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Hardcover. An in-depth study of a group of multilingual students from widening participation backgrounds on a first-year undergraduate academic writing programme. The book explores ways in which identity positions emerge in the spoken interaction, with a particular focus on gender. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230573987
- ISBN
- 9780230573987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Paperback. International researchers examine the interplay between gender and metaphor in political language in the UK, USA, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Singapore. They draw on a variety of corpus data to determine to what extent conceptual metaphors used by women in political power differ with, or remain the same as that of men. Editor(s): Ahrens, Kathleen. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; JFSJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301270
- ISBN
- 9781349301270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardback. This analysis of the rhetoric of nine successfully persuasive politicians explains how their use of language created credible and consistent stories about themselves and the social world they inhabit. It explores their use of metaphors, their myths and how language analysis helps us to understand how politicians are able to persuade. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251649
- ISBN
- 9780230251649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.23
€ 124.23
Paperback. This book analyzes the rhetoric of speeches by major British or American politicians and shows how metaphor is used systematically to create political myths of monsters, villains and heroes. Metaphors are shown to interact with other figures of speech to communicate subliminal meanings by drawing on the unconscious emotional association of words. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; GTC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019812
- ISBN
- 9780230019812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.31
€ 111.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; GTC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403946898
- ISBN
- 9781403946898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.33
€ 133.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; CFB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 20. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334423
- ISBN
- 9781590334423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.55€ 63.07
€ 81.55
€ 63.07
Paperback. A new introduction surveys the considerable literature in linguistics, psychology and social sciences that the original essay on the phenomenon of politeness stimulated. Series Editor(s): Drew, Paul; Goodwin, Marjorie Harness; Gumperz, John J.; Schiffrin, Deborah. Series: Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 358 pages, 8 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450. Some Universals in Language Usage. Series: Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics. 352 pages, 8 b/w illus. 3 tables. A new introduction surveys the considerable literature in linguistics, psychology and social sciences that the original essay on the phenomenon of politeness stimulated. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFB. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight: 490. Series Editor(s) :Drew, Paul; Goodwin, Marjorie Harness; Gumperz, John J.; Schiffrin, Deborah.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 358
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521313551
- ISBN
- 9780521313551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.72
€ 60.72
Paperback. This book examines the importance of politeness in pragmatic expression and communication, making a significant contribution to the debate over whether the universal politeness theory is applicable globally regardless of cultural differences. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFGA; CJ; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349440535
- ISBN
- 9781349440535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Hardcover. This book examines the importance of politeness in pragmatic expression and communication, making a significant contribution to the debate over whether the universal politeness theory is applicable globally regardless of cultural differences. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDC; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030627
- ISBN
- 9781137030627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Hardback. This is the first edited collection to examine politeness in a wide range of diverse cultures. Most essays draw on empirical data from a wide variety of languages, including some key-languages in politeness research, such as English, and Japanese, as well as some lesser-studied languages, such as Georgian. Editor(s): Bargiela-Chiappini, Francesca; Kadar, Daniel Z. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GJ; CFB; CFG; GTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236486
- ISBN
- 9780230236486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Paperback. This is the first edited collection to examine politeness in a wide range of diverse cultures. Most essays draw on empirical data from a wide variety of languages, including some key-languages in politeness research, such as English, and Japanese, as well as some lesser-studied languages, such as Georgian. Editor(s): Bargiela-Chiappini, Francesca; Kadar, Daniel Z. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349314560
- ISBN
- 9781349314560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse brings together the fields of discourse analysis and socio-legal studies to identify, illustrate and explain the cross-cultural similarities and disparities between the inquisitorial and adversarial procedures of witness examination in criminal trials. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JKVF; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414243
- ISBN
- 9781137414243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse brings together the fields of discourse analysis and socio-legal studies to identify, illustrate and explain the cross-cultural similarities and disparities between the inquisitorial and adversarial procedures of witness examination in criminal trials. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR; CFP; JKVP; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349490189
- ISBN
- 9781349490189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
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
€ 158.42
€ 158.42
paperback. Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JJP; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441943064
- ISBN
- 9781441943064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.25
€ 136.25
Hardback. Presents the comprehensive synthesis and analysis of major developments in reforming programs in modernizing the Chinese writing system. This book traces the language policy and planning related developments for Chinese characters, with particular emphasis on post-1950 period in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JJP; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387485744
- ISBN
- 9780387485744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.45
€ 194.45
Hardcover. This book explores the role of photographs in newspapers and online news, analyzing how meanings are made in images and exploring text-image relations, illustrated with authentic news stories from both print and online news outlets. Num Pages: 260 pages, 46 black & white tables, 46 figures. BIC Classification: AJCR; CFB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301009
- ISBN
- 9780230301009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. The world's population negotiates a multiplicity of naming systems. Some are compatible with the 'normative' system of the world of passports and identity cards but a great many are not. This volume classifies and theorizes the systems underlying naming practices in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia where systems are abundant and fluid. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Singapore University Press Singapore
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971693800
- ISBN
- 9789971693800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.20
€ 32.20
Hardback. Drawing on scholarly literature, three decades of fieldwork, and ample historical documents-most of which have never before been made accessible to English-speaking readers-this is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at this unlikely linguistic success story. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32, 13 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 2ACD; CFB; HBJK; HBTB; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418285
- ISBN
- 9781421418285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.10
€ 73.10
Paperback. Why would love for their language lead several men in southern India to burn themselves alive in its name? This title analyzes the discourses of love, labor, and life that transformed Tamil into an object of such passionate attachment, producing in the process one of modern India's most intense movements for linguistic revival and separatism. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 343 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BRT; 3JH; 3JJ; CFB; CFG; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208056
- ISBN
- 9780520208056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.83
€ 37.99
€ 27.83