The book pursues a usage-oriented strategy of language description by infusing it with the central concept of post-structural semiotics and literary theory - that of intertextual memory. Its principal claim is that all new facts of language are grounded in the speakers' memory of previous experiences of using language. It is a ""speech to speech"" model: every new fact of speech is seen as emerging out of recalled fragments that are reiterated and manipulated at the same time.
Something to Celebrate: a Collection of Inspirational Cakes for Special Occasions
In this book, Ann Baber explores four artistic and innovative sugarcrafting techniques: assembling broderie anglaise, painting with edible paints, fabric effects and piping. It includes comprehensive basic techniques at the beginning of each chapter.
If you are an animator or are studying animation, this book is invaluable. Wayne Gilbert has decades of animation experience behind his observations, and I couldn't recommend it more highly. For me, as an animator, it's a no-brainer to have this on my shelf with me at work. It covers far more than "just thumbnails," and does a great job of simplifying complex concepts such as force and you'll really get a great feel for what happens in the body when it's lifting something heavy or hanging or fighting.
Vogue’s® popular guide to take-it-with you projects gives women a treat—after all, no girl can have too many hip handbags! So here’s an opportunity for crocheters to combine their two passions, anytime and anywhere, even if they have only a moment to complete a few rows of stitches. These purses come in both traditional and fashion-forward styles, and everyone, novice or experienced, will find something special she’s able to make: a smart bamboo bag that’s a great everyday tote; a glamorous clutch for the evenings; and even a yoga mat bag and a laptop case.
Have you ever been to Yellowstone National Park? If so, you have stood on a catastrophein the making. The central region of the park is inside a collapsed volcanic crater that pulses with the hidden energy of magma deep below that will eventually explode in an eruption surpassing any in recorded history. Or have you ever driven in the rolling hills of the Piedmont region that extends from New Jersey to Alabama? Then you have crossed the core of an ancient mountain range that once rivaled the Himalayas.