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hardcover. Documents Easter Island's enigmatic script, Rongorongo, Oceania's only known pre-20th-century writing system. This study of this eloquent graphic achievement shows full transcriptions of all the 25 surviving Rongorongo inscriptions, with detailed photographs of nearly all the incised artefacts. Series: Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics. Num Pages: 736 pages, numerous halftones, black and white line figures, rongorongo inscriptions, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKPE; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780198237105
- ISBN
- 9780198237105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 565.14
€ 565.14
Paperback. Vayrynen argues that thick concepts - such as lewd and rude, selfish and cruel, courageous and kind - are evaluative only as a matter of pragmatics. If thick concepts are not inherently evaluative in meaning, they cannot have the deep and distinctive significance they are often given in moral philosophy. Series: Oxford Moral Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190262174
- ISBN
- 9780190262174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. This important new book is the first of a series of volumes collecting the essential articles by the eminent and highly influential philosopher Saul A. Kripke. It presents a mixture of published and unpublished articles from various stages of Kripke's storied career. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5; HPJ; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199992928
- ISBN
- 9780199992928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.99
€ 62.99
Hardback. This major new survey of sociolinguistics identifies gaps in our existing knowledge base and provides directions for future research. Editor(s): Bayley, Robert J.; Cameron, Richard; Lucas, Ceil. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 912 pages, 43 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 175 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 912
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199744084
- ISBN
- 9780199744084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.15
€ 224.15
Paperback. The first major study of the philosophy of Elizabeth Anscombe (1919-2001), not only a friend and student of Wittgenstein's but also in her own right one of the most important philosophers of recent times.Teichmann presents a unified overview of her substantial oeuvre, in particular bringing out the interconnections among her ideas. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5; HPJ; HPM; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199603350
- ISBN
- 9780199603350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Praeger
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781567500257
- ISBN
- 9781567500257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.13
€ 64.13
paperback. This work discusses the view that there is no thought, and thus no meaning, without language, and shows how this concurs with psychoanalytic theory and practice. It includes coverage of: the explanation of action; the concept of subjectivity; and the geneology of morals. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674720961
- ISBN
- 9780674720961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.28
€ 53.99
€ 45.28
Paperback. This study of American behavioural and thought patterns analyzes Americans' perceptual processes and how they contrast with the ways of thinking of other cultures. It should help the reader examine the cultural dimensions of communication and their implications for cross-cultural interaction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; GTC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877864018
- ISBN
- 9781877864018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Teaching Writing for Academic Purposes to Multilingual Students
. Ed(S): Bitchener, John; Storch, Neomy; Wett...
hardcover. Editor(s): Bitchener, John; Storch, Neomy; Wette, Rosemary. Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: CFDM; EBAL; JNT; JNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138284210
- ISBN
- 9781138284210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.70
€ 160.70
paperback. Fictions of India explores the relation of narrative technique to issues of power in the work of selected writers dealing with India. It examines the imperial context in which the writers operate and suggests how historical and ideological assumptions and anxieties may be read into the texts they produce. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 3JJ; CFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780748611812
- ISBN
- 9780748611812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.91
€ 41.99
€ 34.91
Paperback. This book is the first to present a comprehensive linguistic study of Jersey Norman French. Drawing on a corpus of original data, it offers historical and dialectological sketches, an assessment of language planning on Jersey, and an account of language change in progress. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231691
- ISBN
- 9780631231691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 111 pages, 290 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFZ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486220291
- ISBN
- 9780486220291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.57
€ 11.57
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
hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 1DVWR; CFB; JPSL; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801445378
- ISBN
- 9780801445378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.82
€ 83.82
Hardcover. In all scientific endeavors lies the ancient drive for sharing ideas and knowledge, and now this can be accomplished in a single tongue - English. But is this a good thing? This author answers this question by investigating the phenomenon of English in science, how and why it came about, the forms in which it appears, and what is its future. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 halftone, 7 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226535036
- ISBN
- 9780226535036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.99
€ 26.99
€ 21.99
hardcover. This book presents the first attempt by a sociologist to unearth the long hadith transmission network from ancient historical sources and analyze it using the most recent qualitative and quantitative analytical tools. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 tables, 38 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804752077
- ISBN
- 9780804752077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.50
€ 76.50
paperback. An analysis of the use of the African American language which was originally used by slaves in the 19th century, and has been adopted by blacks in English speaking countries throughout the world. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFFD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292708730
- ISBN
- 9780292708730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.72
€ 20.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. This book addresses an important aspect of how language is used in written communication: the ways that writers reflect on their texts to refer to themselves, their readers or the text itself. This is known as METADISCOURSE. Editor(s): Hyland, Ken. Series: Continuum Discourse. Num Pages: 242 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826476111
- ISBN
- 9780826476111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
hardcover. This volume is an "A to Z" collection of over 700 authoritative yet highly readable articles containing descriptive information about the major types, elements, characters, themes, titles and reference points in storytelling. Editor(s): Leeming, David Adams; Sader, Marion. Num Pages: 556 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBP; CFG; DSB; GBC; HBTD; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 265 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573560252
- ISBN
- 9781573560252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.42
€ 119.42
paperback. In over 2500 entries, this dictionary provides a survey of the key terminology and languages of more than 30 sub-disciplines of linguistics. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBD; CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 877.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415203197
- ISBN
- 9780415203197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.67
€ 123.67
paperback. An investigation of academic vocabulary in the International Corpus of Learner English. Series: Corpus and Discourse. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441114501
- ISBN
- 9781441114501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.02
€ 57.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFGA; KJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Avery
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592409471
- ISBN
- 9781592409471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.78
€ 17.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. From Afrikaans to Zulu, this title features almost 100 languages from the comprehensive "Compendium of the World's Languages". It includes representatives of various language families, with samples of Amerindian; languages of politically independent groups in the former USSR; and, those of political pressure groups. Num Pages: 684 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 235 x 36. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415160490
- ISBN
- 9780415160490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.23
€ 105.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788323330936
- ISBN
- 9788323330936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.96
€ 49.99
€ 35.96