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Hardcover. Just as rhetoric is founded in culture, culture is founded in rhetoricA" - the first half of this central statement from the International Rhetoric Culture Project is abundantly evidenced. It is the latter half that this volume explores: how does culture emerge out of rhetorical action, out of seemingly dispersed individual actions and interactions Editor(s): Meyer, Christian; Girke, Felix. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. Num Pages: 338 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. 338 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Meyer, Christian; Girke, Felix. Just as rhetoric is founded in culture, culture is founded in rhetoricA" - the first half of this central statement from the International Rhetoric Culture Project is abundantly evidenced. It is the latter half that this volume explores: how does culture emerge out of rhetorical action, out of seemingly dispersed individual actions and interactions. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JHM. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 26. Weight: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451125
- ISBN
- 9780857451125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.02
€ 175.02
Paperback. In this unique and entertaining collection of articles, a noted scholar and compiler of key works of reference reflects on the nature of language, the art of lexicography and the breath-taking developments in communication, the media and information technology in the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 299 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFM; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press Devon, Exeter
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896207
- ISBN
- 9780859896207
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Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863561559
- ISBN
- 9780863561559
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.35
€ 30.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. Series: Borealis Book S. Num Pages: 681 pages. BIC Classification: 2JN; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 38. Weight in Grams: 752.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 681
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873512824
- ISBN
- 9780873512824
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.05
€ 37.99
€ 34.05
Paperback. Explores the aftermath of the Franco era in Spain. This title presents an objective and nonpartisan view of the important aspects of contemporary Spanish history and society. It covers such topics as: the transition to democracy; regionalism and nationalism; key players in current affairs; and, politicized approaches to Spanish history. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; CF; CJBR; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 14. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406319
- ISBN
- 9780878406319
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Condition: New
€ 75.55
€ 75.55
Hardback. Drawing from a detailed analysis of the different types of textual variants that occur in the numerous duplicates of a group of ten compositions known collectively as the Decad, this book aims to provide a much needed critical methodology for interpreting textual variation in the Sumerian literary corpus. Series: ASOR Journal of Cuneiform Studies Supplement Series. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 2ZM; CF; CJBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 287 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1022.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Schools of Oriental Research United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570886
- ISBN
- 9780897570886
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Condition: New
€ 97.74
€ 97.74
Paperback. Friedrich Junge's pioneering introduction to the grammar of Late Egyptian, the language of the New Kingdom, fills a longstanding gap in teaching works for Ancient Egyptian. The English translation of the second German edition makes the work available to a wide audience. Translator(s): Warburton, David. Num Pages: 392 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416859
- ISBN
- 9780900416859
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Condition: New
€ 73.16
€ 73.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CF; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543849
- ISBN
- 9780913543849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.22
€ 21.99
€ 21.22
Sociolinguistic Styles presents a new and in-depth, historically rooted overview of the phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistic variation. Written by an internationally acclaimed expert in the field, the text explores why, where and when it occurs. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118737644
- ISBN
- 9781118737644
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Condition: New
€ 113.94
€ 113.94
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
Hardcover. Victor Dudman's revolutionary English Grammar brings grammar and logic together by conceiving grammar as 'the necessary preliminary to logic'. The focus, for logicians, is the discussion of 'conditionals'; for grammarians it is the concise and accurate explanation of the infamous English modals. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFGA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029249
- ISBN
- 9781137029249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Second Language Identity in Narratives of Study Abroad
Benson, Phil, Barkhuizen, Gary, Bodycott, Pet...
Hardcover. This book brings together three important areas in language teaching and learning research by exploring the impact of study abroad on student's second language identities through narrative research. Num Pages: 188 pages, 1 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029416
- ISBN
- 9781137029416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. This book considers the role of cross-dialectal data in our understanding of linguistic variability, focusing on the widely discussed dichotomy between past tense forms and relying primarily on spoken language data from different varieties of Spanish. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language Variation. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029805
- ISBN
- 9781137029805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Interpreting the Peace: Peace Operations, Conflict and Language in Bos...
Kelly, Michael, Baker, Catherine
Hardcover. Analysing the issues of language that faced international forces carrying out peace operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s, this book examines how differences of language were an integral part of the conflicts in the country and in what way the multinational UN and NATO forces faced their own problems of communication and language support. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; GTC; GTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029836
- ISBN
- 9781137029836
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Freedom of speech is a tradition distinctive to American political culture, and this book focuses on major debates and discourses that shaped this tradition. It sheds fresh light on key Congressional debates in the early American Republic, developing and applying an approach to fallacy theory suitable to the study of political discourse. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030597
- ISBN
- 9781137030597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. This book examines the importance of politeness in pragmatic expression and communication, making a significant contribution to the debate over whether the universal politeness theory is applicable globally regardless of cultural differences. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDC; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030627
- ISBN
- 9781137030627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. "How do I structure a journal article?"; "Can I use 'I' in a research article?"; "Should I use an active or passive voice?" - Many such questions will be answered in this book, which documents the linguistic devices that authors use to show how they align or distance themselves from arguments and ideas, while maintaining conventions of objectivity. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032775
- ISBN
- 9781137032775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. The chapters in this international collection investigate a wide range of theorizations of rurality and literacy; literate practices and pedagogies; questions of place, space, and sustainability; and representations of rurality that challenge simplistic conceptions of standardized literacy and the real-and-imagined world beyond the metropolis. Editor(s): Green, Bill. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JFSF; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275486
- ISBN
- 9781137275486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.21€ 80.71
€ 97.21
€ 80.71
Hardcover. This book considers the sequential deployment of the receiver's response to the caller's request in telephone service encounters between native speakers in the U.K, Germany and Italy analysing the different response formats and their grammatical configuration. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ACG; 2ADT; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286178
- ISBN
- 9781137286178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. Geir Honneland discusses some of the big questions in social science: What is identity? What is the role of identity and narrative in the study of international relations? The location is the Kola Peninsula, the most heavily militarized area of the world during the Cold War, now set to become Europe's next big oil playground. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; CF; JFSF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137297310
- ISBN
- 9781137297310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.69
€ 65.69