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AP French language and culture / by Kurbegov, Eliane.(CARDINAL)293325; Weiss, Edward.(CARDINAL)365511;
Subjects: Study guides.; French language; Advanced placement programs (Education);
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Mountain talk [videorecording] : a journey to the heart of Southern Appalachia / by Carden, Gary.nrt(CARDINAL)179064; Clark, James W.; Hutcheson, Neal.drtpro; Wolfram, Walt,1941-pro(CARDINAL)149498; North Carolina Language and Life Project.(CARDINAL)786340; North Carolina State University.Humanities Extension.;
Camera/editor, Neal Hutcheson.Narrated by Gary Carden."In Mountain Talk, the people of Southern Appalachia tell the story of their unique culture and way of talking, revealing the quick wit, good humor, and rugged perseverance that have sustained them for centures. These songs, stories and candid interviews convey the shared sense of place and identity that continues to define mountain people, even as their traditions and heritage seem to be fading away."--Container.DVD.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Language and culture;
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Mountain talk [videorecording] : language & life in Southern Appalachia / by Hutcheson, Neal,director,producer.; Carden, Gary,narrator.(CARDINAL)179064; North Carolina Language and Life Project.; North Carolina State University.Humanities Extension.;
Scenes from Southern Appalachia (bonus documentary).Credits: Camera/editor, Neal Hutcheson.Narrator, Gary Carden."The inimitable personalities of the southern Appalachian Mountains tell the story of their unique linguistic and cultural development, revealing the quick wit, good humor, and rugged persverance that sustained them through centuries. Songs, stories and candid interviews convey the shared sense of place that continues to define the mountain people even as their culture seems to be increasingly absorbed into the modern world"--Container.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Language and culture; Language and culture;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Biesik Jumiekan : introduction to Jamaican language / by Chang, Larry,1949-author.(CARDINAL)869508;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-240 and index.A Foundational text for native speakers to rediscover their language and as a primer for beginners. Understanding the roots of Jamaican language allows for a greater appreciation of Jamaican history and ethos, providing new generations of Jamaicans tangible affirmation of their heritage and national identity. A Jamaican language primer for native speakers and beginners alike. There are six sections: Origins, Grammar, Orthography, Vocabulary, Texts and a 50-page illustrated dictionary, presenting the basilectal register or "broad patois," using a modified Cassidy system for writing Jamaican. Selections include works by Claude McKay, Louise Bennett, Joan Andrea Hutchinson and Carolyn Cooper, alongside excerpts of classics from Laozi, Marcus Aurelius, Shakespeare, and Dickens, translated into Jamaican for the first time. "Thorough and comprehensive introduction to Jumiekan, a welcome addition to the body of work on Jamacian Creole. The amount of work that has gone into this book is staggering. It is particularly successful at making accessible a Jamaican writing system and grammar that, unfortunately, has remainded abstract and academic and disconnected from most of our people" - Alison Irevine-Sobers (University of the West Indies).
Subjects: Language and languages; Language and languages.; Language and culture.;
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The official politically correct dictionary and handbook / by Beard, Henry.(CARDINAL)157719;
Subjects: Humor.; Language and culture; Euphemism;
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The stuff of thought : language as a window into human nature / by Pinker, Steven,1954-(CARDINAL)332272;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-481) and index.Words and worlds -- Down the rabbit hole -- Fifty thousand innate concepts (and other radical theories of language and thought) -- Cleaving the air -- The metaphor metaphor -- What's in a name? -- The seven words you can't say on television -- Games people play -- Escaping the cave.
Subjects: Language and culture.; Psycholinguistics.; Thought and thinking.;
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The language puzzle : piecing together the six-million-year story of how words evolved / by Mithen, Steven,1960-author.(CARDINAL)774729;
Includes bibliographic references (pages 403-449) and index.Preface -- Introduction: The puzzle of language -- A brief history of humankind -- Words and language -- Monkeys and apes -- Speaking and hearing -- Iconic and arbitrary words -- Making tools -- Lessons from an artificial language -- Finding and learning the meaning of words -- Fire -- Language and the brain -- The genetics of language -- Words keep changing -- Language, perception and thought -- Signs and symbols -- Conclusion: the evolution of language -- Figure sources -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index."The emergence of language began with the apelike calls of our earliest ancestors. Today, the world is home to thousands of complex languages. Yet exactly how, when, and why this evolution occurred has been one of the most enduring--and contentiously debated--questions in science. In The Language Puzzle, renowned archaeologist Steven Mithen puts forward a groundbreaking new account of the origins of language. Scientists have gained new insights into the first humans of 2.8 million years ago, and how numerous species flourished but only one, Homo sapiens, survives today. Drawing from this work and synthesizing research across archaeology, psychology, linguistics, genetics, neuroscience, and more, Mithen details a step-by-step explanation of how our human ancestors transitioned from apelike calls to words, and from words to language as we use it today. He explores how language shaped our cognition and vice versa; how metaphor advanced Homo sapiens' ability to formulate abstract concepts, develop agriculture, and--ultimately--shape the world. The result is a master narrative that builds bridges between disciplines, stuns with its breadth and depth, and spans millennia of societal development."--
Subjects: Informational works.; Language and languages; Historical linguistics.; Language and culture.;
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Barron's 2025 AP Spanish language and culture premium / by Paolicchi, Daniel,author.(CARDINAL)612289;
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Littérature pour jeunes adultes.;
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Voices of North Carolina [videorecording] : Language, dialect, and identity in the tarheel state /
Camera/editor, Neal HutchesonNarrated by Bill Friday"Voices of North Carolina is a unique journey through the dialects and languages of this diverse Southern state, from hoi toider speech on the Outer Banks to the highland speech of the Smoky Mountains. Cherokees, Lumbees, rural and urban African Americans, Spanish-speaking immigrants, and the new generation of Southerners in metropolitan areas all reveal how their way with words communicates their identity"--Container.
Subjects: Language and culture;
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The search for the perfect language. by Eco, Umberto.(CARDINAL)139063;
Subjects: Language and languages; Language and history; Language, Universal.; Language and culture;
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