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This dissertation describes and analyzes voice and valence-altering operations in Falam Chin, a Tibeto-Burman language of Burma. The data is explained within the framework of Role and Reference Grammar (RRG), which supplies several key concepts particularly useful for generalizing the behavior of the Falam Chin operations. The first is RRG''s system of semantic decomposition, based on Dowty (1979), which is used to formulate each predicate''s underlying logical structure (LS). Second is the concept of macroroles, generalized semantic roles actor and undergoer, which are assigned to the arguments of a predicate according to a hierarchy of LS positions. M-transitivity refers to the number of macroroles assigned to a given predicate (Van Valin & LaPolla 1997; Van Valin 2005). Within this framework, each of the primary voice and valence-altering operations of Falam Chin are shown to be lexical operations which affect the underlying LS and/or macrorole assignment of the base predicate. Causatives and applicatives are valenceraising operations which fuse two LSs by means of a lexical rule, such that their arguments are treated as the arguments of a single predicate. On the other hand, reflexives, reciprocals, and middles assign coreferentiality to two arguments of the base predicate, after which they lower M-transitivity by joining the macroroles of the two coreferential arguments into a single macrorole. Finally, antipassives lower M-transitivity by blocking macrorole assignment to the lower-ranking argument of the base predicate. While Falam Chin displays both dependent-marking and head-marking characteristics, this dissertation argues that it is a fundamentally head-marking language. As is characteristic of head-marking languages, Falam Chin''s NPs are in semantic apposition to its cross-reference pronominals, which are the true core arguments. In light of this, a number of unusual features of Falam Chin''s voice and valence-altering operations are revealed to be natural results of its head-marking makeup. Furthermore, as claimed by Nichols (1986), head-marking languages tend to downplay syntactic distinctions in favor of semantic and pragmatic ones, a characteristic evident in Falam Chin''s preference for lexical operations with semantic and pragmatic functions.

Featuring a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities, this helpful guide features all the necessary practical details for a successful trip, including information on distance, gradient, level of difficulty, dog friendliness, parking availability, and restroom locations. Fascinating background on the history of each area of the city is provided, and local points of interest are indicated on accompanying full-color maps. All walks are annotated with places to visit along the way--including churches and museums--as well as information on the city''s top restaurants, tea rooms, and pubs. Revised with new routes and updated maps and information, these guides are your key to experiencing the best of London.

"The book is powerful for its original treatment of this difficult subject. Reading it is not a merely artistic experience--but also a healing and consoling o≠ the book would make an excellent gift for a friend with breast cancer, whether or not she is a poet."--Women Review of Books In her third collection of poems, Susan Deborah King bears witness to a soul''s transformation in the wake of a breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent mastectomy. In the crucible of disfigurement and confrontation with mortality, a transpersonal figure emerges, a One-Breasted Woman, who is possessed of a powerful and passionate vulnerability. She raises up with outrage at the possible systemic causes of her disease. She holds the earth and beloved people close as she contemplates her end. She connects with the suffering of others. These poems are vivid with fear, heightened awareness, anger, tenderness, sorrow, playfulness, and even joy. Though the subject is illness, King''s imagery often springs from other sources: the mythic dimension, science, or the natural world. From "Song Sparrow": Though his breast / has a black mark on it, / he throws his head back / and with quivering throat sends out his song / . . . "I am here! / This is who I am. / I am." The work in this collection is a testament to the possibility that songs of ecstatic, transcendent celebration can rise from the descent into a pit of life-threatening terror. Susan Deborah King, BA, Scripps Colle≥ MDiv, Union Theological Seminary; is the author of two other collections of poetry, Tabernacle: Poems of an Island, and Coven. Having also worked as a Presbyterian minister and psychotherapist, she now teaches creative writing and leads retreats on creativity and spirituality. For the writing and publishing of One-Breasted Woman, she received a grant from the George Family Foundation. The mother of grown twin daughters, King lives with her husband in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Great Cranberry Island, Maine.

A little girl describes the events that make up the life of a brown bear, from the long winter hibernation and the birth of her cubs, through to autumn, when they get ready for the winter again. Includes factual information. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Follow a flock of snow geese as they fly from their Arctic nesting ground to the New Mexico desert where they spend the winter.

MINI TREASURES - delightful mini pictures books to treasure for ever. THE BLACK AND WHITE CAT - The black and white cat lives in the dull grey city. One night she walks out to the beautiful countryside and realises the colourful life she has been missing.

Follows a flock of snow geese as they fly from their Arctic nesting ground to the New Mexico desert where they spend the winter.

Auf der Suche nach Grossvater hat der Hund Julius viele Abenteuer zu bestehen.

Follows the quiet activities of a cat as it blends into its surroundings.

Presents the physical characteristics and habits of the Bewick swan, one of the smallest and rarest of swans, describing its mating on the Arctic tundra in the spring and its long migration to the south for the winter.

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Includes units on Family, Community helpers, Animals, Music, Communication, Transportation, Seasons, Holidays.

A preschool intervention program to discover communication deviations.