This monograph has as its objective to give a critical survey of the development of the theories concerning the essence, the function, and the most characteristic (determining) features of language, and to explore and evaluate the motive forces responsible for this development. The author explains mainly the progressive elements of the theoretical foundations and methodological procedures of different times and schools (trends), and places them in the process which presents the course of development of linguistic theory as an organic whole.
Sixty-five of the world’s leading writers open up about the books and authors that have meant the most to them Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges, featuring personalities as varied as David Sedaris, Hilary Mantel, Michael Chabon, Khaled Hosseini, Anne Lamott, and James Patterson.
Fortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena. Open your mind with Fortean Times You’ll need a sense of adventure, curiosity, natural scepticism and a good sense of humour. Every month, Fortean Times takes you on an incredible ride where you’ll enjoy learning about the most fantastic phenomena on earth.
Fortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena. Open your mind with Fortean Times You’ll need a sense of adventure, curiosity, natural scepticism and a good sense of humour. Every month, Fortean Times takes you on an incredible ride where you’ll enjoy learning about the most fantastic phenomena on earth.
Discover the man behind the myth in this new biography of one of the most pioneering and influential performers of our time—David Bowie. David Bowie—the iconic superstar of rock, fashion, art, design, and the quintessential sexual liberator—is a living legend. However, for the past five decades, he has managed to retain his Hollywood star mystique. Now, New York Times bestselling author Wendy Leigh reveals the real man behind the mythology.
