Cultures and Languages


Grammaticalization is a well-attested process of linguistic change in which a lexical item becomes a function word, which may be further r...(Details)
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Revised and expanded for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, this engaging travel guide includes even more hidden hotels, gourmet restaurants, tre...(Details)
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This volume, authored by leading international scholars, begins to sketch the ’meaning’ of Timbuktu within the context of the intellectua...(Details)
( Type: Date:03-06)


One of the most widely read and prolific contemporary Native American writers, Louise Erdrich is highly praised for her experiment...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-14)


Living Folklore is a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to folklore as it is lived, shared and practiced in contemporary ...(Details)
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Engaging Anthropology takes an unflinching look at why the discipline has not gained the popularity and respect it deserves in the...(Details)
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Contrary to an assumption basic to European and Chinese history-the tales of Marco Polo’s journey to China-Frances Wood argues th...(Details)
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With a fresh new design and a host of updated exercises and activities, the popular Focus on Grammar series is more practical and acces...(Details)
( Type: Date:06-06)

The storied achievements of the Renaissance were not simply the result of a cultural rediscovery of shared European classical tradition...(Details)
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