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Paperback. This comprehensive study of multilingualism is specially designed to introduce students to this rapidly growing field within linguistics, communication studies and education. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635641
ISBN
9780748635641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Exploring the many different contact points between Iberian colonialism and indigenous cultures, this title features contributors who identify the crucial parameters of language evolution that have led to today's state of linguistic diversity in Latin America. Editor(s): Mufwene, Salikoko S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 halftones, 3 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADP; 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226126203
ISBN
9780226126203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis has undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied as an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631188551
ISBN
9780631188551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.60

Paperback. This is a review of how English is taught in Irish schools and the likely directions of change and reform. Topics include: the tasks and politics of English teaching; controversies in Britain over a national curriculum in English; and teaching students how to write correct English. Editor(s): Bates, Denis; etc.; Galvin, Conor (Lecturer in Education, University College Dublin, Ireland); Swan, Desmond (Professor Emeritus of Education, University College Dublin, Ireland); Williams, Kevin (Mater Dei Institute of Education, Ireland). Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; JNKC; JNT; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. . Ex-libris with usual markings and mylar wrapped covers. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0005925
ISBN
9781900621335
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. What is human nature? How is language related to thought - and should the connection be investigated socially or scientifically? This volume seeks to establish common ground among the disciplines examining the mind-brain continuum. Editor(s): Bohn, Ocke-Schwen; Gjedde, Albert; Saleemi, Anjum P. Num Pages: 399 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779340053
ISBN
9788779340053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.72

Hardcover. Employs a straightforward methodology in the examination of the use of Taiwan Sign Language handshapes in five chapters. This work discusses the two approaches linguists have taken toward understanding languages, and how these theories have influenced sign language researchers' consideration of the ease of articulation and frequency of handshapes. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; CFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781563682889
ISBN
9781563682889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.78

Paperback. The word "blurb" derives from a "pulchritudinous young lady" of that fictional name who appeared on a book-cover at the turn of the century. Quarrying the "Oxford English Dictionary" for its evidence, this book traces the extraordinary way in which English words have changed their meanings. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 figures, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name on FFEP, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0008943
ISBN
9780631173212
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 586 pages, 3. BIC Classification: CFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
586
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877275336
ISBN
9780877275336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.78

Paperback. First published in 1795, this classic textbook, covering orthography, etymology, syntax and prosody, is reissued here in its 1830 forty-fourth edition. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108067966
ISBN
9781108067966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.68

Paperback. A seminal 1921 work by the linguist Edward Sapir, outlining his influential ideas and hypotheses on language and its speakers. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Sunned cover. Small stain to bottom page edges. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
272
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0010373
ISBN
9781108063784
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Hardcover. This book presents a radically different view of language from that found in most modern Western philosophy. Human language is seen as having an innate capacity to reflect the light of consciousness, the primary element of the universe, and evidence is provided to show the extraordinary reflective capacity of the Sanskrit language. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; CFA; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832710
ISBN
9780856832710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Gerber, Andri; Patterson, Brent. Num Pages: 302 pages, 107 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMA; CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837623727
ISBN
9783837623727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.04

Paperback. From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, this title offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. It focuses on the emergence of complete writing systems in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFL; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891679
ISBN
9781861891679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230359
ISBN
9780631230359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.32

Spiral bound. This invaluable supplementary curriculum meets Reading First criteria and contains numerous classroom-ready activities designed to increase the phonemic awareness and preliteracy skills of preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade students. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFH; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 208 x 13. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Brookes Publishing Company
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557663214
ISBN
9781557663214
Spiralbound
Condition: New

€ 40.61

paperback. By explaining language change with close reference to literary and other textual examples and emphasising the integral link between a language and its society, this text is especially useful for students of literature as well as linguistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780340806951
ISBN
9780340806951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.81

Paperback. Runes employ many techniques from informal scratchings to sophisticated inlaid designs on weapons, or the exquisite relief carvings of the Franks Casket. This book tells the story of runes from their mysterious origins, their development as a script, to their use and meaning in the modern world. Num Pages: 112 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AC; CBX; CFF; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
British Museum Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780714180298
ISBN
9780714180298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. What really is correctness? Why do people care so much about it? What is at stake in the quarrel about good and bad usage? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Murray Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0015467
ISBN
9781848542099
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Offers a description of the Venetian, Michel Membre's mission to the court of Shah Tahmasp I of Persia. This book offers a European accounts of 16th century Persia. It features his adventures and observations in a narrative. Editor(s): Clauson, Gerard. Num Pages: 144 pages, notes, translation, commentary, indices. BIC Classification: 2BXF; 2FMC; CBDX; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094310
ISBN
9780906094310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 64.06

Paperback. Tales of adventure and courage among the peoples of Eastern Siberia Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 3JH; CF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
International Polar Institute Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint of 1918 ed.
SKU
V9780982170342
ISBN
9780982170342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 580 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226060675
ISBN
9780226060675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.88
€ 43.08

Paperback. Usable Greek helps for all New Testament students, from novice to veteran Num Pages: 112 pages, charts. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 189 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Kregel Publications,U.S.
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825427435
ISBN
9780825427435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Hardback. Series: Language Testing and Evaluation. Num Pages: 320 pages, fig. and tables. BIC Classification: CFDC; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 221 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Peter Lang AG
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783631589816
ISBN
9783631589816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.05

Hardcover. Voices in Dialogue, a collection of essays which outline key issues in the cultural history of medieval women. Some provide evidence that women in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages achieved an accomplished form of literacy and became actively involved in literary networks. Others discuss women's ministry and spiritual leadership. Editor(s): Olson, Linda; Kerby-Fulton, Kathryn. Num Pages: 608 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; CFC; HBTB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268037178
ISBN
9780268037178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.18

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