Causatives and Causation
Causatives and Causation

Author: Jae Jung Song

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-11

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 131788843X

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Causatives and Causation is the first comprehensive study of causative constructions found in the world's languages. This important new research, based on a data base of more than 600 languages, not only investigates fully the richness and variety of causative types, but also presents an alternative perspective to the traditional typological approach. The new typology enables a better understanding of how the human mind cognizes causation and how this is reflected in language. Causatives and Causation is also an important attempt to integrate language typology with diachrony by constructing a diachronic model of causative affixes on the basis of this new typology. Drawing on the theoretical insight of Role and Reference Grammar, this book provides a case study of the causative constructions in Korean, providing additional support for both the proposed new typology and the diachronic model. It also examines the pragmatic foundations of causatives, an important but previously unexplored area of study.

The Book of Jack London
The Book of Jack London

Author: Charmian London

Publisher:

Published: 1921

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13:

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Several years after Jack London’s death, his wife Charmian released a 2-volume biography of his life. Volume I starts with the origins of his parents, John and Flora, and covers Jack’s childhood and early life growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area. It also covers his oyster pirating, Klondike trips, and time spent riding the railroads. The book is full of his letters to Cloudesley Johns, Anna Strunsky, and others. The first volume ends with his voyage to Asia to cover the Japanese-Russian War. Volume II starts with his return from Korea after war-reporting and his divorce from his first wife. It covers their trip on the Snark and trips to New York and around Cape Horn. The 'bad year' when his house burns is described in detail, as is a return to Hawaii and the start of World War I. The volume ends with Jack's death in 1916.

Beginning Cebuano
Beginning Cebuano

Author: John U. Wolff

Publisher:

Published: 1968-09-10

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 9780300002607

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This continuation of the elementary course in Cebuano fills detail into the broad outline of the grammatical structure presented in Part 1, providing exercises and conversations which illustrate these details. Reading selections, in a variety of styles, are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, with commentary and exercises. Supported by a contract with the U. S. Office of Education. Yale Linguistic Series. Mr. Wolff is assistant professor of linguistics at Cornell University.

Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 2
Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 2

Author: Dean Francis Alfar

Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.

Published: 2012-04-10

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 6210100538

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Marrying a monster and fishing for mermaids; Redeeming a demon in an Augustinian church; A girl drawn to a haunted river; Hunting giant Wyrms with a gunsaddle. The Philippine Speculative Fiction series showcases fantasy, science fiction, and horror written by Filipinos around the world.

Cebuano Visayan illustrated
Cebuano Visayan illustrated

Author: Alfonso Borello

Publisher: Villaggio Publishing Ltd.

Published:

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13:

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Learn Cebuano Visayan aka Binisaya with comics. This edition features 25 lessons of conversational Visayan/Bisayan with English translation.