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  • Deep Maps and Spatial Narratives

    by Stuart Aitken, David Cooper, Grant DeLozier, Philip Ethington, Ian N. Gregory, Andrew Hardie, W. M. Martin, John McIntosh, Paul Rayson, Nobuko Toyosawa, Barney Warf, May Yuan ...
    Deep maps are finely detailed, multimedia depictions of a place and the people, buildings, objects, flora, and fauna that exist within it and which are inseparable from the activities of everyday life. These depictions may encompass the beliefs, desires, hopes, and fears of residents and help show what ties one place to another. A deep map is a way to engage evidence within its spatio-temporal ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Word Frequencies in Written and Spoken English

    based on the British National Corpus

    by Geoffrey Leech, Paul Rayson, Andrew (All Of Lancaster University) Wilson ...
    Word Frequencies in Written and Spoken Englishis a landmark volume in the development of vocabulary frequency studies. Whereas previous books have in general given frequency information about the written language only, this book provides information on both speech and writing. It not only gives information about the language as a whole, but also about the differences between spoken and written ... Read more

    $105.99 USD

  • Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life

    A Corpus-Based Study

    by Elena Semino, Zsófia Demjén, Andrew Hardie, Sheila Payne, Paul Rayson ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics
    This book presents the methodology, findings and implications of a large-scale corpus-based study of the metaphors used to talk about cancer and the end of life (including care at the end of life) in the UK. It focuses on metaphor as a central linguistic and cognitive tool that is frequently used to talk and think about sensitive and subjective experiences, such as illness, emotions, death, and ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

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    Oxford Modern English Grammar is Oxford's brand new and definitive guide to English grammar. This book has been written by a leading expert in the field, covers both British and American English, and makes use of authentic spoken and written examples. Arranged in four clear parts for ease of use, its comprehensive coverage ranges from the very basic to the most complex aspects of grammar, all of ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The Language Revolution

    by David Crystal ...
    Series series Themes for the 21st Century
    We are living through the consequences of a linguistic revolution. Dramatic linguistic change has left us at the beginning of a new era in the evolution of human language, with repercussions for many individual languages.In this book, David Crystal, one of the world’s authorities on language, brings together for the first time the three major trends which he argues have fundamentally altered the ... Read more

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  • How to Reach the 9.0 in IELTS Academic Writing

    by ​IELTS Medical ...
    How to Reach the 9.0 is a series created by the tutors of IELTS Medical in order to complement our IELTS Academic classes for medical professionals. Writing is the third part of the IELTS exam. It takes 1 hour and consists of two parts: a report and an essay. Promoting regular practice, our tutors break down each skill with an emphasis on achieving high scores in the Writing exam. With an emphasis ... Read more

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  • Living Language

    An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

    by Laura M. Ahearn ...
    Series series Primers in Anthropology
    A new, fully revised edition of this bestselling textbook in linguistic anthropology, updated to address the impacts of globalization, pandemics, and other contemporary socio-economic issues in the study of languageLiving Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology has introduced thousands of students to the engaging and compelling field of linguistic anthropology. Now in a new, fully ... Read more

    $41.00 USD

  • The Cultural Logic of Computation

    by David Golumbia ...
    Advocates of computers make sweeping claims for their inherently transformative power: new and different from previous technologies, they are sure to resolve many of our existing social problems, and perhaps even to cause a positive political revolution.In The Cultural Logic of Computation, David Golumbia, who worked as a software designer for more than ten years, confronts this orthodoxy, arguing ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • All About Language

    A Guide

    by Barry J. Blake ...
    In clear, congenial style Barry Blake explains how language works. He describes the make-up of words and how they're built from sounds and signs and put together in phrases and sentences. He examines the dynamics of conversation and the relations between the sound and meaning. He shows how languages help their users connect to each other and to the world, how they vary around the world, why they ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

  • Understanding English Grammar

    A Linguistic Introduction

    by Thomas E. Payne ...
    Language is primarily a tool for communication, yet many textbooks still treat English grammar as simply a set of rules and facts to be memorised by rote. This new textbook is made for students who are frustrated with this approach and would like instead to understand grammar and how it works. Why are there two future tenses in English? What are auxiliaries and why are they so confusing? Why are ... Read more

    $55.79 USD

  • Experimenting with Ethnography

    A Companion to Analysis

    Edited by Andrea Ballestero, Brit Ross Winthereik ...
    Series series Experimental Futures
    Experimenting with Ethnography collects twenty-one essays that open new paths for doing ethnographic analysis. The contributors—who come from a variety of intellectual and methodological traditions—enliven analysis by refusing to take it as an abstract, disembodied exercise. Rather, they frame it as a concrete mode of action and a creative practice. Encompassing topics ranging from language and ... Read more

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  • English Grammar

    A University Course

    by Angela Downing ...
    This best-selling comprehensive descriptive grammar forms a complete course, ideal for all students studying English Language, whether on a course or for self-study. Broadly based on Hallidayan systemic-functional grammar but also drawing on cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis, English Grammar is accessible, avoiding overly theoretical or technical explanations.Divided into 12 self ... Read more

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