Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. Taboo words are the subject of this text, which traces the psychic origins of dirty words to early infancy and childhood, and their place and value in life and analytic therapy. It refers to "dirty" words used by Rabelais, Quevado, Mozart, Voltaire, the Marquis de Sade, Joyce and Lawrence. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: CFD; CFF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st softcover ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568217994
- ISBN
- 9781568217994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.76
€ 95.76
Paperback. English Accents and Dialects provides a unique introductory guide to the regional and social varieties of English spoken in the UK and Ireland. Series: The English Language Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444121384
- ISBN
- 9781444121384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Paperback. The first work dedicated solely to the subject of slang words and their meanings, this book is a lost gem originally intended to educate the polite London classes in the parlance of thieves and ruffians, should they be so unlucky as to wander into the 'wrong' parts of town. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBD; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243877
- ISBN
- 9781851243877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
paperback. A new approach to learning Modern Standard Arabic through the songs of Fairouz, Kazem al-Saher, and many others Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; 2CXG; CFDC; CFFD; CJBG; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167959
- ISBN
- 9789774167959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.41
€ 27.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806068
- ISBN
- 9781902806068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.90
€ 15.99
€ 14.90
Paperback. This work presents a concise account of the history of the English language, from the point of view of current theories of language variation and change. It provides a socio-historical background for each period, followed by a discussion of its major linguistic developments. Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631200734
- ISBN
- 9780631200734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 43.89
€ 45.99
€ 43.89
Paperback. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Baker Academic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801093203
- ISBN
- 9780801093203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.02
€ 21.99
€ 17.02
Paperback. Includes contribution from various disciplines that have been wary, traditionally, of extending beyond their borders: linguistics (different branches thereof), philosophy, history and prehistory, archaeology, anthropology, genetics and computer-modelling. Editor(s): Laks, Bernard. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845535537
- ISBN
- 9781845535537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.10
€ 62.10
Hardback. Debates the issues in the field of the origin and evolution of language through interdisciplinary perspectives from linguistics (different branches thereof), philosophy, history and prehistory, archaeology, anthropology, genetics, computer-modelling. Editor(s): Laks, Bernard. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps & diagrams. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845532048
- ISBN
- 9781845532048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
Paperback. Focusing on the contemporary Scottish culture, this book is a useful reading for those who care about their country's identity in the twenty-first century. It is a history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do and it acted as a catalyst for radical changes in attitude towards the language. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845960520
- ISBN
- 9781845960520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.48
€ 19.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. The annual Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference provides a forum for research, particularly through comparative study, of both languages. This title includes essays on the phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics, discourse analysis, prosody, and psycholinguistics of these languages from the 2010 conference at Oxford. Editor(s): Frellesvig, Bjarke; Sells, Peter. Num Pages: 550 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 2GK; CFF; CFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575866383
- ISBN
- 9781575866383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Hardcover. Including anecdotes from Bob Wilson's own football and television careers, this work features one of sport's most enduring icons guiding us through the meanings, heritage and evolution of great sporting terms we use. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: CFFD; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KNW0009802
- ISBN
- 9781840468250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Including anecdotes from Bob Wilson's own football and television careers, this work features one of sport's most enduring icons guiding us through the meanings, heritage and evolution of great sporting terms we use. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: CFFD; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KNW0008072
- ISBN
- 9781840468250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Series: Yale Language Series. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. Weight in Grams: 1502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Workbook
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300222647
- ISBN
- 9780300222647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.17€ 51.13
€ 66.17
€ 51.13
Hardcover. This book provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of more than 38,000 words. Editor(s): Onions, C. T. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1686.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1040
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198611127
- ISBN
- 9780198611127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.91€ 54.15
€ 71.91
€ 54.15
Paperback. Focuses on the verification of the Chomskyian linguistic theory as a general framework for explaining phenomena in language acquisition and use. This title is suitable for theoretical linguistics, as well as those interested in cognitive science, psychology, philosophy of mind, and artificial intelligence. Editor(s): Campos, Hector; Martinez-Gil, Fernando. Num Pages: 654 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878402342
- ISBN
- 9780878402342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.94
€ 75.94
Paperback. A comprehensive historical, social, and linguistic overview of Spanish in contact with other languages in all of its major contexts - in Spain, the United States, and Latin America. Series: Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 maps, 4 figures, 42 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 1KL; 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012653
- ISBN
- 9781589012653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.72
€ 54.72
paperback. This bestselling text by Charles Barber recounts the history of the English language from its ancestry to the present day. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 318 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452. Series: Canto Classics. 320 pages, 1 map. This bestselling text by Charles Barber recounts the history of the English language from its ancestry to the present day. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight: 456.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107693937
- ISBN
- 9781107693937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.37
€ 20.99
€ 19.37
Paperback. This book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFB; CFF; CFG; CFH; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450. 288 pages, Illustrations. This book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFB; CFF; CFG; CFH; CFK. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight: 474.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748608355
- ISBN
- 9780748608355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.13
€ 40.99
€ 34.13
Hardcover. The Handbook of Dialectology provides an authoritative, up-to-date and unusually broad account of the study of dialect, in one volume. Each chapter reviews essential research, and offers a critical discussion of the past, present and future development of the area. Editor(s): Boberg, Charles; Nerbonne, John; Watt, Dr. Dominic. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118827550
- ISBN
- 9781118827550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.12
€ 208.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 163 x 4. Weight in Grams: 38. 36 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CFFD. Dimension: 147 x 163 x 4. Weight: 30.
- Publisher
- Abson Books London
- Number of pages
- 36
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780902920866
- ISBN
- 9780902920866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.81
€ 5.81
Hardback. This volume celebrates 100 years of Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. It contains essays by Harvard faculty, emeriti, currently enrolled graduate students and most recent Ph.D.s. It displays the range and diversity of the study of the Classics at Harvard at the beginning of the 21st century. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 594 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 46. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 594
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006560
- ISBN
- 9780674006560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.26
€ 52.99
€ 43.26
hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; 2AHM; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674379459
- ISBN
- 9780674379459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.54
€ 50.99
€ 42.54
Paperback. Discover the many twists and turns through history that led to the language, accents and turns of phrase which make up modern English Illustrator(s): Appleby, Barrie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 73. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CBX; CFFD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445663821
- ISBN
- 9781445663821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.26
€ 21.99
€ 17.26