A clear, chapter-by-chapter Old Testament commentary from Warren Wiersbe in a compact format--perfect for study, reflection, or on-the-go insight.

How do we define plagiarism in literature? In this wide-ranging study, Muhsin J. al-Musawi examines debates surrounding literary authenticity across Arabic and Islamic culture over seven centuries. Al-Musawi argues that intertextual borrowing was driven by personal desire alongside the competitive economy of the Abbasid Islamic Empire.

A comprehensive collection of linguistic anthropological studies that are devoted to multimodal and multisensorial aspects of everyday poetic practice

This book explores the well-attested phenomenon of writers translating part of their own work, underscoring its growing significance in the history of translation and literature. Grutman reveals its underlying logic or “poetics,” focusing on how writers self-translate, rather than why or with what consequences.

This book explores the well-attested phenomenon of writers translating part of their own work, underscoring its growing significance in the history of translation and literature. Grutman reveals its underlying logic or “poetics,” focusing on how writers self-translate, rather than why or with what consequences.

Pointing is a fundamental gesture that connects individuals to their social and physical worlds, opening our eyes to important questions about language, cognition, and child development. Spanning psychology, anthropology, and animal behavior, this book explores the production and understanding of pointing in human societies and nonhuman species.

Pointing is a fundamental gesture that connects individuals to their social and physical worlds, opening our eyes to important questions about language, cognition, and child development. Spanning psychology, anthropology, and animal behavior, this book explores the production and understanding of pointing in human societies and nonhuman species.

Drawing on a wide range of case studies, this book provides an examination of the role of United States federal law in shaping the invocation game of police interrogation. It is essential reading for researchers and students in the fields of forensic linguistics, law and society, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis.