Demonstratives : form, function, and grammaticalization / / Holger Diessel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969936203321
• Autore: Diessel Holger
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 1999
• ISBN: 1-282-16283-7; 9786612162831; 90-272-9857-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Collana: Typological studies in language, , 0167-7373 ; ; 42
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetti: Grammar, Comparative and general - Demonstratives; Morphology; Semantics; Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax; Pragmatics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each section.
• Nota di contenuto: DEMONSTRATIVES; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Morphology; CHAPTER 3. Semantics; CHAPTER 4. Syntax; CHAPTER 5. Pragmatic use; CHAPTER 6. Grammaticalization; CHAPTER 7. Conclusion; Notes; APPENDIX A. Data sources; APPENDIX B. The inflectional features of pronominal demonstratives; References; Language Index; Name Index; Subject Index; The Series TYPOLOGICAL STUDIES IN LANGUAGE
• Sommario/riassunto: All languages have demonstratives, but their form, meaning and use vary tremendously across the languages of the world. This book presents the first large-scale analysis of demonstratives from a cross-linguistic and diachronic perspective. It is based on a representative sample of 85 languages. The first part of the book analyzes demonstratives from a synchronic point of view, examining their morphological structures, semantic features, syntactic functions, and pragmatic uses in spoken and written discourse. The second part concentrates on diachronic issues, in particular on the development of

What CEOs expect from corporate training : building workplace learning and performance initiatives that advance organizational goals / / William J. Rothwell, John E. Lindholm, William G. Wallick

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910956596203321
• Autore: Rothwell William J. <1951->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : AMACOM, c2003
• ISBN: 0-8144-2705-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xvii, 300 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): LindholmJohn Edwin; WallickWilliam G
• Disciplina: 658.3/124
• Soggetti: Organizational learning
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from title screen.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Why examine CEO opinions of corporate training? -- The manager role -- The analyst role -- The intervention selector role -- The intervention designer/developer role -- The intervention implementor role -- The change leader role -- The evaluator role -- Developing a workplace learning action plan.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Training is about improving overall organizational performance, and no individual is more accountable for a company's performance than its CEO. It follows, then, that Workplace Learning and Performance professionals (a.k.a. trainers) must learn what chief executives hope to achieve through their company's training efforts, and that they must satisfy the expectations of those executives and other key stakeholders. What CEOs Expect From Corporate Training is based on extensive interviews with CEOs across a myriad of industries, and reflects their ideas about how effective training can help achieve corporate objectives. To help readers apply these crucial insights to their own efforts, the authors have created a conceptual map of behaviors and relationships, plus a selection of practical worksheets, checklists, and other tools. Unlike previous work based on what trainers believe they should be doing, What CEOs Expect From Corporate Training directly identifies the training imperatives defined by CEOs and the results they demand."