By Ralph Keyes When asked how he felt about being appointed Vice-President of Britain’s Board of Trade in 1841, William Gladstone responded, “Bathing feel.” Say what? Bathing feel turned out to be an expression used by members of his wife’s family to describe an antsy sense of anticipation when undertaking a formidable task, much like
Dialogue & Discourse Dialogue & Discourse (D&D) is the first international journal dedicated exclusively to work that deals with language “beyond the single sentence”, in discourse (i.e., text, monologue) and dialogue. The journal adopts an interdisciplinary perspective, accepting work from Linguistics, Computer Science, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, and other associated fields with an interest in formally,
An essayist looks into the curious past of pathological collectors – and considers her own lifelong urge to hoard ever more volumes By Elaine Berry (@BerryFLW) When I was a young woman, I drew a sort of perverse pride from my willingness to skip a meal or two in order to afford books. Soon enough,
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Δημόσια κρίση του σχεδίου Ελληνικού Προτύπου ΕΛΟΤ 996-17 : «Τεχνολογία Πληροφοριών – Λεξιλόγιο – Μέρος 17: Βάσεις δεδομένων» Ο ΕΣΥΠ/ΕΛΟΤ ανακοινώνει την υποβολή σε δημόσια κρίση του σχεδίου Ελληνικού Προτύπου ΕΛΟΤ 996-17, «Τεχνολογία Πληροφοριών – Λεξιλόγιο – Μέρος 17: Βάσεις δεδομένων». Το Πρότυπο ΕΛΟΤ 996-17 αποτελεί την ελληνική έκδοση του Διεθνούς Προτύπου ISO/ΙΕC 2382–17:1999, Information Technology –