-Isn't It Pretty To Think So?- is a contemporary, coming-of-age tale by first-time novelist Nick Miller. Set in Los Angeles, the novel follows Jake Reed, a world-weary recent college graduate struggling to find use for his liberal arts degree amidst a waning workforce. He eventually lands a job in real estates as a -Social Media Manager, - a role that requires the mindless pursuit of likes, tweets, and hits. After a death in the family and a surprise inheritance, Jake quits his job and meanders through lonely hotel rooms, quiet beach towns, and then, in a dramatic shift, stations himself in...
-Isn't It Pretty To Think So?- is a contemporary, coming-of-age tale by first-time novelist Nick Miller. Set in Los Angeles, the novel follows Jake Re...
Society is becoming increasingly multi-lingual and this presents monolingual professionals, particularly those in special education and speech pathology, with severe problems. Is the language delay in a child from a bilingual environment a result of this background or is there a specific speech problem? Is a child s poor performance in school due to his problems of coping with two languages, or does he need remedial teaching?
Originally published in 1984, this book is not concerned with second language learning, but with speech and learning difficulties in bilingual children as they are...
Society is becoming increasingly multi-lingual and this presents monolingual professionals, particularly those in special education and speech path...
What does it feel like to wake up one day speaking with a foreign accent from a country one has never visited?
Why does someone wake up doing this?
This book seeks to portray the broad and diverse experiences of individuals with a rare neurological speech disorder called Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS). Through a combination of personal testimony and scientific commentary, the book aims to shed unprecedented light on the understanding of FAS by elucidating the complex links between how the brain produces speech, how listeners perceive speech and the role that accent plays in our...
What does it feel like to wake up one day speaking with a foreign accent from a country one has never visited?
What does it feel like to wake up one day speaking with a foreign accent from a country one has never visited?
Why does someone wake up doing this?
This book seeks to portray the broad and diverse experiences of individuals with a rare neurological speech disorder called Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS). Through a combination of personal testimony and scientific commentary, the book aims to shed unprecedented light on the understanding of FAS by elucidating the complex links between how the brain produces speech, how listeners perceive speech and the role...
What does it feel like to wake up one day speaking with a foreign accent from a country one has never visited?
Motor speech disorders are a common accompaniment of a whole range of neurological conditions, from stroke, brain injury and Parkinson's disease through to many rarer conditions. This book aims to aid understanding of the nature of motor speech disorders from a cross-language perspective, in contrast to the largely English-centric nature of research and practice recommendations to date. The book looks not just at how these motor speech disorders are assessed and treated in other countries, but also examines how underlying speech impairments differ according to the language someone speaks....
Motor speech disorders are a common accompaniment of a whole range of neurological conditions, from stroke, brain injury and Parkinson's disease th...
A practical manual dealing with the recognition and assessment of dyspraxic dysfunction. It presents guidelines and issues in its remediation, and covers theoretical issues in relation to their bearing on clinical management.
A practical manual dealing with the recognition and assessment of dyspraxic dysfunction. It presents guidelines and issues in its remediation, and cov...
Dyspraxia is a disorder of voluntary, purposeful, learned movement and is one of the most common sequelae of stroke, head-injury, neoplasm and abnormal ageing. It is also a major complicating factor in the assessment and treatment of acquired language, visual-spatial and other movement disorders. Dyspraxics are found not only in specialist neurological units, but also in rehabilitation centres, general medical and surgical wards, geriatric units and in the community. Despite this there was little systematic discussion of dyspraxia in major texts on stroke, head injury, rehabilitation or...
Dyspraxia is a disorder of voluntary, purposeful, learned movement and is one of the most common sequelae of stroke, head-injury, neoplasm and abno...
Society is becoming increasingly multi-lingual and this presents monolingual professionals, particularly those in special education and speech pathology, with severe problems. Is the language delay in a child from a bilingual environment a result of this background or is there a specific speech problem? Is a child's poor performance in school due to his problems of coping with two languages, or does he need remedial teaching?
Originally published in 1984, this book is not concerned with second language learning, but with speech and learning difficulties in bilingual children as they...
Society is becoming increasingly multi-lingual and this presents monolingual professionals, particularly those in special education and speech path...
Awarded the William Faulkner Literary Competition for Best Novel in 2016, The Hurricane Stew is a fast-paced fiction work set in a coastal Carolina town bracing for the arrival of a devastating hurricane. As mayhem looms, four unlikely friends are caught in the fever of a treasure hunt. Dr. Charles Holzer, the president of Watson School of the Arts, has zealously pursued the illicit collection of a valuable storehouse of expensive art on the school's dime. Along the way, he makes a remarkable discovery that ignites his passion and obsession. He fires Dr. John Wilson, dean of the Fine Arts...
Awarded the William Faulkner Literary Competition for Best Novel in 2016, The Hurricane Stew is a fast-paced fiction work set in a coastal Carolina to...
