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Alice's Adventures In Wonderlandby Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0439291496 (0-439-29149-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'Book summary:Welcome to Wonderland! Lewis Carroll's timeless masterpiece is brought to life as never before in this pop-up extravaganza by J.Otto Seibold, the renowned artist of OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER.[via]
You've never seen Alice like this before! Acclaimed artist J. Otto Seibold---the creator of OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER---brings readers a fantastical Wonderland filled with surprises.
Lewis Carroll's classic tale of magic and discovery comes to life in this pop-up extravaganza. Readers are invited to follow Alice on her journey, down the rabbit hole and through Wonderland, to meet all the colorful characters she encounters along the way. This exceptional interactive feast offers Alice fans of every age an unforgettable glimpse into the adventure and wild fun that is Wonderland.More editions of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland:
- Alice's Adventures In Wonderland: ISBN 043941184X (0-439-41184-X)
Hardcover, Orchard Books - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: ISBN 0440000750 (0-440-00075-0)
Hardcover, Delacorte Press/ S. Lawrence - Alice's Adventures In Wonderland: ISBN 0440003539 (0-440-00353-9)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: ISBN 0439291496 (0-439-29149-6)
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- Alice's Adventures In Wonderland: ISBN 043941184X (0-439-41184-X)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found Thereby Lewis Carroll, Mervyn Laurence PeakeISBN 0416552803 (0-416-55280-3)
Hardcover, Methuen
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There'Book summary:That Alice. When she's not traipsing after a rabbit into Wonderland, she's gallivanting off into the topsy-turvy world behind the drawing-room looking glass. In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll's masterful and zany sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she makes more eccentric acquaintances, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a somewhat grumpy Humpty Dumpty. Through a giant and elaborate chess game, Alice explores this odd country, where one must eat dry biscuits to quench thirst, and run like the wind to stay in one place. As in life, Alice must stay on her toes to learn the rules of this game. Through the Looking Glass immediately took its rightful place beside its partner on the shelf of eternal classics. And luckily for generations of enraptured children, Carroll was again able to persuade John Tenniel to create the fantastic woodblock engravings that have become so indelibly associated with the Alice stories. For almost 130 years, Alice's curious adventures have amused, perplexed, and delighted readers, young and old. This gorgeous, deluxe boxed set of both volumes contains engravings from Tenniel's original woodblocks that were discovered in a London bank in 1985, and reproduced for the first time here. "'What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures?'" What indeed? (All ages) [via]
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The American Heritage DictionaryISBN 0440218616 (0-440-21861-6)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
Find This BookBook summary:The latest edition of the American Heritage Dictionary is out, and that's hot news--not just for the resolute followers of lexicographical minutiae, but for the general reading and writing public as well. Why? Because the American Heritage is a long-standing favorite family dictionary (never underestimate the value of pictures) and one of the prime dictionary references for magazines, newspapers, and dot.com content providers. For scads of writers and editors across the U.S., it sets the standard on matters of style and lexicographical authority.
So this new edition is exciting and noteworthy, but how good is it? In its favor, the fourth edition is as current a dictionary as you can get. It's six years fresher than the 1994 version, with 10,000 words and definitions you won't find in the still venerable but now slightly dated third edition. For example, unlike its predecessor (and also unlike the 1996 Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary), this fourth edition covers dot-com, e-commerce, and soccer mom, Ebonics, Viagra, and a surf definition for cruising television channels and the Internet.
Its panel of special consultants includes authorities on anthropology, architecture, cinema, and law, plus military science, music, religion, and sports, and that is reflected in an impressively comprehensive coverage of the arts, culture, and technology. Sadly, however, there are no medical consultants on the panel, and that loss is felt in some substandard medical definitions. Other flaws: there's a greater than usual tendency to define a word with a form of the same word--for example, fuzzy, whose first two definitions are "1. covered with fuzz." and "2. of or resembling fuzz." And some definitions seem needlessly wordy, such as the entry for furious, which is "full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging." Compare that with the more succinct Oxford Encyclopedic entry: "1. extremely angry. 2. full of fury."
On the other hand, there are valuable entries throughout the dictionary supplying additional information on synonyms, usage, or word history, and these extras, such as the history of diatribe and the usage notes on discomfit, are interesting. The layout is easy on the eyes, with dark blue/green bold type setting the words apart from their definitions, and 4,000 color photographs, maps, and illustrations that are both useful and delightful. On one page, the margin provides color depictions of Francis Bacon, bacterium, and a Bactrian camel. Theodore Roosevelt and a rooster share another margin, while a third page offers Isak Dinesen, a dingo, and dinoflagellate. It is a fascinating book to peruse, and a compellingly scholarly addition to the American Heritage Dictionary line. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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American Heritage Dictionaryby American HeritageISBN 0440201896 (0-440-20189-6)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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So this new edition is exciting and noteworthy, but how good is it? In its favor, the fourth edition is as current a dictionary as you can get. It's six years fresher than the 1994 version, with 10,000 words and definitions you won't find in the still venerable but now slightly dated third edition. For example, unlike its predecessor (and also unlike the 1996 Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary), this fourth edition covers dot-com, e-commerce, and soccer mom, Ebonics, Viagra, and a surf definition for cruising television channels and the Internet.
Its panel of special consultants includes authorities on anthropology, architecture, cinema, and law, plus military science, music, religion, and sports, and that is reflected in an impressively comprehensive coverage of the arts, culture, and technology. Sadly, however, there are no medical consultants on the panel, and that loss is felt in some substandard medical definitions. Other flaws: there's a greater than usual tendency to define a word with a form of the same word--for example, fuzzy, whose first two definitions are "1. covered with fuzz." and "2. of or resembling fuzz." And some definitions seem needlessly wordy, such as the entry for furious, which is "full of or characterized by extreme anger; raging." Compare that with the more succinct Oxford Encyclopedic entry: "1. extremely angry. 2. full of fury."
On the other hand, there are valuable entries throughout the dictionary supplying additional information on synonyms, usage, or word history, and these extras, such as the history of diatribe and the usage notes on discomfit, are interesting. The layout is easy on the eyes, with dark blue/green bold type setting the words apart from their definitions, and 4,000 color photographs, maps, and illustrations that are both useful and delightful. On one page, the margin provides color depictions of Francis Bacon, bacterium, and a Bactrian camel. Theodore Roosevelt and a rooster share another margin, while a third page offers Isak Dinesen, a dingo, and dinoflagellate. It is a fascinating book to peruse, and a compellingly scholarly addition to the American Heritage Dictionary line. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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Analysing English in a Global Context: A Readerby Anne Burns, Caroline CoffinISBN 0415241162 (0-415-24116-2)
Softcover, Routledge
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Archaeology of Knowledgeby Michel FoucaultISBN 0415287537 (0-415-28753-7)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Archaeology of Knowledge'Book summary:In France, a country that awards its intellectuals the status other countries give their rock stars, Michel Foucault was part of a glittering generation of thinkers, one which also included Sartre, de Beauvoir and Deleuze. One of the great intellectual heroes of the twentieth century, Foucault was a man whose passion and reason were at the service of nearly every progressive cause of his time. From law and order, to mental health, to power and knowledge, he spearheaded public awareness of the dynamics that hold us all in thrall to a few powerful ideologies and interests. Arguably his finest work, Archaeology of Knowledge is a challenging but fantastically rewarding introduction to his ideas. [via]
Authority in Language: Investigating Standard Englishby James Milroy, Lesley MilroyISBN 0415174139 (0-415-17413-9)
Softcover, Routledge
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Basic Polish: A Grammar and Workbookby Dana BielecISBN 0415224373 (0-415-22437-3)
Softcover, Routledge
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The Bilingualism Readerby Li WeiISBN 0415213355 (0-415-21335-5)
Hardcover, Routledge
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The Celtic Languagesby Martin J. Ball, James FifeISBN 041528080X (0-415-28080-X)
Softcover, Routledge
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Child Languageby Jean Stilwell PecceiISBN 0415198364 (0-415-19836-4)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Child Language'Book summary:Child Language:
- is a comprehensive introduction to child language, introducing students to the key theories of language acquisition and teaching them skills for analyzing children's language
- covers the core areas of language acquisition: phonological, semantic, syntactic, morphological and discourse development, the bilingual child and language development in exceptional circumstances
- draws on a range of real texts and data
- provides classic readings by the key names in the discipline: J. Becker, Roger Brown, R. Ely, Jean Berko-Gleason, J.N. Jorgenson, D. Messer, S. Pinker, and N. Smith.
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Colloquial Albanian: The Complete Course for Beginnersby Isa ZymberiISBN 0415307538 (0-415-30753-8)
Hardcover, Routledge
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A Companion to Baugh and Cable's a History of the English Languageby Thomas CableISBN 0415298946 (0-415-29894-6)
Softcover, Informa Healthcare
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Companion to Baugh and Cable's a History of the English Language'Book summary:This comprehensive and accessible student workbook accompanies the fifth edition of Albert C. Baugh and Thomas Cable's History of the English Language.
Each chapter in the workbook corresponds directly to a chapter in the textbook and offers exercises, review questions, extensive supplementary examples, additional explanations and a range of sample extracts taken from texts of different periods. An additional 'pre-chapter' on the sounds of English also provides phonetic information and exercises that will prove useful throughout the book.
This third edition has been revised alongside the textbook and includes new exercises to accompany the sections on Gender Issues and Linguistic Change, and African American Vernacular English.
This workbook is an invaluable companion for all History of English Language courses. [via]More editions of A Companion to Baugh and Cable's a History of the English Language:
Critical Practiceby Catherine BelseyISBN 0415280060 (0-415-28006-0)
Softcover, Routledge
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Debating Diversity: Analysing the Discourse of Toleranceby Jef Verschueren, Jan BlommaertISBN 0415191378 (0-415-19137-8)
Hardcover, Routledge
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Deconstruction: Theory and Practiceby Christopher NorrisISBN 0415280109 (0-415-28010-9)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Deconstruction: Theory and Practice'Book summary:Deconstruction: Theory and Practice has been acclaimed as by far the most readable, concise and authoritative guide to this topic. Without oversimplifying or glossing over the challenges, Norris makes deconstruction more accessible to the reader. The volume focuses on the works of Jacques Derrida which caused this seismic shift in critical thought, as well as the work of North American critics Paul de Man, Geoffrey Hartman, J. Hillis Miller and Harold Bloom.
In this third, revised edition, Norris builds on his 1991 Afterword with an entirely new Postscript, reflecting upon recent critical debate. The Postscript includes an extensive list of recommended reading, complementing what was already one of the most useful bibliographies available. [via]More editions of Deconstruction: Theory and Practice:
- Deconstruction: Theory and Practice: ISBN 0415280095 (0-415-28009-5)
Hardcover, Routledge - Deconstruction, Theory and Practice: ISBN 0416320708 (0-416-32070-8)
Softcover, Methuen - Deconstruction, Theory and Practice: ISBN 0416320600 (0-416-32060-0)
Hardcover, Methuen - Deconstruction: Theory and Practice: ISBN 0415280109 (0-415-28010-9)
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- Deconstruction: Theory and Practice: ISBN 0415280095 (0-415-28009-5)
Developing Writing Skills in Chineseby Qian Kan, Boping Yuan, Yuan BopingISBN 0415215846 (0-415-21584-6)
Softcover, Routledge
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases, Fossilised Jokes and Puns, General Nicknames, Vulgarisms and Such Americanisms As Have Been Naturalisedby Eric Partridge, Paul BealeISBN 0415291895 (0-415-29189-5)
Softcover, Routledge
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English Language Teaching in Its Social Contextby Neil Mercer, Christopher N. CandlinISBN 0415241227 (0-415-24122-7)
Softcover, Routledge
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The English Studies Book: An Introduction to Language, Literature and Cultureby Rob PopeISBN 0415257107 (0-415-25710-7)
Softcover, Routledge
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Essentials of Early Englishby Jeremy J. SmithISBN 0415187435 (0-415-18743-5)
Softcover, Routledge
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Essentials of Early English : Old, Middle and Early Modern Englishby J. J. SmithISBN 0415187427 (0-415-18742-7)
Hardcover, Routledge
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Faith in Fakes: Essaysby Umberto EcoISBN 0436140888 (0-436-14088-8)
Hardcover, Secker and Warburg
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0439099390 (0-439-09939-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden'Book summary:Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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The French Language Today: A Linguistic Introductionby Adrian Battye, Marie-Anne Hintze, Paul RowlettISBN 0415198380 (0-415-19838-0)
Softcover, Routledge
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The Germanic Languagesby Ekkehard Konig, Johan Van Der AuweraISBN 0415280796 (0-415-28079-6)
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Globalization and Language Teachingby Deborah Cameron, David BlockISBN 0415242762 (0-415-24276-2)
Softcover, Routledge
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Ideologyby David HawkesISBN 0415290120 (0-415-29012-0)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ideology'Book summary:This new revised edition includes an updated bibliography, a new glossary and index and fresh suggestions for further reading, as well as a discussion of ideology after September 11.
Ideology:
*traces the history of the term and the debates which surround it, from Machiavelli to the present day
*asks why ideology matters
*examines ideology within the critical frameworks of empiricism, idealism, Marxism, post-Marxism and postmodernism.
With plenty of clear examples to illuminate the discussion, Ideology offers an accessible introduction to this controversial and widely debated critical concept. [via] 
If I Had a Hi-Fiby William Irvine, Steven GuarnacciaISBN 0440211425 (0-440-21142-5)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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Innovation in English Language Teaching: A Readerby David R. Hall, Ann HewingsISBN 0415241243 (0-415-24124-3)
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Introducing Translation Studiesby Jeremy MundayISBN 0415229278 (0-415-22927-8)
Softcover, Routledge
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Introducing English Semanticsby Charles W. KreidlerISBN 0415180643 (0-415-18064-3)
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Introducing Language In Use: A Coursebookby Aileen Bloomer, Patrick Griffiths, Andrew John MerrisonISBN 0415291798 (0-415-29179-8)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introducing Language In Use: A Coursebook'Book summary:Drawing on a vast range of data and examples of language in its many forms, this book provides students with the tools they need to analyze real language in diverse contexts. Designed to be highly adaptable for course use, the authors suggest a range of different routes through the book.
Introducing Language in Use:
- covers all the core areas and topics of language study: language, semiotics and communication, grammar, phonetics, words, semantics, variety in language, history of English, World Englishes and multilingualism
- adopts a 'how to' approach, encouraging students to apply their knowledge as they learn it
- draws on examples of language from around the world in forms ranging from conversation to advertising and text messaging, always giving precedence to real language in use
- includes activities throughout the text with commentaries, summaries, suggestions for further reading and an extensive glossary of terms
- features a final unit which provides students with extensive practice in analyzing language in use
- is supported by a companion website, offering extra resources for students and lecturers.
This is an essential coursebook for all introductory courses in English language, communication and linguistics.
The accompanying website can be found at www.routledge.co.uk/textbooks/0415291798.
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Introducing Sociolinguisticsby MIR MEYERHOFFISBN 0415399483 (0-415-39948-3)
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Investigating Classroom Discourseby Steve WalshISBN 0415364698 (0-415-36469-8)
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Just Ask Mister Wordwizardby David GrambsISBN 0440217199 (0-440-21719-9)
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Language Alone: The Critical Fetish of Modernityby Geoffrey Galt HarphamISBN 0415942195 (0-415-94219-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Language Alone: The Critical Fetish of Modernity'Book summary:In Language Alone , Geoffrey Halt Harpham provides at once the most comprehensive survey and most telling critique of the pervasive role of language in modern thought. He shows how thinkers in such diverse fields as philosophy, psychoanalysis, anthropology and literary theory have made progress by referring their most difficult theoretical problems to what they presumed were the facts of language. Through a provocative reassessment of major thinkers on the idea of language - Saussure, Wittgenstein, Derrida, Rorty and Chomsky, among them - and detailed accounts of the discourses of ethics and ideology in particular, Harpham demonstrates a remarkable consensus among intellectuals of the past century and beyond that philosophical and other problems can be best understood as linguistic problems. Conspicuously absent from this consensus, he shows, is any consideration of contemporary linguistics, or any awareness of the growing agreement among linguists that the nature of language as such cannot be known. Ultimately, Harpham argues, the thought of language has dominated modern intellectual history because of its singular capacity to serve as proxy for a host of concerns, questions, and anxieties - our place in the order of things, our rights and obligations, our nature or essence - that resist a strictly rational formulation. Language Alone will interest critics, philosophers, and anyone with an interest in the uses of languages in contemporary thought. [via]
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Language and Creativity: The Art of Common Talkby Ronald CarterISBN 0415234492 (0-415-23449-2)
Softcover, Routledge
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The Language and Thought of the Childby Jean PiagetISBN 0415267501 (0-415-26750-1)
Softcover, Brunner-Routledge
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The Language of Speech and Writingby Ronald Carter, Sandra CornbleetISBN 0415231671 (0-415-23167-1)
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Language, Society and Power: An Introductionby Linda Thomas, Shan WareingISBN 0415187451 (0-415-18745-1)
Softcover, Routledge
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Language, Society and Power: An Introductionby Joanna Thornborrow, Shan Wareing, Isthla Singh, Jason Jones, Linda Thomas, Ishtla Singh, Jean Stilwell PecceiISBN 041530394X (0-415-30394-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Language, Society and Power: An Introduction'Book summary:Language, Society and Power looks at the ways in which language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It seeks to answer such questions as: How can a language reflect the status of children and older people? Do men and women talk differently? How can our use of language mark our ethnic identity? The book also looks at language use in politics and the media and examines how language affects and constructs our identities, exploring notions of correctness and attitudes towards language use. This edition has been updated to include recent developments in theory and research. It features: *new examples from everyday life: conversation transcripts, novels including Ian McEwan's Atonement , television and the Internet *new activities designed to give students a real understanding of the topic *an international perspective, with examples from the world's press, including The Washington Post , the Daily Mail and the New Zealand Listener *updated and expanded further reading sections and glossary. Language, Society and Power remains an essential introductory text for students of English language and linguistics. It will also be useful for students of media, communication, cultural studies, sociology and psychology. [via]
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Lexical Priming: A New Theory Of Words And Languageby Michael HoeyISBN 0415328632 (0-415-32863-2)
Softcover, Routledge
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Linguistics and the Third Reich: Mother-Tongue Fascism, Race, and the Science of Languageby Christopher HuttonISBN 0415189543 (0-415-18954-3)
Hardcover, Routledge
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Local Literacies: Reading and Writing in One Communityby David Barton, Mary HamiltonISBN 0415171504 (0-415-17150-4)
Softcover, Routledge
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Metalinguistic Awareness and Beginning Literacy: Conceptualizing What It Means to Read and Writeby David B. Yaden, Shane TempletonISBN 0435082450 (0-435-08245-0)
Hardcover, Heinemann
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Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammarby Lewis GlinertISBN 0415700825 (0-415-70082-5)
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Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guideby Claudia Ross, Jing Heng Sheng MaISBN 0415700108 (0-415-70010-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide'Book summary:Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar is an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume.
Divided into two sections closely linked by extensive cross-references, it covers:
- traditional grammatical categories such as phrase order, nouns, verbs and specifiers
- language functions and notions such as communication strategies, giving and seeking information, expressing apologies, regrets and sympathies.
With all grammar points and functions richly illustrated with examples, and a strong emphasis on contemporary usage, the main features of this Grammar include examples in simplified characters, traditional characters, and romanization (Pinyin) as well as an emphasis on areas of particular difficulty for learners of Mandarin Chinese.
This is the ideal reference grammar for learners of Mandarin Chinese at all levels, from elementary to advanced. No prior knowledge of grammatical terminology is assumed and a glossary of grammatical terms is provided. Featuring related exercises and activities, this Grammar is accompanied by the Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook.
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Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammarby Gareth KingISBN 0415282705 (0-415-28270-5)
Softcover, Routledge
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More Anguished English/an Expose of Embarrassing, Excruciating, and Egregious Errors in Englishby Richard LedererISBN 0440215773 (0-440-21577-3)
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New Roget's Thesaurus in Dictionary Formby Norman LewisISBN 042509975X (0-425-09975-X)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciencesby Michel FoucaultISBN 0415267374 (0-415-26737-4)
Softcover, Brunner-Routledge
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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Word HistoriesISBN 0425190986 (0-425-19098-6)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Oxford Russian Dictionary: Russian-English English-RussianISBN 0425160130 (0-425-16013-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
Find This BookBook summary:Oxford University Press -- renowned for educational and reference publishing -- has joined The Berkley Publishing Group in an exceptional program that combines the very best quality with accessible mass-market affordability. Launching this month with:
- The only reference of its kind available in paperback -- combines dictionary and thesaurus in a single, integrated A-to-Z volume with 150,000 entries, definitions, and synonyms.
- Outstanding foreign-language dictionaries for travelers, students, and businesspeople. [via]
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Portuguese: An Essential Grammarby Janet Lloyd, Amelia P. Hutchinson, Amelia LloydISBN 0415308178 (0-415-30817-8)
Softcover, Routledge
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It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language that combines traditional and function-based grammar. The book sets out the complexities of Portuguese in short, readable sections. Explanations are clear and free from jargon. Throughout, the emphasis is on Portuguese as used by native speakers around the world.
The Grammar is the ideal reference source for the learner and user of Portuguese. It is suitable for either independent study or for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.
This second edition features:
· Coverage of both European and Brazilian Portuguese and information on the lexical differences between the two
· Detailed contents list and index for easy access to information
· Full use of authentic examples
· Coverage of traditional grammar and language functions
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Pragmatics and Discourse: A Resource Book for Studentsby Joan CuttingISBN 0415253586 (0-415-25358-6)
Softcover, Routledge
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- has been revised and reorganised to place more emphasis on pragmatics
- covers the core areas of the subject: context and co-text, Speech Act Theory, Conversation Analysis, Exchange Structure, Interactional Sociolinguistics, the Cooperative Principle, Politeness Theory and extends to more applied areas: Corpus Linguistics & Communities of Practice, and Intercultural Pragmatics, Interlanguage Pragmatics & language learning
- draws on a wealth of texts: from Bend it Like Beckham and The Motorcycle Diaries to political speeches, newspaper extracts and blogs.
- provides classic readings from the key names in the discipline, from Sperber and Wilson to Fairclough, Wodak and Gumperz
- is accompanied by a supporting website
Key features of the new edition include: two new strands on Corpora & Communities and Culture & Language Learning; the merging of two strands on Context and Co-text; new material from speaker-based cognitive linguistics; updated references; and fresh examples and exercises.
Written by an experienced teacher and author, this accessible textbook is an essential resource for all students of English language and linguistics.
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Psycholinguistics: Central Topicsby Alan GarnhamISBN 0416366104 (0-416-36610-4)
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Representing Rape: Language and Sexual Consentby Susan EhrlichISBN 0415205220 (0-415-20522-0)
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The Routledge Companion to Semiotics and Linguisticsby Paul CobleyISBN 0415243149 (0-415-24314-9)
Softcover, Routledge
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The Routledge Language and Cultural Theory Readerby Tony Crowley, Lucy Burke, Alan GirvinISBN 0415186811 (0-415-18681-1)
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The Semiotics of Theatre and Dramaby Keir ElamISBN 0415280184 (0-415-28018-4)
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Situated Literacies: Reading and Writing in Contextby David Barton, Mary Hamilton, Roz IvanicISBN 0415206715 (0-415-20671-5)
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The Slavonic Languagesby Bernard Comrie, Greville G. CorbettISBN 0415280788 (0-415-28078-8)
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Slovene: A Comprehensive Grammarby Peter HerrityISBN 0415231485 (0-415-23148-5)
Softcover, Routledge
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This is the first comprehensive grammar of the language to be published in English, and is an ideal reference source for learners and users of Slovene at every level: independent learners, university and college students, and professional linguists.
This volume is systematically organized to enable students to find information quickly and easily, and to provide a thorough understanding of Slovene grammar.
Features of this book include:
* thorough descriptions of all parts of speech
* jargon-free explanations
* numerous examples from contemporary sources
* clear distinction between written and spoken usage
* emphasis on Slovene as spoken in the capital, Ljubljana
* bibliography of works relating to Slovene
* full index
Slovene: A Comprehensive Grammar reflects the richness of the language and is an essential purchase for all students of Slovene.
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Standard English: The Widening Debateby Richard J. Watts, Tony BexISBN 0415191637 (0-415-19163-7)
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These debates are as intense today as ever and extend far beyond an academic context. Current debates about the teaching of English in the school curriculum and concerns about declining standards of English are placed in a historical, social and international context. Standard English:
* explores the definitions of 'Standard English', with particular attention to distinctions between spoken and written English
* traces the idea of 'Standard English' from its roots in the late seventeenth century through to the present day.
This is an accessible, seminal work which clarifies an increasingly confused topic. It includes contributions from: Ronald Carter, Jenny Cheshire, Tony Crowley, James Milroy, Lesley Milroy and Peter Trudgill. [via]More editions of Standard English: The Widening Debate:
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Textual Scholarship: An Introductionby D. C. GreethamISBN 0415970288 (0-415-97028-8)
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Through the Looking Glassby Lewis Carroll, Kyle BakerISBN 0425120228 (0-425-12022-8)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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Translation Studiesby Susan BassnettISBN 0415280141 (0-415-28014-1)
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Using Computers in Linguistics: A Practical Guideby John Lawler, Helen Aristar DryISBN 0415167930 (0-415-16793-0)
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Vocabulary: Applied Linguistic Perspectivesby Ronald CarterISBN 0415168643 (0-415-16864-3)
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Ways of Reading: Advanced Reading Skills for Students of English Literatureby Sara Mills, Alan Durant, Nigel Fabb, Martin Montgomery, Tom FurnissISBN 0415222060 (0-415-22206-0)
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Wittgenstein's Investigations 1-133: A Guide And Interpretationby Andrew LuggISBN 0415349028 (0-415-34902-8)
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Word Powerby Reader's Digest EditorsISBN 0425102696 (0-425-10269-6)
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Words And Things: An Examination Of, And An Attack On, Linguistic Philosophyby Ernest Gellner, Bertrand Russell, Ian JarvieISBN 0415345480 (0-415-34548-0)
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The first determined attempt to state the premises and operational rules of the movement, Words and Things remains philosophy's most devastating attack on a conventional wisdom to this day.
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Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbookby Jing-Heng Ma, Claudia Ross, Baozhang HeISBN 0415700116 (0-415-70011-6)
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