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Hardcover. With contributions from world-class specialists this first book-length work looks at translation issues in forensic linguistics, where accuracy and cultural understandings play a prominent part in the legal process. Editor(s): Olsen, Frances E.; Lorz, R. Alexander; Stein, Dieter. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 529.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203501
- ISBN
- 9780230203501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.05
€ 122.05
Hardcover. International researchers examine the interplay between gender and metaphor in political language in the UK, USA, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Singapore. They draw on a variety of corpus data to determine to what extent conceptual metaphors used by women in political power differ with, or remain the same as that of men. Editor(s): Ahrens, Kathleen. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: CFG; CFP; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203457
- ISBN
- 9780230203457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.77
€ 121.77
Paperback. This comprehensive guide to research and debate centres around language learning in childhood, the age factor and the different contexts where language learning happens, including home and school contexts. The scope is wide, capturing examples of studies with different age groups, different methodological approaches and different languages. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFDM; CJA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203426
- ISBN
- 9780230203426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.22
€ 132.22
Hardcover. Examining identity in relation to globalization and migration, this book uses narratives and memoirs from contemporary authors who have lived 'in-between' two or more languages. It explores the human desire to find one's 'own place' in new cultural contexts, and looks at the role of language in shaping a sense of belonging in society. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; CFB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202634
- ISBN
- 9780230202634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Hardcover. Employing a discourse analytical approach this book focuses on the under-researched strategy of humour to illustrate how discursive performances of leadership are influenced by gender and workplace culture. Far from being a superfluous strategy that distracts from business, humour performs a myriad of important functions in the workplace context. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; KJMB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201804
- ISBN
- 9780230201804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Hardcover. The book combines a historical and philosophical study of Russell's theory of descriptions. It defends, develops and extends the theory as a contribution to natural language semantics while also arguing for a reassessment of the important of linguistic inquiry to Russell's philosophical project. Editor(s): Beaney, Michael. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201163
- ISBN
- 9780230201163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.61
€ 121.61
Hardcover. This book offers a careful and measured response to Noam Chomsky's criticism against deconstructive theories of language. The author reveals the connections between Chomsky's linguistic theories and politics by demonstrating their shared philosophical basis. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366. The Politics of Unconscious Knowledge. 204 pages. This book offers a careful and measured response to Noam Chomsky's criticism against deconstructive theories of language. The author reveals the connections between Chomsky's linguistic theories and politics by demonstrating their shared philosophical basis. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CF. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 15. Weight: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110823
- ISBN
- 9780230110823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Hardcover. This book shows the effects of globalization on language in social context, identifying the city as the key site for the realization of these effects. It challenges assumptions that hold sustainable linguistic diversity to be inherently non-urban while regarding the city as an unproblematic site for understanding the social function of language. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230018785
- ISBN
- 9780230018785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.42
€ 132.42
Hardcover. Organizations acting on behalf of society are expected to act fairly, explaining themselves and their procedures. For the police, explanation is routine and repetitive. It's also very powerful. This book provides an unusual opportunity to see different speakers and writers explaining the same texts in their own words in British police stations. Num Pages: 377 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JKV; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013315
- ISBN
- 9780230013315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.11
€ 123.11
Hardcover. Talking Young Femininities explores the spontaneous talk of adolescent British girls from different socio-cultural backgrounds, examining the different discursive identities they negotiate in their talk, including the 'cool' private-school-girl, the 'tough' British Bangladeshi girl, and the 'sheltered' East End girl. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013285
- ISBN
- 9780230013285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardcover. This work marries qualitative ethnographic methods to quantitative acoustic methods. The analysis describes how internal and external factors in phonological change differ and demonstrates how these two forces interact to structure the phonological systems of Appalachian and African American Southern Migrant speakers in the Detroit, Michigan area. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language Variation. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFB; CFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008861
- ISBN
- 9780230008861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Hardcover. The first study, based on instances of everyday talk, to analyze prosodic orientation, a conversational strategy by which speakers design their speaking voice according to the vocal patterns used by their conversational partners. The book explores forms and functions of prosodic orientation, and offers a new perspective on prosody in conversation. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008724
- ISBN
- 9780230008724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
Paperback. Researching communication disorders involves a range of disciplines including speech-language pathology, linguistics and psychology. This book provides an interdisciplinary description of the theoretical frameworks in the field of communication disorders and an overview of the main current methodological approaches. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 221 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CF; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230004511
- ISBN
- 9780230004511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.22
€ 63.22
Hardcover. Develops a highly original theory of accentuation in which accentuation serves the mere pragmatic function of making utterances well comprehensible. Semantic effects of accentuation are explained as epiphenomena of pragmatic accentuation. The theory is formally elaborated in a model-theoretic framework and experimentally justified. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230002531
- ISBN
- 9780230002531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83
Paperback. This offers a framework for thinking about technologies that allow online communication, for example, forums, chats, real-time platforms as well as virtual worlds and mobile devices, and the practical issues of using them. The authors offer a thorough appraisal of the potential benefits and challenges of learning and teaching a language online. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJB; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001275
- ISBN
- 9780230001275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.40
€ 63.40
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227173961
- ISBN
- 9780227173961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227173916
- ISBN
- 9780227173916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.44
€ 54.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Plume
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142180501
- ISBN
- 9780142180501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.83
€ 17.99
€ 15.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ADT; CJB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 276 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780077382483
- ISBN
- 9780077382483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 226.95
€ 226.95
Suitable for students and professionals, this title deconstructed the process of laying out newspaper pages. It helps to learn how to design and improve their skills as visual communicators. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: CBWJ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780073512044
- ISBN
- 9780073512044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 172.82
€ 172.82
Hardcover. Suitable to help students develop language proficiency, this title includes the Quia online versions of the workbook and laboratory manual, the music playlist, and new interactive games. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; CJB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1227.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Edition
- 8th
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780073386256
- ISBN
- 9780073386256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.49
€ 280.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CBDX; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 104 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071788670
- ISBN
- 9780071788670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.70
€ 14.99
€ 14.70
For beginning Spanish students of all ages--1,500 essential terms in a delightfully illustrated book and as quick-reference audio. Series: Mcgraw-Hill Dictionary Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations +. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADS; CBDX; YQF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 208 x 14. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071749176
- ISBN
- 9780071749176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.32
€ 22.32
Paperback. Turns rusty French language skills into polished conversation confidence Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071627955
- ISBN
- 9780071627955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.71
€ 20.99
€ 19.71