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Paperback. In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together sixteen essays on the subject by a leading expert in the field, one who has been researching and writing on it for a quarter of a century. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212454
- ISBN
- 9780631212454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Paperback. Investigates the origins of contemporary African American Vernacular English (AAVE), one of the oldest, yet unsolved, questions in sociolinguistics. This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of tense and aspect as manifested in recorded conversations with 101 former slaves and their descendants. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KJ; 2ABM; CFB; CFFD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212669
- ISBN
- 9780631212669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.84
€ 74.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Echu, George; Obeng, Samuel Gyasi. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; CFB; CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590339510
- ISBN
- 9781590339510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.66€ 95.25
€ 125.66
€ 95.25
paperback. Presents an examination of the schizophrenic relationship that advertising has with multilingualism and the implications of market-driven language choices for notions of language and languages. This book has data on a range of real-life advertising wording that makes it a useful recommended reading for undergraduates. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; KJSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217065
- ISBN
- 9780230217065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CJBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403917256
- ISBN
- 9781403917256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310515951
- ISBN
- 9780310515951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 25.25
€ 38.99
€ 25.25
Hardback. Parsing technology is concerned with finding syntactic structure in language. This work gives an overview of research and development in parsing technologies. It details how probabilistic methods are used in computational linguistics so they can be applied in parsing theory and practice. Editor(s): Bunt, Harry; Nijholt, Anton. Series: Text, Speech and Language Technology. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366164
- ISBN
- 9780792366164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.48
€ 134.48
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
€ 52.85€ 45.42
€ 52.85
€ 45.42
Paperback. Headlines - print and broadcast - have gone global. As a result, news and information from authentic sources make a useful resource for foreign language learners. 'Advanced Media Arabic', second edition systematically introduces authentic texts and audio files from a wide variety of media sources. This texbook helps students develop analytical and translation skills in Arabic and expand their reading, writing, listening and speaking capabilities. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CF. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626164574
- ISBN
- 9781626164574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.02
€ 56.02
Adult Literacy Policy and Practice: From Intrinsic Values to Instrumen...
Duckworth, Vicky, Ade-Ojo, Gordon
Hardcover. This book explores the gradual evolution of Adult literacy policy from the 1970s using philosophical, sociological and economic frames of reference from a range of perspectives to highlight how priorities have changed. It also offers an alternative curriculum; a transformative model that presents a more socially just different value position. Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFC; JNF; JNFD; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137535108
- ISBN
- 9781137535108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Help improve adolescents' comprehension skills across content areas with this practical textbook, developed for teachers of students in Grades 6-12 with and without disabilities. Editor(s): Boon, Richard. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Brookes Publishing Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598572209
- ISBN
- 9781598572209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.12
€ 56.12
Hardback. How we address one another says a great deal about our social relationships and which groups in society we belong to. This edited volume examines address choices in a range of everyday interactions taking place in Dutch, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Italian and the two national varieties of Swedish, Finland Swedish and Sweden Swedish. Editor(s): Norrby, Catrin; Wide, C. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; CFB; GTC; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137529916
- ISBN
- 9781137529916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.85
€ 71.85
Hardback. This work argues that adaptation (hon'an) was a valid form of contemporary Japanese translation that fostered creative appropriation across many genres and among a diverse group of writers and artists. In addition, it invites readers to reconsider adaptation in the context of translation theory. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; CFP; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239954
- ISBN
- 9780312239954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryholt, Kim. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; CFF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 303 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772896489
- ISBN
- 9788772896489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.15€ 90.75
€ 117.15
€ 90.75
Hardcover. Since the pioneering work of Donald Davidson on action, many philosophers have taken critical stances on his causal account. This book criticizes Davidson's event-causal view of action, and offers instead an agent causal view both to describe what an action is and to set a framework for how actions are explained. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPL; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296671
- ISBN
- 9780230296671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
paperback. Since the pioneering work of Donald Davidson on action, many philosophers have taken critical stances on his causal account. This book criticizes Davidson's event-causal view of action, and offers instead an agent causal view both to describe what an action is and to set a framework for how actions are explained. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPCF3; HPL; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349333820
- ISBN
- 9781349333820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205780372
- ISBN
- 9780205780372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.60
€ 161.60
Hardback. This book is a wide-ranging new collection which explores various aspects of the acquisition of an L2 phonological system. It covers L2 speech production and perception, theoretical conceptualisations of L2 phonology acquisition, and the importance of the mastery of highly intelligible pronunciation as an important component of L2 education. Editor(s): Arabski, Janusz; Wojtaszek, Adam. Series: Second Language Acquisition. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847693754
- ISBN
- 9781847693754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.36
€ 169.36
Paperback. Analyses the stages in which children learn Arabic as a first language. This book makes comparisons with aspects of language acquisition of other languages, primarily English, and explores implications for the theory of language acquisition. Series: Georgetown Classics in Arabic Languages and Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 8. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011687
- ISBN
- 9781589011687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.32
€ 46.32
Paperback. Textbook designed to help the student achieve optimal success as a language learner and user. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521546638
- ISBN
- 9780521546638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 31.48
€ 51.99
€ 31.48