On the verge of extinction: the semantics, pragmatics, and etymology of eight endangered similes in Jish ArabicSEMANTICSPRAGMATICSETYMOLOGYARABIC languageLANGUAGE & languagesThis study has aimed (1) to look into the meaning and origin of eight similes used by older, but not by yo...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe on the verge of somethingto be at the point where something is about to happenJess seemedon the verge of tears.an event which left heron the verge of a nervous breakdownMountain gorillas are on the verge of extinction.be on the verge of doing...
@Will_SThank you. Can I use both interchangeably? And which is more common?
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濒临消失的十大职业(Tenoccupationsthatareonthevergeof extinction) Tenoccupationsthatareonthevergeofextinction It'sneveralarmist,anddon'tthinkit'stoofaraway.Inthe lastcentury,manyoccupations,suchastypists,smiths, telephoneoperators,haddisappeared.Withtherapid ...
To make the world a better place. Now people tend to kill a lot of money worth of animals, such as elephants, whales and dolphins. So, now their number has become less and less the case appeared on the verge of extinction. Japanese onlin 这样人象最高的种类应该更好保护动物在世界范围内...
aBut with the shehuo elderly died one after another, traditional shehuo Facebook is on the verge of extinction, this graduation I want to be able to enhance their awareness of classical culture in China. Enhance the competitiveness of our culture. 但与shehuo年长的人逐个死去,传统shehuo Faceboo...
The evolution of semantics and language games for meaning My thesis is that meaning emerged from interaction, or the intention to in- teract, between agents. For the time being, I wish to keep the terms general. By agents, we do not only mean early hominids, mammals, or any communica-...
and ’00s altogether. Perhaps it’s because we’ve moved a little closer to theirimpending extinction. Or maybe they’re perfect reminders of how violently smashing bytes together on a thin, vulnerable plastic / magnet sandwich is still one of the most punk things you can do as a musician...
Primary cardiac tumors on the verge of oblivion: a European experience over 15 years Primary tumors of the heart represent an exceedingly rare entity in cardiac surgery and literature regarding management and outcome is rare. The aim of thi......