Authors:Randy J. Lapolla, Chenglong Huang,
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
Keywords: grammar, mouton, library, glossary, texts, qiang, annotated
Number of Pages: 445
Published: 2003-12-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 311017829X
ISBN-13: 9783110178296

This book is a full reference grammar of Qiang, one of the minority languages of southwest China, spoken by about 70,000 Qiang and Tibetan people in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in northern Sichuan Province. It belongs to the Qiangic branch of Tibeto-Burman (one of the two major branches of Sino-Tibetan). The dialect presented in the book is the Northern Qiang variety spoken in Ronghong Village, Yadu Township, Chibusu District, Mao County. This book, the first book-length description of the Qiang language in English, is the result of many years of work on the language, and is as

Authors:Robert D. van Valin Jr, Randy J. LaPolla,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: textbooks, linguistics, cambridge, function, structure, meaning, syntax
Number of Pages: 744
Published: 1998-01-13
List price: $58.00
ISBN-10: 0521499151
ISBN-13: 9780521499156

This book is an introduction to syntactic theory and analysis which can be used for both introductory and advanced courses in theoretical syntax. Offering an alternative to the standard generative view of the subject, it deals with the major issues in syntax with which all theories are concerned. It presents syntactic phenomena from a wide range of languages and introduces students to the major typological issues that syntactic theories must address. A generous number of exercises is included, which provide practice with the concepts introduced in the text and in addition expose the student to

Authors:Randy J. LaPolla, Graham Thurgood,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: family, series, language, routledge, tibetan, languages, sino
Number of Pages: 752
Published: 2003-03-21
List price: $340.00
ISBN-10: 0700711295
ISBN-13: 9780700711291

There are more native speakers of Sino- Tibetan languages than of any other language family in the world. Our records of these languages are among the oldest for any human language, and the amount of active research on them, both diachronic and synchronic, has multiplied in the last decades. This volume covers the better-described languages, but with comments on the subgroups in which they occur. Ine addition to a number of modern languages, there ares on the descriptions of several ancient languages.

Author: Poe Randy
Publisher: F & W Publicatio
Keywords: publishing, need, deals, songs, everything, new, guide, music, songwriter
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2005-12-01
List price: $18.99
ISBN-10: 1582973830
ISBN-13: 9781582973838

In The New Songwriter’s Guide to Music Publishing, author and music insider Randy Poe teaches readers how to get the best deals for their songs. This revised edition: -Features knowledgeable insider advice, giving aspiring songwriters a leg up on the competition -Provides clear instruction that’s right on the mark, as well as informative sidebars, sample forms, and amusing anecdotes -Covers the basics of song publishing options, from single song contracts, to full-time positions as staff writers, to starting one’s own company Updated for the Internet age, the refreshed conten

Author: Randy Poe
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Keywords: book, story, allman, duane, skydog
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 2008-08-01
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0879309393
ISBN-13: 9780879309398

Now in paperback - revised and expanded, with a new afterword by the author - this is the definitive biography of Duane Allman, one of the most revered guitarists of his generation. Skydog reveals the complete story of the legendary guitarist: his childhood and musical awakening; his struggling first bands; his hard-won mastery of the slide guitar; his emergence as a successful session musician; his creation of the Allman Brothers Band; his tragic death at age 24; and his thriving musical legacy.

Author: Randy V
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Keywords: elizabeth, celsus, coven
Number of Pages: 263
Published: 2007-11-09
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0595452752
ISBN-13: 9780595452750

The family that s/lays together... Elizabeth--beautiful, intimidating, and deeply disaffected, she has never felt comfortable in her skin. Not until she meets Celsus, who stirs the embers of her ancient memories into a thirsty fire of self-immolation, self-discovery, and rebirth. Celsus--a haunted, world-weary lycanthrope who demands total submission of the deadly women who populate his coven. His philosophy--eat to excess, drink to excess, fornicate to excess--gluttony above everything! The Coven--a group of nihilists sharing a common origin and fate as well as a penchant for sadisti

Author: Randy Poe
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Keywords: lyrics, book, blues, classic, lemon, collection, squeeze
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-09-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0634055461
ISBN-13: 9780634055461

"They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday’s just as bad/Wednesday’s worse, and Thursday’s also sad." There’s a lot more to the blues than three chords played on an old beat-up guitar. Squeeze My Lemon is a collection of some of the best blues lines ever recorded. From birth ("Born under a bad sign/I’ve been down since I began to crawl") to death ("Everybody wants to go to heaven/But nobody wants to die") and everything in between, this volume quotes classic blues phrases by songwriter/artists B.B. King, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, Robert Johnson and