Semantics, discourse analysis, etc
Results 161 - 180 of 357
Semantics, discourse analysis, etc
Paperback. This book looks at the relationship between the structure of the sentence and the organization of discourse. Experts in the field make use of data from a variety of languages to examine the nature of these relations, where they come from, and how they apply. Editor(s): Gueron, Jacqueline. Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739425
- ISBN
- 9780198739425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.84
€ 95.84
Paperback. This book seeks to bring together the pragmatic theory of 'meaning as use' with the traditional semantic approach that considers meaning in terms of truth conditions. Daniel Gutzmann's new approach captures the entire meaning of complex expressions and overcomes the empirical gaps and conceptual problems associated with previous analyses. Series: Oxford Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: CFGA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198723837
- ISBN
- 9780198723837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.42
€ 91.42
Paperback. A revision of George Kennedy's translation of, introdution to, and commentary on Aristotle's On Rhetoric. His translation is most accurate, his general introduction is the most thorough and insightful, and his brief introductions to sections of the work, along with his explanatory footnotes, are the most useful available. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195305098
- ISBN
- 9780195305098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.50
€ 138.50
Paperback. Takes a particular perspective on the nature of poetry and follows this through to proposals for teaching. This book focuses attention on how the use of language in short poems can set up conditions for individual interpretation and the representation of reality in ways other than those which are established by normal social convention. Series: Oxford Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSC; ESB; JNU. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780194371841
- ISBN
- 9780194371841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.59
€ 81.59
Hardback. This book provides a compositional, truth-conditional, crosslinguistic semantics for evidentiality, the linguistic encoding of the source information on which a statement is based. The new proposal is based on extensive data from Cheyenne, English, and a variety of other languages. Series: Oxford Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFGA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199681570
- ISBN
- 9780199681570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.41
€ 165.41
Paperback. Presents an overview of how American political communication has been changed by the use of certain dominant political terms. Based on eleven separate studies of the political language used in the United States, this book offers an understanding of American politics and American language. Num Pages: 296 pages, numerous tables and graphs. BIC Classification: CFG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195162394
- ISBN
- 9780195162394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.10
€ 96.10
Image and Concept: Mythopoetic Roots of Literature: 2 (Sign/Text/Cultu...
Freidenberg, Olga. Ed(S): Ivanov, Vyacheslav ...
paperback. "Image and Concept" is Freidenberg's study of the origins of Greek tragedy. Freidenberg's work develops the notion that with the transition from mythological thinking to formal-logical concepts came the appearance of literature. Editor(s): Ivanov, Vyacheslav V. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9789057025075
- ISBN
- 9789057025075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.73
€ 53.73
Patterns in Language: An introduction to language and literary style: ...
Wareing, Shan; Thornborrow, Joanna
paperback. Investigates the use of language in literary and non-literary texts using the principles of linguistic analysis. This work shows how linguistic knowledge can enhance and enrich the analysis of texts. Borrowing from stylistics, it focuses on recurring linguistic patterns used by writers. Series: Interface. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415140645
- ISBN
- 9780415140645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.40
€ 61.40
Paperback. Not only educational, but delightful.-David Mamet Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- David R Godine
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781567925524
- ISBN
- 9781567925524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.85
€ 20.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. Examines the importance of rhetoric in the study of film and film theory. Taking on such issues as Hollywood blacklisting, fascistic aesthetics, and postmodern dialogics, this work presents fifteen critical essays that examine rhetoric's role in such films as "The Fifth Element", "The Last Temptation of Christ", and "A Time to Kill". Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809328291
- ISBN
- 9780809328291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.52
€ 40.99
€ 40.52
Paperback. Arguing that rhetorical listening facilitates conscious identifications needed for cross-cultural communication, the author establishes eavesdropping, and listening pedagogically as approaches to rhetorical listening. She defines rhetorical listening, addressing identifications with gender and whiteness within public debates and pedagogy. Series: Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809326693
- ISBN
- 9780809326693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Paperback. Introduces students to current issues in rhetorical theory through an extended treatment of the rhetorical appeal, a frequently used but rarely discussed concept at the core of rhetorical analysis and criticism. Shunning the standard Aristotelian approach the author uses common, accessible language to explain the concept of the rhetorical appeal. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809326631
- ISBN
- 9780809326631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Paperback. Featuring 13 essays, this collection unites the fields of disability studies and rhetoric to examine connections between disability, education, language, and cultural practices. The contributors span a range of academic fields, including English, education, history and sociology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: CFG; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809323937
- ISBN
- 9780809323937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Hardcover. This work examines the intersection between, and proposes pedagogical uses of, psychoanalytic technique for writing instruction. It demonstrates how a psychoanalytic approach offers insights into the nature of writing process, the sources of writing problems and the dynamics of writing instruction Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JMAF; JNU; YQCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809322213
- ISBN
- 9780809322213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.72
€ 61.72
Paperback. This work contextualizes, and follows the migration of women's rhetorical accomplishments systematically. To locate these women, it follows the migration of the Western intellectual tradition from its inception and its ultimate appropriation by Christianity into the Church and politics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSBB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809321377
- ISBN
- 9780809321377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Writing Groups: History, Theory, and Implications (Studies in Writing ...
Associate Professor Anne Ruggles Gere Phd
Paperback. Series: Studies in Writing and Rhetoric. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; CFG; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809313549
- ISBN
- 9780809313549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Paperback. The campaign of 1896 gave the public one of the most dramatic and interesting battles of political oratory in American history, even though, ironically, its issues faded quickly into insignificance after the election. This book traces the campaign to show the development of William Jennings Bryan's rhetoric and the stability of William McKinley's. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 b&w photo, index. BIC Classification: CFG; HBJK; HBLL; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585445592
- ISBN
- 9781585445592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Hardcover. Looks into communicating psychiatric patient histories, from the asylum years to the clinics of today. This book examines the evolving role of case history narratives in the growth of psychiatry as a medical profession. Series: Studies in Rhetoric/Communication. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037610
- ISBN
- 9781570037610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.50
€ 50.99
€ 50.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 393 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: CFG; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Canadian Scholars Press Canada
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551302508
- ISBN
- 9781551302508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.01
€ 68.01
Paperback. Kay Stones book is a bright light guiding us down the contemporary Canadian and American river of stories. Christina Cacchilega, University of Hawaii-Manoa Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551111674
- ISBN
- 9781551111674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.49€ 51.18
€ 51.49
€ 51.18