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Hardcover. 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
- 2016
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KRA0013593
- ISBN
- 9781782434726
€ 4.91
€ 4.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBB; HDDM; HRKP5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781481175265
- ISBN
- 9781481175265
€ 37.99€ 35.31
€ 37.99
€ 35.31
Paperback. Contains a range of general discussions on tradition and innovation in the methodology used in discourse studies (Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, Argumentation Theory, Rhetoric, Philosophy) and a number of empirical applications of such methodologies in the analysis of actual instances of language use in the public sphere. Editor(s): Loureda, Oscar; Olza, Ines; Casado Velarde, Manuel. Series: Linguistic Insights. Num Pages: 564 pages, 30, Illustrations various. BIC Classification: CBP; CBX; CF; CJCK; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034312868
- ISBN
- 9783034312868
€ 95.41
€ 95.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 155 black & white illustrations, 67 black & white tables, 97 black & white halftones, 58. BIC Classification: CBX; CFDM; CFH; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138886339
- ISBN
- 9781138886339
€ 109.94
€ 109.94
Hardcover. Interaction combines two crucial elements: the intrapersonal and the interpersonal. In this book, the authors approach this issue from two complementary perspectives: from the internal and external or cognitive and social perspective. Editor(s): Badio, Janusz; Ciepiela, Kamila. Series: Lodz Studies in Language. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CJCK; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783631644287
- ISBN
- 9783631644287
€ 36.99€ 35.36
€ 36.99
€ 35.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jenkins, Jennifer (Southampton University, UK); Dewey, Martin J (King's College, University of London, UK); Baker, Will, (La (University of Southampton, UK). Series: Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CJ; EBAL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138855328
- ISBN
- 9781138855328
€ 222.64
€ 222.64
Hardcover. This book has two parts. The first six chapters are relatively general. They review the history of English spelling and the reasons for the many irregularities of our modern language. The second part of the book is more technical. The criteria that should govern the choice among alternative reforms are described with care. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1419.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791301
- ISBN
- 9781781791301
€ 66.60€ 25.41
€ 66.60
€ 25.41
Hardcover. Is there any PRESTIGE in a STRAITJACKET? When does a CLIQUE become a CLICHE? And what has MORRIS DANCING to do with MAURITANIA? In this witty volume, Graeme Donald explores the intriguing links between words with a common origin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 205 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784188146
- ISBN
- 9781784188146
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Originally published in 1907, this informative and engaging textbook sets out to contain and explicate all of the elements of English grammar. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW; CBX; CJBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 33.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316633441
- ISBN
- 9781316633441
€ 30.87
€ 30.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Rieber, Robert W.; Carton, Aaron S. Series: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461362128
- ISBN
- 9781461362128
€ 203.35
€ 203.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 239 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JFD; JKV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453501
- ISBN
- 9781137453501
€ 87.69€ 85.17
€ 87.69
€ 85.17
Paperback. A study of the Chinese modal particle a (), one of the used modal particles in Mandarin Chinese. It transcribes the first 20 episodes, about 20 hours in length, of the popular Chinese TV drama series Kewang 'Expectations'. Num Pages: 409 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; CFG; DSB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034311939
- ISBN
- 9783034311939
€ 77.62
€ 77.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Deutsch, Andreas. BIC Classification: CBX. Dimension: 290 x 205. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- J.B. Metzler
- Edition
- 1. Aufl. 2017 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783740012724
- ISBN
- 9783740012724
€ 56.54
€ 56.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 231 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Publisher
- Marg Foundation
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788185026916
- ISBN
- 9788185026916
€ 41.99€ 41.90
€ 41.99
€ 41.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; CBX; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- A&C BLACK
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472904898
- ISBN
- 9781472904898
€ 14.99€ 13.65
€ 14.99
€ 13.65
A Dictionary of First Names (The Oxford Reference Collection)
Hanks, Patrick, Hodges, Flavia, Hardcastle, K...
Hardcover. An informative and fascinating book which covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including traditional names as well as the very newest names. It covers pet names, variant spellings, and gives intriguing historical and linguistic information for names from Aaron to Zuleika. Series: The Oxford Reference Collection. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; GBC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 249 x 2. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198800514
- ISBN
- 9780198800514
€ 36.53
€ 36.53
Paperback. Where does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome? This book gives answers to these questions. From the pilcrow to the ampersand, it reflects the changes in written communication through the ages, charting how punctuation has adapted to each new technological innovation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AKD; CBX; CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718193881
- ISBN
- 9780718193881
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. Ever feel like you are pedalling in the choucroute? Been caught with your beard in the mailbox again? Or maybe you just wish everyone would stop ironing your head? This book brings the weird, wonderful and surprising nuanced beauty of language to life with over fifty watercolour and ink illustrations. Num Pages: 112 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; GBCQ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910931264
- ISBN
- 9781910931264
€ 13.99€ 10.42
€ 13.99
€ 10.42
Paperback. Writing is a defining marker of civilisation; without it there could be no accumulation of knowledge. Andrew Robinson tells the fascinating story of the history of writing, considering its development, and examining the enormous variety of writing and scripts we use today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: CBX; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567782
- ISBN
- 9780199567782
€ 10.99€ 10.29
€ 10.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Particular
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954300
- ISBN
- 9780241954300
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardcover. The mother tongue of the Roman Empire and the lingua franca of the West for centuries afterward, Latin survives today primarily in classrooms and texts. Yet this "dead language" is unique in the influence it has exerted across centuries and continents. The author offers the story of the first "world language," from antiquity onwards. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Translated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674058071
- ISBN
- 9780674058071
€ 35.99€ 29.68
€ 35.99
€ 29.68
Paperback. Reissued to celebrate Sceptre's 30th anniversary: Melvyn Bragg's bestselling biography of the English language, featuring a new afterword by the author. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 274 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473639065
- ISBN
- 9781473639065
€ 18.99€ 14.94
€ 18.99
€ 14.94
Paperback. 5,000 of the funniest one-liners ever told in one definitive volume. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785900242
- ISBN
- 9781785900242
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. The most up-to-date history and assessment of one of Europe's oldest living languages. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: 2AFW; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783160198
- ISBN
- 9781783160198
€ 14.90
€ 14.90