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Sociolinguistics

Hardcover. Why are second language learners in Japan's universities so silent? This book investigates the perplexing but intriguing phenomenon of classroom silence and draws on ideas from psychology, sociolinguistics and anthropology to offer a unique insight into the reasons why some learners are either unable or unwilling to speak in a foreign language. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AB; CFB; CJA; JNC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137301475
ISBN
9781137301475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.48

Hardcover. This book explores dominant ideologies about citizenship, nation, and language that frame the everyday lives of Spanish-speaking immigrant day laborers in Arizona. It examines the value of speaking English in this context and the dynamics of intercultural communication in fast-paced job negotiations. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; CFB; CFF; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137301017
ISBN
9781137301017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.49

Hardcover. During Germany's occupation of France in WWII, French regional languages became a way for people to assert their local identities. This book offers a detailed historical sociolinguistic analysis of the various language policies applied in France's regions (Brittany, Southern France, Corsica and Alsace) before, during and after WWII. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; CFB; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137300157
ISBN
9781137300157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Hardcover. Metaphor and Entertainment presents the very first, large-scale exploration of metaphor in Chinese online entertainment news, one of the most vibrant and controversial news genres in contemporary China. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CFB; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137298034
ISBN
9781137298034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardcover. This second edition reviews the field of business discourse, centring on the investigation of business language and communication as practice. It combines research-based discussions with innovative practical applications and promotes debate and enquiry on a range of competing issues, emerging from business discourse research and teaching practice. Series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Second Edition,New Edition,2nd edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137024916
ISBN
9781137024916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.37

Hardcover. This book synthesizes previous work on thanking, politeness and Japanese pragmatics and crystallises the theoretical underpinnings of thanking, how it is realized linguistically and the social meaning and significance of this aspect of Japanese communication. Num Pages: 228 pages, 2 figures, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137009869
ISBN
9781137009869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardcover. This is an analysis of the promises and contradictions surrounding contemporary minority language policy. It draws on theoretical and real-world perspectives and interviews with key players within European institutions together with field work undertaken principally in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Canada. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137000835
ISBN
9781137000835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Paperback. The contributors investigate the workings of language ideologies in relation to other social processes in a globalizing world. They explore in detail the specific ways in which language ideologies underpin language policy and the relationship between public policies and individual practices, with particular attention to Europe. Editor(s): Mar-Molinero, Clare; Stevenson, Patrick. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230580084
ISBN
9780230580084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Paperback. Can discourse analysis techniques adequately deal with complex social phenomena? What does 'interdisciplinarity' mean for theory building and the practise of empirical research? This original volume debates critical theory and discourse analysis, focussing on the extent to which CDA can draw on a range of disciplines in the social sciences. Editor(s): Weiss, Gilbert; Wodak, Ruth. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230555143
ISBN
9780230555143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.10

Paperback. Multilingual Livingpresents speakers' own accounts of the challenges and advantages of living in several languages at individual, family and societal levels. Individuals note profound differences in their sense of themselves, their relationships and their parenting, depending on which language they use. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; JHBK; JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230554337
ISBN
9780230554337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.68

Paperback. Men and the Language of Emotions challenges the commonly held association of rationality with masculinity, involving distancing from the language of emotions. Drawing on a study of heterosexual men talking about their life and relationships, he demonstrates that men are capable of speaking of emotions, and in direct and uninhibited ways. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; JFSJ2; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230554313
ISBN
9780230554313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.50

Paperback. This book explores the relationship between conversation analysis and applied linguistics, demonstrating how the analysis of institutional talk can contribute to professional practice. With a foreword by Paul Drew, the core of the collection deals with topics as diverse as speech therapy and retailing; radio journalism and cross-cultural training. Editor(s): Richards, Keith; Seedhouse, Paul. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230554306
ISBN
9780230554306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. The first book that draws together the main current methodological approaches to the study of language and gender. Approaches include Sociolinguistics, Conversation analysis, Corpus linguistics, Critical discourse analysis, Feminist post-structuralist discourse analysis, Discursive psychology and Queer theory. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230550698
ISBN
9780230550698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.64

Hardback. The first book that draws together the main current methodological approaches to the study of language and gender. Approaches include Sociolinguistics, Conversation analysis, Corpus linguistics, Critical discourse analysis, Feminist post-structuralist discourse analysis, Discursive psychology and Queer theory. Editor(s): Sauntson, Helen; Sunderland, Jane. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230550681
ISBN
9780230550681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.48

Hardback. The book shows how the system of English predicate complementation has been undergoing an amazing amount of variation and change in recent centuries, and identifies explanatory principles to account for this change and variation, with evidence from large electronic corpora of both British and American English. Editor(s): Jones, Charles. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; CBX; CFB; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230537330
ISBN
9780230537330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Hardback. This is an eclectic collection of essays which successfully demonstrate how the Sociology of Language and Religion as a disciplinary paradigm responds to change, conflict and accommodation. The multiple religious coverage in the essays (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) as well as more or less global panorama. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; HR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230516991
ISBN
9780230516991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Paperback. This is the first book to examine the discourse of reality television. Chapters provide rigorous case studies of the discourse practices that characterise a wide range of generic and linguistic/cultural contexts, including dating shows in China and Spain, docudramas in Argentina and New Zealand, and talent shows in the UK and USA. Editor(s): Lorenzo-Dus, Nuria. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230368729
ISBN
9780230368729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

Paperback. Bringing together a selection of some of the author's key papers on language and gender, this book provides an overview of the development of language and gender studies over the last 30 years, with particular emphasis on conversational data and on single sex friendship groups. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230368705
ISBN
9780230368705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Hardback. Bringing together a selection of some of the author's key papers on language and gender, this book provides an overview of the development of language and gender studies over the last 30 years, with particular emphasis on conversational data and on single sex friendship groups. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230368699
ISBN
9780230368699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.63

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

€ 66.95

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