1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910466484403321

Autore

Linn Andrew

Titolo

Investigating English in Europe : contexts and agendas / / Andrew Linn ; with contributions from Ulrich Ammon, [and seventeen others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, [Massachusetts] ; ; Berlin, [Germany] : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-5015-0056-2

1-61451-895-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Language and Social Life, , 2364-4303 ; ; Volume 10

Disciplina

427

Soggetti

English language - Europe

Language planning - Europe

English language - Social aspects - Europe

Sociolinguistics - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Series preface -- Table of contents -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2.1 The study and teaching of English in the schools -- 2.2 English as a university subject -- 2.3 Lingua francas of Europe -- 2.4 English as a language of science -- 2.5 English in multilingual European economic space -- 2.6 Summary: The importance of a historical approach -- 3.1 English in the language ecology of Europe -- 3.2 Early approaches to conceptualizing English in Europe -- 3.3 Native speaker English -- 3.4 European Englishes -- 3.5 English as a Lingua Franca in Europe -- 3.5.6 English as a Lingua Franca in the business domain (BELF) -- 3.6 Pronunciation -- 3.7 English-medium instruction (EMI) -- 3.8 English in Europe and the postmodernist paradigm -- 3.9 Summary: No more standards? -- 4.1 Globalization and the contribution of Applied Linguistics -- 4.2 Language and social class in Europe -- 4.3 Language policy making -- 4.3.1 Overview and key issues -- 4.3.2 EU Language Policy and English -- 4.3.3 Policies in the European Higher Education Arena -- 4.4 Domain Loss: the rise and



demise of a concept -- 4.5 Parallel Language Use -- 4.6 ‘Top down’ and ‘bottom up’ influences and behaviours -- 5.1 Quantitative and qualitative approaches to the use of English in Europe -- 5.2 Corpus analysis -- 5.3 Language policy and language planning [LPP]: the development of the discipline -- 5.4 Economic research on English in Europe -- 5.5 Language Management and Language Management Theory [LMT] -- 6. The Nordic experience -- 7. The way ahead -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in researching or just learning more about the changing role and status of English across Europe. The status of English today is explained in its historical context before the authors present some of the key debates and ideas relating to the challenge English poses for learners, teachers, and language policy makers.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792235903321

Titolo

Judgments over time [[electronic resource] ] : the interplay of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors / / edited by Lawrence J. Sanna and Edward C. Chang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-534644-0

1-4294-0289-X

1-280-84506-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SannaLawrence J

ChangEdward C (Edward Chin-Ho)

Disciplina

153.7/53

Soggetti

Time - Psychological aspects

Thought and thinking

Emotions

Human behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.



Nota di contenuto

Past as prologue : an introduction to judgments over time / Lawrence J. Sanna and Edward C. Chang -- Abandoning optimism in predictions about the future / James A. Shepperd, Kate Sweeny, and Patrick J. Carroll -- Defensive pessimism : positive past, anxious present, and pessimistic future / Julie K. Norem and Shannon Smith -- Pursuing a path to a more perfect future : on causes, correlates, and consequences of perfectionism / Edward C. Chang, Christina A. Downey, and Elizabeth Y. Lin -- Predicting feelings versus choices / Leaf Van Boven and Joanne Kane -- Considering future consequences : an integrative model / Jeff Joireman, Alan Strathman, and Daniel Balliet -- Hope over time / C.R. Snyder, Kevin L. Rand, and Lorie A. Ritschel -- Fantasy realization and the bridging of time / Gabriele Oettingen and Jennifer Thorpe -- Extending the goal progress theory of rumination : goal reevaluation and growth / Leonard L. Martin and Abraham Tesser -- The road not taken : counterfactual thinking over time / Lawrence J. Sanna, Seth E. Carter, and Eulena M. Small -- Explaining the past, predicting the future / Bertram F. Malle and Chuck Tate -- Looking backward with an eye on the future : propositions toward a theory of regret regulation / Marcel Zeelenberg and Rik Pieters -- Looking back on what we knew and when we knew it : the role of time in the development of hindsight bias / Fred B. Bryant and Adam DeHoek -- How do you feel about it now and when did it happen? Judgments of emotion and judgments of time in autobiographical memory / John J. Skowronski, W. Richard Walker, and John E. Edlund -- Remembering and misremembering emotions / Linda J. Levine, Martin A. Safer, Heather C. Lench -- Future as epilogue : some conclusions on judgments over time / Lawrence J. Sanna and Edward C. Chang.

Sommario/riassunto

Forward George Loewenstein- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPreface Lawrence J. Sanna- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Edward C. Chang- University of MichiganINTRODUCTION 1. Past as Prologue: An Introduction to Judgments Over Time, Lawrence J. Sanna-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Edward C. Chang-University of MichiganTHINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE 2. Abandoning Optimism in Predictions About the Future, James A. Sheppard and Kate Sweeney-University of Florida, Patrick J. Carroll-Ohio State University3. Defensive Pessimism: Positive Past, Anxious Present, and Pessimistic Future,



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Record Nr.

UNIORUON00002436

Autore

COLLON, Dominique

Titolo

Near Eastern seals / Dominique Collon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Trustees of British Museum by British Museum Publications, 1990

ISBN

07-412-0723-

Descrizione fisica

62 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Classificazione

MES III A

Soggetti

SIGILLI - MEDIO ORIENTE

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia