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New Essays on the Origin of Language

Book by Jurgen Trabant, Sean Ward; Mouton de Gruyter, 2001

Subjects:

Language And Languages--Origin

Collections: Entire Library

...inherent in every word, at all times. Every speech act is the origin. Jakob Grimms ideas...the creation of a word as the first step...focus of the language origin discussion (see Martin...whereas others (the origin of the genetic code...cautious with the word unique , however...
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The Origin of Life on the Earth

Book by A. I. Oparin, Ann Synge; Academic Press, 1957

Subjects:

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Life--Origin, Matter--Properties

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...idealistic hypotheses concerning the origin of life. Aristotle considered...passive principle, matter by this word Aristotle obviously meant what...purely mystical and meaningless word. However, the end of last century...now chose the problem of the origin of life as one of its main...
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The Origin of Life

Book by A. I. Oparin, Sergius Morgulis; Macmillan, 1938

Subjects:

Chemistry, Physical And Theoretical, Life--Origin, Matter--Properties

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...Paracelsus elaborated his theory of the origin of life in conformity with these philosophical...from the egg . But he interpreted the word "egg" very broadly and considered entirely...as worms, flies and other insects can originate in this manner. Newton gave little attention...
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The Origin and Evolution of Life: On the Theory of Action, Reaction and Interaction of Energy

Book by Henry Fairfield Osborn; Charles Scribners Sons, 1918

Subjects:

Evolution, Life--Origin

Collections: Entire Library

...compelled to regard the origin and evolution of life...and hence proposed the word tetraplasy. The Heredity...perceive that Darwins original thought turned to the...confirmation of the use of the word interaction as a physical...Life, Its Nature, Origin, and Maintenance , Longmans...
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The Origin of Language: Aspects of the Discussion from Condillac to Wundt

Book by G. A. Wells; Open Court Publishing, 1987

Subjects:

Language And Languages--Origin, Language And Languages--Philosophy

Collections: Philosophy, Education, Entire Library

...composition of the two original meanings. With regard...between the sound of a word and the properties...is capable. Or a word may come into use...not dealing with origins. And neither of the...identification of word with idea; and it...inadmissible to ascribe the origin of speech to a relation...

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Heidegger, Paul Klee, and the Origin of the Work of Art

Journal article by Stephen H. Watson; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 60, 2006

Subjects:

Art, Modern--Research, Heidegger, Martin--Research, Klee, Paul--Criticism and interpretation, Modern art--Research, Modernism (Art)--Research, The Origin of the Work of Art (Book)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...such second hand reports at their word, a particularly stretched and...Heidegger came to think that "The Origin of the Work of Art" now needed...lectures still stated emerges in "the original relation between the word and the essence of being?" (108...
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An Oceanic Origin for Aiwoo, the Language of the Reef Islands?

Journal article by Malcolm Ross, Ashild Naess; Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 46, 2007

Subjects:

Austronesian languages--Analysis, Austronesian languages--Origin, Grammar, Comparative and general--Analysis, Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax, Linguistic analysis (Linguistics), Syntax--Analysis

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...not the final syllable of a phonological word. Inalienable nouns typically have a suffix...which p regularly occurs is before the word-final vowel sequence -io in Tanibili...occurs elsewhere. It is not blocked before word-final -io in Asuboa: see (16a-ii) and...
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Paul and the New Perspective: Second Thoughts on the Origin of Paul's Gospel

Journal article by Alan C. Mitchell; Theological Studies, Vol. 64, 2003

Subjects:

Paul and the New Perspective: Second Thoughts on the Origin of Paul's Gospel (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...naturally, mutual. In K.s view, Dunn divorces that teaching from its origin in Pauls Damascus experience and sunders it from its necessary...conversation. To that end, this book ought not to be viewed as the last word on the subject. ALAN C. MITCHELL Georgetown University...
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The Word "Is" the Thing: The "Kotodama" Belief in Japanese Communication

Journal article by Kazuya Hara; ETC.: A Review of General Semantics, Vol. 58, 2001

Subjects:

Japanese--Social aspects, Language and languages--Social aspects, Spiritualism--Social aspects, Word (Linguistics)--Social aspects

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...words, they sometimes feel as if a word itself has the power to make something...means "the words," and dama, the origin of which is tama, means "the spirit...requires careful thinking about word choice and word use in Japanese society. However...
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Sign Facilitation in Word Recognition

Journal article by Loes N. Wauters, Harry E. T. Knoors, Mathijs P. J. Vervloed, Cor A. J. Aarnoutse; Journal of Special Education, Vol. 35, 2001

Subjects:

Children, Deaf--Language, Reading--Whole word method, Sign language--Study and teaching, Word recognition--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...children had a cochlear implant. Four children were of non-Dutch origin. Participants came from four different classrooms and attended...own classmates. Material Participants received training in word recognition of written words. Before and after this training...

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Living by the Word

Magazine article by Maureen Dallison Kemeza; The Christian Century, Vol. 119, May 8, 2002

Subjects:

Christianity--Essence, genius, nature, God--Proof, Life--Origin

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Living by the Word. by Maureen Dallison Kemeza Macro-mystery Trinity Sunday, May 26 Matthew 28:16-20 SOME TIME AGO the New York...
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Shouldn't There Be a Word ...? the Holes in Our Language and the Never-Ending Search for Words to Fill Them

Magazine article by Barbara Wallraff; American Scholar, Vol. 75, Spring 2006

Subjects:

Expression--Analysis, Word (Linguistics)--Analysis, Word (Linguistics)--Usage, Words--Analysis, Words--Usage

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...English are "of obscure origin: no cognate word is found in the other...why should culp--a word coined by Gelett...words are of unknown origin and that many others...the sense of its origin and what it means...too, a portmanteau word, like arrowneous...
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The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin and Meaning of Life

Magazine article by Michael J. Behe; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, June 1999

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin and Meaning of Life (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...what it is worth, is that a fully satisfactory theory of the origin of life demands some radically new ideas." USING LANGUAGE...he thinks, for God (or whoever it is--Davies doesnt like the word "God") to make "biofriendly laws" at the beginning and then...
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Word Improvisation

Magazine article by J. E. Lighter; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 285, June 2000

Subjects:

English language--Etymology, New words--Origin, Political oratory--Criticism and interpretation, Rhetoric--Political aspects, Words, New--Origin

Collections: Entire Library

Word Improvisation. by J. E. Lighter Party Lines...connotations of productive energy, both kinetic and potential. Word meanings usually move from the more to the less specific...Such a rousing speaker earned the label stem-winder. The word has lasted in politics (and watchmaking) long after its disappearance...
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Darwin's Origin Transforms Culture

Magazine article by Peter W. Graham; World and I, Vol. 14, August 1999

Subjects:

Darwin, Charles--Criticism and interpretation, Human evolution--Criticism and interpretation, Sociobiology--Criticism and interpretation

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Darwins Origin Transforms Culture. by...of variations declares the word Darwin to be more than a surname...the initial publication of Origin of Species, Darwin has attained...that the case he advanced in Origin (1859) proved as influential...

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Ancient Origin of the Fenians

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 15, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Ancient Origin of the Fenians. QUESTION: Ive often heard the word Fenian used in a derogatory sense,but what does it actually mean? THE Irish potato famine of the 1840s brought to a crisis discontent...
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Origin OF THE Speeches; WHERE OUR WORDS COME FROM

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 23, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Origin OF THE Speeches; WHERE OUR WORDS COME FROM...what youre saying." "MUSCLE" is from the Latin word for "little mouse" and refers to the idea of...teenage" was first coined in the 1920s. THE word "panic", meaning uncontrollable fear, has its origins in Greek mythology. It comes from the frenzied...
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I Even Took on a Night Cleaning Job. I Wasn't Proud. I'd Do Anything to Make Mobo Work; Kanya King, Founder and Chief Executive of the Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards Tells How She Rose from Modest Beginnings in North London to a Life Mixing with the Stars

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 1, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...an award show that would specifically honour music of black origin - from R B and hip hop, to jazz and reggae. With a friend...Often people were helpful and gave advice. I listened to every word. The black music press was incredibly supportive. Eventually...
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Asteroid May Tell Earthly Tale: Spacecraft's Study of Eros May Explain Planet Origin

Newspaper article by Keith Ward; The Washington Times, February 11, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...says Eros composition will be a key. "Well try to infer its origin by seeing whether it Eros is a single homogenous body, or made...were done on the cheap. "Were not cutting corners. The key word is `focused. There is a very, very short launch window that...
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Probing Deep into Origin of Universe

Newspaper article by Joe Szadkowski; The Washington Times, February 3, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Probing deep into origin of universe by Joe Szadkowski Byline: Joe Szadkowski...deep breath and enter the ROMper Room, where learning is a four-letter word - cool. Secrets of the Universe attempts to shine light on present...

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Tyrant

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...usurping the legal authority. The word is perhaps of Lydian origin and carried with it no connotation...Athens, in the 5th cent. b.c. the word took on its negative sense. Many...usual sense. See P. N. Ure, The Origin of Tyranny (1922); A. Andrewes...
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Hex

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

HEX witchcraft or one who works it. The word is of German origin, and beliefs connected with it spread from Europe to the United States, especially to the Pennsylvania Dutch country. The hex can...
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Cabal

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

CABAL k bal , inner group of advisers to Charles II of England. Their initials form the word (which is, however, of older origin) Clifford of Chudleigh, Ashley (Lord Shaftesbury), Buckingham (George Villiers), Arlington (Henry Bennet...
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Japanese

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...JAPANESE jap nez , language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million...meaning, are often joined to form one word. Japanese lacks tones, but has a musical...Japanese Language (1967); S. Ono, The Origins of the Japanese Language (1970); H. A...
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Island

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...surface, all continents are islands in the strict sense of the word.) The largest islands on earth are, in descending order of size...islands of Japan), and Great Britain . Depending on their origin, islands are either continental or oceanic. Continental islands...

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