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Paperback. Why and how does language matter in everyday life? Language Matters answers these questions in an informal, entertaining style. Encouraging readers to tap into their own knowledge of language, the book explores a variety of issues including language acquisition, sign languages, animal communication, and non-standard dialects. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; JMAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 127 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199735716
ISBN
9780199735716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.37

paperback. A collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. It discusses topics on some of the popular myths about language: the media are ruining English; children can't speak or write properly anymore; and, America is ruining the English language. Editor(s): Bauer, Laurie; Trudgill, Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 123 x 26. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140260236
ISBN
9780140260236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618112385
ISBN
9781618112385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.74

Paperback. Collects the essays that investigate a variety of linguistic aspects of texts from different genres: from punning riddles and other kinds of humorous text to fictional prose and poetry, and illustrate how work in stylistics may simultaneously contribute to our understanding of a given text and of a particular linguistic phenomenon. Editor(s): Norgaard, Nina. Num Pages: 278 pages, b/w illus & tables. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776744779
ISBN
9788776744779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Originally published in English: London; New Brunswick, N.J.: Athlone Press, 2000. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; CFF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472507211
ISBN
9781472507211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Hardcover. Whilst earlier studies of language planning and of standardisation have tended to study macro processes, this volume is in line with more recent work aimed at bridging the macro and the micro levels by examining how the two interact and influence each other. It covers seven countries and deals with a range of sociolinguistic constellations. Editor(s): Davies, Winifred V.; Ziegler, Evelyn. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137361233
ISBN
9781137361233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.89

Paperback. Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from Serbian, and linguistic issues became highly politicized. This book examines the changing status and norms of the Croatian language and its relationship to Croatian national identity, focusing on the period after Croatian independence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349482696
ISBN
9781349482696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.81

Hardcover. Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from Serbian, and linguistic issues became highly politicized. This book examines the changing status and norms of the Croatian language and its relationship to Croatian national identity, focusing on the period after Croatian independence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; 2AGSC; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137390592
ISBN
9781137390592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.80

Hardcover. Covers the language situation in The Baltic States, Ireland and Italy explaining the linguistic diversity, the historical and political contexts and the language situation - including language-in-education planning, the role of the media, the role of religion, and the roles of non-indigenous languages. Editor(s): Kaplan, Robert B. (University of Southern California); Baldauf Jr., Richard B. (University of Queensland). Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847690289
ISBN
9781847690289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.57

hardcover. Language problems potentially exist at all levels of human activity, including the local contexts of communities and institutions. This volume examines the ways in which language planning works as a local activity in a wide variety of contexts around the world and dealing with a wide range of language planning issues. Editor(s): Liddicoat, Anthony J.; Baldauf Jr., Richard B. (University of Queensland). Series: Language Planning and Policy. Num Pages: 298 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Multilingual Matters Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781847690630
ISBN
9781847690630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230251700
ISBN
9780230251700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.49

Hardcover. A detailed overview of the theories, concepts, research methods, and findings in the field of language policy is provided here in one accessible source. The author proposes new methodological, theoretical, and conceptual directions and offers guidance for doing language policy research. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230251694
ISBN
9780230251694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.26

Paperback. Well over thirty million people in the United States speak a primary language other than English. Nearly twenty million of them speak Spanish. And these numbers are growing. This book lays out the two approaches to language policy - linguistic assimilation and linguistic pluralism - in clear and accessible terms. Series: Mapping Racisms. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397551
ISBN
9781566397551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.39

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2H; CFB; CFDM; KCP; PBUD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230251724
ISBN
9780230251724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. This revised second edition is a comprehensive overview of why we speak the languages that we do. It covers language learning imposed by political and economic agendas as well as language choices entered into willingly for reasons of social mobility, economic advantage and group identity. Num Pages: 385 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302600
ISBN
9780230302600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.68

Paperback. This revised second edition is a comprehensive overview of why we speak the languages that we do. It covers language learning imposed by political and economic agendas as well as language choices entered into willingly for reasons of social mobility, economic advantage and group identity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302617
ISBN
9780230302617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.56

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199363391
ISBN
9780199363391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; CFB; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403900326
ISBN
9781403900326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.24

Hardcover. This volume deals with multilingualism in higher education by focusing on a number of medium-sized languages that have become solidly established in this field. The book explores how these languages achieved the status of lingua academica and reviews the social functions they serve as means of instruction, research and administration. Editor(s): Vila, F. Xavier; Bretxa, Vanessa. Series: Multilingual Matters. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; JNFR; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Multilingual Matters
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783092758
ISBN
9781783092758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.98

Hardback. Provides an overview of the development of the language policy at both national and local levels. This book offers an introduction to the USSR and its ethnolinguistic makeup, followed by a chronology of Soviet language policy and its general development. It also includes discussion of language policy and its impact in each of them. Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; CFB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402012983
ISBN
9781402012983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.99

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