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paperback. Explores how aspects of semantics and pragmatics such as compositionality shape the effectiveness of communication, the roles of the speaker and hearer, and the acquisition of meaning. It surveys research in the fields of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Editor(s): Blutner, Reinhard; Hoop, Helen; Hendriks, Petra. Series: Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575865140
ISBN
9781575865140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.46

hardcover. Editor(s): Naigles, Letitia R. Series: Language and the Human Lifespan Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: CFD; JMC; JNSG2; MJNA; MMZL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
De Gruyter Germany
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9783110409789
ISBN
9783110409789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.28
€ 92.94

hardcover. Series: Language and the Human Lifespan (LHLS). Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 661.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
De Gruyter Germany
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9783110415223
ISBN
9783110415223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.28
€ 92.94

hardcover. This work attempts to discover why so many Mexican Indians are illiterate today despite an indigenous literary tradition that dates back to the pre-Conquest period. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804721219
ISBN
9780804721219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

hardcover. Arguing that the prevailing conception of historical linguistics is flawed, the author presents a series of linguistic studies which demonstrate that all extant human languages share a common origin. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804723213
ISBN
9780804723213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.45

hardcover. This book, by one of Italy's most important and original contemporary philosophers, represents a broad, general, and ambitious undertaking-nothing less than an attempt to rethink the nature of poetic language and to rearticulate relationships among theology, poetry, and philosophy in a tradition of literature initiated by Dante. Translator(s): Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADL; 2ADT; CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730211
ISBN
9780804730211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.36

Paperback. This volume describes aspects of word- and sentence-formation in Nuuchahnulth (formerly known as Nootka), a language spoken on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Aspects included are polysynthetic word formation, word classes, and clause structure. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 183 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098411
ISBN
9780520098411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Wappo is an indigenous language, generally regarded as a language isolate, which was once spoken in the Russian River Valley, just north of San Francisco, California. This title focuses on morphosyntax, particularly nominal, verbal, and clausal structures and clause combining patterns, from a functional/typological perspective. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098541
ISBN
9780520098541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.00

paperback. A biography of one half of the partnership responsible for films such as "The Red Shoes", "Colonel Blimp" and "The Tales of Hoffman". Written by his grandson, the book includes material from Emeric Pressburger's diaries and attempts to show what he brought to the Pressburger/Michael Powell films. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
V9780571178292
ISBN
9780571178292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.22

hardcover. Covers selected Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Transport Research. Editor(s): Meersman, Hilde; Voorde, E. van de; Winkelmans, Willy. Num Pages: 2714 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 178 x 37. Weight in Grams: 5919.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
2714
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080435909
ISBN
9780080435909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 676.83

paperback. Presents the prototype of the etymological thesaurus that has been the goal of the Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus project (STEDT) since 1987. This book provides nearly 170 Proto-Tibeto-Burman etymologies in the semantic area of the reproductive system, along with discussions of possible Chinese cognates. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; CF; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098718
ISBN
9780520098718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.76

paperback. The central concern of this book is the analysis of verbal interaction or discourse. The first six chapters evaluate theoretical advances in the description of discourse. The final chapters demonstrate how the findings of discourse analysis can investigate second-language teaching and first-language acquisition and to analyse literary texts. Series: Applied Linguistics and Language Study. Num Pages: 228 pages, ill. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582553798
ISBN
9780582553798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

hardcover. In this daring book, the author proposes that artistic and literary forms can be understood as modulations of wave forms in the physical world. By the phrase "natural syntax," he means that physical nature enters human communication literally by way of a transmitting wave frequency. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804741781
ISBN
9780804741781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.52

hardcover. This book is the most influential work ever published on Nahuatl grammar and remains an essential work of reference for the student of the language. This new edition presents the original Spanish and an English translation on facing pages, along with explanatory commentary. Editor(s): Lockhart, James. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 2JNN; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742818
ISBN
9780804742818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.62

Hardback. This book, based on many years of teaching the natural language, is a set of lessons that can be understood by students working alone or used in organized classes and contains an abundance of examples that serve as exercises. Num Pages: 264 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2JNN; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742825
ISBN
9780804742825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.52

Paperback. Temporality surveys the ways in which languages of different types refer to past, present, and future events, through an in-depth examination of four major language types: tense-based English, tense-aspect-based Polish, aspect-based Chinese, and mood-based Kalaallisut. Series: Explorations in Semantics. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405190398
ISBN
9781405190398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.23

paperback. Urdu for Children is the first comprehensive instructional package for teaching children Urdu as a second language. Editor(s): Alvi, Sajida Sultana. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 272 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780773516236
ISBN
9780773516236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Lukacher, Ned. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816689545
ISBN
9780816689545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.66

Hardcover. The Analytical Lexicon of New Testament Greek is an invaluable resource for Editor(s): Robinson, Maurice A.; House, Mark A. Num Pages: 506 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHB; CB; CFM; HRCF2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 184 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1054. 506 pages. Editor(s): Robinson, Maurice A.; House, Mark A. The Analytical Lexicon of New Testament Greek is an invaluable resource for. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AHB; CB; CFM; HRCF2; HRCG. Dimension: 235 x 184 x 33. Weight: 1060.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hendrickson Publishers
Edition
Rev Upd
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598567014
ISBN
9781598567014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Helion and Company
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907677335
ISBN
9781907677335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

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