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A comprehensive advanced introduction to linguistics unique in its integration of variation and change with the more structural or synchronic topics. It includes chapters on variation and change in lexicon, phonology, and syntax. It also covers the topics of pidgins and creoles, on first and second ... More

Humans never run out of things to say. We explain, we cajole, we gossip, and we flirt--all with the help of language. But how in the space of several million years did we evolve from an ordinary primate that that could not talk to the strange human primate that can't shut up? In this fascinating, t... More

A Desktop Quick Reference Covers Gnu/Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris As an open operating system, Unix can be improved on by anyone and everyone: individuals, companies, universities, and more. As a result, the very nature of Unix has been altered over the years... More

The Garo language may be spoken by as many as 700,000 people in Northeastern India and neighbouring parts of Bangladesh, making it th ethird largest Tibeto Burman language of the eastern border, supassed only by Meithei and perhaps, by kokborok.' About Author : Robinson Burling is Professor Emeritus... More

The only book available devoted exclusively to the development of interpersonal skills, this completely self-contained program provides an action-oriented approach in which readers actually practice skills behavior. Centered around twelve key interpersonal skills and discussion of the concepts under... More