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Language Change by Adrian Beard 9780415320559
RRP: $283.50$246.29The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of... -
Original Writing by Sue Morkane 9780415319119
RRP: $178.48$155.09Original Writing: * provides students with the practical skills they need to write confidently and effectively for different purposes and audiences * examines the conventions and styles of different types of original writing, such as writing to... -
Situated Language and Learning: A Critique of Traditional Schooling by James Paul Gee 9780415317771
RRP: $283.50$246.29Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach our educational policy-makers? In this major new book, Gee tackles the 'big ideas' about language, literacy... -
Trust the Text: Language, Corpus and Discourse by John Sinclair 9780415317672
RRP: $262.50$226.51John Sinclair is one of the major figures in applied linguistics and his work is essential study for students. This accessible book collects in one volume Sinclair's key papers on written discourse structure, lexis patterns, phraseology, corpus analysis,... -
Grammar and Context: An Advanced Resource Book by Ann Hewings 9780415310802
RRP: $283.50$247.13Grammar and Context: considers how grammatical choices influence and are influenced by the context in which communication takes place examines the interaction of a wide variety of contexts - including socio-cultural, situational and global influences... -
Universal Grammar in Second-Language Acquisition: A History by Margaret Thomas 9780415310376
RRP: $283.50$246.29From the ancient Mediterranean world to the present day, our conceptions of what is universal in language have interacted with our experiences of language learning. This book tells two stories: the story of how scholars in the west have conceived of the... -
Vico's New Science of Ancient Signs: A Study of Sematology by Jurgen Trabant 9780415309875
RRP: $283.50$246.29Jurgen Trabant reads the profound insights into human semiosis contained in Vico's 'sematology' as both a spirited rejection of Cartesian philosophy and an early critique of enlightened logocentricism. Sean Ward's translation makes this work available to... -
Narrative Gravity: Conversation, Cognition, Culture by Rukmini Bhaya Nair 9780415307352
RRP: $283.50$247.13In this elegantly written and theoretically sophisticated work, Rukmini Bhaya Nair asks why human beings across the world are such compulsive and inventive storytellers. Extending current research in cognitive science and narratology, she argues that we... -
The Language of Work by Almut Koester 9780415307291
RRP: $283.50$246.29The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of... -
Literacy: An Advanced Resource Book for Students Brian V. Street 9780415291811
RRP: $92.38$80.72Literacy is a comprehensive textbook which provides students and researchers with support for advanced study of the topic. It introduces readers to a broad range of approaches to understanding literacy in educational contexts and in society... -
English-Only Europe?: Challenging Language Policy by Robert Phillipson 9780415288064
RRP: $283.50$246.29English-Only Europe? explores the role of languages in the process of European integration. Languages are central to the development of an integrated Europe. The way in which the European Union deals with multilingualism has serious implications for both... -
The Routledge Guide to Modern English Writing by Ronald Carter 9780415286367
RRP: $151.18$130.31In 1963 President John F. Kennedy was shot, Sylvia Plath published The Bell Jar, and the Beatles were in their prime. This was a changing world, which British and Irish writers both contributed to and reflected in drama, poetry and prose. The Routledge... -
The Language of Literature by Adrian Beard 9780415286329
RRP: $178.48$155.09Routledge A Level English Guides equip AS and A2 Level students with the skills they need to explore, evaluate, and enjoy English. Books in the series are built around the various skills specified in the assessment objectives (AOs) for all AS and A2... -
Writing for Assessment by Angela Goddard 9780415286268
RRP: $178.48$155.09This text helps students to develop the writing skills they need to succeed in AS and A2 level English; offers a step-by-step guide to approaching writing tasks and structuring a response; looks at a range of writing tasks, from argumentative essays to... -
The Child Language Reader by Kate Trott 9780415281003
RRP: $182.68$159.47The Child Language Reader provides an introduction to the most important research in child language acquisition and development. Including extensive editorial introductions, which explain key background, assumptions and terminology, and organized into... -
The Language, Ethnicity and Race Reader by Roxy Harris 9780415276016
RRP: $283.50$247.13Language, Race and Ethnicity: A Reader an essential resource for all students of sociolinguistics, ethnic studies, linguistics, anthropology and intercultural studies. This accessible Reader collects in one volume the key readings on language, ethnicity... -
Translation and Globalization by Michael Cronin 9780415270649
RRP: $262.50$226.51Translation and Globalization is essential reading for anyone with an interest in translation, or a concern for the future of our world's languages and cultures. This is a critical exploration of the ways in which radical changes to the world economy... -
Carnivalizing Difference: Bakhtin and the Other by Peter I. Barta 9780415269919
RRP: $283.50$246.29It has seemed at times that there is no neutral territory between those who see Bakhtin as the practitioner of a kind of neo-Marxist, or at least materialist, deconstruction and those who look at the same texts and see a defender of traditional, liberal... -
Swearing in English: Bad Language, Purity and Power from 1586 to the Present by Tony McEnery 9780415258371
RRP: $283.50$247.13Do men use bad language more than women? How do social class and the use of bad language interact? Do young speakers use bad language more frequently than older speakers? Using the spoken section of the British National Corpus, Swearing in English... -
Exploring Vocabulary: Language in Action by Dee Gardner 9780415585446
RRP: $283.50$246.29Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning postgraduate studies, or taking an introductory MA course as well as... -
Beyond the Letter: A Philosophical Inquiry into Ambiguity, Vagueness and Methaphor in Language by Israel Scheffler 9780415581110
RRP: $283.50$246.29Ambiguity, vagueness and metaphor are pervasive features of language, deserving of systematic study in their own right. Yet they have frequently been considered mere deviations from ideal language or obstacles to be avoided in the construction of... -
Language, Corpus and Empowerment: Applications to deaf education, healthcare and online discourses by Luke Collins 9780367870911
RRP: $83.98$73.63Language, Corpus and Empowerment applies a novel corpus-driven approach to the exploration of the concept of empowerment in healthcare. The book proposes an innovative corpus-based methodology for finding evidence of empowerment in language use, using... -
Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics by David Block 9780415592048
RRP: $283.50$246.29This book explores neoliberalism - a view of the world that puts the market at its centre- from the perspective of applied linguistics. Neoliberalism and Applied Linguistics argues that while applied linguistics has become more interdisciplinary in... -
Globalization and Language Teaching by David Block 9780415242752
RRP: $283.50$246.29This book considers the issues globalization raises for second language learning and teaching. Block and Cameron's collection shows how, in an economy based on services and information, the linguistic skills of workers becomes increasingly important. New... -
Innovation in English Language Teaching: A Reader by David R. Hall 9780415241236
RRP: $283.50$247.13This reader provides both theoretical perspectives and practical tools for analysing and understanding how ELT classroom curricula can be analysed, developed and evaluated. The commissioned and classic texts place curriculum change in a philosophical... -
Analyzing English in a Global Context: A Reader by Anne Burns 9780415241151
RRP: $283.50$247.13Devised in collaboration with the Open University and Macquarie University, Australia, Analysing English in a Global Context is specifically designed for the postgraduate student market, as well as for teachers of English as a second or foreign language... -
The Language of Postcolonial Literatures: An Introduction Ismail S. Talib 9780415240192
RRP: $79.78$70.10This book provides a comprehensive introduction to some of the central features of language in a wide variety of postcolonial texts.The Language of Postcolonial Literatures draws on a range of writers, from Jean Rhys and Derek Walcott to Chinua Achebe,... -
Working with Specialized Language: A Practical Guide to Using Corpora by Lynne Bowker 9780415236980
RRP: $283.50$246.29Working with Specialized Language: a practical guide to using corpora introduces the principles of using corpora when studying specialized language. The resources and techniques used to investigate general language cannot be easily adopted for... -
Literacy and Development: Ethnographic Perspectives by Brian V. Street 9780415234504
RRP: $283.50$247.13Literacy and Development is a collection of case studies of literacy projects around the world. The contributors present their in-depth studies of everyday uses and meanings of literacy and of the literacy programmes that have been developed to enhance... -
Alternative Histories of English by Peter Trudgill 9780415233576
RRP: $88.18$77.18This groundbreaking collection explores the beliefs and approaches to the history of English that do not make it into standard textbooks.Orthodox histories have presented a tunnel version of the history of the English language which is sociologically... -
Lexicography: An Introduction by Howard Jackson 9780415231725
RRP: $283.50$246.29This book is an accessible introduction to lexicography - the study of dictionaries. Dictionaries are used at home and at school, cited in law courts, sermons and parliament, and referred to by crossword addicts and Scrabble players alike. Lexicography... -
Grammar and Vocabulary: A Resource Book for Students by Howard Jackson 9780415231701
RRP: $283.50$247.13Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, these books offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses,... -
Philosophy for Linguists: An Introduction by Siobhan Chapman 9780415206587
RRP: $283.50$246.29Philosophy for Linguists provides students with a clear, concise introduction to the main topics in the philosophy of language. Focusing on what students of linguistics need to know and how philosophy relates to modern linguistics, the book is... -
Code-Switching in Conversation: Language, Interaction and Identity Peter Auer 9780415216098
RRP: $92.38$80.72Code Switching, the alternating use of two or more languages ation, has become an increasingly topical and important field of research.Now available in paperback, Code-Switching in Conversation brings together contributions from a wide variety of... -
Comparative Syntax and Language Acquisition by Luigi Rizzi 9780415215497
RRP: $220.50$191.65In this collection of essays, the author addresses the central issues in syntax theory, comparative syntax and the theoretically conscious study of language acquisition. Key topics are explored, including the properties of null elements and the theory of... -
Debating Diversity: Analysing the Discourse of Tolerance by Jan Blommaert 9780415191371
RRP: $283.50$247.13Immigration, racism and nationalism have become hotly debated issues in the Western world. This highly original and controversial work focuses on the language used by the vast majority who regard themselves as being open to a multi-cultural society... -
Global Literacies and the World Wide Web by Gail E. Hawisher 9780415189415
RRP: $283.50$247.13The World Wide Web is transforming the way that information is distributed, received and acted upon. Global Literacies and the World Wide Web provides a critical examination of the new on line literacy practices and values, and how these are determined... -
Pictorial Metaphor in Advertising Charles Forceville 9780415186766
RRP: $100.78$87.80Over the past few decades, research on metaphor has focused almost exclusively on its verbal and cognitive dimensions. In Pictorial Metaphor in Advertising, Charles Forceville argues that metaphor can also occur in pictures and draws on relevant studies... -
Linguistic Culture and Language Policy by Harold Schiffman 9780415184069
RRP: $130.18$112.58By looking closely at the multilingual democracies of India, France and the USA, Harold F. Schiffman examines how language policy is primarily a social construct based on belief systems, attitudes and myths. Linguistic Culture and Language Policy exposes... -
Early Spelling: From Convention to Creativity by Gunther Kress 9780415180658
RRP: $283.50$246.29In his latest book, Gunther Kress explores how children learn to spell in the context of current concerns about early literacy. Using numerous examples of children's writing and drawing, Kress looks at children as 'makers of meaning' and explores their...