This innovative work combines traditional analysis with modern corpus-based methods to explore macro- and micro-level linguistic patterns in English and Chinese, offering new insights into comparative studies of the two languages.Through detailed analysis of part-of-speech sequences, prepositional functions, pragmatic markers, and several other aspects, this volume uncovers key similarities and differences between English and Chinese. By integrating quantitative and qualitative met...

Energiewende, Mobilitätswende, Kohleausstieg: Klimawandel und CO2-Emissionen werden in Deutschland heftiger diskutiert denn je – auch mit Blick auf Globalität und internationale Zusammenarbeit. Der vorliegende Sammelband gewährt originären Einblick in die in China dazu stattfindende Debatte. Grundlage ist dabei das chinesische Forschungsprojekt Analyse der Pfade der Treibhausgasemissionen wichtiger Staaten und Chinas, Scheitelpunktforschung und Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse von Emissionsminderung....

This benchmark text is back in a new edition thoroughly updated to incorporate developments and changes in metadata and related domains. Zeng and Qin provide a solid grounding in the variety and interrelationships among different metadata types, offering a comprehensive look at the metadata schemas that exist in the world of library and information science and beyond. Readers will gain knowledge and an understanding of key topics such asthe fundamentals of metadata, including...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the physical properties of foods and the cutting-edge technologies employed to measure them. Delving into key topics such as optical, thermal, acoustic, rheological, and textural properties, it provides a detailed examination of principles, measurement methods, and applications in food quality evaluation. While it discusses advanced technologies such as near-infrared spectroscopy, computer vision, spectral imaging, acoustic resonance analysis,...