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  • The English Language

    A Historical Introduction

    by Charles Barber, Joan C. Beal, Philip A. Shaw ...
    A comprehensive yet concise history of the English language, this accessible textbook helps those studying the subject to understand the formation of English. It tells the story of the language from its remote ancestry to the present day, especially the effects of globalisation and the spread of, and subsequent changes to, English. Now in its third edition, it has been substantially revised and ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The English Language

    by Charles Barber, Joan Beal, Philip Shaw ...
    Series series Canto Classics
    This bestselling text by Charles Barber, with updating contributions from Joan C. Beal and Philip A. Shaw, recounts the history of the English language from its remote ancestry to the present day. Using dozens of familiar texts, including the English of King Alfred, Shakespeare and Chaucer, the English language is explored in terms of where it came from, where it is going and the global impact it ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • Perspectives in Lung Cancer

    by Keyvan Moghissi, Jack Kastelik, Philip Barber, Peyman Sardari Nia ...
    Series Book 1 - Frontiers in Lung Cancer
    Perspectives in Lung Cancer compiles basic and advanced topics on lung cancer pathology and treatment in a single volume. Chapters introduce the reader to chest and lung anatomy followed by the biology of lung cancer. Subsequent chapters delve into diagnostic methods for lung cancer while progressing into treatment options. The book culminates into an explanation of the concept of the Lung Cancer ... Read more

    $108.89 CAD

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  • The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction

    by Istvan Csicsery-Ronay ...
    This major critical work from one of the preeminent voices in science fiction scholarship reframes the genre as a way of understanding today's world.As the application of technoscience increasingly transforms every aspect of life, science fiction has become an essential mode of imagining the horizons of possibility. Though the broad scope of science fiction may vary in artistic quality and ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Intonational Phonology

    by D. Robert Ladd ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
    This second edition presents a completely revised overview of research on intonational phonology since the 1970s, including new material on research developments since the mid 1990s. It contains a new section discussing the research on the alignment of pitch features that has developed since the first edition was published, a substantially rewritten section on ToBI transcription that takes account ... Read more

    $69.59 CAD

  • Tarahumara Medicine

    Ethnobotany and Healing among the Rarámuri of Mexico

    by Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón, Alfonso Paredes ...
    The Tarahumara, one of North America’s oldest surviving aboriginal groups, call themselves Rarámuri, meaning “nimble feet”—and though they live in relative isolation in Chihuahua, Mexico, their agility in long-distance running is famous worldwide. Tarahumara Medicine is the first in-depth look into the culture that sustains the “great runners.” Having spent a decade in Tarahumara communities, ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Medical Writing in Early Modern English

    Edited by Irma Taavitsainen, Päivi Pahta ...
    Series series Studies in English Language
    Medical writing tells us a great deal about how the language of science has developed in constructing and communicating knowledge in English. This volume provides a new perspective on the evolution of the special language of medicine, based on the electronic corpus of Early Modern English Medical Texts, containing over two million words of medical writing from 1500 to 1700. The book presents ... Read more

    $43.19 CAD

  • A Political History of Spanish

    The Making of a Language

    Edited by José Del Valle ...
    Spanish is spoken as a first language by almost 400 million people in approximately 60 countries, and has been the subject of numerous political processes and debates since it began to spread globally from Iberia in the thirteenth century. A Political History of Spanish brings together a team of experts to analyze the metalinguistic origins of Spanish and evaluate it as a discursively constructed ... Read more

    $50.39 CAD

  • One Language, Two Grammars?

    Differences between British and American English

    Edited by Günter Rohdenburg, Julia Schlüter ...
    Series series Studies in English Language
    It is well known that British and American English differ substantially in their pronunciation and vocabulary - but differences in their grammar have largely been underestimated. This volume focuses on British–American differences in the structure of words and sentences and supports them with computer-aided studies of large text collections. Present-day as well as earlier forms of the two ... Read more

    $53.59 CAD

  • Discovering Words in the Kitchen

    by Julian Walker ...
    Series Book 302 - Shire Discovering
    Throughout history the English language has reflected social changes, trade routes, and waves of fashion.This book examines the histories of the names of foods, ingredients, utensils, drinks, cooking methods, and dishes to show how the vocabulary of English has reflected the ways speakers of the language have interacted with their tastes, their environment and other cultures.Approximately 250 ... Read more

    $10.49 CAD

  • Flexible Syntax

    A Theory of Case and Arguments

    by A. Neeleman, F. Weerman ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Most linguistic theories assume that each grammatical relation is established in a unique structural configuration. Neeleman and Weerman take issue with this view, arguing for a more flexible approach on the basis of conceptual considerations and data taken mostly, but not exclusively, from the Germanic languages. In-depth analyses of word order phenomena as well as diachronic and typological ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • Linguistic Variation

    Confronting Fact and Theory

    Edited by Rena Torres Cacoullos, Nathalie Dion, André Lapierre ...
    Linguistic Variation: Confronting Fact and Theory honors Shana Poplack in bringing together contributions from leading scholars in language variation and change. The book demonstrates how variationist methodology can be applied to the study of linguistic structures and processes. It introduces readers to variation theory, while also providing an overview of current debates on the linguistic, ... Read more

    $116.79 CAD