Person and Number

Person and Number
Author: Raquel Veiga Busto
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2023-07-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110989190

Person and number are two basic grammatical categories. However, they have not yet been exhaustively documented in many sign languages. This volume presents a thorough description of the form and interpretation of person and number in Catalan Sign Language (LSC) personal pronouns. This is the first book exploring together the two categories (and their interaction) in a sign language. Building on a combination of elicitation methods and corpus data analysis, this book shows that person and number are encoded through a set of distinctive phonological features: person is formally marked through spatial features, and number by the path specifications of the sign. Additionally, this study provides evidence that the same number marker might have a different semantic import depending on the person features with which it is combined. Results of this investigation contribute fresh data to cross-linguistic studies on person and number, which are largely based on evidence from spoken language only. Furthermore, while this research identifies a number of significant differences with respect to prior descriptions of person and number in other sign languages, it also demonstrates that, from a typological standpoint, the array of distinctions that LSC draws within each category is not exceptional.

The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
Author: Lester Kaufman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-04-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1119652847

The bestselling workbook and grammar guide, revised and updated! Hailed as one of the best books around for teaching grammar, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation includes easy-to-understand rules, abundant examples, dozens of reproducible quizzes, and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to middle and high schoolers, college students, ESL students, homeschoolers, and more. This concise, entertaining workbook makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. This updated 12th edition reflects the latest updates to English usage and grammar, and includes answers to all reproducible quizzes to facilitate self-assessment and learning. Clear and concise, with easy-to-follow explanations, offering "just the facts" on English grammar, punctuation, and usage Fully updated to reflect the latest rules, along with even more quizzes and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar Ideal for students from seventh grade through adulthood in the US and abroad For anyone who wants to understand the major rules and subtle guidelines of English grammar and usage, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation offers comprehensive, straightforward instruction.

How Many Friends Does One Person Need?

How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Author: Robin Dunbar
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2011-03-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0674059328

Why do men talk and women gossip, and which is better for you? Why is monogamy a drain on the brain? And why should you be suspicious of someone who has more than 150 friends on Facebook? We are the product of our evolutionary history, and this history colors our everyday lives—from why we joke to the depth of our religious beliefs. In How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Robin Dunbar uses groundbreaking experiments that have forever changed the way evolutionary biologists explain how the distant past underpins our current behavior. We know so much more now than Darwin ever did, but the core of modern evolutionary theory lies firmly in Darwin’s elegantly simple idea: organisms behave in ways that enhance the frequency with which genes are passed on to future generations. This idea is at the heart of Dunbar’s book, which seeks to explain why humans behave as they do. Stimulating, provocative, and immensely enjoyable, his book invites you to explore the number of friends you have, whether you have your father’s brain or your mother’s, whether morning sickness might actually be good for you, why Barack Obama’s 2008 victory was a foregone conclusion, what Gaelic has to do with frankincense, and why we laugh. In the process, Dunbar examines the role of religion in human evolution, the fact that most of us have unexpectedly famous ancestors, and why men and women never seem able to see eye to eye on color.

Person and Number

Person and Number
Author: Raquel Veiga Busto
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 311098895X

Person and number are two basic grammatical categories. However, they have not yet been exhaustively documented in many sign languages. This volume presents a thorough description of the form and interpretation of person and number in Catalan Sign Language (LSC) personal pronouns. This is the first book exploring together the two categories (and their interaction) in a sign language. Building on a combination of elicitation methods and corpus data analysis, this book shows that person and number are encoded through a set of distinctive phonological features: person is formally marked through spatial features, and number by the path specifications of the sign. Additionally, this study provides evidence that the same number marker might have a different semantic import depending on the person features with which it is combined. Results of this investigation contribute fresh data to cross-linguistic studies on person and number, which are largely based on evidence from spoken language only. Furthermore, while this research identifies a number of significant differences with respect to prior descriptions of person and number in other sign languages, it also demonstrates that, from a typological standpoint, the array of distinctions that LSC draws within each category is not exceptional.

The Talking Numbers

The Talking Numbers
Author: Purnima Gupta
Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2024-02-29
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

Astrology has many forms which can predict our future. and numerology or science of numbers is one such medium by which we can calculate any event in advance. This book is to simply the approach of approaching numbers and decoding them to get the answers of your various questions. This will talk about various numbers that a person gets to see what’s working for them and how to deal with the non-working part. Everyone will have a unique combination of numbers and they will have impact on different areas of one’s life. This book is all about understanding the language of THE TALKING NUMBERS. Let’s communicate.

Understand Your Past, Present and Future by the Numbers

Understand Your Past, Present and Future by the Numbers
Author: Atina Amrahs
Publisher: Mahesh Dutt Sharma
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2023-12-06
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

Numbers have a special quality. In the numbers from 1 to 9, whatever number is your radix, its qualities represent your personality. By analyzing the letters of your date of birth through numerals in numerology, suggestions, and pointers are given for the coming years ahead of you so that your life will be pleasant. On the surface, numerology may seem like a simple discipline, but its roots lie in the depths of knowledge. Its basic concept is that the entire universe can be represented by numbers. There are mutual interactions between those numbers: friendship-enmity and compatibility-dissonance. That is, every cosmic activity has a mathematical relationship. Although numerology had been developing in different parts of the world, it was first put forward by Pythagoras as a whole. In modern times, the British numerologist Cheiro made a major contribution in giving it a systematic form. In a single digit from 1 to 9, the person's first radix is ​​taken. The law of numerology is that the digits of each number are added until it becomes a single digit ('9' or less). Suppose a person was born on May 20, 1998. Then his or her birth number or radix will be 2 + 0 + 5 + 1+ 9 + 9 + 8 = 34 = 3 + 4 = 7. In numerology, each radix (numbers from 1 to 9) has a specific nature. A person born on one, ten, nineteen, or twenty-eight will have the same radix number, i.e., -1. Similarly, the person born on the 2nd, 11th, 20th, or 20th day will have a radix number of '2'. Similarly, another radix is extracted. In the present book, the predictions of persons from radix 1 to 9 have been made according to numerology. You can know your approximate past, present, and future by taking out your radix according to the above method. This is an interesting, informative, and useful book.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Author: Kate Woodford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1550
Release: 2003
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521824231

The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.

How Lucky is Your Birth Number

How Lucky is Your Birth Number
Author: BALDEV BHATIA
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2017-03-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1365829804

ABOUT THE BOOK How Lucky Is Your Birth Number Know Your Birth Number is a very interesting book specially written for those who are willing to know about the numbers which play important role and part in your life. Your Birth Numbers deal with science of numbers. It is a cosmic Science, which reveals, the hidden mysteries of numbers. Its origin can be traced to earlier times, when a person first began to identify various causes, in his immediate behavior, environment, and his nature of controlling over his temperament. Research and deep studies done in the past have revealed that every number has a different characteristic and has different occult significance with very specific power.

YOUR LUCKY NUMBER

YOUR LUCKY NUMBER
Author: BALDEV BHATIA
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3739697555

ABOUT THE BOOKYour Lucky Number Your Birth is a very interesting and unique book specially written for those who are interested to know about themselves through the art of Numbers and the through the Zodiac Signs which play very important roles in featuring the lives with marvels of this universal mystic science. Numerology for Every One deals with science of numbers. It is a cosmic Science, which reveals, the hidden mysteries of numbers. Its origin can be traced to earlier times, when a person first began to identify various causes, in his immediate behavior, environment, and his nature of controlling over his temperament. Research and deep studies done in the past have revealed that every number has a different characteristic and has different occult significance with very specific power. This power of difference n numbers has reflected not only a distinctive character on the basis of their qualities, with the cosmic force, and influencing the laws of nature by governing them in different ways.