The geography of insight : the sciences, the humanities, how they differ, why they matter / Richard Foley. by Foley, Richard, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Non-​Perspectival -- Prescriptive vs. Descriptive -- Individual vs. Collective -- 3. …”
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New Zealand English.

Table of Contents: “…Linguistics in New Zealand; 4. NZE: from prescription to description; 5. The study of New Zealand English; 6. …”
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Deadly documents : technical communication, organizational discourse, and the Holocaust : lessons from the rhetorical work of everyday texts / Mark Ward, Sr., University of Houston-Victoria ; afterword by Steven B. Katz. by Ward, Mark, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Expediency Without EthicsProtecting Rhetoric and Rhetoricians -- Safeguarding Science and Civilization -- Converging on a Comfortable Distance -- What the Orderings May Reveal -- CHAPTER 10: Some Ethical Implications -- A Bias for Explanation -- Prescriptive and Descriptive Ethics -- Afterword: The Reality of Words and Their Aftermaths -- References -- Index…”
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Past imperatives : studies in the history and theory of Jewish ethics / Louis E. Newman. by Newman, Louis E., 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ethics: Applied and Theoretical, Prescriptive and Descriptive -- The Modern Study of Jewish Ethics -- Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics -- Content -- Part One: Ethics and Law -- Law, Virtue, and Supererogation in the Halakha -- The Problem of Lifnim Mishurat Hadin Reconsidered -- Talmudic Sources -- The Status of Lifnim Mishurat Hadin…”
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Sustainable school leadership : portraits of individuality / Mike Bottery, Wong Ping-Man and George Ngai. by Bottery, Mike, Wong, Ping-man, Ngai, George

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter 1: Leadership Sustainability: Meanings and Threats; Introduction; Is this important, and if so, why?; Prescriptive and descriptive meanings of sustainability; Threats to sustainability; Conclusion: Do we only want certain kinds of leaders to be sustainable?…”
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The temporal structure of Estonian runic songs / by Jaan Ross, Ilse Lehiste. by Ross, Jaan

Table of Contents: “…Segmentation of runic song performance; 3. Prescriptive and descriptive notation; 4. Deviations of performed events from their regular values: is this approach applicable in the runic songs?…”
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An Introduction to Language. by Hazen, Kirk

Table of Contents: “…Standard Englishes and vernacular Englishes -- grammars -- teaching grammars -- prescriptive grammars -- descriptive grammars -- mental grammars -- Universal Grammar -- meaning -- standard Englishes and different world views -- structure -- a tour of language -- chapter summary -- key concepts -- notes -- references -- further reading -- exercises -- individual work -- group work -- study questions -- 2: Sounds -- chapter overview -- learning about what you already know -- letters and phonetic symbols: a mismatch -- phonetic symbols: a convenient lie -- meaning, ambiguity, and arbitrariness…”
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Crystalising the Strategic Business Landscape : Strategy analysis practices and tools for business leaders and strategy practitioners. by Ungerer, Marius

Table of Contents: “…; Conclusion; Research into the effectiveness and usefulness of strategy formation; Conclusion; SCHOOLS OF STRATEGY FORMATION; Prescriptive schools; Descriptive schools; Conclusion.…”
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Handbook of translation studies. by Gambier, Yves

Table of Contents: “…Equivalence between the 1950s and 70s; 1.1 Prescriptive or descriptive?; 1.2 Equivalence typologies; 2. …”
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Navigating English Grammar : A Guide to Analyzing Real Language. by Lobeck, Anne

Table of Contents: “…Language Change and Variation -- What is Grammar? Prescriptive and Descriptive Grammar -- Origins of Prescriptive Grammar -- The Components of Grammar -- Syntax -- Morphology -- Semantics -- Phonetics and phonology -- The Scientific Study of Language -- Exercises -- 1. …”
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English grammar : a function-based introduction. Talmy Givón. by Givón, Talmy, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…WHOSE GRAMMAR?; 1.2.1. Prescriptive vs. descriptive grammars; 1.2.2. Historic time; 1.2.3. …”
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Ethics for A-level / Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher. by Dimmock, Mark, Fisher, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…Doing Ethics Well: Prescriptive versus Descriptive Claims ; 7. Doing Ethics Well: Thought-Experiments ; 8. …”
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Building capacity for health informatics in the future / edited by Francis Lau, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, John Bartle-Clar, Island Health, British Columbia, Canada, Gerry Bliss, Bliss Informatics Inc., British Columbia, Canada, Elizabeth Borycki, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Karen Courtney, School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victo...

Table of Contents: “…Courtney -- An Engagement Model for Medication Management : From Prescription to Description and Conscription / Simon Diemert, Jens Weber, Morgan Price -- Considering the Language of Computerized Order Entry Systems / Simon Diemert, Jens Weber, Morgan Price -- Using Medical Informatics to Improve Clinical Trial Operations / Eric L. …”
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