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Paperback. This history of legal language slices through the polysyllabic thicket of legalese. The text shows to what extent legalese is simply a product of its past and demonstrates that arcane vocabulary is not an inevitable feature of our legal system. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226803036
- ISBN
- 9780226803036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.81
€ 45.81
hardcover. Important and learned contribution to the cultural and educational history of Elizabethan England. Series Editor(s): Skinner, Quentin; Daston, Lorraine; Ross, Dorothy; Tully, James. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 718. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033123
- ISBN
- 9780521812924
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. Using the resources of contemporary linguistic theory, McQuillan sets out to analyse key words in the Irish language and their relationship to historical and cultural texts. The main thrust of the argument is that ideology has been shaped by these words. Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays & Monographs S. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AFR; 2AGP; CFB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160. .
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 283
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183649
- ISBN
- 9781859183649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.00€ 38.37
€ 49.00
€ 38.37
paperback. Fictions of India explores the relation of narrative technique to issues of power in the work of selected writers dealing with India. It examines the imperial context in which the writers operate and suggests how historical and ideological assumptions and anxieties may be read into the texts they produce. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 3JJ; CFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780748611812
- ISBN
- 9780748611812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.88
€ 41.99
€ 35.88
Paperback. Phonetics is an essential part of linguistics. This book leads the reader through the main areas of phonetics, including how speech sounds are made and how phoneticians classify them in certain ways, the International Phonetic Alphabet, and how sounds are transmitted from speaker to hearer. Series Editor(s): Widdowson, H. G. Num Pages: 128 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFH. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780194372398
- ISBN
- 9780194372398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
Hardcover. When originally published in 1993 the first edition of this book was widely acknowledged as a definitive text in the field. The New Handbook builds on this success to provide updated reviews of many of the important theoretical and practical areas in which progress has been achieved in the last decade. Editor(s): Robinson, W. Peter; Giles, Howard. Num Pages: 688 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471490968
- ISBN
- 9780471490968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 410.54
€ 410.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, 75 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Pathfinder Partners Ltd
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955152528
- ISBN
- 9780955152528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.36
€ 13.99
€ 13.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, 75 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pathfinder Partners Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955152511
- ISBN
- 9780955152511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.36
€ 13.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. Drawing on his extensive experience of poetry workshops and courses, Peter Sansom shows would-be poets how to write better, how to write authentically, and how to say genuinely what is to be said. He illustrates his book with many useful examples, covering the areas of writing techniques and procedures and drafting. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; CFG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206. 128 pages. Drawing on his extensive experience of poetry workshops and courses, Peter Sansom shows would-be poets how to write better, how to write authentically, and how to say genuinely what is to be said. He illustrates his book with many useful examples, covering the areas of writing techniques and procedures and drafting. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBW; CFG; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852242046
- ISBN
- 9781852242046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.88
€ 16.99
€ 13.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138245372
- ISBN
- 9781138245372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18
Paperback. Representing the advances in cognitive poetics, this book builds feeling and embodied experience on to the insights into meaningfulness which the cognitive approach to literature has achieved over the years. It draws on stylistics, psycholinguistics, critical theory and neurology to explore the nature of reading verbal art. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350. 224 pages, illustrations. Representing the advances in cognitive poetics, this book builds feeling and embodied experience on to the insights into meaningfulness which the cognitive approach to literature has achieved over the years. It draws on stylistics, psycholinguistics, critical theory and neurology to explore the nature of reading verbal art. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CF; DSB. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 12. Weight: 348.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625826
- ISBN
- 9780748625826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.73
€ 32.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive introduction to sociolinguistics. This work draws on a range of real texts, from an interview with Madonna to the "Japanese Asahi Evening News". It uses real studies designed and conducted by students. Series: Routledge English Language Introductions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 black & white tables, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415401272
- ISBN
- 9780415401272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Hardback. A study of 'texture', a key feature of literary reading. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625819
- ISBN
- 9780748625819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.35
€ 108.35
Paperback. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781795293
- ISBN
- 9781781795293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.41
€ 59.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138233690
- ISBN
- 9781138233690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.70
€ 49.99
€ 49.70
Paperback. Examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. Ranging from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics, this work surveys languages and societies from all over the world drawing on examples from Afrikaans to Yiddish. It is suitable for sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 4Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140289213
- ISBN
- 9780140289213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Series: Language Workbooks. Num Pages: 88 pages, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415342636
- ISBN
- 9780415342636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.78
€ 41.78
Paperback. * Phonetic symbols are included with orthographic representations of speech sounds* Includes many detailed maps which illustrate the origins of various dialects* Celebrates the diversity of English dialects. . Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218159
- ISBN
- 9780631218159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback. This book explores theories in positive psychology and their implications for language teaching, learning and communication. Chapters examine the characteristics of individuals, contexts and relationships that facilitate learning and present several new teaching ideas to develop and support them. Editor(s): MacIntyre, Peter D.; Gregersen, Tammy; Mercer, Sarah. Series: Second Language Acquisition. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CFDC; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 245 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783095346
- ISBN
- 9781783095346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 41.86
€ 44.99
€ 41.86
Paperback. Beginning with the assumption that readers have already developed a basic capacity to argue, this book offers a practical guidance for determining the fundamental issues that make up a controversy and what expectations public audiences will have for advocacy based on the issues and the burdens of advocates challenging or defending the status quo. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: CF; GTC; JPA; JPP; JPQB; KJB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433111679
- ISBN
- 9781433111679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.58
€ 41.58
Paperback. The best introduction to word history ever published combines scholarship with readability. OED's chief etymologist shows how words originate and change. He explores the histories of place and personal names and explains how to use different kinds of evidence, historical as well as linguistic. This is a book for everyone interested in words. Num Pages: 360 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199691616
- ISBN
- 9780199691616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.31
€ 37.31
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
€ 55.72
€ 55.72
Paperback. Series: Routledge Comprehensive Grammars. Num Pages: 744 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 744
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415669252
- ISBN
- 9780415669252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.11
€ 88.11
Hardback. Draws on evidence from evolutionary biology, genetics, physical anthropology, anatomy, and neuroscience, to provide a framework for studying the evolution of human language and cognition. This work argues that the influential theories of language's development are inconsistent with principles and findings of evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Num Pages: 448 pages, 60 line illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021846
- ISBN
- 9780674021846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.55
€ 110.55