Variation In Time And Space

Author : Anna Čermáková,Markéta Malá
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110602401

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Variation in Time and Space by Anna Čermáková,Markéta Malá Pdf

Variation in Time and Space: Observing the World through Corpora is a collection of articles that address the theme of linguistic variation in English in its broadest sense. Current research in English language presented in the book explores a fascinating number of topics, whose unifying element is the corpus linguistic methodology. Part I of this volume, Meaning in Time and Space, introduces the two dimensions of variation – time and space – relating them to the negotiation of meaning in discourse and questions of intertextuality. Part II, Variation in Time, approaches the English language from a diachronic point of view; the time periods covered vary considerably, ranging from 16th century up to present-day; so do the genres explored. Part III, Variation in Space, focuses on global varieties of English and includes a contrastive point of view. The range of topics is again broad – from specific lexico-grammatical structures to the variation in academic English, combining the regional and genre dimensions of variation. This is a timely volume that shows the breadth and depth in current corpus-based research of English.

Author : Arthur J. Kantor,Allen E. Cole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Atmospheric density
ISBN : IND:30000088239938

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Time and Space Variation of Density in the Tropics by Arthur J. Kantor,Allen E. Cole Pdf

Author : Gisle Andersen,Kristin Bech
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789401209403

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English Corpus Linguistics: Variation in Time, Space and Genre. by Gisle Andersen,Kristin Bech Pdf

As its title suggests, this book is a selection of papers that use English corpora to study language variation along three dimensions – time, place and genre. In broad terms, the book aims to bridge the gap between corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics and to increase our knowledge of the characteristics of English language. It includes eleven papers which address a variety of research questions but with the commonality of a corpus-based methodology. Some of the contributions deal with language variation in time, either by looking into historical corpora of English or by adopting the method known as diachronic comparable corpus linguistics, thus illustrating how corpora can be used to illuminate either historical or recent developments of English. Other studies investigate variation in space by comparing different varieties of English, including some of the “New Englishes” such as the South Asian varieties of English. Finally, some of the papers deal with variation in genre, by looking into the use of language for specific purposes through the inspection of medical articles, social reports and academic writing.

Author : Anna Čermáková,Markéta Malá
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110604719

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Variation in Time and Space by Anna Čermáková,Markéta Malá Pdf

Variation in Time and Space: Observing the World through Corpora is a collection of articles that address the theme of linguistic variation in English in its broadest sense. Current research in English language presented in the book explores a fascinating number of topics, whose unifying element is the corpus linguistic methodology. Part I of this volume, Meaning in Time and Space, introduces the two dimensions of variation – time and space – relating them to the negotiation of meaning in discourse and questions of intertextuality. Part II, Variation in Time, approaches the English language from a diachronic point of view; the time periods covered vary considerably, ranging from 16th century up to present-day; so do the genres explored. Part III, Variation in Space, focuses on global varieties of English and includes a contrastive point of view. The range of topics is again broad – from specific lexico-grammatical structures to the variation in academic English, combining the regional and genre dimensions of variation. This is a timely volume that shows the breadth and depth in current corpus-based research of English.

Author : Martin Elsig
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027290373

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Grammatical Variation across Space and Time by Martin Elsig Pdf

Interrogative clauses in French show abundant variation, especially with regard to the position of the subject vis-à-vis the finite verb, the placement of the wh-word, and the use of question markers such as est-ce que and ti/tu. This book presents a comprehensive study of the evolution and use of French interrogative constructions across a time span of approximately five hundred years by drawing on written sources (15th to 17th century) and oral data (19th and 20th century). Special attention is paid to the regional variation between European French and Quebec French. A variationist analysis reveals the relevant sociolinguistic factors conditioning variant choice. On the basis of the results obtained, the syntax of the different variants is modeled within the framework of generative grammar. In particular, the progressive diachronic decline and restriction of subject-verb inversion is argued to mirror the loss of verb movement. This book is of interest to anyone concerned with syntactic variation and change.

Author : Laura Filardo-Llamas,Christopher Hart,Bertie Kaal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317293590

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Space, Time and Evaluation in Ideological Discourse by Laura Filardo-Llamas,Christopher Hart,Bertie Kaal Pdf

Bringing together a body of related research which has recently developed in Critical Discourse Analysis, this book is the first to address the role of perspective in socio-political discourse. Specifically, the contributions to this volume seek to explore, from a cognitive standpoint, the way in which perspective functions in three dimensions – space, time, and evaluation – to enact ideology and persuasion. A range of discourse genres are analysed, including political discourse, media discourse, and songs used as political tools. Starting from the contention that discourse processing relies on the same mechanisms that support our understanding and experience of space, the book finds a recurrent theme in the way in which perspectival concepts like distance and focus, prompted by linguistic signs, feature in our discursively constructed knowledge of social and political realities. By highlighting the complex nature of perspective-taking in ideological discourse, the volume sets the agenda for further research in this area. The book will appeal to linguists, discourse analysts, media scholars, and political scientists, and all who are interested in the relationship between language and cognition in the socio-political domain. This book was originally published as a special issue of Critical Discourse Studies.

Author : Aspasia Zerva
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1420009915

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Spatial Variation of Seismic Ground Motions by Aspasia Zerva Pdf

The spatial variation of seismic ground motions denotes the differences in the seismic time histories at various locations on the ground surface. This text focuses on the spatial variability of the motions that is caused by the propagation of the waveforms from the earthquake source through the earth strata to the ground surface, and it brings together the various aspects underlying this complicated phenomenon. Topics covered include: Evaluation of the spatial variability from seismic data recorded at dense instrument arrays by means of signal processing techniques Presentation of the most widely used parametric coherency models, along with brief descriptions of their derivation Illustration of the causes underlying the spatial variation of the motions and its physical interpretation Estimation of seismic ground-surface strains from single station data, spatial array records, and analytical methods Introduction of the concept of random vibrations as applied to discrete-parameter and continuous structural systems on multiple supports Generation of simulations and conditional simulations of spatially variable seismic ground motions Overview of the effects of the spatial variability of seismic motions on the response of long structures, such as pipelines, bridges and dams, with brief descriptions of select seismic codes that incorporate spatial variability issues in their design recommendations This book may serve as a tutorial and/or reference for graduate students, researchers and practicing engineers interested in advancing the current state of knowledge in the analysis and modeling of the spatial variation of the seismic ground motions, or utilizing spatially variable excitations in the seismic response evaluation of long structures.

Author : Peter Auer,Jürgen Erich Schmidt,Alfred Lameli
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110180022

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Language and Space by Peter Auer,Jürgen Erich Schmidt,Alfred Lameli Pdf

This series of HANDBOOKS OF LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE is designed to illuminate a field which not only includes general linguistics and the study of linguistics as applied to specific languages, but also covers those more recent areas which have developed from the increasing body of research into the manifold forms of communicative action and interaction. For "classic" linguistics there appears to be a need for a review of the state of the art which will provide a reference base for the rapid advances in research undertaken from a variety of theoretical standpoints, while in the more recent branches of communication science the handbooks will give researchers both an verview and orientation. To attain these objectives, the series will aim for a standard comparable to that of the leading handbooks in other disciplines, and to this end will strive for comprehensiveness, theoretical explicitness, reliable documentation of data and findings, and up-to-date methodology. The editors, both of the series and of the individual volumes, and the individual contributors, are committed to this aim. The languages of publication are English, German, and French. The main aim of the series is to provide an appropriate account of the state of the art in the various areas of linguistics and communication science covered by each of the various handbooks; however no inflexible pre-set limits will be imposed on the scope of each volume. The series is open-ended, and can thus take account of further developments in the field. This conception, coupled with the necessity of allowing adequate time for each volume to be prepared with the necessary care, means that there is no set time-table for the publication of the whole series. Each volume will be a self-contained work, complete in itself. The order in which the handbooks are published does not imply any rank ordering, but is determined by the way in which the series is organized; the editor of the whole series enlist a competent editor for each individual volume. Once the principal editor for a volume has been found, he or she then has a completely free hand in the choice of co-editors and contributors. The editors plan each volume independently of the others, being governed only by general formal principles. The series editor only intervene where questions of delineation between individual volumes are concerned. It is felt that this (modus operandi) is best suited to achieving the objectives of the series, namely to give a competent account of the present state of knowledge and of the perception of the problems in the area covered by each volume.

Author : Kenneth A. R. Kennedy
Publisher : WCB/McGraw-Hill
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Physical anthropology
ISBN : UCSC:32106010408984

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Human Variation in Space and Time by Kenneth A. R. Kennedy Pdf

Author : Emile Borel
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486495450

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Space and Time by Emile Borel Pdf

Accessible classic by a world-famous mathematician covers geometry and the shape of the earth, space and time in astronomy, abstract geometry and geographical maps, continuity and topology, the propagation of light, the special and general theories of relativity, and theoretical and experimental researches. 1926 edition. Includes 15 figures.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UOM:39015074739056

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Mind by Anonim Pdf

A quarterly review of philosophy.

Author : European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 1184 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781607506058

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ECAI 2010 by European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence Pdf

LC copy bound in 2 v.: v. 1, p. 1-509; v. 2, p. [509]-1153.

Author : Randolph Sinks Foster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Cosmology
ISBN : YALE:39002088676359

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Creation, God in Time and Space by Randolph Sinks Foster Pdf

Author : David R. Harris,Gordon C. Hillman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 942 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317598282

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Foraging and Farming by David R. Harris,Gordon C. Hillman Pdf

This book is one of a series of more than 20 volumes resulting from the World Archaeological Congress, September 1986, attempting to bring together not only archaeologists and anthropologists from many parts of the world, as well as academics from contingent disciplines, but also non-academics from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. This volume develops a new approach to plant exploitation and early agriculture in a worldwide comparative context. It modifies the conceptual dichotomy between "hunter-gatherers" and "farmers", viewing human exploitation of plant resources as a global evolutionary process which incorporated the beginnings of cultivation and crop domestication. The studies throughout the book come from a worldwide range of geographical contexts, from the Andes to China and from Australia to the Upper Mid-West of North America. This work is of interest to anthropologists, archaeologists, botanists and geographers. Originally published 1989.

Author : S. W. Hawking,G. F. R. Ellis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1975-02-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139810951

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The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time by S. W. Hawking,G. F. R. Ellis Pdf

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity leads to two remarkable predictions: first, that the ultimate destiny of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse and to disappear from view, leaving behind a 'black hole' in space; and secondly, that there will exist singularities in space-time itself. These singularities are places where space-time begins or ends, and the presently known laws of physics break down. They will occur inside black holes, and in the past are what might be construed as the beginning of the universe. To show how these predictions arise, the authors discuss the General Theory of Relativity in the large. Starting with a precise formulation of the theory and an account of the necessary background of differential geometry, the significance of space-time curvature is discussed and the global properties of a number of exact solutions of Einstein's field equations are examined. The theory of the causal structure of a general space-time is developed, and is used to study black holes and to prove a number of theorems establishing the inevitability of singualarities under certain conditions. A discussion of the Cauchy problem for General Relativity is also included in this 1973 book.