as long columns of dates, or an evolved genealogical tree which attempts to make plain that which could be better left unexplained. The glamour of history would be considerably dimmed if everything was explained, and a very seamy block of marble may be chiselled into a very acceptable statue if the workman but knows how to avoid the doubtful parts. An itinerary that follows not only the ridges, but occasionally plunges down into the hollows and turns up or down such crossroads as may have chanced to look inviting, is perhaps more interesting than one laid out on conventional lines. A shadowy something, which for a better name may be called sentiment, if given full play encourages these side-steps, and since they are generally found fruitful, and often not too fatiguing, the procedure should be given every encouragement.
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The modern traveller sees something beyond mere facts. Historical material as identified with the life of some great architectural glory is something more than a mere repetition of chronologies; the sidelights and the co-related incidents, though indeed many of them may be but hearsay, are quite as interesting, quite as necessary, in fact, for the proper appreciation of a famous palace or chateau as long columns of dates, or an evolved genealogical tree which attempts to make plain that which could be better left unexplained. The glamour of history would be considerably dimmed if everything was explained, and a very seamy block of marble may be chiselled into a very acceptable statue if the workman but knows how to avoid the doubtful parts. An itinerary that follows not only the ridges, but occasionally plunges down into the hollows and turns up or down such crossroads as may have chanced to look inviting, is perhaps more interesting than one laid out on conventional lines. A shadowy something, which for a better name may be called sentiment, if given full play encourages these side-steps, and since they are generally found fruitful, and often not too fatiguing, the procedure should be given every encouragement.