Language: history & general works books

3479 books were found.

Tolkien as a Literary Artist: Exploring Rhetoric, Language and Style in The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien as a Literary Artist: Exploring Rhetoric, Language...

Author: Thomas Kullmann ,  Dirk Siepmann
ISBN: 9783030692988
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This book takes a fresh look at Tolkien’s literary artistry from the points of view of both linguistics and literary...  Read More >>

Affective Landscapes: Representations of Terrorism and Violence by Basque Female Authors

Affective Landscapes: Representations of Terrorism and...

Author: Cristina Ortiz Ceberio ,  María Pilar Rodríguez
ISBN: 9781433184710
Format: Hardback
$278.78

Affective landscapes: Representation of terrorism and violence by Basque female authorsdraws from contemporary social...  Read More >>

A Practical Handbook of Corpus Linguistics

A Practical Handbook of Corpus Linguistics

Author: Magali Paquot ,  Stefan Th. Gries
ISBN: 9783030462154
Format: Hardback
$232.85

This handbook is a comprehensive practical resource on corpus linguistics. Parts I to III feature chapters that...  Read More >>

Sijo Shijo Goshijo: The Beloved Classics of Korean Poetry on Timeless Reflections and Everything Wise (1500s-1800s)

Sijo Shijo Goshijo: The Beloved Classics of Korean Poetry...

Author:
ISBN: 9781952082818
Format: Paperback
$36.20

Herein are the classics of Korean poetry called sijo. Illustrated and narrated are twenty of the poetic favorites,...  Read More >>

Intercultural Communication: An advanced resource book for students

Intercultural Communication: An advanced resource book...

Author: Adrian Holliday ,  Martin Hyde
ISBN: 9780367482466
Format: Paperback
$75.99

Intercultural Communication provides a critical introduction to the dynamic arenas of communication across different...  Read More >>

Interculturalidade e plurilinguismo nos discursos e práticas de educação e formação: Contextos pós-coloniais de língua portuguesa

Interculturalidade e plurilinguismo nos discursos e...

Author: Maria Helena Araujo E Sa ,  Carla Maria Ataíde Maciel
ISBN: 9782807617551
Format: Paperback
$100.91

Esta obra se...  Read More >>

Intercultural Communication: An advanced resource book for students

Intercultural Communication: An advanced resource book...

Author: Adrian Holliday ,  Martin Hyde
ISBN: 9780367482459
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Intercultural Communication provides a critical introduction to the dynamic arenas of communication across different...  Read More >>

Automating Linguistics

Automating Linguistics

Author: Jacqueline Léon
ISBN: 9783030706418
Format: Hardback
$90.54

Automating Linguistics offers an in-depth study of the history of the mathematisation and automation of the sciences...  Read More >>

Life After Literature: Perspectives on Biopoetics in Literature and Theory

Life After Literature: Perspectives on Biopoetics in...

Author: Zoltán Kulcsár-Szabó ,  Tamás Lénárt
ISBN: 9783030337407
Format: Paperback
$232.85

Perspectives on Biopoetics in Literature and Theory  Read More >>

Political, Public and Media Discourses from Indyref to Brexit: The Divisive Language of Union

Political, Public and Media Discourses from Indyref...

Author: Fiona M. Douglas
ISBN: 9783030673833
Format: Hardback
$184.77

This book focuses on the language of two unions (the United Kingdom and the European Union), tracing the emergence...  Read More >>

Global English and Political Economy

Global English and Political Economy

Author: John P. O'Regan (Institute of Education, UK)
ISBN: 9781138811126
Format: Paperback
$77.99

Examining the role of political economy in the worldwide spread of English, this book is essential reading for advanced...  Read More >>

Global English and Political Economy

Global English and Political Economy

Author: John P. O'Regan (Institute of Education, UK)
ISBN: 9781138811119
Format: Hardback
$284.00

Examining the role of political economy in the worldwide spread of English, this book is essential reading for advanced...  Read More >>

Relevant Acoustic Phonetics of L2 English: Focus on Intelligibility

Relevant Acoustic Phonetics of L2 English: Focus on...

Author: Ettien Koffi
ISBN: 9780367617554
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book applies four relevant concepts in acoustic phonetics and proposes a new approach for assessing the intelligibility...  Read More >>

Sign Language Brokering in Deaf-Hearing Families

Sign Language Brokering in Deaf-Hearing Families

Author: Jemina Napier
ISBN: 9783030671396
Format: Hardback
$343.17

This book details a study of sign language brokering that is carried out by deaf and hearing people who grow up...  Read More >>

This Is the Voice

This Is the Voice

Author: John Colapinto
ISBN: 9781982128746
Format: Hardback
$51.75

Explores what our unique sonic signature reveals about our species, our culture, and each one of us.  Read More >>

I Saw the Dog: How Language Works

I Saw the Dog: How Language Works

Author: Alexandra Aikhenvald
ISBN: 9781781257715
Format: Hardback
$29.99

A leading expert draws on a lifetime of fieldwork to reveal the mysteries and magic of language.  Read More >>

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Author: Ludwig Wittgenstein ,  C K Ogden
ISBN: 9783208205408
Format: Paperback
$12.94

One of the most important and challenging works of twentieth-century philosophy, presented in a revised translation...  Read More >>

Language Perceptions and Practices in Multilingual Universities

Language Perceptions and Practices in Multilingual Universities...

Author: Maria Kuteeva ,  Kathrin Kaufhold
ISBN: 9783030387570
Format: Paperback
$388.10

This edited book examines language perceptions and practices in multilingual university contexts in the aftermath...  Read More >>

Sijo Shijo Goshijo: The Beloved Classics of Korean Poetry on Timeless Reflections and Everything Wise (1500s-1800s)

Sijo Shijo Goshijo: The Beloved Classics of Korean Poetry...

Author:
ISBN: 9781952082825
Format: Hardback
$42.67

Herein are the classics of Korean poetry called sijo. Illustrated and narrated are twenty of the poetic favorites,...  Read More >>

Critical Discourse Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Power in Language

Critical Discourse Analysis: A Practical Introduction...

Author: Simon Statham (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
ISBN: 9780367133702
Format: Paperback
$75.99

This book provides a comprehensive account of the discipline of Critical Discourse Analysis and demonstrates multiple...  Read More >>

Critical Discourse Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Power in Language

Critical Discourse Analysis: A Practical Introduction...

Author: Simon Statham (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
ISBN: 9780367133696
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book provides a comprehensive account of the discipline of Critical Discourse Analysis and demonstrates multiple...  Read More >>

The Philosophy and Science of Language: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

The Philosophy and Science of Language: Interdisciplinary...

Author: Ryan M. Nefdt ,  Carita Klippi
ISBN: 9783030554378
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This volume brings together a diverse range of scholars to address important philosophical and interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

English in China: Language, Identity and Culture

English in China: Language, Identity and Culture

Author: Emily Tsz Yan Fong (University of Hong Kong)
ISBN: 9780367430832
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This volume discusses and explores Chinese identity through the lens of both the Chinese and the English languages....  Read More >>

Destructive Storytelling: Disinformation and the Eurosceptic Myth that Shaped Brexit

Destructive Storytelling: Disinformation and the Eurosceptic...

Author: Imke Henkel
ISBN: 9783030695026
Format: Hardback
$316.77

This book offers a new approach to understanding disinformation and its destructive impact on the democratic function...  Read More >>

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