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Introduction to Multimodal Analysis by David Machin
RRP: £32.99£29.44Introduction to Multimodal Analysis is a unique and accessible textbook that critically explains this ground-breaking approach to visual analysis. Now thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition reflects the most recent developments in theory... -
The Language of Fake News by Jack Grieve
£17.15In this Element, the authors introduce and apply a framework for the linguistic analysis of fake news. They define fake news as news that is meant to deceive as opposed to inform and argue that there should be systematic differences between real and fake... -
Cognitive Poetics: An Introduction by Peter Stockwell
RRP: £37.99£33.38A pioneering text in its first edition, this revised publication of Cognitive Poetics offers a rigorous and principled approach to literary reading and analysis.The second edition of this seminal text features:* updated theory, frameworks, and examples... -
Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar by Barry Eichengreen
RRP: £10.99£7.77For more than half a century, the dollar has been not just America's currency but the world's. It is used globally by importers, exporters, investors, governments and central banks alike. This singular role of the dollar is a source of strength for the... -
Ezra Pound: Poet: Volume III: The Tragic Years 1939-1972 by A. David Moody
£21.94This third and final volume of A. David Moody's critical life of Ezra Pound presents Pound's personal tragedy in a tragic time. In this volume, we experience the 1939-1945 World War, and Pound's hubristic involvement in Fascist Italy's part in it; we... -
Answer Key to Al-Kitaab fii Tacallum al-cArabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning ArabicPart One by Kristen Brustad
RRP: £4.00£3.79This answer key is to be used with "Al-Kitaab fii Ta callum al-cArabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One, Second Edition". The answer key for "Al-Kitaab, Part One" is intended as a resource for teachers and for learners studying on their own... -
Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language by David Crystal 9780199695188
RRP: £9.99£7.11What do the following have in common? Let there be light - Whited sepulchres - A rod of iron - New wine into old bottles Lick the dust - How are the mighty fallen - A thorn in the flesh - Wheels within wheels They're all in the King James Bible... -
Many Voices: Empire by Afua Hirsch 9781849767774
RRP: £10.00£7.12Tate Britain: Look Again: the National Collection of British Art reimagined for today. Empire is a vital exploration of how Britain's colonial legacy has shaped its art, by one of the UK's most influential voices on the subject. In twenty-first... -
A Student's Writing Guide: How to Plan and Write Successful Essays by Gordon Taylor
RRP: £19.99£17.13Are you struggling to meet your coursework deadlines? Finding it hard to get to grips with your essay topics? Does your writing sometimes lack structure and style? Would you like to improve your grades? This text covers everything a student needs to know... -
The Complete Euripides Volume I Trojan Women and Other Plays by Peter Burian
RRP: £11.49£9.66Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go... -
Introduction to Natural Language Processing by Jacob Eisenstein
RRP: £72.00£49.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262042840Author Jacob EisensteinFormat HardbackPage Count 536Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 29mm -
Language, Sexism and Misogyny by Deborah Cameron 9781032277936
RRP: £35.99£31.69In this vitally important and engaging text, leading feminist linguist Deborah Cameron explores the role of language and discourse in perpetuating sexism and misogyny in the twenty-first century. Covering how the linguistic expression of prejudice... -
War, Peace, and Populist Discourse in Ukraine by Olga Baysha 9781032455358
RRP: £49.99£43.50This book explores the detrimental effects on global peace of populism's tendency to present complex social issues in simplistic "good versus evil" terms. Analyzing the civilizational discourse of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with respect to... -
Oxford Bookworms Library: Level 3:: Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
£11.17"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.The human mind is a dark, bottomless pit, and sometimes it... -
Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction by William G Lycan 9781138504585
RRP: £37.99£33.38Now in its third edition, Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction introduces students to the main issues and theories in twenty-first-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. Author William G. Lycan... -
Tamil: A Biography by David Shulman 9780674059924
RRP: £30.95£24.33Spoken by eighty million people in South Asia and a diaspora that stretches across the globe, Tamil is one of the great world languages, and one of the few ancient languages that survives as a mother tongue for so many speakers. David Shulman presents a... -
The Quotable Guide to Punctuation by Stephen Spector
RRP: £16.49£12.85This book makes punctuation more fun and easier to learn than traditional approaches do. It teaches the natural way, by example: each lesson begins with quotes that exemplify good punctuation and sentence structure. Quotations are humorous and... -
Ezra Pound: Poet: Volume II: The Epic Years by A. David Moody
RRP: £20.99£18.34The long-awaited second volume of A. David Moody's critically acclaimed three-part biography of Ezra Pound weaves together the illuminating story of his life, his achievements as a poet and a composer, and his one-man crusade for economic justice. The... -
Vowels and Consonants by Peter Ladefoged
RRP: £28.95£25.07This popular and accessible introduction to phonetics has been fully updated for its third edition, and now includes an accompanying website with sound files, and expanded coverage of topics such as speech technology. * Describes how languages use a... -
Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language: Hereditary Deafness on Martha's Vineyard by Nora Ellen Groce
RRP: £25.95£20.22From the seventeenth century to the early years of the twentieth, the population of Martha's Vineyard manifested an extremely high rate of profound hereditary deafness. In stark contrast to the experience of most Deaf people in our own society, the... -
Jolly Phonics Activity Book 5: In Precursive Letters (British English edition) by Sara Wernham
RRP: £6.50£5.50The fifth in a series of 7 fun-filled activity books for children covers the first group of letter sounds. Jolly Phonics teaches children to read and write using synthetic phonics in a fun and engaging way. Each of these 36-page activity books for... -
The Story of English by Robert McCrum
RRP: £14.99£9.80The Story of English is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; today, in one form or another, it is... -
Critical Applied Linguistics: A Critical Re-Introduction by Alastair Pennycook
RRP: £38.99£34.22Now in its second edition, this accessible guide and introduction to critical applied linguistics provides a clear overview of the problems, debates, and competing views in language education, literacy, discourse analysis, language in the workplace,... -
Historically Black Phrases: From 'I Ain't One of Your Lil' Friends' to 'Who All Gon' Be There?' by Jarrett Hill 9781984861719
RRP: £23.00£15.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984861719Author Jarrett HillFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale -
Rome's Mediterranean Empire: Books 41-45 and the Periochae by Livy
RRP: £13.99£10.15'I will do as the Senate decrees.' These words from one of Rome's opponents encapsulate the authority Rome achieved by its subjugation of the Mediterranean. The Third Macedonian War, recounted in this volume, ended the kingdom created by Philip II and... -
Talking the Talk: Language, Psychology and Science by Trevor A. Harley
RRP: £47.99£41.81Talking the Talk provides a comprehensive introduction to the psychology of language, written for the reader with no background in the field or any prior knowledge of psychology. Written in an accessible and friendly style, the book answers the questions... -
Amo, Amas, Amat ... and All That: How to Become a Latin Lover by Harry Mount 9781780726212
RRP: £10.99£7.40"If you know someone who missed out on Latin at school and wants to live a happier life, you could do no better than give them Harry Mount's entertainingly educative Latin primer." Daily Mail"Amo, Amas, Amat is a diverting meander and Mount's love of... -
Testimonia. Origines by Cato
RRP: £24.95£22.92Ancient Rome's original archconservative.M. Porcius Cato (234-149 BC), one of the best-known figures of the middle Roman Republic, remains legendary for his political and military career, especially his staunch opposition to Carthage; his modest way of... -
Slang: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathon Green 9780198729532
RRP: £8.99£6.45Slang, however one judges it, shows us at our most human. It is used widely and often, typically associated with the writers of noir fiction, teenagers, and rappers, but also found in the works of Shakespeare and Dickens. It has been recorded since at... -
Elephant Bucks: The Inside Guide to Writing the TV Sitcom by Sheldon Bull
RRP: £13.99£9.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932907278Author Sheldon BullFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese ProductionsWeight(grams) 386g -
Seeing Through Language: A Guide to Styles of English Writing by Ronald Carter 9780631151357
RRP: £36.95£32.51Riddle: Why is a telescope like a bad excuse? Answer: Because anyone can see through it. The authors of this book would like to help anyone - but particularly students of English - to "see through" language, whether as the instrument of perception or as... -
The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct by Vyvyan Evans
RRP: £24.99£21.89Language is central to our lives, the cultural tool that arguably sets us apart from other species. Some scientists have argued that language is innate, a type of unique human 'instinct' pre-programmed in us from birth. In this book, Vyvyan Evans argues... -
Living Latin: Everyday Language and Popular Culture by Dr Charlie Kerrigan 9781350377035
£18.48What kind of language is Latin, and who is it for? Contrary to most accounts, this book tells the story of Latin as a language of ordinary people. Surveying the whole span of the language's history, it explores the evidence that exists for ordinary Latin... -
The Book of Feckin' Irish Sayings For When You Go On The Batter With A Shower of Savages by Colin Murphy
RRP: £7.99£6.16As a serious study of the nuances of the English language as spoken in Ireland, this book is as useful as tits on a bull. On the other hand, if you'd like to have a baldy of understanding the various expressions you regularly hear around Ireland, you'd... -
The Meaning Of Language by Heidi Savage
RRP: £38.00£35.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262535731Author Heidi SavageFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 24mm -
A Dictionary of Law Enforcement by Graham Gooch
RRP: £13.99£9.75A Dictionary of Law Enforcement is the only dictionary available with a primary focus on UK law enforcement terms. Succinct and practical in its approach, it contains over 3,400 entries covering ever aspect of this diverse field, including terms related... -
Language, Counter-Memory, Practice: Selected Essays and Interviews by Michel Foucault
RRP: £27.99£23.66Because of their range, brilliance, and singularity, the ideas of the philosopher-critic-historian Michel Foucault have gained extraordinary currency throughout the Western intellectual community. This book offers a selection of seven of Foucault's most... -
Ymarfer Ysgrifennu Cymraeg by Gwyn Thomas
£13.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847715708Author Gwyn ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
Silence and Sacrifice: Family Stories of Care and the Limits of Love in Vietnam by Merav Shohet
RRP: £30.00£22.82How do families hold together when turbulent forces tear them apart? Silence and Sacrifice explores what happens to generations of kin who survived anti-imperial and civil wars in Vietnam, only to be confronted with postcolonial transitions to communism... -
The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts by Silvia Ferrara
RRP: £20.00£14.29'Ferrara's book is an introduction to writing as a process of revelation, but it's also a celebration of these things still undeciphered, and many other tantalising mysteries besides.' SpectatorThis book tells the story of our greatest invention. Or, it...