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Paperback. This text presents a thorough introduction to the modern written language of Japan. It introduces 425 kanji characters. Series: Yale Language. Num Pages: 626 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CF; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1071.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
610
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300019131
ISBN
9780300019131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.15
€ 45.45

Paperback. Scripture is at the centre of many religions. This book looks at the function, development and implications of the centrality of text upon the Jewish community. It forms an introduction to Jewish hermeneutics, exploring shifts from the Bible to the Torah and biblical religion to rabbinic Judaism. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFP; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674661127
ISBN
9780674661127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.96

Paperback. Brings thinking about semantics to bear on the question of how, and how much, language corresponds to thought. This title argues that lying is a function not of words but of sentences; it belongs to the semantic aspect of language. It forges links between linguistic and literary categories on the one hand and ethics and good manners on the other. Translator(s): Churchill, Larry R.; Brown, Jane K.; Brown, Marshall. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4522 x 3226 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Translation
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985497
ISBN
9780295985497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

hardcover. The Handbook of Speech Production is the first reference work to provide an overview of this burgeoning area of study. Twenty-four chapters written by an international team of authors examine issues in speech planning, motor control, the physical aspects of speech production, and external factors that impact speech production. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; JMM; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470659939
ISBN
9780470659939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804713771
ISBN
9780804713771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.70

Hardback. Topics in this volume include: interlingual contact in the Pacific to the mid-19th century; the Sandalwood period; the Tok Pisin language; oceanic Austronesian languages; structures and sources of pidgin syntax; the pidgin pronominal system; and calquing - pidgin and Solomons languages. Num Pages: 280 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1MKL; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714501
ISBN
9780804714501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

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
€ 29.60

Paperback. In contrast to current orthodoxy, the author of this work argues that grammar is not autonomous with respect to semantics, but rather reduces to patterns for the structuring and symbolization of conceptual content. Num Pages: 540 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738514
ISBN
9780804738514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.00

Paperback. Traces the rhetoric of reform across American history, examining such pivotal periods as the American Revolution, slavery, McCarthyism, and today's gay liberation movement. This book argues that the rhetoric of reform in America represents the continuation of a tradition separate from the commonly accepted principles of the Greeks. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719244
ISBN
9780814719244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Hardback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFFD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631858
ISBN
9780816631858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.21

paperback. Editor(s): Gannett, Cinthia. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: CFGR; CJ; HRCV; HRLM3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823264537
ISBN
9780823264537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.00

Hardcover. Editor(s): MacWhinney, Brian; O'Grady, William. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118301753
ISBN
9781118301753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 59. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118555408
ISBN
9781118555408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.19

Hardback. In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509513314
ISBN
9781509513314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Hardback. Draws on evidence from evolutionary biology, genetics, physical anthropology, anatomy, and neuroscience, to provide a framework for studying the evolution of human language and cognition. This work argues that the influential theories of language's development are inconsistent with principles and findings of evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Num Pages: 448 pages, 60 line illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021846
ISBN
9780674021846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.82
€ 73.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 283 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686580
ISBN
9781563686580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.20
€ 59.85

hardcover. Lori A. Whynot's examination of International Sign has crucial implications for expository IS usage, training, and interpreting. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686726
ISBN
9781563686726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.69
€ 67.19

Paperback. This volume traces the work and thinking of Charles Fillmore throughout his 30 year career. It is a collection which reflects his desire to make sense of the workings of language in a way that keeps in mind questions of language form, language use and conventions linking form, meaning and practice. Series: Papers on Semantic Roles S. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 186 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575862866
ISBN
9781575862866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

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

€ 96.12
€ 92.94

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