Language: history & general works
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Language: history & general works
Paperback. As part of a common cultural heritage minority languages in Europe need protection. The contributions to this book reflect urgent, stimulating and productive debates among researchers in sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, politics and sociology, and among language activists and policy makers. Editor(s): Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle; Wolff, Stefan. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; CBX; CFB; JFS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217034
- ISBN
- 9780230217034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Hardcover. A fascinating, attractively illustrated collection of household sayings with their origins and meanings. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212. Origins and Meanings of Household Sayings. 128 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. A fascinating, attractively illustrated collection of household sayings with their origins and meanings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Dimension: 159 x 131 x 19. Weight: 212.
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907892165
- ISBN
- 9781907892165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.11
€ 10.11
Paperback. Presenting a tour of English from its mongrel origins to its status as the world's most-spoken tongue; its apparent simplicity to its deceptive complexity; its vibrant swearing to its uncertain spelling and pronunciation, this book covers curious eccentricities that make it as maddening to learn and as flexible to use. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141040080
- ISBN
- 9780141040080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1928
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401521475
- ISBN
- 9789401521475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.50
€ 63.50
Paperback. This new study argues that modernist literature is characterised by a 'multilingual turn'. Examining the use of different languages in the fiction of a range of writers, including Lawrence, Richardson, Mansfield, Rhys, Joyce and Beckett, Taylor-Batty demonstrates the centrality of linguistic plurality to modernist forms of defamiliarisation. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; CBX; DSA; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349309573
- ISBN
- 9781349309573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
Paperback. Saul Kripke's Naming and Necessity was one of the most influential philosophical works of the twentieth century. In this collection of essays leading specialists explore issues arising from this and other works of Kripke's. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349486243
- ISBN
- 9781349486243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Sebeok, Thomas A. Num Pages: 535 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977
- Number of pages
- 535
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475715644
- ISBN
- 9781475715644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.57
€ 66.57
hardcover. This volume explores the communicative and neuropsychological correlates of the daily interactions we have with our fellow human beings. It covers new methodological approaches, paying particular attention to neuroimaging and brain stimulation techniques. Editor(s): Balconi, Michela. Num Pages: 223 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; MB; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Italy
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847015838
- ISBN
- 9788847015838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.06
€ 123.06
Hardback. Tracing the development of green from the days when it was just a colour, web when it was something spiders made and trolls when they were nothing more threatening than the baddies in fairy tales, this is a fascinating tour through the history of the words we use every day. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 206 x 21. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782434726
- ISBN
- 9781782434726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AS; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349517060
- ISBN
- 9781349517060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. This documents how Oscar Wilde was appropriated as a fictional character by no less than thirty-two of his contemporaries, including such celebrated writers as Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, George Bernard Shaw and Bram Stoker. Num Pages: 318 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349369645
- ISBN
- 9781349369645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
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
€ 14.99€ 12.00
€ 14.99
€ 12.00
Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2012 Conference Pr...
. Ed(S): Quan, Zhang Shi; Yang, Hong
Paperback. Editor(s): Quan, Zhang Shi; Yang, Hong. Num Pages: 358 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRP; CBX; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642375910
- ISBN
- 9783642375910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.61
€ 186.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349428410
- ISBN
- 9781349428410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.73
€ 121.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB; JN; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461279068
- ISBN
- 9781461279068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
paperback. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFD; CFX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401072656
- ISBN
- 9789401072656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.15
€ 122.15
Paperback. Author's Habilitationsschrift--Freie Universiteat Berlin, 1986. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531120041
- ISBN
- 9783531120041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.35
€ 74.35
Paperback. This monograph investigates the modular architecture of language through the nature of uninterpretable phi-features: person, number, gender, and Case. It provides new tools and evidence for the modular architecture of the human language faculty. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734296
- ISBN
- 9789400734296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.87
€ 122.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFGR; GTC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336661
- ISBN
- 9781349336661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.64
€ 68.64
Hardcover. The invasion of images changes the character of modern law deeply. Modern law becomes a Pictorial Law. What are the chances and the risks of Pictorial Law and visual law communication? This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; LAB; LNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642118883
- ISBN
- 9783642118883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90