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The Handbook of Dialectology
The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of dialect, in one volume. Each chapter reviews essential research, and offers a critical discussion of the past, present and future development of the area. The volume is based on state-of-the-art research in dialectology around the world, providing the most current work available with an unusually broad scope of topics Provides a practical guide to the many methodological and statistical issues surrounding the collection and analysis of dialect data Offers summaries of dialect variation in the world's most widely spoken and commonly studied languages, including several non-European languages that have traditionally received less attention in general discussions of dialectology Reviews the intellectual development of the field, including its main theoretical schools of thought and research traditions, both academic and applied The editors are well known and highly respected, with a deep knowledge of this vast field of inquiry
The Spotlight
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The Caretaker
From award-winning author Ron Rash ("One of the great American authors at work today" —The New York Times) comes a breathtaking love story and a searing examination of the acts we seek to justify in the name of duty, family, honor, and love. “With each Ron Rash story, you expect flawed people trying desperately to survive against the odds, and a rich sense of place…What you don’t always expect is a wicked plot. The Caretaker delivers all of the above in a story that becomes a race to the finish.” —John Grisham Blowing Rock, North Carolina, 1951. Blackburn Gant, his life irrevocably altered by a childhood case of polio, seems condemned to spend his life among the dead as the sole ...
The Stage Year Book
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Der Friedhofswärter (eBook)
Eine hochatmosphärische Geschichte über Freundschaft und Verrat von »einem der besten lebenden amerikanischen Autoren« (New York Times) Blowing Rock, North Carolina, zu Beginn der 1950er Jahre. Der junge Blackburn Grant, seit seiner Kindheit von einer Polioerkrankung gezeichnet, arbeitet als einziger Friedhofswärter der kleinen Stadt in den Appalachen. Sein Leben mit den Toten passt gut zu seiner zurückhaltenden Art, und die gelegentlichen Momente des Unbehagens bringen ihn längst nicht so aus dem Konzept wie die Gespräche mit den Bewohnern der Stadt. Doch als sein einziger Freund Jacob für den Koreakrieg eingezogen wird, bekommt Blackburn die Aufgabe, sich um dessen schwangere Frau Naomi zu kümmern. Die sechzehnjährige, mittellose Naomi und Jacob sind seit ihrer Hochzeit, die gegen den Willen von Jacobs wohlhabenden Eltern vollzogen wurde, Ausgestoßene in Blowing Rock. Naomi und Blackburn kommen sich näher, und als Jacob im Krieg schwer verwundet wird, entsteht ein Plan, der das Leben von vielen Menschen erschüttern wird ...
Guarding the Babies
Twins in danger! Only The Baby Protectors can save them. After being named guardian of her late sister’s orphaned twins, Holly Lee soon learns someone will go to any lengths to steal the children away. Rescuing the toddlers from an attempted kidnapping, she’s reunited with her ex-boyfriend Deputy Sheriff Cole Jackson. Cole feels obligated to protect Holly and her niece and nephew, but professional boundaries begin to blur as their enemy shifts into stark focus.
