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Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2010, C2007
Edition
1st Square Fish ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When clever Aunt Ant moves to the zoo, she describes the quirky animal behavior she observes by speaking in homophones, from the moose who loved mousse to the fox who blew blue bubbles.
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English
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Too often our use of language has become lazy, frivolous, and even counterproductive. We rely on clichés and bromides to communicate in such a way that our intentions are lost or misinterpreted. In a culture of "takeaways" and buzzwords, it requires study and cunning to keep language alive.
In Mind over Memes: Passive Listening,Toxic Talk, and Other Modern Language Follies, Diana Senechal examines words, concepts, and phrases that demand reappraisal....
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In these times of rapid change and constant upheaval, can we learn to think and communicate more effectively, at home, in school, on the job, and as citizens in the larger world? This book, which is based on the formulations of general semantics, says yes, yes, and yes! Topics in it include practical ways to improve your thinking ability, emotional self-management, creativity, and analysis of important social issues.
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There is so much to recommend in this book that I scarcely know where to begin. Suffice it to say that by conducting a comparative analysis of Aristotle, Korzybski, and McLuhan, and by applying an Aristotelian perspective to the notion of formal cause in Marshall McLuhan's thinking, the book's author, Professor Laura Trujillo Liñán, has made a significant contribution to the fields of philosophy, general semantics, and media ecology. Highly recommended.
-Martin...
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Español
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Este libro expone los distintos aspectos de la crónica. Para ello, explica en detalle su concepto, proceso de elaboración, historia y proyecciones. También explora su condición de producto cultural, y pone en consideración sus relaciones con otros ámbitos de la comunicación, la literatura y el campo educativo. Esta obra, por lo tanto, entrega a estudiantes, docentes, investigadores y lectores en general, información y procedimientos pertinentes...
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Español
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Tenemos una enorme capacidad verbal de lucha: nos involucramos a menudo en discusiones tensas; pero ignoramos profundamente la naturaleza de esos combates entre opiniones y voluntades opuestas. Tal vez porque nos arrebata, la lucha es misteriosa para la razón. Frente al espectáculo de las disputas verbales, la razón parece fruncir el ceño y elevar los ojos. La existencia de discusiones racionales en el ámbito público no ha anulado la aparición...
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Español
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Generalmente, recitamos las preposiciones sin convicción, con un rítmico y terco juego de vocales y de consonantes que se unen y se desunen monótonamente, y siempre nos olvidamos de alguna o resucitamos otras que descansan en paz hace mucho tiempo. A veces, las menospreciamos por su brevedad y no las consideramos palabras, pero también ellas nos dicen, porque su mundo plural rebosa su aparente pequeñez. Con nuestra imaginación, las vemos estáticas,...
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Español
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Esta teoría no solo es una muy buena ruta alterna de elucidación de la naturaleza del contenido semántico, sino que hace que la filosofía del lenguaje se replantee la formulación de su problema central: el de la relación entre semántica y pragmática. Las fronteras de ambas no están bien delimitadas, como lo suponen las teorías contemporáneas. Con una imagen wittgensteiniana, lo que se quiere mostrar es que el lenguaje es como un río: tiene...
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Français
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Les traits essentiels de la "communauté linguistique" de la région des Balkans, zone de contacts et de brassages multiples.
Comment s'organisent, sur la base d'une morphologie verbale riche, les structures narratives du macédonien, cette langue slave parlée au coeur des Balkans, dans une zone de contacts et de brassages multiples.
Découvrez un livre de référence qui s'attache à montrer comment s'organisent les structures narratives du macédonien...
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Español
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La melancolía en la Antigüedad. El Problema XXX en Aristóteles presenta una detallada e innovadora investigación sobre la melancolía en la Antigüedad.
Precedido de una introducción, que permite al lector rastrear la evolución semántica del vocablo desde sus primeros testimonios en la literatura griega hasta Aristóteles, el estudio profundiza en el concepto de la melancolía y del individuo melancólico en la medicina hipocrática y en los...
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English
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A compendium containing the origins and history of some of the most common words and phrases in the English language.
Once upon a time . . .
Tying the knot actually involved tying a knot-not saying vows. Meanwhile, a thinking cap wasn't just a cute idea for schoolchildren, but an actual hat worn by scholars in the Middle Ages. Oh, and when you make no bones about something, you should consider yourself lucky you aren't choking on a chicken...
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English
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Containing updated editions of the What's in a Word and Why You Say it, this compendium reveals the history of common words and phrases.
Are you a lover of language? Awaken your passion for words, and savor the sheer deliciousness of the things people say!
Casual Lex holds the hidden pleasures found in our usage of words. This fresh edition of two etymology classics by Webb Garrison will turn you on to the fascinating-and often surprising-stories...
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This is a series of short summaries and brief overviews of many main ideas within general semantics, all couched in the style of personal letters. It is designed to give people an intimate view into many insights offered with general semantics, and just as equally, it represents how principles of general semantics can be applied within everyday life.
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English
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Travel the world with these incredibly fun cliches! Whether cliches get under your skin or make you laugh, Around the World in 80 Cliches goes the extra mile to provide an essential resource for students, teachers, writers, and anyone with a keen interest in language. Each phrase and expression comes with an explanation and place of origin. Cheeky and informative, each cliche is presented in such a way that is sure to keep you laughing through all...
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Français
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De quoi le réalisme est-il le nom ?
Que dit-on exactement au nom du réalisme ? À qui et à quoi sert-il ? Si le réalisme implique un ça va de soi, les auteurs de ce livre démontrent en revanche que le mot, tel qu'il est employé, ne va jamais de soi.
Autrefois élément de distinction entre pensée de droite et pensée de gauche, le réalisme apparaît aujourd'hui comme un mot-repère traduisant la dilution, recherchée par certains, des...
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Cet ouvrage est en quelque sorte la suite d'un premier livre traitant des expressions françaises, mais avec un traitement quelque peu différent. Il comprend trois parties, dont une anthologie avec un classement par thèmes ou multithèmes, une partie de jeux d'expressions et une dernière, un peu plus illustrée, car outre la forme conventionnelle des expressions, l'auteur a souhaité les mettre en scène de façon plutt humoristique.
À PROPOS...
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English
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A philosopher takes a second look at sayings, proverbs, and bits of homespun wisdom.
These short, stimulating, and entertaining capsules of philosophy delve into the familiar words that live in our consciousness yet are rarely examined. Should you really do as the Romans do when in Rome and practice what you preach? Is the grass always in fact greener on the other side of the fence, and is there ever smoke without fire? Is beauty always in the eye...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis
Cinq ans après son introduction-traduction de L'Origine de la géométrie de Husserl, Jacques Derrida publie, en 1967, trois livres étrangement différents, paradoxalement proches.
Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur De la grammatologie de Jacques Derrida
Chaque fiche de lecture présente une œuvre clé de la littérature ou de la...
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Are you aware of how your words create worlds? How your language and listening habits impact, interactions in the classroom, at work, and on the road? Created as a practical guide for learning to communicate well in these contexts, Awareness and Action connects theory with practice.
In Part 1, explore how your senses, previous experiences, and pervading cultural norms filter your perceptions. Once you develop an awareness of the limited details humans...
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