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Paperback. Explains the rules that govern the conjugation of all classes of French verbs - especially the irregular ones that give second-language learners the most trouble. This book features explanations of all verb tenses and forms; and the simple patterns and rules that govern the conjugation of all verbs. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; CFG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 661. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9780292714724
- ISBN
- 9780292714724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
paperback. A biography of one half of the partnership responsible for films such as "The Red Shoes", "Colonel Blimp" and "The Tales of Hoffman". Written by his grandson, the book includes material from Emeric Pressburger's diaries and attempts to show what he brought to the Pressburger/Michael Powell films. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGF; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- V9780571178292
- ISBN
- 9780571178292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.06
€ 26.99
€ 18.06
hardcover. This study focuses on the principles at work in the communicative use of language. It explores various aspects of explanatory and expository uses of language across a wide range of applications, ranging from the factual to the fictional, and from the expository to the literary. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847690909
- ISBN
- 9780847690909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.84
€ 163.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Elbert, Lorian Tamara. Num Pages: 233 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 200 x 13. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879505452
- ISBN
- 9781879505452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.82
€ 32.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. In this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, it will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405152792
- ISBN
- 9781405152792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
paperback. Essays examine the way stories are told, understood, and used to represent and make sense of the world. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226532172
- ISBN
- 9780226532172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.66
€ 21.99
€ 18.66
Hardback. * Features comprehensive coverage of contemporary discourse analysis. * Offers an overview of how different disciplines approach the analysis of discourse. * Provides analysis of a wide range of data, including political speeches, everyday conversation, and literary texts. Editor(s): Schiffrin, Deborah; Tannen, Deborah; Hamilton, Heidi E. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 872 pages, 39. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 872
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205951
- ISBN
- 9780631205951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.25
€ 217.25
Paperback. Introduces and develops Lacanian thought concerning the relations among language, subjectivity, and society. This title provides an account of how language both interacts with and constitutes structures of subjectivity, producing specific attitudes and behaviors as well as significant social effects. Editor(s): Alcorn, Marshall W.; Corthell, Ronald J.; Massardier-Kenney, Francoise. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; GTC; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814712993
- ISBN
- 9780814712993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. The essays in this book challenge Frege's pivotal distinction between sense and reference, and his attendant philosophical views about language and thought. Series: Stanford Series in Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780804725279
- ISBN
- 9780804725279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.78
€ 33.99
€ 32.78
hardcover. This volume is an "A to Z" collection of over 700 authoritative yet highly readable articles containing descriptive information about the major types, elements, characters, themes, titles and reference points in storytelling. Editor(s): Leeming, David Adams; Sader, Marion. Num Pages: 556 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBP; CFG; DSB; GBC; HBTD; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 265 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573560252
- ISBN
- 9781573560252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Hardback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; CFG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992174
- ISBN
- 9780295992174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.17
€ 134.17
Hardcover. While some students need more writing instruction than others, this text looks at how that need also pertains to the institutions themselves. The author argues that universities may need remedial English to alleviate their own crises in admission standards, enrollment and curriculum. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFG; CJCW; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822941866
- ISBN
- 9780822941866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Paperback. A comprehensive, chronological survey of the basic models of rhetoric as they developed from the early Greeks through the twentieth century. The author discusses rhetorical theories and practices in the context of the times of political and intellectual crisis that gave rise to them. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114897
- ISBN
- 9780226114897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Hardback. Talk in Action explores the workings of language and interaction in the everyday life of institutions. In doing so, it introduces students to the methodology of Conversation Analysis (CA) and its applications in the real world. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405185509
- ISBN
- 9781405185509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87
€ 105.87
Hardcover. By clarifying the ways in which agreement on moral issues between people from different traditions can be pursued through moral discourse, this book provides a coherent conceptual framework for addressing the political, social and environmental problems arising from unresolved moral conflict. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034665
- ISBN
- 9780268034665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.63
€ 141.63
Hardback. This is a collection of papers that have helped shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics. It covers key central themes and includes an editorial introduction and extensive references. This should be a useful resource for students and scholars of semantics and the philosophy of language. Editor(s): Portner, Paul H.; Partee, Barbara B. H. Series: Linguistics: The Essential Readings. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4d. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215417
- ISBN
- 9780631215417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.97
€ 142.97
Paperback. Sense and Sensitivity explores the semantic and pragmatic effects of focus in natural language discourse. The book concentrates on focus sensitivity, the remarkable dependency some words have on the effects of focus. An example is "only": compare "She only LIKES me" (i.e. nothing deeper) to "She only likes ME" (i.e. nobody else). Series: Explorations in Semantics. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112642
- ISBN
- 9781405112642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.00
€ 56.00
Paperback. Discursive Practice is a theory of the linguistic and socio-cultural characteristics of recurring episodes of face-to-face interaction; episodes that have social and cultural significance to a community of speakers. Series: Language Learning Monograph. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184441
- ISBN
- 9781405184441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.36
€ 46.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; CFGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848215610
- ISBN
- 9781848215610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.84
€ 167.84
Paperback. An examination of the promise looking at aspects ranging from its semiotic value to legal representations and its place in literature. This work considers texts such as Diderot's "Madame de la Carliere" and Moliere's "Dom Juan". Editor(s): Brandt, Per Aage; Prassoloff, Annie. Series: Poetica et Analytica. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; GTE; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772883984
- ISBN
- 9788772883984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.63
€ 13.63
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845402297
- ISBN
- 9781845402297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.46
€ 25.46
Hardback. This volume brings together the latest research on the semantics of nouns in a variety of familiar and less well-documented languages. It offers detailed analyses of individual nouns across a range of conceptual domains, including 'people', 'places', and 'living things', with each analysis fully grounded in a unified methodological framework. Editor(s): Ye, Zhengdao. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: CFD; CFGA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736721
- ISBN
- 9780198736721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.15
€ 156.15
Hardcover. This book provides a characterisation of the nominal, verb, clause and information structure of the Irish language from a functional perspective based on Role and Reference Grammar. Series: Discussions in Functional Approaches to Language. Num Pages: 304 pages, 41 figures. BIC Classification: 2AFR; CFG; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845534219
- ISBN
- 9781845534219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.90
€ 120.90
Paperback. This 2005 book surveys theories about the relationship between verbs and their arguments, an important research topic in linguistics. Series: Research Surveys in Linguistics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521663762
- ISBN
- 9780521663762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.57
€ 64.57