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Hardcover. Why did Joseph Conrad avoid using English, except when it came to the arduous task of writing fiction? And how do we account for his extensive "borrowing" from French writers? This psycholinguistic examination delves into the creative mind of Conrad. Series: EEM Social Science Monographs. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; 2AGP; CFD; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880339841
ISBN
9780880339841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Brady, Lindy; Toswell, M J. Series: MIP Festschriften, Occasional Papers, and Lectures. Num Pages: 180 pages, 1 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFF; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580442428
ISBN
9781580442428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.82

Hardcover. Editor(s): Webster, Jonathan J. Series: The M.A.K. Halliday Library Functional Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 149 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFDC; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662478202
ISBN
9783662478202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.09

Hardback. Metaphor is one of the most frequently evoked and also a poorly understood concept in philosophy and literary theory. Over the years, several interesting approaches to metaphor have been presented or outlined. The authors of some of the most important approaches re-present their views or illustrate them by means of applications. Editor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792327868
ISBN
9780792327868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.15

Hardback. Represents the results of a workshop on the syntax, semantics and acquisition of aspect held in 2002. A number of the papers examine the syntactic representation of lexical or situation aspect, while others focus on the syntactic interaction of lexical aspect with grammatical aspect, and of grammatical aspect and tense. Editor(s): Kempchinsky, Paula; Slabakova, Roumyana. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402030321
ISBN
9781402030321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.89

Paperback. Presents the results of a workshop on the syntax, semantics and acquisition of aspect held in 2002 whose purpose was to foment active cross-disciplinary communication. This work examines the syntactic representation of lexical or situation aspect. It also focuses on the syntactic interaction of lexical aspect with grammatical aspect. Editor(s): Kempchinsky, Paula; Slabakova, Roumyana. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402030352
ISBN
9781402030352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 201.36

Hardback. Presents a theory of the interface between lexical semantics and syntax. This book features aspectual properties that figure in the linking between syntax and semantics, expressed through aspectual roles, assigned by a verb to its arguments. It focuses on aspect as central in the relation between lexical semantics and syntactic argument structure. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792328636
ISBN
9780792328636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.84

Paperback. Presents a theory of the interface between lexical semantics and syntax, in which aspect plays a central role. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792329077
ISBN
9780792329077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 188.42

Paperback. Assertion is a term frequently used in linguistics and philosophy but rarely defined. This in-depth study surveys and synthesizes a range of philosophical, linguistic and psychological literature on the topic, and then presents a detailed account of the cognitive processes involved in the interpretation of assertions. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFG; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349365036
ISBN
9781349365036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.23

Hardcover. Assertion is a term frequently used in linguistics and philosophy but rarely defined. This in-depth study surveys and synthesizes a range of philosophical, linguistic and psychological literature on the topic, and then presents a detailed account of the cognitive processes involved in the interpretation of assertions. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. 240 pages, 3 tables, 3 figures. Assertion is a term frequently used in linguistics and philosophy but rarely defined. This in-depth study surveys and synthesizes a range of philosophical, linguistic and psychological literature on the topic, and then presents a detailed account of the cognitive processes involved in the interpretation of assertions. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: CFD. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230573994
ISBN
9780230573994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.82

Paperback. Step-by-step guidance for shaping better writers while keeping faculty workloads manageable Effective communication is a critical skill for many academic disciplines and careers, and so colleges and universities and their faculty members are rightfully committed to improving student writing across the curriculum. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; JNM; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 276 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118557365
ISBN
9781118557365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.53

Hardcover. This volume gathers researchers from around the world endeavouring to better understand a number of perennial issues in assessing Chinese learners of English, covering topics such as students' test performances, interactional competence and lexical knowledge, students' motivation, teachers' attitudes and assessment policy changes. Editor(s): Yu, Guoxing; Yan, Jin. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDC; CJA; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137449771
ISBN
9781137449771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFG; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349330287
ISBN
9781349330287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.31

Hardback. The first book-length collection of studies on the assessment of pragmatic competencies in a second or foreign language. Grounded in theoretical perspectives on communicative and interactional competencies, it examines the reception and production of speech acts through a variety of assessment methods and quantitative and qualitative analyses. Editor(s): Ross, Steven; Kasper, Gabriele. Series: Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
381
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137003515
ISBN
9781137003515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137352132
ISBN
9781137352132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Everhard, Carol J.; Murphy, L. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CJ; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349490264
ISBN
9781349490264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.24

Hardcover. This book examines this contested relationship between assessment and autonomy from a number of perspectives in a variety of Higher Education language-learning contexts in Europe and the Far East. The contributors to the book describe research into assessment both for and as autonomy, as well as approaches to the assessment of autonomy itself. Editor(s): Everhard, Carol J.; Murphy, Linda. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: CJA; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137414373
ISBN
9781137414373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.79

Paperback. Now in its fourth edition, this book has been a classic in its genre as a writing guide for students and professionals for more than thirty years. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the impact of information technology on writing and research. Other new sections have also been included. Num Pages: 174 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CJB; CJCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
174
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
4th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471421818
ISBN
9780471421818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.78

Paperback. BIC Classification: CF. Dimension: 195 x 328 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
French and European Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782700506396
ISBN
9782700506396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.34

Paperback. BIC Classification: CF. Dimension: 142 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
French and European Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782700541373
ISBN
9782700541373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.69

Paperback. BIC Classification: CF. Dimension: 143 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
French and European Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782700541380
ISBN
9782700541380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
French and European Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782700507133
ISBN
9782700507133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2GK; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 145 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
French and European Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9782700506587
ISBN
9782700506587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
French and European Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9782700506624
ISBN
9782700506624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.22

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