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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. An introduction to language contact, which occurs when speakers of different languages interact and their languages influence each other. Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CFB; CFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 664. Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics. 382 pages. An introduction to language contact, which occurs when speakers of different languages interact and their languages influence each other. BIC Classification: CFB; CFFD. Dimension: 242 x 175 x 17. Weight: 754.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521532211
- ISBN
- 9780521532211
€ 45.99€ 45.28
€ 45.99
€ 45.28
Paperback. Suitable for both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike, this title presents discussion of the forms of the runic alphabet and interpretations of individual inscriptions, with consideration of matters on which runes throw light - magic, paganism and literacy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DN; CFF; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes. 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Suitable for both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike, this title presents discussion of the forms of the runic alphabet and interpretations of individual inscriptions, with consideration of matters on which runes throw light - magic, paganism and literacy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DN; CFF; CFL. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight: 540.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st paperback reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851155999
- ISBN
- 9780851155999
€ 32.99€ 27.88
€ 32.99
€ 27.88
Hardcover. Based on investigation in primary and secondary sources, this dictionary places Old Chinese squarely within the Sino-Tibetan language family, while paying due regard to other language families such as Austroasiatic, Miao-Yao (Hmong-Mien), and Kam-Tai. It is designed for use by nonspecialists and specialists. Series: ABC Chinese Dictionary Series. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CBD; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1139.
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824829759
- ISBN
- 9780824829759
€ 109.29
€ 109.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 169 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780567456571
- ISBN
- 9780567456571
€ 22.22
€ 22.22
Paperback. A humorous and informative guide to some of the bizarre word origins and connections of the English language Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232. Good, reading copy. Minor staining on bottom page, text not affected. Previous owner's labels on spine and stamp on title pages
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KSG0005563
- ISBN
- 9781843510598
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. Taking an anthropological perspective, Alan Barnard explores the evolution of language by investigating the lives and languages of modern hunter-gatherers. Series: Approaches to the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 b/w illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 3B; CFF; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107692596
- ISBN
- 9781107692596
€ 26.28
€ 26.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Publisher
- Baker Academic
- Number of pages
- 213
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801048746
- ISBN
- 9780801048746
€ 21.99€ 16.83
€ 21.99
€ 16.83
An Introduction to Middle English (Edinburgh Textbooks on the English ...
Smith, Jeremy, Horobin, Simon
Paperback. This book is designed to provide undergraduate students of English historical linguistics with a concise description of the language during the period 1100-1500. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language. Num Pages: 192 pages, notes, glossary, annotated bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ABC; 3H; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language. 192 pages, notes, glossary, annotated bibliography. This book is designed to provide undergraduate students of English historical linguistics with a concise description of the language during the period 1100-1500. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ABC; 3H; CFF. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 12. Weight: 258.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748614813
- ISBN
- 9780748614813
€ 23.00€ 22.71
€ 23.00
€ 22.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFF; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137550224
- ISBN
- 9781137550224
€ 33.57
€ 33.57
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589395848
- ISBN
- 9781589395848
€ 20.48
€ 20.48
Paperback. A study of Newfoundland English, spoken in Canada's newest province, Newfoundland and Labrador. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; 2AB; CFFD; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748626175
- ISBN
- 9780748626175
€ 29.10
€ 29.10
Paperback. An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history. Num Pages: 688 pages, (65 maps). BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007118717
- ISBN
- 9780007118717
€ 26.99€ 19.44
€ 26.99
€ 19.44
Historical Sociolinguistics: Language Change in Tudor and Stuart Engla...
Nevalainen, Terttu, Raumolin-Brunberg, Helena
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 47 black & white tables, 65 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138951327
- ISBN
- 9781138951327
€ 56.71
€ 56.71
Paperback. A Student's Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, Updated Edition has been a standard resource for students of Hebrew and Aramaic for over 30 years, this new edition has updated formatting and transliterations. The book provides a complete vocabulary list of Hebrew and Aramaic words based on frequency. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; CJB; GBC; HRCG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310533870
- ISBN
- 9780310533870
€ 14.99€ 12.20
€ 14.99
€ 12.20
Hardcover. Experts from psycholinguistics and English historical linguistics address core factors in language change. Editor(s): Hundt, Marianne; Mollin, Sandra; Pfenninger, Simone E. Series: Studies in English Language. Num Pages: 406 pages, 26 b/w illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFD; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107086869
- ISBN
- 9781107086869
€ 126.09
€ 126.09
Paperback. Today programme presenter's Top Ten bestselling cry for better English in paperback for summer. Num Pages: 352 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Hodder Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340836590
- ISBN
- 9780340836590
€ 14.99€ 12.01
€ 14.99
€ 12.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208. 8vo. Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Peter Owen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KEX0277904
- ISBN
- 9780720612431
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. 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, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252. Series: Dialects of English. 192 pages, illustrations. An overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduates and general readers. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; CFFD. Dimension: 138 x 214 x 11. Weight: 250.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635962
- ISBN
- 9780748635962
€ 29.10
€ 29.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 36 pages. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 163 x 4. Weight in Grams: 38. 36 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CFFD. Dimension: 147 x 163 x 4. Weight: 30.
- Publisher
- Abson Books London
- Number of pages
- 36
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780902920866
- ISBN
- 9780902920866
€ 5.80
€ 5.80
Hardcover. This book focuses on the continuity between the documented stages in the history of Latin and its development into Romance. Editor(s): Adams, J. N.; Vincent, Nigel. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 b/w illus. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107132252
- ISBN
- 9781107132252
€ 104.24
€ 104.24
Paperback. This work explains American English in the context of American life, history, and institutions, while also making comparisons with British English. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631197928
- ISBN
- 9780631197928
€ 44.99€ 44.38
€ 44.99
€ 44.38
Paperback. Originally published in English: London; New Brunswick, N.J.: Athlone Press, 2000. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; CFF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472507211
- ISBN
- 9781472507211
€ 19.21
€ 19.21
Paperback. Lynda Mugglestone's hugely popular The Oxford History of English is republished in a reset and revised edition featuring David Crystal's new take on the future of English. With impeccable and approachable scholarship, it describes the changing sounds, words, and meanings of English. A book for everyone interested in the language. Editor(s): Mugglestone, Lynda. Num Pages: 624 pages, Tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199660162
- ISBN
- 9780199660162
€ 26.28
€ 26.28
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
€ 63.70
€ 63.70