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Hardcover. 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: CFA; CFG; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263537
- ISBN
- 9781137263537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
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
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. BIC Classification: CB. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333239766
- ISBN
- 9780333239766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.25
€ 68.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CJB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198461
- ISBN
- 9780300198461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.04€ 59.26
€ 77.04
€ 59.26
Paperback. Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation presents a comprehensive, intermediate level examination of Language Variation and Change, the branch of sociolinguistics concerned with linguistic variation in spoken and written language. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405135917
- ISBN
- 9781405135917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.13
€ 46.13
Hardback. Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation presents a comprehensive, intermediate level examination of Language Variation and Change, the branch of sociolinguistics concerned with linguistic variation in spoken and written language. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405135900
- ISBN
- 9781405135900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.82
€ 109.82
Paperback. Dr Cheshire fieldwork analyses phonological variation in spontaneous everyday conversation. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780521117159
- ISBN
- 9780521117159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.11
€ 42.11
Paperback. Half of all known languages have disappeared in the last 500 years and 90 per cent of all languages are in danger of becoming extinct in the next 100. The authors argue that the loss of linguistic and biological diversity is part of a much larger problem - the collapse of our worldwide ecosystem. Num Pages: 256 pages, 27 half-tones, 7 line, 12 maps. BIC Classification: CFB; JHMC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195152463
- ISBN
- 9780195152463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.81
€ 32.81
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137478467
- ISBN
- 9781137478467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.88€ 32.53
€ 88.88
€ 32.53
Hardback. 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: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238619
- ISBN
- 9780230238619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.26
€ 65.26
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
€ 64.51
€ 64.51
paperback. Vague language ('bags of time', 'doing stuff', 'and all that') is an aspect of communicative competence of considerable social importance. This book examines its function. It spans genre analysis, critical discourse analysis, psycholinguistics and cross-cultural sociolinguistics, and suggests applications in TEFL and directions for future research. Editor(s): Cutting, J. (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sunderland). Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- SKU
- V9781349541973
- ISBN
- 9781349541973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.85
€ 121.85
Hardback. Editor(s): Cutting, Joan. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403988171
- ISBN
- 9781403988171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.77
€ 121.77
Paperback. Combining innovative language learning techniques with authentic materials, this textbook develops the four primary language skills - speaking, listening, reading, and writing - by integrating them into a clear, balanced whole. It also includes a multimedia CD with videos filmed on location highlighting key elements of Uyghur culture and language. Num Pages: 600 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2FM; CJB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 280 x 2. Weight in Grams: 1344.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr Bl
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626163645
- ISBN
- 9781626163645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.10
€ 123.10
Paperback. Modern Uyghur is spoken by about 11 million people in Xinjiang, China and 2 million people in Central Asia and elsewhere. This book offers beginning students a thematically organized and integrative approach to the Uyghur language that emphasizes communicative activities, development of linguistic skills, and elements of Uyghur culture. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2FM; CJB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 276 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1266.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589016842
- ISBN
- 9781589016842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.03
€ 99.03
Paperback. Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CJA; EBA; GPS; PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415819947
- ISBN
- 9780415819947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.68
€ 68.68
Paperback. Suitable for the intermediate to advanced learner of Arabic, this guide shows the reader, using clear explanations and examples, exactly how to use cardinal and ordinal numbers in Arabic, from one to the billions and beyond. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 121 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626160057
- ISBN
- 9781626160057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.91
€ 43.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AH; CF; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801010439
- ISBN
- 9780801010439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.92
€ 20.92
Paperback. This book argues that language use is more than the sum of a speaker speaking and a listener listening. Num Pages: 446 pages, references. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668. 446 pages, references. This 1996 book argues that language use is more than the sum of a speaker speaking and a listener listening. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; CFD. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight: 710.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 446
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521567459
- ISBN
- 9780521567459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.70
€ 59.70
Paperback. This new guide to French synonyms is the first to be produced specifically for English speaking students of French. Num Pages: 603 pages, tables, indexes. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 603
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521378789
- ISBN
- 9780521378789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.64
€ 75.64
Paperback. Drawing on theory and research from discursive psychology and the sociology of language, this interdisciplinary study examines the impact that the life histories of people can have on their vocabulary. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFD; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337119
- ISBN
- 9780792337119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.72
€ 92.72
Paperback. A wealth of practical suggestions for using video and film in the classroom. Series Editor(s): Ur, Penny. Series: Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line figures 5 halftones 20 exercises. BIC Classification: CJ; EBA. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521799614
- ISBN
- 9780521799614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.51
€ 47.99
€ 47.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801049941
- ISBN
- 9780801049941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.44
€ 25.99
€ 19.44
Hardcover. Editor(s): Adamska, Anna; Mostert, Marco. Num Pages: 473 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Brepols Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782503549606
- ISBN
- 9782503549606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.96
€ 184.96