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Semantics, discourse analysis, etc

Hardcover. Just as rhetoric is founded in culture, culture is founded in rhetoricA" - the first half of this central statement from the International Rhetoric Culture Project is abundantly evidenced. It is the latter half that this volume explores: how does culture emerge out of rhetorical action, out of seemingly dispersed individual actions and interactions Editor(s): Meyer, Christian; Girke, Felix. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. Num Pages: 338 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. 338 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Meyer, Christian; Girke, Felix. Just as rhetoric is founded in culture, culture is founded in rhetoricA" - the first half of this central statement from the International Rhetoric Culture Project is abundantly evidenced. It is the latter half that this volume explores: how does culture emerge out of rhetorical action, out of seemingly dispersed individual actions and interactions. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JHM. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 26. Weight: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451125
ISBN
9780857451125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 223 x 2. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644780
ISBN
9780748644780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.78
€ 119.62

Paperback. "First published 1996 by Routledge"--Title page verso. Series: Routledge Great Minds. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: CFGR; GTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415854702
ISBN
9780415854702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. Presents a study of three foundational issues in the semantics of natural language that have been relatively neglected. This book focuses on the formal characterization of intensions, the nature of an adequate type system for natural language semantics, and the formal power of the semantic representation language. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233763
ISBN
9780631233763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.60

Paperback. This book takes concepts developed by researchers in theoretical computer science and adapts and applies them to the study of natural language meaning. Summarizing over a decade of research, Chris Barker and Chung-chieh Shan put forward the Continuation Hypothesis: that the meaning of a natural language expression can depend on its own continuation Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFGA; UYQL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199575022
ISBN
9780199575022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.42

Hardcover. 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: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575862859
ISBN
9781575862859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.55
€ 55.88

Paperback. This book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFB; CFF; CFG; CFH; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450. 288 pages, Illustrations. This book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFB; CFF; CFG; CFH; CFK. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight: 474.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748608355
ISBN
9780748608355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.08

Paperback. Translator(s): Wilkinson, J.; Weaver, P. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268004460
ISBN
9780268004460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 12. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816630196
ISBN
9780816630196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Hardback. Presents a unified theory of aspect as a parameter of universal grammar. The text provides syntactic, semantic and pragmatic approaches to a single domain, as well as linguistic analysis of five languages with very different aspectual systems: French, English, Russian, Mandarin Chinese and Navajo. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; 2AGR; 2GDC; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792311362
ISBN
9780792311362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.05

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; HP; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691029
ISBN
9780816691029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

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

€ 71.30
€ 59.65

Paperback. Explores the psychophysical and neurophysical determinants of cross-linguistic constraints on the shape of colour lexicons. Series: Hume S. Num Pages: 200 pages, notes, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575861623
ISBN
9781575861623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.34

Hardback. Examines the challenging subject of discoursemarkers in Ojibwe, one of the many indigenous languages in the Algonquian family. Ojibwe Discourse Markers is a remarkable study that interprets and describes the Ojibwe language in its broader theoretical concerns in the field of linguistics. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 2JNC; CFG; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803299337
ISBN
9780803299337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Hardback. Going beyond traditional rhetoric, this volume is concerned with the possibility of using the figure of chiasmus to model a broad array of phenomena, from human relations to artistic creation. In the process, it provides the first book-length study not of chiasmus, the rhetorical figure, but of chiastic thought. Editor(s): Wiseman, Boris; Paul, Anthony. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 ills & figs. BIC Classification: CFGR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459602
ISBN
9780857459602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.32

Paperback. * Discusses the relationship between meaning and representation. * Illustrates the differences that exist on the question of how formal representations relate to semantic representations. * Includes contributions by Tim Crane, Jerry Fodor, Paul Horwich, John Hyman, Ernie Lepore, Gregory McCulloch and Mark Sainsbury. Editor(s): Borg, Emma. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK; HPM; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235774
ISBN
9780631235774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.95

Paperback. Introduction to Pragmatics guides students through traditional and new approaches in the field, focusing particularly on phenomena at the elusive semantics/pragmatics boundary to explore the role of context in linguistic communication. Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: CFGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405175838
ISBN
9781405175838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 46.76

perfect. Series: Literaturwissenschaft. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CFGA; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Edition
1989th Edition
SKU
V9783824440368
ISBN
9783824440368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138024632
ISBN
9781138024632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.12

Paperback. An introductory-level study of discourse and identity across a variety of contexts. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617500
ISBN
9780748617500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

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