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Sociolinguistics

Paperback. Offers information on who holds power and how they use it, keep it, or lose it. This book offers an introduction to linguistic theories and the philosophy of language. It lays the groundwork for an exploration of news stories that meet the Undue Attention Test. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232075
ISBN
9780520232075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

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

€ 38.99
€ 28.26

Hardcover. When originally published in 1993 the first edition of this book was widely acknowledged as a definitive text in the field. The New Handbook builds on this success to provide updated reviews of many of the important theoretical and practical areas in which progress has been achieved in the last decade. Editor(s): Robinson, W. Peter; Giles, Howard. Num Pages: 688 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471490968
ISBN
9780471490968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 340.43

Hardcover. Reflecting a multitude of developments in the study of language change and variation over the last ten years, this extensively updated second edition features a number of new chapters and remains the authoritative reference volume on a core research area in linguistics. Editor(s): Chambers, J. K.; Schilling-Estes, Natalie. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470659946
ISBN
9780470659946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.70

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

€ 44.99
€ 44.42

Paperback. Introduccion a la Sociolinguistica Hispanica es un libro de texto imprescindible para los estudiantes de pregrado que cursan sociolinguistica hispanica. Cada capitulo esta redactado en un lenguaje sencillo y accesible. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658024
ISBN
9780470658024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.69

Paperback. This text takes a serious look at Dante's relation to Latin grammar and the new "mother tongue" - Italian vernacular - by exploring the cultural significance of the nursing mother in medieval discussions of language and selfhood. Series: William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; CFB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025540
ISBN
9780268025540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.41

Hardcover. This text takes a serious look at Dante's relation to Latin grammar and the new "mother tongue" - Italian vernacular - by exploring the cultural significance of the nursing mother in medieval discussions of language and selfhood. Series: William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; CFB; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025533
ISBN
9780268025533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Paperback. These essays, written by scholars from diverse disciplines and perspectives, consider various present-day and historical efforts to make a language dominant through textual and literary means. Contributors examine pressures to elevate one language at the expense of another and the cultural and intellectual consequences of that elevation. Editor(s): Bloomer, W. Martin. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268021917
ISBN
9780268021917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

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

€ 44.99
€ 34.31

Paperback. These 12 original papers extend the mental-spaces framework developed by Gilles Fauconnier and demonstrate its utility in solving deep problems in linguistics and discourse theory. The contributors analyze a wide range of phenomena, including analogical counterfactuals and deictic expression. Series: Cognitive Theory of Language & Culture S. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; CFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226239248
ISBN
9780226239248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.09

Paperback. From high school cafeterias to the floor of Congress, from "The Daily Show" to every comments section on the internet, insult is a truly universal and ubiquitous cultural practice with a long and earthy history. This title deals with the subject of insult. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114781
ISBN
9780226114781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.84

Paperback. The first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes' with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed. Editor(s): Hickey, Raymond. Series: Studies in English Language. Num Pages: 444 pages, 8 b/w illus. 20 maps 48 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107515659
ISBN
9781107515659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.85

Hardback. This book brings together contributions from various researchers, providing an overview of narrative research approaches and demonstrating how these work in practice. Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; EBAL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107042698
ISBN
9781107042698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.57
€ 183.69

Hardback. A guide to language revitalization, presenting the issues and practices involved in preventing language loss. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521816212
ISBN
9780521816212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.75

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.11

Paperback. Dr Cheshire fieldwork analyses phonological variation in spontaneous everyday conversation. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780521117159
ISBN
9780521117159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.18

Paperback. This comprehensive introduction discusses detailed methods of analyzing consonants, vowels, prosody and voice quality. Extensively illustrated, and with a focus on language variation, it provides explanations for conducting acoustic analyses and perception experiments and covers a variety of theoretical approaches. Num Pages: 376 pages, 84 black & white line drawings, 95 black & white halftones, 11 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230224568
ISBN
9780230224568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.73

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.36

Paperback. Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? This title states that contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFD; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099505570
ISBN
9780099505570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

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