Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together sixteen essays on the subject by a leading expert in the field, one who has been researching and writing on it for a quarter of a century. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212454
- ISBN
- 9780631212454
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€ 58.70
€ 58.70
Paperback. Much scholarly work assumes that African American Vernacular English (AAVE) derives from an earlier plantation creole. This volume explores an alternative hypothesis: that the characteristic features were acquired from the varieties of English to which early speakers were exposed. Editor(s): Poplack, Shana. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 2ZP; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212621
- ISBN
- 9780631212621
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€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. Investigates the origins of contemporary African American Vernacular English (AAVE), one of the oldest, yet unsolved, questions in sociolinguistics. This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of tense and aspect as manifested in recorded conversations with 101 former slaves and their descendants. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KJ; 2ABM; CFB; CFFD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212669
- ISBN
- 9780631212669
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€ 71.99
€ 71.99
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.
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
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.
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- 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
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€ 61.12
€ 61.12
Paperback. * Phonetic symbols are included with orthographic representations of speech sounds* Includes many detailed maps which illustrate the origins of various dialects* Celebrates the diversity of English dialects. . Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218159
- ISBN
- 9780631218159
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€ 40.99€ 39.36
€ 40.99
€ 39.36
Hardcover. This text is concerned with how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures. This introduction presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others, and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; GTC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228417
- ISBN
- 9780631228417
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€ 146.94
€ 146.94
Paperback. The Ethnography of Communication presents the terms and concepts which are essential for discussing how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures. aeo Presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; GTC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228424
- ISBN
- 9780631228424
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Condition: New
€ 51.45
€ 51.45
Hardcover. The comparatively recent origins of pidgins and creoles provide them with a special place in linguistic theory. Debates about the origin and character of these languages have informed broader discussions within grammatical theory, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics. Editor(s): Kouwenberg, Silvia; Singler, John Victor. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 704 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 184 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229025
- ISBN
- 9780631229025
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Condition: New
€ 58.70
€ 58.70
Paperback. This volume focuses on the past and present development of African American vernacular English, particularly its development during the antebellum period and its trajectory of change in 20th-century. It studies an isolated bi-racial community situated in a distinctive dialect region. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 2ABM; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
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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
- V9780631230878
- ISBN
- 9780631230878
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Condition: New
€ 73.21
€ 73.21
Paperback. In this detailed survey of Finnish, Hungarian, Lapp and the other Uralic Languages, Angela Marcantonio shows there is in fact no scientific evidence to support the belief that they form a genetic family. If this approach is accepted, this detailed analysis will have far--reaching consequences for other assumed language families. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 2F; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231707
- ISBN
- 9780631231707
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€ 31.05
€ 31.05
Hardcover. Reflecting the liveliness of English as it is spoken on America's main streets and country roads, this fourth volume is a collection of vernacular Americanisms - regional metaphors and similes passed along within homes and communities. Num Pages: 960 pages, 575 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 960
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008847
- ISBN
- 9780674008847
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Condition: New
€ 125.37€ 115.45
€ 125.37
€ 115.45
Hardback. DARE readers now have the full panoply of American regional vocabulary, from Adam's housecat to Zydeco. Volume V is filled with words that reflect our origins, migrations, ethnicities, and neighborhoods. Whether we are talking about foods, games, clothing, family, animals, or any other aspect of life, our vocabulary reveals much about who we are. Num Pages: 1296 pages, 682 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047358
- ISBN
- 9780674047358
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Condition: New
€ 125.37€ 110.16
€ 125.37
€ 110.16
Hardback. Reflecting the liveliness of English as it is spoken on America's main streets and country roads, this second volume is a collection of vernacular Americanisms - regional metaphors and similes passed along within homes and communities. Num Pages: 1200 pages, 606 maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 54. Weight in Grams: 2905.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674205123
- ISBN
- 9780674205123
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Condition: New
€ 125.37€ 115.12
€ 125.37
€ 115.12
Hardback. Learn what a Minnesota grandma is making when she fixes "lefse", what a counterman in a Buffalo deli means by a "kimmelweck" or a Hawaiian baker puts into a "malassada". This volume concerns the ever-changing world of American speech. Num Pages: 944 pages, 550 maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2197.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674205192
- ISBN
- 9780674205192
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€ 125.37€ 115.45
€ 125.37
€ 115.45
Hardcover. Exploring the morally entangled territory of language and race in 18th- and 19th-century America, Sean Harvey shows that whites' theories of an "Indian mind" inexorably shaped by Indian languages played a crucial role in the subjugation of Native peoples and informed the U.S. government's efforts to extinguish Native languages for years to come. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 330 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFF; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674289932
- ISBN
- 9780674289932
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.53
€ 52.99
€ 43.53
Hardback. This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of todaya s globalized society. The human species is divided into more than five thousand language groups that do not understand each other. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627472
- ISBN
- 9780745627472
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Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Paperback. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 918.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867842
- ISBN
- 9780801867842
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.61
€ 44.99
€ 36.61
Paperback. Translator(s): Brooks, P. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816610112
- ISBN
- 9780816610112
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118294963
- ISBN
- 9781118294963
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Condition: New
€ 31.05
€ 31.05
Paperback. The Language of Queen Elizabeth I presents one of the first diachronic accounts of the language - the idiolect - of the Tudor monarch who ruled England and Ireland from 1558-1603. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118672877
- ISBN
- 9781118672877
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.94
€ 30.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Revitalising Language in Provence: A Critical Approach questions the concept of language revitalisation and challenges the field s main tenets through a detailed analysis Southern France s Provencal movement, one of Europe s longest standing language revitalisation projects. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119243533
- ISBN
- 9781119243533
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.86
€ 30.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. The Syntax and Semantics of the Perfect Active in Literary Koine Greek incorporates linguistic insights from both neo-Davidsonian and Chomskyan traditions to present a unified semantic description of the perfect and pluperfect in literary Koine Greek. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119243540
- ISBN
- 9781119243540
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.94
€ 30.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. * First comprehensive study for 50 years of the stones from western Britain and Brittany, inscribed in the Roman and Irish Ogam alphabets. * Provides a linguistic analysis of the 370 Brittonic and Irish inscriptions. * Presents new phonological evidence for the dating of the inscriptions. . Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 364 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AF; CFF; CFH; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405109031
- ISBN
- 9781405109031
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.86
€ 30.99
€ 30.86