Download or read book Words and Wonderings written by Joy Mead and published by Wild Goose Publications. This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through conversations and connections Joy Mead explores the true meaning of community - beyond the jargon of 'community cohesion' and the 'Big Society'. Includes conversations with Satish Kumar, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Lesley Saunders, Julia Ponsonby, Stephen Raw and others.
Download or read book Words of Wonder written by Nicholas Evans and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping and moving text which explores the wealth of human language diversity, how deeply it matters, and how we can best turn the tide of language endangerment In the new, thoroughly revised second edition of Words of Wonder: Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us, Second Edition (formerly called Dying Words: Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us), renowned scholar Nicholas Evans delivers an accessible and incisive text covering the impact of mass language endangerment. The distinguished author explores issues surrounding the preservation of indigenous languages, including the best and most effective ways to respond to the challenge of recording and documenting fragile oral traditions while they’re still with us. This latest edition offers an entirely new chapter on new developments in language revitalisation, including the impact of technology on language archiving, the use of social media, and autodocumentation by speakers. It also includes a number of new sections on how recent developments in language documentation give us a fuller picture of human linguistic diversity. Seeking to answer the question of why widespread linguistic diversity exists in the first place, the book weaves in portraits of individual “last speakers” and anecdotes about linguists and their discoveries. It provides access to a companion website with sound files and embedded video clips of various languages mentioned in the text. It also offers: A thorough introduction to the astonishing diversity of the world’s languages Comprehensive exploration of how the study of living languages can help us understand deep human history, including the decipherment of unknown texts in ancient languages Discussions of the intertwining of language, culture and thought, including both fieldwork and experimental studies An introduction to the dazzling beauty and variety of oral literature across a range of endangered languages In-depth examinations of the transformative effect of new technology on language documentation and revitalisation Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students studying language endangerment and preservation and for any reader who wants to discover what the full diversity of the world’s languages has to teach us, Words of Wonder: Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us, Second Edition, will earn a place in the libraries of linguistics, anthropology, and sociology scholars with a professional or personal interest in endangered languages and in the full wealth of the world’s languages.
Download or read book The Wonder of Words A Poetry Collection written by Sumal Ashfaq and published by Ripple Foundation. This book was released on 2021-06-26 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words mean something different to everyone. In Sumal Ashfaq’s The Wonder of Words, readers are thrusted into a world of heartfelt literature and the small scenes we sometimes take for granted. The Wonder of Words captures the feelings of nature and the sky beyond our view, all with the help of words.
Download or read book Wondering about Words written by Judith Andreyev and published by Editions Bréal. This book was released on 2005 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Better Reading Now written by Larry Swartz and published by Pembroke Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on what we now know about reading, this practical book offers strategies in a consistent format that is easy for teachers to incorporate in their daily instruction. This grab-bag of classroom-tested activities allows teachers to choose what they need to meet the diverse needs of students in grades 1 through 8. These strategies guide students through the reading process and build important comprehension skills through reading, talk, art, drama, and more. These innovative ways to use the best children’s books will inspire students to become enthusiastic and avid readers, and take the first giant step into becoming lifelong readers.
Download or read book Six Word Wonder written by Doug Weller and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six words to tell a story. Not three or eight or twenty. You may ask - is six enough? Well, trust me, six is plenty. A new collection of over five hundred original stories, each one exactly six words long. Some stories are funny, some poetic, some vulgar, and some are a little disturbing. Each story has been lovingly crafted to amuse and entertain you in six words. Doug Weller's Six Word Wonder is a social media sensation, with over 10,000 followers on Instagram. Now, for the first time, Doug brings his best tiny stories together in one collection. * Unlocking the cage, she stepped out. * Cupid. Tomorrow, aim for his head. * Home alone, but toilet just flushed. * Baby loves whining. Mother loves wine. * ...reader. I am a gifted mind... * I poured two glasses... then remembered. Take a moment out of your hectic schedule to enjoy these Six Word Wonders.Click the Look Inside icon at the top left to sample more original stories. You'll find humour and joy, sadness and misery. Genres ranging from Horror and Thriller to Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery and Romance. Every tiny memoir is crafted into exactly six words. No more, no less.All hail the Six Word Wonder. Buy it today!What is a Six Word Wonder?Since Shakespeare wrote that 'Brevity is the soul of wit', short stories, ideas and poems have been found to have true power. There is a famous, and possibly bogus tale, of Hemmingway composing the story "For Sale: Baby Shoes. Never Worn." Whoever wrote it, they showed a story can have a beginning, middle and end.Who will enjoy this book?This book is a perfect quick read. There's always another story ready to entertain or intrigue you. If one doesn't take your fancy, move to the next. We have such busy lives these days. A Six Word Wonder can lift you out of the moment.Where can I find out more?You can find the Six Word Wonder on Instagram @sixwordwonder or visit http://dougweller.net/six
Download or read book World of Wonders written by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A poet celebrates the wonders of nature in a collection of essays that could almost serve as a coming-of-age memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted—no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape—she was able to turn to our world’s fierce and funny creatures for guidance. “What the peacock can do,” she tells us, “is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life.” The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world’s gifts. Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy. Praise for World of Wonders Barnes & Noble 2020 Book of the Year An NPR Best Book of 2020 An Esquire Best Book of 2020 A Publishers Weekly “Big Indie Book of Fall 2020” A BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020 “Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year.” —NPR “A timely story about love, identity and belonging.” —New York Times Book Review “A truly wonderous essay collection.” —Roxane Gay, The Audacity
Download or read book A New and Complete Concordance Or Verbal Index to Words Phrases Passages in the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare written by John Bartlett and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 1944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Winsome words Ed by grandfather Goodheart written by Goodheart (grandfather, pseud) and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Words and Wonderings written by Joy Mead and published by Wild Goose Publications. This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through conversations and connections Joy Mead explores the true meaning of community - beyond the jargon of 'community cohesion' and the 'Big Society'. Includes conversations with Satish Kumar, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Lesley Saunders, Julia Ponsonby, Stephen Raw and others.
Download or read book The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible written by James Strong and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 1822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Superior Person s Book of Words written by Peter Bowler and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 1985 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will teach you the practical riches of saying it well with good words, neglected words, precise words for vocabular exaltation.
Download or read book Wonder Stories from Herodotus written by Herodotus and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows written by John Koenig and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience…An enchanting book. “ —The Washington Post A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don’t have the words to express—until now. Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: “sonder.” Or maybe you’ve watched a thunderstorm roll in and felt a primal hunger for disaster, hoping it would shake up your life. That’s called “lachesism.” Or you were looking through old photos and felt a pang of nostalgia for a time you’ve never actually experienced. That’s “anemoia.” If you’ve never heard of these terms before, that’s because they didn’t exist until John Koenig set out to fill the gaps in our language of emotion. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows “creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have,” says John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars. By turns poignant, relatable, and mind-bending, the definitions include whimsical etymologies drawn from languages around the world, interspersed with otherworldly collages and lyrical essays that explore forgotten corners of the human condition—from “astrophe,” the longing to explore beyond the planet Earth, to “zenosyne,” the sense that time keeps getting faster. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is for anyone who enjoys a shift in perspective, pondering the ineffable feelings that make up our lives. With a gorgeous package and beautiful illustrations throughout, this is the perfect gift for creatives, word nerds, and human beings everywhere.
Download or read book A concordance to Shakespeare s poems an index to every word therin contained written by Helen Kate Rogers Furness and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sky Inside written by Clare B. Dunkle and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin lives in a perfect world. Every year a new generation of genetically-engineered children is shipped out to meet their parents. Every spring the residents of his town take down the snow they've stuck to their windows and put up flowers. Every morning his family gathers around their television and votes, like everyone else, for whatever matter of national importance the president has on the table. Today, it is the color of his drapes. It's business as usual under the protective dome of suburb HM1. And it's all about to come crashing down. Because a stranger has come to take away all the little children, including Martin's sister, Cassie, and no one wants to talk about where she has gone. The way Martin sees it, he has a choice. He can remain in the dubious safety of HM1, with danger that no one wants to talk about lurking just beneath the surface, or he can actually break out of the suburb, into the mysterious land outside, rumored to be nothing but blowing sand for miles upon miles. Acclaimed author Clare B. Dunkle has crafted a fresh and fast-paced science-fiction thriller, one that challenges her characters -- and her readers -- to look closer at the world they take for granted.
