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paperback. Editor(s): Breheny, Richard; Bach, Kent; Bezuidenhout, Anne; Glucksberg, Sam; Happe, Francesca; Recanati, Francois; Wilson, Deirdre. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349432622
ISBN
9781349432622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Buckley, Jonathan. Translator(s): Edwards, Alison. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; CBX; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254172
ISBN
9781781254172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Portico
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
SKU
KRA0009894
ISBN
9781907554858
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This book brings together examples of intercultural practice and research from universities and colleges around the world. Editor(s): Palfreyman, David. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CJ; JNC; JNM; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349360406
ISBN
9781349360406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFGR; GTC; JFSJ; KJSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349300013
ISBN
9781349300013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75

Hardcover. Series: Ancient Languages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CBX; CFLA; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122885
ISBN
9780714122885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Hardback. Latin continued to be used across Europe long after the end of the Roman Empire. While not the native language of its users, it was nevertheless used for a wide variety of functions from religion to record-keeping. This book considers various contexts in Britain to see how medieval people used Latin and how this affected the language. Editor(s): White, Carolinne; Ashdowne, Richard K. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 380 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ADL; 3H; CBX; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197266083
ISBN
9780197266083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.92

Paperback. In the twenty-first century, can we really take the dominance of English for granted? In their time, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Sanskrit and Persian have each been world languages, sweeping the globe for centuries at a time. This title explores the rise of a linguistic diversity we could never before have imagined. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
ADULT PBS
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846142161
ISBN
9781846142161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? These are some of the questions considered in this Very Short Introduction. By examining the science of languages, we find that the answers are not as simple as we might expect. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approximately 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; CFZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199590599
ISBN
9780199590599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

paperback. As Europe moves closer to adopting English and its de facto lingua franca, this collection of essays explores the links between politics, nationalism monolingualism, and multilingualism Editor(s): Judt, T; Lacorne, D. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JFC; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349527830
ISBN
9781349527830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; CBX; CFB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461499923
ISBN
9781461499923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.88

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

€ 66.77

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

€ 67.49

Paperback. This book presents the latest research by leading scholars on language learning from a socio-interactional and socio-cultural perspective. Editor(s): Hua, Zhu; Seedhouse, Paul; Cook, Vivian J. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFDM; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349354788
ISBN
9781349354788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

paperback. Examining how lesbian and gay Israelis negotiate the linguistic performance of their sexualities and the constraints of Israeli national ideologies, this book broadens current understandings of the uses and effects of variation in language and details the interconnections between language use and sexual, national and political identities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; DSB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349309863
ISBN
9781349309863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Dunn, John. Series: International Council for Central and East European Studies. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 251.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349145072
ISBN
9781349145072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Paperback. Language and Politics in Post-Soviet Russia critically examines the uses of language in post-Soviet media and political texts between 1998 and 2007. It will be of interest to academics and researchers in the fields of media studies, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and scholars in Russian Studies. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; GTC; HBJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349336685
ISBN
9781349336685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Hardcover. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 202 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, 25 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AC; CBX; CFB; CFDM; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319406053
ISBN
9783319406053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.29

Paperback. The author offers a new assessment of the influence of the Vienna Circle on language study, and considers its relevance to the debate in present-day linguistics about the relative merits of 'intuitive' and 'real life' sources of data. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349357185
ISBN
9781349357185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137453501
ISBN
9781137453501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.99
€ 38.46

hardcover. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
Edition
2008th Edition
SKU
V9781403984104
ISBN
9781403984104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.60

paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349539628
ISBN
9781349539628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2PGPA; 3JJ; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 392 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927322413
ISBN
9781927322413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.69

Paperback. Looking at the work of J.L. Austin, who subjected language to a close and intense analysis, this book deals with his examination of the various things we do with words, and with the philosophical insights he believed could be gained by closely examining the uses of words by non-philosophers. Editor(s): Garvey, B. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; D; HPC; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349460786
ISBN
9781349460786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

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