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Numbers and the Making of Us: Counting and the Course of Human Cultures
by Caleb EverettNumber concepts are a human invention developed and refined over millennia. They allow us to grasp quantities precisely: recent research shows that most specific quantities are not perceived in the absence of a number system. Numbers are not innate or universal; yet without them, the world as we know it would not exist.
Numeracy and Learning Difficulties: Approaches to Teaching and Assessment (Learning Difficulties Ser.)
by Peter WestwoodBy understanding why children struggle with maths, teachers are better equipped to provide effective support and nurture confidence in low-achievers. Numeracy and Learning Difficulties includes how to tackle common learning difficulties by following different teaching practices and principles, identifying gaps in students' knowledge and developing curricula that bridges these gaps, improves numerical literacy using problem-solving strategies and skills, and a handy checklist of benchmarks in achievement.
Numeral Classifiers and Classifier Languages: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (Routledge Studies in East Asian Linguistics)
by Chungmin Lee; Young-Wha Kim; Byeong-uk YiFocusing mainly on classifiers, Numeral Classifiers and Classifier Languages offers a deep investigation of three major classifier languages: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. This book provides detailed discussions well supported by empirical evidence and corpus analyses. Theoretical hypotheses regarding differences and commonalities between numeral classifier languages and other mainly article languages are tested to seek universals or typological characteristics. The essays collected here from leading scholars in different fields promise to be greatly significant in the field of linguistics for several reasons. First, it targets three representative classifier languages in Asia. It also provides critical clues and suggests solutions to syntactic, semantic, psychological, and philosophical issues about classifier constructions. Finally, it addresses ensuing debates that may arise in the field of linguistics in general and neighboring inter-disciplinary areas. This book should be of great interest to advanced students and scholars of East Asian languages.
Nunca lo hubiera dicho: Los secretos bien guardados (o no tanto) de la lengua española
by Real Academia Española Asociación de Academias de la Lengua EspañolaEl desembarco de la Real Academia Española en la divulgación. Nunca lo hubiera dicho es el primer volumen de la colección «Hablantes», preparada por la Real Academia Española y la Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. En él se abordan de manera clara y amena asuntos poco conocidos y anécdotas relacionados con la historia del español, el léxico, la ortografía o la gramática: castellano o español, el mito del español más puro, el «color especial» de América, la discreción de la letra hache, los acentos que engañan, la palabra que no se puede escribir... Los abundantes ejemplos tomados de la realidad (prensa, publicidad, etc.) resultan divertidos o sorprendentes para todos los lectores. Porque disfrutar de nuestra lengua descubriendo sus secretos puede ser el mejor plan. Con prólogo de Soledad Puértolas, de la Real Academia Española.
Nur Baba: A Sufi Novel of Late Ottoman Istanbul (Routledge Sufi Series)
by Yakup Kadri KaraosmanoğluThis first-ever English translation of Nur Baba – a classic of modern Turkish literature written by Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu – offers a unique window into Sufi lodges, social dilemmas, and intellectual life in early twentieth-century Istanbul. Inspired by Karaosmanoğlu’s personal experiences with Islamic mystical orders, it is a story of illicit romance and spiritual inquiry, depicting a colourful lodge of Sufi dervishes led by a charismatic, yet morally suspect, spiritual master named Nur Baba. The plot follows his attempts to seduce an attractive married woman from an elite family and recounts her dramatic experiences in the life of a Sufi community. The setting shuttles between the grand mansions of Istanbul’s elite families and a Sufi lodge where rich and poor intermingle. Exploring questions of gender, morality, and religious bias throughout, it captures the zeitgeist of early twentieth-century modernist thinkers who criticised Sufism for impeding social progress and debated the public roles of women in a rapidly modernising society. Alongside the editor’s meticulous translation, the volume includes a scholarly introduction, maps, and images, as well as explanatory footnotes that will aid both students and scholars alike. The novel will be of particular interest to those studying world literature, Sufi studies, and Ottoman-Turkish history.
Nurse Memoirs from the Great War in Britain, France, and Germany (Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine)
by Jerry PalmerNurse Memoirs from the Great War in Britain, France, and Germany examines an understudied corpus of memoirs in English, French, and German stemming from the unprecedented involvement of women in the war effort. Jerry Palmer considers the memoirs in relationship to public opinion, collective memory and other women’s writing about the war. Through close-readings of the memoirs and their contexts, the book identifies themes present in the texts and considers the nurse memoir as rhetoric—examining to what extent the texts are promoting or countering arguments in the public sphere about their involvement or more widely about women’s position in society. Palmer explores the multiple contexts related to the nurse memoirs, including public response to volunteer wartime nursing, the organisation of the military health services of the three nations and their conduct in the war, and changes in the post-war organization of public health services and the professionalization of nursing.
Nurturing Primary Readers in Grades K-3: Reading Instruction Centered in Students' Social Emotional Needs
by Lane W. Clarke Krysten GorrivanWeaving together reading pedagogy and social emotional learning (SEL) frameworks, this text presents an integrated, research-based approach to reading instruction grounded in instructional and collaborative strategies that address students’ social emotional needs. The text features real stories from the classroom to invite readers to learn alongside the students, teachers, families, and professionals as they experience journeys of growth. The authentic case studies cover best practices in reading instruction in a way that centers students, promotes the whole child, and supports reading growth. Following a cyclical framework – discovering, nurturing, growing – each chapter addresses typical student reading needs and explains the role of collaborative relationships in effective instruction. Through the medium of storytelling, readers gain profound insights into key topics, including teaching multilingual students, phonological awareness, reading fluency, and more. Accessible and comprehensive, this book steers away from a prescriptive recipe for instruction but rather leaves readers with an effective framework for incorporating data-based decision-making, collaboration, and research-supported literacy practices to foster each student's social and emotional skills in the classroom. With a targeted focus on K-3 classrooms, this text is a key resource for pre-service and in-service educators in literacy education and elementary education, enriching the perspectives of all educators.
Nutzungsmuster digitaler Anwendungen im Fachunterricht: Empirische Analysen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Fremdsprachenlehrkräften in Deutschland
by Jan NiemannIn diesem Buch werden empirische Befunde zu Mediennutzungsmustern digitaler Anwendungen im Fachunterricht in Verbindung mit Bedingungsfaktoren der Mediennutzung präsentiert, wobei insbesondere das Mediennutzungsverhalten von Fremdsprachenlehrkräften in Deutschland fokussiert wird. Die Ergebnisse der auf quantitativen Sekundäranalysen der International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) beruhenden empirischen Studie deuten auf fachgruppenspezifische Unterschiede in den Mediennutzungsmustern und den jeweiligen Bedingungsfaktoren hin. Dabei scheinen für Fremdsprachenlehrkräfte u.a. digitale Verknüpfungen mit Schulbüchern und digitale Schulbücher besonders relevante digitale Anwendungen für die Nutzung im Fachunterricht zu sein. Als zentraler Bedingungsfaktor für die Zugehörigkeit zu einem bestimmten Mediennutzungsmuster werden für Fremdsprachenlehrkräfte in Deutschland darüber hinaus digitalisierungsbezogene Einstellungen identifiziert. Die Ergebnisse werden im Hinblick auf ihre forschungs- und praxisbezogene Relevanz im Kontext der empirischen Bildungsforschung diskutiert.
Nyx in the House of Night: Mythology, Folklore and Religion in the PC and Kristin Cast Vampyre Series
by Jordan Dane Kristin CastThe House of Night is no ordinary school—and not just because it's for vampyres. It's a place where magic, religion, folklore, and mythology from multiple traditions merry meet and meld to create something incredible and new. In Nyx in the House of Night—a 2-color illustrated companion to the House of Night series—some of your favorite YA authors, plus a few experts, help you navigate the influences behind the House of Night series in a guide that would get even Damien's seal of approval. Travel with P.C. Cast as she gets her first tattoo in Ireland, climbs the ruins of Sgiach's castle, and discovers the lore that led to the Isle of Skye vampyres. Read Kristin Cast's defense of women in history and mythology who, like Zoey, have made a practice of juggling multiple men. Sit in on a vampyre lecture by Bryan Lankford, the real-life basis for House of Night instructor Dragon Lankford, on the parallels between Wiccan and vampyre circle rituals. Tour Tulsa's House of Night landmarks with local Amy H. Sturgis. Plus: Karen Mahoney on Nyx and other goddesses of the night John Edgar Browning on vampires in folklore, fiction, and reality Jana Oliver on tattoos and other Marks Ellen Steiber on feline familiars Yasmine Galenorn on priestesses and goddess worship Jordon Dane on Zoey's Cherokee heritage Jeri Smith-Ready on the Raven Mockers and Kalona's less than heavenly inspiration Christine Zika on the connection between Nyx and the Virgin Mary Triniy Faegen on the Greek version of the Otherworld Nyx in the House of Night also includes an appendix of character names that reveals the myth behind Zoey's last name, which House of Night cats have ties to Camelot, Egypt, and Middle-earth, and more!
Nähe, Distanz und Anonymität - Untersuchungen zum sein-Modalpassiv und Gerundiv: am Beispiel der Presse-, Politik- und Rechtssprache (Linguistik in Empirie und Theorie/Empirical and Theoretical Linguistics)
by Igor TrostUntersuchungsgegenstand sind die Grammatik, die Modal-, Temporal- und Aspekt-Semantik, die Pragmatik und die Funktion der beiden modalpassivischen Konstruktionen sein-Modalpassiv und Gerundiv im Deutschen am Beispiel von drei für den Gebrauch dieser beiden Konstruktionen einschlägigen Domänen, nämlich der Presse-, Politik- und Rechtssprache. Von ihrer syntaktisch-semantischen und textlinguistischen Grundausrichtung schlägt die korpusbasierte Arbeit den Bogen zur variationslinguistischen Pragmatik, linguistischen Sprachgebrauchsanalyse und Sprachgebrauchskritik.
O / Exorcismos de esti(l)o
by Guillermo Cabrera InfanteDos libros experimentales reunidos en un volumen en el que brilla el inigualable talento lúdico de Guillermo Cabrera Infante En este volumen conviven dos libros próximos en el tiempo de Guillermo Cabrera Infante: la colección de artículos y ensayos O, publicada originalmente en 1975, y el libro de piezas experimentales Exorcismos de esti(l)o, aparecido en 1976. En el primero, el autor despliega su peculiar ingenio creador, en ocasiones satírico y burlón, para describir facetas de su cotidianidad y de la vida contemporánea, haciendo referencia a protagonistas tan diversos como su inigualable gato Offenbach y los miembros de la policía secreta. En Exorcismos, una colección repleta de saber clásico y sarcásticas investigaciones literarias, brilla el talento lúdico del Cabrera Infante, así como su obsesión por las sorpresas del lenguaje, plasmada en una serie de retruécanos, juegos de palabras multilingües e ingeniosas manipulaciones tipográficas que evocan a e.e. cummings y al OuLiPo. La crítica ha dicho:«Guillermo Cabrera Infante era un grandísimo escritor.»Mario Vargas Llosa «Uno de los mayores y mejores renovadores de la prosa en castellano, un clásico de vanguardia.»Fernando Savater «Su talento verbal era extraordinario, tanto de viva voz como por escrito, aunque esto último lo sepa cualquiera que haya leído sus libros.»Javier Marías «Cabrera Infante trajo al sector desarraigado a la fuerza de Cuba las virtudes de la parodia, la sátira y el humor.»José Miguel Oviedo, Letras Libres
O Albany!: Improbable City of Political Wizards, Fearless Ethnics, Spectacular, Aristocrats, Splendid Nobodies, and Underrated Scoundrels
by William KennedyKennedy's O Albany! is in part the non-fictional stories he covered in his novels, Legs and Billy Phelan's Greatest Game. Kennedy retells the exploits of the bootlegger Jack 'Legs' Diamond, the bungled 1933 kidnapping of John O'Connell, Jr., heir to the Albany Democratic machine and explores the Albany of his past, including its demographics and vanished neighborhoods.
O Alienista
by Machado De AssisA sarcastic criticism of the science of its day, O Alientista, considered a classic of Brazilian literature, tells the story of psychiatrist Simão Bacamarte, who convinces the town of Itaguaí to pay for an assylum, and begins to fill it with residents he believes insane. While the assylum at first has a few patients, it grows quickly until, after a revolt by many in the town is fought off, it includes 4/5ths of the town! Realizing something is wrong, Bacamarte releases those committed saying that those committed are infact normal. Instead, he concludes, the insane are those who are considered normal or exemplary. Then his friends convince him that he is, in fact, exemplary. . .
O Is for Ocean
by Ashley Marie Mireles<p>A is for anemone<p> <p>B is for barracuda<p> <p>C is for clown fish . . .<p> <p>With F for the flounder, K for kelp, and T for tide pool, going from A to Z has never been more fun! Take an alphabetized voyage under the sea and discover the plants, animals, and places that make the ocean so amazing!<p>
O Pioneers! (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesO Pioneers! (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Pearl Buck Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers
O Roteiro de Durões da Luta na Escola Secundária Killimore
by Joe RasselorAgora, o clássico e-book de wrestling, Wrestling Thugs of Killimore High School, foi escrito como roteiro. Possui muitas linhas opcionais e terminações alternativas. Leia, aja e lute por sua conta e risco.
O Westport In The Light Of Asia Minor
by Paul DurcanO Westport in the Light of Asia Minor was first published in a tiny edition in Dublin in 1975. It was Paul Durcan's first fully-fledged collection, and already displays an astonishingly mature, visionary power, shot through with the surrealism and heart-breaking comedy that have since become his hallmark. It won him the Patrick Kavanagh Award. Now Durcan's readers can discover what they have been missing. The poems are printed in the order he originally intended, and the volume concluded with six poems from his very first collaborative collection, Endsville (1967), with Brian Lynch.
O funambulista, o ateu intolerante e outras histórias reais
by Manuel MonteiroDo autor de POR AMOR À LÍNGUA e SOBRE O POLITICAMENTE CORRECTO um livro onde a realidade ultrapassa a ficção. Em O Funambulista, o Ateu Intolerante e Outras Histórias Reais, Manuel Monteiro relata, com talento, algumas das histórias que o marcaram, versando os temas do quotidiano a que dificilmente alguém consegue fugir nesta lide de estar vivo e existir em comunidade. Do trabalho à religião, passando pela violência, o sexo ou a vaidade, todos os episódios são narrados com a minúcia e a frieza de um cirurgião, acompanhados de uma utilíssima panaceia de sugestões literárias e da Sétima Arte, cumprindo o papel que melhor lhes cabe: o de bússola. Em conversa com amigos, familiares, taxistas, colegas e desconhecidos, viajamos entre a comédia e a tragédia, para descobrir que o mundo e as opiniões são tão diversos como as pessoas que nele habitam. E que, não raras vezes, a realidade nada fica a dever à ficção. Entre o insólito e o quotidiano, o abismo da alma humana.
O melhor Guia para Aprender Qualquer Idioma Rápido e Facilmente
by Sophia SoarezUm guia detalhado para aprender qualquer idioma de forma fácil e rápida Este guia irá ajudá-lo a aprender um novo idioma em uma semana. Ele vai te ensinar dicas e truques para se tornar um falante nativo do novo idioma. Baseado em fatos científicos, este livro lhe dirá como: - É a maneira mais fácil de aprender uma nova língua - Usar o tempo de forma eficaz - Se tornar um falante nativo - Aprender a pronúncia correta de um novo idioma - Posicionar a boca para ter a pronúncia correta - Memorizar palavras de um novo idioma - Se manter motivado - Melhorar o sotaque Se você quer aprender um novo idioma em uma semana e se tornar um falante nativo, então este livro é para você. --> Role até o topo da página e clique em adicionar ao carrinho para comprar instantaneamente Informações Legais: Esta autora e ou detentor(es) dos direitos não faz nenhuma reivindicação, promessas ou garantias em relação à exatidão, completude ou adequação do conteúdo deste livro, e se isenta expressamente de responsabilidade por erros e omissões no conteúdo. Este produto é apenas para uso de referência. Consulte um profissional antes de tomar medidas sobre qualquer um dos conteúdos encontrados no livro.
O mundo pelos olhos da língua
by Manuel MonteiroUm novo livro de Manuel Monteiro, em defesa da língua, contra as falácias e os erros que a dominam. Manuel Monteiro gosta da língua portuguesa. Gosta particularmente quando é bem falada - o que nem sempre acontece na forma como nos expressamos no nosso quotidiano ou mesmo naquilo que ouvimos na televisão e na rádio. No seu novo livro, Manuel Monteiro ensina-nos a pensar com clareza e a evitar determinadas falácias e erros comuns no nosso discurso. Porque pensamento e linguagem são indissociáveis, e quando um é claro, o outro é claríssimo. Os Portugueses deixaram de se intitular, passaram a auto-intitular-se. O Português já não se proclama coisa alguma; ele autoproclama-se. De ego inflado, o Português reluz. Convenhamos: tem mais pinta. Repare: ele não se domina nem se controla; ele autodomina-se e autocontrola-se. É outra loiça. CRÍTICA A POR AMOR À LÍNGUA «Este livro diverte, ensina, corrige, chama a atenção, ilustra, melhora-nos, dá vontade de ler - é um achado. É um elogio da nossa língua. Ninguém se sinta atacado. Estamos sempre a aprender. Bravo Manuel Monteiro (que não conheço) que o escreveu.» Francisco José Viegas «Por Amor à Língua é um livro chocante e salvífico. Manuel Monteiro não está a debater questiúnculas estilísticas - está a lutar contra a maneira como a grande maioria dos portugueses usa a língua.» Miguel Esteves Cardoso, Público «Uma obra em defesa da complexidade e beleza do Português que escrevemos. Missão mais nobre não há.» Expresso «Manuel Matos Monteiro é autor de um notável trabalho de vigilância da Portuguesa língua.» António Jacinto Pascoal, Público
O seu Roteiro para Ter Êxito em Eventos para Escritores
by Gabriel Martimiano Pires Pavarti K. TylerO seu Roteiro para Ter Êxito em Eventos para Escritores por Pavarti K. Tyler Conecte-se com leitores de modo direto e os torne em fãs para a vida toda programando, organizando e planejando eventos sucedidos para escritores, esse livro vai ensiná-lo como fazer isso! Conecte-se com leitores de modo direto e os torne fãs para a vida toda programando, organizando e planejando eventos sucedidos para escritores, esse livro vai ensiná-lo como fazer isso! Você se sente confiante atrás do teclado, mas fica nervoso por ter que interagir com outros amantes de livros pessoalmente? Talvez você esteja tentando imaginar quais eventos vão ser melhores para suas forças naturais e oferecer um impacto duradouro nas vendas, talvez já tenha participado de muitos eventos presenciais, mas não tem nenhuma ideia do porquê que eles não funcionaram tão bem quanto você esperou. O seu Roteiro para Ter Êxito em Eventos para Escritores está aqui para lhe ajudar! Em apenas algumas horas, você vai aprender como criar oportunidades para encontrar seu público, aumentar a eficácia das vendas em papel em locais de compradores de livros frequentes e criar situações que vão atrair leitores para ler o seu livro! Você vai aprender como encontrar, programar e se preparar para uma variedade de eventos de escritores assim como aproveitar aqueles eventos para animar novos e possíveis leitores, com esse guia, você vai receber conselhos específicos e úteis para: · Programar eventos em livrarias · Colaborar com organizadores de eventos · Escolher os melhores festivais de livros para participar · Fazer o máximo autógrafosMaking the Most of Book Signings · Preparar o trecho perfeito · Criar uma exibição de livros atraente · Manter a calma durante a parte de perguntas e
O, Say Can You See America’s Symbols, Landmarks, and Inspiring Words: America's Symbols, Landmarks, And Inspiring Words
by Sheila KeenanThis picture book celebrates and explains America's symbols, landmarks, and important words in lively, brief text and bright, humorous illustrations. There are stars-and-stripes T-shirts. There are Statue of Liberty pencil sharpeners and Uncle Sam Halloween costumes. Patriotic symbols are everywhere...but where do they come from? What do they mean?Now in paperback, this celebration of twenty of America's important places, interesting objects, and inspiring words is for the youngest Americans. Including Plymouth Rock, the White House, the flag, the bald eagle, and many more, this book draws kids in with its big, two-page spreads and fun, bright pastels and satisfies their curiosities about America's most prominent symbols.
O. V. Vijayan: The Critical Insider (Writer in Context)
by E.V. Ramakrishnan and K.C. MuraleedharanO.V. Vijayan (1930–2005) was an acclaimed Malayalam novelist, short story writer, cartoonist, translator, columnist, political analyst, and public intellectual. In a literary career spanning almost half a century, he published six novels, twelve volumes of short stories, eight volumes of non-fictional prose, three volumes of reminiscences, three volumes of cartoons, and four self-translations. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of O.V. Vijayan’s work by analysing his fictional and non-fictional works, cartoons, and columns, and situates him in the context of Malayalam literary culture and Indian literature at large.The volume discusses themes such as the politics of everyday life; culture, religion, and the changing nature of Indian society; struggles of a writer and thinker; the idea of socially responsive radical modernism; ecology and subculture; and the politics of self-translation. These readings explore Vijayan’s legacy as an iconic figure of modernism in Malayalam fiction who reinvented its language; as an unrelenting critic of the modern nationstate and its excesses; as a post-colonial thinker; and as a visionary who transcended the binaries of the mundane and the magical, the political and the spiritual, and the premodern and the postmodern.Part of the Writer in Context series, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of Indian literature, Malayalam literature, English literature, comparative literature, postcolonial studies, cultural studies, global south studies, and translation studies.
OK, Boomer: And Other Age-(In)appropriate Jokes
by Lisa Beth Johnson Phoebe BottomsGet ready for your next family reunion with jokes that give a good-natured ribbing to people of every generation. You&’ll be ready to face the horde at your next family get-together with this collection of age (in)appropriate jokes aimed at people of every generation. Whether you need a zinger for your cranky grandfather, a one-liner for your out-of-touch aunt, or a snarky comeback for a clueless millennial, OK, Boomer has what you need. This collection of all-new material includes jokes such as... How many boomers does it take to change a light bulb? Three: one to do it, and another two to talk about how much better the old one was. Q: Why do boomers always pay with an exact amount? A: Because they&’re afraid of change. Boomer Band/Millennial Mash-ups: James Taylor Swift, Fleetwood Macklemore, Steve Miller Band of Horses.
OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word
by Allan MetcalfIt is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, more common than an infant's first word ma or the ever-present beverage Coke. It was even the first word spoken on the moon. It is "OK"-- the most ubiquitous and invisible of American expressions, one used countless times every day. Yet few of us know the secret history of OK--how it was coined, what it stood for, and the amazing extent of its influence. Allan Metcalf, a renowned popular writer on language, here traces the evolution of America's most popular word, writing with brevity and wit, and ranging across American history with colorful portraits of the nooks and crannies in which OK survived and prospered. He describes how OK was born as a lame joke in a newspaper article in 1839--used as a supposedly humorous abbreviation for "oll korrect" (ie, "all correct")--but should have died a quick death, as most clever coinages do. But OK was swept along in a nineteenth-century fad for abbreviations, was appropriated by a presidential campaign (one of the candidates being called "Old Kinderhook"), and finally was picked up by operators of the telegraph. Over the next century and a half, it established a firm toehold in the American lexicon, and eventually became embedded in pop culture, from the "I'm OK, You're OK" of 1970's transactional analysis, to Ned Flanders' absurd "Okeley Dokeley!" Indeed, OK became emblematic of a uniquely American attitude, and is one of our most successful global exports. Anyone who loves the life of words or the quirky corners of American culture will find this delightful book [is] more than just OK.