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Paperback. Features lessons that are relevant to everyday life, concentrating on training of the ear and tongue in the sound system of Chinese. This title includes grammar notes, with attention to mistakes English-speakers are likely to make, and a sequenced character workbook embodying a practical approach to the learning of Chinese characters. Series: The Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese. Num Pages: 144 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CF; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691036946
- ISBN
- 9780691036946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.38
€ 42.99
€ 30.38
Hardback. This study examines the acquisition of phonological duration contrast in Japanese, and aims to contribute to second language acquisition theory from the viewpoint of interlanguage phonology. Acoustic techniques are used to investigate the mechanisms of English-speaking learners' speech perception and production. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761825869
- ISBN
- 9780761825869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.42
€ 137.42
Hardback. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; DSA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040481
- ISBN
- 9780252040481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.65
€ 125.65
Paperback. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; CJBR; DSA; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081958
- ISBN
- 9780252081958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.05
€ 29.99
€ 27.05
Hardback. The second edition of the highly successful Handbook of Discourse Analysis has been expanded and thoroughly updated to reflect the very latest research to have developed since the original publication, including new theoretical paradigms and discourse-analytic models, in an authoritative two-volume set. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 254 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470670743
- ISBN
- 9780470670743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 424.37
€ 424.37
Paperback. Consists of 30 essays, most of them written by Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian scholars. The essays herein reflect a multiplicity of projects, ranging from explicitly national issues to quite "universal" themes such as signs of media, cinema, music, writing, actoriality, gastronomy, mental illness, language, habitus, distinction, and more. Editor(s): Tarasti, Eero. Series: Acta Semiotica Fennica. Num Pages: 406 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213204
- ISBN
- 9780253213204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.47
€ 40.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. Hughes's version of the classic Greek tragedies AGAMEMNON, THE CHEOPHORI and THE EUMENIDES. The plays are concerned with the aftermath of the Trojan War as it affects the accursed royal house of Atreus. Follows a single course from the domestic discord to the divine intervention and reconciliation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFP; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571179961
- ISBN
- 9780571179961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. **Honored as a 2013 Choice Outstanding Academic Title** Comprising state-of-the-art research, this substantially expanded and revised Handbook discusses the latest global and interdisciplinary issues across bilingualism and multilingualism. Editor(s): Bhatia, Tej K.; Ritchie, William C. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 968 pages. BIC Classification: CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 239 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1456.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118941270
- ISBN
- 9781118941270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Hardback. **Honored as a 2013 Choice Outstanding Academic Title** Comprising state-of-the-art research, this substantially expanded and revised Handbook discusses the latest global and interdisciplinary issues across bilingualism and multilingualism. Editor(s): Bhatia, Tej K.; Ritchie, William C. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 964 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 964
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334906
- ISBN
- 9781444334906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.44
€ 197.44
Paperback. The act of translation is a political action. This title draws on Benjamin, Derrida, and de Man to show that translation has long been a site for perpetuating the unequal power relations among people, races, and languages. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; CFP; CJ; DSA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520074514
- ISBN
- 9780520074514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.10
€ 35.99
€ 26.10
Paperback. Runes, a unique functional writing system were used for some 1300 years in Scandinavia, from about AD 200 till around the end of the fourteenth century, when the runic alphabet finally gave way to the modern writing system. This book presents an account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use. Translator(s): Hoek, Betsy van der. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; CFF; CFLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340. 218 pages, black & white illustrations. Runes, a unique functional writing system were used for some 1300 years in Scandinavia, from about AD 200 till around the end of the fourteenth century, when the runic alphabet finally gave way to the modern writing system. This book presents an account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; CFF; CFLA. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 13. Weight: 336. Translator(s): Hoek, Betsy van der.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835042
- ISBN
- 9781843835042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.26
€ 26.99
€ 23.26
Hardback. A study of the English language during the period 1500-1700. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615230
- ISBN
- 9780748615230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.88
€ 140.88
Paperback. Offers a descriptive analysis of the elements of English grammar. This title includes exercises that test what is taught, simplified and clarified explanations, and glossary of over 200 technical terms. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011663
- ISBN
- 9781589011663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.13
€ 48.13
Hardback. Over 6000 different languages are used in the world today, but the conventions of media speak are far from universal and the complexities of translation are rarely acknowledged, audiences or scholars. Redressing this neglect, Speaking in Subtitles argues that the specific contingencies of translation are vital to screen media's global storytelling. Num Pages: 208 pages, 32 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFD; CFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474410946
- ISBN
- 9781474410946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.23€ 99.94
€ 105.23
€ 99.94
Hardback. Introduces the new field of epistemic discourse analysis and uses a wide range of examples to illustrate the theory. Num Pages: 407 pages, 3 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107071247
- ISBN
- 9781107071247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.02
€ 110.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 327 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607413202
- ISBN
- 9781607413202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.95€ 44.37
€ 61.95
€ 44.37
Paperback. The new edition of this popular introductory text on historical linguistics covers all areas of language change, with a focus on Australia and the Pacific. Topics include sound change, the comparative method, cultural reconstruction and morphological and syntactic change. Num Pages: 408 pages, 28 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195365542
- ISBN
- 9780195365542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.28
€ 59.28
Hardback. Essays on the complexity of multilingualism in medieval England. Editor(s): Fenster, Thelma. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; CFF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844594
- ISBN
- 9781843844594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.96
€ 113.96
Paperback. This text makes concrete the complexities of meaning-making and is useful reading for anyone interested in how communication works. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415249447
- ISBN
- 9780415249447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78
Paperback. Offers a fresh approach to the study of colour. This title covers: a brief history of the meanings of colour; the relationship between language and colour names within a cultural context; corporate uses of colour; and, the meaning of colour in everyday life. Num Pages: 136 pages, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; GTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415495387
- ISBN
- 9780415495387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28