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Hardback. The second volume of Joseph Greenberg's pioneering study of the relationship between Indo-European languages and those of northern Asia and North America. Num Pages: 232 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 2B; CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780804746243
- ISBN
- 9780804746243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.26
€ 84.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 381 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 27. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893525
- ISBN
- 9788772893525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.58€ 51.34
€ 65.58
€ 51.34
Hardback. This volume brings together ideas on linguistic meaning and communication from the philosophy of language, cognitive psychology, and linguistic pragmatics. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631178910
- ISBN
- 9780631178910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.65
€ 133.65
Hardback. * First comprehensive introduction to Dummetta s philosophy of language * Shows the relevance of Dummetta s theories to cognitive science and to phenomenology * Written in a clear and accessible way. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1. BIC Classification: CFA; CFP; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622941
- ISBN
- 9780745622941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.68
€ 75.68
paperback. This work discusses the view that there is no thought, and thus no meaning, without language, and shows how this concurs with psychoanalytic theory and practice. It includes coverage of: the explanation of action; the concept of subjectivity; and the geneology of morals. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674720961
- ISBN
- 9780674720961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.45
€ 52.99
€ 43.45
Hardback. A many-faceted exploration of spoken eloquence: how it works, how it has evolved, and how to tap its remarkable power Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBP; CFA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 412. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press New Haven, CT
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008983
- ISBN
- 9780300214260
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. This collection of essays on semantic and lexical organization covers such topics as: alternative and complementary conceptions of the structure of the lexicon; the nature of semantic relations and of polysemy; and the relation between meanings, concepts and lexical organization. Editor(s): Lehrer, Adrienne; Kittay, Eva Feder; Lehrer, Richard. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780805810899
- ISBN
- 9780805810899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.49
€ 84.49
Hardback. This books explores why it is we believe what we believe about language, and why we persist in handing down from generation to generation a rag bag collection of fact and fantasy about language. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212683
- ISBN
- 9780631212683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.25
€ 108.25
Hardcover. This is an anthology of landmark essays in the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and cognitive science since 1950. It includes essays that aim to reflect the fact that philosophy and the science of mind and language have close historical and conceptual ties. Editor(s): Geirsson, Heimir; Losonsky, Michael. Num Pages: 600 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 189 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866707
- ISBN
- 9781557866707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. A collection of essays in the philosophy of language. It includes research in semantic relativism, presupposition, vagueness, quantification, the foundations of semantics, and other key issues at the heart of the philosophy of language and philosophical linguistics. Editor(s): Hawthorne, John. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CFA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196352
- ISBN
- 9781405196352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.09
€ 60.09
Paperback. The articles in this work examine aspects of the interpretation of generic expressions. The introduction provides an overview of various issues and synthesizes analytical approaches to them. The papers that follow collectively reflect the state of the art in the semantics of generics. Editor(s): Carlson, Greg N.; Pelletier, Francis Jeffry. Num Pages: 474 pages, 2 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092928
- ISBN
- 9780226092928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 53.02
€ 63.23
€ 53.02
Hardcover. This text is concerned with how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures. This introduction presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others, and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; GTC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228417
- ISBN
- 9780631228417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.94
€ 146.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801436697
- ISBN
- 9780801436697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.90
€ 110.90
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
€ 71.85
Paperback. In the past decade the work of Jurgen Habermas has sparked off a series of lively debates over modernity and post--modernity, the nature of language, the interplay of law and politics and the dilemmas of morality. Editor(s): Rasmussen, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631152743
- ISBN
- 9780631152743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.83
€ 47.99
€ 47.83
Hardback. Presents the author's vision of philosophy of language. Explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, this book investigates foundational concepts - such as truth, reference, and meaning - that are central to the philosophy of language and important to philosophy as a whole. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138664
- ISBN
- 9780691138664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06
Paperback. Presents the work of contemporary scholars approaching the issues of linguistic meaning and linguistic acts from various perspectives - from the old disciplines of philosophy and rhetoric to the thinking on semantics and pragmatics - to illuminate different aspects of meaning, communication, argumentation, and persuasion. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781575865423
- ISBN
- 9781575865423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.73
€ 33.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Gerber, Andri; Patterson, Brent. Num Pages: 302 pages, 107 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMA; CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837623727
- ISBN
- 9783837623727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.34
€ 48.99
€ 43.34
Paperback. How does human language contribute to the cognitive edge humans have over other species? Incorporating research results in psychology, the author develops an original account of language acquisition which holds important implications for standard theories of language and the philosophical foundations of cognitive science. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFDC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631189749
- ISBN
- 9780631189749
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.57
€ 40.99
€ 40.57
Paperback. This work examines the interpretation and products of intentional human behaviour, focusing primarily on issues in art, law, and everyday speech. The centerpiece of the book is the examination of two large scale views about the nature of interpretation: historicism and constructivism. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ABA; CFA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405101752
- ISBN
- 9781405101752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.89
€ 47.99
€ 47.89
Paperback. The Logic of Sense begins with an extended exegesis of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Considering stoicism, language, games, sexuality, schizophrenia, and literature, Deleuze determines the status of meaning and meaninglessness, and seeks the 'place' where sense and nonsense collide. Editor(s): Boundas, Constantin V. Translator(s): Lester, Mark; Stivale, Charles J. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 393 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059831
- ISBN
- 9780231059831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.18
€ 29.99
€ 26.18
hardcover. This third edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521881760
- ISBN
- 9780521881760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.87
€ 90.87
Paperback. Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings is a collection of seminal papers that have shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics. Editor(s): Portner, Paul H.; Partee, Barbara B. H. Series: Linguistics: The Essential Readings. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215424
- ISBN
- 9780631215424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Paperback. Reveals everyday language as the key to understanding morals and ethics in Yoruba culture. The author identifies the priorities of Yoruba philosophy and culture though everyday expression and shows that there are rational pathways to both truth and beauty. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; 2HCWVY; CFA; GTB; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214164
- ISBN
- 9780253214164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.36
€ 27.99
€ 25.36