Corpora and Discourse - The Challenges of Different Settings
This book brings together contributions from a diverse collection of scholars who explore different ways of combining corpus linguistics and discourse analysis, studying discourse at the prosodic, lexical, and textual levels. Both spoken and written discourse are investigated in a variety of settings, including academia, the workplace, news, and entertainment. Not only does the volume offer a rich sample of English-language discourse from around the world, including international, learner, and non-standard varieties of English, but it also covers a range of topics and methods.
From Manhattan society at the turn of the 20th century to the trenches of France in World War I, this novel follows the lives and destinies of two very different sisters who are identical twins.
World Traveler takes a look at what is involved in traveling abroad. It is about preparing for a trip to a foreign country, travel risks and the appreciation of different social conventions and cultures. You will find out about different types of travel writing and their characteristics.
You always remember the first time. Isn't that what they say about sex? How much more true it is of murder... Up till now, the only serial killers Tony Hill had encountered were safely behind bars. This one's different -- this one's on the loose. In the northern town of Bradfield four men have been found mutilated and tortured. Fear grips the city; no man feels safe.
It's Gromit, the dog's birthday, and his friend, Wallace, gives him an unusual present - a pair of techno-trousers. At first, Wallace uses the trousers to take Gromit for walks, but when the penguin comes to stay, he uses them one night for something different, very different. This strange story won the Oscar[registered] for Best Animated Short Film in 1990.
