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Books in Social sciences and humanities

  • Twentieth-Century British History

    Made Simple
    • 1st Edition
    • Peter King
    • English

  • Intelligence

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3
    • P.A. Vroon
    • English
    Presenting a philosophical and psychological overview of the history of the concept of intelligence, this controversial text does not aim to supply yet another opinion on, or interpretation of the concept of intelligence, but rather attempts to find out how to approach this concept on a scientific level.

  • Psychology of Learning and Motivation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13
    • English

  • Food-borne Infections and Intoxications

    • 2nd Edition
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English
    The principles of foodborne disease and it causes, transmission and control are presented in a comprehensive reference for students and professionals in food science and public health. Part I examines basic concepts and practices of epidemiology as related to foodborne disease. The magnitude of the foodborne disease problem, patterns of disease outbreak, and chains of infection are discussed. Part II describes the nature, detection, prevention and control of foodborne infections from Salmonella, Clostridium, Vibrio and other bacteria, as well as viral and parasitic infections. Part III reviews intoxications of microbial origin including botulism, staphylococcal intoxications, Bacillus cereus gastroenteritis, and mycotoxicoses. In Part IV, techniques for the safe processing and preservation of foods are presented. These methods prevent foodborne diseases and ensure the consumer of a healthy food supply.

  • Advances in the Study of Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 9
    • English

  • Sex-Related Differences in Cognitive Functioning

    Developmental Issues
    • 1st Edition
    • Michele Andrisin Wittig + 1 more
    • English

  • New Metric Handbook

    Planning and Design Data
    • 1st Edition
    • Patricia Tutt + 1 more
    • English

  • Presupposition

    Syntax and Semantics
    • 1st Edition
    • Choon-Kyu Oh + 1 more
    • English
    Syntax and Semantics, Volume 11: Presupposition is a collection of papers presented at a conference held at the University of Kansas in April, 1977. The book contains 16 papers dealing with presupposition, contributed by linguists, philosophers, mathematicians, and computer scientists. The first paper proposes formal criteria for distinguishing among various distinct phenomena indiscriminately called "presupposition" in recent literature. The paper also provides excellent and authoritative background information. A set of papers attempts to differentiate diverse phenomena lumped together under the cover term "presupposition" and to supply some sort of strategy for justifying the classification of each of these phenomena. The text closes with a paper that elucidates context and contextual domain. The parallel he drawn between the two is especially fruitful in that it is able to resolve the problem of discourse reference on independently justified grounds. Linguists and language experts will find the book very interesting.

  • Personality and Adaptation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • English

  • Discourse and Syntax

    Syntax and Semantics
    • 1st Edition
    • Talmy Givón
    • English
    Syntax and Semantics, Volume 12: Discourse and Syntax provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of the study of the syntax of isolated sentences. This book discusses the relationship between the discourse notion topic and the syntactic notion subject. Organized into five parts encompassing 20 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the discourse-function definition of so-called movement transformations. This text then presents the argument against the existence of an independent structural level called syntax as far as it can go, suggesting that all syntactic behavior within a given range of data can be predicted from functional considerations. Other chapters consider syntax as a mode of the automatic processing of speech. This book discusses as well the integration of the speaker's goals with communicative strategies in the structure and flow of personal narratives. The final chapter deals with discourse-pragmatic governance of so-called syntactic phenomena. This book is a valuable resource for linguists.

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