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Paperback. Offers a look at contemporary Chinese society. This book covers such topics as: buying a home versus having a child; consumer exports to America; depression; online dating; cell phones; empty-nest syndrome; fast food; the Virginia Tech massacre; medicine; the 2008 Sichuan earthquake; and, global warming. Series: The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJBR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146911
- ISBN
- 9780691146911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.37€ 61.03
€ 80.37
€ 61.03
A Journey Through Cultures: Metaphors for Guiding the Design of Cross-...
Salgado, Luciana Cardoso de Castro; Faria Lei...
paperback. Presents novel ways for helping HCI designers communicate why they want to promote users' contact with cultural diversity, presenting five cultural viewpoint metaphors supporting reasoning and decision-making in dimensions of intercultural experience. Series: Human-Computer Interaction Series. Num Pages: 130 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; JFC; UBJ; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- SKU
- V9781447160632
- ISBN
- 9781447160632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.64
€ 117.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CJBR; DCQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 283 x 221 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing
- Edition
- Tch
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941051682
- ISBN
- 9780941051682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.01
€ 27.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. This book traces the history of the Irish language from the time of the Norman invasion to independence. Aidan Doyle addresses both the shifting position of Irish in society and the important internal linguistic changes that have taken place, and combines political, cultural, and linguistic history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFR; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198724766
- ISBN
- 9780198724766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415862639
- ISBN
- 9780415862639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.83
€ 70.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415655965
- ISBN
- 9780415655965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
Paperback. This path--breaking study will become the standard work on the history of reading in the West. It will be indispensable to students of cultural history, and to all those who want a fresh perspective on the history of books and their uses. Editor(s): Cavallo, Guglielmo; Chartier, Roger. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CF; GL; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745630540
- ISBN
- 9780745630540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.04
€ 34.04
Paperback. This work presents a concise account of the history of the English language, from the point of view of current theories of language variation and change. It provides a socio-historical background for each period, followed by a discussion of its major linguistic developments. Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200734
- ISBN
- 9780631200734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.20
€ 46.99
€ 45.20
Paperback. This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis has undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied as an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631188551
- ISBN
- 9780631188551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80
Hardcover. This book traces the history of the word 'charisma', and the various meanings assigned to it, from its first century origins in Christian theology to its manifestations in twenty-first century politics and culture, while considering how much of the word's original religious meaning persists in the contemporary secular understanding. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HBTB; HRCM; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551534
- ISBN
- 9780230551534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.08
€ 40.08
Paperback. Aimed at advanced students, this book discusses a number of approaches to charting the major developments in the syntax of English. It discusses internal factors such as the loss of morphology and pressure from analogy. It also covers external factors such as the sociolinguistic impact of language and dialect contact. Series Editor(s): Giegerich, Heinz J. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641437
- ISBN
- 9780748641437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.26
€ 33.99
€ 28.26
Paperback. Phonological evolution is a major component of the overall history of the language; the subject matter is both significant on its own terms and relevant in curricular terms. This book charts the historical development of the English phonological system. It describes the segmental and prosodic changes in the history of English. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced. Num Pages: 336 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748634682
- ISBN
- 9780748634682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Presents a tool for navigating the language of international human rights related to law, jurisprudence, politics, diplomacy, and philosophy. This work contains over four hundred commonly used key terms and acronyms. It also includes treaty instruments and citations of important human rights instruments. Num Pages: 393 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition, New
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264397
- ISBN
- 9780803264397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.35
€ 42.99
€ 42.35
Paperback. The first textbook providing an integrated model of spoken language Num Pages: 272 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; CFH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748636525
- ISBN
- 9780748636525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive introductory manual that guides beginners to a functional reading knowledge of late medieval and early modern Yiddish (c.1100-1750). It is the first such manual to exist for that language, whose early literary tradition comprises a range of genres as broad as other contemporary European literary traditions. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CF; CJB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198785026
- ISBN
- 9780198785026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.21
€ 213.21
Paperback. First published in 1992, A Grammar of Old English, Volume 1: Phonology was a landmark publication that in the intervening years has not been surpassed in its depth of scholarship and usefulness to the field. With the 2011 posthumous publication of Richard M. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339338
- ISBN
- 9781444339338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.18
€ 71.18
![Thera Marie Crane - A Grammar of Nzadi [B865]: A Bantu language of Democratic Republic of Congo - 9780520098862 - V9780520098862](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780520098862.jpg "Thera Marie Crane - A Grammar of Nzadi [B865]: A Bantu language of Democratic Republic of Congo - 9780520098862 - V9780520098862")
Paperback. Presents the documentation of Nzadi, a Bantu language spoken by fishermen along the Kasai River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This title covers the segmental phonology, tone system, morphology, and sentence structure, followed by appendices on the Nzadi people and history and on Proto-Bantu to Nzadi sound changes. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2HCB; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520098862
- ISBN
- 9780520098862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.37€ 42.68
€ 54.37
€ 42.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSA; CJBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188. With an Index of Biblical Citations. 117 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2CSA; CJBG. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 8. Weight: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harrassowitz Verlag
- Edition
- 7 Expanded
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783447052511
- ISBN
- 9783447052511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
Paperback. This alphabetic guide introduces terms referring to key concepts in semantics and pragmatics. Series: Glossaries in Linguistics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621118
- ISBN
- 9780748621118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.56
€ 24.99
€ 22.56
Paperback. This is the first comprehensive glossary of the many specialist terms in corpus linguistics and will be useful for corpus linguists and non corpus linguists alike. Clearly written, by a team of experienced academics in the field, the glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology. Series: Glossaries in Linguistics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620180
- ISBN
- 9780748620180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.71
€ 24.99
€ 22.71