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The Mongolic Languages
Once the rulers of the largest land empire that has ever existed on earth, the historical Mongols of Chinggis Khan left a linguistic heritage which today survives in the form of more than a dozen different languages, collectively termed Mongolic. For general linguistic theory, the Mongolic languages offer interesting insights to problems of areal typology and structural change. An understanding of the Mongolic language family is also a prerequisite for the study of Mongolian and Central Eurasian history and culture. This volume is the first comprehensive treatment of the Mongolic languages in English, written by an international team of specialists.
The Oxford Guide to the Transeurasian Languages
This volume provides a comprehensive treatment of the Transeurasian languages. It offers detailed structural overviews of individual languages, as well as comparative perspectives and insights from typology, genetics, and anthropology. The book will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in Transeurasian and comparative linguistics.
The Early Modern Travels of Manchu
A linguistic and historical study of the Manchu script in the early modern world Manchu was a language first written down as part of the Qing state-building project in Northeast Asia in the early seventeenth century. After the Qing invasion of China in 1644, and for the next two and a half centuries, Manchu was the language of state in one of the early modern world's great powers. Its prominence and novelty attracted the interest of not only Chinese literati but also foreign scholars. Yet scholars in Europe and Japan, and occasionally even within China itself, were compelled to study the language without access to a native speaker. Jesuit missionaries in Beijing sent Chinese books on Manchu ...
Tunguso Sibirica
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The Manchu Language at Court and in the Bureaucracy under the Qianlong Emperor
This is the first book-length study of the roles played by the Manchu language at the center of the Qing empire at the height of its power in the eighteenth century. It presents a revisionist account of Manchu not as a language in decline, but as extensively and consciously used language in a variety of areas. It treats the use, discussion, regulation, and philological study of Manchu at the court of an emperor who cared deeply for the maintenance and history of the language of his dynasty.
Der Fuchs in Kultur, Religion und Folklore Zentral- und Ostasiens
Der Sammelband enthalt eine Fulle von Beitragen zur Folklore des Fuchses, wobei auch wirtschaftshistorische, linguistische, kunsthistorische, sexualpsychologische und theaterwissenschaftliche Aspekte berucksichtigt werden. Die geographische Spannweite reicht dabei von der Turkei bis nach Japan. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt ist die Rolle des Fuchses bei den Mongolen, wobei die jeweils zugrundeliegenden Originaltexte faksimiliert, transkribiert und ubersetzt sind. Auch die Fuchstraditionen der Altaituwiner, der Tungusen und der Mandschus werden gewurdigt, wahrend fur China Archaologie, Sexualpsychologie und die Ubersetzungen der an Fuchsgeschichten reichen Sammlung Liao-chai chih-i im Vordergrund stehen. Japan ist durch einen Beitrag uber das fruhe Kyogen vertreten, der turkische Kulturraum durch eine Untersuchung auf den Fuchs bezuglicher Sprichworter.
Hua i Hsüeh Chih
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Introduction to Business Statistics
Highly praised for its clarity and great examples, Weiers' INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS STATISTICS, 6E introduces fundamental statistical concepts in a conversational language that connects with today's students. Even those intimidated by statistics quickly discover success with the book's proven learning aids, outstanding illustrations, non-technical terminology, and hundreds of current examples drawn from real-life experiences familiar to students. A continuing case and contemporary applications combine with more than 100 new or revised exercises and problems that reflect the latest changes in business today with an accuracy you can trust. You can easily introduce today's leading statistical software and teach not only how to complete calculations by hand and using Excel, but also how to determine which method is best for a particular task. The book's student-oriented approach is supported with a wealth of resources, including the innovative new CengageNOW online course management and learning system that saves you time while helping students master the statistical skills most important for business success.
Cody
Pater Cody was born in 1816 in County Carlow, Ireland, the son of James and Mary Elizabeth Dunn Cody. His family immigrated Canada in 1843 and settled at West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario. He married Loretta Doyle (1821-1904), daughter of James and Bridgett Dunn Doyle, in 1843. They had thirteen children, 1847-1867. The family immigrated to Osceola County, Michigan, in 1869. He died in 1900. Descendants lived in Michigan, Washington, Illinois, Wisconsin, and elsewhere.
