Advances in African Linguistics

Advances in African LinguisticsA selection of papers presented at the 28th Annual Conference on African Linguistics. This volume contains a selection of the papers presented at the 28th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, which took place at Cornell University from July 1822, 1997. The editors have sought to include works which make both theoretical and descriptive contributions to this rich area of study. The volume is in five sections. Section I consists of Kay Williamson's

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Explores a new Christian identity in which churches reclaim their roles as communities of disciples to constitute a countercultural reality and challenge to secular society and existing power relations

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an extensive introduction and commentary show how Chapman combines the literary and theatrical traditions of ancient Rome with everyday life in his own time to fashion a sparkling and innovative comedy that will delight audiences today as much as it did those of 1599

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The chapter also discusses anti-nutritional effects of sorghum polyphenols as well as the effects of processing on bioactive compounds and bioavailability

The value of teaching meditation and teaching about meditation is discussed

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Scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds discuss artistic and literary responses to Cicero as well as his exploitation in philosophical and political debates

A thorough transdisciplinary archaeological study of the ancient Egyptian Theban rock-cut tombs at Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qurna

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and entitled ‘Philosophy and Knowledge in the Renaissance: Interpreting Aristotle in the Vernacular’