Dreaming in the rain [[electronic resource] ] : how Vancouver became Hollywood North by Northwest / / David Spaner

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456351303321
• Autore: Spaner David
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Vancouver, : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2003
• ISBN: 1-282-46721-2; 9786612467219; 1-55152-305-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 384.80971133; 384.80973
• Soggetti: Motion picture industry - British Columbia - Vancouver Metropolitan Area - History; Motion pictures - British Columbia - Vancouver Metropolitan Area - History; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: contents; Foreword 11; 1 Baby Pictures 15; 2 Last Days 27; 3 The People Versus Larry Kent 35; 4 The Sixties 47; 5 The Decline of West Coast Civilization 63; 6 The Studio System 73; 7 The West Coast Wave 91; 8 The Actors 111; 9 A Tale of Two Film Cities 129; 10 The Sweeney Group 143; 11 The Other Hollywood North 165; 12 Molly and Lynne 175; 13 Clash of the Hollywoods 197; 14 Dreaming in the Rain 217; Index 225
• Sommario/riassunto: The controversial story of how Vancouver became North America's third largest center for film and television production.

Language : the big picture / / Peter Sharpe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820916903321
• Autore: Sharpe Peter <1947->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2009]; ©2009
• ISBN: 1-4411-8883-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Disciplina: 883.1
• Soggetti: English language; Language and languages
• 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 (pages [229]-236) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; What Are the Origins of Language?; Is Language Exclusive to Humans?; Why Do Languages Change?; How Does Language Vary across Cultures?; Where Does Noam Chomsky Fit into Linguistics?; How Scientific Can Linguistic Theory Be?; What Makes Semantics Difficult?; From Whence the Power of Symbols?; How Is Language Represented in the Mind?; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: We use language everyday in every aspect of our lives, whether at school, work, or home, with friends, colleagues or family. The ability to use language is so important that it defines what makes us human. Yet what is language? And how does it work? In this introduction to language, Peter Sharpe answers a series of questions about language to show its inner workings. Drawing on expertise from many disciplines, he examines the origins of language, how language produces meaning, the variation of language across cultures, how language is used in society, and whether or not there is a ""correct""