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Hardback. This Handbook meets the challenges that globalization poses to sociolinguistic theory by investigating key issues relating to language use and development. Comprising 36 chapters written by leading international scholars, this volume brings together new research in the field and maps out new areas for future research. Editor(s): Coupland, Nikolas. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 676 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405175814
- ISBN
- 9781405175814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.17
€ 206.17
Hardcover. These essays, written by scholars from diverse disciplines and perspectives, consider various present-day and historical efforts to make a language dominant through textual and literary means. Contributors examine pressures to elevate one language at the expense of another and the cultural and intellectual consequences of that elevation. Editor(s): Bloomer, W. Martin. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268021900
- ISBN
- 9780268021900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.10
€ 112.10
Paperback. Migrant workers are crucial to China's fast growing economy, yet little is known about their identities. This ethnographic study of the language use and identity construction of the children of internal migrants is innovative both in the context it studies and the scalar structure of discursive identity construction used to present its data. Series: Encounters. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CFB; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847694195
- ISBN
- 9781847694195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.33
€ 43.33
This book explores the role that the High Academy of the Quechua Language plays in language policy and planning, and revitalization efforts for Quechua in the Andean region. This book would appeal to researchers of the Quechua language, and those studying Indigenous language policy and planning, maintenance and revitalization. Series: Multilingual Matters. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2JSQ; CFB; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783094240
- ISBN
- 9781783094240
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Condition: New
€ 162.13
€ 162.13
hardcover. Innovative study of the role of language in the 'civilising' project of the British Empire in colonial Australia. Series: Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories. Num Pages: 326 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFB; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521516310
- ISBN
- 9780521516310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.87
€ 90.87
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232075
- ISBN
- 9780520232075
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Talk and Social Structure is an up-to-date and provocative survey of current developments combining the complementary fields of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. The book provides a distinctive debate that relates these innovative areas to important issues in the social sciences. Editor(s): Zimmerman, Don H. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612409
- ISBN
- 9780745612409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.40
€ 27.40
Hardback. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; DSA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040481
- ISBN
- 9780252040481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.91
€ 124.91
paperback. Outlines a framework for research on translation in institutional settings, using the Finnish translation unit at the European Commission as a case study. This title adopts an ethnographic approach to explore the life and work of the translators at the centre of this study. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFE; CFB; CFP; JPSN2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- St Jerome Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781905763085
- ISBN
- 9781905763085
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.93
€ 47.99
€ 47.93
Paperback. This book examines the history of language policy by and for Native Americans, and contemporary language revitalization initiatives. The book explores innovative language regenesis projects, the role of Indigenous youth in language reclamation, and prospects for Native American language and culture continuance. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2J; CFB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847698629
- ISBN
- 9781847698629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.45
€ 50.45
Hardback. This book explores international trends in naming and contributes to the growing field of critical onomastic enquiry. The contributors to this publication examine why names are not only symbols of a person or place, but also manifestations of cultural, linguistic and social heritage in their own right. Editor(s): Puzey, Guy; Kostanski, Laura. Series: Multilingual Matters. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783094912
- ISBN
- 9781783094912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.75
€ 184.75
Hardcover. Understanding and Interaction in Clinical and Educational Settings examines the interplay of interaction, reasoning, setting, and culture that affects the production of understandings. Series: Studies in Communication in Organisations and Professions. Num Pages: 394 pages, 58 figures. BIC Classification: CFB; GTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845534356
- ISBN
- 9781845534356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
hardcover. Why do men and women talk so differently and how do these differences interfere with communication between the sexes? Num Pages: 252 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521887137
- ISBN
- 9780521887137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.83
€ 37.99
€ 34.83
Paperback. * written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics * presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 596 pages, 149. BIC Classification: CFB; CFFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179160
- ISBN
- 9780631179160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.25
€ 50.25
Paperback. Uses English language education for women in India between 1850 and 1940 as a way to explore how and why the English language became a powerful tool in struggles over caste hierarchy. This book shows how elite men linked ideas of matrimony, chastity, and heteronormativity with modernity in order to claim power on a national level. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; 2AB; CFB; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352273
- ISBN
- 9780822352273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.46
€ 31.99
€ 28.46
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
€ 30.99€ 30.94
€ 30.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 1DVUE; 1DVUK; 1FCZ; CFB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484957
- ISBN
- 9780801484957
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.46
€ 51.99
€ 45.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, 5000 entries. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781805902
- ISBN
- 9780781805902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.76
€ 15.99
€ 14.76
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
€ 72.04
€ 72.04
Paperback. This critical sociolinguistic ethnography explores "locutorios" (ethnic call shops) in Barcelona, where migrant populations mobilise to challenge the global private telecommunications sector as well as present-day governments. Series: Language, Mobility and Institutions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783092178
- ISBN
- 9781783092178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.89
€ 43.89
Hardcover. Human language is viewed and studied by some authors as a natural object and by other scholars as a social and cultural object. The main goal of this book consists in showing that both views are correct and compatible if applied in a proper way. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781790526
- ISBN
- 9781781790526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.86
€ 79.86
hardcover. This book proposes an integrated framework for investigating the ethics of language policy in liberal democracies in a global era. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFB. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107143166
- ISBN
- 9781107143166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Paperback. Feminist linguistics has come of age. Yet, in more than two decades of research, male speaking patterns have largely been taken for granted. This is the first extensive account of mena s language -- of male ways of speaking and of language in the construction of masculinity. Editor(s): Johnson, Sally; Meinhof, Ulrike Hanna. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631197683
- ISBN
- 9780631197683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
Paperback. * Provides a definitive overview of the field of linguistic anthropology, comprised of original contributions by leading scholars in the field. * Constitutes an unprecedented overview of both the theoretical and methodological foundations of contemporary linguistic anthropology. Editor(s): Duranti, Alessandro. Series: Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 648 pages, 32. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 179 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405144308
- ISBN
- 9781405144308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.70
€ 58.70