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Paperback. Assertion is a term frequently used in linguistics and philosophy but rarely defined. This in-depth study surveys and synthesizes a range of philosophical, linguistic and psychological literature on the topic, and then presents a detailed account of the cognitive processes involved in the interpretation of assertions. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFG; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349365036
- ISBN
- 9781349365036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Paperback. The massive Christmas 2011 bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781704
- ISBN
- 9781785781704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.40
€ 15.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781711
- ISBN
- 9781785781711
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.40
€ 15.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781728
- ISBN
- 9781785781728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.42
€ 15.99
€ 11.42
paperback. Series: Topics in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475798401
- ISBN
- 9781475798401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.77
€ 126.77
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; JFSL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349514151
- ISBN
- 9781349514151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.70
€ 126.70
Paperback. This book is a study of how developments in information and communication technologies have affected language learning. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CJ; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349354900
- ISBN
- 9781349354900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; CBV; CBX; CFG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137507778
- ISBN
- 9781137507778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349455379
- ISBN
- 9781349455379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Paperback. Lynda Mugglestone's hugely popular The Oxford History of English is republished in a reset and revised edition featuring David Crystal's new take on the future of English. With impeccable and approachable scholarship, it describes the changing sounds, words, and meanings of English. A book for everyone interested in the language. Editor(s): Mugglestone, Lynda. Num Pages: 624 pages, Tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199660162
- ISBN
- 9780199660162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.35
€ 20.35
Paperback. Dictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In this Very Short Introduction Lynda Mugglestone takes a look at how dictionaries are made, considering how they reflect the dominant social and cultural assumptions of the time in which they were written. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 18 black and and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 175 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199573790
- ISBN
- 9780199573790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. This book covers pragmatic disorders in previously neglected populations, such as juvenile offenders, sufferers of emotional and behavioural disorders, and dementia unrelated to Alzheimer's. Appraises current progress and offers a roadmap for future research. Series: Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JMR; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789402401011
- ISBN
- 9789402401011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.34
€ 127.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Arena, Louis A. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489908728
- ISBN
- 9781489908728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.98
€ 126.98
Paperback. This book looks at how foreign language learners, including learners of English, can be helped to deal with metaphor and metonymy in order to improve their communicative language ability. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFP; CJ; GTE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349544998
- ISBN
- 9781349544998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. This monograph probes the structure of the verb phrase through a cross-linguistic investigation of the syntax and morphology of relevant constructions. Evidence is provided for two event-related non-lexical projections called "inner aspect" and "event". Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048185498
- ISBN
- 9789048185498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.50
€ 233.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349509720
- ISBN
- 9781349509720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book is a point of reference for EAP professionals planning to conduct or commission research into learning, teaching, professional development or quality assurance in EAP. It draws on academic and professional debates to inspire further research and practical initiatives to enhance EAP provision. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349461486
- ISBN
- 9781349461486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Paperback. The Letter and the Cosmos is a sharp and entertaining examination of how languages, letterforms, orthography, and writing tools have reflected our hidden obsession with the alphabet, Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442628533
- ISBN
- 9781442628533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBV; CBX; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349468386
- ISBN
- 9781349468386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Rieber, Robert W.; Carton, Aaron S. Series: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461362128
- ISBN
- 9781461362128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 372.65
€ 372.65
Hardcover. A study that traces the innovative mappings of Galician cultural history found in literary works by and about Galicians in the Anglophone world, paying particular attention to the community of 'London Galicians' and their descendants, in works by artists, novelists and poets. Series: Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; CBX; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846316678
- ISBN
- 9781846316678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.68
€ 142.68
Paperback. Where does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome? This book gives answers to these questions. From the pilcrow to the ampersand, it reflects the changes in written communication through the ages, charting how punctuation has adapted to each new technological innovation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AKD; CBX; CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718193881
- ISBN
- 9780718193881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Can a bump on the head cause someone to speak with a different accent? Can animals, aliens, and objects talk? Can we communicate with gods, demons, and the dead? Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic is a curio shop full of colourful superstitions, folklore, and legends about language. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404855
- ISBN
- 9781137404855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Hardback. Can a bump on the head cause someone to speak with a different accent? Can animals, aliens, and objects talk? Can we communicate with gods, demons, and the dead? Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic is a curio shop full of colourful superstitions, folklore, and legends about language. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404848
- ISBN
- 9781137404848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97