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Hardcover. Sense and Sensitivity explores the semantic and pragmatic effects of focus in natural language discourse. The book concentrates on focus sensitivity, the remarkable dependency some words have on the effects of focus. An example is "only": compare "She only LIKES me" (i.e. nothing deeper) to "She only likes ME" (i.e. nobody else). Series: Explorations in Semantics. Num Pages: 328 pages, figures. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112635
ISBN
9781405112635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.10

Paperback. Sense and Sensitivity explores the semantic and pragmatic effects of focus in natural language discourse. The book concentrates on focus sensitivity, the remarkable dependency some words have on the effects of focus. An example is "only": compare "She only LIKES me" (i.e. nothing deeper) to "She only likes ME" (i.e. nobody else). Series: Explorations in Semantics. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112642
ISBN
9781405112642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.15

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; GBC; HRCG3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801049392
ISBN
9780801049392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 4ill.3d. BIC Classification: CFH; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871381054
ISBN
9781871381054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.42

Hardcover. The book examines one of the most contested topics in linguistics and cognitive science: the role of recursion in language. It offers a precise account of what recursion is, what role it should play in cognitive theories of human knowledge, and how it manifests itself in the mental representations of language and other cognitive domains. Series: Oxford Studies in Biolinguistics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFD; CFK; CFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198785156
ISBN
9780198785156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.24

Paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFP; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 275.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891308638
ISBN
9780891308638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.34

Paperback. How and why do languages change over time? Could the way an individual child develops affect aggregate language change? What do the mechanisms of change tell us about the evolution of language in our species? This book asserts that a child develops a grammar on exposure to some triggering experience. Series: Blackwell/Maryland Lectures in Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFFD; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210603
ISBN
9780631210603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Paperback. Now including a new introduction from the author, this major work from one of England's finest living writers is essential reading for all those who care about the creation and appreciation of literature. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; CFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd London
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415290036
ISBN
9780415290036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660523
ISBN
9780226660523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Hardback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFFD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631858
ISBN
9780816631858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, 88 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: CFD; CFG; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
428
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561349
ISBN
9780226561349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.11
€ 43.79

Paperback. The shape and timing of gestures depends not only on what speakers see but on what they take to be distinctive; this, in turn, depends on the context. Those who remembered the same context saw the same distinctions and used similar gestures. This book presents a study of how we communicate and how language is connected to thought. Num Pages: 330 pages, 92 figures, 13 tables. BIC Classification: CFD; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226514635
ISBN
9780226514635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDM; CJ; EBAL; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138824676
ISBN
9781138824676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.34

Paperback. David Nunan provides an overview of the key topics and concepts that constitute our current understanding of language. This new edition has been extensively reworked and updated, including additional coverage of language and culture, language variation, second language acquisition and bilingualism. New discourse examples are also included. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 diagrames, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second Edition, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230291379
ISBN
9780230291379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271020822
ISBN
9780271020822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.29

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783091300
ISBN
9781783091300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 446 pages, figures. BIC Classification: CFP; HRCG3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Baker Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801097430
ISBN
9780801097430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFZ; JFFG; JNC; JNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781563681103
ISBN
9781563681103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 45.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268009847
ISBN
9780268009847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Paperback. A serious look at J. R. R. Tolkien's elvish tongue Sindarin, by means of its grammar, morphology, and history. Supplemental material includes a vocabulary, Sindarin names, and a glossary of terms. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
University of Utah Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
438
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874809121
ISBN
9780874809121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.53

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