Language and Culture: Reflective Narratives and the Emergence of Identity
This state-of-the-art exploration of language, culture, and identity is orchestrated through prominent scholars’ and teachers’ narratives, each weaving together three elements: a personal account based on one or more memorable or critical incidents that occurred in the course of learning or using a second or foreign language; an interpretation of the incidents highlighting their impact in terms of culture, identity, and language; the connections between the experiences and observations of the author and existing literature on language, culture and identity.
Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
A masterpiece of linguistics scholarship, at once erudite and entertaining, confronts the thorny question of how--and whether--culture shapes language and language, culture.
A lively TV-magazine programme for children. Key features: A team of young presenters offers an original mix of reports on British culture, and performs comedy sketches, games, quizzes, and songs. Activity Book wanted
Spanglish - a hybrid of Spanish and English - is intricately interwoven with the history and culture of Latinos, the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States.
This volume features the most significant articles - including peer-review essays, interviews, and reviews - to bring together the best scholarship on the topic. Learn about the historical and cultural contexts of the slang as well as its permeation into the pop culture vernacular.
Health and Disease in Byzantine Crete (7th - 12 Centuries AD)
Daily life and living conditions in the Byzantine world are relatively underexplored subjects, often neglected in comparison with more visible aspects of Byzantine culture, such as works of art. The book is among the few publications on Greek Byzantine populations and helps pioneer a new approach to the subject, opening a window on health status and dietary patterns through the lens of bioarchaeological research. Drawing on a diversity of disciplines (biology, chemistry, archaeology and history), the author focuses on the complex interaction between physiology, culture and the environment in Byzantine populations from Crete in the 7th to 12th centuries.
