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Hardback. The Logic of Metaphor uses techniques from possible worlds semantics to provide formal truth-conditions for many grammatical classes of metaphors. This book treats lexicon as a conceptual network with semantics provided by an intensional predicate calculus. It shows how to extend deductive and adductive inference systems so as to handle metaphors. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792370048
ISBN
9780792370048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.65

Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; CFX; HPL; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048157129
ISBN
9789048157129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. A book that lays bare the underlying logic of the English language. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811847
ISBN
9781554811847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.20
€ 57.74

Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; HPL; PBC; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2nd ed. 1983
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401098700
ISBN
9789401098700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.39

Paperback. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2003
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048162758
ISBN
9789048162758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardcover. The work written by the noted American linguist two decades ago explains the basic principles of transformational generative grammar, its relation to the general structure of an adequate language theory, and its specific application to English. Num Pages: 598 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2250.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Edition
1975th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306307607
ISBN
9780306307607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 304.43

paperback. Editor(s): Kijania-Placek, Katarzyna; Wolenski, Jan. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPL; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401061469
ISBN
9789401061469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.54

Hardback. This work engages on a theoretical level with issues in semiotics generally, taking Peirce's writings as a case study through which to investigate the adequacy of a theory of signs to account for the way "talk" works. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747394
ISBN
9780804747394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.11

Hardback. This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. Drawing extensively on archival and other sources, it traces the conception of the idea of the Dictionary in the 1850s right up to the launching of the Dictionary as an online database in 2000 and beyond. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; CFB; CFM; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199283620
ISBN
9780199283620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.53

Paperback. The availability and use of language technology in Europe varies between languages. Consequently, the actions that are required to further support research and development of language technologies also differ for each language. This title is part of a series that promotes knowledge about language technology and its potential. Editor(s): Rehm, Georg; Uszkoreit, Hans. Series: White Paper Series. Num Pages: 91 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFX; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
91
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642306808
ISBN
9783642306808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.13

Hardback. This work deals with a number of constructions in Mandarin Chinese which involve the main verb and the material following it, like the object NPs, resultative phrases, durative expressions and other elements. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDCM; CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792354628
ISBN
9780792354628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.59

Paperback. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 2ZX; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1999
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048151325
ISBN
9789048151325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

hardcover. Editor(s): Speidel, Gisela E.; Nelson, Keith E. Series: Springer Series in Language and Communication. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
1989th Edition
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387968858
ISBN
9780387968858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Speidel, Gisela E.; Nelson, Keith E. Series: Springer Series in Language and Communication. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; JM; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461269830
ISBN
9781461269830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.43

Paperback. Language is understood as a key path in the formation of all social and political relations Num Pages: 574 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 227 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007728
ISBN
9780253007728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. This title questions the presupposition that interpretation is the basic problem of language and examines how assumptions about the constructed nature of the object of interpretation affect current discussions about interpretation in the humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734325
ISBN
9780804734325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Hardback. Editor(s): Sgall, Petr. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027718389
ISBN
9789027718389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.25

Paperback. With a combination of erudition and insight, this work investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a living language. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CFB; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3887 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 265.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735759
ISBN
9780804735759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Brooks, Richard; Rabin, Rosalind; Charro, Frank De. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; KCC; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2003
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048162611
ISBN
9789048162611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.56

Paperback. Develops a theory of cinematic intertextuality. Building on the insights of semiotics and contemporary film theory, this book defines cinema as a chain of transparent, mimetic fragments intermixed with quotations. It is of interest to film historians and theorists, as well as readers in cultural and literary studies. Translator(s): Ram, Harsha. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085305
ISBN
9780520085305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

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