Language
A language is a structured system of communication used by humans consisting of speech (spoken language) and gestures (sign language). Most languages have a visual or graphical representation encoded into a writing system, composed of glyphs to inscribe the original sound or gesture and their meaning.The scientific study of language is called linguistics. Critical examinations of languages, such as philosophy of language, the relationships between language and thought, etc, such as how words represent experience, have been debated at least since Gorgias and Plato in ancient Greek civilization. Thinkers such as Rousseau (1712 – 1778) have debated that language originated …
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UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 11 September 2024 French
Le moment Montfort dans la francophonie se penche sur la crise de l’Hôpital Montfort à travers une approche multidisciplinaire qui joint des chercheures et des chercheurs qui explorent dans cet …
comme une « insult » et un « infringement of language rights25 ». Ensuite, la Commission n’a pas compris … that they are part of this province, that their language and culture are valuable ». Elle a contribué à …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 10 September 2024 English
The essential bestselling guide to designing and leading useful and effective group conversations, now completely revised and updated Integrating over 60 years of research and development, this essential guide to …
presence of digital media and its effects on visual language and culture. I highly recommend this book to … collaboration. With these tools, however, a new language and set of norms are emerging. Predictive text … people’s arguments apart. Rupert Ross describes how language differences cause us to respond very differently … lives: “I never realized how harsh the English language is or how judgemental and argumentative we become …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 10 September 2024 English
“Chaiton's fearless and moving memoir is a precious gift to anyone who yearns for a better understanding of intergenerational trauma and the path to true liberation.” — JEANNE BEKER, author, …
concentration camp survivors who shared a common language and history, comrades who were closer to them … The chatter is muf- fled, whispers in a secret language punctuated by outbursts of laughter. “Sha! Di … a veritable Babel under one roof. The first language of my parents and the tenants was Yiddish, which … English, and this is how they would learn the language of the new country. When my parents didn’t want … to Polish, their secret tongue. Whatever the language, in our house it wasn’t actually spoken but geshrign: …
Fraser Institute · 5 September 2024 English
Central banks use forward guidance about the future direction of their policy interest rate to enhance the effectiveness of monetary policy. Monetary policy works not only by influencing short-term interest …
added). In February 2021, the Board used similar language, but noted that it did not expect these conditions …
Fraser Institute · 4 September 2024 English
The Report Card on Albertaâs Elementary Schools 2024Â reports a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance. These indicators are used to calculate an overall rating for each school. …
special needs and 18.9 per cent are English Second Language (ESL). “It doesn’t matter where a school is ranked …
Fraser Institute · 4 September 2024 English
The Report Card on Albertaâs Elementary Schools 2024Â reports a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance. These indicators are used to calculate an overall rating for each school. …
average achievement-test marks (percent) in grade-6 language arts; (2) average achievement-test marks (percent) … their average achievement- test mark in grade-6 language arts; (7) the difference between male and female … school’s students who completed the tests in language arts, math- ematics, science, and social studies … of such tests written by those students. Since language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies … average marks on achievement tests in grade-6 language arts and mathematics. The indicators report the …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
In What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy long-time election observer Jane Cooper recounts her experience monitoring a municipal election in Kirovohrad in 2015. Offering a framework for exploring what …
original manuscripts but may consider the English-language translation of works that have already appeared … English Club, Gene came to the club to practice his language skills every Friday. He had graduated as a veterinarian … while Matti and Anton begin to transcend their language barrier over cigarettes in the parking lot. But … guage at a professional level, and the working language of the osce is English. However, the assistant’s … and a master’s in teaching English as a second language. She worked for the police department for seven …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
The Adaptable Country outlines straightforward policy reforms to improve adaptability – the capacity to anticipate and manage danger. In a turbulent world, authoritarian rule is a tempting path to security. …
sphere of individual freedom, defined in the language of rights, which is also protected by courts … elite that seemed determined to suppress their language and religion. Maritimers sought protection from … Often, that struggle has been told using the language of sovereignty and self-determination, ratherCanada: … population was smaller, more dispersed, divided by language, and often drowned out by loud American neighbours … polity is more diverse in terms of culture, faith, language, and racialized identity. Empowered individuals …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Narratives about the disappearance of the Beothuk are entrenched in historical accounts and the popular imagination. Only with the integration of Indigenous perspectives, beginning in the 1920s, was this accepted …
success stories. But also problematic is the language used by narrators who were ostensibly on the Beothuk’s … sables and skins of all kinds.”14 Despite the language barrier, the locals make it clear they are looking … skins of beasts, did eat raw flesh, and spoke a language which no man could understand; their demeanourEarly … These “brute beasts,” Cantino tells us, speak a language “not harsh but rather human.”22 Another account … tattoos, dress in furs and skins, and speak a language the Europeans don’t understand. Pasqualigo decides …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Covering a broad swathe of time, from colonization to the present day, Forced Migration in/to Canada examines human displacement in a variety of contexts: Indigenous dislocation and settler colonialism, Black …
material and helped identify resources for the French language adaptation. Emily Andrew at McGill-Queen’s University … chapter 10), we have also negotiated a French language version of this book. While there are linkages …