The linguistic study of Japanese, with its rich syntactic and phonological structure, complex writing system, and diverse sociohistorical context, is a rapidly growing research area. This book, designed to serve as a concise reference for researchers interested in the Japanese language and in typological studies of language in general, explores diverse characteristics of Japanese that are particularly intriguing when compared with English and other European languages. It pays equal attention ...

In this book - an ABC of the genre, with 26 entries - two renowned biographers and teachers take us on a tour, from A for Authorization to Z for Zigzagging to the End. In trenchant, witty entries they explore the good, the bad and the plain ugly in modern 'life writing' and the portrayal of real lives today - and how, across history and continents, we got here.This book will fascinate general readers interested in how real lives are approached by biographers today in a multitude of media. It ...

La collection "Activités pour le Cadre Commun" s'adresse aux grands adolescents et aux adultes étudiant le français en situation de classe ou en autonomie. Elle propose des ouvrages d'activités permettant à l'apprenant d'acquérir les compétences correspondant aux différents niveaux du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues (de A1 à C2).v

Biografieën, we lezen ze graag. Ze vertellen de levensverhalen van meer of minder beroemde mensen en bieden de lezer veelal verrassende inzichten over de plaatsen en de tijd waarin die personen leefden. Biografieën zijn er in vele soorten en maten. Dit boek vertelt daar meer over. Het is onderverdeeld in diverse lemma’s over de hedendaagse biografie. Behandeld worden onder meer genres, invalshoeken, bekende biografen en thema’s. Onder de A vindt de lezer ‘Amerika’, ‘Autobiografieâ...