Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Hardback. This book builds on the success of Glanville Pricea s The Languages of Britain, published in 1984, which was widely acclaimed as the most lively, reliable and comprehensive survey of the great number of languages that have at one time or another taken root in Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215806
- ISBN
- 9780631215806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.36
€ 150.36
Paperback. A comprehensive study of the Etruscan language in English, this work provides a collection of Etruscan inscriptions and texts currently in print. A substantial archeological introduction sets language and inscriptions in their historical, geographical and cultural context. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2Z; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719055409
- ISBN
- 9780719055409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFB; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403917232
- ISBN
- 9781403917232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.11
€ 129.11
Hardcover. Offers a description of the Venetian, Michel Membre's mission to the court of Shah Tahmasp I of Persia. This book offers a European accounts of 16th century Persia. It features his adventures and observations in a narrative. Editor(s): Clauson, Gerard. Num Pages: 144 pages, notes, translation, commentary, indices. BIC Classification: 2BXF; 2FMC; CBDX; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Gibb Memorial Trust
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906094310
- ISBN
- 9780906094310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.00€ 69.24
€ 70.00
€ 69.24
Hardback. A comprehensive history of deafness, signed languages, and the unresolved struggles of the Deaf to be taught in their unspoken tongue Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFF; CFZ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300215434
- ISBN
- 9780300215434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.91
€ 20.99
€ 16.91
Hardback. A two-edged sword of reconciliation and betrayal, Chinook Jargon (aka Wawa) arose at the interface of "Indian" and "White" societies in the Pacific Northwest. Wawa's sources lie first in the language of the Chinookans who lived along the lower Columbia River .. Series: First Nations Language Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6147 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780774815260
- ISBN
- 9780774815260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Multiple-component retail product. Num Pages: 1984 pages, 256 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 92. Weight in Grams: 2468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 1984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415499699
- ISBN
- 9780415499699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 619.69
€ 619.69
Paperback. The word "blurb" derives from a "pulchritudinous young lady" of that fictional name who appeared on a book-cover at the turn of the century. Quarrying the "Oxford English Dictionary" for its evidence, this book traces the extraordinary way in which English words have changed their meanings. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 figures, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name on FFEP, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0008943
- ISBN
- 9780631173212
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis has undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied as an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631188551
- ISBN
- 9780631188551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.74
€ 59.74
Hardback. This new edition of Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. Num Pages: 526 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2AHM; CBX; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405134156
- ISBN
- 9781405134156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.59
€ 219.59
Paperback. This new edition of Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. Num Pages: 526 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2AHM; CBX; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118785157
- ISBN
- 9781118785157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.90
€ 49.99
€ 48.90
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AHM; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 239
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801046933
- ISBN
- 9780801046933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 213
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801048746
- ISBN
- 9780801048746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.79
€ 29.99
€ 21.79
paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 276 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pearson Education United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132482974
- ISBN
- 9780132482974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Vahman, F.; Asatrian, G.S. (both of Department of Oriental Philology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark). Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2B; CFFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772891514
- ISBN
- 9788772891514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.53
€ 34.99
€ 25.53
hardcover. Series: Invitation to Theological Studies. Num Pages: 363 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 288 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Kregel Academic and Professional United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825426506
- ISBN
- 9780825426506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.05
€ 51.99
€ 37.05
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
€ 45.86
€ 45.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 20 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; CFF; JMM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 20
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137540591
- ISBN
- 9781137540591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.68
€ 197.68
Hardback. Focuses on determining what the enduring issues in linguistics are, what concepts have changed, and why. This title traces the history of linguistics from ancient Greek works on grammar and rhetoric through the medieval roots of traditional grammar and its assumption that there is a norm for correct speech. Num Pages: 664 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1049.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878402786
- ISBN
- 9780878402786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.42
€ 79.42
Hardcover. Series: Etudes Romanes. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772895260
- ISBN
- 9788772895260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 38.20
€ 51.99
€ 38.20