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Paperback. This Very Short Introduction deals with the social life of language, presenting a succinct account of the most important aspects - both "micro" and "macro" - of sociolinguistics, such as language variation, language attitudes, and the relationship between language and identity. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 118 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199858613
ISBN
9780199858613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. Ranging from gender, environment, age, race, class, region and politics, this work surveys languages and societies from all over the world drawing on examples from Afrikaans to Yiddish. It is suitable for sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
4Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140289213
ISBN
9780140289213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Sociolinguistics: Method and Interpretation presents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology while recognizing that methodological decisions can never be separated from questions of theory. * Presents a thorough and practical description of current sociolinguistic methodology. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631222255
ISBN
9780631222255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.41

Paperback. This comprehensive introduction discusses detailed methods of analyzing consonants, vowels, prosody and voice quality. Extensively illustrated, and with a focus on language variation, it provides explanations for conducting acoustic analyses and perception experiments and covers a variety of theoretical approaches. Num Pages: 376 pages, 84 black & white line drawings, 95 black & white halftones, 11 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224568
ISBN
9780230224568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.19

Paperback. An ethnography of contemporary Java. It analyzes how language operates to organize and to order an Indonesian people. It exposes the ways a culture reconstitutes itself. It leads to insights into the 'accidents' that precede the formulations of culture as such. Num Pages: 350 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; CFB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000855
ISBN
9780691000855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 50.63

Paperback. The book provides an overview of key areas and will serve as a useful introductory text for those following university courses in this field. Editor(s): Hartmann, Reinhard R. K. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations, 1facsim. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859894845
ISBN
9780859894845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; CF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276536
ISBN
9780520276536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVA; CF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276529
ISBN
9780520276529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.85
€ 72.70

Paperback. Federico Garcia Lorca wrote The Tamarit Divan and the Sonnets of Dark Love in the last years of his life. Both books were published posthumously and explore passionate love. The setting for The Divan is the poet's Granada, while the Sonnets are a solitary, intimate voice speaking to one person. Translator(s): Duran, Jane; Garcia Lorca, Gloria. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: CFP; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 289 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Enitharmon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910392140
ISBN
9781910392140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. In Sorry About That, Edwin Battistella analyzes the public apologies of presidents, politicians, entertainers, and businessmen, situating the apology within American popular culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFB; CFGR; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190468903
ISBN
9780190468903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.45

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nielsen Whitehead, Benedicte; Olander, Thomas; Olsen, Birgit Anette; Rasmussen, Jens Elmegard. Num Pages: 630 pages, illus. BIC Classification: CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 247 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1376.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763538381
ISBN
9788763538381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.75
€ 88.07

Hardcover. This text is a compendium of information about the pronunciation of casual English (English as it is used un-self-consciously in informal situations). It does not depend on prior knowledge of any particular phonological theory, but does require basic knowledge of linguistics. Num Pages: 168 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFH; CJCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230793
ISBN
9780631230793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.17

Paperback. This text is a compendium of information about the pronunciation of casual English (English as it is used un-self-consciously in informal situations). It does not depend on prior knowledge of any particular phonological theory, but does require basic knowledge of linguistics. Num Pages: 168 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFH; CJCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230809
ISBN
9780631230809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.41

Hardback. As a young student in Paris, Robert O'Connell was first enamoured of the artistic imagery of Augustine's works. Now, after years of research and study, he offers a treatment of Augustine's "image clusters" which should be of interest to readers of philosophy, theology or language. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCB; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 607.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213474
ISBN
9780823213474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73

Paperback. Is that really how people say that? What a fascinating sound! Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316610367
ISBN
9781316610367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.17

Paperback. Contains sixteen contributions by fellow linguists that include papers on the English progressive; predication and the nominal clause; the use of mood and modal verbs in Italian and Danish; some Norwegian discourse particles and their English correspondences; and, tendencies in the syntax of the verb in American and British English. Editor(s): Bache, Carl; Klinge, Alex. Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778383075
ISBN
9788778383075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 235 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; CFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763512732
ISBN
9788763512732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.81

Hardback. Offers a survey of Soviet philosophy after the disappearance of the Soviet system and embarks on a historical and meta-philosophical investigation of Soviet philosophical culture. This book is intended for students of Soviet and Russian philosophy, historians of philosophy and specialists in Soviet studies. Series: Sovietica. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; CF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792348320
ISBN
9780792348320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.91

Paperback. This book explains how a change in writing-the introduction of word separation-led to the development of silent reading during the period from late antiquity to the 15th century. It also explains why word separation was so long in coming. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 169 x 30. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740166
ISBN
9780804740166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.17

Hardback. Space has long been a popular topic in linguistic research. However, this is the first book to focus on Space in languages of China (including Chinese dialects, ethnic minority languages spoken in China and sign languages). Editor(s): Xu, Dan. Num Pages: 276 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402083204
ISBN
9781402083204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

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