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Change in contemporary english: a grammatical study (2009)
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Leech, G., Hundt, M., Mair, C., & Smith, N. (2009). Change in contemporary english: a grammatical study. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Based on the systematic analysis of large amounts of computer-readable text, this book shows how the English language has been changing in the recent past, often in unexpected and previously undocumented ways. The study is based on a group of matchi... Read More about Change in contemporary english: a grammatical study.

Sprout your own leafy wonders (2009)
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Suen, A. (2009). Sprout your own leafy wonders. San Francisco, USA: Chronicle Books

Text by Anastasia Suen Illustrations by Robert Shadbolt Horticulture consultation by David Hershey Book Design by Mark Neely

Sprout your own sweet scents (2009)
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Miller, A., & Shadbolt, R. (2009). Sprout your own sweet scents. San Francisco, USA: Chronicle Books

Text by Amanda B Miller Illustrations by Robert Shadbolt Horticulture consultation by David Hershey Book Design by Mark Neely

An advent calendar of stories (2009)
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(2009). G. James (Ed.), An advent calendar of stories. Manchester: Bridge House

There's a story in this book for every day of Advent. You can start them on the 1 December and you'll finish them just in time for Christmas if you read one a day. There are stories about dragons, horses and other animals. There are stories about ang... Read More about An advent calendar of stories.

Relative clauses and genitive constructions in Semitic (2009)
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Arnold, W., Dickins, J., Edzard, L., Eksell, K., Fassi Fehri, A., Glinert, L., …Yri, K. (2009). J. Watson, & J. Retsö (Eds.), Relative clauses and genitive constructions in Semitic. Oxford: Oxford University Press

This volume is the outcome of two workshops held at the University of Salford, April 18th 2007 and April 7th and 8th 2008. The first of these, Relative clauses and attribution in Semitic, coincided with Jan Retsö’s tenure as University Campus Visitin... Read More about Relative clauses and genitive constructions in Semitic.

Lyric (2009)
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Brewster, S. (2009). Lyric. London and New York: Routledge

The term ‘lyric’ has evolved, been revised, redefined and contested over the centuries. In this fascinating introduction, Scott Brewster: traces the history of the term from its classical origins through the early modern, Romantic and Victorian pe... Read More about Lyric.

Scottish place names (2008)
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Scott, M. (2008). Scottish place names. Edinburgh: Black and White Publishing

Say It in Scots is a series of pocket books designed to inform and entertain the reader about the wonderful, rich and varied language of Scots. The Scots language is a world of wonderful, historic and evocative words, full of a rich variety that can... Read More about Scottish place names.

The Italian general election of 2006: Romano Prodi’s victory (2008)
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(2008). J. Newell (Ed.), The Italian general election of 2006: Romano Prodi’s victory. Manchester: Manchester University Press

This book brings together leading academics to provide a comprehensive analysis of one of the most closely fought general elections in Italian history. Covering the political, economic and foreign-policy background, the campaign and the outcome, the... Read More about The Italian general election of 2006: Romano Prodi’s victory.

Corpus linguistics with BNCweb - a practical guide (2008)
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Hoffmann, S., Evert, S., Smith, N., Lee, D., & Berglund-Prytz, Y. (2008). Corpus linguistics with BNCweb - a practical guide. Frankfurt: Peter Lang

This book presents a richly illustrated, hands-on discussion of one of the fastest growing fields in linguistics today. The authors address key methodological issues in corpus linguistics, such as collocations, keywords and the categorization of conc... Read More about Corpus linguistics with BNCweb - a practical guide.

Games (2008)
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Fuchs, M., & Strouhal, E. (2008). Games. Vienna: Sonderzahl Verlag

The book is a publication that accompanies the exhibition with the same name held in Vienna at Kunsthalle in 2008.

Design against crime european exchange tool. Guidance for designing against crime across Europe (2008)
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Davey, C., & Wootton, A. (2008). Design against crime european exchange tool. Guidance for designing against crime across Europe. Salford, UK: Design Against Crime Solution Centre, University of Salford

This guidance—a key output of the European Commission's AGIS 2006 project led by the University of Salford—aims to help local authorities, planners, police, academics, design professionals and developers identify methods of addressing crime preventio... Read More about Design against crime european exchange tool. Guidance for designing against crime across Europe.

Three sermons for 'Nova Festa', together with the 'Hamus Caritatis' (2007)
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Powell, S. (2007). Three sermons for 'Nova Festa', together with the 'Hamus Caritatis'. Heidelberg, Germany: Universitätsverlag Heidelberg Winter

The 'Festial' is a collection of sermons de tempore and de sanctis compiled by the Austin canon, John Mirk, probably around the late 1380s. It circulated widely in manuscript, undergoing one recension and one significant revision, of which the Advent... Read More about Three sermons for 'Nova Festa', together with the 'Hamus Caritatis'.