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Sociolinguistics
Paperback. This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguistics deals with human communication and the use of language in its social context. This glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology. Series: Glossaries in Linguistics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Number of pages
- 160
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616237
- ISBN
- 9780748616237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Book. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADS; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613687
- ISBN
- 9780748613687
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.09
€ 34.99
€ 32.09
Hardback. This book analyses discourses of national identity in Europe with particular attention to Austria. Translator(s): Hirsch, Angelika; Mitten, Richard. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748637263
- ISBN
- 9780748637263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.90€ 129.86
€ 136.90
€ 129.86
Paperback. Provides students and researchers with the support needed for advanced study in the core areas of English language and applied linguistics. This book presents an introduction to language and gender, includes diverse work from a range of cultural contexts, represents a range of methodological approaches, and gathers together influential readings. Series: Routledge Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415311045
- ISBN
- 9780415311045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.06
€ 58.06
Paperback. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474412902
- ISBN
- 9781474412902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 173.90
€ 173.90
Hardback. This book investigates the maintenance of multilingualism and minority languages in 12 different minority communities across Europe. The authors argue that legislation and institutional and educational support provide no guarantee for minority language maintenance, surmising that changes in attitudes and language ideologies are the key. Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; CFB; CFDM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783094950
- ISBN
- 9781783094950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.27
€ 170.27
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
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Condition: New
€ 161.53
€ 161.53
Paperback. In this revised and updated 2nd edition of her pioneering textbook, Allyson Jule offers fresh insight into the study of language and gender for those new to the subject. Students will gain a thorough grounding in theoretical and practical perspectives on gender and language in the workplace, media, education, world religions and domestic settings. Series: MM Textbooks. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 8. .
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783097852
- ISBN
- 9781783097852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Paperback. In Articulate While Black, two renowned scholars of Black Language address language and racial politics in the U.S. through an insightful examination of President Barack Obama's language use-and America's response to it. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JFSL3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199812981
- ISBN
- 9780199812981
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Condition: New
€ 54.85
€ 54.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442606203
- ISBN
- 9781442606203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 43.70
€ 49.99
€ 43.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: CFB; KJU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138688490
- ISBN
- 9781138688490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.56
€ 58.56
Hardback. Camelia Suleiman delves into these tensions and contradictions, exploring how language policy and language choice both reflect and challenge political identities of Arabs and Israelis. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2CSR; CFB; HBJF1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474420860
- ISBN
- 9781474420860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.10€ 107.00
€ 113.10
€ 107.00
hardcover. In a careful unraveling of the fabulous and the false, Eco shows us how serendipities----unanticipated truths----often spring from mistaken ideas. Eco uncovers layers of mistakes that have shaped human history, such as Columbus's assumption that the world was much smaller than it is, leading him to seek out a quick route to the East via the West and thus fortuitously "discovering" America. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Series: Italian Academy Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111348
- ISBN
- 9780231111348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853598852
- ISBN
- 9781853598852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.50
€ 46.50
Hardcover. Addresses the political, cultural and pedagogical issues of English in the age of globalization, this book not only presents valuable information about the English language in Hong Kong and China, it also treats theoretical concepts related to language and globalization and opens new perspectives on these issues. Editor(s): Kwok-Kan, Tam; Weiss, Timothy. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 630
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629961848
- ISBN
- 9789629961848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. This book uses a micro-analysis of language in and around Tanzanian beauty pageants to address structural inequalities, gender relations, globalization, as well as educational and language policy. The book paints a picture of how people on the global periphery take part in, and sometimes feel left out of, the wider world. Series: Encounters. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; ASZP; CFB; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783090747
- ISBN
- 9781783090747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.00
€ 52.00
Paperback. Gender Articulated forges new connections between language-related field and feminist theory. The essays presented here examine a range of cultures, languages and settings explicitly connecting feminist theory to language research. Editor(s): Hall, Kira; Bucholtz, Mary. Num Pages: 524 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415913997
- ISBN
- 9780415913997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. Scholars from various disciplines have used key concepts to grasp mobilities, but as of yet, a working vocabulary of these has yet to be fully developed. This edited volume presents contributions that critically analyze mobility-related keywords: capital, cosmopolitanism, freedom, gender, immobility, infrastructure, motility, and regime. Editor(s): Salazar, Noel B.; Jayaram, Kiran. Series: Worlds in Motion. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFM; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 280 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785331466
- ISBN
- 9781785331466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.52
€ 155.52
Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Classics in Linguistics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472526045
- ISBN
- 9781472526045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.58
€ 44.58
paperback. Is today's language at an all-time low? Edwin Battistella argues that it is wrong to think of slang, regional dialects and nonstandard grammar as simply breaking the rules of good English. Reexamining debates over relativism in language, Battistella argues that we should view language as made up of alternative forms of regularity and orderliness, which require informed engagement with usage. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195337457
- ISBN
- 9780195337457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.67
€ 42.67