Within the sociology of language, academics are practising interdisciplinarity by combining the study of social structure and language use, i.e. they focus on the interplay of language and society. This article tries to deal with the problem of how linguistic features and social arrangements interrelate by using the example of Swahili and its speakers in Bujumbura - the capital of Burundi. It shows that the Swahili language and its speakers in Bujumbura have experienced simultaneous changing appreciations during history. It also states that changes in sociolinguistic patterns reflect social and political changes and pressures.
A killer with a passion for the past, his victims tortured beyond endurance, all done in the name of a game...DIE FOR ME is Karen Rose at her most chilling best. If you love this be sure to check out the sequels to Karen's mini-trilogy, SCREAM FOR ME and KILL FOR ME. But playing games will kill you... When a multimedia games designer decides to take his research to the next level for his new game, fantasy ends and murder begins. Homicide detective Vito Ciccotelli is expecting the worst. Called to a remote murder site, he is confronted with numerous bodies, all with horrific injuries, all it seems the victim of the same killer. When the medical examiner reveals that the wounds are consistent with instruments of medieval torture, Ciccotelli turns to Sophie Johannsen, museum curator and specialist in medieval warfare, to learn more about the killer's methods and to try and find the killer before he spirals out of control...
Since its debut in 1990, Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series has captivated millions with its expansive world, originality, and memorable characters. In the Third Age, a time of prophecy, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as legends fade into myth. Amidst a fierce three-day battle around Tar Valon, a crucial Foretelling emerges. On the slopes of Dragonmount, an infant is born, destined to change the world, but he must be found before the Shadow can strike. Moiraine Damodred, a young woman on the cusp of becoming Aes Sedai, and Lan Mandragoran, a soldier in the thick of battle, find their lives intertwined. Their journey is fraught with peril, as Moiraine hails from a royal lineage recently shaken by the king's death, while Lan is viewed as the uncrowned king of a long-lost nation. Both face threats from those who seek power for themselves. "New Spring" recounts these events in a condensed form, while "New Spring: The Novel" expands on the full story, setting the stage for the epic saga that follows. The series promises an intricate tapestry of adventure, intrigue, and the timeless struggle between light and shadow.
Suzanne Perry is having a vivid nightmare. Someone is in her bedroom, touching her, and she can't move a muscle. She wakes, relieved to put the nightmare behind her, but when she opens the curtains, she sees a polaroid stuck to the window. A photo of her sleeping self, taken during the night. Her nightmare is just beginning.
Melanie Stryderová odmieta opustiť svet. Náš svet sa stal terčom invázie neviditeľných nepriateľov. Ľudia sa stali hostiteľmi týchto votrelcov. Prišli o mysle, zatiaľ čo ich ľudské telá zostali nedotknuté a bez očividných zmien pokračujú v živote. Väčšina ľudstva podľahla. Melanie, jedna z posledných „divých“ ľudských bytostí, ktoré prežili, sa dostane do zajatia a je presvedčená, že to znamená jej koniec. Pútničku, votreleckú „dušu“, ktorú vložia do Melaninho tela, varujú pred nebezpečenstvami, ktoré predstavuje život vo vnútri ľudského tela: pred ťažko zvládnuteľnými emóciami, presýtenými zmyslami, priveľmi živými spomienkami. Na jednu z ťažkostí však Pútnička nebola pripravená vôbec: bývalá obyvateľka jej tela odmieta vzdať sa vlastníctva svojej mysle. Pútnička pátra v Melaniných myšlienkach a dúfa, že sa dopracuje až k príčinám pretrvávajúceho odporu, ktorý im ľudia jednostaj kladú. Namiesto toho však Melanie zaplní myseľ Pútničky predstavami muža, ktorého Melanie miluje – Jareda, človeka, ktorý žije kdesi v úkryte. Pútnička nie je schopná vyslobodiť sa z objatia túžob svojho tela a začína túžiť po mužovi, ktorého – ako jej káže jej úloha – má odhaliť. Sily, ktoré sú mimo nich, nakoniec premenia Pútničku a Melanie na nedobrovoľných spojencov. Spolu aj podniknú nebezpečné a neisté pátranie po mužovi, ktorého obe milujú.
Jedného dňa napadnú malú Grace vlci. Jeden z nich, ten so žltými očami, ju však ubráni a odtiahne do bezpečia. O niekoľko rokov Grace nájde na verande svojho domu postreleného chlapca so žltými očami...
Chlad
Grace roky pozorovala vlčiu svorku v lese za domom svojich rodičov. Jeden zvláštny vlk so žltými očami – jej vlk – zas tajne sledoval Grace. Zdalo sa jej, že ho pozná, ale netušila odkiaľ.
Horúčava
Sam viedol dva životy. Ako vlk ticho sprevádzal dievča, do ktorého sa zamiloval. Na krátky čas v roku, v lete, sa z neho stával človek. Grace sa však neodvážil osloviť... až teraz.
Triaška
Grace a Sam si nikdy nepripúšťali, že by mohli niekoho milovať, ale láska si ich napokon celkom podmanila. Sam musí bojovať, aby zostal človekom, a Grace – aby zostal s ňou, aj keď to znamená prijať bolestnú minulosť, krehkú prítomnosť a budúcnosť bez nádeje.
Afzonderlijk te lezen vervolg op De stromannen. Op verschillende plaatsen in de VS worden lijken in groteske houdingen gevonden, staand, zittend etc. Een man die zelfmoord wil plegen doet in de bossen van de staat Washington een bizarre ontdekking, en ex-CIA man Ward Hopkins en ex-politieman John Zandt (al bekend uit het eerste deel) zetten hun zoektocht voort naar de geheimzinnige, onheilspellende Stromannen.
The end draws near.... The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One’s prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight. The sun has begun to set upon the Third Age. Perrin Aybara is now hunted by specters from his past: Whitecloaks, a slayer of wolves, and the responsibilities of leadership. All the while, an unseen foe is slowly pulling a noose tight around his neck. To prevail, he must seek answers in Tel’aran’rhiod and find a way--at long last--to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it forever Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The creatures beyond the stone gateways--the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn--have confused him, taunted him, and left him hanged, his memory stuffed with bits and pieces of other men’s lives. He had hoped that his last confrontation with them would be the end of it, but the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills. The time is coming when he will again have to dance with the Snakes and the Foxes, playing a game that cannot be won. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost. This penultimate novel of Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling series--the second of three based on materials he left behind when he died in 2007--brings dramatic and compelling developments to many threads in the Pattern. The end draws near. Dovie’andi se tovya sagain. It’s time to toss the dice.
