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Multilingual norms Multilingual norms Madalena Cruz-Ferreira Multilinguals are not multiple monolinguals. Yet multilingual assessment proceeds through monolingual norms, as if fair conclusions were possible in the absence of fair comparison. In addition, multi… OL15588821W
The descent The descent Jeff Long A mountaineer in Tibet falls down a hole to emerge in a subterranean world, populated by brutish and horned creatures. Is this the hell of the Bible? As scientists and philosophers debate, a global r… OL16043428W
Le langage, les langues et les nécessités de la communication Le langage, les langues et les nécessités de la communication Cohen, David Transcriptions of interviews conducted in 1985-1986 by Aziza Boucherit, Arlette Roth and Antoine Lonnet, and in 1991-1992 by Aziza Boucherit. OL16174660W
The Temple Mount Code The Temple Mount Code Charles Brokaw "An old friend summons dashing linguistics professor Thomas Lourds to Jerusalem to examine an ancient text. But Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also wants the same document. Khamenei a… OL16604682W
Academicianul Silviu Berejan Academicianul Silviu Berejan Elena Scurtu,Maria Fotescu Academicianul Silviu Berejan : Biobibliografie / Univ. de Stat "Alecu Russo", Bibl. Şt. ; Acad. de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Inst. de Lingvistică ; alcăt. : M. Fotescu, E. Scurtu ; red. coord. : Gh. Popa ;… OL16658702W
Lexicon Lexicon Max Barry At an exclusive school somewhere outside of Arlington, Virginia, students aren’t taught history, geography, or mathematics—they are taught to persuade. Students learn to use language to manipulate mi… OL16806284W
The Right Word The Right Word Jen Bryant "Words, Peter learned, were powerful things. And when he put them in long, neat rows, he felt as if the world itself clicked into order." For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best compan… OL17076667W
lo rgyus kyi gsang ba/don dam par bod btsan po'i rgyal rabs mjug sdud mkhan de su red dam lo rgyus kyi gsang ba/don dam par bod btsan po'i rgyal rabs mjug sdud mkhan de su red dam ʼJigs-med Gyi-liṅ A history of Tibetan emperial period, some remarks by Gyiling Jikme. OL18152977W
The Atlantis code The Atlantis code Charles Brokaw When the ancient ruins of Atlantis are discovered along the Spanish coast, linguist and archaeologist Thomas Lourds joins a violent competition to be the first of its explorers, an effort marked by a… OL18802306W
Barthes Barthes Tiphaine Samoyault Roland Barthes (1915-80) was a central contributor to the thought of his time, but he was also something of an outsider. His father died in the First World War, he enjoyed his mother's unfailing love… OL20047098W
Barthes Barthes Jonathan Culler,Jonathan D. Culler Roland Barthes was the leading figure of French Structuralism, the theoretical movement of the 1960s which revolutionized the study of literature and culture, as well as history and psychoanalysis. B… OL262177W
Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky Lyons, John Crucially, pages 129 and 130 are blank, leaving a big chunk of the conclusion in limbo. Then, an hour later, they are back, like magic. 12th August 2014, 22.30 BST OL3530149W
Babel-17 Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany During an interstellar war one side develops a language, Babel-17, that can be used as a weapon. Learning it turns one into an unwilling traitor as it alters perception and thought. This is discovere… OL56834W
The Bitter Sea The Bitter Sea Charles N. Li In the tradition of THE KILLING CLUB, CHARM! is the fantastically entertaining novel written by the popular ALL MY CHILDREN (AMC) main character Kendall Hart, Erica Kane's daughter, and will be integ… OL6322550W
Perelandra Perelandra C.S. Lewis Dr. Ransom is ordered to Perelandra by the supreme being, and there he finds a Garden of Eden. OL71163W