Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Hardcover. This project is the culmination of 7 years of research into Russian-speaking identities in Latvia. Covering a period up to and including the Ukrainian crises of 2014, the research examines the complex relationships between diverse groups of Russian speakers, the Latvian state, the Russian Federation, and Latvia's political and cultural spaces. Series: Russian Language and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 3 black and white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 2AGR; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697434
- ISBN
- 9780748697434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.56
€ 101.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Business Education Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901888744
- ISBN
- 9781901888744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.20
€ 7.20
Paperback. A guide that reveals the contemporary colloquial language locals actually speak. It presents cool things to say for various casual situations - shopping, parties, nightclubs, sporting events, and even romance and sex. It includes harsh expressions to convince a local police officer that one's documents are in order. Series: Dirty Everyday Slang. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GK; CFFD; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Ulysses Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569757796
- ISBN
- 9781569757796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.29
€ 16.99
€ 11.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; CFF; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163222
- ISBN
- 9780691163222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.97€ 40.56
€ 50.97
€ 40.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 184 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Gibbs M. Smith Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423639312
- ISBN
- 9781423639312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.85
€ 11.99
€ 9.85
Hardback. The definitive guide to historical linguistics, covering all the most important issues in the field. > Editor(s): Luraghi, Silvia; Bubenik, Vit. Series: Continuum Companions. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441144652
- ISBN
- 9781441144652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.13
€ 201.13
hardcover. This book places binomials - word pairs - in the context of phonology, stylistics, semantics, translation theory and practice in various periods. Editor(s): Kopaczyk, Joanna; Sauer, Hans. Series: Studies in English Language. Num Pages: 388 pages, 32 b/w illus. 73 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107118478
- ISBN
- 9781107118478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.14
€ 134.14
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
€ 101.56
€ 101.56
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. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132313551
- ISBN
- 9780132313551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.84
€ 42.84
Paperback. Using the resources of contemporary linguistic theory, McQuillan sets out to analyse key words in the Irish language and their relationship to historical and cultural texts. The main thrust of the argument is that ideology has been shaped by these words. Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays & Monographs S. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AFR; 2AGP; CFB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160. .
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 283
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183649
- ISBN
- 9781859183649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.00€ 38.37
€ 49.00
€ 38.37
Paperback. A classic historical excursion through the English language. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- SteinerBooks, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940262119
- ISBN
- 9780940262119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.35
€ 18.99
€ 15.35
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
€ 50.97€ 40.56
€ 50.97
€ 40.56
hardcover. This Handbook captures the essentials of English historical linguistics: theories, methodologies, materials, processes of language change, and the research process. Editor(s): Kyto, Merja; Pahta, Paivi. Series: Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 600 pages, 33 b/w illus. 2 maps 19 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107039353
- ISBN
- 9781107039353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.17
€ 148.17
Paperback. This book traces the history of the Irish language from the time of the Norman invasion to independence. Aidan Doyle addresses both the shifting position of Irish in society and the important internal linguistic changes that have taken place, and combines political, cultural, and linguistic history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFR; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198724766
- ISBN
- 9780198724766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.20
€ 32.20
Paperback. This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141015934
- ISBN
- 9780141015934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.48
€ 18.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CB; CFF; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 245 x 17. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138821521
- ISBN
- 9781138821521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.12
€ 55.12
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- LMH Publishing Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789768184306
- ISBN
- 9789768184306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.07
€ 8.07
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
€ 34.99€ 31.53
€ 34.99
€ 31.53
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
€ 74.95
€ 74.95