Watching the English

Watching the English
Author :
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Total Pages : 455
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781857889178
ISBN-13 : 1857889177
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Watching the English by : Kate Fox

Updated, with new research and over 100 revisions Ten years later, they're still talking about the weather! Kate Fox, the social anthropologist who put the quirks and hidden conditions of the English under a microscope, is back with more biting insights about the nature of Englishness. This updated and revised edition of Watching the English - which over the last decade has become the unofficial guidebook to the English national character - features new and fresh insights on the unwritten rules and foibles of "squaddies," bikers, horse-riders, and more. Fox revisits a strange and fascinating culture, governed by complex sets of unspoken rules and bizarre codes of behavior. She demystifies the peculiar cultural rules that baffle us: the rules of weather-speak. The ironic-gnome rule. The reflex apology rule. The paranoid pantomime rule. Class anxiety tests. The roots of English self-mockery and many more. An international bestseller, Watching the English is a biting, affectionate, insightful and often hilarious look at the English and their society.

Watching English Change

Watching English Change
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 217
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781317894056
ISBN-13 : 1317894057
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Watching English Change by : Laurie Bauer

Examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on standard English and takes a historical rather than sociolinguistic view of the changes which have occurred.

That's Not English

That's Not English
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 242
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781473523364
ISBN-13 : 1473523362
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis That's Not English by : Erin Moore

In this brilliant transatlantic survival guide, Erin Moore examines the key differences between the British and the Americans through their language. You’ll discover why Americans give – and take – so many bloody compliments and never, ever say ‘shall’ (well hardly ever), as well as what the British really mean when they say ‘proper’, why they believe it is better to be bright than clever and how the word sorry has at least eight different meanings for them.

The Bench

The Bench
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Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : 9780593434536
ISBN-13 : 0593434536
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis The Bench by : Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex’s first children’s book, The Bench, beautifully captures the special relationship between father and son, as seen through a mother’s eyes. The book’s storytelling and illustration give us snapshots of shared moments that evoke a deep sense of warmth, connection, and compassion. This is your bench Where you’ll witness great joy. From here you will rest See the growth of our boy. In The Bench, Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, touchingly captures the evolving and expanding relationship between father and son and reminds us of the many ways that love can take shape and be expressed in a modern family. Evoking a deep sense of warmth, connection, and compassion, The Bench gives readers a window into shared and enduring moments between a diverse group of fathers and sons—moments of peace and reflection, trust and belief, discovery and learning, and lasting comfort. Working in watercolor for the first time, Caldecott-winning, bestselling illustrator Christian Robinson expands on his signature style to bring joy and softness to the pages, reflecting the beauty of a father’s love through a mother’s eyes. With a universal message, this thoughtful and heartwarming read-aloud is destined to be treasured by families for generations to come.

In My Heart

In My Heart
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Publisher : Abrams
Total Pages : 32
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781647008284
ISBN-13 : 164700828X
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis In My Heart by : Jo Witek

Celebrate feelings in all their shapes and sizes in this New York Times bestselling picture book from the Growing Hearts series! Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings! Some make us feel as light as a balloon, others as heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside, with language that is lyrical but also direct to empower readers to practice articulating and identifying their own emotions. With whimsical illustrations and an irresistible die-cut heart that extends through each spread, this gorgeously packaged and unique feelings book is sure to become a storytime favorite.

Watching the World Change

Watching the World Change
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 494
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780312591489
ISBN-13 : 0312591489
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Watching the World Change by : David Friend

Relates the stories behind the photographs of 9/11, discusses the controversy over whether the images are exploitative or redemptive, and shows how photographs help us witness, grieve, and understand the unimaginable.

The Loom of Language

The Loom of Language
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 724
Release :
ISBN-10 : 039330034X
ISBN-13 : 9780393300345
Rating : 4/5 (4X Downloads)

Synopsis The Loom of Language by : Frederick Bodmer

Here is an informative introduction to language: its origins in the past, its growth through history, and its present use for communication between peoples. It is at the same time a history of language, a guide to foreign tongues, and a method for learning them. It shows, through basic vocabularies, family resemblances of languages -- Teutonic, Romance, Greek -- helpful tricks of translation, key combinations of roots and phonetic patterns. It presents by common-sense methods the most helpful approach to the mastery of many languages; it condenses vocabulary to a minimum of essential words; it simplifies grammar in an entirely new way; and it teaches a language as it is actually used in everyday life.

Fox Watching

Fox Watching
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 96
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1873580967
ISBN-13 : 9781873580967
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Fox Watching by : Martin Hemmington

The English

The English
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 338
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780141032955
ISBN-13 : 0141032952
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis The English by : Jeremy Paxman

Jeremy Paxman is to many the embodiment of Englishness yet even he is sometimes forced to ask: who or what exactly are the English? And in setting about addressing this most vexing of questions, Paxman discovers answers to a few others. Like: � Why do the English actually enjoy feeling persecuted? � What is behind the English obsession with games? � How did they acquire their odd attitudes to sex and to food? � Where did they get their extraordinary capacity for hypocrisy? Covering history, attitudes to foreigners, sport, stereotypyes, language and much, much more, The English brims over with stories and anecdotes that provide a fascinating portrait of a nation and its people.

Watching the Watchdog

Watching the Watchdog
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 368
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015064938627
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Watching the Watchdog by : Stephen D Cooper