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Paperback. This collection of essays examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of Homer's work. Arguing that there can be no purely historical interpretation, Pucci focuses on two features of Homer's rhetoric - repetition of expression and its effects on meaning, and the issue of intertexuality. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFG; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822630593
ISBN
9780822630593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.27

Paperback. Introduces an area that is growing in importance within sociolinguistics, illustrating and challenging the 'great divide' between speech and writing. This book brings the study of writing to the heart of sociolinguistic inquiry. Series Editor(s): Swann, Joan; Kerswill, Paul. Series: Edinburgh Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352. Series: Edinburgh Sociolinguistics. 192 pages. Introduces an area that is growing in importance within sociolinguistics, illustrating and challenging the 'great divide' between speech and writing. This book brings the study of writing to the heart of sociolinguistic inquiry. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CFB. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 12. Weight: 338. Series Editor(s) :Swann, Joan; Kerswill, Paul.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637508
ISBN
9780748637508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. This is an introduction to those aspects of sociolinguistics broadly described as the sociology of language; the effect of language and dialect differences on society. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631134626
ISBN
9780631134626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.00

Paperback. This book is written for applied linguists and students on applied linguistics courses, who are familiar with recent developments in the field of SLA. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615520
ISBN
9780748615520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.07

Flexibound. From Shakespeare to Shakira; in music, on television, at the movies; in the boardroom, on a conference call, online or in person, cliches have taken over the world. While some nitwits might say they're just misunderstood, they didn't start out that way. There was a time when they were new and vibrant, clever and pithy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616086350
ISBN
9781616086350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Bornstein, Harry; Saulnier, Karen L. Num Pages: 229 pages, line drawings, index. BIC Classification: CFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913580820
ISBN
9780913580820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. Uses English language education for women in India between 1850 and 1940 as a way to explore how and why the English language became a powerful tool in struggles over caste hierarchy. This book shows how elite men linked ideas of matrimony, chastity, and heteronormativity with modernity in order to claim power on a national level. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 2AB; CFB; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352273
ISBN
9780822352273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Why just talk to Brazilians when you can connect with them? Supplemented by anecdotes, case studies, and photos, this book helps you learn key cultural differences between Brazil and North America that can enable you to overcome communication barriers to forging successful business relationships. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 recorded music items, 56 colour illustrations, 3 graphs, 3 maps, 1 figure, 1 table, 56. BIC Classification: 2ADPB; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626163522
ISBN
9781626163522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASZ; CBV; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Lean Marketing Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907498374
ISBN
9781907498374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. What is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? This book tells about the modern art of writing, and shows us why we all need a sense of style. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JM; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1940
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241957714
ISBN
9780241957714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Frank Kermode contributes a new epilogue to his collection of lectures on the relationship of fiction to age-old concepts of apocalyptic chaos and crisis. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195136128
ISBN
9780195136128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.83

Paperback. Keir Elam showed how this new 'science' could provide a radical shift in our understanding of theatrical performance, one of our very richest and most complex forms of communication. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 272 pages, further reading, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AN; CFG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415280181
ISBN
9780415280181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. A startling psycholinguistic exploration of the boundaries of love and knowledge. Editor(s): Miller, Jacques Alain. Translator(s): Fink, Bruce. Series: The Seminar of Jacques Lacan. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Encore
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393319163
ISBN
9780393319163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.97

Paperback. The Semantics of English Negative Prefixes proposes a new system for describing the semantic properties of negative prefixes in English. Specifically, the system captures the semantic distinctions between pairs of negative words that share same bases but end in different prefixes like amoral vs. immoral, dissatisfied vs. unsatisfied, etc. Num Pages: 192 pages, 27 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFGA; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845539719
ISBN
9781845539719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.92

Hardcover. Intends to propose a fresh system for describing the semantic properties of negative prefixes in English. This title informs the readers about the mechanisms of forming negative words. It describes the prefixes in terms of the cognitive theories of category, domain and construal. Num Pages: 192 pages, 27 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781845535407
ISBN
9781845535407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.71

Paperback. Necessity is a primary meaning expressed diversely in world languages and whose evolution helps describe human cognitive development. By adopting a corpus-based approach, this book studies the five verbs from the history of English diachronically, from the language's origins (c. 750) to the end of the early Modern period (1710). Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192705
ISBN
9781405192705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Briggs, Ward W. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 533.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555408077
ISBN
9781555408077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 59. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118555408
ISBN
9781118555408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.63

Paperback. You've just boarded a plane. You've loaded your phone with your favorite podcasts, but before you can pop in your earbuds, disaster strikes: The guy in the next seat starts telling you all about something crazy that happened to him--in great detail. This is the unwelcome storyteller, trying to convince a reluctant audience to care about his story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBV; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 246 x 37. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440348235
ISBN
9781440348235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. Journey into the history of English and discover how words have been absorbed into our language to make it what it is today Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719564550
ISBN
9780719564550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

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