Considered one of the world's great maritime powers in the 17th century, the Netherlands continues to be an important commercial entrepot and international crossroads today, a status that has made the modern nation one of the wealthiest in the world. Despite this country's small size, the Netherlands has played a relatively large part in the history of commerce, government, art, and religion, and it has left an indelible imprint on all of the world's continents."A Brief History of the Netherlands" provides a general overview of the history of the country from ancient times to the present day.
A Briefer History of Time attempts to explain a range of subjects in cosmology, including the Big Bang, black holes, light cones and superstring theory, to the nonspecialist reader. Its main goal is to give an overview of the subject but, unusual for a popular science book, it also attempts to explain some complex mathematics. The author notes that an editor warned him that for every equation in the book the readership will be halved, hence it includes only a single equation: E = mc².
In addition to Hawking’s abstinence from equations, the book also simplifies matters by means of illustrations throughout the text, depicting complex models and diagrams.
Topics include the use of ethics in the EFL classroom, tips for reading extensively, native language intrusions, vocabulary work, an integrated lesson plan for "For Life's Sake" by Linda Hogan, and a brief history of the First Americans.
USA Literature in Brief pinpoints and
describes the contributions to American literature of some of the
best-recognized American poets, novelists, philosophers and dramatists
from pre-Colonial days through the present. Major literary figures are
discussed in detail, as are their major works. Brief discussions of
cultural periods and movements such as romanticism, modernism, and
transcendentalism put individuals in context and lend perspective. This
condensed version of Outline of American Literature highlights major
achievers and important works in the canon.
An introduction to phonetics is designed to help EFL learners to achieve
native-like pronunciation:
Chapter one deals with the history of phonology and
phonetics and provides a brief overview of the impact of philosophy and
psychology on the emergence of phonology and phonetics. Chapter two defined the
notion of phoneme, describes IPA phonetic alphabet, and distinguishes between
board and narrow transcriptions. Chapter three and four provide an in-depth
account of traditional and systematic articulatory phonetics, respectively.
Chapter five discusses the place of suprasegmentals in phonology. Chapter six
seeks to explain phonemics. Chapter seven provides a brief introduction to the
rudiments of acoustic or physical phonetics. Chapter eight introduces the
reader to the notion of auditory phonetics
Edited by: englishcology - 25 October 2008
Reason: Title changed from "Phonetics" to "An Introduction To Phonetics"