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Semantic Leaps explores how people combine knowledge from different domains in order to understand and express new ideas. Concentrating on dynamic aspects of on-line meaning construction, Coulson identifies two related sets of processes: frame-shifting and conceptual blending. By addressing linguistic phenomena often ignored in traditional meaning research, Coulson explains how processes of cross-domain mapping, frame-shifting, and conceptual blending enhance the explanatory adequacy of traditional frame-based systems for natural language processing. The focus is on how the constructive processes speakers use to assemble, link, and adapt simple cognitive models underlie a broad range of productive language behavior.
Explores theories on the evolution of technology, the effects that human choice has on this revolution, and what's in store in the future.
A landmark autobiography written by a Polish expatriate living in Argentina is presented in a single-volume edition, now with previously unpublished pages restored. Original.
In Social Economy in Asia: Realities and Perspectives, thirteen scholars from various academic disciplines analyze the reality and different understandings of the social economy in Asia. By providing detailed case studies, engaging in comparative and global discussions, and examining theoretical and policy-relevant implications, the contributors to this collection argue that the Asian social economy has uniquely benefited as a modern economic system with a human-centric approach.
Exploring ideas that are critical in shaping network evolution, this fifth edition provides the necessary understanding of deployed, current, and emerging technologies that are being used in the business world. This has been newly updated to reflect the inudstry's latest advancements and current trends and covers all major information-industry technologies, including ADSL, cable modems, fiber-optic technology, ATM, optical networks, VoIP, and mobile communications.
Focuses on some of the most controversial issues in contemporary education reform around the world. Each educational change question sheds much-needed light on today's large-scale education policies and related reforms around the world. The authors focus on what makes each question globally significant, what we know from international research, and what can be inferred from benchmark evidence.
During four years of the war in Bosnia, over 100,000 people lost their lives. But it was months, even years, before the process of identification, burial and mourning could begin. This text travels through the ravaged post-war landscape in the company of a few of those who survived, as they visit the scenes of their loss.
Whether you are a beginner or experienced user, learn about new features in this version or discover and use some of Excel's functions for the first time. Curtis Frye, author of multiple books on Excel, creator of many Lynda.com videos and an experienced corporate trainer used his experience and knowledge to cover the most relevant functions for users at different levels. This is the first in the series and the most introductory. Suggested uses: * Workplace - flat for easy storage and access at a moments notice to find a function you need to use, or to jog your memory for a function you do not use often * Company Training - reduce help-desk calls and keep productivity flowing for a team or for your entire company * Students/Teachers/Parents - help with the learning curve in a classroom or for your child and any homework requiring Excel * College Professors/Students - we offer a range of guides for different levels of functionality