1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450763903321

Autore

Erickson Laura <1951->

Titolo

For the birds [[electronic resource] ] : an uncommon guide / / Laura Erickson ; illustrations by Jeff Sonstegard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Duluth, Minn., : Pfeifer-Hamilton, c1994

ISBN

0-8166-9974-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (399 p.)

Collana

Appointment with nature

Disciplina

598

Soggetti

Birds

Bird watching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

January; February; March; April; May; June; July; August; September; October; November; December; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In 365 day-by-day sketches, Laura Erickson brings more than 250 birds right into your living room-from rare hawk owls to elusive sedge wrens to plastic lawn flamingos. Light-hearted, yet authoritative, For the Birds is brimming with fascinating birdlore.Did you know that you can mail three chickadees with a single stamp? That Black-billed Cuckoos flourish on a diet of army worms? That winter finches are especially attracted to feeders offering grit and eggshells?Enjoy Laura's entertaining observations and record your own in For the Birds-an uncommon guide.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964726303321

Titolo

Perspectives on Arabic linguistics : papers from the annual Symposia on Arabic Linguistics. Volume XXII-XXIII, College Park, Maryland, 2008 and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2009 / / edited by Ellen Broselow, Hamid Ouali

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011

ISBN

9786613360014

9781283360012

1283360012

9789027284129

9027284121

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 317

Perspectives on Arabic linguistics ; ; v. 22-23

Altri autori (Persone)

BroselowEllen

OualiHamid

Disciplina

492.7

Soggetti

Arabic language

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Phonetics & phonology -- pt. 2. Morphology & syntax -- pt. 3. Language acquisition, learning & contact.

Sommario/riassunto

The present volume presents cutting-edge research on Arabic linguistics. It features a set of papers which continue a long tradition of seeking new explanations for familiar or previously undiscovered structural patterns. While the papers illustrate a range of approaches, from formalist to functionalist, each paper combines rigorous analysis of a set of Arabic data within the context of explicit models of some aspect of human language. The volume consists of three sections, the first section devoted to phonetics and phonology, the second to syntax, and the third to language acquisition and lan