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Paperback. How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? These are some of the questions considered in this Very Short Introduction. By examining the science of languages, we find that the answers are not as simple as we might expect. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approximately 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; CFZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199590599
ISBN
9780199590599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118531280
ISBN
9781118531280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 32.90

paperback. Editor(s): Rissom, Ingrid. Series: Bayreuth African Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; CF; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 146. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bayreuth African Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9783927510647
ISBN
9783927510647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Explore the layers of African multilingualism as they affect language policy and education. This book includes case studies ranging across the continent, the contributors consider multilingualism in the classroom as well as in domains ranging from music and film to politics. It also reveals how poor teacher training leads to failures in education. Editor(s): Zsiga, Elizabeth C.; Boyer, One Tlale; Kramer, Ruth. Series: Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 47 b&w photos, 15 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; 2ADF; 2H; CFB; CFDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626161528
ISBN
9781626161528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.45

Paperback. Languages and Their Speakers provides an introduction both to languages themselves and to their social functions. Written especially for nonlinguistics majors, the book considers how speakers know their languages-know them as grammatical systems and know them as part of a cultural matrix. Editor(s): Shopen, Timothy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812212501
ISBN
9780812212501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9788323330936
ISBN
9788323330936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.42

paperback. Fusing adventure, anthropology, linguistics and psychology, and drawing on Everett's pioneering research with the Amazonian Pirahas, this book argues that language is embedded within - and is inseparable from - its specific culture. It presents the controversial idea that language is not an innate component of the brain. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
SKU
KHD0000831
ISBN
9781846682681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.07

Paperback. What makes human language unique? Do women speak differently from men? What is the meaning of 'meaning'? This book provides an introduction to the study of language. It features chapters on 'Language in Use', 'Attitudes to Language', 'Children and Language' and 'Language, Mind and Brain'. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415340199
ISBN
9780415340199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781285052458
ISBN
9781285052458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Lynn, Richard John. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606187
ISBN
9780691606187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.40

Hardback. Editor(s): Lynn, Richard John. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634999
ISBN
9780691634999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.51

Hardback. This book studies how language-in-education policies for additional language learning discursively construct ideologies of the relationships between languages and their speakers. It offers a critical analysis of policy documents from different contexts through a series of in-depth case studies that show how ideologies are articulated and developed. Series: Multilingual Matters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFDM; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847699145
ISBN
9781847699145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.97

Hardcover. Series: Aquinas Lecture. BIC Classification: CF. .
Publisher
Marquette Univ Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874621259
ISBN
9780874621259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.52

paperback. An attempt to bring the different strands of language and sex issues into a single psychological framework. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear. Ownership details on half title. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031872
ISBN
9780631127536
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Paperback. Offering a detailed critique of the cognitive bias of existing studies of elderly people's language, this work proposes in its place a socially-based approach which explains how older people's life circumstances, concerns, goals and beliefs influence their styles of interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 figures, 10 tables, index. BIC Classification: CFB; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631182795
ISBN
9780631182795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.30

Paperback. Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland offers a much-needed exploration into the problem of linguistic and social identity construction in early Iceland, and is a fascinating account of an under examined historical-linguistic story that will spur further research and discussion amongst researchers. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118294963
ISBN
9781118294963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Canadian Scholars Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551303475
ISBN
9781551303475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.22

Paperback. Language, Sexuality, and Power examines the diversity of sexuality as a social and linguistic phenomenon. Bringing together work on a variety of national and linguistics contexts, the volume provides a unique and wide-ranging perspective on how language mediates individual desires and larger social structures in a range of global locales. Editor(s): Levon, Erez; Mendes, Ronald Beline. Series: Studies in Language Gender and Sexuality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190210373
ISBN
9780190210373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.85

Paperback. This important book examines the role of written and spoken language in shaping our sense of reality, in exchanges of social life, and in fashioning our sense of self. It develops a distinctive, socio--historical approach to these issues, offering a range of illuminating studies in the social history of language. Editor(s): Burke, Peter; Porter, Roy. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745613413
ISBN
9780745613413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.98

Paperback. A textbook/software package that covers first-order language in a method appropriate for a wide range of courses, from first logic courses for undergraduates (philosophy, mathematics, and computer science) to a first graduate logic course. It also includes applications for mobile devices, exercises, and a dedicated website. Num Pages: 650 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 203 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Number of pages
650
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575866321
ISBN
9781575866321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.88
€ 67.99

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