The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific NorthwestThis lively and perceptive look at the literature of the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest explores the dynamics of the cross-border region using resonant quotations, poetry, song lyrics, and art to demonstrate and enhance Laurie Ricou's critical readings and ideas. |
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... English does not immediately understand ) , repeated several times in the novel , confronts many readers ( in a foreign tongue ) with their own reductionist categorization by skin colour - white . No single word could more effectively ...
... English does not immediately understand ) , repeated several times in the novel , confronts many readers ( in a foreign tongue ) with their own reductionist categorization by skin colour - white . No single word could more effectively ...
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... English " ( 193 ) , including recipes for smoking salmon ( 148- 49 ) and for salmonberry stew ( 76-77 ) . bill bis- sett also approaches the sounds that don't exist in English in his four - line poem on the salmon titled " watching ...
... English " ( 193 ) , including recipes for smoking salmon ( 148- 49 ) and for salmonberry stew ( 76-77 ) . bill bis- sett also approaches the sounds that don't exist in English in his four - line poem on the salmon titled " watching ...
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... English 25 : 1 ( 1985 ) : 241-252 . Murray , Thomas E. " The Language of Naval Fighter Pilots " American Speech 61 : 2 ( Summer 1986 ) : 121-129 . Musgrave , Susan Kiskatinaw Songs ( Victoria BC : Paros P 1977 ) . New . W.H. " A Piece ...
... English 25 : 1 ( 1985 ) : 241-252 . Murray , Thomas E. " The Language of Naval Fighter Pilots " American Speech 61 : 2 ( Summer 1986 ) : 121-129 . Musgrave , Susan Kiskatinaw Songs ( Victoria BC : Paros P 1977 ) . New . W.H. " A Piece ...
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