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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history. Num Pages: 688 pages, (65 maps). BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007118717
- ISBN
- 9780007118717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.12
€ 26.99
€ 18.12
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
€ 39.78
€ 39.78
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
€ 67.42€ 52.64
€ 67.42
€ 52.64
Paperback. Covers the major aspects of linguistics. This guide begins at the 'arts' end of the subject and finishes at the 'science' end, with the discoveries regarding language in the brain. It looks at the prehistory of languages and their common origins, language and evolution, language in time and space, grammar and dictionaries and phonetics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801487
- ISBN
- 9780192801487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Hardcover. This book provides the first comprehensive synchronic and diachronic overview of the syntax of old Romanian written in English and targeted at a non-Romanian readership. It draws on an extensive new corpus analysis of the period between the beginning of the sixteenth century and the end of the eighteenth century. Editor(s): Dindelegan, Gabriela Pana. Series: Oxford Studies in Diachronic and Historical Linguistics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADR; CFF; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198712350
- ISBN
- 9780198712350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.92
€ 198.92
paperback. An investigation of academic vocabulary in the International Corpus of Learner English. Series: Corpus and Discourse. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441114501
- ISBN
- 9781441114501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.25
€ 57.25
Paperback. * First comprehensive study for 50 years of the stones from western Britain and Brittany, inscribed in the Roman and Irish Ogam alphabets. * Provides a linguistic analysis of the 370 Brittonic and Irish inscriptions. * Presents new phonological evidence for the dating of the inscriptions. . Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 364 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AF; CFF; CFH; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405109031
- ISBN
- 9781405109031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.25
€ 32.25
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
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
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
€ 51.99€ 46.36
€ 51.99
€ 46.36
Paperback. This handy dictionary is for students who need quick and easy reference to American words and phrases. Series: Longman Handy Learners Dictionary. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFFD; EBD. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 145 x 109 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582364721
- ISBN
- 9780582364721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.86
€ 22.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 507 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 185 x 261 x 23. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633217270
- ISBN
- 9781633217270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 435.34€ 293.58
€ 435.34
€ 293.58
Paperback. Using the resources of contemporary linguistic theory, McQuillan sets out to analyse key words in the Irish language and their relationship to historical and cultural texts. The main thrust of the argument is that ideology has been shaped by these words. Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays & Monographs S. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AFR; 2AGP; CFB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160. .
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 283
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183649
- ISBN
- 9781859183649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.00€ 38.37
€ 49.00
€ 38.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, 75 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Pathfinder Partners Ltd
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955152528
- ISBN
- 9780955152528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, 75 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pathfinder Partners Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955152511
- ISBN
- 9780955152511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138245372
- ISBN
- 9781138245372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.11
€ 41.11
Paperback. * Phonetic symbols are included with orthographic representations of speech sounds* Includes many detailed maps which illustrate the origins of various dialects* Celebrates the diversity of English dialects. . Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218159
- ISBN
- 9780631218159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Paperback. The best introduction to word history ever published combines scholarship with readability. OED's chief etymologist shows how words originate and change. He explores the histories of place and personal names and explains how to use different kinds of evidence, historical as well as linguistic. This is a book for everyone interested in words. Num Pages: 360 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199691616
- ISBN
- 9780199691616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.17
€ 37.17
Paperback. Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics consists of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, designed for those entering postgraduate studies and language professionals returning to academic study. Series: Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415572101
- ISBN
- 9780415572101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.78
€ 58.78
Paperback. An overview of all aspects of Indian English. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 184 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625956
- ISBN
- 9780748625956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. Much scholarly work assumes that African American Vernacular English (AAVE) derives from an earlier plantation creole. This volume explores an alternative hypothesis: that the characteristic features were acquired from the varieties of English to which early speakers were exposed. Editor(s): Poplack, Shana. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 2ZP; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212621
- ISBN
- 9780631212621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.18
€ 70.18