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This book presents one of the first attempts at developing a precise, grammatically rooted, theory of conversation motivated by data from real conversations. It argues that the right way to construe grammar is as a system that characterizes types of talk in interaction....

Biography and Artistic Identity in Britain 1760-1810This book explores the development of artists' biographies in the cultural context        of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain. It argues that the        proliferation of a myriad biographical forms mirrored the privileging of artistic        originality and difference within an art...

This book is the first detailed study of the history and development of six large size clarinets: clarinet d'amour, alto clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet, contra alto clarinet, and contra bass clarinet from 1740 to 1860. The majority of extant instruments are described and discussed, along with extant music of the period. Some of the most...

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Essays in Ancient Philosophy IIThis volume presents 27 essays on logic in ancient philosophy by Jonathan Barnes, one of the most admired philosophers of his generation. He explores the thought of Galen, Cicero, Aristotle, Epicurus, and Boethius, amongst others. This is the second volume of Barnes' Essays in Ancient Philosophy: a rich feast for...