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After Babel : Aspects of Language and Translation (3RD 98 Edition) by George Steiner Publisher Comments When it first appeared in 1975, After Babel created a sensation, quickly establishing itself as both a controversial and seminal study of literary theory. In the original edition, Steiner provided readers with the first systematic investigation since the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $15.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Accounts, Excuses, and Apologies (95 Edition) by William Benoit Publisher Comments 'This book deals with a form of public discourse that also occurs in everyday interaction: image restoration. When one encounters certain messages (criticism, complaints, accusations, blame, censure, condemnation, rebukes, reproaches, objections) or is... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Introduction To Sociolinguistics (6TH 10 Edition) by Ronald Wardhaugh Publisher Comments Ronald Wardhaugh’s An Introduction to Sociolinguistics has been a cornerstone of courses in the field for over two decades, maintaining its popularity by combining clear and accessible coverage of a wide range of issues with useful student study... (read more) List Price $50.95 Your price: $39.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Studia Linguistica Germanica #63: Wissenstransformationen by Wolf-andreas Liebert Publisher Comments Wissenschaftliches Wissen wird bei der Vermittlung ver ndert, nicht einfach transferiert. Dieses Buch analysiert am Beispiel der Ozonlochdebatte solche Wissenstransformationen. Dadurch werden Grundfragen der Experten-Laien-Kommunikation deutlich, etwa... (read more) Your price: $183.50 Used - Hardcover
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Linguistics Terms and Concepts (00 Edition) by Geoffrey Finch Publisher Comments Organized into the core subject areas of linguistics, this invaluable book enables readers to contextualize each particular definition and gain a wider understanding of each topic. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction to the subject it covers... (read more) List Price $38.00 Your price: $29.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau Publisher Comments The plot of Exercises in Style is simple: a man gets into an argument with another passenger on a bus. However, this anecdote is told 99 more times, each in a radically different style, as a sonnet, an opera, in slang, and with many more permutations... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Bilingualism (2ND 95 Edition) by Suzanne Romaine Publisher Comments Since it was first published in 1989, Suzanne Romaine's book has been recognized as the most authoritative introduction to the sociolinguistics of bilingualism. The new edition has been completely revised to incorporate recent work in this fast... (read more) List Price $59.95 Your price: $50.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Cultural Models in Language and Thought (87 Edition) by Dorothy Holland Publisher Comments The papers in this volume, a multidisciplinary collaboration of anthropologists, linguists, and psychologists, explore the ways in which cultural knowledge is organized and used in everyday language and understanding. Employing a variety of methods... (read more) List Price $85.00 Your price: $64.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Sociolinguistic Patterns (72 Edition) by William Labov Publisher Comments This classic volume, by a well-known linguist, constitutes a systematic introduction to sociolinguistics, unmatched in the clarity and forcefulness of its approach, and to the study of language in its social setting.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $19.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Linguistic Categorization (3RD 04 Edition) by John Taylor Publisher Comments The third edition of the book widely recognized as providing the most readable and clearly articulated introduction to Cognitive Linguistics is fully revised and updated to include the considerable developments in Cognitive Linguistics since 1987. It... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $42.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Punctuate It Right by Harry Shaw Publisher Comments "An excellent book for secretaries, teachers, students, and all others using writing in their professions."--New York State... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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English (96 Edition) by David Graddol Publisher Comments 'The book's colourful, varied contents will no doubt attract students of Linguistics, Literature and everyone interested in the English language. The authors have done an excellent job in providing this well researched material and keeping the jargon to... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $30.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Turns in the Road : Narrative Studies of Lives in Transition (02 Edition) by Dan P. (ed.) Mcadams Publisher Comments Contributors analyze highly personalized life narratives to understand significant transitions and to answer a simple question: How do people make meaning out of the transitions in their lives? Among the transitions examined are adolescent identity... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $30.50 Used - Hardcover
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Language and Social Relations : Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language (06 Edition) by Asif Agha Publisher Comments Language is closely linked to our social relationships and is the medium through which we participate in a variety of social activities. This fascinating study explores the important role of language in various aspects of our social life, such as... (read more) List Price $51.00 Your price: $39.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Sociolinguistics: A Reader (Modern Lingusitics) by Nikolas Coupland Publisher Comments In the first volume of this kind for years, the editors have assembled a definitive view of the discipline bringing together much original work in sociolinguistics, ranging from fundamental theoretical statements and methodological articles, to classic... (read more) List Price $57.95 Your price: $26.00 Used - Trade Paper
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First Word (07 Edition) by Christine Kenneally Publisher Comments An accessible exploration of a burgeoning new field: the incredible evolution of language The first popular book to recount the exciting, very recent developments in tracing the origins of language, The First Word is at the forefront of a controversial... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Keywords : a Vocabulary of Culture and Society (Rev 83 Edition) by Raymond Williams Publisher Comments Now revised to include new words and updated essays, Keywords focuses on the sociology of language, demonstrating how the key words we use to understand our society take on new meanings and how these changes reflect the political bent and values of... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Studia Linguistica Germanica #62: Abgeleitete Personenbezeichnungen Im Deutschen Und Englischen: Kontrastive Wortbildungsanalysen Im Rahmen Des Minimalistischen Programms Und Unter Ber by Heike Baeskow Publisher Comments The present study describes German and English personal nouns taking account of historical linguistic aspects and using features in such a way that lexicalized derivatives can be analysed, and at the same time the conditions can be established for new... (read more) Your price: $234.50 Used - Hardcover
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Social Security in the 21st Century by Schulz Kingson Publisher Comments Social security has proven to be one of the most successful programs in the United States. No other program has done more to transform old age or to protect family incomes against economic risks arising from the disability or death of a working family... (read more) List Price $52.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Psychology of Language (4TH 04 - Old Edition) by David W. Carroll Publisher Comments An understandable, clear overview of the psychology of language, where studying the psychology of language doesn't have to be confusing. In David Carroll's text, a topic that can sometimes seem bewildering to students is presented in a clear, interesting,... (read more) List Price $120.95 Your price: $81.00 Used - Hardcover
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