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How sneakers have snuck into UK children's language: Analysis of 31m written words finds huge influx of American English Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Fairycakes have been replaced by cupcakes, while someone going to a black-tie event will be sporting a tuxedo rather than a dinner jacket - at least according to the current generation of British ... (more)

A MAJOR survey of children's writing habits has found poor use of grammar and the increasing use of American vocabulary and spelling.

A common thread that runs throughout the book is the underlying political economy: why China became a 'developmental state', and how it has maintained itself as a 'developmental state'. The book examines the causal processes at work in the evolution of China's institutions and policies.

The publisher plaintiffs in the closely watched lawsuit over Georgia State University's use of copyrighted material in electronic reserves say they are "disappointed" with much of the ruling handed down by a federal judge on Friday.

Home >> ICT4D Bibliography >> Works >> Testing the Knowledge Gap Hypothesis in South Korea: Traditional News Media, the Internet, and Political Learning Kim, S. . " Testing the Knowledge Gap Hypothesis in South Korea: Traditional News Media, the Internet, and Political Learning ". In International Journal of Public Opinion Research , 20 , 193-210.

Some years back, Oxford University Press decided to bring out a new thesaurus. The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus would be alphabetical , and it would include tables and inserts detailing the graded differences in connotation among groups of synonyms.

When asked at interview why you want to leave your current position, stress your wish for new/different opportunities to widen experience and develop professionally.

A group of leading scholars has presented a petition to Oxford University Press calling on the renowned publisher to uphold what it describes as "basic scholarly standards". The petition arose out of a letter sent to Niko Pfund, president of OUP USA, about the book Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Robert Paarlberg, professor of ... (more)