(Izdošanas datums: 09-Apr-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040008775)
In this innovative book, David E. Low examines the multifaceted role of humor in critical literacy studies. Talking about how teachers and students negotiate understandings of humor and social critique vis-a-vis school-based critical literacy curricu...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Apr-2024, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040008768)
In this innovative book, David E. Low examines the multifaceted role of humor in critical literacy studies. Talking about how teachers and students negotiate understandings of humor and social critique vis-a-vis school-based critical literacy curricu...Lasīt vairāk
Have you ever bunged it on Behaved like a drongo Added mayo to a story Lost your Reg Grundies Join bestselling storyteller William McInnes as he offers his own take on our colourful and colloquial way with words. From the simpler times of childhood t...Lasīt vairāk
"e;Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy."e;In this extraordinary work of scathing satire, Ambrose Bierce provided new humorous definitions of the words that formed the lexicon of contemporary American life.Accumulated over three decad...Lasīt vairāk
This volume investigates the mechanisms and psychosocial aspects of humour related to specialised work environments, and foregrounds its role as one of the building blocks that shape the discourse, culture and identity of specialised communities. Thr...Lasīt vairāk
Schmegoogle: n. : a person so insignificant that if you Google his name, nothing comes up.Schmegoogle: Yiddish Words for Modern Times is a hilariously useful lexicon of neologisms that capture the flavor of life as we live it today.This clever book i...Lasīt vairāk
Schmegoogle: n. : a person so insignificant that if you Google his name, nothing comes up.Schmegoogle: Yiddish Words for Modern Times is a hilariously useful lexicon of neologisms that capture the flavor of life as we live it today.This clever book i...Lasīt vairāk
John Rucynski, Maria Petkova, Caleb Prichard, Anne Pomerantz, Jules Winchester, Maria Ramirez de Arellano, Mohammad Ali Heidari-Shahreza, Scott Gardner, Nadezda Pimenova, Richard Hodson...
The language barrier is a familiar term, but what exactly is the humor barrier? Humor is a universal phenomenon, but the cultural variance in how humor is used can prove to be a major obstacle for English language learners hoping to communicate effec...Lasīt vairāk
John Rucynski, Maria Petkova, Caleb Prichard, Anne Pomerantz, Jules Winchester, Maria Ramirez de Arellano, Mohammad Ali Heidari-Shahreza, Scott Gardner, Nadezda Pimenova, Richard Hodson...
The language barrier is a familiar term, but what exactly is the humor barrier? Humor is a universal phenomenon, but the cultural variance in how humor is used can prove to be a major obstacle for English language learners hoping to communicate effec...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Jan-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Alma Books Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780714549866)
Following in the footsteps of other illustrious Italian gastronomic successes - from pizza to pasta, from mozzarella to Parmesan and mortadella - Prosecco is the most recent "e;made in Italy"e; product to have colonized the world. But what is...Lasīt vairāk
A witty illustrated guide to words that sound alike, but are spelled differently and have completely different meanings. Do ewe no what homophones are? They’re words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have completely different mea...Lasīt vairāk
A witty illustrated guide to words that sound alike, but are spelled differently and have completely different meanings. Do ewe no what homophones are? They’re words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have completely different mea...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-May-2019, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Cornell University Press, ISBN-13: 9781501741272)
James Biester sees the shift in late Elizabethan England toward a witty, rough, and obscure lyric style-metaphysical wit and strong lines-as a response to the heightened cultural prestige of wonder. That same prestige was demonstrated in the search f...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-May-2019, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Modern Language Association of America, ISBN-13: 9781603293815)
This volume addresses the teaching of satire written in English over the past three hundred years. For instructors covering current satire, it suggests ways to enrich students understanding of voice, irony, and rhetoric and to explore the questions...Lasīt vairāk
I need to work hard on my maths so I will be god at it.My dads boss lives in a big hose.When I am older I want to learn to drive a cat.Children are at their funniest when theyre trying to be serious, and their earnest attempts at mastering the...Lasīt vairāk
I need to work hard on my maths so I will be god at it.My dads boss lives in a big hose.When I am older I want to learn to drive a cat. Children are at their funniest when they re trying to be serious, and their earnest attempts at mastering th...Lasīt vairāk
Pedantic about punctuation or scrupulous about spelling? Youll love this hilarious and definitive guide to 21st century language from grammar-guru Gyles BrandrethBrilliant, clear, entertaining, very funny and often outright silly. Brandreth excels...Lasīt vairāk
I had fallen head over heels in love with a foreign language that others in my community were indifferent to, had grudgingly learnt or positively hated. I embraced the English language fully, wanting to learn everything about it, to celebrate it and...Lasīt vairāk
The away team were prevented from making a final strike due to a well-timed tickle Laugh out loud at this selection of the funniest faux pas, silliest slips and most blatant bloopers that ever made it into print (and some that didn t), from newspap...Lasīt vairāk
'At last, a book that tells you exactly where to stick your apostrophe ... funny and useful, the perfect stocking filler.' David Marsh, GuardianApostrophes are a pain. The rules about how to use them are complicated, and have evolved haphaz...Lasīt vairāk
