Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
paperback. An analysis of the use of the African American language which was originally used by slaves in the 19th century, and has been adopted by blacks in English speaking countries throughout the world. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFFD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292708730
- ISBN
- 9780292708730
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.12
€ 21.99
€ 21.12
Paperback. This book is the first to present a comprehensive linguistic study of Jersey Norman French. Drawing on a corpus of original data, it offers historical and dialectological sketches, an assessment of language planning on Jersey, and an account of language change in progress. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231691
- ISBN
- 9780631231691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.98
€ 30.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. With nearly 2400 entries, this dictionary covers every aspect of the subject, from the most venerable work to the exciting advances of the last few years, many of which have not even made it into textbooks yet. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748610013
- ISBN
- 9780748610013
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.65
€ 40.99
€ 33.65
paperback. This text presents a history of English from the perspective of sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, relating changes and at the same time providing a framework for corpus-based historical research. It covers social events in Britain and Europe, the colonies and the "aftermath of Empire". Series: English Language. Num Pages: 190 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780340676806
- ISBN
- 9780340676806
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Condition: New
€ 48.66
€ 48.66
Paperback. Ljiljana Progovac proposes a gradualist, adaptationist approach to the evolution of syntax, subject to natural selection. The book provides a specific framework for studying the evolution of syntax, combining the fields of evolutionary biology, theoretical syntax, typology, neuroscience, and genetics. Series: Oxford Studies in the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFD; CFF; CFK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736554
- ISBN
- 9780198736554
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Condition: New
€ 53.39
€ 53.39
Paperback. Traces language back to its earliest origins among our distant ape-like forbears several million years ago. This book examines the qualities of mind and brain needed to support the operations of language; investigates the first links between signs, sounds, and meanings; explores the beginnings and prehistories of vocabulary and grammar; and more. Series: Studies in the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: CFF; PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199214037
- ISBN
- 9780199214037
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Condition: New
€ 22.22
€ 22.22
Hardcover. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 636 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947853
- ISBN
- 9781933947853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.38
€ 143.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Theodore, Charmant. Series: Hippocrene Concise Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 291 pages, 8000 entries. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CBDX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 152 x 103 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781802758
- ISBN
- 9780781802758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.86
€ 17.99
€ 16.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Gross, David C. Series: Hippocrene Practical Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 146 pages, 4000 entries. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CBDX; CFFD; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 178.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781804394
- ISBN
- 9780781804394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.45
€ 14.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. Series: Hippocrene Concise Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8000 entries. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CBDX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 107 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781804554
- ISBN
- 9780781804554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.13
€ 16.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, 5000 entries. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781805902
- ISBN
- 9780781805902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.76
€ 15.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world, and one of the most linguistically complex. Its ethnic groups speak more than 500 languages and of these Malay, renamed Indonesian, was chosen to be the sole national and official language. This title provides a historical, social, cultural and linguistic study of Indonesian. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 2PGNA; CFB; CFF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- UNSW Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868405988
- ISBN
- 9780868405988
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Condition: New
€ 54.25
€ 54.25
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.
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- 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. Num Pages: 410 pages, fig: 7, b&w, table: 13, b&w. BIC Classification: CFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838201986
- ISBN
- 9783838201986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772880013
- ISBN
- 9788772880013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.69
€ 12.69
Paperback. Series: Acta Jutlandica Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772881683
- ISBN
- 9788772881683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.74
€ 24.74
Paperback. Deals specifically with issues of the 1990s, and provides a contrast by looking into issues of the 1890s. This book provides an educated overview of what we can expect in the new century. It also analyses literary interpretations of the millennium from the standpoint of social sciences and vice versa. Editor(s): Johansen, Ib. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772883823
- ISBN
- 9788772883823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.56
€ 13.56
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 628.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641331
- ISBN
- 9780691641331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.30
€ 118.30
Hardback. This text investigates the system of English predicate complementation over three centuries from 1700. It highlights the central parts of the system, the nouns, adjectives and verbs that select complement clauses, with a look at the use of the "-ing" over the years. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFF; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817949
- ISBN
- 9780761817949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.93
€ 105.93
Hardback. A comprehensive, annotated listing of over a thousand books, monographs, and articles containing substantive information on all the American Indian languages of California and closely related languages outside its boundaries. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2J; CFF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810815476
- ISBN
- 9780810815476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.17
€ 120.17
Hardback. Using thousands of examples, the book identifies the genesis and evolution in African name formation and meaning. Each entry discusses the origins of the name, its meaning, and the wide cultural and social connotations of its use. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1H; CFF; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836433
- ISBN
- 9780810836433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.12
€ 178.12
Hardback. Place name elements from over 300 languages are arranged alphabetically, followed by the name of the language or language group of origin, the meaning in English and, in many cases, the word's usage in an actual place name. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810850408
- ISBN
- 9780810850408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.93
€ 145.93
Paperback. This is a workbook in etymology and vocabulary building from Latin and Greek elements. An introduction which gives a brief description of the foreign influence of English vocabulary, is followed by exercises in spelling, usage and the histories of words. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADL; 2AHA; CBG; CFF; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819193872
- ISBN
- 9780819193872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.97
€ 106.97
Paperback. Presents a strictly descriptive - or synchronic - approach to romance linguistics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878400881
- ISBN
- 9780878400881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.34
€ 44.34