Grammar, syntax & morphology
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Grammar, syntax & morphology
Hardcover. Drawing on structural, semantic and pragmatic approaches, this book shows that the personal pronouns form a system which is, to some extent, structured in quite a different way. It puts an emphasis on the Danish language, featuring examples taken from the Norwegian, Swedish and Fenno-Swedish languages. Series: Acta Jutlandica Series. Num Pages: 319 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772888811
- ISBN
- 9788772888811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99
€ 13.99
Hardcover. Shows how quantitative methods and statistical techniques can supplement qualitative analyses of language. This book presents some mathematical and statistical properties of natural languages, and introduces some of the quantitative methods which are of the most value in working empirically with texts and corpora. Num Pages: 272 pages, 77 figures. BIC Classification: CFK; CFM; GPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845534318
- ISBN
- 9781845534318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.23
€ 48.23
Hardcover. Offers a critical appraisal of a major component of the 'standard' version of SFL, that is, the account given by Halliday and Matthiessen of tense and aspect in English. This book suggests that this account fails in several ways to satisfy accepted functionalist criteria, and hence needs revising and extending. Series: Discussions in Functional Approaches to Language. Num Pages: 192 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845533519
- ISBN
- 9781845533519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.38
€ 118.38
Hardcover. Deals with adjectival suffixes in English. This book analyses the formation of adjective pairs that share a single root but end in different suffixes. Theoretically, it adopts cognitive semantics and attempts to substantiate some of its tenets. It attempts to identify the distinctive collocates associated with the members of an adjective pair. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 969.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845531805
- ISBN
- 9781845531805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.61
€ 124.61
Paperback. Problematises the process of identifying and explaining the patterning of words in sentences. This work brings together two concepts - syntax and text - that are normally treated separately, and shows how they can best be understood in relation to each other. It concentrates on getting texts ready for syntactic analysis. Series: Functional Linguistics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845531485
- ISBN
- 9781845531485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.10
€ 45.10
Hardcover. Intended for those working in the field of Japanese linguistics and language teaching but also to those working in comparative fields. Apart from the introductory survey chapter, the other 13 chapters in this volume are original treatments of Japanese from a systemic functional (SF) perspective from scholars in Australia and Japan. Editor(s): Thomson, Elizabeth; Armour, William. Series: Functional Linguistics. Num Pages: 372 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845530532
- ISBN
- 9781845530532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.12
€ 122.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; CFC; CFK; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771860383
- ISBN
- 9781771860383
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.02
€ 20.99
€ 19.02
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
€ 67.44
€ 67.44
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813208428
- ISBN
- 9780813208428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.25
€ 60.25
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
€ 161.48
€ 161.48
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
€ 30.61
€ 30.61
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.82
€ 68.82
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
€ 214.02
€ 214.02
hardcover. Employs the properties of Chinese script to focus on morphological analyses during the character and word recognition process. This title covers syntactic and pragmatic processes during sentence reading and three chapters that examine on-line processes. It is suitable for those studying reading and visual symbol processing. Editor(s): Wang, Jian; Chen, Hsuan-Chih; Radach, Ralph; Inhoff, Albrecht. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780805824780
- ISBN
- 9780805824780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.53
€ 160.53
Paperback. Ljiljana Progovac proposes a gradualist, adaptationist approach to the evolution of syntax, subject to natural selection. The book provides a specific framework for studying the evolution of syntax, combining the fields of evolutionary biology, theoretical syntax, typology, neuroscience, and genetics. Series: Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFD; CFF; CFK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736554
- ISBN
- 9780198736554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.39
€ 53.39
Paperback. Presents an account of meaning in many linguistic and cultural phenomena that is based on cognitive capacities that human understanders and producers of language possess independently of their ability to use language. This book also suggests that cognitive linguistics is a much more comprehensive enterprise than is commonly accepted. Num Pages: 416 pages, 27 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195187205
- ISBN
- 9780195187205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Paperback. Doris Penka delivers a unified analysis of the semantics and syntax of negative indefinites - as in the expressions nobody, nothing, never and nowhere - and their counterparts in other languages. Contrary to standard assumptions, the author argues that these expressions are not inherently negative and are only licensed by a covert negation. Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Num Pages: 280 pages, black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567270
- ISBN
- 9780199567270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.35
€ 85.35
Paperback. At present, the Sibe language is the only still-active oral variety of Manchu, the language of the indigenous tribe of Manchuria. With some 20,000 to 30,000 speakers it is also the most widely spoken of the Tungusic languages, which are found in both Manchuria and eastern Siberia. This ttile offers a study of this historically important language. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 2FWM; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024621036
- ISBN
- 9788024621036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.41
€ 24.99
€ 20.41
hardcover. A sourcebook of grammatical constructions in the Creek (Muskogee) language. Series: Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians. Num Pages: 504 pages, 1 Illustrations, 2 maps, 60 tables, 13 figures, 3 appendixes. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 43. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803211063
- ISBN
- 9780803211063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.31
€ 90.31
hardcover. This book is the most influential work ever published on Nahuatl grammar and remains an essential work of reference for the student of the language. This new edition presents the original Spanish and an English translation on facing pages, along with explanatory commentary. Editor(s): Lockhart, James. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 2JNN; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742818
- ISBN
- 9780804742818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.28
€ 106.28