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Branches of Linguistics
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Branches of linguisticsBranches of linguistics

WHAT IS LINGUISTICS?

 Scientific study of human language.

Aims of linguistic theory: What is knowledge of language? (Competence)

How is knowledge of language acquired? (Acquisition)

How is knowledge of language put to use? (Performance/language processing)

 
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Literature and Film as Modern Mythology
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Literature and Film as Modern Mythology

“Ferrell's book offers good critical insights into the functions of myth and the aesthetics of film and literature and a thougthful unveiling of myth in film and literature. Excellent bibliography. Should be acquired for all academic Collections.”–Choice.
 
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Directional and Horizontal Drilling
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DIRECTIONAL AND HORIZONTAL DRILLINGDIRECTIONAL AND HORIZONTAL DRILLING

 This book introduces the reader to directional and horizontal drilling. They are timely drilling techniques gaining increasing usage. This text is the fourth and latest book Short has written about the oil and gas industry. He shares with his readers the knowledge that he has acquired through years of experience.

 

 
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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of DiscoveryLewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

In the spring of 1804, at the behest of President oThomas Jefferson, a party of explorers called the Corps of oDiscovery crossed the Mississippi River and started up the Missouri, heading west into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory.

 


 
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The Great Ocean of Knowledge: The Influence of Travel Literature on the Work of John Locke
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The Great Ocean of Knowledge: The Influence of Travel Literature on the Work of John LockeThe Great Ocean of Knowledge: The Influence of Travel Literature on the Work of John Locke

The philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) owned one of the most extensive collections of travel literature held in any private scholarly library of his day. It is an interest which seems very much at odds with Locke's reputation as an empirical philosopher because travellers' reports have acquired a reputation for unreliability.
 
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