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Paperback. Collects the essays that investigate a variety of linguistic aspects of texts from different genres: from punning riddles and other kinds of humorous text to fictional prose and poetry, and illustrate how work in stylistics may simultaneously contribute to our understanding of a given text and of a particular linguistic phenomenon. Editor(s): Norgaard, Nina. Num Pages: 278 pages, b/w illus & tables. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776744779
ISBN
9788776744779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Hardcover. Covers the language situation in The Baltic States, Ireland and Italy explaining the linguistic diversity, the historical and political contexts and the language situation - including language-in-education planning, the role of the media, the role of religion, and the roles of non-indigenous languages. Editor(s): Kaplan, Robert B. (University of Southern California); Baldauf Jr., Richard B. (University of Queensland). Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847690289
ISBN
9781847690289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.40

Hardcover. Addresses the political, cultural and pedagogical issues of English in the age of globalization, this book not only presents valuable information about the English language in Hong Kong and China, it also treats theoretical concepts related to language and globalization and opens new perspectives on these issues. Editor(s): Kwok-Kan, Tam; Weiss, Timothy. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
630
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629961848
ISBN
9789629961848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Paperback. Gender Articulated forges new connections between language-related field and feminist theory. The essays presented here examine a range of cultures, languages and settings explicitly connecting feminist theory to language research. Editor(s): Hall, Kira; Bucholtz, Mary. Num Pages: 524 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415913997
ISBN
9780415913997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.79

hardcover. Language problems potentially exist at all levels of human activity, including the local contexts of communities and institutions. This volume examines the ways in which language planning works as a local activity in a wide variety of contexts around the world and dealing with a wide range of language planning issues. Editor(s): Liddicoat, Anthony J.; Baldauf Jr., Richard B. (University of Queensland). Series: Language Planning and Policy. Num Pages: 298 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Multilingual Matters Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781847690630
ISBN
9781847690630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.96

Hardback. The Atlas and three-volume Survey present by far the most comprehensive source of reference ever published on the distribution and linguistic characteristics of the world's pidgin and creole languages. On sale as combined item at a special prepublication price they comprise a unique resource of outstanding value for linguists. Editor(s): Michaelis, Susanne Maria; Maurer, Philippe; Haspelmath, Martin; Huber, Magnus. Num Pages: 320 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199691418
ISBN
9780199691418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 327.23

Hardback. This book explores international trends in naming and contributes to the growing field of critical onomastic enquiry. The contributors to this publication examine why names are not only symbols of a person or place, but also manifestations of cultural, linguistic and social heritage in their own right. Editor(s): Puzey, Guy; Kostanski, Laura. Series: Multilingual Matters. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783094912
ISBN
9781783094912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.28

Hardback. Delving into Israel's multifaceted society, this title explores the many ethnic and religious communities that comprise modern Israel and the ways in which they interact and often misunderstand each other. It covers subjects such as Holocaust education, language rights, military service, and the balancing of religious with secular systems of law. Editor(s): Sagi, Avi; Nachtomy, Ohad. Series: Israel: Society, Culture, and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, map. BIC Classification: CFB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934843499
ISBN
9781934843499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.14

Paperback. Series: Routledge Linguistics Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; EBAL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415788137
ISBN
9780415788137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

Paperback. Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader is a comprehensive collection of the best work that has been published in this exciting and growing area of anthropology, and is organized to provide a guide to key issues in the study of language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice. Editor(s): Duranti, Alessandro. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 536 pages, ill. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
536
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405126328
ISBN
9781405126328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.42

Paperback. Documenting how in the course of acquiring language children become speakers and members of communities, The Handbook of Language Socialization is a unique reference work for an emerging and fast-moving field. Editor(s): Duranti, Alessandro; Ochs, Elinor; Schieffelin, Bambi B. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 676 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118772997
ISBN
9781118772997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.48

Hardcover. Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader is a comprehensive collection of the best work that has been published in this exciting and growing area of anthropology, and is organized to provide a guide to key issues in the study of language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cultural practice. Editor(s): Duranti, Alessandro. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405126335
ISBN
9781405126335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.96

Paperback. Written by a linguist who is himself a journalist, this is a uniquely informed account of the language of the news media. Based in the frameworks of sociolinguistics and discourse analysis its concerns are with the notion of the news story, the importance of the processes which produce media language and the role of the audience. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631164357
ISBN
9780631164357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.18

Paperback. In this revised and updated 2nd edition of her pioneering textbook, Allyson Jule offers fresh insight into the study of language and gender for those new to the subject. Students will gain a thorough grounding in theoretical and practical perspectives on gender and language in the workplace, media, education, world religions and domestic settings. Series: MM Textbooks. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 8. .
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783097852
ISBN
9781783097852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.93

Paperback. Explores how social contexts affect language use, based around the skills specified in the assessment objectives for AS and A2 Level English. Series: Routledge A Level English Guides. Num Pages: 112 pages, 1 line figure, 9 b&w photographs, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; CFB; CJB. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415286299
ISBN
9780415286299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.45

Hardcover. This project is the culmination of 7 years of research into Russian-speaking identities in Latvia. Covering a period up to and including the Ukrainian crises of 2014, the research examines the complex relationships between diverse groups of Russian speakers, the Latvian state, the Russian Federation, and Latvia's political and cultural spaces. Series: Russian Language and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 3 black and white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 2AGR; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697434
ISBN
9780748697434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.95
€ 103.24

Hardback. Over several generations, villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWWD; 2JS; CFB; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478. Children and Change in a Caribbean Village. 252 pages, 20 ills & tables, 3 maps. Over several generations, villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KJWWD; 2JS; CFB; JFSP1; JHMC. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight: 478.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
266
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457608
ISBN
9780857457608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.83

Paperback. Have wireless mobile communication technologies changed the way people talk to one another? This volume takes a global perspective and provides readers with a nuanced, ethnographically-informed understanding of mobile communication and sociolinguistics. It contains a glossary of relevant terms. Series Editor(s): Swann, Joan; Kerswill, Paul. Series: Edinburgh Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748655748
ISBN
9780748655748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.08

Paperback. The only textbook of its kind, An Introduction to the Languages of the World is designed to introduce beginning linguistics students, who now typically start their study with little background in languages, to the variety of the languages of the world. Num Pages: 544 pages, 19 line art; 1 halftone. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 277 x 31. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195149883
ISBN
9780195149883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.83

Hardback. This volume brings together a range of scholars from different disciplinary areas in the field, examining the challenges of transition into a (new) workplace, team or community, as well as transitions within different professional communities. Editor(s): Angouri, Jo; Marra, Meredith; Holmes, Janet. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; KJP; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403139
ISBN
9781474403139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.95
€ 107.79

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