Télécharger le livre :  Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels

Insulting the president is an American tradition. From Washington to Trump, presidents have been called "lazy," "feeble," "pusillanimous," and more. Our leaders have been derided as "ignoramuses," "idiots," "morons," and "fatheads," and have been compared to all manner...
Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2020-03-11

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Télécharger le livre :  Sorry About That

People do bad things. They misspeak, mislead, and misbehave. They lie, cheat, steal, and kill. Often, afterward, they apologize. But what makes a successful apology? Why does Joe Biden's 2007 apology for referring to Barack Obama as "articulate and bright" succeed,...
Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 2014-05-01

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Télécharger le livre :  The Logic of Markedness

Theories of language espoused by linguists during much of this century have assumed that there is a hierarchy to the elements of language such that certain constructions, rules, and features are unmarked while others are marked; "play" for example, is unmarked or...
Editeur : Oxford University Press
Parution : 1996-08-22

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