Sociolinguistics
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Sociolinguistics
Hardcover. An investigation of the influence of gender, social class, age and illness type in the language of people talking about their experiences of illness. It shows evidence of both conformity with and resistance to gender stereotypes. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222359
- ISBN
- 9780230222359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Hardcover. An in depth examination of linguistic variation and change as a reflection of social convergence in the major French-speaking countries of Europe - France, Belgium and Switzerland. Considered in the context of linguistic levelling the book provides a detailed account of recent social and linguistic change in European French. Num Pages: 327 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219502
- ISBN
- 9780230219502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.34
€ 123.34
Paperback. Reconciles cognitive metaphor theory with Critical Discourse Analysis to offer a fresh approach to the study of metaphor. In applying this framework to a substantial corpus of texts from business magazines, the author shows how metaphors of war, sports and evolutionary struggle are used to construct business as a masculinized social domain. Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 142 x 266 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217072
- ISBN
- 9780230217072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardcover. Addressing issues related to the physical, cultural, ideological and psychological relocation of English, this volume provides a critical examination of current sociolinguistic study of English in the world and suggests a new approach which focuses more on ideological and psychological aspects of the phenomenon. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFG; JFFS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230206656
- ISBN
- 9780230206656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Hardcover. Examining identity in relation to globalization and migration, this book uses narratives and memoirs from contemporary authors who have lived 'in-between' two or more languages. It explores the human desire to find one's 'own place' in new cultural contexts, and looks at the role of language in shaping a sense of belonging in society. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; CFB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202634
- ISBN
- 9780230202634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.38
€ 64.38
Hardcover. Employing a discourse analytical approach this book focuses on the under-researched strategy of humour to illustrate how discursive performances of leadership are influenced by gender and workplace culture. Far from being a superfluous strategy that distracts from business, humour performs a myriad of important functions in the workplace context. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; KJMB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230201804
- ISBN
- 9780230201804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardcover. This book shows the effects of globalization on language in social context, identifying the city as the key site for the realization of these effects. It challenges assumptions that hold sustainable linguistic diversity to be inherently non-urban while regarding the city as an unproblematic site for understanding the social function of language. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 244 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230018785
- ISBN
- 9780230018785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.10
€ 133.10
Hardcover. Organizations acting on behalf of society are expected to act fairly, explaining themselves and their procedures. For the police, explanation is routine and repetitive. It's also very powerful. This book provides an unusual opportunity to see different speakers and writers explaining the same texts in their own words in British police stations. Num Pages: 377 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JKV; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013315
- ISBN
- 9780230013315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.74
€ 123.74
Hardcover. Talking Young Femininities explores the spontaneous talk of adolescent British girls from different socio-cultural backgrounds, examining the different discursive identities they negotiate in their talk, including the 'cool' private-school-girl, the 'tough' British Bangladeshi girl, and the 'sheltered' East End girl. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013285
- ISBN
- 9780230013285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardcover. This work marries qualitative ethnographic methods to quantitative acoustic methods. The analysis describes how internal and external factors in phonological change differ and demonstrates how these two forces interact to structure the phonological systems of Appalachian and African American Southern Migrant speakers in the Detroit, Michigan area. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language Variation. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFB; CFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008861
- ISBN
- 9780230008861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Hardback. This major new survey of sociolinguistics identifies gaps in our existing knowledge base and provides directions for future research. Editor(s): Bayley, Robert J.; Cameron, Richard; Lucas, Ceil. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 912 pages, 43 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 175 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 912
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199744084
- ISBN
- 9780199744084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.44
€ 208.44
Paperback. This study of American behavioural and thought patterns analyzes Americans' perceptual processes and how they contrast with the ways of thinking of other cultures. It should help the reader examine the cultural dimensions of communication and their implications for cross-cultural interaction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; GTC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877864018
- ISBN
- 9781877864018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.76
€ 19.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. Presents an account of meaning in many linguistic and cultural phenomena that is based on cognitive capacities that human understanders and producers of language possess independently of their ability to use language. This book also suggests that cognitive linguistics is a much more comprehensive enterprise than is commonly accepted. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195187205
- ISBN
- 9780195187205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.70
€ 50.70
hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 1DVWR; CFB; JPSL; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801445378
- ISBN
- 9780801445378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.08
€ 89.08
paperback. Outlines a framework for research on translation in institutional settings, using the Finnish translation unit at the European Commission as a case study. This title adopts an ethnographic approach to explore the life and work of the translators at the centre of this study. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFE; CFB; CFP; JPSN2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- St Jerome Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781905763085
- ISBN
- 9781905763085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.70
€ 50.70
hardcover. This book presents the first attempt by a sociologist to unearth the long hadith transmission network from ancient historical sources and analyze it using the most recent qualitative and quantitative analytical tools. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 tables, 38 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804752077
- ISBN
- 9780804752077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.21
€ 81.21
Paperback. Gender and Language offers a broad and accessible introduction to the study of language and gender for those new to the subject. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340809594
- ISBN
- 9780340809594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.70
€ 50.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFGA; KJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Avery
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592409471
- ISBN
- 9781592409471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.02
€ 17.99
€ 16.02
hardcover. Lori A. Whynot's examination of International Sign has crucial implications for expository IS usage, training, and interpreting. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686726
- ISBN
- 9781563686726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. With a combination of erudition and insight, this work investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a living language. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CFB; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3887 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 265.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735759
- ISBN
- 9780804735759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10