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This empirical study examines the learning problem of the argument structure of psych predicates such as The dog frightens John and the related V-ing adjectives such as The dog is frightening to John...

In many parts of the world the language education scenario is increasingly dynamic, as demographic, economic and social changes powerfully influence socio-political agendas in the sphere of language...

The volume deals with the development of the String Quartet in Spain from the eighteenth century up to the present. It includes 24 studies on composers and specific works from different perspectives,...

The book explores the theological understanding of the human person. It does so by placing the theology of person in Karl Rahner's writings in dialogue with the philosophy of the relational person in...

What does well-being mean when we talk about men and women in the past? Their sheer chances of survival, their protection from want, their social status, their individual agency and their self-esteem...

This is the first book-length study to consider Ricarda Huch's historical-political thought and assess Huch's place within the lively historiographical discourses of the 1920s. One of the most famous...

This book explores the intercultural problems related to the widespread use of English in written and oral communication by native and non-native speakers in institutional and business settings. Each...

This book seeks to bring out the various ways in which the Victorian age has left an imprint on political thought, be it in the multitudinous ways Victorian philosophers have been construed, have...

Aristotle has been continuously at the frontier of philosophical reflection for almost 2400 years. Throughout the 20th century the influence of his practical philosophy has been growing. His...

Based on a research project supported by the European Foundation, this book explores how primary and secondary students in four different European countries view theirs and the world's future. The...

This book argues for the inclusion of a cognitive psychological component in the analysis of theme and rheme, the basic building blocks of the message structure of language. The inference-boundary...

Die hier versammelten Aufs?tze diskutieren Formen und Funktionen der k?nstlerischen Theorie sowie ihren Status innerhalb der k?nstlerischen Arbeit. Ausserdem untersuchen sie an exemplarischen...

Es gibt wohl nur wenige B?cher des 20. Jahrhunderts, in denen die Wunschbilder und Aporien deutscher Geistes- und Kulturgeschichte, ?sthetischer Fundamentalismus und die ?berzeugung von der Endzeit...

Even though Elena Poniatowska is considered to be one of the most important female writers in present-day Mexico, few book-length studies have been dedicated to her work. This book focuses on the...

Die Vielfalt der Funktionen des Topos Tier steht im Zentrum dieses Bandes, dessen Textcorpus von mittelalterlicher und fr?hneuzeitlicher Literatur bis ins 21. Jh. reicht und dessen Beitr?ge der...

Im Verlaufe der 1960er und 1970er Jahre haben zahlreiche Schweizerinnen und Schweizer die Dritte Welt entdeckt und zum Gegenstand ihres Interesses und ihres politischen Engagements gemacht. Breit...

The short story as an autonomous genre has called the attention of both writers and literary critics with theoretical concerns over the last two centuries. It is a form of writing that has met the...

To Be And Not to Be is a study of the interrelated concepts interpretation, iconicity and fiction as applied to works of art in general and literary narratives in particular. Two perspectives run...

Tonal consciousness, in the sense of a clear intuition about which note or chord a piece of music will finish on, is as much a part of our everyday experience of music as it is of contemporary music...

Die Beitr?ge des Bandes analysieren die Ordnungen, die der Pluralit?t der Antike im 18. Jahrhundert zugrunde liegen. Sie fragen danach, wie die literarische Aufkl?rung auf das vielf?ltige Angebot der...

This book is based on the thought of Gabriel Marcel and offers an introduction to the central categories of Marcel's thought, focusing on his idea of existential humanism. This study deals with the...

The people in Myanmar have faced socio-politico-economic crises under the military civil-turned regime since 1962. This book attempts to develop a theological response to the suffering (dukkha) of...

La grande sfida dell'arte italiana tra l'Unit? e la Prima guerra mondiale ? quella di creare uno stile nazionale competitivo e riconoscibile a livello europeo. Il volume intende indagare gli sviluppi...

Questo volume contiene sedici studi su aspetti linguistici e comunicativi di tre lingue romanze - l'italiano, il francese e lo spagnolo - e di tre lingue germaniche - l'inglese, il tedesco, il danese...

The publication is addressed to future translators and interpreters and to those who work or research in this field. From a theoretical-practical perspective, it presents original and innovative...

Since Augustine many philosophers and theologians have discussed the relation of God to time, whereas the relation between God and space has been rarely discussed. This book deals with the...

Weltweit tragen zahlreiche Regionen und Gebirge eine Nachbenennung mit den Begriffen Schweiz oder Alpen. Die Studie evaluiert die Ursachen und die Bedeutung des Transfers der Landschaftsnamen Schweiz...

In the early nineteenth century the theory and practice of translation received special attention in Italy, a country that was still trying to define itself. Translation, particularly from English,...

Translation not only plays a part in the dissemination of knowledge but also contributes to building knowledge, particularly in the humanities. The contributions to this volume illustrate such a...

This book investigates different elements which have direct implications for translations but are not the actual text. These features are usually presented in a particular format - written, oral,...