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Hardback. Collects for the first time Steven Pinker's most influential scholarly work on language and cognition. Pinker is a highly eminent cognitive scientist, and these essays emphasize the importance of language and its connections to cognition, social relationships, child development, human evolution, and theories of human nature. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 b&w. BIC Classification: CF; GTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199328741
- ISBN
- 9780199328741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.88
€ 73.88
Paperback. Collects for the first time Steven Pinker's most influential scholarly work on language and cognition. Pinker is a highly eminent cognitive scientist, and these essays emphasize the importance of language and its connections to cognition, social relationships, child development, human evolution, and theories of human nature. Num Pages: 400 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFD; CFX; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 248 x 29. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190259280
- ISBN
- 9780190259280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.06
€ 30.06
Paperback. Examines communication in the classroom within the larger context of the development of standard English and its social implications. Editor(s): Mayor, Barbara; Pugh, A. K. Num Pages: 476 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KLN0001022
- ISBN
- 9780709935902
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801492044
- ISBN
- 9780801492044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138206151
- ISBN
- 9781138206151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.16
€ 75.16
paperback. What makes someone willing to die, not for a nation, but for a language? In the 1950s and 1960s, southern India saw a wave of dramatic suicides in the name of the Telugu language. This title traces the colonial-era changes in knowledge and practice linked to language that lay behind these events. Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; CFB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220691
- ISBN
- 9780253220691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.59
€ 29.99
€ 27.59
Hardback. With topics ranging from language death to sign language, Language, Frogs and Savants offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics. * Written by one of the most senior figures in linguistics. * Features fascinating topics ranging from language death to sign language. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130370
- ISBN
- 9781405130370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.90
€ 116.90
Paperback. With topics ranging from language death to sign language, Language, Frogs and Savants offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of linguistics. * Written by one of the most senior figures in linguistics. * Features fascinating topics ranging from language death to sign language. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130387
- ISBN
- 9781405130387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.76
€ 40.99
€ 40.76
Paperback. This investigation of how societies have understood and described themselves is concerned both with the history of language and the language of history. Chapters include studies of societies in Germany, China, USA and India, pre-revolutionary France and 19th-century Britain and America. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFB; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631167334
- ISBN
- 9780631167334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
paperback. Editor(s): Stroud, Christopher; Prinsloo, Mastin. Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white tables, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: CFDM; CJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138062832
- ISBN
- 9781138062832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Paperback. This book explores the psychology of language and its neural substrate and shows how linguistics could benefit by incorporating insights from research on language acquisition, language processing, neurolinguistics and other disciplines concerned with human linguistic abilities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614752
- ISBN
- 9780748614752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.45
€ 41.99
€ 37.45
Paperback. Presents an account of meaning in many linguistic and cultural phenomena that is based on cognitive capacities that human understanders and producers of language possess independently of their ability to use language. This book also suggests that cognitive linguistics is a much more comprehensive enterprise than is commonly accepted. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195187205
- ISBN
- 9780195187205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. Published annually, this book brings together original and first-rate articles written by leading scholars in the field of philosophy. Editor(s): Tomberlin, James E. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 540 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; HPJ; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 12
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212065
- ISBN
- 9780631212065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.70
€ 84.70
Paperback. Contains contributions by leading scholars, who examine the following areas: intensionality and intentionality; language ontology and truth; rule-following; the nature of the mental; consciousness and qualia: a symposium; and naturalism and actualism - an exchange. Editor(s): Tomberlin, James E. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 540 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; HPJ; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 12
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212072
- ISBN
- 9780631212072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.09
€ 58.09
Paperback. This volume reviews the research and theory relating to instruction and assessment of bilingual pupils. It focuses not only on issues of language learning and teaching but also the ways in which power relations in the wider society affect patterns of teacher-pupil interaction in the classroom. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 320 pages, references. BIC Classification: CFDM; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853594731
- ISBN
- 9781853594731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
€ 33.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. A textbook/software package that covers first-order language in a method appropriate for a wide range of courses, from first logic courses for undergraduates (philosophy, mathematics, and computer science) to a first graduate logic course. It also includes applications for mobile devices, exercises, and a dedicated website. Num Pages: 650 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 203 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Publisher
- Center for the Study of Language and Inf
- Number of pages
- 650
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575866321
- ISBN
- 9781575866321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.16€ 67.44
€ 80.16
€ 67.44
Paperback. This important book examines the role of written and spoken language in shaping our sense of reality, in exchanges of social life, and in fashioning our sense of self. It develops a distinctive, socio--historical approach to these issues, offering a range of illuminating studies in the social history of language. Editor(s): Burke, Peter; Porter, Roy. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613413
- ISBN
- 9780745613413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.53
€ 34.53
Paperback. Language, Sexuality, and Power examines the diversity of sexuality as a social and linguistic phenomenon. Bringing together work on a variety of national and linguistics contexts, the volume provides a unique and wide-ranging perspective on how language mediates individual desires and larger social structures in a range of global locales. Editor(s): Levon, Erez; Mendes, Ronald Beline. Series: Studies in Language Gender and Sexuality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190210373
- ISBN
- 9780190210373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.94
€ 83.94
Paperback. Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland offers a much-needed exploration into the problem of linguistic and social identity construction in early Iceland, and is a fascinating account of an under examined historical-linguistic story that will spur further research and discussion amongst researchers. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118294963
- ISBN
- 9781118294963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.22
€ 32.22
Paperback. Offering a detailed critique of the cognitive bias of existing studies of elderly people's language, this work proposes in its place a socially-based approach which explains how older people's life circumstances, concerns, goals and beliefs influence their styles of interaction. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 figures, 10 tables, index. BIC Classification: CFB; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182795
- ISBN
- 9780631182795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
paperback. An attempt to bring the different strands of language and sex issues into a single psychological framework. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear. Ownership details on half title. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031872
- ISBN
- 9780631127536
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Lynn, Richard John. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606187
- ISBN
- 9780691606187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Fusing adventure, anthropology, linguistics and psychology, and drawing on Everett's pioneering research with the Amazonian Pirahas, this book argues that language is embedded within - and is inseparable from - its specific culture. It presents the controversial idea that language is not an innate component of the brain. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682681
- ISBN
- 9781846682681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. This book is a cultural history of European languages from the invention of printing to the French Revolution. Series: The Wiles Lectures. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 5AN; CFB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521535861
- ISBN
- 9780521535861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.00
€ 46.00