The Ark of Speech investigates the interplay of speech and silence in the dialogue between God and human beings, one human being and another, and human beings and the world. Ranging from the Old Testament and its depiction of God's creative word and responsiveness to human beings, via the New Testament and its focus on the life and words of Jesus as the Word of the Father, the...(展开全部)

The Ark of Speech investigates the interplay of speech and silence in the dialogue between God and human beings, one human being and another, and human beings and the world. Ranging from the Old Testament and its depiction of God's creative word and responsiveness to human beings, via the New Testament and its focus on the life and words of Jesus as the Word of the Father, the...(展开全部)

The mechanism of speech is a very complex one and in order to undertake any analysis of language it is important to understand the processes that go to make up the message that a speaker transmits and a listener receives. Professor Fry therefore first takes the reader through the various stages of the speech chain: from language units to nerve impulses to muscle movements to so...(展开全部)

The mechanism of speech is a very complex one and in order to undertake any analysis of language it is important to understand the processes that go to make up the message that a speaker transmits and a listener receives. Professor Fry therefore first takes the reader through the various stages of the speech chain: from language units to nerve impulses to muscle movements to so...(展开全部)

The mechanism of speech is a very complex one and in order to undertake any analysis of language it is important to understand the processes that go to make up the message that a speaker transmits and a listener receives. Professor Fry therefore first takes the reader through the various stages of the speech chain: from language units to nerve impulses to muscle movements to so...(展开全部)

A lone figure in a diving suit drags an enormous wooden ark through the desert, scarring the earth with its deep furrow. A plane crashes. A zeppelin prowls the azure skies, its crew seduced by caged women, while Bedouins and soldiers clash under the blazing sun. This poetic tale entrances as it pulls all these elements and characters together into a haunting yet mesmerizing can...(展开全部)

‘A pure action horror movie set-up, a life-or-death moral dilemma and a terrific, devious twist… I could hardly look away’ GILLY MACMILLAN, AUTHOR OF THE BURNING LIBRARY One week to escape High in the mountains, a sudden rockslide traps ten hikers in an abandoned bunker, nicknamed ‘The Ark’. Then it starts to flood. One person will be sacrificed There is only one chance of surv...(展开全部)

Savor the colors, treasure the details, and marvel at the intricate behaviors of more than 300 species of birds reflected in the striking book by award-winning photographer Joel Sartore and birder extraordinaire Noah Strycker. Remarkable photographic portraits from Sartore’s National Geographic Photo Ark project and Strycker’s inspiring words portray the diversity of birds from...(展开全部)

Speech perception has emerged as a major field of research over the past two decades, as enormous theoretical and technical changes have occurred. The study of speech perception has broadened in scope to encompass and appeal to a wide variety of disciplines including phonetics, auditory and speech science, cognitive science, experimental psychology, computer science, and inform...(展开全部)