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Paperback. This text explores the question of how linguistic practices and ideologies relate to sexuality and sexual identity, opening with a discussion of the field of "queer linguistics" and moving from theory into practice with case studies of language use in a variety of cultural settings. Series: CSLI - Stanford Monographs in Linguistics. Num Pages: 350 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575863207
- ISBN
- 9781575863207
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.90
€ 31.99
€ 24.90
Paperback. A practical introduction to programming for people interested in language. Simple programming expertise is an essential part of many forms of data collection and analysis in these fields. This book undertakes to introduce a completely naive person to the rudiments of Perl. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37. BIC Classification: CFX; UMW; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234340
- ISBN
- 9780631234340
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Condition: New
€ 74.89
€ 74.89
Hardcover. Polish vs. American Courtroom Discourse brings together the fields of discourse analysis and socio-legal studies to identify, illustrate and explain the cross-cultural similarities and disparities between the inquisitorial and adversarial procedures of witness examination in criminal trials. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JKVF; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414243
- ISBN
- 9781137414243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Paperback. This collection presents new investigations into the role of heritage languages and the correlation between culture and language from a pedagogic and cosmopolitical point of view. Editor(s): Trifonas, Peter Pericles; Aravossitas, Themistoklis. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107437623
- ISBN
- 9781107437623
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Condition: New
€ 44.42
€ 44.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinault, Georges-Jean; Keydana, Gotz; Widmer, Paul; Olander, Thomas. Num Pages: 207 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763539647
- ISBN
- 9788763539647
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Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 46.48
€ 58.94
€ 46.48
Paperback. In this book, the first written about the globalization of the English language by a professional historian, the exploration of English's global ascendancy receives its proper historical due. This brief, accessible volume breaks new ground in its organization, emphasis on causation, and conclusions. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303066
- ISBN
- 9781137303066
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Condition: New
€ 120.85
€ 120.85
Hardback. Topics in this volume include: interlingual contact in the Pacific to the mid-19th century; the Sandalwood period; the Tok Pisin language; oceanic Austronesian languages; structures and sources of pidgin syntax; the pidgin pronominal system; and calquing - pidgin and Solomons languages. Num Pages: 280 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1MKL; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714501
- ISBN
- 9780804714501
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Condition: New
€ 91.27
€ 91.27
Paperback. Analyzes writers and gurus, literary texts and religious movements, and the political uses of religion alongside the literary expressions of religious teachers, showing the cosmopolitan interconnections between the Indian subcontinent, the British Empire, and the American New Age. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; 1QDB; CFB; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118284
- ISBN
- 9780691118284
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Hardcover. This collection is devoted to Gilbert Ryle's philosophy of mind and language. It features essays from prominent scholars on the topics of category mistakes, hypotheticals, dispositions, emotion, thinking, perception, and the task-achievement distinction. Editor(s): Dolby, David. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230360938
- ISBN
- 9780230360938
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Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Paperback. Treating issues of language, aesthetics, semiotics, and cognition, this book offers an evaluation and an original theory of the ways our cultural values have informed the metaphors we use to address music. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 colour plate, 7 halftones, 95 line drawings, 76 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 28. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273136
- ISBN
- 9780226273136
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.13
€ 51.99
€ 40.13
Hardback. This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Saami in Scandinavia, Hnahno in Mexico and Quechua and other indigenous languages in Latin America. Essays by experts from each case are in turn discussed in international perspective by four counterpart experts. Editor(s): Hornberger, Nancy H. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013322
- ISBN
- 9780230013322
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Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Hardback. Editor(s): Hoesterey, Ingeborg; Tatar, Maria. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633244
- ISBN
- 9780691633244
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Condition: New
€ 141.84
€ 141.84
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384064
- ISBN
- 9781909384064
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Condition: New
€ 58.88€ 45.65
€ 58.88
€ 45.65
Paperback. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 918.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867842
- ISBN
- 9780801867842
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.24
€ 45.99
€ 38.24
Hardcover. How do translators manage relations with parties in a position of authority and power? The book investigates the intellectual, social and professional identity of translators and interpreters across different time periods and locations when their role involves a negotiation with political powers and cultural authorities. Editor(s): Federici, Federico M.; Tessicini, Dario. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400031
- ISBN
- 9781137400031
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Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Paperback. Presents an analysis of the classic problem of constraints on pronominal anaphora within the framework of cognitive grammar. This work argues that these constraints can be explained in terms of semantic interactions between nominals and the contexts in which they are embedded. Series: Cognitive Theory of Language & Culture S. Num Pages: 266 pages, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226848945
- ISBN
- 9780226848945
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Real Talk: Reality Television and Discourse Analysis in Action
Blitvich, Pilar Garces-Conejos. Ed(S): Lorenz...
Hardback. 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: CFGR; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230368712
- ISBN
- 9780230368712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardback. This work engages on a theoretical level with issues in semiotics generally, taking Peirce's writings as a case study through which to investigate the adequacy of a theory of signs to account for the way "talk" works. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747394
- ISBN
- 9780804747394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.77
€ 179.77
Paperback. Traces language back to its earliest origins among our distant ape-like forbears several million years ago. This book examines the qualities of mind and brain needed to support the operations of language; investigates the first links between signs, sounds, and meanings; explores the beginnings and prehistories of vocabulary and grammar; and more. Series: Studies in the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: CFF; PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199214037
- ISBN
- 9780199214037
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Condition: New
€ 24.41
€ 24.41
Paperback. Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland offers a much-needed exploration into the problem of linguistic and social identity construction in early Iceland, and is a fascinating account of an under examined historical-linguistic story that will spur further research and discussion amongst researchers. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118294963
- ISBN
- 9781118294963
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Condition: New
€ 32.22
€ 32.22
Hardcover. The extraordinary story of the Bible in England from approximately the fourth century, and its later translation into English in Britain and America up to the 21st century. It charts the profound impact successive versions of the Bible have had on the people and communities that read them. Num Pages: 920 pages, 55 illustrations, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; CFP; HRCC2; HRCG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 920
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099300
- ISBN
- 9780300099300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.19€ 50.63
€ 65.19
€ 50.63
Hardcover. With an up-to-date view of the results of UML semantics and the practical applications of semantics development, this book presents the only coherent and integrated account of the leading UML 2 semantics work and its applications. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; UMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470409084
- ISBN
- 9780470409084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.27
€ 156.27
Hardback. Presents the findings of a cross-linguistic experiment in sentence production, involving 10 languages from around the world. This book demonstrates that many aspects of language (including word- and clause- order, topicalization, and spatial deixis) are governed by universal cognitive principles of perception, attention, and communication. Series: Springer Series in Language and Communication. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387965727
- ISBN
- 9780387965727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.59
€ 124.59
Hardback. In this volume, a host of distinguished scholars examine Richard Rorty's influence on twentieth-century American pragmatism and its commitment to achieving social democracy. Editor(s): Pettegrew, John. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; CFG; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847690619
- ISBN
- 9780847690619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.74
€ 174.74