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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783847117308Author Yan KapranovFormat HardbackPage Count 186Imprint V&R UnipressPublisher V&R UnipressWeight(grams) 508g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783847117049Author Silvia BonacchiFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint V&R UnipressPublisher V&R UnipressWeight(grams) 789g

The French-English section contains entries for some 40,000 headwords, including nearly 3,000 new words and vocabulary items.Book InformationISBN 9780198641575Author H. FerrarFormat PaperbackPage Count 888Imprint Clarendon PressPublisher Oxford...

This dictionary contains 60,000 German and English words as well as tables of German irregular verbs, weights, measures, and money. . handy pocket dictionary for the student or traveler--now in flexible covers . written with both the English and foreign...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333436844Author John SilverlightFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 140g

"Burchfield's brilliant book on the English language is both scholarly and human. It is the best brief survey I have read of the development of English ...it conveys an authentic sense of the great mystery of language. It instructs, but it also compels...

Typology lies at the centre of scientific research on language because it directly addresses the question which many consider to be the most important in the field: why and how are all languages similar and why and how do they differ from each other?...

In this book, Farr examines the spoken and written language of post-observation teaching-practice feedback on teacher education programs. To do so, she draws upon theories from discourse analysis, conversation analysis, and pragmatics to frame the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032025728Author Fabrizio GallaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 453g

This volume presents an overview of the field of linguistic typology, its history, methodology, theoretical foundations and achievements. It focuses on the major directions of typological research and demonstrates how they reflect and inform the study of...

Incorporating `The Oxford Guide to English Usage' compiled by E. S. C. Weiner, and a dictionary compiled by Joyce M. Hawkins. The ideal concise handbook for anyone who cares about using the English language properly.Book InformationISBN...

The new Oxford Minidictionary has grown in stature: revised and updated, the smallest Oxford dictionary now contains over 40,000 entries, and its new design makes it easier to read.Book InformationISBN 9780198612100Author Joyce HawkinsFormat...

"The third edition of An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion provides a critical examination of some fundamental questions posed by religious belief: What does belief in God amount to? Can God's existence be proved? Is there life after death?"...

This is a collection of essays and reflections by Robert Burchfield, the editor of the Supplement to the First Edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary". Many of the pieces in this personal survey of the English language as it is used throughout the...

This dictionary is designed as an easy reference for everyone who cares about using the English language properly. Combining Edmund Weiner's "Oxford Guide to English Usage" and a compact Oxford dictionary compiled by Joyce Hawkins, it is comprehensive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780155038721Author Dwight BolingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Heinle & Heinle Publishers Inc.,U.S.Publisher Cengage Learning, IncWeight(grams) 522g

In a controversial look at the study of linguistics today, Morteza Mahmoudian examines twentieth-century theories of language in light of empirical evidence. In the past, linguists have had to choose between a general linguistic theory aimed at universal...

This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents information in bite-sized sections, clearly explaining the major concepts in linguistics -...

In this forcefully argued book, the leading evolutionary theorist of language draws on evidence from evolutionary biology, genetics, physical anthropology, anatomy, and neuroscience, to provide a framework for studying the evolution of human language and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780195028812Author Robert ScholesFormat PaperbackPage Count 1008Imprint Oxford University Press IncPublisher Oxford University Press IncWeight(grams) 954g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780029638705Author Berlitz GuidesFormat PaperbackPage Count 191Imprint Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc

Written in a lively, accessible style, The Psychology of Language presents a compelling focus on the relationship between language and human cognition. Each chapter offers a strong central theme, presented as a hypothesis for the student to consider. The...

"Alette Hill s unusually insightful and captivating style, combined with her breadth of interdisciplinary detail, make this an extraordinary book." Wendy Martyna"An insightful look at the changes taking place in this society, and its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781171376132Author Seymour Dorothy WorsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Gale Ecco, Print EditionsPublisher Gale Ecco, Print EditionsWeight(grams) 68g

At long last, this book provides a readable introduction to questions of practical value. It is for parents and teachers who are bilinguals themselves and also for monolinguals who want to know more; for those with some intuitive understanding of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781170594117Author Thomas MorellFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Gale Ecco, Print EditionsPublisher Gale Ecco, Print EditionsWeight(grams) 77g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781170018316Author George FarquharFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Gale Ecco, Print EditionsPublisher Gale Ecco, Print EditionsWeight(grams) 64g

Wales is a small nation with a long and varied tradition of bilingualism. The minority language and culture is under threat. The book seeks to take the temperature of the Welsh language. Building on a computer analysis of the 1981 Welsh language Census...

The current liberal orthodoxy in the United Kingdom, the United States, and elsewhere in the English-speaking world, is against imposing Standard English on school students. But does this truly protect the underprivileged, or has it inflicted lasting...

This book takes a long hard look at the text-messaging phenomenon and its effects on literacy, language, and society. Young people who seem to spend much of their time texting sometimes appear unable or unwilling to write much else. Media outrage has...

This book is about language designed to mean what it does not seem to mean. Ciphers and codes conceal messages and protect secrets. Symbol and magic hide meanings to imperil or delight. Languages made to baffle and confuse let insiders talk openly...

The children and grandchildren of South Asian migrants to the UK are living out British identities which go largely unrecognized. This book emphasizes their everyday low-key Britishness, albeit a Britishness with new inflections. It is this sensibility...

This invaluable work is the most authoritative dictionary of linguistics of its kind available. Clear and concise, it contains over 3,000 entries ranging from epiglottal and morpheme to Austronesian and Navajo. Entries cover every aspect of linguistics...

From digraphs to phonemes, from word origins to modern idioms, this alphabet of spelling lore and phonic anecdote aims to inform and intrigue both teachers and parents everywhere.Book InformationISBN 9780198382652Author Sue PalmerFormat PaperbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780195516227Author Marie EmmittFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint OUP Australia and New ZealandPublisher Oxford University Press Australia

From Sanskrit to Scouse, this volume provides a single-volume source of information about the English language. The guide is intended both for reference and and for browsing. The international perspective takes in language from Cockney to Creole,...

A catchphrase is a set of words that have come to be associated, over time and through repeated usage, with a particular individual or group, or maybe an event. From "Can I do you now, sir?" and "Thunderbirds are GO" to "Eat my shorts!", "Who loves ya,...

Comprehensibility is considered central to successful communication (Munro & Derwing, 1995a, 2007). Yet, despite the crucial role it plays in communication and the contribution it makes towards the assessment of spoken language ability, comprehensibility...

This volume brings together a selection of articles illustrating the multifaceted nature of current research in generative syntax. The authors, including some of the leading figures in the field, present analyses of typologically diverse languages, with...

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