Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique, 1987
On first seeing the title of this book, a logical reaction from any linguist would be "Who n... more On first seeing the title of this book, a logical reaction from any linguist would be "Who needs another introductory text?" The answer is that this is a text with a difference, and one that is suitable for a rather different market than that addressed by most of the current well-known introductory texts (e.g., Akmajian et al 1984, Fromkin and Rodman 1983, Clark et al 1985). The main part of the text is only 200 pages long (which already distinguishes it from the other texts), and yet there are 20 chapters, with the obvious consequence that each chapter is fairly short. The range of topics covered is also larger than in most introductory texts, with the net result that the core areas (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics) receive relatively less treatment than in other texts, a point to be returned to later. A list of chapter titles (in their order of presentation) conveys this range of topics: "The Origins of Language", "The Development of Wr...
Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique, 1987
On first seeing the title of this book, a logical reaction from any linguist would be "Who n... more On first seeing the title of this book, a logical reaction from any linguist would be "Who needs another introductory text?" The answer is that this is a text with a difference, and one that is suitable for a rather different market than that addressed by most of the current well-known introductory texts (e.g., Akmajian et al 1984, Fromkin and Rodman 1983, Clark et al 1985). The main part of the text is only 200 pages long (which already distinguishes it from the other texts), and yet there are 20 chapters, with the obvious consequence that each chapter is fairly short. The range of topics covered is also larger than in most introductory texts, with the net result that the core areas (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics) receive relatively less treatment than in other texts, a point to be returned to later. A list of chapter titles (in their order of presentation) conveys this range of topics: "The Origins of Language", "The Development of Wr...
In Pursuit of World-Class Universities: A Global Experience, 2018
This chapter examines how the world-class university and global ranking discourses have... more This chapter examines how the world-class university and global ranking discourses have been engaged in the context of Canadian and Ontarian higher education, paying particular attention to the policy shifts it has stimulated. In addition to engaging with academic literature on WCU and rankings, the chapter relies on Canadian print media’s coverage of these issues between 2005-2017. The chapter presents an overview of the Canadian higher Page 9270 In Pursuit of World-Class Universitieseducation; a brief history of rankings/differentiation; an outline of the global positioning of Canadian universities; a discussion of three key policy shifts; and finally observations on how this global policy discourse has produced both convergence and local versions of the WCU within the Canadian context. It ends by raising questions on Canada’s/Ontario’s future directions given its unique local context and changing global geopolitics.
This theme issue of the Journal of Finnish Studies is entitled Poverty of a Beggar and a Nobleman... more This theme issue of the Journal of Finnish Studies is entitled Poverty of a Beggar and a Nobleman: Experiencing and Encountering Impoverishment in Nineteenth-Century Finland. The guest editors, Tiina Hemminki and Pirita Frigren from the University of Jyväskylä, have compiled a fascinating collection of articles about poverty in Finland during the 1800s. The contributors to this volume approach the topic from a number of different perspectives, showing how poverty in nineteenth-century Finland could afflict anyone, regardless of social status—from the landless poor to the merchant and the aristrocrat. The authors weave together stories of individual tragedies caused by unfortunate circumstances: the Great Famine, the death of a caregiver, the birth of an unwanted child, business failure, or the Great Fire of Turku. We also learn about tax exemptions, petitions to the tsar, and other options and hopes for survival in dire situations. We learn about the Ahrenberg siblings, who were fortunate enough to be able to work their way out of poverty, and we read about members of the bourgeois who plunged into it. But most importantly, these articles tell us about a society without a reliable safety network—of mothers and fathers who frantically kill their children because they cannot feed them, servants who steal in order to survive through tomorrow. But we also learn about incredible resilience.
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