Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. Explores the contemporary phenomenon of English as an international language, and sets out to analyse how and why the language has become so dominant. This book looks at the spread of English historically, at the role it plays in Third World countries, and at the ideologies transmitted through the English language. Series: Oxford Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 374 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EBAL; EBAR. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780194371469
- ISBN
- 9780194371469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.06
€ 76.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446257388
- ISBN
- 9781446257388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.16
€ 55.16
Hardcover. This volume proposes means of describing, comparing, and interpreting linguistic diversity, both genetic and structural, providing the foundations for a theory of diversity based upon popular science. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 line drawings, 96 tables, 12 maps. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226580562
- ISBN
- 9780226580562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 76.88
€ 92.73
€ 76.88
Paperback. This volume proposes means of describing, comparing, and interpreting linguistic diversity, both genetic and structural, providing the foundations for a theory of diversity based upon popular science. Num Pages: 358 pages, 5 line drawings, 96 tables, 12 maps. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226580579
- ISBN
- 9780226580579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.65
€ 42.99
€ 32.65
Hardback. Editor(s): Matras, Yaron; Vincent, Nigel. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403996572
- ISBN
- 9781403996572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.60
€ 144.60
Hardcover. Over the last half century many scholars have recorded, analysed and theorised language death. This book presents a theoretical and methodological analysis of whether language death and dialect death can be considered aspects of the same phenomenon. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691777
- ISBN
- 9780748691777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.35€ 100.65
€ 104.35
€ 100.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 25 mono illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 109 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Bradwell Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910551103
- ISBN
- 9781910551103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Hardback. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2HCBZ; CFF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167565
- ISBN
- 9780691167565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.17€ 41.17
€ 52.17
€ 41.17
paperback. This book makes ancient Latin-learning materials usable by modern students for the first time. Num Pages: 197 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107474574
- ISBN
- 9781107474574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 21.69
€ 39.99
€ 21.69
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- B&H Academic
- Edition
- Third
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805444933
- ISBN
- 9780805444933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.46
€ 40.99
€ 28.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- iEdutainments Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908869388
- ISBN
- 9781908869388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.99
€ 13.99
€ 6.99
Paperback. The mother tongue of the Roman Empire and the lingua franca of the West for centuries afterward, Latin survives today primarily in classrooms and texts. Yet this "dead language" is unique in the influence it has exerted across centuries and continents. Jurgen Leonhardt offers the story of the first "world language", from antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659964
- ISBN
- 9780674659964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.23
€ 26.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? These are some of the questions considered in this Very Short Introduction. By examining the science of languages, we find that the answers are not as simple as we might expect. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approximately 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; CFZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590599
- ISBN
- 9780199590599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Hardcover. This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118531259
- ISBN
- 9781118531259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.69
€ 113.69
Paperback. This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118531280
- ISBN
- 9781118531280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 32.41
€ 53.99
€ 32.41
paperback. This fascinating study of languages in contact introduces new insights from popular culture, the globalised new economy and computer-mediated communication. Series: Key Topics in Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 251 pages, 2 b/w illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFDM; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521149259
- ISBN
- 9780521149259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.62
€ 35.99
€ 32.62
Paperback. This volume provides updated and expanded entries on the established languages of Britain and the Republic of Ireland, as well as including "community" or "immigrant" languages and British Sign Language. The focus is on historical and sociolinguistic aspects of the languages covered. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; CFB; CFF; CFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215813
- ISBN
- 9780631215813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
Hardback. This book builds on the success of Glanville Pricea s The Languages of Britain, published in 1984, which was widely acclaimed as the most lively, reliable and comprehensive survey of the great number of languages that have at one time or another taken root in Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215806
- ISBN
- 9780631215806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.86
€ 146.86
Languages and the First World War: Representation and Memory
. Ed(S): Declercq, Christophe; Walker, Julian
Paperback. Editor(s): Declercq, Christophe; Walker, Julian. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJF; CFB; CFF; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349715473
- ISBN
- 9781349715473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.79
€ 63.79
hardcover. Discusses the relationship between language and the mental organisation of knowledge, based on research carried out in Polynesia. Series: Language, Culture and Cognition. Num Pages: 396 pages, 3 b/w illus. 45 tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521883122
- ISBN
- 9780521883122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.81
€ 131.81
Paperback. Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland offers a much-needed exploration into the problem of linguistic and social identity construction in early Iceland, and is a fascinating account of an under examined historical-linguistic story that will spur further research and discussion amongst researchers. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118294963
- ISBN
- 9781118294963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.44
€ 31.44
Hardcover. This book explores dominant ideologies about citizenship, nation, and language that frame the everyday lives of Spanish-speaking immigrant day laborers in Arizona. It examines the value of speaking English in this context and the dynamics of intercultural communication in fast-paced job negotiations. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; CFB; CFF; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301017
- ISBN
- 9781137301017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Paperback. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFF; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349453368
- ISBN
- 9781349453368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.51
€ 121.51
Language, Citizenship and Identity in Quebec (Language and Globalizati...
Oakes, Leigh, Warren, Jane
Hardcover. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 2ADF; CFB; CFF; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403949752
- ISBN
- 9781403949752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.91
€ 122.91