Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. A classic historical excursion through the English language. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- SteinerBooks, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940262119
- ISBN
- 9780940262119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.88
€ 19.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. Series: Classica et Mediaevalia - Revue Danoise de Philologie et D'Histoire. Num Pages: 303 pages, M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772895352
- ISBN
- 9788772895352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.84€ 52.48
€ 64.84
€ 52.48
Paperback. This third edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 278. A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought. 164 pages. This third edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 8. Weight: 278.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521708173
- ISBN
- 9780521708173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.84
€ 39.84
Paperback. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACS; 2FCL; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575864129
- ISBN
- 9781575864129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.77
€ 46.77
Hardcover. Death and Tenses explores the question of what tense we should use to refer to the dead. Focusing on sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century texts in French and Latin, it compares early modern examples with modern French and English, asking whether changes in more recent beliefs in posthumous survival have led to different tense usage. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JB; 3JD; CFF; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754039
- ISBN
- 9780198754039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.57
€ 169.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 276 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132313506
- ISBN
- 9780132313506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.60
€ 55.60
Paperback. In Words Onscreen, Naomi Baron offers a fascinating and timely look at how technology affects the way we read. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: CB; CFC; CFF; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 351 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190624163
- ISBN
- 9780190624163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.49
€ 27.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CBX; CFA; CFF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 279 x 60. Weight in Grams: 2070.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691174570
- ISBN
- 9780691174570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.78
€ 131.78
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
€ 35.99€ 33.31
€ 35.99
€ 33.31
Paperback. Examines the essential points of Old English grammar. It includes a selection of short, simple original language texts, with annotations. Practice exercises are also included throughout. A companion website includes more interactive exercises, pronunciation samples, and further sample texts. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551118413
- ISBN
- 9781551118413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.83€ 44.93
€ 56.83
€ 44.93
Paperback. A compilation that includes prose, metrical prose, and poetry, that represents a variety of genres (saints' lives and metrical charms as well as heroic verse). A companion website includes texts with clickable glossing, as well as additional texts for study. Editor(s): McGillivray, Murray. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551118420
- ISBN
- 9781551118420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.11€ 47.65
€ 59.11
€ 47.65
Paperback. The Ethnography of Communication presents the terms and concepts which are essential for discussing how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures. aeo Presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; GTC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228424
- ISBN
- 9780631228424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.90
€ 63.90
Hardcover. This text is concerned with how and why language is used and how its use varies in different cultures. This introduction presents the essential terms and concepts introduced and developed by Dell Hymes and others, and surveys the most important findings and applications of their work. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; GTC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228417
- ISBN
- 9780631228417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.02
€ 184.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442606203
- ISBN
- 9781442606203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.42
€ 50.99
€ 50.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310318316
- ISBN
- 9780310318316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 184 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Gibbs M. Smith Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423639312
- ISBN
- 9781423639312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.79
€ 11.99
€ 10.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFFD; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 186 x 9. Weight in Grams: 211.
- Publisher
- Gibbs M. Smith Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423622444
- ISBN
- 9781423622444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.93
€ 11.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDCM; CFFD; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 186 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Gibbs M. Smith Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423607502
- ISBN
- 9781423607502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFFD; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 184 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Gibbs M. Smith Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423607496
- ISBN
- 9781423607496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.01
€ 13.01
The Atlas and Survey of Pidgin and Creole Languages: Four-volume Pack
Michaelis, Susanne, Maurer, Philippe, Haspelm...
Hardcover. The Atlas and three-volume Survey present by far the most comprehensive source of reference ever published on the distribution and linguistic characteristics of the world's pidgin and creole languages. On sale as combined item at a special prepublication price they comprise a unique resource of outstanding value for linguists. Editor(s): Michaelis, Susanne Maria; Maurer, Philippe; Haspelmath, Martin; Huber, Magnus. Num Pages: 1504 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 282 x 226 x 95. Weight in Grams: 4948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 1504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199677702
- ISBN
- 9780199677702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,262.39
€ 1,262.39
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; CFB; CFF; CFGR; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634302
- ISBN
- 9780691634302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.03
€ 135.03
Paperback. The essays in this volume introduce, assess and explore the Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS). The contributors demonstrate how LAGS material can be used to address issues important to sociolinguists, dialectologists, and folklorists about the speech and culture of the 20th century South. Editor(s): Montgomery, Michael B.; Nunnally, Thomas E. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408. Clean copy.Large format paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KEX0212220
- ISBN
- 9780817309480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Marshaling far-flung evidence from anthropology, animal behavior, neurology, molecular biology, anatomy, linguistics, and evolutionary psychology, the author makes the case that language developed, with the emergence of Homo sapiens, from primate gestures to a true signed language, complete with grammar and syntax. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 color illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116730
- ISBN
- 9780691116730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.72
€ 53.72
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. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036594
- ISBN
- 9780804728058
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65