This is a book that shines a light on just a few issues today such as mental health suicide and the afterlife. This is a book written during one of the most difficult times in the world when violence is everywhere and the world seems to be at a tipping point. The events listed in this book will give you an in-depth look into the future, current world events and how they will play out. My name is Edward T McDonald I come from Pittsburgh, Pennsy...
This book compares the historical development of ideas about language in two major traditions of linguistic scholarship from either end of Eurasia – the Graeco-Roman and the Sinitic – as well as their interaction in the modern era. It locates the emergence of language analysis in the development of writing systems, and examines the cultural and political functions fulfilled by traditional language scholarship. Moving into the modern period and...
This is book 1 of the Cyber War series. It is set in Arizona during the two months leading up to North Korea's cyber-attack on the United States and the few days immediately following. The protagonist, Murf, is faced with two problems simultaneously: his duty to prepare his community for the cyber-attack he believes is imminent and his concern for his estranged 14-year-old daughter. He has no idea that both his ex-wife and his daughter are the...
This is book one of the Cyber War series. It is set in Arizona during the two months leading up to North Korea's cyber-attack on the United States and the few days immediately following. The protagonist, Murf, is faced with two problems simultaneously: his duty to prepare his community for the cyber-attack he believes is imminent and his concern for his estranged 14-year-old daughter. He has no idea that both his ex-wife and his daughter are t...
Problematises the process of identifying and explaining the patterning of words in sentences. This book brings together two concepts - syntax and text - that are normally treated separately, and shows how they can best be understood in relation to each other. It concentrates on getting texts ready for syntactic analysis.
This book takes apart and problematizes the whole process of identifying and explaining the patterning of words in sentences. It brings together two concepts - syntax and text - that are normally treated separately, and shows how they can best be understood in relation to each other, Part I. "Processing the text, " concentrates on getting texts ready for syntactic analysis. Since the data needs to be mediated through the processing of the text...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
The entry point for most potential sinophones is the Chinese language classroom. But what sort of "language" and "culture" are on offer there? And how are links drawn between the forms of the language and the situations in which they may be used? In this book Edward McDonald emphasizes the importance of the social and cultural factors in language learning and seeks to blow away many existing myths about Chinese language learning. As such, this...
