The Language Of Discovery Exploration And Settlement

Author : Nicholas Brownlees
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527542556

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The Language of Discovery, Exploration and Settlement by Nicholas Brownlees Pdf

This volume offers the first fully-focused study on the language and discourse employed in historical accounts of discovery, exploration and settlement, stretching from the 16th to 19th centuries, and covering areas as far afield as the Americas, Africa, India, Australasia and the Arctic. In the examination of the discourse (and accompanying paratextual features when present), the contributors make use of qualitative and quantitative analysis in order to identify the manner in which the knowledge disseminators of the time adapted, created and exploited the language of the genre in which they were communicating to inform or persuade contemporary readers. The chapters focus, in particular, on six genres: namely, print news, manuscript correspondence, journals, dictionaries, travel books and geography schoolbooks. Knowledge dissemination is mediated through these six different genres, but, in each case, the genre in question conveys three common aspects of knowledge dissemination: the factual, the personal and the ideological. The focus is, as such, on how domain-specific knowledge is mediated in specialized and popularizing discourse in order to address different stakeholders.

Author : John Horace Parry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Colonization
ISBN : 0351177418

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The Age of Reconnaissance by John Horace Parry Pdf

Author : John Horace Parry
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Colonization
ISBN : 0520042352

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The Age of Reconnaissance by John Horace Parry Pdf

Covers the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world, beginning with the mid-fifteenth century and ending 250 years later when the "Reconnaissance" was all but complete. The author examines the inducements--political, economic, religious--to overseas enterprise at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands.

Author : Sacvan Bercovitch,Cyrus R. K. Patell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521585716

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The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 1, 1590-1820 by Sacvan Bercovitch,Cyrus R. K. Patell Pdf

Volume I of The Cambridge History of American Literature was originally published in 1997, and covers the colonial and early national periods and discusses the work of a diverse assemblage of authors, from Renaissance explorers and Puritan theocrats to Revolutionary pamphleteers and poets and novelists of the new republic. Addressing those characteristics that render the texts distinctively American while placing the literature in an international perspective, the contributors offer a compelling new evaluation of both the literary importance of early American history and the historical value of early American literature.

Author : Captivating History
Publisher : Captivating History
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1647486939

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Age of Discovery by Captivating History Pdf

The Age of Discovery began in the early part of the 15th century and carried on through most of the 17th century. It is sometimes also referred to as the Age of Exploration. This was a time when the people of Europe began to travel, discover, and explore more of the world than ever before, mapping and naming the places they found.

Author : William Patterson Cumming,Raleigh Ashlin Skelton,David B. Quinn
Publisher : London : Elek
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015027253551

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The Discovery of North America by William Patterson Cumming,Raleigh Ashlin Skelton,David B. Quinn Pdf

Discovery and exploration of the North American continent, from earliest references to the first permanent settlements (c.1634) as described by the explorers and delineated by contemporary Europeans. Includes the search for the Northwest Passage (1509-1632).

Author : Karen Bennett,Angelo Cattaneo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000574616

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Language Dynamics in the Early Modern Period by Karen Bennett,Angelo Cattaneo Pdf

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the linguistic situation in Europe was one of remarkable fluidity. Latin, the great scholarly lingua franca of the medieval period, was beginning to crack as the tectonic plates shifted beneath it, but the vernaculars had not yet crystallized into the national languages that they would later become, and multilingualism was rife. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the world, languages were coming into contact with an intensity that they had never had before, influencing each other and throwing up all manner of hybrids and pidgins as peoples tried to communicate using the semiotic resources they had available. Of interest to linguists, literary scholars and historians, amongst others, this interdisciplinary volume explores the linguistic dynamics operating in Europe and beyond in the crucial centuries between 1400 and 1800. Assuming a state of individual, societal and functional multilingualism, when codeswitching was the norm, and languages themselves were fluid, unbounded and porous, it explores the shifting relationships that existed between various tongues in different geographical contexts, as well as some of the myths and theories that arose to make sense of them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : American periodicals
ISBN : SRLF:E0000218180

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The Anglo American by Anonim Pdf

Author : Martin Conboy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351578523

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Journalism, Technology and Cultural Practice by Martin Conboy Pdf

Taking a contextual and historical approach, Journalism, Technology and Cultural Practice provides an accessible introduction to the various stages of journalism’s adoption and exploitation of technology from print to digital. This foundational text explains the cultural norms and practices that have developed within journalism, why the industry has evolved in the way it has, and what this may mean for the direction of journalistic practices in the future. Readers will examine key technological developments from printing, through radio and television, to contemporary digital developments, whilst also tracing the major cultural shifts empowered by these changes over time. Conboy additionally highlights how journalists have been actors in these processes and have had a central role in defining the culture of their practice. Journalism, Technology and Cultural Practice is a valuable resource for students of Journalism/Media History and Journalism/Media and Society.

Author : Caroline Cox,Ken Albala
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Explorers
ISBN : 9781604131963

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Opening Up North America, 1497-1800 by Caroline Cox,Ken Albala Pdf

Opening Up North America, 1497-1800, Revised Edition integrates in a chronological narrative the voyages taken from Florida to Newfoundland, covering the first recorded contact of John Cabot in 1497 through Alexander Mackenzie's journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific in 1793. Through these stories, the geography of northeastern North America is pieced together and the impact European exploration had on Native American society continues to be felt today. Coverage of this title includes: the importance of cod fishing in the North Atlantic; Beaver hats and the role played by the fur trade in exploration of the continent's interior; Spanish, French, and English claims to territory in the southeast in the 16th century; and, exploration by Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Etienne Brule, Rene-Robert Cavaller, Sieur de La Salle, and others.

Author : Renata Wasserman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501726057

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Exotic Nations by Renata Wasserman Pdf

In this highly original and critically informed book, Renata R. Mautner Wasserman looks at how, during the first decades following political independence, writers in the United States and Brazil assimilated and subverted European images of an "exotic" New World to create new literatures that asserted cultural independence and defined national identity. Exotic Nations demonstrates that the language of exoticism thus became part of the New World’s interpretation of its own history and natural environment.

Author : David B. Quinn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000963809

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England and the Discovery of America, 1481-1620 by David B. Quinn Pdf

First published in 1974, England and the Discovery of America places the early explorations of the English in North America in the broad context of 15th and 16th century history. Marshalling evidence that cannot be pushed aside and sifting a mass of fascinating detail (including problems of cartography and the Vinland Map controversy), Professor Quinn presents circumstantial indications pointing to 1481 as the date or the discovery of America by Bristol voyagers – fishermen seeking new sources of cod, and merchant sailors with maps carrying promise of unexploited Atlantic islands. Whereas England did little to follow up her early lead, Quinn demonstrates that English initiatives from the 1580s onward, though slow, were of great importance. He brings to life the men involved in a variety of rash and heroic experiments in colonization and casts new light on their fates. He makes it clear that it was this very profusion of trial and error and trail again, as well as the conviction that settlement in temperate latitudes in North America could be effective if tenaciously enough sought, that enabled the English to strike and maintain routes in their new American world. This book will be of interest to students of English history, American history, colonial history and naval history.

Author : Mark Hawkins-Dady
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135314170

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Reader's Guide to Literature in English by Mark Hawkins-Dady Pdf

Reader's Guide Literature in English provides expert guidance to, and critical analysis of, the vast number of books available within the subject of English literature, from Anglo-Saxon times to the current American, British and Commonwealth scene. It is designed to help students, teachers and librarians choose the most appropriate books for research and study.

Author : William Robertson
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1022234749

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The History Of The Discovery And Settlement Of America by William Robertson Pdf

Discover the fascinating story of how the New World was discovered and colonized with this engrossing historical text. With detailed accounts of key figures and events, readers will gain a newfound appreciation for the incredible achievements of early American explorers and pioneers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Raymond D. Irwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313072895

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Books on Early American History and Culture, 1971-1980 by Raymond D. Irwin Pdf

Books on Early American History and Culture, 1971-1980: An Annotated Bibliography continues a series of bibliographies listing book-length works on North America and the Caribbean prior to 1815. Essential for scholars, librarians, and students of early America, the book surveys nearly 1,200 monographs, essay collections, exhibition catalogues, and reference works published between 1971 and 1980. In addition to bibliographic information each entry includes brief annotations, which describe the scope and approach to each item and the book's main thesis. Also included are lists of journals where each work has been reviewed and the number of times the book has been cited in professional literature, and the number of OCLC member libraries holding the work. In 31 thematic sections, the book covers such topics as: exploration and colonialization, Native Americans, the American Revolutionary War, the Constitution, race and slavery, gender, religion.