1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910696906403321

Autore

Stephenson John B

Titolo

Climate change adaptation [[electronic resource] ] : strategic federal planning could help officials make more informed decisions : testimony before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, House of Representatives / / statement of John B. Stephenson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (6 pages)

Collana

Testimony ; ; GAO-10-175T

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Government policy - United States

Greenhouse gas mitigation - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF title screen (GAO, viewed on Feb. 11, 2010).

"For release ... Thursday, October 22, 2009."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797723603321

Autore

Thompson John A (John Alexander), <1938-, >

Titolo

Woodrow Wilson / / John A. Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-84324-2

1-317-89128-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Collana

Profiles in power

Disciplina

973.913092

Soggetti

Presidents - United States

United States Politics and government 1913-1921

United States Foreign relations 1913-1921

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by Pearson Education Limited.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology; 1 Images of Wilson; 2 The Making of a Political Leader; Studying politics; 3 Practicing Politics, 1902-12; President of Princeton; Governor of New Jersey; 4 A Progressive President; The New Freedom; A Democratic foreign policy; Building a Democratic majority; 5 Responding to the War in Europe, 1914-17; The initial stance; The impact of the U-boat; Holding the middle ground; 6 A War President; Leading America to war; Mobilizing the nation; Balancing the claims of war and peace

7 The Appearance of Power: Wilson in ParisExpectations, resources and objectives; The course of the conference; 8 Defeat; Conclusion; Further Reading; Index



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816710103321

Titolo

The sign Language Interpreting studies reader / / edited by Cynthia B. Roy, Gallaudet University ; Jemina Napier, Macquarie University

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-272-6851-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (437 p.)

Collana

Benjamins Translation Library, , 0929-7316 ; ; Volume 117

Disciplina

419

Soggetti

Interpreters for the deaf

Interpreters for the deaf - Training of

Sign language - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

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

""The Sign Language Interpreting Studies Reader""; ""Editorial page""; ""Title page""; ""LCC data""; ""Table of contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1. Beginnings (1960's and early 1970's)""; ""Introduction""; ""Interpreting for Deaf People""; ""Journal of Rehabilitation of the Deaf ""; ""A Communication Model of the Interpreting Process ""; ""The Component Skills of Interpreting as Viewed by Interpreters ""; ""Personality Characteristics Associated with Interpreter Proficiency ""; ""Editors note ""; ""1.1 Quigley, Stephen P. (ed.). 1965.""

""Interpreting for Deaf People """"I. Introduction""; ""A. What is interpreting?""; ""B. Need for interpreting""; ""C. Registry of interpreters for the deaf""; ""D. Manual on interpreting""; ""E. Terminology""; ""II. Registry of interpreters for the deaf code  of ethics""; ""Preamble""; ""Code of Ethics""; ""1.2 Shunsuke, Ito. 1968.""; ""Interpretation theory""; ""A. The necessity and Significance of Interpretation""; ""B. The standpoint of the interpreter""; ""1.3 Ingram, R.M. 1974.""; ""A communication model of the interpreting process""; ""References""

""1.4 Brasel, Barbara. B., Dale Montanelli, and Stephen P. Quigley, S.P. 1974.""""The component skills of interpreting as viewed by interpreters""; ""Method""; ""The respondents""; ""Rating of component



skills""; ""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""References""; ""1.5 Schein, Jerome. 1974.""; ""Personality characteristics associated with interpreter proficiency""; ""Procedures""; ""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""Summary""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 2. Early empirical research (1975-1980)""; ""Introduction""; ""Language Interpretation and Communication""; ""Aftermath""

""2.1 Brasel, Barbara B. 1976.""""The effects of fatigue on the competence of interpreters for the deaf ""; ""Method""; ""Results""; ""Conclusions""; ""Recommendations""; ""References""; ""2.2 Tweney, Ryan and Harry Hoemann. 1976.""; ""Translation and sign languages""; ""The nature of sign languages""; ""The linguistic structure of sign""; ""Translation of sign languages""; ""References""; ""2.3  Ingram, Robert. 1978.""; ""Sign language interpretation and general theories of language, interpretation and communication""; ""Linguistic versus semiotic translation""

""Limitations to a linguistic point of view""""Possible contributions of linguistics""; ""Deafness as a cultural distinction""; ""Sign language as a source language""; ""Characteristics of sign language interpreters""; ""Neurolinguistic and psycholinguistic studies""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; "" 2.4 Murphy, Harry. 1978.""; ""Research in sign language interpreting at California State University, Northridge""; ""Introduction""; ""Deaf students at CSUN""; ""Sign language and interpreting studies""; ""PART I: Review of previous research""; ""Attending behavior""

""Fatigue on the part of the interpreter""

Sommario/riassunto

In Sign Language Interpreting (SLI) there is a great need for a volume devoted to classic and seminal articles and essays dedicated to this specific domain of language interpreting. Students, educators, and practitioners will benefit from having access to a collection of historical and influential articles that contributed to the progress of the global SLI profession. In SLI there is a long history of outstanding research and scholarship, much of which is now out of print, or was published in obscure journals, or featured in publications that are no longer in print. These readings are significant...