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Hardcover. This book addresses the contemporary disillusion with truth, manifest in sceptical relativism. Contending that all contemporary theories of truth are too narrow, it argues for a novel conception of truth, by showing how error is implicated in the actions of all living things; and by analyzing uses of 'true' in non-linguistic contexts. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230297852
- ISBN
- 9780230297852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Paperback. "This book addresses the contemporary disillusion with truth, manifest in sceptical relativism. Contending that all contemporary theories of truth are too narrow, it argues for a novel conception of truth, by showing how error is implicated in the actions of all living things; and by analyzing uses of 'true' in non-linguistic contexts"-- Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349334247
- ISBN
- 9781349334247
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Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
Paperback. Provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of a large part of the vocabulary of modern English, including both basic words and a wide selection of derivative forms. Editor(s): Hoad, T. F. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Oxford Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192830982
- ISBN
- 9780192830982
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.17
€ 17.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. This textbook concentrates on the articles, phrases and idioms which join words, phrases, clauses or sentences, with the aim of developing and improving the writing skills of intermediate and advanced learners of the Arabic language. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CF; CJC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774243547
- ISBN
- 9789774243547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.86
€ 34.86
Paperback. Presents a treatise that looks at how we construct a social reality from our sense impressions; at how, for example, we construct a 'five-pound note' with all that implies in terms of value and social meaning, from the printed piece of paper we see and touch. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: CFA; GTE; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140235906
- ISBN
- 9780140235906
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The secret of the process by which consciousness invests history with meaning resides in "the content of the form,in the way our narrative capacities transform the present into a fulfillment of a past from which we would wish to have descended. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801841156
- ISBN
- 9780801841156
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.82
€ 32.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. These essays, written by scholars from diverse disciplines and perspectives, consider various present-day and historical efforts to make a language dominant through textual and literary means. Contributors examine pressures to elevate one language at the expense of another and the cultural and intellectual consequences of that elevation. Editor(s): Bloomer, W. Martin. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268021917
- ISBN
- 9780268021917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Hardcover. These essays, written by scholars from diverse disciplines and perspectives, consider various present-day and historical efforts to make a language dominant through textual and literary means. Contributors examine pressures to elevate one language at the expense of another and the cultural and intellectual consequences of that elevation. Editor(s): Bloomer, W. Martin. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268021900
- ISBN
- 9780268021900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.64
€ 108.64
The Core and the Periphery. Data-driven Perspectives on Syntax Inspire...
. Ed(S): Hofmeister, Philip; Norcliffe, Elisa...
Hardback. Including papers that were inspired by the linguistics career of Ivan A Sag (1949-2013), this title is written to commemorate his many contributions to the field. It tackles a range of grammar-related issues and shares the perspective that the best theories of grammar attempt to account for the full diversity and complexity of language data. Editor(s): Hofmeister, Philip; Norcliffe, Elisabeth. Series: Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575867205
- ISBN
- 9781575867205
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Condition: New
€ 57.18€ 49.00
€ 57.18
€ 49.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Biguenet, John; Schulte, Rainer. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226048697
- ISBN
- 9780226048697
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.21
€ 30.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. From helpful hints on writing to tips on directing (working with actors and technicians, when to listen to the experts, how to cope with rehearsals), this book provides a complete primer to the art of playwriting. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CFG; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571215102
- ISBN
- 9780571215102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Demers, Patricia. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349079568
- ISBN
- 9781349079568
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Condition: New
€ 71.39
€ 71.39
Hardcover. This book sheds light on the ways in which the on-going Israeli-Arab conflict has shaped Arabic language instruction. Due to its interdisciplinary nature it will be of great interest to academics and researchers in security and middle eastern studies as well as those focused on language and linguistics. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2CSR; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137337368
- ISBN
- 9781137337368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.66
€ 129.66
Hardback. Analyses the symbiotic relationship between rhetoric and homiletics, proposing a metaphor interface between the two disciplines. Contemporary research on metaphor in philosophy, rhetoric, sociology and theology is employed to produce a rhetorical/metaphorical homiletics. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HRAB; HRCX4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819188458
- ISBN
- 9780819188458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.17
€ 129.17
Paperback. Series: Routledge Linguistics Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; EBAL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415788137
- ISBN
- 9780415788137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACY; 3JB; 3JD; CFF; DSBB; HRC; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975478
- ISBN
- 9781403975478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.08
€ 68.08
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401489
- ISBN
- 9781137401489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Paperback. Revealing the secrets of Linear B uncovers fascinating details of an ancient civilisation. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 174 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; CFLA; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107691766
- ISBN
- 9781107691766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.20
€ 22.20
Paperback. Treating the work of Sappho, Goethe, Blake, Holderlin, Verlaine, George, Morike, and Yeats in detail, Bennett makes the provocative argument that the nature of lyric poetry in the West has an element of defectiveness. This study delves into the irresolvable conflict between a poem's guise as quasi-architectural stasis and quasi-musical kinesis." Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; DSBB; DSBH5; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479764
- ISBN
- 9781349479764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.72
€ 65.72
Paperback. A study of the fundamental building blocks that serve to organise natural language systems. The author argues that there are two distinct forms of agreement in linguistic theory: feature compatibility and an abstract syntactic relation. Her primary source of evidence is Chamorro, an Austro-nesian language spoken on Guam and Saipan. Num Pages: 436 pages, 554 tree diagrams. BIC Classification: 2PG; CFA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226106090
- ISBN
- 9780226106090
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.92
€ 51.99
€ 40.92
Paperback. This volume focuses on the past and present development of African American vernacular English, particularly its development during the antebellum period and its trajectory of change in 20th-century. It studies an isolated bi-racial community situated in a distinctive dialect region. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 2ABM; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230878
- ISBN
- 9780631230878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.10
€ 76.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349507351
- ISBN
- 9781349507351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.61
€ 65.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403900524
- ISBN
- 9781403900524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
paperback. An overview of knowledge of language development in children. The book explores all of the principle strands of language development and explains and evaluates related theories, focusing on nativism versus empiricism and domain-specificity versus domain generality. Editor(s): Barrett, Martyn D. Series: Studies in Developmental Psychology. Num Pages: 430 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDC; JMC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863778476
- ISBN
- 9780863778476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.96
€ 58.96