Tag: Tongue

The Lily’s Tongue Figure and Authority in Kierkegaard’s Lily Discourses


Free Download Frances Maughan-brown, "The Lily’s Tongue: Figure and Authority in Kierkegaard’s Lily Discourses "
English | ISBN: 1438476337 | 2019 | 186 pages | PDF | 1367 KB
How do texts speak with authority? That is the question at the heart of Kierkegaard’s theory and practice of "indirect communication." None of Kierkegaard’s texts respond to this question more concisely and powerfully than the four discourses he wrote about the lily in the Gospel. The Lily’s Tongue is a nuanced, sustained reading of these Lily Discourses. Kierkegaard takes the lilies as authoritative, rather than merely "figural" or "metaphorical." This book is a careful exploration of what Kierkegaard means by this authority.

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Lots of Tongue Twisters for Kids


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English | 2019 | ISBN: 0310767083 | EPUB | pages: 128 | 4.4 mb
Get ready to laugh out loud with Lots of Tongue Twisters for Kids, a collection of hilarious, kid-friendly fun. Over 250 tongue twisters will send kids and grown-ups alike into a fit of giggles!

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Mother Tongue The Surprising History of Women’s Words


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English | August 29, 2023 | ISBN: 0593299574 | 304 pages | PDF | 2.81 Mb
"A fascinating look at how we talk about women. . . . Dense with information and anecdotes, Mother Tongue touches on the hilarious and the devastating, with ample dashes of an ingredient so painfully absent from most discussions of sex and gender: humor." ―Lisa Selin Davis, The Washington Post

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Mother Tongue The Surprising History of Women’s Words [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0BP584V97 | 2023 | 8 hours and 31 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 246 MB
Author: Jenni Nuttall
Narrator: Beth Hicks

An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language-and what we can learn from the vivid vocabulary that English once had for women’s bodies, experiences, and sexuality. So many of the words that we use to chronicle women’s lives feel awkward or alien. Medical terms are scrupulously accurate but antiseptic. Slang and obscenities have shock value, yet they perpetuate taboos. Where are the plain, honest words for women’s daily lives? Mother Tongue is a historical investigation of feminist language and thought, from the dawn of Old English to the present day. Dr. Jenni Nuttall guides listeners through the evolution of words that we have used to describe female bodies, menstruation, women’s sexuality, the consequences of male violence, childbirth, women’s paid and unpaid work, and gender.

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