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Words beginning with L
De Gruyter 2001; US$ 210.00Volume 5 of the Hittite Etymological Dictionary puts the total work past the mid-point of the alphabetical inventory of the Hittite language. It covers not only words with the initial L, additions and corrections to the earlier volumes, but also the complete indices to comparands in other languages, thus opening up volume 1-5 to other philologies (Indic,... more...
Höflichkeitsformen in der Interaktion von Deutschen und Arabern
De Gruyter 2002; US$ 126.00This study investigates misunderstandings between Germans and Arabs caused by politeness. The data are mostly conversations in the course of private social gatherings. Gumperz' approach to intercultural communication and Brown/Levinson's theory of politeness supply the theoretical framework for the study. The two-sided concept of 'face' - distancing... more...
Up from Invisibility
Columbia University Press 2012; US$ 27.99A half century ago gay men and lesbians were all but invisible in the media and, in turn, popular culture. With the lesbian and gay liberation movement came a profoundly new sense of homosexual community and empowerment and the emergence of gay people onto the media's stage. And yet even as the mass media have been shifting the terms of our public... more...
Edexcel A2 Government & Politics Student Unit Guide: Unit 4B Other Ideological Traditions
Hodder Education 2012; US$ 15.98Focused revision for your best possible grade. more...
The Routledge Handbook of Language and Intercultural Communication
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 220.00The Routledge Handbook of Language and Intercultural Communication constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the multidisciplinary field of intercultural communication, drawing on the expertise of leading scholars from diverse backgrounds. The Handbook is structured in five sections and covers historical perspectives, core issues and topics, and... more...
Intercultural Communication
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 41.95The 2 nd edition of Intercultural Communication : Updates key theories of intercultural communication Explores the ways in which people communicate within and across social groups around three themes. These include identity, Othering, and representation - which are developed through the book's three sections. Contains... more...
Intercultural Transmission in the Medieval Mediterranean
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 120.00This volume presents evidence of the extent and effects of intercultural contacts across Europe and the Mediterranean rim, opening up a new understanding of early medieval civilisation and its continuing influence in both Western and Eastern cultures today. From the perspectives of textual transmission, cultural memory, religion, art and cultural traditions,... more...
Professional Communication across Languages and Cultures
John Benjamins Publishing Company 2012; US$ 149.00The aim of this paper is to analyse the usage of address forms in written professional communication in Brazilian Portuguese and Romanian. The corpus consists of two types of data, authentic workplace documents (especially from private companies) and templates from two recently published business correspondence textbooks in Romanian and Brazilian Portuguese.... more...
Intercultural Transmission in the Medieval Mediterranean
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 120.00This volume presents evidence of the extent and effects of intercultural contacts across Europe and the Mediterranean rim, opening up a new understanding of early medieval civilisation and its continuing influence in both Western and Eastern cultures today. From the perspectives of textual transmission, cultural memory, religion, art and cultural traditions,... more...
Exploring Professional Communication
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics is a series of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, primarily designed for those beginning postgraduate studies, or taking an introductory MA course as well as advanced undergraduates. Titles in the series are also ideal for language professionals returning... more...









