The Handbook of Linguistics
Presupposing no prior knowledge of linguistics, The Handbook of Linguistics is the ideal resource for people who want to learn about the subject and its subdisciplines.
Written by globally recognized leading figures, this Handbook provides a comprehensive and accessible account of the field of linguistics. It begins with a general overview that considers the origins of language, frames the discipline within its historical context, and looks at how linguists acquire new data. It then turns to the traditional subdisciplines of linguistics.
This authoritative Handbook provides a broad yet detailed picture of what is known about language today.
The series is focused on enquiry with a view to improving practice through:
~ accessible content at the reader’s level about the main issues;
~ knowledge about a range of teaching methods and curriculum content;
~ knowledge about the way information and communicative technologies can influence teaching, learning and curriculum content;
~ enquiry tasks that encourage the reader to:
~~ assess and develop their understandings of the issues;
~~ assess and develop their subject knowledge;
~~ try out activities in the classroom and collect data about their effects and effectiveness;
~ an annotated reading list at the end of each chapter.
This text focuses on religious education, history, geography and cross-curricular planning in the primary school. It includes discussion of the purpose of education, and how the humanities fit into this.
Although some of the ideas contained in the book are complex and could be seen as demanding, the authors have been careful to keep the style straightforward and the language is accessible rather than ‘academic’. Wherever possible, new ideas and concepts are supported by concrete examples. The authors’ intention is to communicate clearly some of the complexity and subtlety of effective and reflective teaching.
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Naive Set Theory
Naive Set Theory is a mathematics textbook by Paul Halmos originally published in 1960. This book is an undergraduate introduction to not-very-naive set theory
which has lasted for decades. It is still considered by many to be the
best introduction to set theory for beginners. While the title states
that it is naive, which is usually taken to mean without axioms, the book does introduce all the axioms of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory and gives correct and rigorous definitions for basic objects. Where it differs from a "true" axiomatic set theory
book is its character: There are no long-winded discussions of
axiomatic minutiae, and there is next to nothing about advanced topics
like large cardinals. Instead, it tries to be intelligible to someone who has never thought about set theory before.
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of summer 2007, its average circulation topped 1.2 million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America. Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.
