Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Hardcover. Offering a comprehensive examination of a frequently discussed yet much misunderstood aspect of the Japanese language, this book looks at Keigo, or "polite language". It argues that modern keigo consciousness and keigo grammar merged out of Japan's encounter with Western trends. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JH; 3JJ; CFA; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824826024
- ISBN
- 9780824826024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.77€ 50.86
€ 54.77
€ 50.86
Paperback. Provides data from 1,159 common cognates found in 19 dialects from the Tai language family. This volume focuses on the consonants, vowels, and tones that are found in various cognates allows for further dialect studies, and for the investigation of questions concerning the tripartite division of the Tai language family. Series: Oceanic Linguistics Special Publication. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 2GRS; CFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831905
- ISBN
- 9780824831905
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.62
€ 42.99
€ 35.62
Hardcover. Looks at the history and ideology behind the construction of kokugo (national language). This book discusses the contributions of Ueda Kazutoshi (1867-1937) and Hoshina Koichi (1872-1955) in the creation of kokugo and moves us one step closer to understanding how the ideology of kokugo cast a spell over linguistic identity in modern Japan. Translator(s): Hubbard, Maki Hirano. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833053
- ISBN
- 9780824833053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.66€ 62.08
€ 67.66
€ 62.08
Hardcover. Explores the history and etymology of newspapers' names - names that, by their very peculiarity, cry out for explanation. This book explains why there are more Heralds, Journals, Posts, and Tribunes than you can shake a typestick at. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFF; GBC; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826217486
- ISBN
- 9780826217486
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Condition: New
€ 50.10€ 46.80
€ 50.10
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Paperback. The Arabic alphabet has a fascinating history, one that is entwined with the development of culture and society in the Middle East. This book traces the origins of the Arabic alphabet back to Aramaic, a descendant of Phoenecian, which itself gave rise to the Hebrew and Greek alphabets. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; 5AN; CFF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 200 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863564314
- ISBN
- 9780863564314
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.28
€ 13.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Provides many practical ideas for building children's decoding skills by teaching lettersound relationships, blending, word building and multi-syllable words. This title presents the strategies for explicit, systematic phonics instruction that are suitable for use in primary-grade classrooms or with older students who are having difficulties. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- ACER Press
- Edition
- Australian ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864316851
- ISBN
- 9780864316851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.77€ 50.86
€ 54.77
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Paperback. Editor(s): Morton, Lindsey. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; CFF; DQ; GBA; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Unisa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868886647
- ISBN
- 9781868886647
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. In this text, Aharon Dolgopolsky's "The Nostratic Family and Linguistic Palaeontology" is dicussed, as well as the internal and external relationships of Nostratic languages. Editor(s): Renfrew, Lord Colin; Nettle, Daniel. Series: Papers in the Prehistory of Languages. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2ill. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1224.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902937007
- ISBN
- 9781902937007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 33.64
€ 35.00
€ 33.64
Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939578204
- ISBN
- 9781939578204
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.70
€ 18.99
€ 15.70
Paperback. This publication is a large-scale application of Henning Andersen's theory of language and language change; a theory built on both C.S. Pierce's semiotic conceptual apparatus and the structural lingustics of Roman Jakobson, including his particular theory of distinctive features. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; CFF; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772884899
- ISBN
- 9788772884899
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
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Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools (Multicultura...
Christine Mallinson Anne H. Charity Hudley
Hardcover. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807751497
- ISBN
- 9780807751497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.66€ 74.28
€ 81.66
€ 74.28
Paperback. Translates Meillet's philological study from the 1908 French edition and the author's 1922 introduction to printing. This book covers indexes and bibliographical references to salient works from the half-century after original composition. Translator(s): Rosenberg, Samuel N. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2B; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353193
- ISBN
- 9780817353193
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.49
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€ 32.49
Hardcover. This reference documents linguistic variations in Pennsylvania German (also known as Pennsylvania Dutch), the dialect now spoken primarily by Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonite communities in the US. More than 160 maps show regional variants for a word or grammatical form. Num Pages: 260 pages, 160 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; CFFD; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Max Kade Institute
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780924119026
- ISBN
- 9780924119026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. A history of Latin between the 16th and 20th centuries, exploring the institutional contexts in which the language was adopted and transmitted, as well as the privilege it came to confer on those that studied it. This is a work of reference, but it is also a cultural history. Translator(s): Howe, John. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADL; CFF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859844021
- ISBN
- 9781859844021
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.16
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€ 27.16
Hardcover. Brings together interrelated essays on aspects of oral production and reception in Western European medieval contexts from modern and post-structuralist perspectives. The contributors discusss the physical, social and semiotic qualities of medieval oralism, exploring a range of issues. Editor(s): Doane, A.N.; Pasternack, Carol Braun. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3H; 3JB; CFF; CFH; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299130909
- ISBN
- 9780299130909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.44€ 48.83
€ 52.44
€ 48.83
Paperback. Looking at the sexual metaphors that are so pervasive in American culture, such as: "jock"; "tool"; "shooting blanks"; and "gang bang", this work argues that men are trapped and damaged by language that constantly intertwines sexuality and friendship with images of war, machinery, sports and work. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFFD; JFC; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299171346
- ISBN
- 9780299171346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809319077
- ISBN
- 9780809319077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
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Paperback. A first in multimodal/multisemiotic discourse studies this collection of original articles by international scholars focuses primarily on texts from non-English speaking contexts. The illuminating insights enhance our understanding of how language and other semiotic resources construe specific cultural and social concerns. Editor(s): Bowcher, Wendy L. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; DSA; GTC; GTE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321407
- ISBN
- 9781349321407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.04
€ 123.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Fan, Si; Le, Thao; Le, Quynh. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFD; CFF; CFG; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634828000
- ISBN
- 9781634828000
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Condition: New
€ 429.29€ 318.19
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Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W Illus.: 11,. BIC Classification: CFF; DSA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 256 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176866
- ISBN
- 9780231176866
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Condition: New
€ 64.16€ 50.02
€ 64.16
€ 50.02
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
€ 212.47
€ 212.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442606203
- ISBN
- 9781442606203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.40
€ 50.99
€ 45.40
Hardback. Series: Education Dialogues with/in the Global South. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; CFA; CFF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811020643
- ISBN
- 9789811020643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.59
€ 122.59
Paperback. This book examines the cross-linguistic expression of changes of location or state. It is based on the idea that languages encode information either on the verb or on a non-verbal element such as an affix or preposition. It focuses principally on Latin, with important comparisons drawn with other language families, particularly Slavic. Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFF; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198733294
- ISBN
- 9780198733294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31