Semantics, discourse analysis, etc
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Semantics, discourse analysis, etc
paperback. Examining commercial television in the light of contemporary culture, literary and cinematic criticism, this book addresses the place of semiotics, narrative theory, reception theory, ideological analysis, psychoanalysis, and others in the critical analysis of television. Editor(s): Allen, Robert C. Num Pages: 428 pages, illustrations, 51 television stills. BIC Classification: APT; CFG; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415080590
- ISBN
- 9780415080590
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Condition: New
€ 58.14
€ 58.14
Paperback. This text examines the nature of language from the perspective of inference rather than representation. It proposes a theory that renders linguistic "meaning" in terms of "use", explaining how semantic content can be conferred on expressions and attitudes that are part of social practice. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFG; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674543300
- ISBN
- 9780674543300
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€ 54.99€ 47.48
€ 54.99
€ 47.48
Paperback. Society's attitudes to rhetoric are often very negative. Here, Richard Toye provides an engaging, historically informed introduction to rhetoric, from Ancient Greece to the present day. Wide-ranging in its scope, this Very Short Introduction is the essential starting point for understanding the art of persuasion. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 8 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFGR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199651368
- ISBN
- 9780199651368
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.36
€ 13.99
€ 11.36
Hardback. In this major new work, Richard J. Bernstein argues that many ofthe most important themes in philosophy during the past one hundredand fifty years are variations and developments of ideas that wereprominent in the classical American pragmatists: Charles S. Peirce,William James, John Dewey and George H Mead. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649078
- ISBN
- 9780745649078
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Condition: New
€ 87.95
€ 87.95
Paperback. In this major new work, Richard J. Bernstein argues that many ofthe most important themes in philosophy during the past one hundredand fifty years are variations and developments of ideas that wereprominent in the classical American pragmatists: Charles S. Peirce,William James, John Dewey and George H Mead. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649085
- ISBN
- 9780745649085
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Condition: New
€ 29.31
€ 29.31
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
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Condition: New
€ 57.11
€ 57.11
Hardback. This text brings together some of the most significant contemporary philosophical work on linguistic representation and understanding, providing an introduction to core questions in the philosophy of language. Topics discussed include analyticity and translational indeterminacy. Editor(s): Richard, Mark. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222224
- ISBN
- 9780631222224
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Condition: New
€ 174.44
€ 174.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: CFGR; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 180 x 9. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612099439
- ISBN
- 9781612099439
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Condition: New
€ 216.09€ 145.71
€ 216.09
€ 145.71
paperback. Explores how aspects of semantics and pragmatics such as compositionality shape the effectiveness of communication, the roles of the speaker and hearer, and the acquisition of meaning. It surveys research in the fields of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Editor(s): Blutner, Reinhard; Hoop, Helen; Hendriks, Petra. Series: Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575865140
- ISBN
- 9781575865140
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Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Paperback. Speaking Your Mind: Oral Presentation and Seminar Skills is designed with the belief that the key to good speaking is an awareness of audience and context and knowledge of the techniques of argumentation or rhetoric. Editor(s): Stott, Rebecca; Bryan, Cordelia; Young, Tory. Series: Speak-Write Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: CBP; CBW; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582382435
- ISBN
- 9780582382435
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Condition: New
€ 42.23
€ 42.23
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612713
- ISBN
- 9780691612713
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Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Paperback. This lively introduction demonstrates the importance of parody for literary and cultural studies, clearly explaining complex arguements surrounding it. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415182218
- ISBN
- 9780415182218
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Condition: New
€ 41.45
€ 41.45
Hardcover. This work examines the intersection between, and proposes pedagogical uses of, psychoanalytic technique for writing instruction. It demonstrates how a psychoanalytic approach offers insights into the nature of writing process, the sources of writing problems and the dynamics of writing instruction Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; JMAF; JNU; YQCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809322213
- ISBN
- 9780809322213
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Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
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
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Condition: New
€ 177.52
€ 177.52
Paperback. Plato's Apology (Defence) of Socrates is a masterpiece of ancient rhetoric which philosophically illustrates in practice and illuminates in principle Plato's version of Socrates' dialectical method. This edition aims not merely to present and combine valuable recent research but to develop it further. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; CFG; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd London
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856683725
- ISBN
- 9780856683725
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Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
Seamos pragmáticos: Introducción a la pragmática española (Spanish...
Pinto, Dr. Derrin, de Pablos-Ortega, Dr. Carl...
Paperback. Seamos pragmaticos, written specifically for English-speaking students of Spanish, offers a practical introduction to Spanish pragmatics for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFGA; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191097
- ISBN
- 9780300191097
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Condition: New
€ 68.49
€ 68.49
Hardcover. This volume brings together fourteen papers which explore the discourse-pragmatic, semantic, morphological and syntactic factors involved in English morphosyntactic alternations. Editor(s): Medina, Pilar Guerrero. Series: Functional Linguistics. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845537449
- ISBN
- 9781845537449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Paperback. This collection of essays examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of Homer's work. Arguing that there can be no purely historical interpretation, Pucci focuses on two features of Homer's rhetoric - repetition of expression and its effects on meaning, and the issue of intertexuality. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFG; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822630593
- ISBN
- 9780822630593
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Condition: New
€ 68.76
€ 68.76
Paperback. This volume brings together Bourdieua s highly original writings on language and on the relations between language, power and politics. Bourdieu develops a forceful critique of traditional approaches to language, including the linguistic theories of Saussure and Chomsky and the theory of speech--acts elaborated by Austin and others. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610344
- ISBN
- 9780745610344
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.85
€ 23.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. Drawing on his extensive experience of poetry workshops and courses, Peter Sansom shows would-be poets how to write better, how to write authentically, and how to say genuinely what is to be said. He illustrates his book with many useful examples, covering the areas of writing techniques and procedures and drafting. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; CFG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206. 128 pages. Drawing on his extensive experience of poetry workshops and courses, Peter Sansom shows would-be poets how to write better, how to write authentically, and how to say genuinely what is to be said. He illustrates his book with many useful examples, covering the areas of writing techniques and procedures and drafting. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBW; CFG; DSC. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852242046
- ISBN
- 9781852242046
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.52
€ 17.99
€ 13.52
paperback. Fictions of India explores the relation of narrative technique to issues of power in the work of selected writers dealing with India. It examines the imperial context in which the writers operate and suggests how historical and ideological assumptions and anxieties may be read into the texts they produce. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 3JJ; CFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780748611812
- ISBN
- 9780748611812
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.04
€ 42.99
€ 35.04
hardcover. Important and learned contribution to the cultural and educational history of Elizabethan England. Series Editor(s): Skinner, Quentin; Daston, Lorraine; Ross, Dorothy; Tully, James. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 718. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033123
- ISBN
- 9780521812924
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human destiny and seeks to impose a new meaning on life. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674748927
- ISBN
- 9780674748927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.71
€ 43.71
Paperback. This text features the theory of grammar called semantic. The grammar, which offers a syntactic theory closely connected with semantic analyses, is a direct continuation of generative semantics. It presents a family of generative rule systems for English, French, Dutch and German. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ACD; 2ACG; 2ADF; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631160069
- ISBN
- 9780631160069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.73
€ 78.73