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An Acoustic Analysis of Vowel Variation in New World Englishby Erik R. ThomasISBN 0822364948 (0-8223-6494-8)
Hardcover, Duke University Press
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderlandby Lewis CarrollISBN 0812504186 (0-8125-0418-6)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found Thereby Lewis CarrollISBN 0816728755 (0-8167-2875-5)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorationsby Carol J. Adams, Josephine DonovanISBN 0822316676 (0-8223-1667-6)
Softcover, Duke Univ Pr
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Atlas of the North American Indianby Carl Waldman, Molly BraunISBN 0816021368 (0-8160-2136-8)
Softcover, Facts on File
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Becoming Bilingual: A Guide to Language Learningby Donald N. Larson, William A. SmalleyISBN 0819142468 (0-8191-4246-8)
Softcover, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Bernstein's Reverse Dictionaryby Jane Wagner, Theodore Menline BernsteinISBN 0812905660 (0-8129-0566-0)
Hardcover, Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co
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Bernstein's Reverse Dictionaryby Theodore M. Bernstein, Francis X. FeighanISBN 0812915933 (0-8129-1593-3)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group
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The Canting Crew: London's Criminal Underworld, 1550-1700by John L. McMullanISBN 0813510228 (0-8135-1022-8)
Hardcover, Rutgers Univ Pr
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Chinese Charactersby L. WiegerISBN 0818800941 (0-8188-0094-1)
Hardcover, Paragon Book Gallery Ltd
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A Composition of Consciousness: Roads of Reflection from Freire and Elbowby Patricia H. PerryISBN 0820441678 (0-8204-4167-8)
Softcover, Peter Lang Pub Inc
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Concise Elementary Grammar of the Sanskrit Languageby Jan GondaISBN 0817300724 (0-8173-0072-4)
Softcover, Univ of Alabama Pr
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A Concise Elementary Grammar of the Sanskrit Language: With Exercises, Reading Selections, And a Glossaryby J. Gonda, Gordon B. FordISBN 0817352619 (0-8173-5261-9)
Softcover, Univ of Alabama Pr
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Corepresentation of Grammatical Structureby Michael B. KacISBN 0816608105 (0-8166-0810-5)
Hardcover, University of Minnesota Press
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Declining Grammar and Other Essays on the English Vocabularyby Dennis BaronISBN 0814110738 (0-8141-1073-8)
Softcover, Natl Council of Teachers
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The Dialectic of the Little Princeby Edward J. CapestanyISBN 0819122130 (0-8191-2213-0)
Softcover, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Dictionary of the American Westby Winfred Blevins, Ernest Lisle ReedstromISBN 0816028583 (0-8160-2858-3)
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Discovering American Dialectsby Roger W. ShuyISBN 0814112064 (0-8141-1206-4)
Softcover, Natl Council of Teachers
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The Emergence of Standard Englishby John H. FisherISBN 0813108527 (0-8131-0852-7)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Kentucky
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English Words from Latin and Greek Elementsby Helena Dettmer, Marcia LindgrenISBN 0816509050 (0-8165-0905-0)
Softcover, Univ of Arizona Pr
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Exercises in the History of Englishby Erwin R. Steinberg, Alan M. MarkmanISBN 0819129712 (0-8191-2971-2)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Amer
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The Facts on File English/French Visual Dictionary: Look Up the Word from the Picture, Find the Picture from the Wordby Jean Claude Corbeil, Ariane ArchambaultISBN 0816015457 (0-8160-1545-7)
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0812505018 (0-8125-0501-8)
Softcover, Tor Books
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From Vulgar Latin to Old French: An Introduction to the Study of the Old French Languageby Gerhard RohlfsISBN 0814314090 (0-8143-1409-0)
Hardcover, Wayne State University Press
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Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in Americaby Firoozeh DumasISBN 0812968379 (0-8129-6837-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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In 1972, when she was seven, Firoozeh Dumas and her family moved from Iran to Southern California, arriving with no firsthand knowledge of this country beyond her fathers glowing memories of his graduate school years here. More family soon followed, and the clan has been here ever since.
Funny in Farsi chronicles the American journey of Dumass wonderfully engaging family: her engineer father, a sweetly quixotic dreamer who first sought riches on Bowling for Dollars and in Las Vegas, and later lost his job during the Iranian revolution; her elegant mother, who never fully mastered English (nor cared to); her uncle, who combated the effects of American fast food with an army of miraculous American weight-loss gadgets; and Firoozeh herself, who as a girl changed her name to Julie, and who encountered a second wave of culture shock when she met and married a Frenchman, becoming part of a one-couple melting pot.
In a series of deftly drawn scenes, we watch the family grapple with American English (hot dogs and hush puppies?a complete mystery), American traditions (Thanksgiving turkey?an even greater mystery, since it tastes like nothing), and American culture (Firoozehs parents laugh uproariously at Bob Hope on television, although they dont get the jokes even when she translates them into Farsi).
Above all, this is an unforgettable story of identity, discovery, and the power of family love. It is a book that will leave us all laughingwithout an accent. [via]More editions of Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America:
A Grammar and Dictionary of the Timucua Languageby Julian GranberryISBN 0817307044 (0-8173-0704-4)
Softcover, Univ of Alabama Pr
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Greek, an Intensive Courseby Hardy Hansen, Gerald M. QuinnISBN 0823210650 (0-8232-1065-0)
Softcover, Fordham University Press
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The Guinness Book of Namesby Leslie Alan DunklingISBN 0816030065 (0-8160-3006-5)
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"Heartland" English: Variation and Transition in the American Midwestby Timothy C FrazerISBN 0817306757 (0-8173-0675-7)
Hardcover, Univ of Alabama Pr
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How Is Language Possible: Philosophical Reflections on the Evolution of Language and Knowledgeby J. N. HattiangadiISBN 0812690451 (0-8126-9045-1)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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If a Chimpanzee Could Talk: And Other Reflections on Language Acquisitionby Jerry H. GillISBN 0816516693 (0-8165-1669-3)
Softcover, Univ of Arizona Pr
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In Praise of English: The Growth and Use of Languageby Joseph Twadell ShipleyISBN 0812963253 (0-8129-6325-3)
Softcover, Horizon Book Promotions
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In the Beginning: A Short History Of the Hebrew Languageby Joel HoffmanISBN 0814736904 (0-8147-3690-4)
Softcover, New York Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In the Beginning: A Short History Of the Hebrew Language'Book summary:Hebrew as a language is just over 3,000 years old, and the story of its alphabet is unique among the languages of the world. Hebrew set the stage for almost every modern alphabet, and was arguably the first written language simple enough for everyone, not just scribes, to learn, making it possible to make a written record available to the masses for the first time.
Written language has existed for so many yearssince around 3500 BCEthat most of us take it for granted. But as Hoffman reveals in this entertaining and informative work, even the idea that speech can be divided into units called words and that these words can be represented with marks on a page, had to be discovered. As Hoffman points out, almost every modern system of writing descends from Hebrew; by studying the history of this language, we can learn a good deal about how we express ourselves today.
Hoffman follows and decodes the adventure that is the history of Hebrew, illuminating how the written record has survived, the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient translations, and attempts to determine how the language actually sounded. He places these developments into a historical context, and shows their continuing impact on the modern world.
This sweeping history traces Hebrew's development as one of the first languages to make use of vowels. Hoffman also covers the dramatic story of the rebirth of Hebrew as a modern, spoken language.
Packed with lively information about language and linguistics and history, In the Beginning is essential reading for both newcomers and scholars interested in learning more about Hebrew and languages in general.
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The Insomniac's Dictionary: The Last Word on the Odd Wordby Paul HellwegISBN 0816013640 (0-8160-1364-0)
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Just So Storiesby Rudyard KiplingISBN 0816728917 (0-8167-2891-7)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc
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A Key into the Language of Americaby Roger WilliamsISBN 0814314902 (0-8143-1490-2)
Hardcover, Wayne State Univ Pr
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Language & Communicative Practicesby William F. HanksISBN 0813312175 (0-8133-1217-5)
Softcover, Westview Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Language & Communicative Practices'Book summary:Written in an informal style with engaging examples, this introduction to the study of language in context presents a provocative new approach to communicative practice. Emphasizing the dual status of language as linguistic system and as social fact, William Hanks offers fresh insights into the dynamics of context, the indeterminacy of cultural forms, and the relation between human experience and the making of meaning.Drawing on a broad range of theory and empirical research, Hanks explores the varieties of reflexivity in language, relating them to linguistic structure, textuality, and genres of practice. He shows how the human body both anchors the communicative process and provides a reference point for displaced and mediated speech. Tracing the movement of meaning through social fields and communities, Hanks casts new light on the ways that utterances are fragmented and objectified in social life. Speech emerges as a contingent process in which the production and reception of meaning are tied into multiple dimensions of time and context and history rests on the objectification of practice.Hankss penetrating readings of classic works in linguistics, philosophy, and social theory are complemented by suggestions for further reading. Within the framework of communicative practice, he integrates elements of formal grammar and semiotics, phenomenology, cultural anthropology, and contemporary sociology. Neither a history nor a summary of the field, Language and Communicative Practices is a critical synthesis of the dialectics of meaning that inform all language and speech.[via]More editions of Language & Communicative Practices:
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Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Languageby Ohio State University Dept. of Linguistics, Nick Cipollone, Shravan Vasishth, The Ohio State University Department of Linguistics, Steven Hartman KeiserISBN 0814250033 (0-8142-5003-3)
Softcover, Ohio State Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language & Linguistics'Book summary:aperback: 541 pages Publisher: Ohio State University Press; 9 edition (April 14, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0814251285 ISBN-13: 978-0814251287 Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.7 x 1.2 inches Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews) Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #576,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) [via]
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Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language & Linguisticsby Nathan Vaillette, Thomas W. StewartISBN 0814250769 (0-8142-5076-9)
Softcover, Ohio State Univ Pr
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Language Ideologies: Critical Perspectives on the Official English Movement - History, Theory, and Policyby Ildiko Melis, Roseann Duenas GonzalezISBN 0814126677 (0-8141-2667-7)
Softcover, Natl Council of Teachers
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Language, History, and Identity: Ethnolinguistic Studies of the Arizona Tewaby Paul V. KroskrityISBN 0816514275 (0-8165-1427-5)
Hardcover, Univ of Arizona Pr
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Languages Of The Pre-Columbian Antillesby Julian Granberry, Gary S. VesceliusISBN 081735123X (0-8173-5123-X)
Softcover, Univ of Alabama Pr
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Latin Grammarby W.G. Hale, Carl Darling BuckISBN 0817303502 (0-8173-0350-2)
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Linguistic Diversity in the South: Changing Codes, Practices, and Ideologyby Margaret BenderISBN 0820325864 (0-8203-2586-4)
Softcover, Univ of Georgia Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Linguistic Diversity in the South: Changing Codes, Practices, and Ideology'Book summary:This volume brings together work by linguists and linguistic anthropologists not only on southern varieties of English, but also on other languages spoken in the region. The contributors, who often draw from their own involvement in language maintenance or linguistic heritage movements, engage several of the fields most pressing issues as they relate to the southern speech communities: tension between linguistic scholarship and linguistic activism; discourse genres; language contact; language ideology; and the relationship between language shift, language maintenance, and cultural reproduction.[via]Acknowledging the role of immigration and settlement in shaping southern linguistic and cultural diversity, the volume covers a range of Native American, African American, and Euro-American speech communities. One essay explores the implementation of dialect awareness programs and the ethics of the relationship between researchers and North Carolinas Lumbee and Ocracoke communities. Another essay focuses on a single Appalachian community to explore the interplay between linguistic variables commonly associated with Appalachian speech and others commonly associated with African American speech.
Other essay topics include Creek language preservation efforts by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the history of language contact and linguistic diversity in the Carolinas, and the changing relationship between English and Mvskoke in Oklahoma. Also covered are the stereotypes, varied realities, and language ideologies associated with Appalachian speech communities; the mobilization of dialect by Cajun English speakers for creating humor, expressing solidarity, and setting boundaries; and the creative use of academic and religious discursive models in the construction of Melungeon and Appalachian Scotch-Irish discourses and identities.
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Longer Views: Extended Essaysby Samuel R. DelanyISBN 0819562939 (0-8195-6293-9)
Softcover, Wesleyan Univ Pr
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Meaning-Based Translation: A Guide to Cross-Language Equivalenceby Mildred L. LarsonISBN 0819143014 (0-8191-4301-4)
Softcover, Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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Medieval Wordbookby Madeleine Pelner CosmanISBN 081604497X (0-8160-4497-X)
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Entries include:
blackmail: Scottish for rent or tribute paid in grain or meat, as opposed to "white mail" paid in silver or coin
corduroy: from the French corde du roi, "cloth of the king," is a ridged silk or cotton fabric
gossip: from the Anglo-Saxon god sib, "sister in God," a friendly woman companion
upper crust: the top crust cut from round loaves of bread presented to the noble guests at feasts. [via]
Mikhail Bakhtin: The Dialogical Principleby Tzvetan TodorovISBN 0816612919 (0-8166-1291-9)
Softcover, Univ of Minnesota Pr
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Milestones in the History of English in Americaby Richard W. Bailey, Allen Walker ReadISBN 082236526X (0-8223-6526-X)
Hardcover, Duke Univ Pr
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Not Only English: Affirming America's Multilingual Heritageby Harvey A. DanielsISBN 0814133630 (0-8141-3363-0)
Softcover, Natl Council of Teachers
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The Origin of Language: Aspects of the Discussion from Condillac to Wundtby George Albert WellsISBN 0812690303 (0-8126-9030-3)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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A Papago Grammarby Ofelia ZepedaISBN 0816507929 (0-8165-0792-9)
Softcover, Univ of Arizona Pr
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The Phantom Tollboothby Jules Feiffer, Norton JusterISBN 0816148015 (0-8161-4801-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Phantom Tollbooth'Book summary:"It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time," Milo laments. "[T]here's nothing for me to do, nowhere I'd care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing." This bored, bored young protagonist who can't see the point to anything is knocked out of his glum humdrum by the sudden and curious appearance of a tollbooth in his bedroom. Since Milo has absolutely nothing better to do, he dusts off his toy car, pays the toll, and drives through. What ensues is a journey of mythic proportions, during which Milo encounters countless odd characters who are anything but dull.
Norton Juster received (and continues to receive) enormous praise for this original, witty, and oftentimes hilarious novel, first published in 1961. In an introductory "Appreciation" written by Maurice Sendak for the 35th anniversary edition, he states, "The Phantom Tollbooth leaps, soars, and abounds in right notes all over the place, as any proper masterpiece must." Indeed.
As Milo heads toward Dictionopolis he meets with the Whether Man ("for after all it's more important to know whether there will be weather than what the weather will be"), passes through The Doldrums (populated by Lethargarians), and picks up a watchdog named Tock (who has a giant alarm clock for a body). The brilliant satire and double entendre intensifies in the Word Market, where after a brief scuffle with Officer Short Shrift, Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses, Rhyme and Reason. Anyone with an appreciation for language, irony, or Alice in Wonderland-style adventure will adore this book for years on end. (Ages 8 and up) [via]
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A Philosophy of Language Primerby Thomas S. VernonISBN 0819110248 (0-8191-1024-8)
Softcover, University Press of America
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The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledgeby Jean-Francois LyotardISBN 0816611734 (0-8166-1173-4)
Softcover, Univ of Minnesota Pr
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Queer Words, Queer Images: Communication and the Construction of Homosexualityby R. Jeffrey RingerISBN 0814774415 (0-8147-7441-5)
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The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Storyby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Louise Betts, Karen PrichettISBN 0816712042 (0-8167-1204-2)
Softcover, Troll Communications L.L.C.
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The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial format starting in autumn 1910; the book was first published in its entirety in 1911.
Its working title was Mistress Mary, in reference to the English nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of children's literature.
The main character of this story is Mary Lennox. She has been born to rich British parents that are currently living in India. Her parents were busy with extravagent parties and left Mary with her ayah for most of the time. Orphaned by an outbreak of cholera, she is sent back to England to be cared for by her mother's sister's husband, Archibald Craven, a reclusive widower. Craven's wife, Lilian, passed away ten years earlier. He is still mourning that loss. To escape his sad memories, he constantly travels abroad, leaving the entire manor, including Mary, to be cared for by his housekeeper, Mrs. Medlock. The only person who has any time for the little girl is the chambermaid Martha Sowerby, who tells Mary about a locked up garden, surrounded by a wall that was the late Mrs. Craven's favorite place. No one has entered the garden since she died because Archibald locked its entrance and buried the key. He hasn't told anyone where it is.
Mary finds the key to the secret garden hidden in a box in the house. A robin shows her where the door is hidden beneath overgrown ivy. Once inside, she discovers that although the roses seem lifeless, some of the other flowers have survived. She decides to tend the garden herself. Mary wants to keep her new found garden a secret, but she knows she needs help tending it. She gets this help from Martha's brother Dickon. He seems to have a connection with all wild animals and plants. Mary gives him money to buy gardening implements and he shows her that the roses, though neglected, are not dead. When Mary's uncle briefly meets with her for the first time since her arrival, Mary asks him for permission to claim her own garden from any abandoned part of the grounds, and he acquiesces. Thanks to her new-found interests and activities, Mary herself begins to blossom, becoming more healthy looking and more pleasant to be around.
Some nights, Mary hears someone weeping in another part of the house. When she asks questions, the servants become evasive. They tell her that she is hearing things, like a servant with a toothache. Shortly after her uncle's visit, she goes exploring and discovers her uncle's son, Colin, a lonely, bedridden boy as petulant and disagreeable as Mary used to be. His father shuns him because the child closely resembles his mother. Mr. Craven is a mild hunchback, and both he and Colin are morbidly convinced that the boy will develop the same condition. The servants have been keeping Mary and Colin a secret from one another because Colin doesn't like strangers staring at him and is prone to terrible tantrums.
Mr. Craven has been traveling through Europe, but is inspired to rush home after hearing the voice of his dead wife in a dream and receiving a letter from Mrs. Sowerby (Martha's and Dickon's mother, who also knows the secret) telling him, "I think your lady would ask you to come if she was here." He arrives while the children are outdoors and finds himself drawn toward the secret garden. As he approaches nearer, he is astonished to hear their voices inside the walls; Colin bursts out of the garden door toward him, actually winning a footrace against Mary and Dickon. The story's heartwarming ending has Colin able to walk, Archibald smiling again, and Mary has a family and friends who love her. [via]More editions of The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Story:
Sexism and Languageby Alleen Pace NilsenISBN 0814143733 (0-8141-4373-3)
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Sign, Sentence, Discourse: Language in Medieval Thought and Literatureby Julian N. Wasserman, Lois RoneyISBN 0815624514 (0-8156-2451-4)
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Silent Interviews: On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics A Collection of Written Interviewsby Samuel R. DelanyISBN 0819562807 (0-8195-6280-7)
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Social Life of Languageby Gillian SankoffISBN 0812277716 (0-8122-7771-6)
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Sociolinguistic Constructs of Ethnic Identity: The Syntactic Delineation of Lumbee Englishby Clare J. DannenbergISBN 0822365464 (0-8223-6546-4)
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Speaking Chicana: Voice, Power, and Identityby D. Letticia Galindo, Maria Dolores GonzalesISBN 0816518157 (0-8165-1815-7)
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Spread the Word : Further Writings from the Popular "On Language" Column in the New York Times Magazineby William SafireISBN 0812932536 (0-8129-3253-6)
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Students' Rights to Their Own Languageby Melvin A. ButlerISBN 0814148069 (0-8141-4806-9)
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The Study of Language in England, 1780-1860by Hans AarsleffISBN 0816612536 (0-8166-1253-6)
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Talking Heads: Language, Metalanguage, and the Semiotics of Subjectivityby Benjamin LeeISBN 0822320150 (0-8223-2015-0)
Softcover, Duke Univ Pr
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Talking Heads synthesizes the views and works of a breathtaking range of the most influential modern theorists of the humanities and social sciences, including Austin, Searle, Derrida, Jakobson, Bakhtin, Wittgenstein, Peirce, Frege, Kripke, Donnellan, Putnam, Saussure, and Whorf. After illuminating these many strands of thought, Lee moves beyond disciplinary biases and re-embeds within the context of the public sphere the questions of subjectivity and language raised by these theorists. In his examination of how subjectivity relates not just to grammatical patterns but also to the specific social institutions in which these patterns develop and are sustained, Lee discusses such topics as the concept of public opinion and the emergence of Western nation-states.More editions of Talking Heads: Language, Metalanguage, and the Semiotics of Subjectivity:
Temporal Deixis of the Greek Verb in the Gospel of Mark With Reference to Verbal Aspectby Rodney J. DeckerISBN 0820450332 (0-8204-5033-2)
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Textual Scholarship: An Introductionby D. C. GreethamISBN 0815317913 (0-8153-1791-3)
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Thomas Pyles: Selected Essays on English Usageby John AlgeoISBN 0813005426 (0-8130-0542-6)
Hardcover, Univ Pr of Florida
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The Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomedby Karen Elizabeth GordonISBN 0812911016 (0-8129-1101-6)
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The View from Language: Selected Essays, 1948-1974by Charles Francis HockettISBN 082030381X (0-8203-0381-X)
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When Roots Die: Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islandsby Patricia Jones-JacksonISBN 0820311219 (0-8203-1121-9)
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When Roots Die: Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islandsby Charles Joyner, Patricia Jones-JacksonISBN 0820323934 (0-8203-2393-4)
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Whistlin' Dixie: A Dictionary of Southern Expressionsby Robert HendricksonISBN 0816021104 (0-8160-2110-4)
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Yankee Talk: A Dictionary of New England Expressionsby Robert HendricksonISBN 0816035075 (0-8160-3507-5)
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You All Spoken Hereby Roy WilderISBN 0820320293 (0-8203-2029-3)
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Deutsch: Gestern Und Heuteby Harry WalbruckISBN 0821902210 (0-8219-0221-0)
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