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Semantics, discourse analysis, etc

Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816617203
ISBN
9780816617203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. This textbook provides an introduction to pragmatics from the point of view of Sperber and Wilsona s Relevance Theory. The first part lays down the foundations of a relevance theoretic approach to utterance understanding, which is then applied to the analysis of a range of phenomena which are central to pragmatics. Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631158677
ISBN
9780631158677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.20

Hardcover. Metaphor supposes that an ordinary word could have been used, but instead something unexpected appears. The point of a metaphor is to enrich experience by bringing different associations to mind, by giving something a different life. The prophetic character of metaphor, Denis Donoghue says, changes the world by changing our sense of it. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674430662
ISBN
9780674430662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.27

Paperback. This revised second edition demonstrates how economic discourse employs metaphor, authority, symmetry and other rhetorical means of persuasion. It shows economists to be human persuaders and poets of the marketplace, even in their most technical and mathematical moods. Series: Rhetoric of the Human Sciences S. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
235
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299158149
ISBN
9780299158149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.68

Paperback. * provides guide to the various frameworks, concepts, and methods available for the analysis of discourse within linguistics. * compares six dominant approaches to discourse analysis: speech act theory, pragmatics, ethnomethodology, interactional sociolinguistics, ethnography of communication, and variation theory. Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631166238
ISBN
9780631166238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446267233
ISBN
9781446267233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.59

Paperback. Working with Spoken Discourse provides a comprehensive account of the expanding multidisciplinary field of discourse analysis. It discusses current approaches, concepts and debates in the field of spoken discourse and provides a grounding in the practical techniques of discourse analysis and how to apply them to real data. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; GTC; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761957737
ISBN
9780761957737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 54.80

Paperback. Long before he probed the workings of time, human choice, and human frailty in "Infinite Jest," Wallace wrote a brilliant philosophical critique of Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. This volume reproduces Taylor's original article and other works on fatalism cited by Wallace in his critique. Editor(s): Cahn, Steven M.; Eckert, Maureen. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308. An Essay on Free Will. 264 pages. Editor(s): Cahn, Steven M.; Eckert, Maureen. Long before he probed the workings of time, human choice, and human frailty in "Infinite Jest," Wallace wrote a brilliant philosophical critique of Richard Taylor's argument for fatalism. This volume reproduces Taylor's original article and other works on fatalism cited by Wallace in his critique. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB; HPK; HPL. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight: 308.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151573
ISBN
9780231151573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.32

Paperback. Harvey Sacksa s early death in 1975 robbed the social sciences of one of its most original thinkers. Although he published relatively little in his lifetime, his lectures and papers were enormously influential in sociology and sociolinguistics and they played a major role in the development of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617114
ISBN
9780745617114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268009847
ISBN
9780268009847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, 88 line drawings, 28 tables. BIC Classification: CFD; CFG; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
428
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561349
ISBN
9780226561349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.90

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

€ 54.91

Hardback. A many-faceted exploration of spoken eloquence: how it works, how it has evolved, and how to tap its remarkable power Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBP; CFA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 412. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press New Haven, CT
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008983
ISBN
9780300214260
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CBP; CFA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226409
ISBN
9780300226409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Gordon, Paul. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
For Beginners United States
Number of pages
153
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934389171
ISBN
9781934389171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Examines the importance of rhetoric in the study of film and film theory. Taking on such issues as Hollywood blacklisting, fascistic aesthetics, and postmodern dialogics, this work presents fifteen critical essays that examine rhetoric's role in such films as "The Fifth Element", "The Last Temptation of Christ", and "A Time to Kill". Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809328291
ISBN
9780809328291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

Paperback. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313175
ISBN
9780822313175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.68

Paperback. In this work Schum develops a general theory of evidence as it is understood and applied across a broad range of disciplines and practical undertakings. He include insights from law, philosophy, logic, probability, semiotics, artificial intelligence, psychology and history. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HB; HPL; JFCX; JM; L; PBT; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810118218
ISBN
9780810118218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Hardcover. From the reviews of Presentations Plus -- "If you want some distilled wisdom on how to improve, read this book. The author shows how to develop and deliver an effective and exciting presentation, based on his own success on the battlefield of business. His methods are simple, practical, and proven; his approach is effective. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, facsims., forms. BIC Classification: CFG; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471559269
ISBN
9780471559269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.43

Paperback. Drawing inspiration from the works of those such as Jacques Derrida, Michael Foucault and Jacques Lacan, the contributors address particular questions using a common theoretical language. The book concludes with an assessment of the future directions of discourse theory in the social sciences. Editor(s): Howarth, David R.; Norval, Aletta J.; Stavrakakis, Yannis. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719056642
ISBN
9780719056642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Traces the rhetoric of reform across American history, examining such pivotal periods as the American Revolution, slavery, McCarthyism, and today's gay liberation movement. This book argues that the rhetoric of reform in America represents the continuation of a tradition separate from the commonly accepted principles of the Greeks. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719244
ISBN
9780814719244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

hardcover. An assessment of the power of argument and its effects as used within Aristophanes' play. This treatise attempts to provide insight into ancient Athenian thought and at the same time to examine the workings of a play which balances rhetoric with comedy. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFG; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
OUP USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037083
ISBN
9780195070170
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. From the ideological bias of the press, to the role of headlines in newspaper articles and ways in which newspapers relate to their audience, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of newspaper language. Series: Intertext. Num Pages: 144 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415278058
ISBN
9780415278058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.78

Paperback. This book studies the properties of imperative clauses in the context of a theory of Universal Grammar. The analysis, based on data from a wide range of languages, accounts for patterns in the interaction of imperative mood with phenomena like negation, restrictions on grammatical subjects, and the possibility of embedding imperative clauses. Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198733270
ISBN
9780198733270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.42