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Sociolinguistics
paperback. Bringing together twenty-five years of research, Why We Gesture offers a radical new perspective on gesture-speech unity. Num Pages: 150 pages, 118 b/w illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316502365
- ISBN
- 9781316502365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.62
€ 35.99
€ 32.62
Hardback. Using the metaphor of the Hydra monster from ancient Greek mythology, this book explores how the English language industry threatens the diversity of languages and cultures in the modern world. It reveals how the dominance of English is being confronted and calls for greater efforts to ensure the maintenance of linguistic and cultural diversity. Editor(s): Bunce, Pauline; Phillipson, Robert; Rapatahana, Vaughan; Tupas, Ruanni. Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 318 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783095841
- ISBN
- 9781783095841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.13
€ 187.13
Paperback. This work examines the often cited but poorly supported claims that immigrants fail to learn English, and the mistaken belief that immigrant communities instead cling to their heritage languages, passing them from one generation to the next. Series: Language & Literacy. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; CFC; JFFN; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807740965
- ISBN
- 9780807740965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
€ 34.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Moustapha Safouan, in this courageous and honest book, confronts head-on the problem of Arab despotism, examining it from the point of view of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history. * A ground-breaking book written by the eminent Lacanian psychoanalyst Moustapha Safouan. Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; CFB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161718
- ISBN
- 9781405161718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.87
€ 19.87
Paperback. Featuring contributions from the scholars of rhetoric, composition, and communications, this book seeks to revise the elitist "rhetorical tradition" by analyzing diverse topics such as settlement house movements and hip-hop culture to uncover how communities use discourse to construct working-class identity. Editor(s): DeGenaro, William. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959380
- ISBN
- 9780822959380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.45€ 48.88
€ 52.45
€ 48.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349225484
- ISBN
- 9781349225484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.56
€ 121.56
hardcover. The English-speaking whites of South Africa participate in the culture of the English-speaking world but reject its unspoken consensual position on many issues. This study examines the way these English-speakers see themselves, and how this self-image is influenced by the presence of the blacks. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; CFB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333365731
- ISBN
- 9780333365731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
paperback. The first book to use techniques of linguistic analysis to examine the construction of diverse white identities. Num Pages: 290 pages, 14 b/w illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521692045
- ISBN
- 9780521692045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.27
€ 44.99
€ 40.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, xvi, 378 p. BIC Classification: CFB; PBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226895024
- ISBN
- 9780226895024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.79
€ 43.99
€ 33.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; CFB; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 220 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781813228
- ISBN
- 9780781813228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.70
€ 17.99
€ 16.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806068
- ISBN
- 9781902806068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.30
€ 15.99
€ 15.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, 5000 entries. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781805902
- ISBN
- 9780781805902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.91
€ 15.99
€ 14.91
Hardcover. Welsh Writing, Political Action and Incarceration examines the prison literature of certain iconic Welsh authors whose political lives and creative writings are linked to ideas about Wales and the Welsh language, the nature of political activism, and the function of incarceration. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AFW; CFB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230362840
- ISBN
- 9780230362840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348701
- ISBN
- 9781349348701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
WarTalk: Foreign Languages and the British War Effort in Europe, 1940-...
Footitt, Hilary, Tobia, Simona
Hardcover. Offering a new perspective on the British experience of the Second World War in Europe, this book provides a series of snapshots of the role which languages played in the key processes of British war-making, moving from frameworks of perception and intelligence gathering, through to liberation/occupation, and on to the aftermath of conflict. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 3JJH; CFB; CFP; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230362888
- ISBN
- 9780230362888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. Offering a new perspective on the British experience of the Second World War in Europe, this book provides a series of snapshots of the role which languages played in the key processes of British war-making, moving from frameworks of perception and intelligence gathering, through to liberation/occupation, and on to the aftermath of conflict. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349348749
- ISBN
- 9781349348749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.93
€ 121.93
Hardback. Our favorite movies and TV shows feature indelible characters who tell us about themselves not just in what they say but in how they say it. The creative decisions behind these voices such as what accent or dialect to use offer rich data for sociolinguistic study. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470659915
- ISBN
- 9780470659915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.74
€ 117.74
Paperback. Our favorite movies and TV shows feature indelible characters who tell us about themselves not just in what they say but in how they say it. The creative decisions behind these voices such as what accent or dialect to use offer rich data for sociolinguistic study. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470659922
- ISBN
- 9780470659922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99
€ 43.99
Paperback. This volume explores dialect translation and the problems facing the translator in bridging cultural divides. The book begins by discussing how to make a wide range of European voices "sing" in translation, then goes on to illustrate the different solutions employed in conveying the foreign concepts and milieu from which these voices spring. Editor(s): Anderman, Professor Gunilla M. Series: Translating Europe. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2A; CFB; CFP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853599828
- ISBN
- 9781853599828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350036277
- ISBN
- 9781350036277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.64
€ 56.64