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Semantics, discourse analysis, etc

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

€ 131.70

Paperback. An important contribution to the emerging field of information studies. Editor(s): Thurtle, Phillip; Mitchell, Robert Edward. Series: Short Studies from the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. Num Pages: 80 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: CFG; GPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 6. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295982007
ISBN
9780295982007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Paperback. Asks the question 'what do interactions between apes and humans mediated by language tell us?'. In order to answer this question this book explores language-in-context, drawing on a multi-leveled, multi-functional linguistics. It articulates a methodology incorporating public domain software for the comprehensive analysis of ape-human interaction. Editor(s): Benson, James D.; Greaves, William S. Series: Functional Linguistics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 35 figures. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845536534
ISBN
9781845536534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.40

Hardback. In the past before improving technologies allowed for the direct observation of brain activity, brain damaged patients were a prime avenue for understanding language structure and inferring back to brain function. This book focuses on the interactions of frontotemporal dementia patients. Editor(s): Mates, Andrea W.; Mikesell, Lisa; Smith, Michael Sean. Num Pages: 256 pages, 52 figures. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; CFG; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845534349
ISBN
9781845534349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.03

Hardback. Explores some of the developments in Stylistics since its pioneer, Roman Jakobson identified the patterning of the message as the poetic function. This collection includes analysis of: Golding's "Pincher Martin", Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", Housman's "A Shropshire Lad", and Elizabeth Jennings' poem "One Flesh". Series: Functional Linguistics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 tables and 4 figures. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845532963
ISBN
9781845532963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 574 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; CFG; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Collegiate Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939693351
ISBN
9780939693351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; CFG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Collegiate Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939693221
ISBN
9780939693221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.85

Paperback. One of the texts to emerge from the Althusserian tradition, this book analyzes the ideological unconscious that always exists, without becoming explicit, in any discursive field. Editor(s): Read, Malcolm K. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CFG; DSB; GTE; JFC; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874130560
ISBN
9780874130560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.90

Paperback. 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: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847690916
ISBN
9780847690916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.85

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

€ 168.45

Paperback. In this volume, a host of distinguished scholars examine Richard Rorty's influence on twentieth-century American pragmatism and its commitment to achieving social democracy. Editor(s): Pettegrew, John. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; CFG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847690626
ISBN
9780847690626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.18

Hardback. In this volume, a host of distinguished scholars examine Richard Rorty's influence on twentieth-century American pragmatism and its commitment to achieving social democracy. Editor(s): Pettegrew, John. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; CFG; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847690619
ISBN
9780847690619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.20

Hardback. 'An impressive synthesis of semiotics and anthropology which puts human experience in a new light. Deely gives us the foundation for a new paradigm for anthropology.' -Nathan Houser, Peirce Edition Project Series: Sources in Semiotics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; GTC; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847678037
ISBN
9780847678037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.07

Paperback. "Fine-grained studies focused on specific passages of Levinas's texts move gradually to a persuasive interpretation of his two masterpieces." -John Llewelyn, University of Edinburgh Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220939
ISBN
9780823220939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.34

Hardback. "Fine-grained studies focused on specific passages of Levinas's texts move gradually to a persuasive interpretation of his two masterpieces." -John Llewelyn, University of Edinburgh Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 715.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220922
ISBN
9780823220922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.94

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.20

Hardback. Analyses the symbiotic relationship between rhetoric and homiletics, proposing a metaphor interface between the two disciplines. Contemporary research on metaphor in philosophy, rhetoric, sociology and theology is employed to produce a rhetorical/metaphorical homiletics. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HRAB; HRCX4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819188458
ISBN
9780819188458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.27

Hardback. Traces Rhetoric from its composition through its preservation in Greece and Rome; investigates its emergence in the Middle Ages; and explores the development of its editions in Greek and Latin. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, plans, transparencies, bibliographies, index. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810819528
ISBN
9780810819528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.39

Hardback. This work engages on a theoretical level with issues in semiotics generally, taking Peirce's writings as a case study through which to investigate the adequacy of a theory of signs to account for the way "talk" works. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: CFG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747394
ISBN
9780804747394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.80

Hardback. This first book-length study of what Heidegger called "thinking poetics" expounds the sense of language from the perspective of fundamental ontology. It is based on readings of the pertinent chapters of Being and Time, the lectures on Holderlin, "The Origin of the Work of Art," and On the Way to Language. Translator(s): Plug, Jan. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733748
ISBN
9780804733748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.35

Hardback. Though many recent poets insist on their poetry's "musical" qualities, few offer linguistically satisfying explanations of that "music." This book helps to fill that gap. It is a linguistically based study of rhythmic structures, and of the nature of rhythm, in the free verse of T.S. Eliot, Robert Lowell, and James Wright. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, glossary, bibiography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729383
ISBN
9780804729383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.16

Hardback. 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: 224 x 146 x 33. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718660
ISBN
9780804718660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.63

Paperback. An updated and significantly expanded edition of McPhail's "The Rhetoric of Racism", this text looks at the rhetorical dynamics of racism - how, in addition to social and material structures and institutions, language can be a cause and facilitator of racism. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFG; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517196
ISBN
9780742517196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.57

Hardback. An updated and significantly expanded edition of McPhail's "The Rhetoric of Racism", this text looks at the rhetorical dynamics of racism - how, in addition to social and material structures and institutions, language can be a cause and facilitator of racism. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFG; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742517189
ISBN
9780742517189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.88

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