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The Map: A Beginner's Guide to Doing Research in Translation Studies Jenny Williams 9781900650540
RRP: £25.99£22.63The Map is a practical guidebook introducing the basics of research in translation studies for students doing their first major research project in the field. Depending on where they are studying, this may be at advanced undergraduate (BA) or at... -
Tourette Syndrome by Mary Robertson
RRP: £15.99£11.61Tourette's Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder affecting up to 1% of the population. It is characterised by motor and vocal tics, and upsetting anti-social behaviour such as involuntary swearing and obscene gestures. This second... -
A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic by Geir T Zoega 9780486434315
RRP: £29.49£22.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486434315Author Geir T. ZoeGaFormat PaperbackPage Count 572Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Hegel's Aesthetics: Volume 2 by G. W. F. Hegel 9780198244998
RRP: £42.99£28.95This is the first of two volumes of the only English edition of Hegel's Aesthetics, the work in which he gives full expression to his seminal theory of art. The substantial Introduction is his best exposition of his general philosophy of art. In Part I... -
Language, Cognition, and Human Nature by Steven Pinker 9780190259280
RRP: £22.49£18.09Language, Cognition, and Human Nature collects together for the first time much of Steven Pinker's most influential scholarly work on language and cognition. Pinker's seminal research explores the workings of language and its connections to cognition,... -
The Meaning of Life: A Reader by E. D. Klemke 9780195327304
£33.99Featuring nine new articles chosen by coeditor Steven M. Cahn, the third edition of E. D. Klemke's The Meaning of Life offers twenty-two insightful selections that explore this fascinating topic. The essays are primarily by philosophers but also include... -
Metaphor: A Practical Introduction by Zoltan Kovecses 9780195374940
RRP: £32.49£26.85Combining up-to-date scholarship with clear and accessible language and helpful exercises, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction is an invaluable resource for all readers interested in metaphor. This second edition includes two new chapters-on 'metaphors in... -
Living and Dying in England 1100-1540: The Monastic Experience by Barbara Harvey 9780198204312
RRP: £48.99£48.81This is an authoritative account of daily life in Westminster Abbey, one of medieval England's greatest monasteries. It is also a wide-ranging exploration of some major themes in the social history of the Middle Ages and early sixteenth century by a... -
An Introduction to the Science of Phonetics Nigel Hewlett 9780805856729
£49.36The book is designed as an introduction to the scientific study of speech. No prior knowledge of phonetics is assumed. As far as mathematical knowlege is concerned, all that is assumed is a knowledge of simple arithmetic and as far as possible concepts... -
Linguistics: Why It Matters Geoffrey K. Pullum 9781509530762
RRP: £9.99£8.95Language is the medium in which we humans compose our thoughts, explain our thinking, construct our arguments, and create works of literature. Without language, societies as complex as ours could not exist. Geoffrey Pullum offers a stimulating... -
An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl by Michel Launey 9780521732291
RRP: £41.99£35.21Now available to an English-speaking audience, this book is a comprehensive grammar of classical Nahuatl, the literary language of the Aztecs. It offers students of Nahuatl a complete and clear treatment of the language's structure, grammar and... -
Blasphemy in the Christian World: A History by David Nash 9780199255160
RRP: £94.00£93.41David Nash's new study focuses on the development of blasphemy in the Christian world. Tracing the subject from the Middle Ages to the present, he outlines the history of blasphemy as a concept, from a species of heresy to modern understandings of it as... -
The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World by J. P. Mallory 9780199296682
RRP: £42.99£32.81This book introduces Proto-Indo-European and explores what the language reveals about the people who spoke it. The Proto-Indo-Europeans lived somewhere in Europe or Asia between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago, and no text of their language survives. J. P... -
The Oxford Companion to Italian Food by Gillian Riley 9780195387100
RRP: £14.99£12.53The popularity of Italian food all over the world is ever increasing. Unhampered by any sense of superiority, and unburdened by the weight of a great classical tradition, Italians cook and eat in the ways they have known and trusted for generations,... -
Stance and Voice in Written Academic Genres by Ken Hyland 9780230302839
£101.03Stance and Voice in Written Academic Genres brings together a range of perspectives on two of the most important and contested concepts in applied linguistics: stance and voice. International experts provide an accessible, yet authoritative introduction... -
Snails and Monkey Tails by Michael Arndt
RRP: £14.99£9.70An entertaining, informative, and elegantly designed guide that makes understanding punctuation marks and symbols simple and fun. A rollicking linguistic ride for fans of Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Just My Type. ... -
Luath Scots Language Learner: An Introduction to Contemporary Spoken Scots by L.Colin Wilson 9781906307431
RRP: £16.99£12.28This new edition of the Luath Scots Language Learner featuring updated information is suitable as an introductory course or for those interested in reacquainting themselves with the language of childhood and grandparents. There are dictionaries and... -
Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method by Marianne W. Jorgensen
RRP: £50.99£41.32Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method is a systematic introduction to discourse analysis as a body of theories and methods for social research. It brings together three central approaches, Laclau and Mouffe's discourse theory, critical discourse... -
On Virtue Ethics by Rosalind Hursthouse 9780199247998
RRP: £39.99£38.14Virtue ethics is perhaps the most important development within late twentieth-century moral philosophy. Rosalind Hursthouse, who has made notable contributions to this development, now presents a full exposition and defence of her neo-Aristotelian... -
Kant And The Platypus by Umberto Eco 9780099276951 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.65How much do our perceptions of things depend on our cognitive ability, and how much on our linguistic resources? Where, and how, do these two questions meet? Umberto Eco undertakes a series of idiosyncratic and typically brilliant explorations, starting... -
Kant And The Platypus by Umberto Eco
RRP: £12.99£9.98How much do our perceptions of things depend on our cognitive ability, and how much on our linguistic resources? Where, and how, do these two questions meet? Umberto Eco undertakes a series of idiosyncratic and typically brilliant explorations, starting... -
Complete Aramaic: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Aramaic, with Original Texts Eric D. Reymond 9781473627765
RRP: £39.99£26.55Designed for complete beginners, and tested with real learners, Complete Aramaic offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate Biblical texts written in the... -
Globalization and Language Teaching David Block 9780415242769
RRP: £45.99£40.13This 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... -
Vanishing Voices: The Extinction of the World's Languages by Daniel Nettle 9780195152463
RRP: £18.99£13.34A dramatic account of the rate of language extinction, and how it endangers the future of biodiversity Few people know that nearly 100 native languages once spoken in what is now California are near extinction, or that most of Australia's 250... -
Philosophy of Language by Scott Soames 9780691155975
RRP: £22.00£17.36A masterful overview of the philosophy of language from one of its most important thinkersIn this book one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field-its principal achievements, its most pressing current... -
Britannicus, Phaedra, Athaliah by Jean Racine 9780199555994
RRP: £9.99£7.11Jean Racine (1639-99) remains to this day the greatest of French poetic dramatists. Britannicus (1669), the first play in this volume, takes its themes from Roman history: the setting is bloody and treacherous court of the Emperor Nero. Phaedra (1677)... -
Japanese Tutor: Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook (Learn Japanese with Teach Yourself): Advanced beginner to upper intermediate course Shin-Ichiro Okajima 9781444799835
RRP: £24.99£16.78Do you want to communicate easily and freely in Japanese?Master Japanese grammar and broaden your vocabulary with your very own Japanese Tutor. This contemporary interactive workbook features 200 activities across a range of grammar and vocabulary points... -
Japanese Grammar: The Connecting Point by Kimihiko Nomura 9780761853114
RRP: £64.00£56.72Japanese Grammar: The Connecting Point is instrumental for anyone learning Japanese who seeks to gain a firm grasp of the most important aspect of the language: verb usage. Learning Japanese may seem to be a daunting task, but Dr. Nomura's book will help... -
Reforming the House of Lords: Lessons from Overseas by Meg Russell 9780198298311
£84.69The constitution of Britain is changing rapidly, and the House of Lords is next on the agenda for reform. But whilst Britain takes on many of the features of other countries constitutions, the Lords reform debate remains insular and backward-looking... -
The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary by R. S. McGregor
RRP: £27.99£26.82This major Hindi-English dictionary has been produced to meet the need of a growing number of people now learning and studying Hindi. Reflecting the many-sided development of Hindi during the 20th century, it provides over 36,000 headwords, with generous... -
Language, Learning, and Disability in the Education of Young Bilingual Children Dina C. Castro 9781800411838
RRP: £29.95£24.81Using an interdisciplinary perspective to discuss the intersection of language development and learning processes, this book summarizes current knowledge and represents the most critical issues regarding early childhood research, policy, and practice... -
A History of the English Language by Albert C. Baugh
RRP: £45.99£40.53**NOT FOR SALE IN THE USA, CANADA OR THE PHILIPPINES**A History of the English Language explores the linguistic and cultural development of English from the Roman conquest of England to the present day to provide a comprehensive overview of the different... -
Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang by Paul Baker 9780826473431
RRP: £37.99£36.60Polari has been the secret language of gay men and women through the twentieth century. But more than a language, Polari is an attitude. From the prisons and music halls of Edwardian England to Kenneth Williams, American Gls in London and the Sisters of... -
Aristophanes and Athens: An Introduction to the Plays by Douglas M. MacDowell 9780198721581
£32.34BL Covers every play, with extensive quotations in English Aristophanes' comedies are famous for their comic characters and earthy humour, but they are also highly topical, with many contemporary political allusions easily missed today. Douglas... -
The Rule of Metaphor: The Creation of Meaning in Language by Paul Ricoeur
RRP: £18.99£16.87Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In The Rule of Metaphor he seeks 'to show how language can extend itself to its very limits, forever discovering new resonances within itself'. Recognizing the... -
Surfaces by Gary Attard
£32.30This primer provides an introduction to the subject of surfaces at the level of undergraduates and first year postgraduates. There are three chapters, the first concerns basic thermodynamic material used to understand the properties of surfaces... -
Paradoxes and Problems by John Donne 9780198127536
£69.56A scholarly edition of works by John Donne. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatusBook InformationISBN 9780198127536Author John DonneFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint... -
The Oxford Dictionary of Rhyming Slang by John Ayto
RRP: £13.99£10.53A lively, authoritative, and up-to-date look at the world of rhyming slang, from its origins in London's 19th-century underworld to the buzzwords of 21st-century popney. Arranged by topic, including Crime, Food and Drink, Illness, Money, Sex, and Sport,... -
Latin Via Ovid: A First Course by Norma Goldman 9780814317327
RRP: £36.95£34.76Using an introduction to mythology by the master storyteller Ovid himself, the authors have prepared a unique teaching tool designed to achieve proficiency at Latin in one year at the college level, two years at the high school or intermediate level. The... -
Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities by John Warner 9781421437989
RRP: £18.50£16.58An important challenge to what currently masquerades as conventional wisdom regarding the teaching of writing.There seems to be widespread agreement that-when it comes to the writing skills of college students-we are in the midst of a crisis. In Why They...