Download or read book A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish written by John Butt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (abridged and revised) This reference grammar offers intermediate and advanced students a reason ably comprehensive guide to the morphology and syntax of educated speech and plain prose in Spain and Latin America at the end of the twentieth century. Spanish is the main, usually the sole official language of twenty-one countries,} and it is set fair to overtake English by the year 2000 in numbers 2 of native speakers. This vast geographical and political diversity ensures that Spanish is a good deal less unified than French, German or even English, the latter more or less internationally standardized according to either American or British norms. Until the 1960s, the criteria of internationally correct Spanish were dictated by the Real Academia Espanola, but the prestige of this institution has now sunk so low that its most solemn decrees are hardly taken seriously - witness the fate of the spelling reforms listed in the Nuevas normas de prosodia y ortograjia, which were supposed to come into force in all Spanish-speaking countries in 1959 and, nearly forty years later, are still selectively ignored by publishers and literate persons everywhere. The fact is that in Spanish 'correctness' is nowadays decided, as it is in all living languages, by the consensus of native speakers; but consensus about linguistic usage is obviously difficult to achieve between more than twenty independent, widely scattered and sometimes mutually hostile countries. Peninsular Spanish is itself in flux.

Download or read book Thriving with Social Anxiety written by Hattie C Cooper and published by Althea Press. This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hattie Cooper, the blogger behind The Anxious Girl’s Guide to Dating, knows anxiety. She has lived with Generalized Anxiety Disorder for years. Reading this book is like getting advice from a friend who has been there. Hattie shares immediate, easy-to-use strategies for tackling your Social Anxiety Disorder and creating healthy habits. Featuring expert advice from foreword writer and registered psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald, the tools in these pages will help you beat your anxiety and reveal your most confident self. Does this sound familiar? You reluctantly decide to attend a networking event with a coworker who backs out at the last minute. The idea of going alone fills you with debilitating anxiety. You dread an upcoming job interview. Giving a presentation at work keeps you awake at night. For the millions of Americans affected by social anxiety disorder (SAD), it can make them avoid situations that have the potential to lead to positive outcomes. Fortunately, social anxiety can be overcome. In Thriving with Social Anxiety, you’ll get a practical, accessible primer from someone who knows what it’s like to live with social anxiety—and in-the-moment strategies to manage and overcome your anxiety. Hattie Cooper guides you to reframe negative thoughts, achieve goals, better understand your disorder and—through the process—better understand yourself.Using the strategies in this book as part of your treatment plan, you will learn quick, effective ways to manage your social anxiety and put your most confident self forward in any social situation. Learn valuable methods for managing your anxiety, with: 5, 10, and 30-minute therapeutic strategies Sample daily schedules, quick quizzes, and worksheets A brief brain-body primer detailing the connection between your thoughts and physical reactions Mindfulness activities, including meditation, essential oils, and exercise Celebrity tips for coping with social anxiety (including singer Adele and actress Jennifer Lawrence)

Download or read book Hanon Faber The New Virtuoso Pianist written by Randall Faber and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano Adventures Supplementary). While nearly every pianist's training includes the renowned exercises of Charles-Louis Hanon, the power and weight of the modern grand requires an updated approach. This unique edition introduces vital pianistic warm-ups and routines that ensure correct gesture and relaxation. The pedagogical sequence omits inefficient and potentially damaging exercises and presents a long-needed pathway for dexterity and gesture that newly advances the virtuoso pianist. * Includes selected exercises from Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist, Parts 1 and 2 * New transformative warm-ups develop gesture, dexterity, and virtuosity * For students in Levels 3A, 3B, and above

Download or read book Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors written by P.R. Wilkinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 2991 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating collection of traditional metaphors and figures of speech, groups expressions according to theme. The second edition includes over 1,500 new entries, more information on first known usages, a new introduction and two expanded indexes. It will appeal to those interested in cultural history and the English language.

Download or read book Text Speech and Dialogue written by Petr Sojka and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-08-08 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Text, Speech and Dialogue, TSD 2012, held in Brno, Czech Republic, in September 2012. The 82 papers presented together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 173 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on corpora and language resources, speech recognition, tagging, classification and parsing of text and speech, speech and spoken language generation, semantic processing of text and speech, integrating applications of text and speech processing, machine translation, automatic dialogue systems, multimodal techniques and modeling.

Download or read book Piano Adventures Scale and Chord Book 1 written by Nancy Faber and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Faber Piano Adventures ). Playing 5-finger scales has significant value for early-level pianists. This innovative book helps students chart progress through all major and minor 5-finger scales, cross-hand arpeggios, and primary chords. Engaging teacher duets for each key are used for scale exercises. Students also enjoy improvisation activities for each key with creative prompts to inspire imagery, character, and tempo.

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Download or read book Touchstone 1 A Workbook A Level 1 written by Michael J. McCarthy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-07-25 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy and enjoyable to teach, Touchstone is packed with new and exciting ideas, offering a fresh approach to the teaching and learning of English.

Download or read book Piano Adventures Scale and Chord Book 2 written by Nancy Faber and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Faber Piano Adventures ). Intermediate students are ready to explore the challenges of one-octave scales and arpeggios. More than a simple reference to scale fingerings and key signatures, this book presents valuable patterns that engage the ear and give musical meaning to scale degrees. By transposing these patterns and common chord progressions, students gain deep understanding in all keys. With additional strategies for fluency and gesture, students are well-prepared for technical mastery.

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Download or read book IAP Textbook of Pediatrics written by A Parthasarathy and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 1409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IAP Textbook of Pediatrics is the latest edition of this extensive textbook, which highlights the substantial advances in preventive and therapeutic care in paediatrics since the last edition. This edition has been thoroughly revised and reorganised into a single volume, enhanced by nearly 1200 full colour images and illustrations which allow for quick and easy reference. New content and topics in this edition include new IAP growth charts, human milk banking, and survival of childhood cancer.

Download or read book PlayTime Piano Classics Level 1 written by Nancy Faber and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Faber Piano Adventures ). Excellent introduction to the best-known symphonic and operatic literature of the great composers. The selections have been chosen for their appealing melodies and rhythmic vitality. Includes: Turkish March (from The Ruins of Athens ) by Beethoven * Romance (from A Little Night Music ) by Mozart * The Trout (Die Forelle) by Schubert * Lullaby by Brahms * La Cinquantaine by Gabriel-Marie * Country Dance (Finale from Symphony No. 3, 'Eroica') by Beethoven * Finale (from Symphony No. 1) by Brahms * Finale (from Carnival of the Animals ) by Saint-Saens * The Elephant (from Carnival of the Animals ) by Saint-Saens * Sleeping Beauty Waltz by Tchaikovsky * Finale (from Symphony No. 5, From the New World ) by Dvorak * March Slav by Tchaikovsky.

Download or read book Gender Inclusive Treatment of Intimate Partner Abuse written by John Hamel, LCSW and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-11-08 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book on the gender-inclusive treatment of intimate partner abuse has been fully updated to reflect new and refined evidence-based approaches that have evolved since the first edition was published nearly ten years ago. It describes new treatment protocols that are strongly supported by current research that enables mental health practitioners to engage in a more nuanced-and gender inclusive conceptualization and treatment of intimate partner abuse in its many permutations. The book eschews the field's previous reliance on traditional domestic violence and treatment protocols to offer new paradigms that reflect the trend toward a more balanced, evidence-based and less heteronormative conceptualization of partner abuse. It presents the latest findings from the third installment of the Partner Abuse State of Knowledge Project. Included are new examples of evidence-based programs currently in existence and those that are in formative stages, fully updated exercises and handouts, new risk assessment instruments, and new definitions of evidence-based treatment. Of special note are several new appendices that include updated assessment forms, a victim safety plan, client workbook guidelines and exercises, resources and programs for court-ordered clients, and exercises for high conflict family violence parent groups. In addition, a new assessment protocol will be available as a free download. New to the Second Edition: Includes the latest findings from the Partner Abuse State of Knowledge Project Presents most current literature on risk assessment instruments Provides new definitions of evidence-based treatment regarding degree of rigor along with outcome data and newest relevant studies Discusses promising new group programs Includes a new assessment tool available as free download Describes several new, evidence-based gender-inclusive approaches Offers comprehensive appendices that reflect recent advances including newassessment forms, a victim safety plan, client workbook guidelines and exercises, resources and programs for court-ordered clients, and exercises for high conflict family violence parent groups

Download or read book My First Piano Adventure Sticker Book written by Nancy Faber and published by . This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Faber Piano Adventures ). Build confidence and celebrate progress with lessons that really stick! The My First Piano Adventure Sticker Book contains over 400 "Stickers That Teach." All your friends at the piano are here with musical questions and prompts, making each sticker a miniature opportunity for playful review. Reinforce topics of the keyboard, rhythm, treble and bass clefs, piano technique, and composers. Have fun with themes for every season including friends, animals, snacks, travel, holidays, and more. Also included are dozens of award stickers specially designed for the final certificate page in Lesson Books A, B and C. As students complete each piece, they build their certificate, sticker by sticker, in recognition of the steps along their musical journey.

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Download or read book My First Piano Adventure Lesson Book A with CD written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Faber Piano Adventures ). Written for ages 5 and 6, My First Piano Adventure captures the child's playful spirit. Fun-filled songs, rhythm games and technique activities develop beginning keyboard skills. Three distinguishing features of the Lesson Book A make it unique and effective for the young 5-6 year old beginner. 1. A strong focus on technique embedded in the book through playful technique games, chants, and carefully-composed pieces that gently lead the child into pianistic motions. 2. An outstanding CD for the young student to listen, sing, tap, and play along with at the piano. The orchestrated songs on the CD feature children singing the lyrics, which has great appeal to the 5-6 year old beginner. The CD becomes a ready-made practice partner that guides the student and parent for all the pieces and activities in the books. 3. The fanciful art features five multi-cultural children who are also learning to play. These friends at the piano introduce basic rhythms, white key names, and a variety of white and black-key songs that span classical, folk, and blues. Young students will listen, sing, create, and play more musically with Nancy and Randall Faber s My First Piano Adventure, Lesson Book A. The Lesson Book introduces directional pre-reading, elementary music theory and technique with engaging songs, games, and creative discovery at the keyboard. Young students will enjoy the multi-cultural "friends at the piano" who introduce white-key names, basic rhythms, and a variety of songs which span classical, folk, and blues. Ear-training and eye-training are also part of the curriculum. The Fabers' instructional theory "ACE" - Analysis, Creativity, and Expression, guides the pedagogy of My First Piano Adventure. Analysis leads to understanding, creativity leads to self-discovery, and expression develops personal artistry. The CD for this book offers a unique listening experience with outstanding orchestrations and vocals. The recordings demonstrate a key principle of the course: when children listen, sing, tap, and move to their piano music, they play more musically. View Helpful Introductory Videos Here