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Hardcover. What role does race, geography, religion, orthography and nationalism play in the crafting of identities? What are the origins of Singlish? This book offers a thorough investigation of old and new identities in Asia's most global city, examined through the lens of language. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137012333
- ISBN
- 9781137012333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Paperback. This diverse collection of gender research with an exclusive focus on spoken interaction explores how gender is reflected and accomplished in relation to other situational and larger-scale sociocultural practices, identities and structures. Editor(s): Pichler, Pia; Eppler, Eva M. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; JFFP; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 252 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137564528
- ISBN
- 9781137564528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. The new edition of Language and Gender: A Reader responds to the wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initial publication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entries that have made the volume so popular, the second edition has been fully revised, and now includes 23 new articles and two entirely new sections. Editor(s): Coates, Jennifer. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 35. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191272
- ISBN
- 9781405191272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.70
€ 45.99
€ 44.70
Hardback. The new edition of Language and Gender: A Reader responds to the wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initial publication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entries that have made the volume so popular, the second edition has been fully revised, and now includes 23 new articles and two entirely new sections. Num Pages: 640 pages, ill. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191449
- ISBN
- 9781405191449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.50
€ 116.50
Hardcover. Talking Young Femininities explores the spontaneous talk of adolescent British girls from different socio-cultural backgrounds, examining the different discursive identities they negotiate in their talk, including the 'cool' private-school-girl, the 'tough' British Bangladeshi girl, and the 'sheltered' East End girl. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013285
- ISBN
- 9780230013285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Paperback. Includes text in English and Danish. This book is a collection of 29 linguistic papers spanning as diverse areas as phonology, morphology, language acquisition, computational linguistics, linguistic theory, and model-building. It also contains a bibliography. Editor(s): Jacobsen, Henrik Galberg; Bleses, Dorthe; Madsen, Thomas O. Num Pages: 314 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ACSD; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 183 x 24. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778388261
- ISBN
- 9788778388261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.37
€ 35.99
€ 26.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indica Books India
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788186569177
- ISBN
- 9788186569177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.19
€ 22.19
Paperback. This collection of essays examines how our visual and language systems interact in relationship to reading. Contributors including Richard C. Shillcock, Marc Brysbaert and Carol Whitney evaluate recent findings from neuro-imaging literature and current work concerning how letters and letter strings are processed. Editor(s): Cornelissen, Piers L.; Singleton, Chris. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405160919
- ISBN
- 9781405160919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.60
€ 29.60
Hardcover. These essays by Piers Gray, one of the most brilliant literary writers of his generation, range from Oscar Wilde to Levin, from Shakespeare to pulp fiction, use the full resources of literary and linguistic analysis to produce a reading of European culture and society in the 20th century. Editor(s): MacCabe, Colin; Rothschild, Victoria. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; CF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792827
- ISBN
- 9780333792827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Paperback. This collection of essays examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of Homer's work. Arguing that there can be no purely historical interpretation, Pucci focuses on two features of Homer's rhetoric - repetition of expression and its effects on meaning, and the issue of intertexuality. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFG; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822630593
- ISBN
- 9780822630593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.00
€ 75.00
The Mystery of Culture Contacts, Historical Reconstruction, and Text A...
Pike, Kenneth L.; Simmons, Frederick V.; McKi...
Hardback. Offers a theoretical linguistic research to the areas of historical linguistics, cross-cultural communications, and text analysis. This title examines the crucial role that language plays in the many problems encountered in contacts between people from divergent cultural backgrounds. Editor(s): Jankowsky, Kurt R. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878402953
- ISBN
- 9780878402953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.61
€ 74.61
Paperback. This is the first book to examine the discourse of reality television. Chapters provide rigorous case studies of the discourse practices that characterise a wide range of generic and linguistic/cultural contexts, including dating shows in China and Spain, docudramas in Argentina and New Zealand, and talent shows in the UK and USA. Editor(s): Lorenzo-Dus, Nuria. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368729
- ISBN
- 9780230368729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardcover. This book proposes a new theoretical and methodological approach to the investigation and explanation of intercultural differences in conflict management strategies and relational (politeness) strategies in workplace settings, taking the Chinese workplace as its focus. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381033
- ISBN
- 9781137381033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. An overview of all aspects of Indian English. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 184 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625956
- ISBN
- 9780748625956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.36
€ 38.99
€ 34.36
Seamos pragmáticos: Introducción a la pragmática española (Spanish...
Pinto, Dr. Derrin, de Pablos-Ortega, Dr. Carl...
Paperback. Seamos pragmaticos, written specifically for English-speaking students of Spanish, offers a practical introduction to Spanish pragmatics for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFGA; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191097
- ISBN
- 9780300191097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.55
€ 74.55
Hardback. Brings together contributions by philosophers, logicians and linguists, offering a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to crucial problems in the contemporary philosophy of language and linguistics. This title includes individual chapters that concentrate on different aspects of the influence of Frege, Russell and Wittgenstein. Editor(s): Stalmaszczyk, Piotr. Series: Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783110342581
- ISBN
- 9783110342581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 272.91
€ 272.91
Hardcover. In challenging the widely held belief in the ubiquity of the personification of the political state, this book strives to de-politicize research and to de-mystify conceptual metaphor. Opposed to mainstream cognitive assumptions, it provides detailed data-driven research and one realistic solution to many of the dilemmas. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332691
- ISBN
- 9781137332691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. Plato's "Cratylus" is about language, specifically about names (onomata), a category that includes proper names, common nouns, adjectives, participles and infinitives. As Plato's most focused discussion of language, the text should be useful for every student of his work. Translator(s): Reeve, C. D. C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204164
- ISBN
- 9780872204164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Paperback. Much scholarly work assumes that African American Vernacular English (AAVE) derives from an earlier plantation creole. This volume explores an alternative hypothesis: that the characteristic features were acquired from the varieties of English to which early speakers were exposed. Editor(s): Poplack, Shana. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 2ZP; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212621
- ISBN
- 9780631212621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.63
€ 70.63
Hardback. This is a collection of papers that have helped shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics. It covers key central themes and includes an editorial introduction and extensive references. This should be a useful resource for students and scholars of semantics and the philosophy of language. Editor(s): Portner, Paul H.; Partee, Barbara B. H. Series: Linguistics: The Essential Readings. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4d. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215417
- ISBN
- 9780631215417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.08
€ 147.08