A linguistic handbook of French for translators and language students by Boucher, Paul

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Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics by Johnson, Keith

Table of Contents: “…Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Fundamentals -- Chapter 1 Basic Acoustics and Acoustic Filters -- 1.1 The Sensation of Sound -- 1.2 The Propagation of Sound -- 1.3 Types of Sounds -- 1.3.1 Simple periodic waves -- 1.3.2 Complex periodic waves -- 1.3.3 Aperiodic waves -- 1.4 Acoustic Filters -- Recommended Reading -- Exercises -- Chapter 2 The Acoustic Theory of Speech Production:Deriving Schwa -- 2.1 Voicing -- 2.2 Voicing Quanta -- 2.3 Vocal Tract Filtering -- 2.4 Pendulums,Standing Waves,and Vowel Formants…”
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A grammar of Central Alaskan Yupik (CAY) by Miyaoka, Osahito, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements; Foreword; List of tables; List of phonological rules; Abbreviations and conventions; Maps; Part 1: Preliminaries; Chapter 1. Introductory; 1.1. …”
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Training Research Consultants Training Research Consultants. by Torreano, Jennifer

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The Routledge Introduction to Qur'anic Arabic. by Younes, Munther Abdullatif, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Grammar: The pronunciation of the object/possessive pronounsGrammar: The passive voice; Grammar: More on subject markers on the perfect verb; Exercise: Word analysis; Lesson Five; Grammar: More on subject markers; Grammar: Passive voice; Grammar: Negation; Grammar: Number; Grammar: Cases; Grammar: Moods; Grammar: Verb-subject disagreement; Exercise: Stems and affixes; Exercise: Word analysis; Lesson Six; Grammar: The imperative; Exercise: Word analysis; Lesson Seven; Exercise 1: Word analysis; Exercise 2: Opposites; Grammar: Subject markers revisited; Grammar: Possessive/object pronouns…”
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Presenting on TV and Radio: An insider's guide. by Trewin, Janet

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Civil society, democratization and the search for human security : the politics of the environment, gender, and identity in northeast India by McDuie-Ra, Duncan

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William Sloane Coffin, Jr. : a holy impatience by Goldstein, Warren

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William Sloane Coffin, Jr. : a holy impatience by Goldstein, Warren

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Teaching and Learning Languages : a practical guide to learning by doing. by Buck, Jemma

Table of Contents: “…Use of the target language by students; Types of classroom language; Collecting and learning classroom language; Core language.…”
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The ASQ Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt Handbook by Ramu, Govindarajan

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 4. Team Basics -- Types of Teams -- Stages of Development -- Decision-Making Tools -- Communication Methods -- Chapter 5. …”
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Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 2010 : Selected Papers from 'going Romance' Leiden. by Franco, Irene

Table of Contents: “…The person case constraint; 2.1 A Case-based account; 2.2 A grammar without repairs; References; Contextual conditions on stem alternations; 1. …”
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Experiential Verbs in Homeric Greek A Constructional Approach. by Luraghi, Silvia

Table of Contents: “…Experiential Situation Types -- 2.1.1. Bodily Sensations -- 2.1.2. Perception -- 2.1.3. …”
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Serial Killers and the Phenomenon of Serial Murder : a Student Textbook by Wilson, David, Yardley, Elizabeth, Lynes, Adam

Table of Contents: “…Public and Personal Service -- Driving and Transitory Dependent Work -- Key Term -- Linkage Blindness -- Revision -- Case Study: Peter Sutcliffe -- Key Term -- Case Study -- Case Overview -- Occupational History -- Offending History -- Peter Sutcliffe -- A Case Study of Serial Murder -- Key Term -- Crime Template -- Key Terms -- Awareness and Activity Space -- Key Term -- Rational Choice Theory -- Revision -- The Female Serial Killer -- Introduction -- Crime, Violence, Sex and Gender -- Box 1: British Female Serial Killers in the 20th-century -- Box 2: Feminine and Masculine Traits and Characteristics -- Key Term -- Gendered -- To Kill ... -- Key Term -- Social Divisions -- ... and Kill Again -- Progressing the Study of Female Serial Killers -- The 'Institutional' Approach -- Revision -- Mary Ann Cotton -- Introduction -- The Life and Crimes of Mary Ann -- What 'Type' of Serial Killer was Mary Ann? …”
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Digital Technologies and African Societies Challenges and Opportunities. by Atchoua, Julien

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Cognitive processing in second language acquisition : inside the learner's mind

Table of Contents: “…Quality and type of corrective feedback, noticing, and learner uptake in synchronous computer-mediated text-based and voice chats / Susana Sotillo -- Index.…”
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Atypical predicate-argument relations

Table of Contents: “…Norms discovered via the corpus-based study and observations of language use -- 5. …”
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Righteous indignation : religion and the populist revolution by Creech, Joe, 1964-

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Writing and publishing a scientific research paper

Table of Contents: “…1.3 Moral Responsibility of the ResearcherReferences; 2: Components and Structure of a Manuscript; 2.1 Background; 2.2 Introduction; 2.3 Methodology; 2.4 Results; 2.5 Discussion; 2.6 Acknowledgment; 2.7 References; Case Scenario; References; 3: Title; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Title; 3.3 Importance of Writing a Relevant Title; 3.4 There Are Three Basic Rules to Be Followed While Writing a Title; 3.5 Types of Titles; 3.6 Running Title; 3.7 Title Page; 3.8 Covering Letter; 3.9 Attributes of a Good Title, Running Title, and Covering Letter; 3.10 Conclusions; Case Scenario.…”
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Learning with Online and Mobile Technologies : a Student Survival Guide. by MacDonald, Janet, 1950-

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Playing with Purpose : Adventures in Performative Social Science. by Gergen, Mary M.

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The Tangam language : grammar, lexicon and texts by Post, Mark W., Lipir, Dugbang, Modi, Yankee

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Create to Learn Introduction to Digital Literacy. by Hobbs, Renee

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Going beyond loaning books to loaning technologies : a practical guide for librarians by Sander, Janelle, 1982-, Mestre, Lori, Kurt, Eric, 1979-

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Papers from the Business Innovation in the Knowledge Economy Conference 2003

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Performative body spaces : corporeal topographies in literature, theatre, dance, and the visual arts

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Spasticity : diagnosis and management

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 4: Ancillary Findings Associated With SpasticitySensory Disturbances; Voice, Speech, and Swallowing; Bowel and Bladder; Sleep; Psychosocial Issues; Case Study; Conclusions; References; Part II: Assessment Tools; Chapter 5: Measurement Tools and Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Spasticity; Spasticity Outcome Measures-What is a Useful Outcome Measure?…”
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The reception of Robert Burns in Europe

Table of Contents: “…Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; Timeline of the European Reception of Robert Burns, 1795-2012; Introduction: 'The mair they talk, I'm kend the better': Burns and Europe; 1 Lost in Translation: Robert Burns in Germany; Introduction; A brief history of Burns in Germany; High German translations: A case study on 'Green grow the rashes'; Other German dialects: A case study of 'Wha is that at my bower door?'…”
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Modernizing financial regulation

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Eccentric visions : re constructing Australia by McGregor, Gaile, 1943-

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The handbook of Hispanic linguistics

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics; Title Page; Copyright; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Editors' Note; Chapter 1: Geographical and Social Varieties of Spanish: An Overview; 1 Introduction; 2 Dialect divisions in Spain; 3 Dialect divisions in Latin America; 4 Major variation patterns: phonetics and phonology; 5 Intonational differences: selected regional traits; 6 Regional and social morphosyntactic differentiation; 7 Lexical variation; 8 Summary; References; Chapter 2: The Spanish-based Creoles; 1 Introduction; 2 The lack of Spanish-based creoles.…”
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A Grammar of Dazaga. by Walters, Josiah

Table of Contents: “…5.7.1 Indicative5.7.2 Interrogative; 5.7.3 Contingent; 5.7.4 Optative; 5.7.5 Imperative; 5.7.6 Hortative; 5.8 Voice; 5.8.1 Active; 5.8.2 Reflexive; 5.8.3 Passive; 5.9 Suppletive Verb Roots; Chapter 6 Structure of the Simple Clause; 6.1 Minor Class Constituents; 6.1.1 Postpositions; 6.1.2 Adverbs; 6.2 Case Markers; 6.2.1 Ergative Case Enclitic =ɪ̀; 6.2.2 Accusative Case Enclitic =ɡà; 6.2.3 Genitive Case Enclitic =ʊ̀, =à, =ŋà; 6.2.4 Dative Case Enclitic =ɾʊ̀; 6.3 Basic Verbal Clauses; 6.3.1 Intransitive Clauses; 6.3.2 Transitive Clauses; 6.3.3 Ditransitive Clauses; 6.4 Non-Verbal Predicates…”
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Exhibition design by Hughes, Philip

Table of Contents: “…; What kind of language to use; The context document; The exhibition premise or rationale; The storyline; The target audience; Coordinating visits to the exhibition; Activities; The content document; Visitor outcome/messages; Object-based or experience-based; The tone of voice; The client's responsibilities…”
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Encounters with violence in Latin America : urban poor perceptions from Colombia and Guatemala by Moser, Caroline O. N.

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LTE backhaul : planning and optimization

Table of Contents: “…5.2.4 Ethernet Services 134 -- 5.2.5 L3 VPN Service 136 -- 5.2.6 Scenario 1: IP Access 137 -- 5.2.7 Scenario 2: Ethernet Service in the Access 137 -- 5.3 Network Topology and Transport Media 138 -- 5.3.1 Access Network Topologies and Media 138 -- 5.3.2 Aggregation Network Topologies 139 -- 5.4 Availability and Resiliency Schemes 139 -- 5.4.1 Availability Calculation 140 -- 5.4.2 Link Resiliency and its Impact on Availability 141 -- 5.4.3 Routing Gateway Redundancy 144 -- 5.4.4 Ethernet Ring Protection (ERP) 147 -- 5.4.5 IP and MPLS Rerouting 148 -- 5.4.6 SCTP Multi-Homing 149 -- 5.4.7 Connectivity Toward Multiple S-GWs and MMEs 149 -- 5.4.8 Synchronization Protection 150 -- 5.4.9 OSS Resiliency 150 -- 5.4.10 End-to-End Performance of Multilayer Redundancy 151 -- 5.5 QoS Planning 152 -- 5.5.1 QoS in an Access Transport Node 152 -- 5.5.2 Packet Classification 153 -- 5.5.3 Scheduling 156 -- 5.5.4 Traffic Shaping 158 -- 5.5.5 Active Queue Management and Bufferbloat 160 -- 5.5.6 Connection Admission Control 161 -- 5.6 Link Bandwidth Dimensioning 163 -- 5.6.1 Obtaining Input Parameters for User Plane Bandwidth Dimensioning 164 -- 5.6.2 Obtaining Input Parameters for Control Plane Bandwidth Dimensioning 169 -- 5.6.3 Link Bandwidth Dimensioning: Single Queue 172 -- 5.6.4 Link Bandwidth Dimensioning: Multiple Queues 180 -- 5.6.5 Combining Signaling, Voice and Data Traffic 183 -- 5.6.6 Comparison of Bandwidth Dimensioning Formulas 186 -- 5.7 Dimensioning Other Traffic Types 187 -- 5.7.1 Management Traffic 187 -- 5.7.2 Synchronization Traffic 187 -- 5.7.3 Other Traffic Types 188 -- 5.8 Base Station Site Solutions 188 -- 5.9 Security Solutions 189 -- 5.9.1 Network Element Hardening 190 -- 5.9.2 Network Security High-Level Architecture 190 -- 5.9.3 Security Gateway High Availability 192 -- 5.9.4 IPsec Parameter Planning 196 -- 5.9.5 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) 201 -- 5.9.6 Self-Organizing Networks (SONs) and Security 203 -- 5.10 IP Planning 203 -- 5.10.1 IP Addressing Alternatives for eNB 204.…”
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The investment writing handbook : how to craft effective communications to investors by Kedem, Assaf, 1973-

Table of Contents: “…Intermediaries Don't Have It Easy, So Help Them OutChapter 4: Stylistic Considerations for Investment Writing; Setting the Appropriate Style; The Desired Image and Voice an Investment Firm or Professional Wishes to Project; The Type of Literature Being Written; The Investor's Presumed Knowledge about the Subject Matter; On Using Jargon; Refrain from Explaining Certain Jargon to Highly Sophisticated Investors; Distinguish Between the Three Broad Levels of Investment Literacy; Alternatives to Explaining Jargon; Cut Through Extraneous Technical Detail.…”
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Research Methods in Sociolinguistics A Practical Guide. by Holmes, Janet

Table of Contents: “…Matched-Guise Technique: What Social Information Do Listeners Attribute to a Speaker Based Only on Hearing Their Voice? -- Identification Tasks: Can Expectations about a Speaker Affect How a Listener Will Hear Their Speech? …”
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Dialogue in politics

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Learning Highcharts. by Kuan, Joe

Table of Contents: “…Web Charts; A short history of web charting; HTML image map (server-side technology); Java applet (client side) and servlet (server side).…”
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Advances in the economic analysis of participatory & labor-managed firms. Vol. 16

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