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  Dangerous Jokes - How Racism and...

  Claire Horisk

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  People often get away with belittling others if they frame their speech as jokes—speech that would be condemned if stated seriously. "It's just a joke," they say. But what is different or special about joking? And if jokes about lawyers and politicians are morally acceptable, then what is wrong with joking about race or gender? Furthermore, if we may joke about a politician's shirts, may we joke about his weight? People who are targeted by demeaning jokes feel their impact but may not be able to pinpoint where the harm lies. 
   
   
   
  Dangerous Jokes develops a novel, well-researched, and compelling argument that lays bare the power of demeaning jokes in ordinary conversations. Claire Horisk draws on her expertise in philosophy of language and on evidence from sociology, law, and cognitive science to explain how the element of humor—so often used as a defense—makes jokes more potent than regular speech in communicating prejudice and reinforcing social hierarchies. She addresses the morality of telling, being amused by, and laughing at, derogatory jokes, and she gives a new account of listening that addresses the morality of listening to demeaning speech. She leaves us with no illusions about whether "it's just a joke" is an excuse for demeaning humor.

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  Wittgenstein's Ladder - Poetic...

  Marjorie Perloff

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  “[Perloff] has brilliantly adapted Wittgenstein’s conception of meaning and use to an analysis of contemporary language poetry.” —Linda Voris, Boston Review 
   
  Marjorie Perloff, among our foremost critics of twentieth-century poetry, argues that Ludwig Wittgenstein provided writers with a radical new aesthetic, a key to recognizing the inescapable strangeness of ordinary language. Taking seriously Wittgenstein’s remark that “philosophy ought really to be written only as a form of poetry,” Perloff begins by discussing Wittgenstein the “poet.” What we learn is that the poetics of everyday life is anything but banal. 
   
  “This book has the lucidity and the intelligence we have come to expect from Marjorie Perloff.” —Linda Munk, American Literature 
   
  “Wittgenstein’s Ladder offers significant insights into the current state of poetry, literature, and literary study. Perloff emphasizes the vitality of reading and thinking about poetry, and the absolute necessity of pushing against the boundaries that define and limit our worlds.” —David Clippinger, Chicago Review 
   
  “Majorie Perloff has done more to illuminate our understanding of twentieth century poetic language than perhaps any other critic . . . Entertaining, witty, and above all highly original.” —Willard Bohn, SubStance

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  Уча пенджабски - I listen I...

  JM Gardner

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  The complete method. 300 essential words and phrases, 140 common expressions, the 100 most common verbs, the 1000 essential words. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list. 20% of the words are used 80% of the time. The end goal is to get a sufficient level in one language to be able to hold simple conversations, to be able to understand simple exchanges, deal with with everyday life and start exploring the new culture that opens up to you.

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  Learn Polish

  Polyglot Planet

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  Are you relatively new to learning Polish or need to brush-up on your language skills? You wish to not only talk like a native, but also understand them clearly? Welcome to Polyglot Planet. We provide you with the right tools, energy and motivation for you to understand and speak Polish confidently.Learn to speak Polish almost instantly with our easy texts and audio recordings. Without prior knowledge of grammar or sentence structures, you will learn how to use everyday Polish consistently and effectively. Not only that! You will also learn key vocabulary, phrases and conjugations in a structured environment, which is designed to help build you a solid foundation you will always remember.With our audio course you will quickly master the listening and speaking skills needed to converse with a native. Our audio tutor you will help you perfect your pronunciation and you will even get a better grip of the grammar, whilst avoiding boring textbook material. You will be speaking Polish within minutes of taking our course!Our material is enjoyable, current and made for you. Learning Polish can be lots of fun - so download this audiobook now and start speaking Polish today!

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  уча испански - I listen I repeat...

  JM Gardner

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  The complete method. 300 essential words and phrases, 140 common expressions, the 100 most common verbs, the 1000 essential words. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list. 20% of the words are used 80% of the time. The end goal is to get a sufficient level in one language to be able to hold simple conversations, to be able to understand simple exchanges, deal with with everyday life and start exploring the new culture that opens up to you.

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  Master News English - Vol 1

  Jenny Smith, David Michaels

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  No More Boring English Lessons! 
  Over our many years teaching English, we have identified three points that will help you learn easily. 
  1) It needs to be interesting. If you want to progress to English fluency you need to be having fun or be interested in what you are doing. All of the articles in this book are based on interesting real life stories. We cover everything from ‘news’ to ‘business’ and ‘lifestyle’, and everything in-between. 
  2) It needs to all be in English. This will help you begin to think in English. 
  3) It needs to contain ‘real English’. Most books ‘dumb down’ the material. We present real English but in a clear way. We don’t treat you like a child or bore you with the same old nonsense. 
  If you are in the intermediate level and want to gain real English fluency then this book is ideal for you. 
  Let’s Get Started.

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