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Hardcover. This text is concerned with how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures. This introduction presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others, and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; GTC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228417
- ISBN
- 9780631228417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.94
€ 150.94
Hardback. The ethical question is the question of our times. Within critical theory, it has focused on the act of reading. This original and courageous study reverses the terms of inquiry to analyse the ethical composition of the act of writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, None. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618309
- ISBN
- 9780748618309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.25€ 128.95
€ 135.25
€ 128.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Eakin, Paul John. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420. 288 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: CFG; HPQ. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 17. Weight: 420.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488337
- ISBN
- 9780801488337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. A collection of short and insightful pointers on the power, potential, and practice of public speaking. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393346046
- ISBN
- 9780393346046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.51
€ 15.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138885622
- ISBN
- 9781138885622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.48
€ 34.48
Paperback. This is a two-way dictionary from Scots-English and English-Scots. Series: Scots Language Dictionaries. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416. Scots-English, English-Scots. Series: Scots Language Dictionaries. 392 pages, 2 maps. This is a two-way dictionary from Scots-English and English-Scots. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; CBD. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 416.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622016
- ISBN
- 9780748622016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.44
€ 20.99
€ 19.44
Paperback. A total philosophy of life, death, religion, ethics, and culture promising liberation from the obstacles that stand in the way of our happiness, the teachings of Epicurus claimed many thousand committed followers over the ancient Mediterranean world. This title fills the need for a reliable selection and translation of the main surviving evidence. Translator(s): Inwood, Brad; Gerson, Lloyd P. Series: HPC Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202412
- ISBN
- 9780872202412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.19
€ 17.99
€ 14.19
A total philosophy of life, death, religion, ethics, and culture promising liberation from the obstacles that stand in the way of our happiness, the teachings of Epicurus claimed many thousand committed followers over the ancient Mediterranean world. This title fills the need for a reliable selection and translation of the main surviving evidence. Translator(s): Inwood, Brad; Gerson, Lloyd P. Series: HPC Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202429
- ISBN
- 9780872202429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. An incomparable satirist, the author became the "laughing devil" of the San Francisco news media, for he was about as discreet as a runaway locomotive, according to H L Mencken. This dictionary presents his uninhibited irony and gift for verse parody. Editor(s): Hopkins, Ernest. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; FC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185927
- ISBN
- 9780141185927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585101856
- ISBN
- 9781585101856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.54
€ 24.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. The English Language: A Linguistic History surveys the development of the English language from its Indo-European past to the present day. Num Pages: 640 pages, 60 figures; 14 photos; 64 tables; 9 maps. BIC Classification: CF; E; HB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 182 x 26. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Canada
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199019151
- ISBN
- 9780199019151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.61
€ 99.61
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Student Companions Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403989710
- ISBN
- 9781403989710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.72
€ 48.99
€ 40.72
Paperback. Provides a survey of the English language in its various forms. This book describes the structure of the language, the uses of English throughout the world and provides a history of English. It includes a chapter on 'The effect of technology' on the English language. Num Pages: 336 pages, line drawings, maps, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141003962
- ISBN
- 9780141003962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Much scholarly work assumes that African American Vernacular English (AAVE) derives from an earlier plantation creole. This volume explores an alternative hypothesis: that the characteristic features were acquired from the varieties of English to which early speakers were exposed. Editor(s): Poplack, Shana. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 2ZP; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212621
- ISBN
- 9780631212621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.71
€ 68.71
Hardcover. Presents a study of the English Renaissance translations of Virgil's Aeneid. This volume covers the period from the beginning of Elizabeth's reign to the start of the English Civil War, during which time there were thirteen authors who composed substantial translations of Virgil's epic. It offers original readings of influential texts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADL; CFP; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699087
- ISBN
- 9780748699087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 100.28
€ 105.84
€ 100.28
Paperback. This book, by one of Italy's most important and original contemporary philosophers, represents a broad, general, and ambitious undertaking-nothing less than an attempt to rethink the nature of poetic language and to rearticulate relationships among theology, poetry, and philosophy in a tradition of literature initiated by Dante. Translator(s): Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADL; 2ADT; CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730228
- ISBN
- 9780804730228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
€ 26.99
€ 26.96
hardcover. This book, by one of Italy's most important and original contemporary philosophers, represents a broad, general, and ambitious undertaking-nothing less than an attempt to rethink the nature of poetic language and to rearticulate relationships among theology, poetry, and philosophy in a tradition of literature initiated by Dante. Translator(s): Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADL; 2ADT; CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730211
- ISBN
- 9780804730211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.54
€ 113.54
Paperback. This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive reference guide to the key concepts, ideas, movements and trends of applied linguistics for language teaching. Editor(s): Johnson, Keith; Johnson, Helen. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; CJA; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214823
- ISBN
- 9780631214823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDT; CFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 311 x 222 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1915.
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570624162
- ISBN
- 9781570624162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.97€ 58.54
€ 79.97
€ 58.54
Paperback. While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Writer's Digest Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440348372
- ISBN
- 9781440348372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.04
€ 21.99
€ 16.04