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A History of the French Language by Peter Rickard
RRP: $81.88$71.66This well-established and popular book provides students with all the linguistic background they need for studying any period of French literature. For the second edition the text has been revised and updated throughout, and the two final chapters on... -
The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition by Zoltan Dornyei
RRP: $116.03$91.26The Psychology of Second Language Acquisition offers a systematic and accessible overview of the main psychological areas and theories in order to keep abreast of the ongoing paradigm shift. Readers will find succinct and up-to-date descriptions of a... -
The End of Lawyers?: Rethinking the nature of legal services by Richard E. Susskind
$59.75This widely acclaimed legal bestseller has provoked a tidal wave of debate within the legal profession, being hailed as an inspiration by some and as heresy by others. Susskind lays down a challenge to all lawyers, and indeed all those in a professional... -
One Speaker, Two Languages: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Code-Switching by Lesley Milroy 9780521479127
RRP: $99.43$84.67Code-switching - the alternating use of several languages by bilingual speakers - does not usually indicate lack of competence on the part of the speaker in any of the languages concerned, but results from complex bilingual skills. The reasons why people... -
Using Language by Herbert H. Clark 9780521567459
RRP: $87.73$75.15This book, first published in 1996, argues that language use is more than the sum of a speaker speaking and a listener listening. It is the joint action that emerges when speakers and listeners - writers and readers - perform their individual actions in... -
The Routledge Handbook of Vocabulary Studies by Stuart Webb
RRP: $87.73$76.60The Routledge Handbook of Vocabulary Studies provides a cutting-edge survey of current scholarship in this area. Divided into four sections, which cover understanding vocabulary; approaches to teaching and learning vocabulary; measuring knowledge of... -
Security Arabic by Mark Evans
RRP: $29.23$24.47Your guide to current terms and concepts used in intelligence and security Arabic What is the Arabic term for 'sleeper cell'? How would you say 'hijacker'? Could you recognise the phrase 'operational planning'? Or 'money-laundering investigations'? This... -
The English Language Before England: An Epigraphic Account Bernard Mees 9781032214184
RRP: $77.98$68.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032214184Author Bernard MeesFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 453g -
Cornish Sayings Superstitions and Remedies by Kathleen Hawke 9781850222040
RRP: $5.83$5.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781850222040Author Kathleen HawkeFormat PaperbackImprint TruranPublisher Truran -
The Godzone Dictionary: Of Favourite New Zealand Words and Phrases by Max Cryer
RRP: $29.23$19.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781775594000Author Max CryerFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Exisle PublishingPublisher Exisle PublishingWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 230mm * 150mm... -
Verbal Hygiene by Deborah Cameron
RRP: $74.08$65.09In Verbal Hygiene, Deborah Cameron takes a serious look at popular attitudes towards language and examines the practices by which people attempt to regulate its use. Instead of dismissing the practice of 'verbal hygiene', as a misguided and pernicious... -
Stylistics by Lesley Jeffries 9780521728690
RRP: $54.58$47.33Stylistics is the linguistic study of style in language. It aims to account for how texts project meaning, how readers construct meaning and why readers respond to texts in the way that they do. This book is an introduction to stylistics that locates it... -
Equal Rights to the Curriculum: Many Languages, One Message by Eithne Gallagher
RRP: $38.90$33.03The parents of second language children are often seen but not heard in schools. This book is unique in addressing the many issues facing parents of children whose first language is different from that of the school classroom. Drawing on teaching... -
Fundamentals of Translation by Sonia Colina
RRP: $52.63$46.49Clear and concise, this textbook provides a non-technical introduction to the basic and central concepts of translation theory and practice, including translation briefs, parallel texts and textual functions, cohesion and coherence, and old and new... -
The Mind of a Savant: Language, Learning and Modularity Neil Smith (University College London) 9780631190172
RRP: $87.65$76.56Savants are people who are mentally and often physically impaired but who have one dazzling talent. Cases of savants, like Christopher who is described here, are not unheard of, but have never been reported before. Despite being unable to look after... -
The Antisymmetry of Syntax: Volume 25 by Richard S. Kayne 9780262611077
$69.50Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
An Introduction to English Morphology: Words and Their Structure (2nd Edition) by Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy
RRP: $38.98$32.02Bestselling introduction to English morphology, now revised and updatedWhat exactly are words? Are they the things that get listed in dictionaries, or are they the basic units of sentence structure? Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy explores the implications of... -
Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism by William Harmless 9780195162233
RRP: $101.40$70.40In this book, William Harmless provides an accessible introduction to early Christian monastic literature from Egypt and beyond. He introduces the reader to the major figures and literary texts, as well offering an up-to-date survey of current questions... -
Contesting Europe's Eastern Rim: Cultural Identities in Public Discourse by Ljiljana Saric 9781847693242
RRP: $194.90$151.22Since 1989, Europe's eastern rim has been in constant flux. This collection focuses on how political and economic transformations have triggered redefinitions of cultural identity. Using discursive modes of identity construction (deconstruction,... -
The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language by Rosemary Salomone
RRP: $54.58$46.82A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of language Spoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca--its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international... -
How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own by Barry J Farber 9780806512716
RRP: $23.40$17.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806512716Author Barry J FarberFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Citadel PressPublisher Citadel PressWeight(grams) 240g -
Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction by Ti Alkire
RRP: $77.98$65.64Ti Alkire and Carol Rosen trace the changes that led from colloquial Latin to five major Romance languages, those which ultimately became national or transnational languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. Trends in spoken Latin... -
Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures Richard North 9781408247709
RRP: $85.78$84.36The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures provides a scholarly and accessible introduction to the literature which was the inspiration for many of the heroes of modern popular culture, from The Lord of the Rings to... -
All About Language: A Guide by Barry J. Blake 9780199238408
$53.66In clear, congenial style Barry Blake explains how language works. He describes the make-up of words and how they're built from sounds and signs and put together in phrases and sentences. He examines the dynamics of conversation and the relations between... -
Lower Secondary English as a Second Language Student's Book: Stage 8 (Collins Cambridge Lower Secondary English as a Second Language) by Anna Osborn
RRP: $37.03$34.92Written with a range of international contexts in mind, this three-level course provides full coverage of the Cambridge Lower Secondary English as a Second Language curriculum framework (0876) from 2020. With an engaging Student's Book, stimulating... -
Introducing Second Language Acquisition by Muriel Saville-Troike 9781316603925
RRP: $56.53$50.35Providing a solid foundation in second language acquisition, this book has become the leading introduction to the subject for students of linguistics, psychology and education, and trainee language teachers. Now in its third edition, the textbook offers... -
Linguistics: An Introduction by William B. McGregor 9781350164253
$56.69What is Linguistics? How do languages work? Why is this important? Answering these questions and more, Linguistics: An Introduction covers all the key topics that you will need in your study of language and linguistics. Over 17 chapters, William... -
Understanding Second Language Acquisition by Lourdes Ortega
RRP: $77.98$70.32Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second language acquisition (SLA, for short) investigates the human capacity... -
The Words of Selves: Identification, Solidarity, Irony by Denise Riley 9780804739115
RRP: $46.78$40.64Marlene Dietrich had the last line in Orson Welles's A Touch of Evil: "What does it matter what you say about other people?" The author ponders the question: What does it matter what you say about yourself? She wonders why the requirement to be a... -
The Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition by PA Malovrh
RRP: $83.75$73.26A comprehensive, current review of the research and approaches to advanced proficiency in second language acquisition The Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition offers an overview of the most recent and scientific-based research... -
The Hidden History of Coined Words by Ralph Keyes
RRP: $52.63$37.71Successful word-coinages -- those that stay in currency for a good long time -- tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely when and where they were first minted. Engaging, illuminating, and authoritative, Ralph Keyes's The... -
Analysing Sentences: An Introduction to English Syntax by Noel Burton-Roberts
RRP: $70.18$61.80Analysing Sentences is an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure.The book covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and uses tree diagrams throughout to help the reader... -
English for Academic Purposes: An Advanced Resource Book by Ken Hyland 9780415358705
RRP: $85.78$75.74Routledge Applied Linguistics is a series of comprehensive resource books, providing students and researchers with the support they need for advanced study in the core areas of English Language and Applied Linguistics. Each book in the series guides... -
Language of Early Childhood by M. A. K. Halliday 9780826488251
$176.05For nearly half a century, Professor M. A. K. Halliday has been enriching the discipline of linguistics with his keen insights into the social semiotic phenomenon we call language. This ten-volume series presents the seminal works of Professor Halliday... -
The Breathless Zoo: Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing by Rachel Poliquin 9780271053738
RRP: $58.40$53.25From sixteenth-century cabinets of wonders to contemporary animal art, The Breathless Zoo: Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing examines the cultural and poetic history of preserving animals in lively postures. But why would anyone want to preserve an... -
Understanding Language Contact Evangelia Adamou 9780367766597
RRP: $70.18$61.80Understanding Language Contact offers an accessible and empirically grounded introduction to contact linguistics. Rather than taking a traditional focus on the outcomes of language contact, this book takes the novel approach of considering these outcomes... -
Oxford Bookworms Library: Level 4:: Silas Marner by George Eliot
$22.17"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.In a hole under the floorboards Silas Marner the linen-weaver... -
The Routledge Handbook of Semiosis and the Brain Adolfo M Garc�a 9781032355610
RRP: $85.78$74.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032355610Author Adolfo M Garc�aFormat PaperbackPage Count 412Imprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 453g -
Language Down the Garden Path: The Cognitive and Biological Basis for Linguistic Structures by Montserrat Sanz 9780198712800
$77.51Thomas G. Bever's now iconic sentence, The horse raced past the barn fell, first appeared in his 1970 paper "The Cognitive Basis of Linguistic Structures". This 'garden path sentence', so-called because of the way it leads the reader or listener down the... -
Imaginary Languages: Myths, Utopias, Fantasies, Illusions, and Linguistic Fictions by Marina Yaguello
RRP: $52.65$34.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262046398Author Marina YaguelloFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd