Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107655829
- ISBN
- 9781107655829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.28
€ 33.28
Paperback. Focuses on the radical changes that have taken place in the structure of English over a millennium and a half, detailing the influences of migration, colonialism and many other historical, social and cultural phenomena. This work introduces many key debates relating to the English language, illustrated by specific examples of data in context. Editor(s): Graddol, David; Leith, Dick; Swann, Joan; Rhys, Martin; Gillen, Julia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 42 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415376792
- ISBN
- 9780415376792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.18
€ 53.18
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
€ 77.62€ 60.04
€ 77.62
€ 60.04
Hardback. OMFG! IT'S THE TOTES AWESOME DICTIONARY OF TEEN SLANG! Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472137449
- ISBN
- 9781472137449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; and now, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world. This title offers a tale of the origins and development of the English language. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571275083
- ISBN
- 9780571275083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
Paperback. Following his bestselling Lost for Words, the ever-popular John Humphrys takes a provocative look at the hidden attitudes that lie behind so many of our current phrases and expressions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340923764
- ISBN
- 9780340923764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. A guide to sign language for any situation. It presents cool things to say for various occasions - shopping, parties, nightclubs, sporting events, and even romance and sex. It includes harsh expressions to tell someone off, sweet signs to entice cuties to go on a date, and even casual banter to make friends at work or play. Illustrator(s): Wondolowki, Evan. Series: Dirty Everyday Slang. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: CFFD; CFZ; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 106 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Ulysses Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569757864
- ISBN
- 9781569757864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.53
€ 10.99
€ 10.53
Paperback. A sort of Robbie Fowler's "Modern English Usage", this book provides an A to Row Z of the language of football, with over 800 examples of the set phrases we use to talk and write about the beautiful game. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CFFD; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KNW0007715
- ISBN
- 9780571230525
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning and confirms the Black vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English. Series: Conduct & Communication. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210514
- ISBN
- 9780812210514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.05
€ 41.99
€ 37.05
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHM; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801018916
- ISBN
- 9780801018916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.29
€ 31.29
Hardback. An overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduates and general readers. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635955
- ISBN
- 9780748635955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.73€ 109.28
€ 111.73
€ 109.28
Paperback. A Presentation of Glissant's theoretical writings on the colonial experience in the Caribbean, and an analysis of his powerful yet subtle novels in the context of postcolonial studies. This juxtaposition highlights Glissant's contribution to this theoretical endeavour. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFF; DSBH; DSC; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918495
- ISBN
- 9780813918495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.29
€ 38.29
Hardback. Spoken by eighty million people, Tamil is one of the great world languages, and one of the few ancient languages that survives as a mother tongue. David Shulman presents a comprehensive cultural history of Tamil, emphasizing how its speakers and poets have understood the unique features of their language over its long history. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 2BRT; CBX; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674059924
- ISBN
- 9780674059924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.27
€ 41.99
€ 35.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Hopkins, Tometro; Decker, Kendall; McKenny, John. Series: World Englishes. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474298469
- ISBN
- 9781474298469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.20
€ 54.20
Paperback. A comprehensive introduction to the internal and external history of the Spanish language from its Indo-European ancestry to the present-day language of over 400 million people. It examines the phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and lexical changes that characterize the evolution of Spanish from its Latin origins. Num Pages: 512 pages, figure, table. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- segunda edición
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017320
- ISBN
- 9781589017320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 276 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132313506
- ISBN
- 9780132313506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.91
€ 55.91
Paperback. The best introduction to word history ever published combines scholarship with readability. OED's chief etymologist shows how words originate and change. He explores the histories of place and personal names and explains how to use different kinds of evidence, historical as well as linguistic. This is a book for everyone interested in words. Num Pages: 360 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199691616
- ISBN
- 9780199691616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.58
€ 37.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Holm, John A.; Patrick, Peter L. Series: Westminster Creolistics. Num Pages: 420 pages, M. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD; CFK; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716. Parallel Outlines of 18 Creole Grammars. Series: Westminster Creolistics. 420 pages, M. Editor(s): Holm, John A.; Patrick, Peter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD; CFK; CJ. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight: 706.
- Publisher
- Battlebridge Publications
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903292013
- ISBN
- 9781903292013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.02
€ 33.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. What is the relationship between the ideas of the Enlightenment and the culture and ideology of the French Revolution? Rosenfeld takes up that classic question by concentrating on changing conceptions of language and signs during the second half of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; CFF; GTE; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749312
- ISBN
- 9780804749312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.51
€ 40.99
€ 36.51
Paperback. Covers the major aspects of linguistics. This guide begins at the 'arts' end of the subject and finishes at the 'science' end, with the discoveries regarding language in the brain. It looks at the prehistory of languages and their common origins, language and evolution, language in time and space, grammar and dictionaries and phonetics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801487
- ISBN
- 9780192801487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.77
€ 13.99
€ 11.77