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Paperback. This book provides an introduction to Generalised Phrase Structure Grammar (GPSG) and Head--driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG), theories which have formed one of the main currents in syntactic theory since 1980. Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184072
- ISBN
- 9780631184072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Paperback. Offering a detailed critique of the cognitive bias of existing studies of elderly people's language, this work proposes in its place a socially-based approach which explains how older people's life circumstances, concerns, goals and beliefs influence their styles of interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 figures, 10 tables, index. BIC Classification: CFB; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182795
- ISBN
- 9780631182795
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Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Hardback. Discusses 20th-century conceptions of what language is. One part reviews conceptions portraying the essence of language and language as material, behavioural, mental, biological, social, abstract and autonomous. Another part reviews how theorists have "sold" their conceptions of language. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631181989
- ISBN
- 9780631181989
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Condition: New
€ 75.72
€ 75.72
Paperback. aeo The definitive, cutting--edge handbook to generative syntax. aeo Includes new articles by Chomsky and Marantz on the minimalist program. aeo All essays are written by leading figures in the field. aeo Includes invaluable consolidated and fully up--to--date bibliography. Editor(s): Webelhuth, Gert. Series: Generative Syntax. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180616
- ISBN
- 9780631180616
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Condition: New
€ 75.72
€ 75.72
Paperback. This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems relate to the language they depict. Writing, Coulmas contends, is not only the guide or garment of spoken language, but has a deep and lasting effect on the development of language itself. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180289
- ISBN
- 9780631180289
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Explains how Chomsky's theory fits into the wider study of language, his beliefs about language and mind, and the relation between his linguistic ideas and philosophy and the natural sciences. The book also describes the challenges to Chomsky's ideas in the context of a metaphorical maze. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180272
- ISBN
- 9780631180272
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Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. A collection of philosophical essays in honour of Noam Chomsky's 60th birthday, designed to reflect the breadth of Chomsky's philosophical and linguistic thought. Among topics discussed are the nature of semantic theory, the modular organization of the mind and logical form. Editor(s): George, Alexander L. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179191
- ISBN
- 9780631179191
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Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. * written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics * presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 596 pages, 149. BIC Classification: CFB; CFFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179160
- ISBN
- 9780631179160
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Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardback. * written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics * presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 596 pages, 149 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume II
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179153
- ISBN
- 9780631179153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.46
€ 167.46
Paperback. This book develops the general principles of linguistic change that form the foundations of historical linguistics, dialectology and sociolinguistics. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 676 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 946.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179146
- ISBN
- 9780631179146
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Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardback. This volume brings together ideas on linguistic meaning and communication from the philosophy of language, cognitive psychology, and linguistic pragmatics. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631178910
- ISBN
- 9780631178910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.70
€ 140.70
Hardback. An Historical Dictionary of Forestry and Woodland Terms describes the special words used by those working or hunting in Englanda s woodlands and forests from the early Middle Ages until the present. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: CBD; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631176367
- ISBN
- 9780631176367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.47
€ 88.47
Hardback. Gives an account of a field of fast increasing importance in both theoretical and descriptive linguistics. The aim of this book is to establish a universally valid framework for the objective description of linguistic function. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631176145
- ISBN
- 9780631176145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.72
€ 75.72
Paperback. This ground--breaking volume sets out an original model of the dynamics of language processing, which can be used to explain the structural properties of language in a simple and elegant way. The model is introduced both informally and formally, and is applied to a range of languages. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631176138
- ISBN
- 9780631176138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.72
€ 75.72
Hardback. The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174653
- ISBN
- 9780631174653
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Condition: New
€ 117.20
€ 117.20
Paperback. Focusing on the communication strategies employed by those whose command of a language is limited, this text aims to elucidate what is known about linguistic structure and psychological processing and, in so doing, contribute to the practical business of language teaching. Num Pages: 195 pages, 5 figures, 9 tables, index. BIC Classification: CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174585
- ISBN
- 9780631174585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
Paperback. This book addresses one of the most fundamental questions that can be asked about language: how can we explain language universals? There are currently many different views of this question. Some argue for the innateness of general linguistic principles within the human species. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 figures, indices. BIC Classification: CFDC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174561
- ISBN
- 9780631174561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. In the six centuries before the Norman Conquest, the Anglo--Saxons set their mark on England: the origins of much that is distinctive in modern English culture may be found in the period, most notably the English language itself. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABA; CF; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174363
- ISBN
- 9780631174363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.16
€ 52.99
€ 52.16
Paperback. An introduction to language acquisition, designed to meet the needs of advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in linguistics and cognitive science. It is written from the perspective of theoretical linguistics, and uses Chomskyan generative grammar as a framework. Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics S. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631173861
- ISBN
- 9780631173861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.98
€ 62.98
Paperback. Central to any understanding of the significance of material objects, whether contemporary or prehistoric, is a discussion of the very nature of interpretation itself: how we 'read' artefacts and inscribe them into the present. Editor(s): Tilley, Christopher. Num Pages: 372 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172857
- ISBN
- 9780631172857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34