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Intercultural Communication in Interpreting: Power and Choices by Jinhyun Cho 9781138610590
RRP: $283.50$246.29Navigating and resolving issues in intercultural communication is an integral part of the interpreter's role on a daily basis. This book is an essential guide to the interpersonal dimensions of intercultural communication in a variety of key interpreting... -
The Axiomatic Method in Phonology by Tadeusz Bato g 9781138607972
$207.06First published in 1967. The problems of theoretical phonology are among the most controversial in linguistics. This monograph is a step towards an adequate logical reconstruction of phonological theories and is mainly concerned with Z. S. Harris'... -
The Phonology-Morphology Interface: Cycles, Levels and Words by Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska 9781138604360
$235.22First published in 1989. The development of morphological and phonological theory within the broad framework of generative grammar poses a number of important questions concerning the mutual relationship of phonology and morphology. This study aims to... -
Critical Perspectives on Linguistic Fixity and Fluidity: Languagised Lives by Jurgen Jaspers 9781138602977
RRP: $283.50$246.29This volume offers a critical perspective on current views on linguistic fixity and fluidity in sociolinguistics and highlights empirical accounts alternative to prevailing trends in the field. Featuring accounts from a broad range of regional contexts,... -
Formal Problems in Semitic Phonology and Morphology by John J. McCarthy 9781138604247
RRP: $77.68$68.31First published in 1985. Two basic issues figure in this study. The first concerns the representation of syllabic and accentual structure, and the effects of those structures on the formulation of phonological rules. In the second section of this title,... -
Tertiary Language Teacher-Researchers Between Ethics and Politics: Silent Voices, Unseized Spaces by Chantal Crozet 9781138584556
RRP: $283.50$246.29Bringing together a range of perspectives from tertiary language and culture teachers and researchers, this volume highlights the need for greater critical engagement with the question of language teacher identity, agency and responsibility in light of... -
Studies in Tier Structure by R. Armin Mester 9781138604285
RRP: $46.18$40.61First published in 1988. This study examines a number of issues arising in multitiered nonlinear phonology in the light of the Obligatory Contour Principle (OCP), which prohibits adjacent identical elements at the melodic level, and aims to provide... -
Discourses of (De)Legitimization: Participatory Culture in Digital Contexts by Andrew S. Ross 9781138578753
RRP: $283.50$247.13This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which digital communication facilitate and inform discourses of legitimization and delegitimization in contemporary participatory cultures. The book draws on multiple theoretical traditions... -
Multimodality Across Classrooms: Learning About and Through Different Modalities by Helen De Silva Joyce 9781138574403
RRP: $283.50$246.29This volume takes a broad view of multimodality as it applies to a wide range of subject areas, curriculum design, and classroom processes to examine the ways in which multiple modes combine in contemporary classrooms and its subsequent impact on student... -
Advances in the Investigation of L3 Phonological Acquisition by Magdalena Wrembel 9781138553163
RRP: $283.50$246.29This book aims to bridge the gap in investigations into the acquisition of phonology from a multilingual perspective. In order to fully understand this process, the editors present state of the art research into third language (L3) phonology as well as... -
The Human Factor in Machine Translation by Sin-Wai Chan 9781138551213
RRP: $283.50$247.13Machine translation has become increasingly popular, especially with the introduction of neural machine translation in major online translation systems. However, despite the rapid advances in machine translation, the role of a human translator remains... -
Discourse and Social Media Gwen Bouvier (Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) 9781138502543
RRP: $96.58$84.27Discourse and Social Media is a unique and timely collection that breaks ground on how discourse scholars, coming from a range of disciplinary perspectives, can critically analyse different social media, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and News... -
Study Abroad and interculturality: Perspectives and discourses by Claudia Borghetti 9781138501270
RRP: $283.50$247.13Study abroad (SA) as a domain of inquiry in the field of Applied Linguistics has been approached from a variety of different perspectives. Although originally focused on measuring the impact of residence abroad on students' language development, in the... -
The History of English: An Introduction by Stephan Gramley 9781138501089
RRP: $283.50$248.39The History of English: An Introduction provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a... -
Translating Culture Specific References on Television: The Case of Dubbing Irene Ranzato 9781138499133
RRP: $100.78$87.80Translating Culture Specific References on Television provides a model for investigating the problems posed by culture specific references in translation, drawing on case studies that explore the translational norms of contemporary Italian dubbing... -
Translation as Social Action: Russian and Bulgarian Perspectives by Palma Zlateva 9781138367715
$207.06Originally published in 1993, Translation as Social Action is a varied collection of essays, which addresses translation as social action as its central theme, the book proposes a model of the translator as an agent in his or her own right. Translation... -
Language and Situation: Language Varieties and their Social Contexts by Michael Gregory 9781138350007
$207.06Originally published in 1978. This book provides and explains a framework for understanding and describing variations of style of language in relation to the social context in which it is used. Constant features of language users, such as their temporal,... -
Rethinking Translation: Discourse, Subjectivity, Ideology by Lawrence Venuti 9781138361775
$235.22Originally published in 1992 Rethinking Translation makes the translator's activity more visible by using critical theory. It examines the selection of the foreign text and the implementation of translation strategies; the reception of the translated... -
Sociolinguistics: A Sociological Critique by Glyn Williams 9781138352599
$150.36Originally published in 1992. This provocative and controversial book calls for a critical analysis of the philosophical assumptions underpinning sociolinguistics. Going back to the philosophical roots of the study of language in society, it argues that... -
Verbal Deficit: A Critique by J. C. B. Gordon 9781138352872
RRP: $48.28$42.34Originally published in 1981. Verbal deficit theories try to account for differential educational attainments in linguistic terms, suggesting that children reach varying levels of success in school as a result of their ability or inability to express... -
Sonority Constraints on Prosodic Structure by Draga Zec 9781138346895
RRP: $69.28$61.24First published in 1994. The goal of this study is to find the correlations between the internal constituency of the syllable and the sonority of segments. Its major claim is that valid correlations can be established only under the moraic theory of... -
The Sociolinguistics Reader: Volume 2: Gender and Discourse by Jenny Cheshire 9781138372818
RRP: $188.98$164.83The Sociolinguistics Reader presents a state-of-the-art account of the discipline in the closing years of the twentieth century. Volume 2: Gender and Discourse in the first section looks at patterns of language variation, examining how gender... -
The Phonetics and Phonology of Korean Prosody: Intonational Phonology and Prosodic Structure by Sun-Ah Jun 9781138317796
$235.22First published in 1996. This book examines the phonetics and phonology of Korean prosody. Based on phonetic experiments, it proposes intonationally marked prosodic constituents above the word which condition various connected speech phenomena. This... -
Aspects of Odawa Morphophonemics by Glyne L. Piggott 9781138318021
RRP: $77.68$68.31First published in 1980. This study investigates salient properties of the phonological structure of Odawa, a dialect of Ojibwa, in terms of their implications for phonological theory. Indeed, the primary concern is with theoretical issues, specifically... -
Front Vowels, Coronal Consonants and Their Interaction in Nonlinear Phonology by Elizabeth V. Hume 9781138317390
RRP: $69.28$61.24First published in 1994. This study aims to provide evidence for the natural class of sounds comprised of front vowels, front glides and coronal consonants. The author also shows that a revised definition of the articulator feature [coronal] properly... -
Researching Agency in Language Policy and Planning by Gregory Paul Glasgow 9781138316164
RRP: $283.50$246.29This concise collection features seven studies on agency in language policy and planning across five different national contexts. Building on themes explored in Agency in Language Policy and Planning, this volume highlights the complex relationship... -
Awesome Pets: Set 3 by David Orme 9781781270752
RRP: $12.58$9.37Clever pets, working pets, crazy pets, grumpy pets and weird pets: it's all in here! Then read a story about a clever dog that saves its owner's life. This fun non-fiction reading book, with exciting colour photos and illustrations, will appeal to all... -
Planet Hunting: Set 3 David Orme 9781781270745
RRP: $12.58$9.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781270745Author David OrmeFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Ransom PublishingPublisher Ransom PublishingWeight(grams) 120g -
Fire!: Set 3 by David Orme 9781781270707
RRP: $12.58$9.37This is a book all about fire: how fire is useful, ways to make fire, and what happens when fire gets out of control. Then read a story about a fireworks party that nearly ends in disaster. This fun non-fiction reading book, with exciting colour photos... -
Space Ships: Set 2 by David Orme 9781781270660
RRP: $12.58$9.37Find out about space stations, space shuttles, Voyager 2 and trips to Mars followed by a story about a mission to Mars where they find more than they expect... This fun, non-fiction reading book, with exciting colour photos and illustrations, will... -
Dark Star Part 3; The Dark Secret: Level 4 by Tony Norman 9781841678719
RRP: $10.48$7.98Zardoz orders Janaki , Scooter and Art to play for him in the Dark Star team. They have to beat Burnt Moon in the Galaxy Cup. Can they do it? And what if they can't!? This fiction book (part three of four) has beautiful full-colour illustrations, caption... -
Dark Star Part 4; The Trick: Level 4 by Tony Norman 9781841678726
RRP: $10.48$7.98Things do not look good for Janaki, Art and Scooter. They have just seen Zardoz destroy some of their team players. Will they be next? Will they ever get back home? This fiction book (the last part of four) has beautiful full-colour illustrations,... -
Key Themes and New Directions in Systemic Functional Translation Studies by Bo Wang 9780367763572
RRP: $83.98$73.63The book introduces SFTS as a research field, tracing its development and situating the contributions of the scholars interviewed within this tradition Taken together, the collection offers a comprehensive account of theoretical and methodological... -
Recovering the African Feminine Divine in Literature, the Arts, and Practice: Yemonja Awakening by LaJuan Simpson-Wilkey 9781793640956
RRP: $73.50$65.00Recovering the African Feminine Divine in Literature, the Arts, and Performing Arts: Yemonja Awakening provides context to the myriad ways in which the African feminine divine is being reclaimed by scholars, practitioners and cultural scholars worldwide... -
Still Rhymin on the Range by Mike Puhallo 9780888393883
RRP: $18.88$12.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888393883Author Mike PuhalloFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd... -
Better Library and Learning Space: Projects, Trends, Ideas by Les Watson 9781783303113
RRP: $272.90$219.20What are the most important things a 21st-century library should do with its space? Each chapter in this cutting-edge text addresses this critical question, capturing the insights and practical ideas of leading international librarians, educators and... -
The Legal Environment of Translation by Guillermo Cabanellas 9781138790803
RRP: $210.00$181.88Translation is subject to a complex and unique set of legal rules that govern its various practical and intellectual aspects. These rules derive from very different legal areas, such as intellectual property and labour law. While useful from a strictly... -
The Acoustic Self in English Modernism and Beyond: Writing Musically by Zoltan Varga 9781032025858
RRP: $83.98$73.63Drawing on the analogy between musical meaning-making and human subjectivity, this book develops the concept of the acoustic self, exploring the ways in which musical characterization and structure are related to issues of subject-representation in the... -
Noun Phrase Licensing by Jeffrey T. Runner 9780815331346
RRP: $193.18$168.42This book examines the syntax of direct object noun phrases in English within the Principles and Parameters, specifically Chomsky's Minimalist Program, approach to generative grammar. The main focus is on the phrase structural positions of object noun... -
A Corpus-based Contrastive Study of the Appraisal Systems in English and Chinese Scientific Research Articles by Xu Yuchen 9781032164915
RRP: $79.78$70.94Appraisal is the way language users express their attitude towards things, people, behaviour or ideas. In the last few decades, significant achievements have been made in Appraisal Theory research, yet little attention has been paid to appraisal in...