Grammar, syntax & morphology
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Grammar, syntax & morphology
Hardcover. A modern, comprehensive study of Chicano English, this text briefly describes the phonology, syntax and semantics of this variety, and explores its crucial role in the construction of ethnic identity among young Latinos and Latinas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFB; CFDM; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333986370
- ISBN
- 9780333986370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Paperback. A modern, comprehensive study of Chicano English, this text briefly describes the phonology, syntax and semantics of this variety, and explores its crucial role in the construction of ethnic identity among young Latinos and Latinas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFB; CFDM; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333986387
- ISBN
- 9780333986387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardcover. This in-depth synchronic description of the Tense Mood Aspect system of contemporary Hawai'i Creole English, is a language-internal analysis based on extensive firsthand data, both written and spoken. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 2AB; 2ZP; CFB; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993408
- ISBN
- 9780333993408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardback. This volume examines several aspects of the syntax of imperative clauses in English and in a variety of other Germanic languages in the context of the challenge that apparent optional movement poses for the Minimalist Programme. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AC; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993422
- ISBN
- 9780333993422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
Hardcover. This reader is organized into sections dealing with different topics: fundamental results about the theory per se; phonology; syntax; learnability and acquisition; and variation and change. It draws on works from the Optimality Archive, works from journals and other publications. Num Pages: 624 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1242.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226888
- ISBN
- 9780631226888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.96
€ 217.96
Paperback. Introduces readers to recent research into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling. The contributions, from some of the leading authorities in the field, explore major questions and cover typologically diverse languages. Editor(s): Karimi, Simin. Series: Explaining Linguistics S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 25. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 30. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233282
- ISBN
- 9780631233282
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Condition: New
€ 69.87
€ 69.87
Paperback. This glossary presents a wide range of terms used to describe the way the English language is structured. Grammatical terms can be a problem for students, especially when there are alternative names for the same thing (for example, 'past tense' and 'preterite'). This book therefore provides a basic and accessible guide, focusing on the English language. Series: Glossaries in Linguistics. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617296
- ISBN
- 9780748617296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
Provides an in-depth look at morphology, tackling theoretical approaches including Construction Grammar and the Minimalist Program. Series: Edinburgh Advanced Textbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748643141
- ISBN
- 9780748643141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 164.28
€ 164.28
Paperback. Organised with the assistance of an international advisory committee of medievalists, this is a standard guide to the Latin language and literature of the period from c 200 AD to 1500. It should be useful for the study of Latin texts and documents in any fields of medieval studies. Editor(s): Mantello, F. A. C.; Rigg, A. G. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFK; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813208428
- ISBN
- 9780813208428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.27
€ 61.27
Paperback. Friedrich Junge's pioneering introduction to the grammar of Late Egyptian, the language of the New Kingdom, fills a longstanding gap in teaching works for Ancient Egyptian. The English translation of the second German edition makes the work available to a wide audience. Translator(s): Warburton, David. Num Pages: 392 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416859
- ISBN
- 9780900416859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.59
€ 67.59
Hardcover. Victor Dudman's revolutionary English Grammar brings grammar and logic together by conceiving grammar as 'the necessary preliminary to logic'. The focus, for logicians, is the discussion of 'conditionals'; for grammarians it is the concise and accurate explanation of the infamous English modals. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFGA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029249
- ISBN
- 9781137029249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Hardcover. This book considers the role of cross-dialectal data in our understanding of linguistic variability, focusing on the widely discussed dichotomy between past tense forms and relying primarily on spoken language data from different varieties of Spanish. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language Variation. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137029805
- ISBN
- 9781137029805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; HPM; UYQ; UYQL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349194063
- ISBN
- 9781349194063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Paperback. This book provides a fascinating account of the psycholinguistic and social factors behind variation in speech timing in US English. With detailed discussions of its methods and data, it also acts as a valuable model for conducting corpus (socio)phonetic research. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFD; CFH; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320950
- ISBN
- 9781349320950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.89
€ 121.89
Paperback. The authors explore some of the ways in which standardization, ideology and linguistics are interrelated. Through a number of case studies they show how concepts such as grammaticality and structural change covertly rely on a false conceptualization of language, one that derives ultimately from standardization. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFF; CFGR; CFK; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349333943
- ISBN
- 9781349333943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. "Arguing that a corpus-based approach is indispensable for the study of changes of complementation in British and American English, the author examines several central patterns of sentential complementation in a number of electronic corpora to shed light on the emergence and spread of innovative constructions in relatively recent English"-- Editor(s): Jones, Charles. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359097
- ISBN
- 9781349359097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
Paperback. This book proposes a novel analysis of the structure of complex nouns in English, placing the focus on noun pairs that share single roots but end in different suffixes. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359165
- ISBN
- 9781349359165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Paperback. In this coherent historical development of the passive voice in English, the main argument deals not only with the passive per se, but also with its related constructions, which can play vital parts in identifying both functional and structural motivations for creating the passive. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349363193
- ISBN
- 9781349363193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; D. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349428991
- ISBN
- 9781349428991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFH; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349429769
- ISBN
- 9781349429769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.05
€ 122.05