Language: history & general works
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Language: history & general works
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 612 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 218 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947648
- ISBN
- 9781933947648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.40€ 76.24
€ 79.40
€ 76.24
Hardcover. Featuring pets, farmyard animals, big cats and wild beasts, this beautifully presented book is the perfect gift for animal lovers and all those with an interest in this quirky linguistic tradition. Illustrator(s): Bewick, Thomas. Num Pages: 144 pages, 126 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CJBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244454
- ISBN
- 9781851244454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.46
€ 13.99
€ 11.46
Hardback. Editor(s): Kolb, Gwin J.; DeMaria, Robert. Series: The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Num Pages: 560 pages, 89 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300106725
- ISBN
- 9780300106725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.18€ 95.87
€ 126.18
€ 95.87
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 636 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947655
- ISBN
- 9781933947655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.40€ 76.14
€ 79.40
€ 76.14
Hardcover. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 636 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- 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. A masterful, engaging history of the English language from the age of "Beowulf" to the rap of Eminem, this book percolates with creative energy ("Publishers Weekly"). Num Pages: 349 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- revised and expanded edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174473
- ISBN
- 9780231174473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.63
€ 20.99
€ 16.63
Hardback. This book offers the first comparative study of the historical role of writing in three languages, including two in non-Roman scripts, over a period of two and a half millennia, which provides an opportunity for reassessment of the work on literacy in English that has accumulated over the past half century. Editor(s): Spooner, Brian; Hanaway, William L. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934536452
- ISBN
- 9781934536452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.10
€ 138.10
Paperback. How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? These are some of the questions considered in this Very Short Introduction. By examining the science of languages, we find that the answers are not as simple as we might expect. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approximately 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; CFZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590599
- ISBN
- 9780199590599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.62
€ 11.99
€ 10.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Ramsaran, Susan. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFDC; CFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138918658
- ISBN
- 9781138918658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.19
€ 62.19
Paperback. From dardledumdue, which means daydreamer in East Anglia, through forkin robbins, the Yorkshire term for earwigs, to clemt, a Lancashire word that means hungry, this title investigates an astonishingly rich variety of regional expressions, and provides insight into the history of the English language. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 116 x 17. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099514763
- ISBN
- 9780099514763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Sparkling with insight and linguistic curiosity, this delightful compendium answers 101 of the most intriguing questions about the English language, from word origins and spelling to grammar and usage. Irresistible to anyone with an interest in the words around them. Num Pages: 176 pages, b & w line illustrations and photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199574155
- ISBN
- 9780199574155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.13
€ 14.99
€ 12.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Seargeant, Philip; Swann, Joan. Series: Worlds of English. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 colour tables, 30 colour illustrations, 30 colour line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 191 x 21. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415674218
- ISBN
- 9780415674218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453501
- ISBN
- 9781137453501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.56€ 64.43
€ 103.56
€ 64.43
Hardcover. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 612 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947846
- ISBN
- 9781933947846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.38
€ 143.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Meinken, Kimberly L. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 260 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2208.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613242230
- ISBN
- 9781613242230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 428.07€ 292.98
€ 428.07
€ 292.98
Hardcover. Presents an introduction to machine-aided linguistic discovery, a novel research area, arguing for the fruitfulness of the computational approach by presenting a basic conceptual apparatus and several intelligent discovery programmes. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845536602
- ISBN
- 9781845536602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595553003
- ISBN
- 9781595553003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.42
€ 16.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190665043
- ISBN
- 9780190665043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.72
€ 16.99
€ 13.72
Paperback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest - how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257719
- ISBN
- 9780520257719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52
Hardback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest: how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257702
- ISBN
- 9780520257702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.26€ 56.43
€ 72.26
€ 56.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ig Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632460172
- ISBN
- 9781632460172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.80
€ 23.99
€ 17.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248380
- ISBN
- 9781909248380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.83
€ 32.99
€ 26.83
Hardcover. Discover words to surprise, delight, and enamor. Learn terms for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees, for dancing awkwardly but with relish, and for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first. Other-Wordly is an irresistible gift for lovers of words and those lost for words alike. Illustrator(s): Garrity-Riley, Kelsey. Num Pages: 64 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452125343
- ISBN
- 9781452125343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.09
€ 12.09