Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Hardback. BIC Classification: 2AHM; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1393.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Edition
- Workbook
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801039287
- ISBN
- 9780801039287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.42
€ 52.99
€ 37.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHM; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802867339
- ISBN
- 9780802867339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.67
€ 31.99
€ 22.67
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- B&H Academic
- Edition
- Third
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805444933
- ISBN
- 9780805444933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.08
€ 38.99
€ 28.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2JN; CBD; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- V9780816624287
- ISBN
- 9780816624287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.01
€ 19.01
Paperback. The ultimate miscellany of words, this is a fun-packed guide to enjoying words and using them more effectively. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- How To Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845285159
- ISBN
- 9781845285159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.22
€ 10.99
€ 9.22
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Critical
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228690
- ISBN
- 9780823228690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
€ 33.99
€ 30.74
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: 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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.58
€ 35.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Includes contribution from various disciplines that have been wary, traditionally, of extending beyond their borders: linguistics (different branches thereof), philosophy, history and prehistory, archaeology, anthropology, genetics and computer-modelling. Editor(s): Laks, Bernard. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps and diagrams. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845535537
- ISBN
- 9781845535537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.10
€ 62.10
Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes. BIC Classification: CFF; HPJ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626854
- ISBN
- 9780816626854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.41
€ 27.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. This innovative textbook demonstrates the mutual relevance of historical linguistics and contemporary linguistics. Num Pages: 325 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 646. Toward a Twenty-First Century Reintegration. 325 pages, 10 b/w illus. This innovative textbook demonstrates the mutual relevance of historical linguistics and contemporary linguistics. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: CFF. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 15. Weight: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521587112
- ISBN
- 9780521587112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.83
€ 29.83
Paperback. This book is a guide for linguistic fieldworkers who wish to write a description of the morphology and syntax of one of the world's many under-documented languages. Num Pages: 430 pages, 17 tables 67 exercises. BIC Classification: CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 628. A Guide for Field Linguists. 430 pages, 17 tables 67 exercises. This book is a guide for linguistic fieldworkers who wish to write a description of the morphology and syntax of one of the world's many under-documented languages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFF; CFK. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521588058
- ISBN
- 9780521588058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardback. Selfie, slacker, groovy, teenager-these are some of the words that have emerged from the different generations in American history. This book tells the stories of these and dozens of other words that identify and characterize the generations, from skedaddle, dude, and sexy, to rock and roll, streaking, and friends with benefits. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: CB; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 186 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0005240
- ISBN
- 9780199927128
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The first work dedicated solely to the subject of slang words and their meanings, this book is a lost gem originally intended to educate the polite London classes in the parlance of thieves and ruffians, should they be so unlucky as to wander into the 'wrong' parts of town. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBX; CFFD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 380. Fine copy in dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KKD0008974
- ISBN
- 9781851243488
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A humorous guide to antiquated words, with history, literary excerpts and drawings. The author includes excerpts from Shakespeare, John Donne, Ben Jonson et al. A social history of centuries past seen through the lens of language. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 30. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- WmMorrowPB
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0007462
- ISBN
- 9780688166366
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book explains how a change in writing-the introduction of word separation-led to the development of silent reading during the period from late antiquity to the 15th century. It also explains why word separation was so long in coming. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 169 x 30. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740166
- ISBN
- 9780804740166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.97€ 50.61
€ 50.97
€ 50.61
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
€ 32.06
€ 32.06
Hardback. This accessible book introduces students to the latest linguistic approaches and methodologies for studying the history of English. Horobin shows the importance of thinking about why, as well as how, language changes over time and includes practical information on gathering evidence alongside worked-through textual examples. Series: Perspectives on the English Language. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551374
- ISBN
- 9780230551374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.98
€ 124.98
Paperback. An introduction to semantics and the multifaceted nature of language suitable for both students and non-specialists. The author covers the meaning of linguistic units at all levels of language whilst studying the role of theories and models themselves in helping us to understand human linguistic behaviour. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; CFF; CFG. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333659168
- ISBN
- 9780333659168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.76
€ 42.99
€ 41.76
Paperback. A humorous and informative guide to some of the bizarre word origins and connections of the English language Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843510598
- ISBN
- 9781843510598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.30
€ 10.30