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Paperback. This book analyzes the rhetoric of speeches by major British or American politicians and shows how metaphor is used systematically to create political myths of monsters, villains and heroes. Metaphors are shown to interact with other figures of speech to communicate subliminal meanings by drawing on the unconscious emotional association of words. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; GTC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019812
- ISBN
- 9780230019812
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Condition: New
€ 115.85
€ 115.85
Hardback. 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: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFDM; CJA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 525.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203419
- ISBN
- 9780230203419
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Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardback. This volume brings together original research in the four areas of L2 collocation learner corpora, L2 collocation lexicographic and classroom materials, L2 collocation knowledge assessment, and L2 collocation learner processes. Each area is covered by three research chapters and a dedicated commentary chapter by experts in the field. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFG; CJA; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203488
- ISBN
- 9780230203488
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Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. The New Cockney provides a sociolinguistic account of speech variation among adolescents in the 'traditional' East End of London. Embedded in its social context, it focuses on the interaction and social practices within a single community and highlights some of the possible mechanisms for language change. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 2AB; CFB; CFFD; JFFN; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- PALGRAVE
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203556
- ISBN
- 9780230203556
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Vocabulary Studies in First and Second Language Acquisition
Richards, Brian; Malvern, David D.; Meara, Pa...
Hardback. International scholars and researchers present cutting edge contributions on the significance of vocabulary in current thinking on first and second language acquisition in the school and at home. By pursuing common themes across first and second language and bilingual contexts, the editors offer a collection that tackles the most important issues. Editor(s): Daller, H. Michael. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFDM; CJA; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230206687
- ISBN
- 9780230206687
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Condition: New
€ 139.07
€ 139.07
Paperback. Paul Grice's theory of conversation is central, core study for linguistics students. This work uses unpublished work to assess Grice's other philosophical work - he was in the circle of Austin and Strawson at Oxford, UK and was a colleague of Searle at Berkeley, USA. It also includes a description of Grice's character and life. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230206939
- ISBN
- 9780230206939
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Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Paperback. Contains a discussion (on the language learning and teaching classroom experience) that starts in the first chapter. The other chapter in this book contains several contributors responding to this discussion with their own interpretations and from their own experience. Editor(s): Gieve, Simon; Miller, Ines K. Num Pages: 297 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; EBA. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230206953
- ISBN
- 9780230206953
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Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardback. By examining market-driven practices in a range of individual contexts this interdisciplinary collection offers an in-depth examination of the relationship between languages and market processes. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210608
- ISBN
- 9780230210608
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Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Paperback. As part of a common cultural heritage minority languages in Europe need protection. The contributions to this book reflect urgent, stimulating and productive debates among researchers in sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, politics and sociology, and among language activists and policy makers. Editor(s): Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle; Wolff, Stefan. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; CBX; CFB; JFS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217034
- ISBN
- 9780230217034
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Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. Concerned about spoken language, this book informs practice, taking the reader through issues of attitude and ideology, prosody and intonation, classroom methods and assessment. It offers an informed, issues-based discussion of the state of research in the field. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJCK; ELXD. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217041
- ISBN
- 9780230217041
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Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
paperback. Presents an examination of the schizophrenic relationship that advertising has with multilingualism and the implications of market-driven language choices for notions of language and languages. This book has data on a range of real-life advertising wording that makes it a useful recommended reading for undergraduates. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; KJSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217065
- ISBN
- 9780230217065
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Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Paperback. Looks at the complex grammatical, phonological and morphological systems of sign language linguistic structure and their role in sign language poetry and performance. This book has chapters dealing with repetition and rhyme, symmetry and balance, neologisms, ambiguity, themes, metaphor and allusion, and blending English and sign language poetry. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFZ; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217096
- ISBN
- 9780230217096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardback. Written in a clear, informal style for graduate students and practicing teachers embarking on their first qualitative research study in applied linguistics, leading authors introduce the principal research approaches and data creation methods to offer novice researchers an easy-to-follow and straightforward guide to qualitative inquiry. Editor(s): Heigham, Juanita; Croker, Robert A. Num Pages: 345 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; CJA; EBAL; EBAR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219526
- ISBN
- 9780230219526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.91
€ 205.91
Hardback. This volume explores the global spread of English or global Englishes, and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), focusing specifically on Asian Englishes. It is unique in the range of diverse perspectives across the languages and cultures by its contributors. Editor(s): Murata, Kumiko; Jenkins, Jennifer. Num Pages: 244 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF; EBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221024
- ISBN
- 9780230221024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Optimizing a Lexical Approach to Instructed Second Language Acquisitio...
Boers, Frank; Lindstromberg, Seth
Hardback. Empirically validated techniques to accelerate learners' uptake of 'chunks' demonstrate that pathways for insightful chunk-learning become available if one is willing to question the assumption that lexis is arbitrary. Care is taken to ensure that the pedagogical proposals are in accordance with insights from vocabulary research generally. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFDC; EBAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222342
- ISBN
- 9780230222342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardback. This book explores how academics publically evaluate each others' work. Focusing on blurbs, book reviews, review articles, and literature reviews, the international contributors to the volume show how writers manage to critically engage with others' ideas, argue their own viewpoints, and establish academic credibility. Editor(s): Hyland, Ken; Diani, Dr. Giuliana. Num Pages: 252 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBW; CFG; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224339
- ISBN
- 9780230224339
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Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardcover. A provoking new approach to how we understand metaphors thoroughly comparing and contrasting the claims made by relevance theorists and cognitive linguists. The resulting hybrid theory shows the complementarity of many positions as well as the need and possibility of achieving a broader and more realistic theory of our understanding. Num Pages: 293 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; CFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230227934
- ISBN
- 9780230227934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.62
€ 139.62
Hardback. Much of everyday work is done through talk between practitioner and client. Conversation Analysis is the close inspection of people's use of language in interaction. The work reported in this collection shows how CA can be used to identify, and improve, communicative practices at work. Editor(s): Antaki, Charles. Series: Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229952
- ISBN
- 9780230229952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Hardback. An exciting new collection by world-leading researchers in L2 learning addressing: Why do conceptions of 'learning' vary so much in L2 learning research? Is there a conceptualisation of 'learning' to which members of different schools of SLA can subscribe? Editor(s): Seedhouse, Paul; Walsh, Steve; Jenks, Chris. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232549
- ISBN
- 9780230232549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Hardback. This is the first edited collection to examine politeness in a wide range of diverse cultures. Most essays draw on empirical data from a wide variety of languages, including some key-languages in politeness research, such as English, and Japanese, as well as some lesser-studied languages, such as Georgian. Editor(s): Bargiela-Chiappini, Francesca; Kadar, Daniel Z. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GJ; CFB; CFG; GTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236486
- ISBN
- 9780230236486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71