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Paperback. Charm, wit and style were essential, but dangerous ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. This work explores the complexities and ambiguities of charm, wit and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins and development of the terms used. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CFG; DNF; DSBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226454443
- ISBN
- 9780226454443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.12€ 59.65
€ 71.12
€ 59.65
Paperback. The first edition of this highly successful book received praise from many practioners in the field of language and learning difficulties. "Any practioner with an interest in the acquisition of literacy who takes the time to study Overcoming Dyslexia in some detail. Series: Dyslexia Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: CFC; CJA; JNSG1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861562586
- ISBN
- 9781861562586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Paperback. Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years. This work explores the cultural significance of the script and looks at areas such as cryptography and the decipherment into modern times. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192805027
- ISBN
- 9780192805027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Hardcover. The second edition of The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory presents a comprehensive introduction to cutting-edge research in contemporary theoretical and computational semantics. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 771 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470670736
- ISBN
- 9780470670736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.78
€ 238.78
Paperback. A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; CFM; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436624
- ISBN
- 9780140436624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.82
€ 33.99
€ 22.82
Hardcover. Series: Ancient Languages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CBX; CFLA; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714122885
- ISBN
- 9780714122885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Holm, John A.; Patrick, Peter L. Series: Westminster Creolistics. Num Pages: 420 pages, M. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD; CFK; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716. Parallel Outlines of 18 Creole Grammars. Series: Westminster Creolistics. 420 pages, M. Editor(s): Holm, John A.; Patrick, Peter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD; CFK; CJ. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight: 706.
- Publisher
- Battlebridge Publications
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903292013
- ISBN
- 9781903292013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.72
€ 33.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. What is the relationship between the ideas of the Enlightenment and the culture and ideology of the French Revolution? Rosenfeld takes up that classic question by concentrating on changing conceptions of language and signs during the second half of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; CFF; GTE; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749312
- ISBN
- 9780804749312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Hardcover. Presents a study of the English Renaissance translations of Virgil's Aeneid. This volume covers the period from the beginning of Elizabeth's reign to the start of the English Civil War, during which time there were thirteen authors who composed substantial translations of Virgil's epic. It offers original readings of influential texts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADL; CFP; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699087
- ISBN
- 9780748699087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.48€ 100.28
€ 106.48
€ 100.28
Paperback. Covers the major aspects of linguistics. This guide begins at the 'arts' end of the subject and finishes at the 'science' end, with the discoveries regarding language in the brain. It looks at the prehistory of languages and their common origins, language and evolution, language in time and space, grammar and dictionaries and phonetics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801487
- ISBN
- 9780192801487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.75
€ 11.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. Halliday's Introduction to Functional Grammar, Fourth Edition, is the standard reference text for systemic functional linguistics and an ideal introduction for you, whether you are an undergraduate or postgraduate interested in the relation between grammar, meaning and discourse. Num Pages: 808 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1434.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 808
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444146608
- ISBN
- 9781444146608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.58
€ 69.58
Paperback. This book aims to enable parents in trilingual families to consider possible language strategies suited to their individual circumstances. It includes a tool for diagnostic self-analysis that will help each reader to identify their situation and learn how parents in similar situations have supported their children's use of languages. Series: Parents' and Teachers' Guides. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: CFDM; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783091140
- ISBN
- 9781783091140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.83
€ 19.99
€ 15.83
Paperback. David Nunan provides an overview of the key topics and concepts that constitute our current understanding of language. This new edition has been extensively reworked and updated, including additional coverage of language and culture, language variation, second language acquisition and bilingualism. New discourse examples are also included. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 diagrames, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291379
- ISBN
- 9780230291379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.66
€ 44.99
€ 36.66
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AHM; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 239
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801046933
- ISBN
- 9780801046933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. This book critically reviews essential approaches to literacy research and practice in the digital age while showing the relationships between these vital paradigms. This indispensable volume also introduces sensory literacies - a new approach with powerful potential for today's learning environments. Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC; JNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783094615
- ISBN
- 9781783094615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; JMR; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514. The Evolution of the Preliterate Imagination. 272 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CF; JMR; PSAJ. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 22. Weight: 508.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160926
- ISBN
- 9780231160926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.30€ 79.12
€ 104.30
€ 79.12
Hardback. Much has been written on dialect formation through contact between dialects of the same language, but the question of what happens when closely related but linguistically discrete varieties come into contact with each other has largely been neglected. Here Robert McColl Millar sets out to redress this imbalance. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474409087
- ISBN
- 9781474409087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.48€ 102.41
€ 106.48
€ 102.41
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748675951
- ISBN
- 9780748675951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.48€ 102.41
€ 106.48
€ 102.41
Hardback. Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student is the most widely assigned text on rhetoric for courses in advanced rhetoric and composition. It consists of six chapters that cover the elements of rhetoric. Num Pages: 574 pages, 1 colour halftone. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 91 x 35. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 574
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 4th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195115420
- ISBN
- 9780195115420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.00
€ 233.00
Paperback. A profoundly arresting integration of the faculties of the mind - of how we think, speak, and see the world. Written with an informality that belies the originality of its insights and the radical nature of its conclusions, this is the author's most important book since his groundbreaking Foundations of Language in 2002. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFGA; HP; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736455
- ISBN
- 9780198736455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.14
€ 37.14
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027722447
- ISBN
- 9789027722447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 354.93€ 344.29
€ 354.93
€ 344.29
Paperback. Series: Cognition and Poetics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: CF; DSA; DSB; DSC; JFC; JMR. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190634698
- ISBN
- 9780190634698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.61
€ 68.61
Paperback. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This book is about reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Num Pages: 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366. Names * Greetings * Insults * Sayings. 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This is an illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight: 366.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714119762
- ISBN
- 9780714119762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. A volume of original essays on key aspects of Searle's philosophy of language, prefaced by John Searle himself. Editor(s): Tsohatzidis, Savas L. Num Pages: 308 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KOC0011315
- ISBN
- 9780521685344
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.00
€ 18.00