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Paperback. Time is a fundamental aspect of human cognition and action. All languages have developed rich means to express various facets of time, such as bare time spans, their position on the time line, or their duration. This volume explores what we know about the neural and cognitive representations of time that speakers can draw on in language. Editor(s): Indefrey, Peter; Gullberg, Marianne. Series: Language Learning Cognitive Neuroscience Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405185813
- ISBN
- 9781405185813
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Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
Hardback. For a dead language, Latin has achieved an elevated stature unmatched by few living languages -- its cultural cachet evidenced through countless terms and phrases utilized in Western law, medicine, and science. Editor(s): Clackson, James. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 664 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CBX; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 183 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1340.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186056
- ISBN
- 9781405186056
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Condition: New
€ 201.81
€ 201.81
Paperback. The Handbook of the History of English is a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that focus on the theoretical issues behind the facts of the changing English language. Editor(s): Kemenade, Ans van; Los, Bettelou. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1148.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187862
- ISBN
- 9781405187862
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Condition: New
€ 61.32
€ 61.32
Paperback. The Handbook of World Englishes is a collection of newly commissioned articles focusing on selected critical dimensions and case studies of the theoretical, ideological, applied and pedagogical issues related to English as it is spoken around the world. Editor(s): Kachru, Braj B.; Kachru, Yamuna; Nelson, Cecil L. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 832 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188319
- ISBN
- 9781405188319
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Condition: New
€ 61.32
€ 61.32
Paperback. * Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else * Features a complementary website with additional material at www. historyofenglishspelling. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190237
- ISBN
- 9781405190237
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Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Hardback. The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics features 35 newly-written essays that explore how sociolinguistic theoretical models, methods, findings, and expertise can be applied to the process of reconstruction of a language's past in order to account for diachronic linguistic changes and developments. Editor(s): Hernandez Campoy, Juan Manuel; Conde Silvestre, Juan Camilo. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 255 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1228.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190688
- ISBN
- 9781405190688
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Condition: New
€ 210.84
€ 210.84
Paperback. The way in which we understand the concept of intelligence is rooted in metaphor and metonymy. This book explores the motivation for some of the lexemes in this semantic field across the history of the English language, considering the range of cognitive mechanisms and cultural factors that can inform metaphorical and metonymical mappings. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 317 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190855
- ISBN
- 9781405190855
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Condition: New
€ 32.25
€ 32.25
Hardback. The new edition of Language and Gender: A Reader responds to the wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initial publication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entries that have made the volume so popular, the second edition has been fully revised, and now includes 23 new articles and two entirely new sections. Num Pages: 640 pages, ill. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1174.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191449
- ISBN
- 9781405191449
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Condition: New
€ 115.23
€ 115.23
Paperback. Necessity is a primary meaning expressed diversely in world languages and whose evolution helps describe human cognitive development. By adopting a corpus-based approach, this book studies the five verbs from the history of English diachronically, from the language's origins (c. 750) to the end of the early Modern period (1710). Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192705
- ISBN
- 9781405192705
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Condition: New
€ 32.25
€ 32.25
Hardback. Articulatory Phonetics presents a concise and non-technical introduction to the physiological processes involved in producing sounds in human speech. With a primary focus on the basic anatomy and physiology of speech and how different kinds of speech sounds are made, the text serves as an ideal guide through this burgeoning area of research. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193214
- ISBN
- 9781405193214
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Condition: New
€ 105.70
€ 105.70
Hardback. This Handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of theoretical and descriptive research in contemporary Hispanic sociolinguistics. Editor(s): Diaz-Campos, Manuel. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 255 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195003
- ISBN
- 9781405195003
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Condition: New
€ 61.32
€ 61.32
Paperback. Kit Fine argues for a fundamentally new approach to the study of representation in language and thought. His key idea is that there may be representational relationships between expressions or elements of thought that are not grounded in the intrinsic representational features of the expressions or elements themselves. Series: Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196697
- ISBN
- 9781405196697
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Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Hardback. It is estimated that there are currently more than 400 million Spanish speakers worldwide, with the United States being home to one of the world's largest native Spanish-speaking populations. Reflecting the increasing importance of the Spanish language both in the U.S. Editor(s): Hualde, Jose Ignacio; O'Rourke, Erin; Olarrea, Antxon. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 898 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1662.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 898
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198820
- ISBN
- 9781405198820
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Condition: New
€ 210.67
€ 210.67
Hardback. Suitable for upper level undergraduates, graduate level students and established scholars, this title covers a range of topics and disciplines, from reviewing underlying structures of conversation, to describing conversation analysis' relationship to anthropology, communication, linguistics, psychology, and sociology. Editor(s): Stivers, Tanya; Sidnell, Jack. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 844 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1580.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 844
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332087
- ISBN
- 9781444332087
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Condition: New
€ 201.81
€ 201.81
Hardback. The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism presents a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of bilingualism, covering language processing, language acquisition, cognition and the bilingual brain. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332780
- ISBN
- 9781444332780
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Condition: New
€ 95.82
€ 95.82
Paperback. The articles in this volume, written by leading researchers in linguistics, psychology, and complex systems, summarize this new approach to language and illustrate its application across a variety of subfields, including languages usage, language evolution, language structure, and first and second language acquisition. Series: Language Learning Cognitive Neuroscience Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334005
- ISBN
- 9781444334005
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Condition: New
€ 48.66
€ 48.66
Hardback. Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guideis an informative guide to research design and methodology for graduate students and scholars. Each chapter of this volume offers background, step-by-step guidance, and relevant studies to create comprehensive coverage of each method. Editor(s): Gass, Susan M.; Mackey, Alison. Series: Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDC; GPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334265
- ISBN
- 9781444334265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.15
€ 108.15
Hardback. **Honored as a 2013 Choice Outstanding Academic Title** Comprising state-of-the-art research, this substantially expanded and revised Handbook discusses the latest global and interdisciplinary issues across bilingualism and multilingualism. Editor(s): Bhatia, Tej K.; Ritchie, William C. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 964 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 964
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334906
- ISBN
- 9781444334906
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Condition: New
€ 201.81
€ 201.81
Paperback. In Mogadishu on the Mississippi, Martha Bigelow brings together five years of interdisciplinary research within the Somali community in Minnesota. Series: Language Learning Monograph. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 2CXS; CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338744
- ISBN
- 9781444338744
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Condition: New
€ 46.13
€ 46.13
Paperback. The Handbook of Clinical Linguistics brings together an international team of contributors to produce an original and in-depth survey of this multi-faceted field. It fills a gap in the existing literature as the first non-encyclopedic volume to provide comprehensive, up to date coverage of this ever-expanding area of linguistics. Editor(s): Ball, Martin J.; Perkins, Michael; Muller, Nicole; Howard, Sara. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 712 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338775
- ISBN
- 9781444338775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.26
€ 56.26