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Acoustic phonetics (2000)

Author(s): Kenneth N. Stevens Series: Current Studies in Linguistics Publisher: The MIT Press, Year: 2000 ISBN: 9780262692502,0262692503 Description: This book presents a theory of speech-sound generation in the human vocal system. The comprehensive acoustic theory serves as one basis for defining categories of speech sounds used to form...
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Linguistics and the Formal Sciences: The Origins of Generative Grammar (2006)

Author(s): Marcus Tomalin Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Year: 2006 ISBN: 0521854814,9780521854818,9780511146985 Description: The formal sciences, particularly mathematics, have had a profound influence on the development of linguistics. This insightful overview looks at techniques that were introduced in the fields of mathematics, logic and...
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Syntactic Carpentry: An Emergentist Approach to Syntax (2005)

Author(s): William O’Grady Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2005 ISBN: 0805849599,9780805849592,9781410612571 Description: O’Grady (linguistics, U. of Hawaii at Manoa) advances the emergenist thesis to the difficulties of the syntax of natural language. He begins by examining language without grammar, showing that sentences are simply built in the quickest, most efficient...
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Perfect Phrases for Setting Performance Goals (2004)

Author(s): Douglas Max, Robert Bacal Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Year: 2004 ISBN: 9780071433839,007143383X Description: Set Effective Performance Goals for Your People – Just Look Up the Right Phrase! In their previously published, top-selling book Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews, Robert Bacal and Douglas Max described past employee performance. In Perfect...
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Focus on advanced english: C.A.E. grammar practice (1995)

Author(s): Richard Walton, Sue O’Connell Series: Focus on advanced English CAE Publisher: Nelson ELT, Year: 1995 ISBN: 9780175567508,0175567506 Description: * Focus on advanced English: C.A.E. grammar practice – It has additional practice in CAE writing skills, regular progress tests and study tips for help with problematic areas common...
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