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Paperback. The 3rd edition, revised by Janet Whitcut, has been completely reset and brought up-to-date for modern usage. This classic guide, full of advice on how to avoid woolly expressions, bad grammar and poor vocabulary selection, guides the user through the difficulties of writing clear, direct English. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; CBG; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140514421
ISBN
9780140514421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.62

paperback. This book presents a variety of theoretical and empirical approaches to language use. Editor(s): Barlow, Michael; Kemmer, Suzanne. Num Pages: 384 pages, 42 b/w illus. 51 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
74th ed.
SKU
V9781575862200
ISBN
9781575862200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; CBW; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Viva Editions United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936740123
ISBN
9781936740123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.30

Paperback. Series: Guides to Professional English. Num Pages: 172 pages, 150 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBWT; ELXN; ESB; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 238 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493906406
ISBN
9781493906406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Heart of Albion Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
116
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
5Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872883854
ISBN
9781872883854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.10

Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 556 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBV; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 34. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319160146
ISBN
9783319160146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.88

Paperback. Series: Hippocrene Concise Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 329 pages, 7500 entries. BIC Classification: 2F; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781801652
ISBN
9780781801652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5,000 entries. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2FMU; CBDX; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781809597
ISBN
9780781809597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.62

paperback. This volume brings together twelve papers by linguists and philosophers contributing novel empirical and formal considerations to theorizing about vagueness. Three main issues are addressed: gradable expressions and comparison, the semantics of degree adverbs and intensifiers (such as 'clearly'), and ways of evading the sorites paradox. Editor(s): Egre, Paul; Klinedinst, Nathan. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFGA; HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349315741
ISBN
9781349315741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.81

Paperback. In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or word-pairs of everyday discourse such as 'and'-'but', 'before'-'ere', 'Chinese'-'Chink', and 'sweat'-'perspiration', that have proven resistant to truth-conditional explanations of meaning. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFG; CFGA; HPCF; HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349442591
ISBN
9781349442591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.83

Paperback. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CBG; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401077248
ISBN
9789401077248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 185.23

Paperback. Editor(s): McFarlane, Rosalind; Clifford, Samantha. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; DQ; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867521
ISBN
9781921867521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.37

paperback. Editor(s): Pottker, Horst; Schulzki-Haddouti, Christiane. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBWJ; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Edition
2007th Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531154350
ISBN
9783531154350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.96

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBW; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662373460
ISBN
9783662373460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.04

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBWJ; GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531166018
ISBN
9783531166018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.89

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Gonser, Nicole; Russmann, Uta. Series: Forschung Und Praxis An der Fhwien der Wkw. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBWJ; KJSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658135775
ISBN
9783658135775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

Hardcover. A writing handbook that celebrates the infinite pizzazz of verbs. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393081169
ISBN
9780393081169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.05

Paperback. A writing handbook that celebrates the infinite pizzazz of verbs. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 208 x 24. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347050
ISBN
9780393347050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Victor Dudman's revolutionary English Grammar brings grammar and logic together by conceiving grammar as 'the necessary preliminary to logic'. The focus, for logicians, is the discussion of 'conditionals'; for grammarians it is the concise and accurate explanation of the infamous English modals. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFG; CFK; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440092
ISBN
9781349440092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.02

Paperback. Provides developers with comprehensive, but easy-to-follow advice for facilitating the creation of compelling storylines in popular and narratively successful video games. This book aims to instill an understanding and appreciation of the basic storytelling principles that are essential for producing truly memorable video games. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w throughout, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; UGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385345828
ISBN
9780385345828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.18

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