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Hardcover. Although the art of rhetoric is central to the practice of politics it also plays an important role in civic and private life. Using Aristotelian notions of ethos, pathos and logos, this collection offers engaging discussions on everything from Prime Minister's Questions and Welsh devolution to political satire and the rhetoric of cultural racism. Editor(s): Atkins, Judi; Finlayson, Alan; Martin, James R.; Turnbull, Nick. Series: Rhetoric, Politics and Society. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFGR; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137325525
- ISBN
- 9781137325525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.10
€ 132.10
Hardcover. This innovative, fresh and lively collection, assembled by both creative academics and critical practitioners, focuses on how screenplays are written, developed and received. Editor(s): Batty, Craig. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: APFA; APFD; APTD; CBVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338921
- ISBN
- 9781137338921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.19
€ 123.19
Hardcover. Spanish and Portuguese Across Time covers a diverse range of topics with a common focus, on the dynamic nature of languages and the social forces that shape them across time, place, and borders, and demonstrates how linguistic principles can offer productive angles to the study of literature. Editor(s): Callahan, Laura. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADP; 2ADS; CFF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340443
- ISBN
- 9781137340443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Hardcover. This volume stands as a demonstration of resistance to 'the known' (i.e. the tyranny of the expected) through individual and collective counter-conduct within the domain of language education. Supported by data drawn from various local and national contexts, the book challenges the pedagogies, practices, and policies of 'the institution'. Editor(s): Rivers, Damian J. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJA; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137345189
- ISBN
- 9781137345189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Hardcover. This book analyzes the creation of languages across the Slavophone areas of the world and their deployment for political projects and identity building, mainly after 1989. It offers perspectives from a number of disciplines such as sociolinguistics, socio-political history and language policy. Editor(s): Kamusella, Tomasz; Nomachi, Motoki; Gibson, Catherine. Num Pages: 592 pages, 17 maps, 2 figures, 12 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AG; CFB; CFF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 187 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1030.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348388
- ISBN
- 9781137348388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 306.28
€ 306.28
Hardcover. With researchers around the world are under increasing pressure to publish in high-profile international journals, this book explores some of the issues affecting authors on the semiperiphery, who often find themselves torn between conflicting academic cultures and discourses. Editor(s): Bennett, Karen. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; ESF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137351180
- ISBN
- 9781137351180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352132
- ISBN
- 9781137352132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.05
€ 133.05
Hardcover. Whilst earlier studies of language planning and of standardisation have tended to study macro processes, this volume is in line with more recent work aimed at bridging the macro and the micro levels by examining how the two interact and influence each other. It covers seven countries and deals with a range of sociolinguistic constellations. Editor(s): Davies, Winifred V.; Ziegler, Evelyn. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137361233
- ISBN
- 9781137361233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Hardcover. Researching Sociopragmatic Variability showcases a range of research approaches to the study of speech acts and pragmatic markers across different languages and varieties of a language, investigating native and non-native usages and variation across gender, situation and addressee. Editor(s): Beeching, Kate; Woodfield, Helen. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 figures, 35 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373946
- ISBN
- 9781137373946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.14
€ 64.14
Hardcover. How do translators manage relations with parties in a position of authority and power? The book investigates the intellectual, social and professional identity of translators and interpreters across different time periods and locations when their role involves a negotiation with political powers and cultural authorities. Editor(s): Federici, Federico M.; Tessicini, Dario. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400031
- ISBN
- 9781137400031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401489
- ISBN
- 9781137401489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Hardcover. This collection of original articles covers a range of research connecting with the work of the eminent linguist Ruqaiya Hasan. It contains contributions from M.A.K. Halliday, G. Williams, D. Butt, D. Miller and M. Berry among others, an interview with Ruqaiya Hasan, and notes from the contributors about their connection with Ruqaiya Hasan's work. Editor(s): Bowcher, Wendy L.; Liang, Jennifer Yameng. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137402851
- ISBN
- 9781137402851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.48
€ 123.48
Hardcover. This book provides a timely and comprehensive snapshot of the current digital communication practices of today's organisations and workplaces, covering a wide spectrum of communication technologies, such as email, instant messaging, message boards, Twitter, corporate blogs, consumer reviews and mobile communication technologies. Editor(s): Darics, Erika. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137405562
- ISBN
- 9781137405562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardcover. This book examines this contested relationship between assessment and autonomy from a number of perspectives in a variety of Higher Education language-learning contexts in Europe and the Far East. The contributors to the book describe research into assessment both for and as autonomy, as well as approaches to the assessment of autonomy itself. Editor(s): Everhard, Carol J.; Murphy, Linda. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: CJA; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414373
- ISBN
- 9781137414373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.79
€ 121.79
Hardcover. This book explores the dynamics of the linguistic landscape as a site of conflict, exclusion, and dissent. It focuses on socio-historical, economic, political and ideological issues, such as reflected in mass protest demonstrations, to forge links between landscape, identity, social justice and power. Editor(s): Rubdy, Rani; Ben Said, Selim. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 352 pages, 78 figures, 12 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426277
- ISBN
- 9781137426277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.19
€ 144.19
Hardcover. In EFL contexts, an absence of chances to develop fluency in the language classroom can lead to marked limitations in English proficiency. This volume explores fluency development from a number of different perspectives, investigating measurements and classroom strategies for promoting its development. Editor(s): Muller, Theron; Adamson, John; Brown, Philip Shigeo; Herder, Steven. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 2AB; CFB; EBAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449399
- ISBN
- 9781137449399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.99
€ 122.99
Hardcover. This book investigates the ways in which new developments in areas of language teaching practice, such policymaking, planning, methodology and the use of educational technology spread globally and are adopted, rejected or adapted locally. Editor(s): Darasawang, Pornapit; Reinders, Hayo. Series: New Language Learning and Teaching Environments. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMT; CJA; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449740
- ISBN
- 9781137449740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Hardcover. This volume gathers researchers from around the world endeavouring to better understand a number of perennial issues in assessing Chinese learners of English, covering topics such as students' test performances, interactional competence and lexical knowledge, students' motivation, teachers' attitudes and assessment policy changes. Editor(s): Yu, Guoxing; Yan, Jin. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDC; CJA; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449771
- ISBN
- 9781137449771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.57
€ 64.57
Hardcover. This book presents the latest work in the field of complementation studies. Leading scholars and upcoming researchers in the area approach complementation from various perspectives and different frameworks, such as Cognitive Grammar and construction grammars, to offer a broad survey of the field and provide thought-provoking reading. Editor(s): Hoglund, Mikko; Rickman, Paul; Rudanko, Juhani; Havu, Jukka. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450050
- ISBN
- 9781137450050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover. This book proposes, examines and unpacks the notion of unequal Englishes as a way to understand English today. Unlike many studies on the pluralization of English, the volume assumes that inequalities and Englishes are inextricably linked and must be understood and theorized together. Editor(s): Tupas, Ruanni. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461216
- ISBN
- 9781137461216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.67
€ 111.67
Hardcover. Meaning Making in Text presents new insights into forms of communication in a range of contexts: cultural, linguistic, multimodal and educational. The thirteen chapters are all linked theoretically by advances in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). Editor(s): Starc, Sonja; Jones, Carys; Maiorani, Arianna. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 black & white tables, 37 figures, 2 diagrames. BIC Classification: CFGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137477293
- ISBN
- 9781137477293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.17
€ 64.17
Hardcover. This book explores the various choices speakers or communicators make when expressing power relations in modern societies. The volume brings together several disciplines, such as linguistics, sociology, communication studies and social psychology, to give insight into how interactants co-construct different aspects of power in their everyday life. Editor(s): Schulze, Rainer; Pishwa, Hanna. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137478375
- ISBN
- 9781137478375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Hardcover. This edited volume offers a collection of original chapters focusing on the Ins and Outs of professional discourse research. Drawing on insights from LSP, ethnography and discourse analysis, it covers a wide range of issues, ranging from gaining access and collecting data to feeding results back in the form of recommendations to practitioners. Editor(s): Jacobs, Geert. Series: Communicating in Professions and Organizations. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 black & white tables, 25 figures. BIC Classification: CFGR; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137507679
- ISBN
- 9781137507679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Hardcover. This book updates the latest research in the field of 'English pronunciation', providing readers with a number of original contributions that represent trends in the field. Topics include sociophonetic or sound-symbolic aspects of pronunciation English pronunciation teaching and learning. Editor(s): Mompean, Jose A.; Fouz-Gonzalez, Jonas. Num Pages: 345 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFH; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509420
- ISBN
- 9781137509420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71