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Hardback. Focuses on the historical evolution of metaphor and proposes theories on language change. This book explores how the metaphors are linked to images existing in the past. It also features findings which reveal that regular patters of evolution emerge and aims to find out what lies behind these patterns. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507517
- ISBN
- 9780230507517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. This is an eclectic collection of essays which successfully demonstrate how the Sociology of Language and Religion as a disciplinary paradigm responds to change, conflict and accommodation. The multiple religious coverage in the essays (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) as well as more or less global panorama. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; HR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516991
- ISBN
- 9780230516991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Language Learning and Teaching as Social Interaction
. Ed(S): Hua, Zhu; Seedhouse, Paul; Cook, Viv...
Hardback. This volume brings together contributions by leading researchers of the social interactional and socio-cultural approaches to language learning and teaching. It provides both an introduction to this important growth point and also an overview of cutting edge research, covering a wide range of language learning and teaching contexts. Editor(s): Hua, Zhu; Seedhouse, Paul; Cook, Vivian J.; Li, Wei. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFDM; CJ; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517004
- ISBN
- 9780230517004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.59
€ 67.59
Hardback. The book shows how the system of English predicate complementation has been undergoing an amazing amount of variation and change in recent centuries, and identifies explanatory principles to account for this change and variation, with evidence from large electronic corpora of both British and American English. Editor(s): Jones, Charles. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; CBX; CFB; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537330
- ISBN
- 9780230537330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardback. This book argues that Second language teaching has not been well served by recent approaches to the description of language content. The book explores how Cognitive Linguistics offers teachers a description of language that can translate into practical classroom activities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CF; CJA; EBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537392
- ISBN
- 9780230537392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardback. This book is a guide to current research and debate in the field of literacies practice and education. It provides both an historical and lifespan view of the field as well as an overview of research methodologies with first-hand examples from a range of researchers involved in literacy research. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 420 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; CJA; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545397
- ISBN
- 9780230545397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.11
€ 129.11
Explicit Communication: Robyn Carston's Pragmatics (Palgrave Studies i...
Soria, Belén, Romero, Esther
Hardcover. This collection brings about a current interdisciplinary debate on explicit communication. With Robyn Carston's pragmatics at the core of the discussion, special attention is drawn to linguistic under-determinacy, the explicit/implicit divide and also to the construction or recruitment of concepts in on-line utterance comprehension. Editor(s): Soria, Belen; Romero, Esther. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFGA; GTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545472
- ISBN
- 9780230545472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Paperback. This volume on Blake follows the writer's life and combines biography and critical analysis. Covering Blake's early career, his major works and his work as a visual artist, this new study will be a must for all Blake scholars and enthusiasts. Recent discoveries concerning Blake's forebears and their religion make this new study additionally timely. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; CF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230546820
- ISBN
- 9780230546820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
hardcover. Study abroad is often seen as a crucial dimension of language learning - developing communicative proficiency, language awareness, and intercultural competence. The author provides an overview and assessment of research on language learning in study abroad settings, reviewing the advantages and constraints of perspectives adopted in this research. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; CFDC; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230549241
- ISBN
- 9780230549241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. The first book that draws together the main current methodological approaches to the study of language and gender. Approaches include Sociolinguistics, Conversation analysis, Corpus linguistics, Critical discourse analysis, Feminist post-structuralist discourse analysis, Discursive psychology and Queer theory. Editor(s): Sauntson, Helen; Sunderland, Jane. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230550681
- ISBN
- 9780230550681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.57
€ 129.57
Paperback. The first book that draws together the main current methodological approaches to the study of language and gender. Approaches include Sociolinguistics, Conversation analysis, Corpus linguistics, Critical discourse analysis, Feminist post-structuralist discourse analysis, Discursive psychology and Queer theory. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230550698
- ISBN
- 9780230550698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Hardback. This book offers new insights into how English speakers talk about their own and others' emotions. Using statistical evidence and corpus-linguistic methods, but also qualitative text analyses, the author examines how expressions that describe emotions are employed in a large corpus of conversational, newspaper, fictional and academic English. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551466
- ISBN
- 9780230551466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
Hardback. Focusing on the introductions to research articles in a variety of disciplines, the author uses appraisal theory to analyze how writers bring together multiple resources to develop their positions in the flow of discourse. It will be most useful for researchers new to appraisal, and to EAP teachers. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBW; CFG; CJA; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553491
- ISBN
- 9780230553491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.77
€ 160.77
Paperback. This book explores the relationship between conversation analysis and applied linguistics, demonstrating how the analysis of institutional talk can contribute to professional practice. With a foreword by Paul Drew, the core of the collection deals with topics as diverse as speech therapy and retailing; radio journalism and cross-cultural training. Editor(s): Richards, Keith; Seedhouse, Paul. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554306
- ISBN
- 9780230554306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Paperback. Men and the Language of Emotions challenges the commonly held association of rationality with masculinity, involving distancing from the language of emotions. Drawing on a study of heterosexual men talking about their life and relationships, he demonstrates that men are capable of speaking of emotions, and in direct and uninhibited ways. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; JFSJ2; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554313
- ISBN
- 9780230554313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Paperback. Multilingual Livingpresents speakers' own accounts of the challenges and advantages of living in several languages at individual, family and societal levels. Individuals note profound differences in their sense of themselves, their relationships and their parenting, depending on which language they use. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; JHBK; JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554337
- ISBN
- 9780230554337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.70
€ 126.70
Paperback. Explores themes of globalization and language as a theoretical context for individual 'London stories'. This book explores the ambivalent and multi-layered identities of individuals who have crossed geographical and psychological borders during the course of their lifetimes and settled in London, the quintessential global city. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; CFDM; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554344
- ISBN
- 9780230554344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Paperback. Can discourse analysis techniques adequately deal with complex social phenomena? What does 'interdisciplinarity' mean for theory building and the practise of empirical research? This original volume debates critical theory and discourse analysis, focussing on the extent to which CDA can draw on a range of disciplines in the social sciences. Editor(s): Weiss, Gilbert; Wodak, Ruth. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230555143
- ISBN
- 9780230555143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.12
€ 100.12
Paperback. This is the essential guide for all new and established writers for the screen. Including useful, easy-to-search contact detail entries from courses, societies and grants to representation and production companies, along with provocative articles and invaluable advice from top UK and US representatives and practitioners of the trade. Editor(s): Turner, Barry. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AS; CBVS; GBCY. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573277
- ISBN
- 9780230573277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.96
€ 45.96
Hardback. This book explores the nature and scope of modality in Japanese. It contains a review of the history of Japanese modality studies, as well as theoretical and empirical research and is the first collection of studies on Japanese modality written in English and offers a stimulating contrast to existing studies on Western languages. Editor(s): Pizziconi, Barbara; Kizu, Mika. Num Pages: 313 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576322
- ISBN
- 9780230576322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24