Conceived as a core text for more theoretically based courses, "A Systems Approach to Small Group Interaction" uses Tubbs' "systems model" as a framework for explaining and integrating the major small group theories. The book thus offers an opportunity to enable undergraduates to clearly view theories that are usually only found in more advanced books. The new edition has been thoroughly updated to include over 100 new citations, more practical applications of small group interactions, plus new...
Many New Testament Greek grammarians assert that the Greek attributive participle and the Greek relative clause are "equivalent." Michael E. Hayes disproves those assertions in An Analysis of the Attributive Participle and the Relative Clause in the Greek New Testament, thoroughly presenting the linguistic categories of restrictivity and nonrestrictivity and analyzing the restrictive/nonrestrictive nature of every attributive participle and relative clause. By employing the Accessibility Hierarc...
Speech in Speech (Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches)
by Victor Bers
Speech in Speech explores the techniques by which Classical Greek texts written primarily for public performance weave in direct quotations (oratio recta) of "other voices"-imagined or real. This "speech in speech" is usually perceived as endowed with a greater vividness and authenticity than indirect quotation, even when the words report what someone might say, or enliven the verbal texture of plays and speeches, and examines the intricate relation of direct quotations to their "originals". As...
An easy way to learn Chinese – with games and activities Most people will tell you understanding Chinese is hard, but we’ve made learning this increasingly important language as simple as can be with fun games and activities. With simple tracing, diagrams, stories and memorable phrases, this book for the absolute beginner will have you mastering pinyin, so you can write and pronounce Chinese words, understanding perfect pitch and tone, simple grammar rules and basic vocabulary. This practical,...
Make a Great Speech: Teach Yourself (Teach Yourself)
by Jackie Arnold
Written by a professional toastmaster, keynote speaker and voice coach, this book gives you all you need to make an effective speech on any occasion. From weddings and christenings to fundraising events and after-dinner speeches, it offers suitable material for any occasion, with practical techniques and strategies for everything from using props to conquering stage fright and banishing your butterflies forever.Teach Yourself - the world's leading learning brand - is relaunched in 2010 as a mult...
Graduation Day
by Andrew Albanese, George Plimpton, and Brandon Trissler
This book is intended for undergraduate students in introductory courses in argumentation and debate. The aim is to present the essential principles and methods of argumentation as simply and clearly as possible. The writing style is engaging to students and provides numerous examples that are clear and interesting.
Reading Rhetorical Texts
by James R Andrews, Michael C. Leff, and Robert Terrill
Express Pronunciation from Teach Yourself gives you a focused, quick and effective language lesson. Learn to pronounce Danish clearly and correctly through this bite-sized exercise. Learn the essentials of Danish pronunciation:-recite the alphabet -pronounce all the vowels and consonants-understand the basics of word stress This beginner level Danish lesson is a simple step-by-step guide ideal for learning on the go. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.
Frantic Frogs and Other Frankly Fractured Folktales
by Anthony D Fredericks
Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace
by Linda Beamer and Iris Varner
Intercultural Communication in the Global Workplace, 4/e by Beamer and Varner addresses the issues of culture and communication within the context of international business. The text provides examples of how cultural values and practices impact business communication. The authors explore the relationships among the cultural environments of the firm and the structure of the firm. They examine how companies and individuals communicate, and concentrate on the underlying cultural reasons for beha...
The words of a eulogist capture a moment when the living begin to define the memory of one who has died. A portion of the text is often printed in the newspaper the next day, but until now, full texts were rarely accessible to readers and researchers later. In Tribute: Eulogies of Famous People collects the eulogies given in memoriam of influential men and women of the twentieth century. In many cases men and women who were notable in their own right gave the eulogies. In Tribute offers the sti...
Eine kluge, politische Satire voll bitterer Wahrheiten und fast schon prophetischer Voraussicht in die gesellschaftspolitische Entwicklung unserer Zeit, geschrieben von James Fenimore Cooper, dem Autor der Lederstrumpf-Romane. Die immer noch Gultigkeit besitzende Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftskritik dieser Fabel befasst sich mit den Eitelkeiten der Menschen, dem Streben nach Macht und Geld, der Globalisierung und der AbsurditGeld, der Globalisierung und der Absurditat fremdartiger Gebrauche. Coo...
Noch nie in der Geschichte der Forschung zum deutsch-polnischen Sprachkontakt wurde der Thematik des polnischen Einflusses auf das Deutsche so viel Platz eingeraumt. Basierend auf dem schlesischen Dialekt und unter Berucksichtigung des etymologischen Kontextes der Polonismen beantwortet diese Arbeit drei zentrale Fragen: Auf welche Domanen und in welchen Proportionen verteilte sich das polnische Lehngut im alltaglichen Sprachgebrauch in Schlesien? Auf welche Art verlief die Integration der polni...
"From Orthography to Pedagogy" pays tribute to Richard L. Venezky's work and influence on reading, linguistics, and computer science. This book catalogs findings related to speech and language development, reading and spelling's role in infant speech development, and the present and future advances in the study and theory of speech and cognitive development. The editors focus on the role technology could play in development and advancement of literacy speech and reasoning. Topics include: *spe...
PERFORMING LITERARY TEXTS (WITH INFOTRAC) gives you the skills and strategies you need for success in your oral interpretation course. Offering a performance-oriented approach, you'll see you to take into account the audience and the occasion as well as diversity and culture as it relates to performance, storytelling, and analysis. You'll also learn to cope with performance anxiety, Performing Literary Texts provides you with what you need to effectively perform and analyze literary texts for di...
A contemporary approach to persuasion that emphasizes the influence that media has had on persuasive practices. While drawing heavily from rhetorical theories as a foundation for the book, essential social science behavioral theories are used liberally to complement the discussion.
La Intensificacion Como Categoria Pragmatica: Revision Y Propuesta (Studien Zur Romanischen Sprachwissenschaft Und Interkulturel, #36)
by Marta Albelda Marco
?Que es la intensificacion?, ?como se reconoce en la lengua? Este libro pretente responder a estas preguntas desde una perspectiva comunicativa. Su comportamiento en la lengua invita a caracterizarla como una categoria pragmatica empleada por los hablantes con una finalidad estrategica. Aunque tiene que ver con los fenomenos de enfasis, cuantificacion o expresividad, la intensificacion no se puede identificar con ellos. Los trabajos sobre el tema han incidido generalmente en su valor semantico y...
By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian, this is a highly opinionated guide to better communication. In Literally, the Best Language Book Ever, author Paul Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions and misappropriated meanings that are so commonplace and annoying. Identifying hundreds of common language miscues, Yeager provides an astute look at the world of words and how we abuse them every day. For the grammar snobs looking for any port in a storm of subpar s...
Complete Latin American Spanish Beginner to Intermediate Course
by Juan Kattan-Ibarra
Express Fluency from Teach Yourself gives you a focused, quick and effective language lesson. Start to speak Latin American Spanish through this bite-sized conversation and role-play exercise. -Listen and repeat key vocabulary -Hear the words and phrases in an authentic dialogue -Answer comprehension questions -Practice a role-play Learn all the language you need to introduce people, say where you're from and what you do as a job. This advanced beginner level lesson is a simple step-b...
This work is a collection of 50 speeches from every period of British history from the medieval era to the present and a fascinating dip-in history title that will both inspire readers and give them a greater understanding of British history.