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Historical & comparative linguistics
paperback. A guide to effective writing suitable for the Americans. It answers questions of meaning, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation, and spelling in thousands of concise entries. It presents a systematic view of language as determined by context. It provides a chart of contexts and explains in which contexts a particular usage is appropriate. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CBG; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069892
- ISBN
- 9780231069892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.31
€ 47.31
Hardback. Focuses on the historical evolution of metaphor and proposes theories on language change. This book explores how the metaphors are linked to images existing in the past. It also features findings which reveal that regular patters of evolution emerge and aims to find out what lies behind these patterns. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507517
- ISBN
- 9780230507517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Paperback / so. Series: Abhandlungen Der Rheinisch-Westfalischen Akademie Der Wissen. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHM; 2H; CFF; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531099118
- ISBN
- 9783531099118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.28
€ 69.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226046112
- ISBN
- 9780226046112
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.91
€ 36.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. This book looks at native speaker varieties of English, considering how and why they differ in terms of their pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill.d. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613380
- ISBN
- 9780748613380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.57
€ 32.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 547.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1903
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401767446
- ISBN
- 9789401767446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
paperback. A two-volume collection, published in 1897 with a grammar and glossary, of the remains of Oscan, Umbrian and other Italic dialects. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Num Pages: 732 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1455.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 732
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781108061179
- ISBN
- 9781108061179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.66
€ 75.66
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.
- Format
- 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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.44
€ 31.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151443
- ISBN
- 9780231151443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.67€ 70.93
€ 92.67
€ 70.93
Paperback. Traces language back to its earliest origins among our distant ape-like forbears several million years ago. This book examines the qualities of mind and brain needed to support the operations of language; investigates the first links between signs, sounds, and meanings; explores the beginnings and prehistories of vocabulary and grammar; and more. Series: Studies in the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: CFF; PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199214037
- ISBN
- 9780199214037
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Condition: New
€ 22.50
€ 22.50
Democratic Policies for Language Revitalisation: The Case of Catalan
. Ed(S): Strubell, Miquel; Boix-Fuster, Emili
Paperback. "A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic framework in each of the main Spanish regions where it is spoken: Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands"-- Editor(s): Strubell, Miquel; Boix-Fuster, Emili. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFF; D. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349330232
- ISBN
- 9781349330232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language Variation. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403914873
- ISBN
- 9781403914873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.81
€ 122.81
Paperback. Presents a strictly descriptive - or synchronic - approach to romance linguistics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878400881
- ISBN
- 9780878400881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.96
€ 44.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763539159
- ISBN
- 9788763539159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02€ 51.43
€ 66.02
€ 51.43
Language Planning and National Identity in Croatia (Palgrave Studies i...
Langston, Keith, Peti-Stantic, Anita
Hardcover. Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from Serbian, and linguistic issues became highly politicized. This book examines the changing status and norms of the Croatian language and its relationship to Croatian national identity, focusing on the period after Croatian independence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; 2AGSC; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390592
- ISBN
- 9781137390592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.58
€ 123.58
Paperback. This book offers a new perspective in the study of Comparative Literature and attempts to break through the linguistic barrier that keeps most comparatists in China enclosed within their own cultural domain. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662523339
- ISBN
- 9783662523339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Paperback. Papers from a Sesquicentennial Conference Editor(s): Schubring, Gert. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HB; HPL; PBC; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048147588
- ISBN
- 9789048147588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 239.71
€ 239.71
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
€ 21.99€ 20.09
€ 21.99
€ 20.09
Hardback. Editor(s): Depner, Shelley Ching. Num Pages: 216 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG; CJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811017971
- ISBN
- 9789811017971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.90
€ 122.90
Paperback. These essays, written by scholars from diverse disciplines and perspectives, consider various present-day and historical efforts to make a language dominant through textual and literary means. Contributors examine pressures to elevate one language at the expense of another and the cultural and intellectual consequences of that elevation. Editor(s): Bloomer, W. Martin. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268021917
- ISBN
- 9780268021917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.13
€ 34.99
€ 31.13
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816610112
- ISBN
- 9780816610112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Arguing that the prevailing conception of historical linguistics is flawed, the author presents a series of linguistic studies which demonstrate that all extant human languages share a common origin. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728058
- ISBN
- 9780804728058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.62
€ 44.99
€ 39.62
Language, Citizenship and Identity in Quebec (Language and Globalizati...
Warren, Jane, Oakes, Leigh
Paperback. Globalisation is calling for new conceptualisations of belonging within culturally diverse communities. Quebec, driven by the pressures of maintaining Francophone identity and accommodating migrant groups, provides a fascinating case study of how to foster a sense of belonging. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KBCQ; 2ADF; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580107
- ISBN
- 9780230580107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. Thisstudyprovides a definition and a typology of swearing andcompares its manifestations in English and 24 other languages. In addition the study traces the history of swearing from its first known appearance in Ancient Egypt to the present day." Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349366156
- ISBN
- 9781349366156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.36
€ 154.36