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hardcover. 'Words are not only tools; they are also weapons.' This volume provides words to help you wriggle out of sticky debates, deal with obnoxious dinner guests and fill in sick leave application forms with panache. It is an arsenal of over a thousand sonifacient verbal weapons with which to verbigerate your friends and gorgonise your enemies. Num Pages: 400 pages, B&W Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022550
- ISBN
- 9781408806357
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.70
€ 6.70
Hardback. Written in a clear, informal style for graduate students and practicing teachers embarking on their first qualitative research study in applied linguistics, leading authors introduce the principal research approaches and data creation methods to offer novice researchers an easy-to-follow and straightforward guide to qualitative inquiry. Editor(s): Heigham, Juanita; Croker, Robert A. Num Pages: 345 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; CJA; EBAL; EBAR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219526
- ISBN
- 9780230219526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.56
€ 197.56
hardcover. Study abroad is often seen as a crucial dimension of language learning - developing communicative proficiency, language awareness, and intercultural competence. The author provides an overview and assessment of research on language learning in study abroad settings, reviewing the advantages and constraints of perspectives adopted in this research. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; CFDC; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230549241
- ISBN
- 9780230549241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. Covers basic fields of sociolinguistics and the sociology of language; both macro- and micro-domains are presented in the fields of language teaching, minority languages, and problems of language acquisition as well as practical issues of curricula planning and textbook writing. Editor(s): Wodak, Ruth; Corson, P. (The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada). Series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349280
- ISBN
- 9780792349280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
paperback. Draws on some 25 advanced reviews of concerns in the study of literacy prepared by an international group of leading writers and researchers. This title emphasizes the impact of globalization on our understanding of literacy. Editor(s): Edwards, Viv; Corson, David. Series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Num Pages: 283 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349297
- ISBN
- 9780792349297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.47
€ 101.47
Paperback. Examines spoken language as a field of study, looking at the various ways in which we can both theorise the place of talk in education, and examine the way talk is actually done in educational settings. This book focuses on talk and brings quite different and important perspectives to the study of education. Editor(s): Davies, Bronwyn; Corson, P. (The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada). Series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349303
- ISBN
- 9780792349303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.55
€ 186.55
Paperback. Examines diverse aspects of second language education, ranging from a focus on the basic contributions of linguistic theory and research to our understanding of second language learning and teaching on the one hand, to a series of reviews of innovative language education practices in selected regions of the world on the other. Editor(s): Tucker, G. Richard; Corson, P. (The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada). Series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349310
- ISBN
- 9780792349310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Paperback. Provides an account of the implementation of bilingual education programs throughout the world. This book outlines the social and educational goals that can be achieved through bilingual education. It highlights the need to take account of the political context of inter-group relationships within which bilingual programs are inevitably embedded. Editor(s): Cummins, Jim; Corson, P. (The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada). Series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 641.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349327
- ISBN
- 9780792349327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive perspective on metalinguistic knowledge and processes, and presents a coherent argument for building an element of language awareness into the language curriculum at all educational levels. Editor(s): Lier, Leo van; Corson, P. (The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada). Series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349334
- ISBN
- 9780792349334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Paperback. Seeks to enable language and education practitioners, researchers, and lay readers to get a sense of the range of issues being pursued in language and education research and the array of methods employed to do so. This work is organized in four parts, focusing on language and education in relation to society, variation, culture, and interaction. Editor(s): Hornberger, Nancy H.; Corson, P. (The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada). Series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349358
- ISBN
- 9780792349358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.65
€ 65.65
Hardback. Integrates research in the field of literacy problems and interventions into a single academic reference. This book examines the course of literacy development. It focuses on the causes of literacy problems. It discusses the benefits of training of metalinguistic awareness. It also focuses on interventions at the word level and beyond. Editor(s): Reitsma, P.; Verhoeven, L. Series: Neuropsychology and Cognition. Num Pages: 387 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355571
- ISBN
- 9780792355571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.67
€ 193.67
Paperback. Series: Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; CF; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556080234
- ISBN
- 9781556080234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 240.41
€ 240.41
Hardcover. Focusing on contact between German and other languages, the contributors analyze the ways in which language practices and discourses on language have changed since the end of the Cold War. Editor(s): Carl, Jenny; Stevenson, Patrick. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 2ACG; CBG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224353
- ISBN
- 9780230224353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137023377
- ISBN
- 9781137023377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Paperback / so. Translation of R. Montague's Universal grammar with commentary by H. Schnelle. Series: Schriften Zur Linguistik,. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 4. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783528037048
- ISBN
- 9783528037048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.15
€ 57.15
Paperback / so. Series: Schriften Zur Linguistik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Vieweg+teubner Verlag United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783528037093
- ISBN
- 9783528037093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.37
€ 80.37
Paperback / so. Revision of the author's Habilitationsschrift--Universit'at Siegen, 1988. Series: Konzeption Empirische Literaturwissenschaft. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CBG; CFGA; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783528073329
- ISBN
- 9783528073329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.78
€ 69.78
Paperback / so. Series: Rheinisch-Westfalische Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; CF; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 3. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531072456
- ISBN
- 9783531072456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.67
€ 56.67
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Bayer, Josef (University of Konstanz). Series: Linguistische Berichte Sonderhefte. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; CF; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531118819
- ISBN
- 9783531118819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.86
€ 68.86
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; JHB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531118895
- ISBN
- 9783531118895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.04
€ 61.04
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; CFGA; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531121154
- ISBN
- 9783531121154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.95
€ 73.95
Paperback / so. Series: Psycholinguistische Studien. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531121819
- ISBN
- 9783531121819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.03
€ 70.03
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Haftka, Brigitta. Num Pages: 365 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531124902
- ISBN
- 9783531124902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.15
€ 81.15
perfect. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBG; CF; JHB; TJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531125459
- ISBN
- 9783531125459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.93
€ 79.93