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23 produkter
Seeing Through Language
A Guide to Styles of English Writing
Häftad, 1990
567 kr
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Riddle: 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 evasive code. They write about texts, and …
Writing Systems of the World
Häftad, 1989
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754 kr
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This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems relate to the language they depict. Writing, Coulmas contends, is not only the guide or garment of spoken language, but has a deep and …
Investigating Language
Central Problems in Linguistics
Häftad, 1993
596 kr
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This book is intended for anyone with a serious interest in language, but particularly for students taking introductory courses in language and linguistics. It is not a catalogue of facts and theories but a book about ideas and issues. Rather than summarize the range of research being conducted in …
History of English Words
Häftad, 1999
682 kr
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This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis has undergone in the past millennium.The vocabulary is studied as an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and …
Introduction To American English
Inbunden, 2001
1845 kr
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An Introduction to American English explores American English in the context of American history and institutions, while also making comparisons with British English.
Introduction To American English
Häftad, 2001
567 kr
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An Introduction to American English explores American English in the context of American history and institutions, while also making comparisons with British English.
Language Crimes
The Use and Abuse of Language Evidence in the Courtroom
Av Roger Shuy
Häftad, 1996
609 kr
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Language Crimes tells the story of some of the remarkable criminal court cases in which Roger Shuy has served as a consultant or expert witness. These intriguing cases show how linguistic analysis can help the courts unravel the ambiguities of taped conversations used in evidence.
Proper English
Myths and Misunderstandings about Language
Inbunden, 1998
1343 kr
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This books explores why it is we believe what we believe about language, and why we persist in handing down from generation to generation a rag bag collection of fact and fantasy about language.
Proper English
Myths and Misunderstandings about Language
Häftad, 1998
624 kr
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This books explores why it is we believe what we believe about language, and why we persist in handing down from generation to generation a rag bag collection of fact and fantasy about language.
English Words
A Linguistic Introduction
Av Heidi Harley
Inbunden, 2006
1486 kr
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English Words is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of English words from a theoretically informed linguistic perspective. accessibly written to give students a command of basic theory, skills in analyzing English words, and the foundation needed for more advanced study in …
English Words
A Linguistic Introduction
Av Heidi Harley
Häftad, 2006
524 kr
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English Words is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of English words from a theoretically informed linguistic perspective. accessibly written to give students a command of basic theory, skills in analyzing English words, and the foundation needed for more advanced study in …
Dying Words
Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us
Häftad, 2009
438 kr
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The next century will see more than half of the world’s 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result. …
Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World
Pedigree of Nations
Av Viv Edwards
Inbunden, 2004
1601 kr
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Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World is the winner of the BAAL Book Prize 2005.Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World: Pedigree of Nations explores the consequences of English as a global language and multilingualism as a social phenomenon. Written accessibly, it explores the extent …
Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World
Pedigree of Nations
Av Viv Edwards
Häftad, 2004
567 kr
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Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World is the winner of the BAAL Book Prize 2005.Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World: Pedigree of Nations explores the consequences of English as a global language and multilingualism as a social phenomenon. Written accessibly, it explores the extent …
Words of Wonder
Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us
Häftad, 2022
509 kr
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A gripping and moving text which explores the wealth of human language diversity, how deeply it matters, and how we can best turn the tide of language endangerment In the new, thoroughly revised second edition of Words of Wonder: Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us, Second Edition (formerly …
Writing Revolution
Cuneiform to the Internet
Häftad, 2025
596 kr
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An exploration of the original Information Technology – the writing systems of history The Writing Revolution: Cuneiform to the Internet explores the origins, historical development, adaptations, linguistic properties, cultural context, and social impact of one of humankind's greatest inventions: …
Political Correctness
A History of Semantics and Culture
Inbunden, 2009
1192 kr
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Political Correctness “Geoffrey Hughes has brought together with great panache the very many manifestations of political correctness, both absurd and vicious, and shown how they express a single collective mind-set. His book establishes beyond doubt that there is such a phenomenon, that it has …
Political Correctness
A History of Semantics and Culture
Häftad, 2009
495 kr
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Political Correctness “Geoffrey Hughes has brought together with great panache the very many manifestations of political correctness, both absurd and vicious, and shown how they express a single collective mind-set. His book establishes beyond doubt that there is such a phenomenon, that it has …
Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics
Inbunden, 2008
1486 kr
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David Crystal's A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics has long been the standard single-volume reference for its field. Now available in its sixth edition, it has been revised and updated to reflect the latest terms in the field. Includes in excess of 5,100 terms, grouped into over 3,000 …
Writing Revolution
Cuneiform to the Internet
Inbunden, 2008
1292 kr
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In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the development of this communication tool to show how it …
History of English Spelling
Av Christopher Upward, George Davidson
Häftad, 2011
438 kr
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The History of English Spelling “Fifty years ago, G. H. Vallins contributed a book on spelling to the Language Library. Since then, there have been several major surveys, and new opportunities to explore the history of English words. The time is therefore ripe for a fresh presentation, and this is …
History of English Spelling
Av Christopher Upward, George Davidson
Inbunden, 2011
1057 kr
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The History of English Spelling “Fifty years ago, G. H. Vallins contributed a book on spelling to the Language Library. Since then, there have been several major surveys, and new opportunities to explore the history of English words. The time is therefore ripe for a fresh presentation, and this is …
Writing Revolution
Cuneiform to the Internet
Häftad, 2008
378 kr
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In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the development of this communication tool to show how it …
