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Paperback. The 29 chapters in this essential volume offer insight in the various interdisciplinary approaches to the study of knowledge about language or language awareness. They reflect the breadth of the area and chart its possible development in a range of topics. Editor(s): Cenoz, Jasone; Hornberger, Nancy H. Num Pages: 464 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ZX; CFD; CJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1430.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194698
- ISBN
- 9789048194698
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Condition: New
€ 70.04
€ 70.04
Hardback. This book examines the nature and development of language learner self-concept. It assesses the relevant literature in psychology and applied linguistics and describes qualitative research examining the self-concepts of tertiary-level EFL learners. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; CJA; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 511.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195688
- ISBN
- 9789048195688
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€ 122.16
€ 122.16
Hardback. This monograph investigates the modular architecture of language through the nature of uninterpretable phi-features: person, number, gender, and Case. It provides new tools and evidence for the modular architecture of the human language faculty. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 661.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196975
- ISBN
- 9789048196975
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Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. This book examines how language, translation and the arbitration process are connected. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFP; LNAC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789067049627
- ISBN
- 9789067049627
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Condition: New
€ 64.19
€ 64.19
hardcover. Collocation is a key language phenomenon which crucially impacts any text production task and which is exploitable in many text analysis tasks. This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the theoretical and practical work on this topic. Series: Text, Speech and Language Technology. Num Pages: 220 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400701335
- ISBN
- 9789400701335
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Condition: New
€ 125.94
€ 125.94
Hardback. This monograph opens by presenting a method of diagramming argument macrostructure, synthesizing the standard circle and arrow approach with the Toulmin model. A theoretical justification follows, including an account of the proper reconstructon of enthymemes. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400703568
- ISBN
- 9789400703568
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Condition: New
€ 126.49
€ 126.49
Paperback. Linking - how semantic arguments map to the syntax - is one of the challenges invloved with theories of the syntax-semantics interface. The text explores the hypothesis that the positions of syntactic arguments are strictly determined by lexical argument geometry. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ZX; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400705326
- ISBN
- 9789400705326
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Condition: New
€ 189.68
€ 189.68
hardcover. This first extensive study of French Quantification in the field of Syntax provides a typology of four main quantified noun phrases in French (existential, universal, negative and wh-), detailing their syntactic, semantic and prosodic behaviors. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1240.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400706200
- ISBN
- 9789400706200
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Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. Drawing on data from the Reuters Corpus, this book presents a constitutive approach to controversy based on a discourse analysis of news texts. The book focuses on the role of journalists as participants who shape public controversy for readers. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400712874
- ISBN
- 9789400712874
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Condition: New
€ 121.93
€ 121.93
Hardback. Legal semiotics is new field highly relevant to both legal practice and the transference of legal knowledge across generations of lawyers. This volume assesses the role legal semiotics play in legal education. Editor(s): Broekman, Jan M.; Mootz, Prof. Francis J., III. Num Pages: 255 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; JNM; JNU; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 573.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400713406
- ISBN
- 9789400713406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.67
€ 64.67
Hardback. This book reviews recent psycholinguistic and theoretical investigations into the interplay between structural syntactic relations and role semantics. It provides a broad discussion of the interaction of different factors with argument structure in language production and comprehension. Editor(s): Lamers, Monique; Swart, Peter de. Series: Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 332 pages, 48 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400714625
- ISBN
- 9789400714625
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Condition: New
€ 123.26
€ 123.26
Hardback. Focusing on Northern Iroquoian languages that straddle the Canadian-American border, this insightful synthesis of the influential linguistic theories of Noam Chomsky and Richard Kayne shows how noun incorporation results from a symmetry-breaking operation. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2JNG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 479.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400715691
- ISBN
- 9789400715691
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€ 121.96
€ 121.96
Hardback. Gathering essays by internationally recognized scholars, this volume examines the specific synergy that holds between Heidegger's thinking and the distinctive endeavor of translation. The text offers insights and intricacies of one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Schalow, Frank. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFP; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400716483
- ISBN
- 9789400716483
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Condition: New
€ 123.34
€ 123.34
Handbook of Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition
. Ed(S): Villiers, Jill G.De; Roeper, Thomas
Hardback. The apparently contradictory issues of poverty reduction and sustainable development can be jointly addressed. This book shows how ecological science and tools can be applied to address major development challenges associated with rural poverty. Editor(s): Villiers, Jill G.De; Roeper, Thomas. Series: Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFK; CJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400716872
- ISBN
- 9789400716872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 271.21
€ 271.21
Hardback. Synthesises research and development in cognitive science and computing that deal with the automated assessment of human emotion. This title comprises of affect computing systems that learn to identify sentiment bearing sentences, and help in evaluating the polarity of opinion, positive/negative, in written text and speech. Editor(s): Ahmad, Khurshid. Series: Text, Speech and Language Technology. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; UYQ; UYZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717565
- ISBN
- 9789400717565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.37
€ 153.37
Hardback. Provides a linguistic approach to Argumentation Theory. This title integrates the logical, dialectical and rhetorical dimensions of argumentation in a model providing a unitary treatment of its justificatory and persuasive powers. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717602
- ISBN
- 9789400717602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.16
€ 122.16
Hardback. Since the rise of formal semantics in the 1970s, the issue of 'compositionality' has gained traction in linguistics. This book argues that there exist non-compositional languages. Moreover, syntactic structure can be motivated from the requirement of providing a compositional grammar. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400721074
- ISBN
- 9789400721074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.13
€ 122.13
Hardback. This book offers new perspective on imperative clauses in the study of meaning. Analyzes imperatives in terms of modalized propositions and identifies an additional, presuppositional, meaning component that makes an assertive interpretation inappropriate. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722682
- ISBN
- 9789400722682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.74
€ 143.74
Paperback. In this book, the authors report on their Systematic Empirical Research of the Conventional Validity of the Pragma-Dialectical Discussion Rules. Starting from a clearly defined theoretical basis, they report about a continued series of experimental tests. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 241 pages, 60 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CF; GB; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400726017
- ISBN
- 9789400726017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.33
€ 121.33
Hardback. Focusing on key issues in syntax and semantics, such as the relation between the semantic properties of indefinite determiners and the denotation of indefinite DPs, this volume examines the interpretation of indefinites and the limits on their distribution. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 579.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730014
- ISBN
- 9789400730014
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Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Paperback. This inquiry into the philosophical concern with truth as one joint subject in the philosophy of language and metaphysics presents a theory of truth called substantive perspectivism (SP), which argues for the substantive nature of non-linguistic truth. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPD; HPJ; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730434
- ISBN
- 9789400730434
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Carlota S. Smith was a key figure in linguistic research and in generative linguistics. This selection of papers focuses on the research into tense, aspect, and discourse that Smith completed while Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin. Editor(s): Meier, Richard P.; Aristar-Dry, Helen; Destruel, Emilie. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 468 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730724
- ISBN
- 9789400730724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 355.00
€ 355.00
Paperback. This book proposes an original treatment of quantification, and it formulates insightful general principles of syntactic analysis. Its main message is that categorical grammar is the most plausible framework for logical syntax of natural language. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 189 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; CFGA; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730977
- ISBN
- 9789400730977
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Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Singular reference is a crucial philosophical topic. This book explains in detail why in the past some philosophers favored a descriptivist approach to this matter and why in more recent times others support a referentialist standpoint. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; HPJ; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730984
- ISBN
- 9789400730984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.18
€ 186.18