Comparative bone identification : human subadult to nonhuman / / by Diane L. France

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910165053403321
• Autore: France Diane L.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-315-37477-3; 1-315-35709-7
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (853 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Disciplina: 612.75
• Soggetti: Bones; Skeleton; Human skeleton; Forensic osteology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Introduction -- Part II: Major Bones of the Bodies of Different Animals -- Cranium -- Mandible -- Pectoral Girdle -- Sternum -- Ribs -- Vertebrae -- Ossa Coxae -- Humerus -- Radius -- Ulna -- Hand -- Femur -- Tibia -- Fibula -- Foot -- Part III: Skeletons Arranged by Species -- Human Subadult -- Birds -- Reptiles -- Marine Mammals -- Fish -- Frog -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Building on the success, and maintaining the format, of the best-selling Human and Nonhuman Bone Identification: A Color Atlas (ISBN: 978-1-4200-6286-1), Comparative Bone Identification: Human Sub adult to Nonhuman presents new images of human bones representing many states of maturation from neonate to 20 years old. It also extends the scope of the former work by focusing on the smaller bones of fetuses and young humans and comparing them to bones of birds, reptiles, marine mammals, fish, and a frog that may be confused with those of a sub adult human. The book begins with a section on general osteology and explains the major anatomical differences between humans and ; other animals. The second section compares human and nonhuman bones, categorized by type of bone, and includes most of the major bones in humans and nonhumans. The third section presents skeletons within species. Containing nearly 3,500 color photographs, the book provides examples of similar bones in nonhuman species that may be confused with the human bone in question. The bone images are also taken from different angles to enhance detailed understanding. A practical comparative guide to the differences among species for nearly all bones in the body, this book is a valuable resource for the laboratory or in the field. It uses a visual approach with annotations pointing out salient features of the most commonly discovered bones, giving clear examples for use by law enforcement, medico legal death investigators, forensic anthropologists, students, and readers who wish to distinguish between human bones and those of the a variety of animal species.

The role of functions in syntax : a unified approach to language theory, description, and typology / / Zygmunt Frajzyngier with Erin Shay

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811665403321
• Autore: Frajzyngier Zygmunt
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Collana: Typological Studies in Language (TSL), , 0167-7373 ; ; Volume 111
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetti: Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax; Functionalism (Linguistics); Typology (Linguistics); Linguistic models
• 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: The Role of Functions in Syntax; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; The ; importance of meaning for syntax; 1. The aim of the book; 2. A sample of open questions; 3. Significance of the book; 4. Content of the present volume; Part I: Theoretical and methodological foundations of the approach; Part II: Case studies; Part III: Typology within the proposed approach; Theoretical foundations of the proposed approach; 1. Introduction; 2. Semantic structure, functional domain and subdomain; 4. Consequences of encoding locative predication in the grammatical system: Genitive predication in the locative phrase5. Conclusions; 5.1 Conclusions concerning Mina; 5.2 Theoretical conclusions; Lexical and morphological coding means and their implications; 1. Introduction; 2. Lexical categories, subcategories, and derivational morphology; 2.1 Lexical categories as a coding means; 2.2 An open question in lexical categories: Ideophones; 2.3 Motivation for lexical subcategories; 3. Verbal extensions; 4. Conclusions; Linear orders as coding means; 1. Introduction; 2. Linear order in linguistic theory