Else_HP-TRAXLER_cH018.qxd 10/12/2006 4:13 PM Page 725 725 Chapter 18 Discourse Comprehension Rolf A. Zwaan and David N. Rapp 1. INTRODUCTION Consider the following children’s riddle1 (and please do not read ahead until coming up with an answer): • How do you get an elephant into a refrigerator? The answer to the riddle‚ quite simply‚ is you open the fridge‚ put the elephant inside‚ and close the door. This solved‚ consider another riddle: • How do you get a giraffe
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International Journal of Marketing Studies; Vol. 4‚ No. 6; 2012 ISSN 1918-719X E-ISSN 1918-7203 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Customer Satisfaction in the Mobile Telecom Industry in Bahrain: Antecedents and Consequences Mohammed M. Almossawi1 1 Department of Management & Marketing‚ College of Business Administration‚ University of Bahrain‚ Sakheer‚ Kingdom of Bahrain Correspondence: Mohammed Almossawi‚ College of Business Administration‚ Department of Management & Marketing
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CIVIL ENGINEERING S.Y. B. Tech. Effective from A. Y. 2012-13 INDEX Item Page No. UG Rules and Regulations 4 Detailed Syllabus 25 Annexure-I: List of Professional Science courses offered by ALL departments Annexure-II: List of Liberal Learning courses offered at Institute level List of Abbreviations Program Educational Objectives (PEOs): I. Have successful career in the diversified sectors of the engineering Industry and / or higher studies
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THOMAS M. PAIKEDAY THE NATIVE SPEAKER IS DEAD! An informal discussion of a linguistic myth with Noam Chomsky and other linguists‚ philosophers‚ psychologists‚ and lexicographers LEXICOGRAPHY‚ INC. (formerly Paikeday Publishing Inc.) Toronto & New York T. M. Paikeday‚ The Native Speaker Is Dead!‚ Page 3 Published by Lexicography‚ Inc. (formerly Paikeday Publishing Inc.) Lexicographers of The New York Times Everyday Dictionary The Penguin Canadian Dictionary‚ & The User’s® Webster Dictionary
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Grammar of Spoken and Written English Davies‚ E. (2001). “Propositional attitudes”. Downing‚ A. & P. Locke (1999). A University Course in English Grammar Fillmore‚ C.J. (1982). “Frame semantics” in Linguistic Society of Korea (ed.)‚ Linguistics in the Halliday‚ M.A.K. (1994). An Introduction to Functional Grammar‚ 2nd ed Hernández-Flores‚ N. (1999). “Politeness ideology in Spanish colloquial conversation: The case of Holmes‚ J. (1988). “Of course: A pragmatic particle in New Zealand women’s and men’s speech”
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World History Mid-Term Exam (Ch. 3 -22) Mr. Halliday Choose the letter of the best answer. (1 point each) ____ 1. Buddhism spread across Asia mostly as a result of A. trade. B. conquest. C. missionary efforts. D. pilgrimages by the faithful. ____ 2. A Phoenician contribution that people still benefit from today was A. the introduction of Indo-Aryan languages to C. the invention of the phonetic alphabet. Europe. B. the invention of the sail. D. the invention of the labyrinth. ____ 3. Monotheism
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An Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narrative* Roland Barthes T HERE ARE COUNTLESS FORMS of narrative in the world. First of all‚ there is a prodigious variety of genres‚ each of which branches out into a variety of media‚ as if all substances could be relied upon to accommodate man’s stories. Among the vehicles of narrative are articulated language‚ whether oral or written‚ pictures‚ still or moving‚ gestures‚ and an ordered mixture of all those substances; narrative is present in myth
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Wodak-3795-Ch-01:Wodak-3795-Ch-01.QXP 9/29/2008 4:29 PM Page 1 1 Critical Discourse Analysis: History‚ Agenda‚ Theory‚ and Methodology1 Ruth Wodak and Michael Meyer CDA – What is it all about? A brief history of the ‘CDA Group’ The common ground: discourse‚ critique‚ power and ideology Main research agenda and challenges Differences and similarities – beyond the social dimension Methodology Summary and criticism 1 3 4 11 19 23 32 CDA – What is it all about? In this chapter
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LWB138 Fundamentals of Torts Notes and Outline (ISAACS) Semester 1‚ 2008 Matthew Robinson Table of Contents Week 1: Introduction to Torts and Causes of Action 3 Purpose of the Law of torts 3 What is a Tort? 3 The Development of Torts 3 The Role of Torts 3 Insurance 4 Persons able to sue and be sued 4 Classifications of Causes of Actions 4 Trespass Actions 4 Actions on the case 5 Options between trespass and action on the case 5 Trespass to person 6 Battery 6 Assault 7 Defences
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The conflict in Northern Ireland is likely one of the most closely watched and hotly debated disputes of our time. Spanning now for over a century‚ what remains at the root of the conflict is unclear. Many theories have developed over time‚ yet no one theory seems to adequately describe the complex struggle. The conflict has been divided down many lines; ethnically between the British and the Irish‚ geographically‚ between the North and the South of Ireland‚ and religiously between Protestants and
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