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Paperback. This inquiry into the philosophical concern with truth as one joint subject in the philosophy of language and metaphysics presents a theory of truth called substantive perspectivism (SP), which argues for the substantive nature of non-linguistic truth. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPD; HPJ; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730434
- ISBN
- 9789400730434
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Carlota S. Smith was a key figure in linguistic research and in generative linguistics. This selection of papers focuses on the research into tense, aspect, and discourse that Smith completed while Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin. Editor(s): Meier, Richard P.; Aristar-Dry, Helen; Destruel, Emilie. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 468 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 712.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730724
- ISBN
- 9789400730724
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€ 355.00
€ 355.00
Paperback. This book proposes an original treatment of quantification, and it formulates insightful general principles of syntactic analysis. Its main message is that categorical grammar is the most plausible framework for logical syntax of natural language. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 189 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; CFGA; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730977
- ISBN
- 9789400730977
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€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Singular reference is a crucial philosophical topic. This book explains in detail why in the past some philosophers favored a descriptivist approach to this matter and why in more recent times others support a referentialist standpoint. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; HPJ; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730984
- ISBN
- 9789400730984
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Condition: New
€ 186.18
€ 186.18
paperback. This study in cross-linguistic semantics deploys the framework of bi-directional Optimality Theory to develop a typology of the relationship between syntax and semantics in negation markers and negation indefinites. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731189
- ISBN
- 9789400731189
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Condition: New
€ 121.85
€ 121.85
Paperback. This highly detailed text examines the syntax of nominal expressions from a generative perspective. The focus is mainly on empirical data taken from the Spanish language, but further conclusions of wider theoretical interest are drawn from other languages. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CBG; CF; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731325
- ISBN
- 9789400731325
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
paperback. This volume demonstrates that Kwa languages offer a very rich empirical domain for linguistic theorizing, as experts who are mostly native speakers present empirical data and show its theoretical relevance to comparative linguistics and comparative syntax. Editor(s): Aboh, Enoch Olade; Essegbey, James. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2H; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731387
- ISBN
- 9789400731387
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€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. This monograph probes the structure of the verb phrase through a cross-linguistic investigation of the syntax and morphology of relevant constructions. Evidence is provided for two event-related non-lexical projections called "inner aspect" and "event". Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2P; CBX; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732162
- ISBN
- 9789400732162
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Condition: New
€ 153.60
€ 153.60
Paperback. This book reports on a study of attitudes of over 500 Japanese learners towards many varieties of English speech: standard and non-standard, native and non-native. Analyzes the role of the English language and English language teaching, in Japan and beyond. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 321.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733169
- ISBN
- 9789400733169
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Here is an account of innovations that have developed from the creative syntheses of diverse methodological and theoretical approaches used to explore a range of issues and topics related to language in education. Editor(s): Hult, Francis M. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CJ; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733305
- ISBN
- 9789400733305
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. This book presents the latest research on web genres and emerging document types. It covers a wide range of web-genre focused subjects, such as: the identification of the sources of web genres, automatic web genre identification and structure-oriented models. Editor(s): Mehler, Alexander; Sharoff, Serge; Santini, Marina. Series: Text, Speech and Language Technology. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 529.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733725
- ISBN
- 9789400733725
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Condition: New
€ 185.73
€ 185.73
Paperback. This collection of contributions from leading researchers in the field of natural language processing technology details their recent work which includes new techniques as well as results. It focuses on dependency parsing, domain adaptation, and deep parsing. Editor(s): Bunt, Harry; Merlo, Paola; Nivre, Joakim. Series: Text, Speech and Language Technology. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733794
- ISBN
- 9789400733794
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Condition: New
€ 122.11
€ 122.11
paperback. This book highlights the active role of language in diplomatic negotiations and in interpreting international law by analyzing the decision-making process and the legal discourse adopted by the WTO's Appellate Body. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; LAB; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733961
- ISBN
- 9789400733961
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. This unique book is the first collection of studies on an important yet under-investigated linguistic phenomenon, the processing and production of head-final syntactic structures. It includes contributions by recognized researchers and emerging scholars. Editor(s): Yamashita, Hiroko; Hirose, Yuki; Packard, Jerome L. Series: Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 407 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 407
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734234
- ISBN
- 9789400734234
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Condition: New
€ 186.23
€ 186.23
Paperback. This monograph investigates the modular architecture of language through the nature of uninterpretable phi-features: person, number, gender, and Case. It provides new tools and evidence for the modular architecture of the human language faculty. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734296
- ISBN
- 9789400734296
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Condition: New
€ 122.28
€ 122.28
paperback. Collocation is a key language phenomenon which crucially impacts any text production task and which is exploitable in many text analysis tasks. This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the theoretical and practical work on this topic. Series: Text, Speech and Language Technology. Num Pages: 220 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734715
- ISBN
- 9789400734715
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. This valuable contribution to the field analyzes morphological and morphonological phenomena from a number of distinct Slavic languages. It does so in an innovative manner, yet also positions the analysis in the context of current morphological debates. Series: Studies in Morphology. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AG; CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734968
- ISBN
- 9789400734968
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. This book offers an alternative view to current postmodern approaches to composition. It takes a critical realist stance to arrive at the essence of written communication with the aim to inform a practical application: a computerized writing tutor. Series: Methodos Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735064
- ISBN
- 9789400735064
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Condition: New
€ 121.40
€ 121.40
Paperback. This thorough exploration of the conceptual framework behind both oral and written feedback in ESL classrooms provides a historical perspective on past research, synthesizes current work on the topic, and details an original study into the effects of feedback. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CJ; JNKD; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735446
- ISBN
- 9789400735446
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Condition: New
€ 184.95
€ 184.95
Paperback. Drawing on data from the Reuters Corpus, this book presents a constitutive approach to controversy based on a discourse analysis of news texts. The book focuses on the role of journalists as participants who shape public controversy for readers. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFGR; HPL; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 305.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736559
- ISBN
- 9789400736559
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
paperback. Focusing on Northern Iroquoian languages that straddle the Canadian-American border, this insightful synthesis of the influential linguistic theories of Noam Chomsky and Richard Kayne shows how noun incorporation results from a symmetry-breaking operation. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400736566
- ISBN
- 9789400736566
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Collaborating to Meet Language Challenges in Indigenous Mathematics Cl...
Meaney, Tamsin; Trinick, Tony; Fairhall, Uenu...
Paperback. Language can be both a support and a hindrance to students' learning of mathematics. This book identifies some of the challenges - political, mathematical, community based, and pedagogical - to the mathematics register, faced by an Indigenous school. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJ; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737358
- ISBN
- 9789400737358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.83
€ 122.83
Paperback. Culled from a set of expert dialogues delivered by specialists at a conference in 2009, this volume addresses various topics in Mendelssohn's mathematics and philosophy, including analysis of his discussions with Spinoza, Wolff Baumgarten, Lambert, and Kant. Editor(s): Munk, Reinier W. (Leiden University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). Series: Studies in German Idealism. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737365
- ISBN
- 9789400737365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.87
€ 185.87
Paperback. Gathering essays by internationally recognized scholars, this volume examines the specific synergy that holds between Heidegger's thinking and the distinctive endeavor of translation. The text offers insights and intricacies of one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Schalow, Frank. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFP; HPCF3; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737457
- ISBN
- 9789400737457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36