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Historical & comparative linguistics

Hardback. Drawing on the Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of the spelling system of Older and Modern Scots, illustrating how this orthographic system has developed partly in response to historical shifts in pronunciation, and partly as a result of social and political change. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black and white line art. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643059
ISBN
9780748643059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 102.74

Paperback. Focusing on the literary representation of performance practices in anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean literature, Jeannine Murray-Roman shows how a shared regional aesthetic emerges from the descriptions of music, dance, and oral storytelling events. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFFD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938486
ISBN
9780813938486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.12

Hardcover. Focusing on the literary representation of performance practices in anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean literature, Jeannine Murray-Roman shows how a shared regional aesthetic emerges from the descriptions of music, dance, and oral storytelling events. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFFD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938479
ISBN
9780813938479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.70

paperback. This volume combines Rousseau's essay on the origin of diverse languages with Herder's essay on the genesis of the faculty of speech. Rousseau's essay is important to semiotics and critical theory, as it plays a central role in Jacques Derrida's book "Of Grammatology," and both essays are valuable historical and philosophical documents. Translator(s): Moran, John H.; Gode, Alexander. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226730127
ISBN
9780226730127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. This accessible text is split into 2 halves. Initially, Janet Townend takes the reader through the early development and the structure and usage of spoken English. In the second half Jean Walker explains the history and structure of written English, including word formation and grammar. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861564290
ISBN
9781861564290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.85

Hardback. An overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduates and general readers. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635955
ISBN
9780748635955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 102.99

Paperback. An overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduates and general readers. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252. Series: Dialects of English. 192 pages, illustrations. An overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduates and general readers. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; CFFD. Dimension: 138 x 214 x 11. Weight: 250.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635962
ISBN
9780748635962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFF; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137550224
ISBN
9781137550224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.97
€ 102.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps, diagrams & pictures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF; EB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403918307
ISBN
9781403918307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198701880
ISBN
9780198701880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. The first comprehensive study of how the phonology and grammar of ancient Egyptian changed over four millennia of language history. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CBX; CFF; CFLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
266
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107664678
ISBN
9781107664678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.07

Hardback. This book, based on many years of teaching the natural language, is a set of lessons that can be understood by students working alone or used in organized classes and contains an abundance of examples that serve as exercises. Num Pages: 264 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2JNN; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742825
ISBN
9780804742825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.52

Paperback. This book, based on many years of teaching the natural language, is a set of lessons that can be understood by students working alone or used in organized classes and contains an abundance of examples that serve as exercises. Num Pages: 264 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2JNN; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804744584
ISBN
9780804744584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. Revitalising Language in Provence: A Critical Approach questions the concept of language revitalisation and challenges the field s main tenets through a detailed analysis Southern France s Provencal movement, one of Europe s longest standing language revitalisation projects. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119243533
ISBN
9781119243533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.13

Hardback. The Blackwell History of the Latin Language charts the development of Latin from its prehistoric origins in the Indo-European language family, through the earliest texts, to the creation of the Classical Language of Cicero and Vergil, and examines the impact of the spread of spoken Latin through the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405162098
ISBN
9781405162098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.35

paperback. By explaining language change with close reference to literary and other textual examples and emphasising the integral link between a language and its society, this text is especially useful for students of literature as well as linguistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780340806951
ISBN
9780340806951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.73

Paperback. Deals specifically with issues of the 1990s, and provides a contrast by looking into issues of the 1890s. This book provides an educated overview of what we can expect in the new century. It also analyses literary interpretations of the millennium from the standpoint of social sciences and vice versa. Editor(s): Johansen, Ib. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772883823
ISBN
9788772883823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor, I.; Olson, D. R. Series: Neuropsychology and Cognition. Num Pages: 389 pages, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; CFF; GT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1995th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401045063
ISBN
9789401045063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.80

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909384064
ISBN
9781909384064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.37
€ 45.65

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Helion and Company
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907677335
ISBN
9781907677335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.13

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