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Hardback. George Bush's 1988 campaign pledge, "Read my lips: no new taxes", has become a mantra for those who distrust politicians and bureaucrats. This book addresses the timely issue of speech in policy processes from a political-economy perspective. Editor(s): Imbeau, Louis M. Series: Studies in Public Choice. Num Pages: 306 pages, 65 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387896717
- ISBN
- 9780387896717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.63
€ 191.63
Hardback. This book signals a paradigm shift in oral communication. Unlike mainstream psycholinguists, the authors approach spoken discourse as a dynamic process rich with with structures, patterns, and rules other than conventional grammar and syntax. Series: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 265 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2008
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387776316
- ISBN
- 9780387776316
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Condition: New
€ 122.45
€ 122.45
Dialogue as a Collective Means of Design Conversation
. Ed(S): Jenlink, Patrick M.; Banathy, Bela H...
Hardback. Offers a cross-disciplinary approach to examining dialogue as a communicative medium. This title explores different modes of conversation and the application of design conversation within and across various types of human experiences. It examines design conversation from philosophical, cultural, spiritual, and historical perspectives. Editor(s): Jenlink, Patrick M.; Banathy, Bela H. Num Pages: 385 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387758428
- ISBN
- 9780387758428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.99
€ 123.99
Hardback. Political Economy, Linguistics and Culture - Crossing Bridges Editor(s): Backhaus, Jurgen George. Series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387733715
- ISBN
- 9780387733715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.77
€ 126.77
Hardback. Presents the comprehensive synthesis and analysis of major developments in reforming programs in modernizing the Chinese writing system. This book traces the language policy and planning related developments for Chinese characters, with particular emphasis on post-1950 period in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JJP; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387485744
- ISBN
- 9780387485744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.45
€ 193.45
Hardback. Offers an autobiographical reflexive approach to foreign language education. This title offers ways of developing vocational language teaching as an integrated holistic approach combining language contents with vocationally relevant topics and the interactive, dialogical processes of working in language classes. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387370637
- ISBN
- 9780387370637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.94
€ 125.94
Paperback. Non-native language teachers have often been viewed as an unavoidable fate of the profession, rather than an asset worth exploring and investigating. This volume provides different approaches to the study of non-native teachers: NNS teachers as seen by students, teachers, graduate supervisors, and by themselves. Editor(s): Llurda, Enric. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 315 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005. 2nd printing. 2006
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387328225
- ISBN
- 9780387328225
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Condition: New
€ 157.20
€ 157.20
Hardback. Charts the spread of English into Cambodia and the French efforts to contest this spread in favor of their own language through an analysis of the country's history. This book proposes a synthesis of the national-functional and international-critical perspectives. This synthesis emerges from the Cambodian experience. Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387311937
- ISBN
- 9780387311937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.89
€ 127.89
Hardback. As bilingual individuals enter the educational system and the clinical landscape, they struggle with intricate, often painful questions of identity, culture, and assimilation. This book fills a critical gap in the cross-cultural literature by illuminating the bilingual experience in both its social and clinical contexts. Series: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 154 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387309132
- ISBN
- 9780387309132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.94
€ 124.94
Information Technology in Languages for Specific Purposes
. Ed(S): Arno Macia, Elisabet; Soler Cervera,...
Hardback. Offers an overview of a variety of applications of IT in the field of Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP). This book is intended for LSP teachers and researchers. It includes educational projects and research studies situated in specific educational contexts and in particular geographical locations. Editor(s): Arno Macia, Elisabet; Soler Cervera, Antonia; Rueda Ramos, Carmen. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; CJB; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387285955
- ISBN
- 9780387285955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.74
€ 126.74
Hardback. China has a long-standing writing tradition and many Chinese texts have become world treasures. Whilst certain socio-political changes acted as agents for reform of the teaching of composition, the shape these reforms are taking has been due to many different influences, coming both from inside the countries themselves and from foreign sources. Editor(s): Shum, Mark Shiu Kee; Zhang, De Lu. Series: Studies in Writing. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CJA; CJCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387263922
- ISBN
- 9780387263922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.74
€ 126.74
Hardback. Explores "inner speech" and its connections to second language (L2) learning. Inner speech originates in first language social discourse and develops in childhood. This book says that, given certain conditions of L2 learning, it is possible to develop L2 inner speech as a result of the interiorization of L2 social speech. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387245775
- ISBN
- 9780387245775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
Hardback. As non-natives are increasingly found teaching languages, particularly English, both in ESL and EFL contexts, the identification of their specific contributions and their main strengths has become more relevant than ever. This volume provides different approaches to the study of non-native teachers. Editor(s): Llurda, Enric. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 315 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387245669
- ISBN
- 9780387245669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.31
€ 123.31
Paperback. The premise that writing is a socially-situated act of interaction between readers and writers is well established. This volume corroborates this premise by citing pertinent evidence, through the analysis of written texts and interactive writing contexts, and from educational settings across different cultures. Editor(s): Kostouli, Triantafillia. Series: Studies in Writing. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; CJCW; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 419.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387242385
- ISBN
- 9780387242385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Talks about the premise that writing is a socially-situated act of interaction between readers and writers is well established. Though addressing the social nature of writing, this work proposes a variety of perspectives. It is useful for researchers in the areas of language and literacy education in L1 and L2. Editor(s): Kostouli, Triantafillia. Series: Studies in Writing. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387242378
- ISBN
- 9780387242378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. Contains 21 studies that provide information on the complexity of novice teachers learning and use of knowledge in a variety of applied linguistics classes such as SLA, Syntax, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, Phonetics and Phonology, L2 Reading and Writing, Testing, and Content Based Instruction. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387234519
- ISBN
- 9780387234519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.15
€ 70.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 830 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CBD; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 106 x 37. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 830
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345405463
- ISBN
- 9780345405463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.04
€ 12.04
Hardback. Battles over knowledge, authority and power are often fought when two different fields address the same issues. This book takes a step towards showing how quite different fields, law and linguistics, can work together effectively in trademark cases. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; LNCB; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333997581
- ISBN
- 9780333997581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333997529
- ISBN
- 9780333997529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.88
€ 122.88
Hardcover. Men and the Language of Emotions challenges the commonly held association of rationality with masculinity, involving distancing from the language of emotions. Drawing on a study of heterosexual men talking about their life and relationships, he demonstrates that men are capable of speaking of emotions, and in direct and uninhibited ways. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; JFSJ2; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333995747
- ISBN
- 9780333995747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Breheny, Richard; Bach, Kent; Bezuidenhout, Anne; Glucksberg, Sam; Happe, Francesca; Recanati, Francois; Wilson, Deirdre. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333995730
- ISBN
- 9780333995730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.31
€ 122.31
Hardback. This volume examines several aspects of the syntax of imperative clauses in English and in a variety of other Germanic languages in the context of the challenge that apparent optional movement poses for the Minimalist Programme. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AC; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993422
- ISBN
- 9780333993422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.81
€ 121.81
Hardcover. This in-depth synchronic description of the Tense Mood Aspect system of contemporary Hawai'i Creole English, is a language-internal analysis based on extensive firsthand data, both written and spoken. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 2AB; 2ZP; CFB; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993408
- ISBN
- 9780333993408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.92
€ 121.92
Hardcover. With unique and powerful data from within a big city prison, this text clarifies the role that conversational analysis can have with a critical discourse analysis perspective. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993354
- ISBN
- 9780333993354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.19
€ 122.19