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paperback. Orginally presented as PhD. Thesis - University of Essex. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFGR; DSB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- SKU
- V9781349301409
- ISBN
- 9781349301409
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€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Paperback. "The history of translation has focused on literary work but this book demonstrates the way in which political control can influence and be influenced by translation choices. In this book, new research and specially commissioned essays give access to existing research projects which at present are either scattered or unavailable in English"-- Editor(s): Rundle, C; Sturge, K. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; HBJD; JFD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 379.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301386
- ISBN
- 9781349301386
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€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. The contributors to Internationalising the University: the Chinese Context offer an in-depth understanding of the rapidly changing developments in the fields of institutional, social, management, curriculum and student concerns and changes. Editor(s): Coverdale-Jones, T; Rastall, P. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CJ; DSB; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301362
- ISBN
- 9781349301362
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Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. 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: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; JFSJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301270
- ISBN
- 9781349301270
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€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. 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: CB; CFB; JFFN; JFSR; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349300716
- ISBN
- 9781349300716
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFGR; GTC; JFSJ; KJSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349300013
- ISBN
- 9781349300013
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Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Paperback. This book studies the reception history of Western literature in China from the 1840s to the present. Qi explores the socio-historical contexts and the contours of how Western literature was introduced, mostly through translation and assesses its transformative impact in the cultural, literary as well as sociopolitical life of modern China. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFP; DSBF; DSBH; DSBH5; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349299003
- ISBN
- 9781349299003
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Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. 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: CBX; DSA; DSBH; HPCF7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349293315
- ISBN
- 9781349293315
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Condition: New
€ 65.74
€ 65.74
Paperback. This is the first book to concentrate not only on the triumph of the vernacular in modern China but also on the critical role of the rise of the vernacular in world literature, invoking parallel cases from countries throughout Europe and Asia. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 289.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349292110
- ISBN
- 9781349292110
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Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Using Shakespeare's Hamlet as a test subject and cognitive linguistic theory of conceptual blending as a tool, Cook unravels the 'mirror held up to nature' at the center of Shakespeare's play and provides a methodology for applying cognitive science to the study of drama. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 217 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; CB; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349289974
- ISBN
- 9781349289974
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Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 47.17
€ 52.90
€ 47.17
Paperback. Located between three powerful phenomena, public health, the law and social stigma, methadone maintenance treatment attracts loyal advocates, vociferous critics and innumerable engaged onlookers. This book aims to examine the controversial approach to addiction, providing in the process a unique approach to literature on illicit drugs Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JHB; JPQB; LNTM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286041
- ISBN
- 9781349286041
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Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Paperback. An introduction byleading experts in the fieldto the fascinating subject of translating audiovisual programmes for the television, the cinema, the Internet and the stage and the problems the differences between cultures can cause." Editor(s): Diaz-Cintas, Jorge. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AP; CBX; CFP; CJ; DSB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286003
- ISBN
- 9781349286003
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Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04
Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts
. Ed(S): Pauwels, Anne; Winter, Joanne; Lo Bi...
Paperback. This book provides a comparison of how, in a transnational world, Australia and Europe are dealing with the issue of managing and maintaining multilingualism through language policies. Editor(s): Pauwels, Anne; Winter, Joanne; Lo Bianco, Joseph. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; JFSL; JPVH; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349285495
- ISBN
- 9781349285495
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Saami in Scandinavia, Hnahno in Mexico and Quechua and other indigenous languages in Latin America. Essays by experts from each case are in turn discussed in international perspective by four counterpart experts." Editor(s): Hornberger, Nancy H.; Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349284665
- ISBN
- 9781349284665
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Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Paperback. 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: CB; CFB; CFF; CFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349284337
- ISBN
- 9781349284337
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Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
paperback. 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: CFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- SKU
- V9781349284276
- ISBN
- 9781349284276
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Condition: New
€ 126.53
€ 126.53
Paperback. Your guest at dinner kisses you. What does it mean? Where does it lead? Does kissing necessarily imply more, and if so how much? These and similar questions of amorous ethics and erotic disquisition are central to our everyday intimate public lives and they are the lost object of the law of love, the lex amatoria collated and presented here. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349283118
- ISBN
- 9781349283118
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Condition: New
€ 149.29
€ 149.29
Paperback. All humans can interpret sentences of their native language quickly and without effort. Working from the perspective of generative grammar, the contributors to this volume investigate three mental mechanisms, widely assumed to underlie this ability: compositional semantics, implicature computation and presupposition computation. Editor(s): Sauerland, Uli; Stateva, Penka. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFG; HPL; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349282067
- ISBN
- 9781349282067
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Condition: New
€ 127.25
€ 127.25
Paperback. Rob White reconsiders Freud's controversial theory of inherited memory, referring it both to Anglo-American commentary and post-structuralist work on psychoanalysis. White proposes that this theory is evidence of an underlying haunted retrospection in Freudian theorizing, which time and again discovers that meaning has been lost. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; D; HPM; JF; JMAF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349280896
- ISBN
- 9781349280896
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Condition: New
€ 126.38
€ 126.38
Paperback. This book presents the first systematic, corpus-based, and theoretically rigorous approach to the description and analysis of multimodal documents. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349280797
- ISBN
- 9781349280797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58