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Applied Algebra, Algebraic Algorithms and Error-Correcting Codes

Autor: Marc Fossorier , Hideki Imai , Shu Lin , Alain Poli

Número de Páginas: 516

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Applied Algebra, Algebraic Algorithms and Error-Correcting Codes, AAECC-13, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA in November 1999. The 42 revised full papers presented together with six invited survey papers were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 86 submissions. The papers are organized in sections on codes and iterative decoding, arithmetic, graphs and matrices, block codes, rings and fields, decoding methods, code construction, algebraic curves, cryptography, codes and decoding, convolutional codes, designs, decoding of block codes, modulation and codes, Gröbner bases and AG codes, and polynomials.

Elena

Autor: Brigitte Baumont

Número de Páginas: 196

Voici les confidences que me fit Elena, une Italienne au grand coeur ; elles se révélèrent aussi surprenantes que bouleversantes. Elle me confia sereinement ses bonheurs et ses malheurs, ses illusions et ses désillusions. Tout ce qui fait qu'une vie mérite d'être vécue. Elena avait tout pour être heureuse, sauf que l'intérêt des uns passait avant le bonheur des autres.

Guideline, Codes for Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions, and Other Locational Entities of the United States

Número de Páginas: 838

Elena

Autor: R E Shrubb

Número de Páginas: 245

Elena - the bar girl who became an empress and transformed an empire __________________________________________________ HIStory - or should it be HERstory? As is the case in some societies today, for the fi rst 300 years of the Roman Empire, women were the possessions of men. Many women resisted, some dying horribly rather than obeying orders to marry men chosen for them. HIStory barely mentions them. Another example of HIStory is the conversion of the Roman Empire from pagan to Christian by Constantine the Great. He issued the decrees. But: - his early coins have the Unvanquished Sun as their religious symbol, - his victory arch in Rome bears pagan symbols.. - he was ruthless in destroying opponents. - he had his fi rst born son executed, - he had his wife murdered in her bath. - he was not baptised until his death-bed. His mother Elena nurtured him through the turmoils and dangers of the time and became an important fi gure at court. She founded churches around the empire and gained a reputation as a holy person. She is regarded by the eastern church as equal to the apostles. The HERstory of Elena tells of her life from bar girl to empress through the perils of the late empire...

Addressing Modernity

Autor: Hannes Bergthaller , Carsten Schinko

Número de Páginas: 366

Niklas Luhmann’s theory of social systems is one of the most ambitious attempts to create a coherent account of global modernity. Primarily interested in the fundamental structures of modern society, however, Luhmann himself paid relatively little attention to regional variations. The aim of this book is to seek out modernity in one particular location: The United States of America. Gathering essays from a group of cultural and literary scholars, sociologists, and philosophers, Addressing Modernity reassesses the claims of American exceptionalism by setting them in the context of Luhmann’s conception of modernity, and explores how social systems theory can generate new perspectives on what has often been described as the first thoroughly modern nation. As a study of American society and culture from a Luhmannian vantage point, the book is of interest to scholars from both American Studies and social systems theory in general.

Bodies and Texts

Autor: Claire Taylor

Número de Páginas: 195

Considers the novels of three Latin American writers, the Argentinian Griselda Gambaro, the Colombian Albalucia ngel, and the Mexican Laura Esquivel, and examines their work in relation to the formation of feminine identity.

An Ethno-Social Approach to Code Choice in Bilinguals Living with Alzheimer’s

Autor: Carolin Schneider

Número de Páginas: 267

​This book examines the under-researched field of communication by bilingual people with dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT). The aging population is increasingly affected by neurocognitive diseases such as DAT, and over the past 30 years, the growing research body concerned with monolingual DAT discourses has seen significant growth. The findings from monolingual studies and institutional settings highlight the importance of code choice for a person’s sense of autonomy, especially against the background of changing communicational abilities. Adding a new perspective, this book investigates how ten Puerto Rican speakers living with varying stages of DAT draw on their bilingual resources to accomplish verbal interaction in informal settings with their primary care partners. Drawing on narrative interviews conducted in Orlando, Florida, this multi-case study investigates situated language choices and code-switches by applying the ethno-social approach, i.e. combining features of conversation analysis and ethnography of communication. The author sheds light both on the question of how people living with DAT engage in conversations and which strategies they employ in their...

Gay Male Fiction Since Stonewall

Autor: Les Brookes

Número de Páginas: 241

Arguing that gay fiction is torn between assimilative and radical impulses, this study focuses on fiction by White, Holleran, Leavitt, Cunningham, Hollinghurst, Cooper, Mars-Jones and others, positing the existence of two distinct strands of gay fiction, where opposing impulses are at work within individual texts.

Developments in Language Theory

Autor: Nelma Moreira , Rogério Reis

Número de Páginas: 394

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, DLT 2021, which was held in Porto, Portugal, during August 16-20, 2021. The conference took place in an hybrid format with both in-person and online participation. The 27 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. The DLT conference series provides a forum for presenting current developments in formal languages and automata. Its scope is very general and includes, among others, the following topics and areas: grammars, acceptors and transducers for words, trees and graphs; algebraic theories of automata; algorithmic, combinatorial, and algebraic properties of words and languages; variable length codes; symbolic dynamics; cellular automata; polyominoes and multidimensional patterns; decidability questions; image manipulation and compression; efficient text algorithms; relationships to cryptography, concurrency, complexity theory, and logic; bio-inspired computing; quantum computing. The book also includes 3 invited talks in full paper length.

Fault-Tolerant Design

Autor: Elena Dubrova

Número de Páginas: 195

This textbook serves as an introduction to fault-tolerance, intended for upper-division undergraduate students, graduate-level students and practicing engineers in need of an overview of the field. Readers will develop skills in modeling and evaluating fault-tolerant architectures in terms of reliability, availability and safety. They will gain a thorough understanding of fault tolerant computers, including both the theory of how to design and evaluate them and the practical knowledge of achieving fault-tolerance in electronic, communication and software systems. Coverage includes fault-tolerance techniques through hardware, software, information and time redundancy. The content is designed to be highly accessible, including numerous examples and exercises. Solutions and powerpoint slides are available for instructors.

Le Défi d'Elena

Autor: Jean-louis Blanchard

Número de Páginas: 222

À Milan, le discours du Pape François au sujet de la mafia italienne résonne encore aux oreilles de Marco Grigni. Gérant d’un club de sport qui couvre ses activités peu scrupuleuses, l’homme ne voit pas ces accusations d’un très bon œil. Avec ses associés, il décide de ne pas laisser passer cet affront. Elena Pasquali, artiste-peintre et maîtresse de Grigni, ignore tout de ses activités. Le jour où elle ouvre enfin les yeux sur la vraie nature de son compagnon, la jeune femme, longtemps hantée par l'enlèvement de sa sœur aînée dans sa jeunesse, prend une décision qui va changer sa vie. Le moment des révélations est venu pour Elena. Parviendra-t-elle à s’élever contre son amant ? Quels secrets lui seront révélés au fil de son aventure ?

Combinatorics on Words

Autor: Thierry Lecroq , Svetlana Puzynina

Número de Páginas: 210

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Combinatorics on Words, WORDS 2021, held virtually in September 2021. The 14 revised full papers presented in this book together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. WORDS is the main conference series devoted to the mathematical theory of words. In particular, the combinatorial, algebraic and algorithmic aspects of words are emphasized. Motivations may also come from other domains such as theoretical computer science, bioinformatics, digital geometry, symbolic dynamics, numeration systems, text processing, number theory, etc.

Code of Federal Regulations

Número de Páginas: 868

Special edition of the Federal register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect as of July ... with ancillaries.

Private Enforcement of Competition Law

Autor: Luis A. Velasco San Pedro , Carmen Herrero Suárez , Joaquín Almunia , Alberto Arribas Hernández , Rosa Bayo Álvarez , Luis Berenguer Fuster , Cristina Cano Ortega , Marta Cantero Gamito , Michele Carpagnano , Esperanza Castellanos Ruiz , Phillip Collins , Julio Costas Comesaña , Jorge M. Coutinho De Abreu , Antonio Creus , Juan Delgado , Fernando Díez , Luisa M.a Esteban Ramos , Carmen Estevan De Quesada , Carlos Gómez Asensio , Mariana França Gouveia , Javier Guillén Caramés , M.a Isabel Huerta Viesca , Íñigo Igartúa Arregui , María Jeleztcheva Jeleztcheva , José Carlos Laguna De Paz , Robert H. Lande , Charlotte Leskinen , Loan Less , Vicente Mambrilla Rivera , Francisco Marcos Fernández , Jaume Martí Miravalls , Ricardo Manuel Mata Y Martín , Lourdes V. Melero Bosch , Miguel Odriozola , Jesús Olavarría Iglesia , Martín Orgonik , Ingrid S. Ortiz Baquero , Benjamín Peñas Moyano , M.a Jesús Peñas Moyano , Eduardo Pérez Asenjo , Elena F. Pérez Carrillo , Patricia Pérez Fernández , Paola Piroddi , Achim Puetz , Jesús Quijano González , Antonio Robles Martín-laborda , Amalia Rodríguez González , José Antonio Rodríguez Míguez , Juliana Rodríguez Rodrigo , Daniel Rodríguez Ruiz De Villa , Cristina Roy Pérez , Diana Paola Rubiano Meza , Elena Ruiz De Angulo Gómez , Miguel Ruiz Muñoz , Albert Sánchez Graells , Luis Ángel Sánchez Pachón , Jacques Steenberg , Julia Suderow , Claudia Trabuco , Elena Cristina Tudor , Carlos Andrés Uribe-piedrahita , Jiri Valdhans , María Valmaña Ochaíta , Carmen Vaquero López , Víctor Villamil Ferreira , Richard Whish , Pedro Manuel Yanes Yanes

Número de Páginas: 927

The private enforcement of competition law through damages actions and/or injunctions before ordinary courts of justice is currently the preferred system in the United States. It is playing an increasingly important role in Europe by supplementing a still predominantly public system based on disciplinary rules enforced by public authorities that do not entail compensation for victims. Compensation can only be achieved through private enforcement, which is already viewed as an alternative to the public system. This work, whose origins lie in the International Conference on the private enforcement of Competition Law held at the University of Valladolid's School of Law offers a comprehensive, pluralist overview of the subject by providing transversal approaches, joint assessment and information on various national experiences alongside more specific contributions that study specific matters of substantive and procedural law, by covering practically all the relevant issues in this field. The work also addresses the main problems of the system vis-à-vis private international law and its connection and interaction with public enforcement. Also available in Spanish language, with the...

The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers

Autor: Johnny Saldana

Número de Páginas: 495

Unlock the full potential of your qualitative research projects with this invaluable manual from world-renowned authority Johnny Saldaña. This essential guide delves into the latest advancements in coding, including the integration of AI tools like ChatGPT-4, empowering researchers to enhance their data analysis processes and outcomes. This clearly updated edition offers: · Comprehensive Coverage: Explore over 35 coding methods, complete with datasets, software screenshots, and multidisciplinary academic references. · Global Appeal: Designed for an international readership, with inclusive data and real-world examples. · Practical Guidance: Clear, academically grounded advice that bridges the gap between data generation and analysis, ensuring credibility and trustworthiness. · Modern Relevance: Facilitates both manual and online coding, with detailed insights into CAQDAS and digital data handling. Ideal for students, researchers, and professionals in education, the social sciences, and beyond, this manual with its’ accompanying online resources is your go-to reference for mastering qualitative coding and data analysis in the AI era.

Medical Equipment and Supplies, Worldwide

Número de Páginas: 180

Developments in Language Theory

Autor: Cristian S. Calude , Elena Calude , Michael J. Dinneen

Número de Páginas: 440

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, DLT 2004, held in Auckland, New Zealand in December 2004. The 30 revised full papers presented together with 5 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. The main subjects are formal languages, automata, conventional and unconventional computation theory, and applications of automata theory. Among the topics addressed are grammars and acceptors for strings, graphs, and arrays; efficient text algorithms, combinatorial and algebraic properties of languages; decision problems; relations to complexity theory and logic; picture description and analysis; cryptography; concurrency; DNA computing; and quantum computing.

The Discovery of North America

Autor: William Patterson Cumming , Raleigh Ashlin Skelton , David B. Quinn

Número de Páginas: 312

"This volume presents the discovery and exploration of the North American continent, from the earliest references down to the first permanent settlements, as described by the explorers themselves and delineated by contemporary Europeans. The vivid narratives of those who first sailed along its coasts, penetrated the unknown interior with its primeval forests, wide rivers, and hostile inhabitants, man and beast, are richly supplemented by the drawings of the explorers and by the conceptions of the land which they brought back to European mapmakers and artists. The geographical misconceptions of the discoverers, strange and absurd as they seem to us now, were exciting, stimulating, and often disastrous to the adventurers who came to seek wealth or freedom or glory in the new land. The illustrations are taken from rare contemporary records, manuscript and engraved maps, and original paintings of the period. Each section of the volume has an introductory historical essay which binds together the original narratives and the accompanying illustrations: the possible pre-Columbian explorations, the emerging knowledge of the east coast from Cabot to Cartier, the Spanish penetration of the...

Revisiting Second Language Sociolinguistics

Autor: Elena Kkese

Número de Páginas: 221

This book investigates socio-linguistic interactions in different second language (L2) contexts in an effort to identify the trends that lead to the acquisition of sociolinguistic variations by L2 learners, contributing significantly to L2 research and practice. It addresses sociolinguistic subjects such as multilingualism and its effects, as well as regional and social dialectology in L2. The different chapters explore the overall effect that society – including cultural norms, expectations, and contexts – has on L2 usage. They also consider how language varieties differ between groups separated by certain social variables such as ethnicity, religion, status, gender, level of education, and age, and how these variables categorise individuals into social or socioeconomic classes. The volume brings together careful theoretical and empirical research conducted in different countries, including Catalonia, Finland, Greece, Malta, Malaysia, the Republic of Cyprus, and the United Arab Emirates.

Latino Urban Ethnography and the Work of Elena Padilla

Autor: Merida M. Rua

Número de Páginas: 226

This study reclaims and builds upon the classic work of anthropologist Elena Padilla in an effort to examine constructions of space and identity among Latinos. The volume includes an annotated edition of Padilla's 1947 University of Chicago master's thesis, "Puerto Rican Immigrants in New York and Chicago: A Study in Comparative Assimilation," which broke with traditional urban ethnographies and examined racial identities and interethnic relations. Weighing the importance of gender and the interplay of labor, residence, and social networks, Padilla examined the integration of Puerto Rican migrants into the social and cultural life of the larger community where they settled. Also included are four comparative and interdisciplinary original essays that foreground the significance of Padilla's early study about Latinos in Chicago. Contributors discuss the implications of her groundbreaking contributions to urban ethnographic traditions and to the development of Puerto Rican studies and Latina/o studies. Contributors are Nicholas De Genova, Zaire Z. Dinzey-Flores, Elena Padilla, Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas, Mérida M. Rúa, and Arlene Torres.

Federal Information Processing Standards Publication

Número de Páginas: 1630

Internet Science

Autor: Franco Bagnoli , Anna Satsiou , Ioannis Stavrakakis , Paolo Nesi , Giovanna Pacini , Yanina Welp , Thanassis Tiropanis , Dominic Difranzo

Número de Páginas: 334

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Internet Science held in Florence, Italy, in September 2016. The 25 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. They were organized in topical sections named: collective awareness and crowdsourcing platforms ̧ collaboration, privacy and conformity in virtual/social environments; internet interoperability, freedom and data analysis; smart cities and sociotechnical systems.

The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers

Autor: Johnny Saldana

Número de Páginas: 505

A classic standalone title that meets a specific, and ongoing, need of the qualitative research community. A sophisticated and nuanced introduction to coding qualitative data that is used by researchers, students, and lecturers around the world.

Advances in Cryptology – EUROCRYPT 2024

Autor: Marc Joye , Gregor Leander

Número de Páginas: 394

The 7-volume set LNCS 14651 - 14657 conference volume constitutes the proceedings of the 43rd Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques, EUROCRYPT 2024, held in in Zurich, Switzerland, in May 2024. The 105 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 500 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Awarded papers; symmetric cryptology; public key primitives with advanced functionalities; Part II: Public key primitives with advances functionalities; Part III: AI and blockchain; secure and efficient implementation, cryptographic engineering, and real-world cryptography; theoretical foundations; Part IV: Theoretical foundations; Part V: Multi-party computation and zero-knowledge; Part VI: Multi-party computation and zero-knowledge; classic public key cryptography, Part VII: Classic public key cryptography.

Biosemiotics and Evolution

Autor: Elena Pagni , Richard Theisen Simanke

Número de Páginas: 277

This book reviews the evolution of Biosemiotics and gives an outlook on the future of this interdisciplinary new discipline. In this volume, the foundations of symbolism are transformed into a phenomenological, technological, philosophical and psychological discussion enriching the readers’ knowledge of these foundations. It offers the opportunity to rethink the impact that evolution theory and the confirmations about evolution as a historical and natural fact, has had and continues to have today. The book is divided into three parts: Part I Life, Meaning, and Information Part II Semiosis and Evolution Part III Physics, medicine, and bioenergetics It starts by laying out a general historical, philosophical, and scientific framework for the collection of studies that will follow. In the following some of the main reference models of evolutionary theories are revisited: Extended Synthesis, Formal Darwinism and Biosemiotics. The authors shed new light on how to rethink the processes underlying the origins and evolution of knowledge, the boundary between teleonomic and teleological paradigms of evolution and their possible integration, the relationship between linguistics and...

Coding Theory and Applications

Autor: Ángela I. Barbero , Vitaly Skachek , Øyvind Ytrehus

Número de Páginas: 306

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Castle Meeting on Coding Theory and Applications, ICMCTA 2017, held in Vihula, Estonia, in August 2017. The 24 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. The papers cover relevant research areas in modern coding theory, including codes and combinatorial structures, algebraic geometric codes, group codes, convolutional codes, network coding, other applications to communications, and applications of coding theory in cryptography.

The Game of Shadows

Autor: Jett Vorn

Número de Páginas: 128

Folks, let me tell you something about shadows. They’re not just the dark patches that trail you when the sun’s high or the streetlights hum. No, shadows are secrets, the kind that creep into your bones and whisper things you don’t want to hear—things you can’t unhear. They’re the weight of a truth you’d rather bury, the kind that claws its way out of the dirt no matter how deep you dig. And in The Game of Shadows, Elena Rossi’s chasing those secrets, running headlong into a darkness that’s been waiting for her since the day her world burned down. Imagine a woman, tough as nails but cracked in places she won’t admit, standing in the ashes of her family’s home in Kyiv, her father’s screams still ringing in her ears. Elena’s a journalist, you see, the kind who’d rather bleed than back down, and she’s got a fire in her that’s half rage, half something else—something older, like a promise carved in stone. Her daddy was a keeper of truths, dangerous ones, and he left her a puzzle: a box, a mystery, a map to a conspiracy that makes the world’s wars and plagues look like puppet shows. The True Power, they call themselves—fanatics who think...

Developments in Language Theory

Autor: Yuan Gao , Hanlin Lu , Shinnosuke Seki , Sheng Yu

Número de Páginas: 456

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Developments in Language Theory, DLT 2010, held in London, Ontario, Canada, in August 2010. The 32 regular papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The volume also contains the papers or abstracts of 6 invited speakers, as well as a 2-page abstract for each of the 6 poster papers. The topics addressed are formal languages, automata theory, computability, complexity, logic, petri nets and related areas.

Trends in Practical Applications of Agents and Multiagent Systems

Autor: Javier Bajo Pérez , Juan M. Corchado Rodríguez , Johannes Fähndrich , Philippe Mathieu , Andrew Campbell , Mari Carmen Suarez-figueroa , Alfonso Ortega , Emmanuel Adam , Elena Navarro , Ramon Hermoso , María N. Moreno

Número de Páginas: 218

Research on Agents and Multi-agent Systems has matured during the last decade and many effective applications of this technology are now deployed. PAAMS provides an international forum to presents and discuss the latest scientific developments and their effective applications, to assess the impact of the approach, and to facilitate technology transfer. PAAMS started as a local initiative, but since grown to become the international yearly platform to present, to discuss, and to disseminate the latest developments and the most important outcomes related to real-world applications. It provides a unique opportunity to bring multi-disciplinary experts, academics and practitioners together to Exchange their experience in the development and deployment of Agents and Multi-agents systems. PAAMS intends to bring together researchers and developers from industry and the academic world to report on the latest scientific and technical advances on the application of multi-agent systems, to discuss and debate the major issues, and to showcase the latest systems using agent based technology. It will promote a forum for discussion on how agent based techniques, methods and tools help system...

Green Roofs, Facades, and Vegetative Systems

Autor: Elena Giacomello

Número de Páginas: 278

Green Roofs, Facades, and Vegetative Systems: Safety Aspects in the Standards analyzes codes, standards and official documents from countries around the world, including: the United States and Canada in North America, Germany, France and Italy in Europe, and Australia, Singapore, Japan and Thailand in Asia. This essential resource for building design professionals covers a full range of living technologies, such as vegetative systems, green architecture/urban design, construction efficiency, facades, fire protection, sustainability aspects in buildings, landscape design, tall buildings and wind design. The book provides an invaluable tool on international codes and standards and how to incorporate them into projects. - Provides expert advice for complying with the international codes and standards governing the use of green living technology - Covers codes and standards for façades, fire protection, landscape design and wind design - Includes case studies and excepts from major international codes and standards - Peer reviewed by some of the top experts and construction firms currently applying this technology around the world

Analyzing Design Review Conversations

Autor: Robin S. Adams , Junaid A. Siddiqui

Número de Páginas: 516

The outcome of DTRS 10 held at Purdue University in 2014.

Principios básicos de Informática

Autor: Elena García-cuevas Roque

Número de Páginas: 168

Estudio b sico dirigido a universitarios que deseen proyectar sus conocimientos de inform tica a su futuro profesional.

Applied Algebra, Algebraic Algorithms, and Error-correcting Codes

Número de Páginas: 536

Kinder- und Jugendliteratur heute

Autor: Carsten Gansel , Anna Kaufmann , Monika Hernik , Ewelina Kamińska-ossowska

Número de Páginas: 523

Was leistet Kinder- und Jugendliteratur (KJL) im 21. Jahrhundert? Welche Stoffe und Themen greift sie auf? Und welche Darstellungsformen nutzt sie? Diesen und weiteren Fragen zum Handlungs- und Symbolsystem KJL wendet sich der vorliegende Band zu, der im ersten Teil theoretische Überlegungen zu aktuellen Entwicklungen und Tendenzen in der KJL entwickelt. Die Beiträge im zweiten Teil gehen ausgewählten Romanen analytisch auf den Grund. Ihr Anliegen ist es, über die Auseinandersetzung mit dem »Was« und »Wie« des Erzählens die Rolle der Texte in einer globalisierten Mediengesellschaft zu diskutieren. Der dritte Teil versammelt Beiträge zu Ehren von Prof. Dr. Benno Pubanz, der sich als Hochschullehrer, Präsident des Kulturbundes und Initiator des Umweltpreises für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur in besonderem Maße um die Literatur für junge Leser verdient gemacht hat. What does children's and young adult's literature offer in the 21st century? What themes and subjects does it concentrate on? And what kind of representation forms does it use? The present volume explores these and other questions on the meaning of children's and young adult's literature. The contributions in...

Abnormal Psychology

Autor: Jonathan D. Raskin

Número de Páginas: 725

This groundbreaking core textbook offers a comprehensive overview of different approaches to the assessment and treatment of psychological disorders. The book retains important diagnostic perspectives, including the DSM-5, ICD-10, ICD-11 and PDM, but also widens the scope of coverage beyond mainstream psychiatric models to include psychological, biological, historical, sociocultural and therapeutic approaches. Contemporary and well-balanced, this book provides an even-handed and holistic foundation, allowing students to develop a strong critical mindset while retaining a robust research-driven orientation. Abnormal Psychology: Contrasting Perspectives: - features an innovative structure organized by presenting problem, examining each in a broad context of traditional psychiatric and alternative approaches - is grounded in lived experience of disorder: shining a spot-light on service-users through 'Case Examples' scenarios and 'Lived Experience' perspective pieces - supports student learning and critical thinking through engaging 'Controversial Question', 'Try it Yourself' and 'In Depth' - is supported by an impressive online support features including lecture slides, a test bank,...

Explaining Russian-German code-mixing

Autor: Nikolay Hakimov

Número de Páginas: 306

The study of grammatical variation in language mixing has been at the core of research into bilingual language practices. Although various motivations have been proposed in the literature to account for possible mixing patterns, some of them are either controversial, or remain untested. Little is still known about whether and how frequency of use of linguistic elements can contribute to the patterning of bilingual talk. This book is the first to systematically explore the factor usage frequency in a corpus of bilingual speech. The two aims are (i) to describe and analyze the variation in mixing patterns in the speech of Russia German adolescents and young adults in Germany, and (ii) to propose and test usage-based explanations of variation in mixing patterns in three morphosyntactic contexts: the adjective-modified noun phrase, the prepositional phrase, and the plural marking of German noun insertions in bilingual sentences. In these contexts, German noun insertions combine with either Russian or German words and grammatical markers, thus yielding mixed bilingual and German monolingual constituents in otherwise Russian sentences, the latter also labelled as embedded-language...