Marcel Danesi
Author
Series
Studies in mathematics in the arts and humanities volume Volume 1
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Designed for both classroom use and as a text for self-teaching language learners, this book consists of 30 work units, an extensive Italian-English and English-Italian vocabulary list, idioms, and dialogues, all focused to build proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and understanding Italian. Word-completion and multiple-choice exercises, word games, and entertaining stories in dialogue form are supplemented with photos of Italian landmarks,...
Author
Series
Language Intersections volume Volume 1
Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This book aims to describe and demystify what makes criminal gangs so culturally powerful. It examines their codes of conduct, initiation rites, secret communications methods, origin myths, symbols, and the like that imbue the gangsters with the pride and nonchalance that goes hand in hand with their criminal activities. Mobsters are everywhere in the movies, on television, and on websites. Contemporary societies are clearly fascinated by them. Why...
Author
Series
Approaches to applied semiotics volume 4
Publisher
Mouton de Gruyter
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English