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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... meaning , that intelligibility is an element of it only , a function . . . . The untranslated word is like a rock , a piece of wood . Its use , its meaning , is not rational , definite and limited , but concrete , potential , and ...
... meaning , that intelligibility is an element of it only , a function . . . . The untranslated word is like a rock , a piece of wood . Its use , its meaning , is not rational , definite and limited , but concrete , potential , and ...
Page 182
... meaning of Kenji's name . She explained that After a couple of conversations , a group of native Japanese speakers have agreed on three possible kanji or characters for the first syllable , ken : 1 ) health , 2 ) clever , 3 ) to serve ...
... meaning of Kenji's name . She explained that After a couple of conversations , a group of native Japanese speakers have agreed on three possible kanji or characters for the first syllable , ken : 1 ) health , 2 ) clever , 3 ) to serve ...
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... meaning " most relevant : in discussing logging speech ( as , indeed , in discriminating seems Northwest regionalisms ) , we are most often in the domain of shared cultural meaning . ideas about specialist The ideas vocabularies I take ...
... meaning " most relevant : in discussing logging speech ( as , indeed , in discriminating seems Northwest regionalisms ) , we are most often in the domain of shared cultural meaning . ideas about specialist The ideas vocabularies I take ...
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