Differences, Similarities and Meanings
Differences, Similarities and Meanings

Author: Nicolae-Sorin Drăgan

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2021-10-25

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 3110659239

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In a world of global communication, where each one’s life depends increasingly on signs, language and communication, understanding how we relate and opening ourselves to otherness, to differences in all their forms and aspects is becoming more and more relevant. Today, we often understand the differences in terms of adversity or opposition and forget the value of the similarities. Semiotic approaches can provide a critical point of view and a more general reflection that can redefine some aspects of the discussion about the nature of these semiotic categories, differences and similarities. The dichotomy differences – similarities is fundamental to understanding the meaning-making mechanisms in language (De Saussure, 1966; Deleuze, 1995), as well as in other sign systems (Ponzio, 1995; Sebeok & Danesi, 2000). Meaning always appears in the “play of differences” (Derrida, 1978) and similarities. Therefore, the phenomena of similarities and differences must be considered complementary (Marcus, 2011). This book addresses and offers new perspectives for analyzing and understanding sensitive topics in the world of global communication (humanities education, responsive understanding of otherness, digital culture and new media power).

National Differences, Global Similarities
National Differences, Global Similarities

Author: David Baker

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780804750219

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Using US schools as a reference point, this book provides a description of schooling as a global institution. The authors draw on a four-year investigation conducted in 47 countries that examined many aspects of K-12 schooling. They discuss how world trends and the forces behind them will work to shape the directions education may take.

First and Second Language Acquisition
First and Second Language Acquisition

Author: Jürgen M. Meisel

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-07-07

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1139496379

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Infants and very young children develop almost miraculously the ability of speech, without apparent effort, without even being taught - as opposed to the teenager or the adult struggling without, it seems, ever being able to reach the same level of proficiency as five year olds in their first language. This useful textbook serves as a guide to different types of language acquisition: monolingual and bilingual first language development and child and adult second language acquisition. Unlike other books, it systematically compares first and second language acquisition, drawing on data from several languages. Research questions and findings from various subfields are helpfully summarized to show students how they are related and how they often complement each other. The essential guide to studying first and second language acquisition, it will be used on courses in linguistics, modern languages and developmental psychology.

Preschool block - Similarities & differences 4 years and up
Preschool block - Similarities & differences 4 years and up

Author: Ulrike Maier

Publisher: Hauschka-Verlag

Published: 2021-04-19

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 3881008969

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Lots of different exercises for connecting and comparing await children in this preschool block. Children learn how to recognise context, look closely and compare. At the same time, logical thinking, the ability to concentrate and motor skills are developed. All tasks are provided with lovingly designed illustrations suitable for preparing children for preschool and primary school. Thanks to its handy format, the block is ideal for at home and on the move. Viele verschiedene Aufgaben zum Erkennen von Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschieden befinden sich in diesem Kindergartenblock. Die Kinder lernen Zusammenhänge zu erkennen, genau hinzusehen und zu vergleichen. Gleichzeitig werden das logische Denken, die Konzentrationsfähigkeit und die Motorik gefördert. Alle Aufgaben sind liebevoll und kindgerecht illustriert und bieten eine ideale Vorbereitung auf die Vor- und Grundschule. Durch das handliche Format ist der Block der ideale Begleiter für zuhause und unterwegs!

Differences, Similarities and Meanings
Differences, Similarities and Meanings

Author: Nicolae-Sorin Drăgan

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2021-10-25

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 3110662906

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In a world of global communication, where each one’s life depends increasingly on signs, language and communication, understanding how we relate and opening ourselves to otherness, to differences in all their forms and aspects is becoming more and more relevant. Today, we often understand the differences in terms of adversity or opposition and forget the value of the similarities. Semiotic approaches can provide a critical point of view and a more general reflection that can redefine some aspects of the discussion about the nature of these semiotic categories, differences and similarities. The dichotomy differences – similarities is fundamental to understanding the meaning-making mechanisms in language (De Saussure, 1966; Deleuze, 1995), as well as in other sign systems (Ponzio, 1995; Sebeok & Danesi, 2000). Meaning always appears in the “play of differences” (Derrida, 1978) and similarities. Therefore, the phenomena of similarities and differences must be considered complementary (Marcus, 2011). This book addresses and offers new perspectives for analyzing and understanding sensitive topics in the world of global communication (humanities education, responsive understanding of otherness, digital culture and new media power).

Nuclear Particle Correlations And Cluster Physics
Nuclear Particle Correlations And Cluster Physics

Author: Wolf-udo Schroeder

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2017-05-19

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9813209364

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A timely presentation of new results, challenges, and opportunities in the quickly developing field of nuclear cluster physics, presented by an international group of eminent theoretical and experimental scientists active in the field. Their work reveals how correlations of nucleons can appear spontaneously, propagate, and survive in nuclear matter at both low and high densities. Characteristic nuclear substructures, beyond those predicted by mean-field or collective scenarios, appear on microscopic and cosmic length scales. They can influence the dynamics of fusion of light nuclei and the decay of heavy, fissioning nuclei or of systems produced transiently in heavy-ion reactions. A must-read for young scientists entering the field and a valuable resource for more seasoned nuclear researchers!

Film Language
Film Language

Author: Christian Metz

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780226521305

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A pioneer in the field, Christian Metz applies insights of structural linguistics to the language of film. "The semiology of film . . . can be held to date from the publication in 1964 of the famous essay by Christian Metz, 'Le cinéma: langue ou langage?'"—Geoffrey Nowell-Smith, Times Literary Supplement "Modern film theory begins with Metz."—Constance Penley, coeditor of Camera Obscura "Any consideration of semiology in relation to the particular field signifying practice of film passes inevitably through a reference to the work of Christian Metz. . . . The first book to be written in this field, [Film Language] is important not merely because of this primacy but also because of the issues it raises . . . issues that have become crucial to the contemporary argument."—Stephen Heath, Screen