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From Whorf to Montague: Explorations in the Theory of Lan...

Seuren, Pieter A. M.
From Whorf to Montague: Explorations in the Theory of Language
This book explores the relations between language, the world, and the mind. Pieter Seuren argues that language requires a theory with abstract principles and that grammars are neither autonomous nor independent of meaning but mediate between propositionally structured thoughts and systems, such as speech, for the production of utterances.

CHF 191.00

Explaining Syntax: Representations, Structures, and Compu...

Culicover, Peter W.
Explaining Syntax: Representations, Structures, and Computation
This book collects Peter Culicover's key observations on the nature of syntax and its place within the architecture of language. Over four decades his pioneering examinations of expression and interpretation have led him to rebalance the elements of grammar and to reformulate linguistic theory. The book will appeal to all theoretical linguists.

CHF 200.00

Thermoforming of Single and Multilayer Laminates

Ashter, Syed Ali (Principal, Ashter Consultancy LLC., Massachusetts, USA)
Thermoforming of Single and Multilayer Laminates
For environmental and economic reasons, laminates are becoming increasingly important as a replacement for solid sheets and paint finishes in many industries, including transportation, packaging, and construction. The processes of film formability in relation to extensive deformation and elevated temperatures experienced in conventional processing technologies, such as thermoforming, are poorly understood by most engineers.This book starts wit...

CHF 169.00

George Hurrell's Hollywood

Vieira, Mark / Stone, Sharon
George Hurrell's Hollywood
George Hurrell (1904-1992) was the creator of the Hollywood glamour portrait, the maverick artist who captured movie stars of the most exalted era in Hollywood history with bold contrast and seductive poses. This lavishly illustrated book spans Hurrell's entire career, from his beginnings as a society photographer to his finale as the celebrity photographer who was himself a celebrity, and a living legend. From 1929 to 1944 Hurrell was the Rem...

CHF 82.00

For Lack of Diamond Years

Beasley-Baker, Caroline
For Lack of Diamond Years
FOR LACK of DIAMOND YEARS is an idiosyncratic collection of short poems - most under 20 lines - where questions lead the way. The poems are a mixed set of free verse, unabashed counting forms like the Hay(na)ku and the Elfchen, and a very minimalist version of John Cage's mesostic form, along with a small number of poems based on colors, and a few that steal freely from traditional American songs. But at its heart, For Lack of Diamond Years is...

CHF 18.50

The Theory of Opposites

Winn Scotch, Allison / Scotch, Allison Winn
The Theory of Opposites
What happens when you think you have it all, and then suddenly it's taken away? Willa Chandler-Golden's father changed the world with his self-help bestseller, Is It Really Your Choice? Why Your Entire Life May Be Out of Your Control. Millions of devoted fans now find solace in his notion that everything happens for a reason. Though Willa isn't entirely convinced of her father's theories, she readily admits that the universe has delivered her ...

CHF 20.50

Secularisations and Their Debates

Nickelson, Dylan / Sharpe, Matthew
Secularisations and Their Debates
This volume explores timely topics in contemporary political and social debates, including: the new atheisms, the debate between Habermas and the Pope on the fate of modernity, and the impact of new scientific developments on traditional religions.This book collects articles first presented at the Deakin University "World in Crisis" workshop, held November 2010 by leading Australasian philosophers and theologians. It addresses questions raised...

CHF 134.00