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Hardcover. An interdisciplinary synthesis that offers a new understanding of childhood in the Middle Ages as a form of master-servant relation embedded in an ancient sense of time as a correspondence between earthly change and eternal order. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HBLC1; JFSP1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364784
- ISBN
- 9781137364784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Paperback. Provides a panoramic view of research trends, develop probabilistic models of grammar, and investigate the impact of language contact on pronoun expression. The book is divided into three sections. It features views of experts on the topic of language variation in Spanish. Editor(s): Carvalho, Ana Maria; Orozco, Rafael; Shin, Naomi Lapidus. Series: Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 figures, 65 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 255 x 21. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626161702
- ISBN
- 9781626161702
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Condition: New
€ 72.64
€ 72.64
Hardcover. This wide-ranging volume is an introduction to the key issues and results of the philosophy of language. In particular, it focuses on the philosophical foundations of semantics, including the main challenges to and prospects for a truth conditional semantics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180487
- ISBN
- 9781577180487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.17
€ 136.17
Hardcover. This work examines the procedures involved in describing the sounds of a language and illustrates the basic techniques of experimental phonetics, most of them requiring little more than a tape recorder, a video camera and a computer. Num Pages: 208 pages, 94 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232698
- ISBN
- 9780631232698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.64
€ 157.64
Hardcover. Whilst earlier studies of language planning and of standardisation have tended to study macro processes, this volume is in line with more recent work aimed at bridging the macro and the micro levels by examining how the two interact and influence each other. It covers seven countries and deals with a range of sociolinguistic constellations. Editor(s): Davies, Winifred V.; Ziegler, Evelyn. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137361233
- ISBN
- 9781137361233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Paperback. Dr Cheshire fieldwork analyses phonological variation in spontaneous everyday conversation. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780521117159
- ISBN
- 9780521117159
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Condition: New
€ 42.11
€ 42.11
Paperback. Analyzes the syntactic and semantic consequences of event structure. This text contains the studies which test the hypothesis that event structure correlates with a number of things, including word order, the presence or absence of the verbal particle, and the [+/- specific] feature of the internal argument. Editor(s): Kiss, Katalin E. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402047541
- ISBN
- 9781402047541
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Condition: New
€ 188.57
€ 188.57
Hardback. This work is an introduction to the "state of the art" of Chinese linguistics, focusing especially on developments since the 1970s. It addresses both traditional and current theoretical research, as well as areas that represent newly cultivated frontiers in cognitive science. Editor(s): Huang, C. T. James; Li, Yen-hui Audrey. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338673
- ISBN
- 9780792338673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.59
€ 246.59
Paperback. This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: MA ori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Sami 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.; Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1KLCM; 1MBN; CFB; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244. Policy and Practice on Four Continents. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. 200 pages, 8 tables, 2 figures. Editor(s): Hornberger, Nancy H. This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: MA ori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Sami 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. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1KLCM; 1MBN; CFB; JNFR. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285002
- ISBN
- 9780230285002
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Condition: New
€ 63.03
€ 63.03
Paperback. All humans can interpret sentences of their native language quickly and without effort. Working from the perspective of generative grammar, the contributors to this volume investigate three mental mechanisms, widely assumed to underlie this ability: compositional semantics, implicature computation and presupposition computation. Editor(s): Sauerland, Uli; Stateva, Penka. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFG; HPL; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349282067
- ISBN
- 9781349282067
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Condition: New
€ 122.08
€ 122.08
The Bilingual Advantage. Language, Literacy and the US Labor Market.
. Ed(S): Callahan, Rebecca M.; Gandara, Patri...
Hardback. Using novel methodological approaches and new data, The Bilingual Advantage draws together researchers from education, economics, sociology, anthropology and linguistics to examine the economic and employment benefits of bilingualism in the US labor market, countering past research that shows no such benefits exist. Editor(s): Callahan, Rebecca M.; Gandara, Patricia C. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFDM; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783092420
- ISBN
- 9781783092420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.88
€ 157.88
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 612 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 218 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947648
- ISBN
- 9781933947648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.72€ 73.75
€ 75.72
€ 73.75
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard Department of the Classics United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674053441
- ISBN
- 9780674053441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Hardback. Suitable for advanced learners of Arabic who are interested in how to analyze and accurately translate nonfiction Arabic texts. This title presents a functional approach that de-emphasizes word-for-word translation in favor of a new approach that values communication and faithfulness to content and intent. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2CSR; CFP; CJB; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626162921
- ISBN
- 9781626162921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.83
€ 168.83
Paperback. This text illustrates how seemingly abstract stances on the nature of meaning can have significant and far-reaching linguistic consequences, leading to the detection of new facts and influencing the understanding of the syntax/semantics/pragmatics interface. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226104355
- ISBN
- 9780226104355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.12€ 59.65
€ 71.12
€ 59.65
Paperback. Remnant Raising and VSO Clausal Architecture Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2JN; CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006. 2nd printing 2008
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402081873
- ISBN
- 9781402081873
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Condition: New
€ 125.23
€ 125.23
Hardback. Addresses three central issues in the study of plurality and quantification in natural languages. This collection sheds light on the question of how many readings have to be assigned to plural sentences and on the respective consequences for the architecture of the syntax-semantics interface. Editor(s): Hamm, Fritz; Hinrichs, Erhard W. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 391 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348412
- ISBN
- 9780792348412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.43
€ 193.43
Hardcover. The book outlines the evolution and role of minority languages locally and nationally; it investigates current educational language policies in minority areas; and it assesses the social and economic outcomes of language change for communities in contemporary China. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551480
- ISBN
- 9780230551480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Paperback. Competence encompasses or overlaps with notions of efficiency, success, accountability, excellence and self-justification. This collection explores ways in which individuals, teams or groups in organizations discursively present themselves as competentto perform tasks or functions, possibly at a superior level." Editor(s): Van Hout, Tom; Pelsmaekers, Katja; Rollo, Craig; Heynderickx, Priscilla. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFGR; KJSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349328505
- ISBN
- 9781349328505
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Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
paperback. Editor(s): Rissom, Ingrid. Series: Bayreuth African Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; CF; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 146. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bayreuth African Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783927510647
- ISBN
- 9783927510647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.56
€ 23.99
€ 20.56
Hardback. Offers an up-to-date overview of an expanding field Features new work from well-known scholars Includes a broad range of geo-linguistic and theoretical perspectives Provides an introduction to translation studies with multi-disciplinary relevance that will be of use to undergraduates and graduates with diverse career goals. Editor(s): Bermann, Sandra; Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 654 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671894
- ISBN
- 9780470671894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.65
€ 187.65
Hardback. This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of todaya s globalized society. The human species is divided into more than five thousand language groups that do not understand each other. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627472
- ISBN
- 9780745627472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Paperback. This introductory textbook presents a coherent overview of the theory, methodology and potential application of narrative psychological approaches. It compares narrative psychology with other social constructionist approaches and argues that the experience of self only takes on meaning through specific linguistic, historical and social structures. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliographym, index. BIC Classification: CFG; JMA; JMH; JMS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335202904
- ISBN
- 9780335202904
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Condition: New
€ 46.00
€ 46.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; CFG; HBJD; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226629766
- ISBN
- 9780226629766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.51
€ 42.99
€ 33.51