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Sociolinguistics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hardcover. This book analyzes the creation of languages across the Slavophone areas of the world and their deployment for political projects and identity building, mainly after 1989. It offers perspectives from a number of disciplines such as sociolinguistics, socio-political history and language policy. Editor(s): Kamusella, Tomasz; Nomachi, Motoki; Gibson, Catherine. Num Pages: 592 pages, 17 maps, 2 figures, 12 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AG; CFB; CFF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 187 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137348388
ISBN
9781137348388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 319.62

Hardcover. With researchers around the world are under increasing pressure to publish in high-profile international journals, this book explores some of the issues affecting authors on the semiperiphery, who often find themselves torn between conflicting academic cultures and discourses. Editor(s): Bennett, Karen. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; ESF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137351180
ISBN
9781137351180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.21

Hardcover. Whilst earlier studies of language planning and of standardisation have tended to study macro processes, this volume is in line with more recent work aimed at bridging the macro and the micro levels by examining how the two interact and influence each other. It covers seven countries and deals with a range of sociolinguistic constellations. Editor(s): Davies, Winifred V.; Ziegler, Evelyn. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137361233
ISBN
9781137361233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardcover. Researching Sociopragmatic Variability showcases a range of research approaches to the study of speech acts and pragmatic markers across different languages and varieties of a language, investigating native and non-native usages and variation across gender, situation and addressee. Editor(s): Beeching, Kate; Woodfield, Helen. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 figures, 35 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137373946
ISBN
9781137373946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.33

Hardcover. How do translators manage relations with parties in a position of authority and power? The book investigates the intellectual, social and professional identity of translators and interpreters across different time periods and locations when their role involves a negotiation with political powers and cultural authorities. Editor(s): Federici, Federico M.; Tessicini, Dario. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137400031
ISBN
9781137400031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

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