Foley, William A.:The Papuan Languages of New Guinea
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Cambridge University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0521344425 . Exlibrary with usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Cover wear; 243 pages ., Cambridge… More...
Cambridge University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0521344425 . Exlibrary with usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Cover wear; 243 pages ., Cambridge University Press, 1988, 2.5, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 376pp. A comprehensive survey which examines the languages considered Romance Languages from a wide variety of perspectives, combining philological expertise with insights drawn from modern theoretical linguistics, both synchronic and diachronic.. Soft Cover. Very Good (+). 9 x 6 inches., Cambridge University Press, 2004, 3, Cambridge University Press, 1978. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0521219264, Cambridge University Press, 1978, 0, ISBN: "9780521173889Cambridge University Press ,16 May 2019Paperback 446 pagesThe Cambridge Companion to Roman Comedy provides a comprehensive critical introduction to Roman comedy and its reception through more than twenty accessible and up-to-date chapters by leading international scholars. This book defines the fundamentals of Roman comedy by examining its literary and comic technique as well as its stagecraft and music, and then traces the genre's influence through the centuries. Roman comedy has served as a model for writers as well as artists ranging from Shakespeare to Molire and from Martin Luther to Cole Porter. Just as the Middle Ages spawned Christianised versions of Terence's comedies, in which harlots find God rather than a husband and young men become martyrs rather than never-do-well lovers, the twentieth century has also given us its take on Roman comedy with Stephen Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and numerous modern versions of Plautus' Amphitryon.Editorial ReviewsReview 'This companion fulfills its function in exhibiting an exceptional level of scholarly engagement in its examination of the 'world', 'fabric', 'sociology', and 'reception' of Roman Comedy ... well-balanced mixture of specialized studies and sophisticated surveys is both stimulating and encourages scholars and students alike to investigate and critique the plays themselves.' Cassandra Tran, Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewBook Description Provides a comprehensive critical engagement with Roman comedy and its reception presented by leading international scholars in accessible and up-to-date chapters.About the Author Martin T. Dinter is Senior Lecturer in Latin Language and Literature at King's College London. He is author of Anatomizing Civil War: Studies in Lucan's Epic Technique (2013) and co-editor of A Companion to the Neronian Age (2013) as well as three volumes on Roman declamation: Reading Roman Declaration: The Declamations Ascribed to Quintilian (2016), Reading Roman Declaration: Calpurnius Flaccus (2017) and Reading Roman Declaration: Seneca the Elder (forthcoming). He has written articles on Roman drama, Roman epic and epigram, and is currently working on a book on Cato the Elder., 0, Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, 1988 293 pages. The dust jacket is a little worn and tanned. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm)., Cambridge University Press, 1988, 3, Cambridge University Press, 1982. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., Cambridge University Press, 1982, 2.5, London: Laurence King. Very Good. 1992. Illustrated Card Cover. Sm 4to 1856690105 Illustrated soft covers. 591 pages clean and tight. Far and away the best narrative summary of western architecture in existence ... it stands out as an intellectual triumph' SIR JOHN SUMMERSON. This is the first history of Western architecture to take account of the change of mood which has occurred in the architectural scene since the 1970s. Previous views of architectural history have seen the past 200 years as a gradual but inevitable progress towards the endless plateau of the modern movement. 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He has published several books and is a leading authority on Classicism and its revivals in architecture. ., Laurence King, 1992, 3, ISBN: 9781107011366Cambridge University Press, 09 June 2014Hardcover, 510 pagesOver the past thirty years, a new systemic conception of life has emerged at the forefront of science. New emphasis has been given to complexity, networks, and patterns of organisation, leading to a novel kind of 'systemic' thinking. This volume integrates the ideas, models, and theories underlying the systems view of life into a single coherent framework. Taking a broad sweep through history and across scientific disciplines, the authors examine the appearance of key concepts such as autopoiesis, dissipative structures, social networks, and a systemic understanding of evolution. The implications of the systems view of life for health care, management, and our global ecological and economic crises are also discussed. 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He is a physicist and systems theorist, and has been engaged in a systematic examination of the philosophical and social implications of contemporary science for the past 35 years.Pier Luigi Luisi is Professor in Biochemistry at the University of Rome 3. He started his career at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) where he became full professor in Chemistry and initiated the interdisciplinary Cortona Weeks. His main research focuses on the experimental, theoretical and philosophical aspects of the origin of life and self-organisation of synthetic and natural systems., 0, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. As New with no dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 052142965X . Blue boards with bright gilt titling and decoration to the spine and front board. No Dustjacket. (4) + 279 pp. Articles in this issue are: - Presidential Address: 'Britain and Globalisation since 1850: III. 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Light shelf wear to edges and corners of D/J., Cambridge University Press, 1988, 3, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2013. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear jacket (tiny dent top edge), top spine little creased. 370 pp. The full history of nuclear waste from the early days after World War 2 (WW2) up to the present time. William Alley is an expert including leading the US Geological Survey (USGS) study of Yucca Mountain. The book is written in down-to-earth language which will interest public interest groups, affected communities, and anyone interested in finding out more about this issue. It is also a valuable resource for policymakers, political staff, environmentalists, and research scientists working in related fields., Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2013, 0, Cambridge University Press, 1989-07-28. Paperback. Like New/Unclipped; very good -. 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This introduction to the descriptive and historical linguistics of the Papuan languages of New Guinea provide an accessible account of one of the richest and most diverse linguistic situations in the world. The Papuan languages number over 700 (or 20 per cent of the world's total) in more than sixty language families. Less than a quarter of the individual languages have yet been adequately documented, and in this sense William Foley's book might be considered premature. However, in the search for language universals and generalisations in linguistic typology, it would be foolhardy to neglect the information that is available. In this respect alone, the present volume, systematically organised on mainly typology principles, is particularly timely and useful. In addition, the processes of linguistic diffusion are present in New Guinea to an extent probably paralleled elsewhere on the globe. The Papuan Languages of New Guinea will be of interest not only to general and comparative linguists and to typologists, but also to sociolinguists and anthropologists for the information it provides on the social dynamics of language content., Cambridge University Press, 1986, 3<