Category: Textbooks

This ebook, On Invisible Language in Modern English: A Corpus-based Approach to Ellipsis (PDF) investigates the syntactic phenomenon of ellipsis and the linguistic forces that trigger it. It presents the results of a corpus-based study which takes into account grammatical, semantic/discursive, usage-related and processing variables. Evelyn Gandón-Chapela builds upon the

Aesthetic rejuvenation now includes so many subjects that practitioners in one area may feel out of touch with developments in other areas in the same field. With more than 70 chapters, more than 1200 figures (many in full color), more than 80 tables, and more than 20 videos, from an

Individual Differences and Personality, 3rd Edition, (PDF) offers a comprehensive overview of research on personality. The ebook begins with the main approaches to the study of personality, basic principles of personality measurement, the idea of personality traits, and the major dimensions of personality variation. Additional chapters review personality change and

The Legal Aspects of Industrial Hygiene and Safety (PDF) explores various legal issues that are often encountered by Industrial Hygiene and Safety (IHS) managers during their careers. A description is presented of the various legal concepts and processes that often arise in the IH/S practice, including contract, tort, and administrative

Positive psychologists focus on ways that we can advance the lives of communities and individuals by studying the factors that increase positive outcomes such as happiness and life satisfaction. Evolutionary psychologists use the principles of evolution, based on Charles Darwin’s understanding of life, to help shed light on any and