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Sociolinguistics
Paperback. Well over thirty million people in the United States speak a primary language other than English. Nearly twenty million of them speak Spanish. And these numbers are growing. This book lays out the two approaches to language policy - linguistic assimilation and linguistic pluralism - in clear and accessible terms. Series: Mapping Racisms. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397551
- ISBN
- 9781566397551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.02
€ 49.02
Paperback. Plunging into the verbal quagmire of official language used by bureaucrats in both government and business, the author develops new techniques based on linguistic principles to improve their communication with the public. He presents nine case studies that reveal representative problems with bureaucratic language. Num Pages: 208 pages, forms. BIC Classification: CBW; CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406975
- ISBN
- 9780878406975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.72
€ 68.72
Hardcover. Editor(s): Obeng, Samuel Gyasi. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614702504
- ISBN
- 9781614702504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.55€ 156.53
€ 226.55
€ 156.53
Paperback. This pocket-sized alphabetic guide introduces popular terms used in the study of language and society. A central topic within modern linguistics, sociolinguistics deals with human communication and the use of language in its social context. This glossary provides full coverage of both traditional and contemporary terminology. Series: Glossaries in Linguistics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: CFB; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Number of pages
- 160
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748616237
- ISBN
- 9780748616237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.08
€ 26.99
€ 25.08
paperback. Offers information on who holds power and how they use it, keep it, or lose it. This book offers an introduction to linguistic theories and the philosophy of language. It lays the groundwork for an exploration of news stories that meet the Undue Attention Test. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036689
- ISBN
- 9780520232075
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardback. Our favorite movies and TV shows feature indelible characters who tell us about themselves not just in what they say but in how they say it. The creative decisions behind these voices such as what accent or dialect to use offer rich data for sociolinguistic study. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470659915
- ISBN
- 9780470659915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.04
€ 137.04
Paperback. Our favorite movies and TV shows feature indelible characters who tell us about themselves not just in what they say but in how they say it. The creative decisions behind these voices such as what accent or dialect to use offer rich data for sociolinguistic study. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470659922
- ISBN
- 9780470659922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Hardback. Provides students with a more profound understanding of the sociolinguistic forces which initiate or encourage language change. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced. 240 pages. Provides students with a more profound understanding of the sociolinguistic forces which initiate or encourage language change. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 18. Weight: 412.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641819
- ISBN
- 9780748641819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.80€ 121.55
€ 127.80
€ 121.55
Hardback. Much has been written on dialect formation through contact between dialects of the same language, but the question of what happens when closely related but linguistically discrete varieties come into contact with each other has largely been neglected. Here Robert McColl Millar sets out to redress this imbalance. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474409087
- ISBN
- 9781474409087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.38€ 105.67
€ 110.38
€ 105.67
Hardcover. Over the last half century many scholars have recorded, analysed and theorised language death. This book presents a theoretical and methodological analysis of whether language death and dialect death can be considered aspects of the same phenomenon. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691777
- ISBN
- 9780748691777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.38€ 105.82
€ 110.38
€ 105.82
Hardback. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 254 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479842582
- ISBN
- 9781479842582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.20
€ 121.20
Paperback. The Syntax and Semantics of the Perfect Active in Literary Koine Greek incorporates linguistic insights from both neo-Davidsonian and Chomskyan traditions to present a unified semantic description of the perfect and pluperfect in literary Koine Greek. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119243540
- ISBN
- 9781119243540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.85
€ 38.85
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 47.48
€ 54.99
€ 47.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804713771
- ISBN
- 9780804713771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.03
€ 108.03
Hardcover. An Introduction to Language Policy: Theories and Method is a collection of newly-written chapters that cover the major theories and methods currently employed by scholars active in the field. Editor(s): Ricento, Thomas. Series: Language and Social Change. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114974
- ISBN
- 9781405114974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.55
€ 170.55
Paperback. An Introduction to Language Policy: Theories and Method is a collection of newly-written chapters that cover the major theories and methods currently employed by scholars active in the field. Editor(s): Ricento, Thomas. Series: Language and Social Change. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114981
- ISBN
- 9781405114981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
Paperback. Examines language and identity in Egypt using theories from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics. This book offers a study of identity in modern Egyptian public discourse. It helps us to decode and understand the messages put forward by the competing factions in Egyptian politics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JM; CFB; HBJH; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699940
- ISBN
- 9780748699940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.34
€ 38.99
€ 35.34
hardcover. This book presents the first attempt by a sociologist to unearth the long hadith transmission network from ancient historical sources and analyze it using the most recent qualitative and quantitative analytical tools. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 tables, 38 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804752077
- ISBN
- 9780804752077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.96
€ 80.96
Paperback. Raymond Williams' seminal exploration of the history of meaning of some of the most important words in the English language. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006861508
- ISBN
- 9780006861508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.68
€ 17.99
€ 12.68
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119182
- ISBN
- 9780813119182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.13
€ 51.13