Sociolinguistics
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Sociolinguistics
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction deals with the social life of language, presenting a succinct account of the most important aspects - both "micro" and "macro" - of sociolinguistics, such as language variation, language attitudes, and the relationship between language and identity. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 118 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199858613
- ISBN
- 9780199858613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Hardback. * Provides an integrated and fully theorized understanding of language and law issues. * Contains many helpful examples from genuine legal contexts and texts. * Discusses linguistic sources of disadvantage before the law, particularly for ethnic minorities, children and abused women. . Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212461
- ISBN
- 9780631212461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.11
€ 149.11
Paperback. An introduction to the fascinating interface between language and the law. Examining the nature of legal language, the book also explores the language of contracts, and the language of legal processes such as court cases, police investigations, and the management of prisoners. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212478
- ISBN
- 9780631212478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Paperback. A provocative argument against the idea that we view the world through the lens of the language we speak. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190468897
- ISBN
- 9780190468897
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.46
€ 18.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Following his bestselling Lost for Words, the ever-popular John Humphrys takes a provocative look at the hidden attitudes that lie behind so many of our current phrases and expressions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340923764
- ISBN
- 9780340923764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. The volume will be of central interest to anyone concerned with communication in the fields of interethnic or industrial relations. Series Editor(s): Drew, Paul; Goodwin, Marjorie Harness; Schiffrin, Deborah. Series: Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521288965
- ISBN
- 9780521288965
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Condition: New
€ 92.11
€ 92.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Oslo Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788274772205
- ISBN
- 9788274772205
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFGA; KJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Avery
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592409471
- ISBN
- 9781592409471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.17
€ 18.99
€ 16.17
Hardcover. Conventional wisdom dictates that individuals who learn American Sign Language (ASL) at a young age possess a higher level of proficiency than those who acquire ASL later, the author shows how diversity in the deaf community belies such generalization. Series: Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 halftones, 25 tables, 45 figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFG; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685453
- ISBN
- 9781563685453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.10€ 59.80
€ 71.10
€ 59.80
Paperback. Drawing on both original texts and critical literature, Linguistics in a Colonial World surveys methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects during and after the colonial era. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105705
- ISBN
- 9781405105705
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Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748675951
- ISBN
- 9780748675951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.57€ 107.00
€ 112.57
€ 107.00
Hardback. The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics features 35 newly-written essays that explore how sociolinguistic theoretical models, methods, findings, and expertise can be applied to the process of reconstruction of a language's past in order to account for diachronic linguistic changes and developments. Editor(s): Hernandez Campoy, Juan Manuel; Conde Silvestre, Juan Camilo. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 255 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190688
- ISBN
- 9781405190688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.60
€ 209.60
Sociolinguistic Styles presents a new and in-depth, historically rooted overview of the phenomenon of style-shifting in sociolinguistic variation. Written by an internationally acclaimed expert in the field, the text explores why, where and when it occurs. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118737644
- ISBN
- 9781118737644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.03
€ 112.03
Hardback. Bridging the gap between theoretical linguistics and language teaching, this title explores what theoretical advances suggest about learning a language after childhood and the implications for the design and execution of a foreign language program. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878402441
- ISBN
- 9780878402441
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Condition: New
€ 214.38
€ 214.38
Paperback. This book critically analyses and reviews the development of language in direct relation to social disadvantage in the early years and beyond. Definitions and descriptions of social disadvantage are addressed and the wider aspects discussed. Editor(s): Clegg, Judy; Ginsborg, Jane. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; JMC; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470019757
- ISBN
- 9780470019757
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Condition: New
€ 72.36
€ 72.36
Paperback. This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118531280
- ISBN
- 9781118531280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 32.90
€ 54.99
€ 32.90
Hardcover. This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118531259
- ISBN
- 9781118531259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.79
€ 115.79
Hardcover. This book is the first detailed history of The BBC's Advisory Committee on Spoken English, which was set up to provide an authoritative guide to pronunciation and the use of language for BBC announcers. It draws upon a wealth of primary sources made available by the BBC Written Archives Centre as well as other published materials. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736738
- ISBN
- 9780198736738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Kachru, Braj B. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252062001
- ISBN
- 9780252062001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.84
€ 38.99
€ 34.84
Hardback. The more than two dozen Rai languages in eastern Nepal are linguistically highly varied. This title includes introductory chapters to Rai mythology and Rai grammar. It brings together different variants of myths from various Rai languages, presenting them with linguistic glossings in interlinear translations. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; CFB; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032729
- ISBN
- 9780674032729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.56
€ 34.99
€ 29.56