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Hardcover. Spanish and Portuguese Across Time covers a diverse range of topics with a common focus, on the dynamic nature of languages and the social forces that shape them across time, place, and borders, and demonstrates how linguistic principles can offer productive angles to the study of literature. Editor(s): Callahan, Laura. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADP; 2ADS; CFF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340443
- ISBN
- 9781137340443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. Do the languages people speak influence their economic decisions and social behavior in multilingual societies? This Handbook brings together scholars from various disciplines to examine the links and tensions between economics and language to find the delicate balance between monetary benefits and psychological costs of linguistic dynamics. Editor(s): Ginsburgh, Victor; Weber, Shlomo. Num Pages: 816 pages, 30 figures, 49 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137325044
- ISBN
- 9781137325044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 303.24
€ 303.24
Hardcover. The collection demonstrates the ways in which established traditions and scholars have come together under the umbrella of linguistic ethnography to explore important questions about how language and communication are used in a range of settings and contexts, and with what effect. Editor(s): Snell, Julia; Shaw, Sara; Copland, Fiona. Series: Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; GTC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137035028
- ISBN
- 9781137035028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Hardcover. This timely book examines language on social media sites including Facebook and Twitter. Studies from leading language researchers, and experts on social media, explore how social media is having an impact on how we relate to each other, the communities we live in, and the way we present a sense of self in twenty-first century society. Editor(s): Seargeant, Philip; Tagg, Caroline. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029300
- ISBN
- 9781137029300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardcover. This volume provides an innovative and original debate on critical theory and discourse analysis, focusing on the extent to which CDA can and should draw on the theory and methodology of a range of disciplines within the social sciences. Editor(s): Weiss, Gilbert; Wodak, Ruth. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333970232
- ISBN
- 9780333970232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardback. This volume draws on sociologically and ethnographically oriented work from a number of disciplines to allow the reader to compare developments in the different Eastern European states, and to examine the interplay of language issues, ethnic nationalism, and processes of state formation. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPR; CFB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333929247
- ISBN
- 9780333929247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This volume considers the spread of Spanish today and particularly its role in the processes of globalization. Spanish is frequently dominant in contact with other languages. But how contested is its hegemony and how far does it threaten other languages? How are these other minoritized languages faring in a world of few strong, global languages? Editor(s): Mar-Molinero, Clare; Stewart, Miranda. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 2ADSL; CFB; CFF; JFFS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580091
- ISBN
- 9780230580091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Paperback. Are TESOL professionals now fairly seen as agents of a new English-speaking empire? Or, if they wish to distance themselves from this role, are there ways of working and living that would make this differentiation clear? An international group of authors put forward their differing proposals for the development of TESOL. Editor(s): Edge, Julian. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; EBA; EL; JFFS. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580060
- ISBN
- 9780230580060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Hardcover. In this impressive volume a combination of theorists - linguists, historians and lawyers - address the subject of citizenship testing for language proficiency and 'cultural' knowledge. Discussing themes of identity and cultural belonging, they draw out the implications for Australia and the wider international community. Editor(s): Slade, Christina; Mollering, Martina. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1MBF; CFB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576339
- ISBN
- 9780230576339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardcover. This diverse collection of gender research with an exclusive focus on spoken interaction explores how gender is reflected and accomplished in relation to other situational and larger-scale sociocultural practices, identities and structures. Editor(s): Pichler, Pia; Eppler, Eva. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574021
- ISBN
- 9780230574021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Hardcover. By revisiting globalization using an analysis of metaphors, such as 'global village' and 'network society', this volume sheds new light on overlooked dimensions of global politics, redresses outdated conceptualizations, and provides a critical analysis of existing approaches to the study of globalization. Editor(s): Kormprobst, Markus; Pouliot, Vincent; Shah, Nisha; Zaiotti, Ruben. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFS; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230522268
- ISBN
- 9780230522268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardcover. This volume explores the discursive nature of post-1989 social change in Central and Eastern Europe. Through a set of national case studies, the construction of post-communist transformation is explored from the point of view of accelerating and unique dynamics of linguistic and discursive practices. Editor(s): Galasinska, Aleksandra; Krzyzanowski, Michal. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; CFB; CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521025
- ISBN
- 9780230521025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardcover. This volume brings together specialists from a range of disciplines to discuss the discursive construction of ethnic, national and regional identities and analyse how specific identity discourses condition and constrain knowledge and action with regard to various socio-political issues in Europe. Editor(s): Mole, Richard C. M. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; CFB; JMS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517066
- ISBN
- 9780230517066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardcover. Emphasising the significance of foreign languages at the centre of war and conflict, this book argues that 'foreignness' and foreign languages are key to our understanding of what happens in war. Through case studies the book traces the role of languages in intelligence, military deployment, soldier/civilian meetings, occupation and peace building. Editor(s): Footitt, Hilary; Kelly, Michael. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368774
- ISBN
- 9780230368774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardcover. Through detailed case studies ranging from the 18th century until today,this book explores the role of foreign languages in military alliances, in occupation and in peace building. It brings together academic researchers and practitioners from the museum and interpreting worlds and the military. Editor(s): Footitt, Hilary; Kelly, Michael. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; GTJ; HBW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230365513
- ISBN
- 9780230365513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Do Irish superheroes actually sound Irish? Why are Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons funny? How do political cartoonists in India, Turkey, and the US get their point across? These questions and many more are answered in this new collection on linguistics and comics, which explores language and how the verbal and the visual interact. Editor(s): Bramlett, Frank. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230362826
- ISBN
- 9780230362826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Hardcover. Focuses on the endangering effects of language-ideological processes. This book looks at the challenges imposed by globalization and super-diversity on the nation state and its language situations and ideologies, and demonstrates how many of its problems rise from the tension between late-modern diversity and the (pre-)modernist responses to it. Editor(s): Blommaert, Jan; Leppanen, Sirpa; Pahta, Paivi; Virkkula, T.; Raisanen, Tiina. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230321410
- ISBN
- 9780230321410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.33
€ 128.33
Hardcover. A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic framework in each of the main Spanish regions where it is spoken: Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands. Editor(s): Strubell, Miquel; Boix-Fuster, Emili. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSEB; 2ADC; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 208 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285125
- ISBN
- 9780230285125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Hardcover. Competence encompasses or overlaps with notions of efficiency, success, accountability, excellence and self-justification. This collection explores ways in which individuals, teams or groups in organizations discursively present themselves as competent to perform tasks or functions, possibly at a superior level. Editor(s): Pelsmaekers, Katja; Rollo, Craig; Van Hout, Tom; Heynderickx, Priscilla. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282636
- ISBN
- 9780230282636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. Providing an innovative approach to the written displays of minority languages in public space this volume explores minority language situations through the lens of linguistic landscape research. Based on very tangible data it explores the 'same old issues' of language contact and language conflict in new ways. Editor(s): Gorter, Durk; Marten, Heiko F.; Van Mensel, Luk; Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272446
- ISBN
- 9780230272446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.09
€ 162.09