Semantics, discourse analysis, etc
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Semantics, discourse analysis, etc
Paperback. This volume presents a rhetorical model for understanding the diverse discourses of modernity. Wells describes modernity as a system of texts which we are only now learning to read and offers a rhetoric based on an understanding of meaning as intersubjectivity created through the work of language. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893372
- ISBN
- 9780226893372
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Condition: New
€ 48.99
€ 48.99
Paperback. Contests the foundational disciplinary assumption that vitalism and contemporary rhetoric represent opposing, disconnected poles in the writing tradition. This work identifies vitalism as the ground for producing rhetorical texts - the product of complex material relations rather than the product of chance. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; CJCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959731
- ISBN
- 9780822959731
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Condition: New
€ 66.81
€ 66.81
Paperback. Postcolonial studies and composition studies appear to have little in common. However, they share a strikingly similar goal: to provide power to the words and actions of those who have been marginalized and oppressed. This study attempts to establish dialogue between the two disciplines. Editor(s): Lunsford, Andrea A. (Professor of English and Director, Writing and Rhetoric, Stanford University, USA); Ouzgane, Lahoucine (Associate Professor of English, University of Alberta, Canada). Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; CJA; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822958376
- ISBN
- 9780822958376
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Condition: New
€ 61.07
€ 61.07
Paperback. This volume, which offers 20 female rhetoricians, is designed as a classroom text that will allow students to hear women speaking to each other across centuries, and to see how women have added new places from which arguments can be made. Editor(s): Ritchie, Joy S.; Ronald, Kate. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822957539
- ISBN
- 9780822957539
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Condition: New
€ 58.13
€ 58.13
Paperback. Studying American composition-rhetoric from the early 19th century, this text discusses the theoretical and pedagogical innovations of the last two centuries as the result of historical forces, social needs, and cultural shifts. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFG; CJA; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822956303
- ISBN
- 9780822956303
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Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822955733
- ISBN
- 9780822955733
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Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
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
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Condition: New
€ 61.21
€ 61.21
Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Lucaites, John Louis. Series: Rhetoric, Culture & Social Critique. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817317157
- ISBN
- 9780817317157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Paperback. An intellectual history of the 1960s as seen through the rhetoric of the participants, both presidents and protestors, which ultimately shows that the major participants utilized every form of political discourse available and, consequently, exhausted both themselves and the rhetorical forms. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Communication. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; CFG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCX; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817305888
- ISBN
- 9780817305888
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Condition: New
€ 43.27
€ 43.27
Hardcover. In 'Rhetorical Investigations', Walter Jost juxtaposes problems and questions in philosophy and literature, using rhetoric as the middle term and common ground between them. He proposes a criticism whose origins are the natural language we all speak and whose value rests on illuminating our language games in poetry, philosophy, and everyday life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922492
- ISBN
- 9780813922492
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Condition: New
€ 77.38
€ 77.38
Paperback. Aiming to help readers overcome the difficulties of approaching poetry, this study provides a historical overview of theories of interpretation as they apply to symbol and allegory. Beginning with the Greeks, Brittan moves from classical theory through to Romantics and Modern ideas. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921570
- ISBN
- 9780813921570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.86
€ 31.86
Hardcover. This text examines the symbiotic relationship between silence and language and considers the implications of this relationship for multicultural societies. It looks at the issues of speech and silence being used as cultural weapons by the the oppressed, who have no means of defence or witness. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; GTC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press Charlottesville
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915098
- ISBN
- 9780813915098
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Condition: New
€ 59.32
€ 59.32
Paperback. Reimagining Process explores how process and attending concepts such as reflection, care, power, and portfolios might play a more prominent role in emerging writing studies research. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809333714
- ISBN
- 9780809333714
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Condition: New
€ 50.33
€ 50.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; GTC; MBN; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809333196
- ISBN
- 9780809333196
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Condition: New
€ 51.93
€ 51.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Nickoson, Lee; Sheridan, Mary. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 49931st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809331147
- ISBN
- 9780809331147
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Condition: New
€ 57.54
€ 57.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; CFG; HBJK; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809331017
- ISBN
- 9780809331017
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Condition: New
€ 56.12
€ 56.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809330935
- ISBN
- 9780809330935
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Condition: New
€ 54.92
€ 54.92
Paperback. Explores rhetorical refusals - instances in which speakers and writers deliberately flout the conventions of rhetoric and defy their audiences' expectations. This book examines rhetorical theories, revealing the unspoken implications of unexpected deviations from rhetorical norms for classic political concepts like free debate and national memory. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809327898
- ISBN
- 9780809327898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.53
€ 52.53
Vote and Voice: Women's Organizations and Political Literacy, 1915-193...
Associate Professor Wendy B Sharer
Paperback. Explores the rhetorical and pedagogical practices through which two prominent post suffrage organizations - the League of Women Voters and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - challenged the conventions of male-dominated political discourse and trained women as powerful rhetors. Editor(s): Glenn, Cheryl; Logan, Shirley Wilson. Series: Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; CFG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809327508
- ISBN
- 9780809327508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.06
€ 49.06
Paperback. Carol Mattingly examines the importance of dress and appearance for 19th-century women speakers and explores how women appropriated gendered conceptions of dress and apppearance to define the struggle for representation and power that is rhetoric. Series: Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 illustrations, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; CFG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809324286
- ISBN
- 9780809324286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.53
€ 50.53
Paperback. Drawing on the theoretical work of Jacques Lacan, the author of this text formulates a systematic explanation of the function and value of desire in writing instruction. He explains how discourse is rooted in primitive psychological functions of desire and responds to complex cultural needs. Num Pages: 176 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; CJCW; DS; JM; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809324279
- ISBN
- 9780809324279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.15
€ 50.15
Hardcover. This is a study of rhetoric interior to the self, it presents insights into the elements of rhetorical tradition, into the social functions of the rhetoric, and into the epistemological, ethical, and psychological processes that are involved in rhetorical practice. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809324064
- ISBN
- 9780809324064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Paperback. Through careful analysis of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road", Omar Swartz argues that Kerouac's influence on American society is largely rhetorical. Kerouac's significance as a cultural icon can best be understood, Swartz asserts, in terms of traditional rhetorical practices and principles. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFG; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809323845
- ISBN
- 9780809323845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.47
€ 44.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809317271
- ISBN
- 9780809317271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.23
€ 51.23