Language: history and general works

English and the Discourses of Colonialism opens with the British departure from Hong Kong marking the end of British colonialism.

First published in 1969, Water, Earth, and Man, was written to demonstrate the advantages of adopting a unified view of the earth and social sciences.

In this journal of short, lyrical reflections, Andrew Rumsey takes the reader on an exploration of faith, place and identity.

The Impossible Imperative brings to life the daily efforts of child welfare professionals working on behalf of vulnerable children and families.

There is a growing need for public buy-in if democratic processes are to run smoothly.

This book offers the first book-length treatment of the diachronic study of English exclamatives, tracing their development from 1500 through to the twenty-first century.

First published in 1966, this book is contributed to by authors who share an interest in the literary uses of language.

Winner of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters' Nonfiction Award The dominant narrative of the role of white citizens and the white church in Mississippi's civil rights era focuses on their intense resistance to change.

Enslavement, forced migration, war and colonization have led to the global dispersal of Black communities and to the fragmentation of common experiences.

"e;This is a book which I will return to over time.

This book explores the church's engagement with worship and theology as a result of the pandemic, especially as it relates to digital worship and the means of grace.

First published in 1988, this book explores the grammatical loss of gender in English.

The Functional Analysis of English is an introduction to the analysis and description of English, based on the principles of systemic functional linguistics.

From Singapore to Scotland, Canada to the Channel Islands, Namibia to New Zealand and beyond, International English takes you on a fascinating journey through the varieties of English spoken around the world.

An elegant and thorough examination of the riches of Sangam poetryIn this acclaimed comparative study, K.

Prior to the implementation of the Equal Opportunity program in the 1960s, most New Brunswickers, many of them Francophone, lived with limited access to welfare, education, and health services.

"e;There is extraordinary quality of spirit that leads one to aspire to conquering rather than surviving.

This monograph explores the expansion of the Tablighi Jama''at, a transnational Islamic missionary movement that originated in India in the mid-nineteenth century.

"e;The power of Pentecost is inseparable from the good news of the Christ who is proclaimed in the Gospels, in accordance with the Scriptures.

This book offers strategic leaders with essential information for their most important role:  the change management function of positioning the organization for success into the future.

In today's global commerce and communication, linguistic diversity is in steady decline across the world as speakers of smaller languages adopt dominant forms.

First published in 1907, this transcribed text provides insight into the social, economic, legal and political lives of the residents of Late Medieval Coventry.

Global Englishes and Change in English Language Teaching analyses the impact of current ELT practice, bringing together research from the fields of Global Englishes and ELT to provide suggestions for the implementation of a Global Englishes for Language Teaching curriculum.

This book offers a creative and illuminating discussion of Protestant theology.

English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice provides a unique introduction to basic articulatory phonetics for students of English.

The past three decades have witnessed a significant transatlantic and trans-disciplinary resurgence of interest in the early nineteenth-century Protestant theologian and philosopher, Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834).

Diese Untersuchung hat zum Ziel, qualitative Forschungen (wie sie in der Namenforschung üblich sind und wozu zum Beispiel die etymologische Deutung eines Flurnamens gehört) mit quantitativen Analysen konkret zu stützen und zu erweitern, um hernach signifikante Angaben über einen regional definierten Toponymenbestand machen zu können.

¡El manto de Dios de unción y poder te está esperando!

This book presents a more accurate and detailed analysis of Ancient Greek temporal expressions which supersedes all previous studies.

Einsichten und Anregungen aus der Reformationsdekade und dem 500.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNow in paperbackPeggy Orenstein, author of the groundbreakingNew York TimesbestsellerGirls Sex,turns her focus to the sexual lives of young men.

Born after 1940 and finishing higher education between 1965 and 1982, a generation of Russia's best, brightest, and most privileged came of age in the Brezhnev era.

A major new account of the most intensely creative years of Luther's careerThe Making of Martin Luther takes a provocative look at the intellectual emergence of one of the most original and influential minds of the sixteenth century.

During the chaos and devastation of armed conflict, children and youth often emerge as powerful agents of change and resilience.

Language is Politics discusses power relations between languages in the world, with a particular focus on English.

This book provides a cultural studies analysis of Millennials and their impact on American culture and society.

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What does it mean to pursue an intimate relationship with God?

Multimodal Approaches to Media Discourses brings together contributions from an interdisciplinary group of scholars on corpus-assisted analyses of multimodal data on austerity discourses in the United Kingdom, which extend and expand on the understanding of austerity but also of the methodologies used to analyse multimodal corpora.

Language is always changing.

Wie ist die evangelische Kirche in die Gesellschaft eingebettet?

This wide-ranging volume presents an in-depth picture of adolescent sexuality and behavior.

Introducing Electronic Text Analysis is a practical and much needed introduction to corpora - bodies of linguistic data.

This is a detailed study of understanding in a second language, related to the actual lives of minority workers.

This book examines the rise of English in Rwanda, offering critical insights into the links between language, colonialism, and capitalism, with implications for our understanding of global English.

Articles appear frequently about individuals whose age is noted as a feature of their activism, but the activism of seniors as a growing and influential part of the population is often otherwise overlooked.

Paul Eber (1511-1569) war nach Melanchthons Tod die zentrale Gestalt der Wittenberger Theologie und wirkte reichs- und europaweit als Ratgeber für zahlreiche lutherische Städte und Territorien.