Language: history & general works books

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The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement

The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement

Author: El-Hussein A Y Aly (Indiana University)
ISBN: 9781009385602
Format: Paperback
$43.99

This Element re-defines translation and implies a complex process in which the target text combines knowledge of...  Read More >>

The Rise of Discourse Markers

The Rise of Discourse Markers

Author: Bernd Heine ,  Gunther Kaltenböck
ISBN: 9781108987288
Format: Paperback
$59.49

Discourse markers constitute an important part of linguistic communication. This pioneering book presents a detailed...  Read More >>

Lingua Franca and Français Tirailleur: From Sea Jargon to Military Order?

Lingua Franca and Français Tirailleur: From Sea Jargon...

Author: Joanna Nolan
ISBN: 9783031305542
Format: Hardback
$103.47

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How to Time Travel

How to Time Travel

Author: Lucas Joel Thomas
ISBN: 9798850648657
Format: Paperback
$34.29

HOW TO TIME TRAVEL is a collection of poems, aphorisms, scientific observations, literary criticisms, and daily...  Read More >>

Inspirations from a Lofty Mountain: Festschrift in Honor of Prof . William S-Y . Wang on his 90th Birthday

Inspirations from a Lofty Mountain: Festschrift in Honor...

Author: Gang Peng ,  Jiangping Kong
ISBN: 9789629376727
Format: Paperback
$100.32

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The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue

The Origin of Language: Tracing the Evolution of the...

Author: Merritt Ruhlen
ISBN: 9781463244958
Format: Hardback
$237.60

The present volume is a reprint of the 2009 second edition of the book, and includes the text of the first edition...  Read More >>

The Discursive Construction of Place in the Digital Age

The Discursive Construction of Place in the Digital...

Author: Alejandro Parini ,  Francisco Yus
ISBN: 9781032371474
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective

Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive...

Author: Marcel Danesi
ISBN: 9781032393124
Format: Paperback
$79.99

Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective shows how language influences mechanisms...  Read More >>

Exploring Intersemiotic Translation Models: A Case Study of Ang Lee's Films

Exploring Intersemiotic Translation Models: A Case Study...

Author: Haoxuan Zhang
ISBN: 9781032395326
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective

Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive...

Author: Marcel Danesi
ISBN: 9781032393131
Format: Hardback
$294.00

Politics, Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Cognitive Linguistic Perspective shows how language influences mechanisms...  Read More >>

Metaphor and Argumentation in Climate Crisis Discourse

Metaphor and Argumentation in Climate Crisis Discourse...

Author: Anaïs Augé
ISBN: 9781032379791
Format: Hardback
$294.00

This volume sheds light on the argumentative role of metaphor in climate change discourse, unpacking the ways in...  Read More >>

Texts and Practices Revisited: Essential Readings in Critical Discourse Analysis

Texts and Practices Revisited: Essential Readings in...

Author: Carmen Rosa Caldas-Coulthard ,  Malcolm Coulthard
ISBN: 9781032225128
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Texts and Practices Revisited: Essential Readings in Critical Discourse Analysis provides a representative collection...  Read More >>

The Origin of Language and Consciousness: How Social Orders and Communicative Concerns Gave Rise to Speech and Cognitive Abilities

The Origin of Language and Consciousness: How Social...

Author: Nikolai S. Rozov
ISBN: 9783031306297
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This book presents an evolutionary theory of the origin and step-by-step development of linguistic structures and...  Read More >>

Popularizing Science in the Digital Era: A Multimodal Genre Perspective on TED Talk Videos

Popularizing Science in the Digital Era: A Multimodal...

Author: Sichen Xia
ISBN: 9781032263625
Format: Hardback
$284.00

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Sbisà on Speech as Action

Sbisà on Speech as Action

Author: Laura Caponetto ,  Paolo Labinaz
ISBN: 9783031225277
Format: Hardback
$284.60

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Caucasian Albania: An International Handbook

Caucasian Albania: An International Handbook

Author: Jost Gippert ,  Jasmine Dum-Tragut
ISBN: 9783110794595
Format: Hardback
$325.95

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A Deep Well of Want: Visualising the World of John McGahern

A Deep Well of Want: Visualising the World of John McGahern...

Author: Eamon Maher ,  Paul Butler
ISBN: 9781800798106
Format: Paperback
$77.63

This book represents a unique visualisation of the world of Irish writer John McGahern through his words and the...  Read More >>

Puns on the Menu!: (Having Fun with Food)

Puns on the Menu!: (Having Fun with Food)

Author: El McMeen
ISBN: 9781958890202
Format: Hardback
$63.23

We can have fun with food! Let's make up some words! Tasteless Gazpacho is ""Gazbotcho!"" Shrimp Scampi chintzy...  Read More >>

Materialism, Doctrine And The Origin of Language

Materialism, Doctrine And The Origin of Language

Author: Varinder Khurana
ISBN: 9788119394043
Format: Hardback
$41.37

From the insights gained in the these two section of the work, he tested the hitherto doctrine on the origin of...  Read More >>

Orthographic Traditions and the Sub-elite in the Roman Empire

Orthographic Traditions and the Sub-elite in the Roman...

Author: Nicholas Zair (University of Cambridge)
ISBN: 9781009327671
Format: Paperback
$77.60

Makes use of digital corpora to give in-depth details of the history and development of the spelling of Latin. Focusses...  Read More >>

Concepts, Discourses, and Translations

Concepts, Discourses, and Translations

Author: Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk ,  Marcin Trojszczak
ISBN: 9783030961015
Format: Paperback
$448.77

This present book discusses issues related to languages, cultures, and discourses by addressing a variety of topics...  Read More >>

The Long Journey of English: A Geographical History of the Language

The Long Journey of English: A Geographical History...

Author: Peter Trudgill (Université de Fribourg, Switzerland)
ISBN: 9781108949576
Format: Paperback
$49.14

Written by one of the foremost authorities on the English language, this book offers a fascinating look at the history...  Read More >>

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