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Hardcover. This project is the culmination of 7 years of research into Russian-speaking identities in Latvia. Covering a period up to and including the Ukrainian crises of 2014, the research examines the complex relationships between diverse groups of Russian speakers, the Latvian state, the Russian Federation, and Latvia's political and cultural spaces. Series: Russian Language and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 3 black and white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 2AGR; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697434
ISBN
9780748697434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.99

Paperback. The only textbook of its kind, An Introduction to the Languages of the World is designed to introduce beginning linguistics students, who now typically start their study with little background in languages, to the variety of the languages of the world. Num Pages: 544 pages, 19 line art; 1 halftone. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 277 x 31. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195149883
ISBN
9780195149883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816652723
ISBN
9780816652723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Hardback. Empire of Pleasures presents an evocative and picturesque analysis of the Romans' extraordinary desire for food and wine and how this quest for the luxurious is woven into the literature, art, language and culture. Num Pages: 346 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; 3D; ACG; CFF; DSBB; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 725.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415186247
ISBN
9780415186247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.43
€ 141.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 720 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 191 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195373363
ISBN
9780195373363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 50 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Number of pages
280
Publisher
Ulysses Press United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612436685
ISBN
9781612436685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.15

Paperback. In this detailed survey of Finnish, Hungarian, Lapp and the other Uralic Languages, Angela Marcantonio shows there is in fact no scientific evidence to support the belief that they form a genetic family. If this approach is accepted, this detailed analysis will have far--reaching consequences for other assumed language families. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 2F; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231707
ISBN
9780631231707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; CFF; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163222
ISBN
9780691163222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Paperback. Taboo words are the subject of this text, which traces the psychic origins of dirty words to early infancy and childhood, and their place and value in life and analytic therapy. It refers to "dirty" words used by Rabelais, Quevado, Mozart, Voltaire, the Marquis de Sade, Joyce and Lawrence. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: CFD; CFF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Edition
1st softcover ed
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568217994
ISBN
9781568217994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.82

Paperback. English Accents and Dialects provides a unique introductory guide to the regional and social varieties of English spoken in the UK and Ireland. Series: The English Language Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444121384
ISBN
9781444121384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.65

Paperback. 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. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBD; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243877
ISBN
9781851243877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.93

paperback. A new approach to learning Modern Standard Arabic through the songs of Fairouz, Kazem al-Saher, and many others Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; 2CXG; CFDC; CFFD; CJBG; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167959
ISBN
9789774167959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806068
ISBN
9781902806068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. This work presents a concise account of the history of the English language, from the point of view of current theories of language variation and change. It provides a socio-historical background for each period, followed by a discussion of its major linguistic developments. Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200734
ISBN
9780631200734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.88

Hardback. Considers the synchronic and diachronic syntax of finite clauses in Medieval French from a generative point of view. This book argues that V2 in (late) Old French is triggered by topicalization in root clauses. It also addresses such questions as the position of postverbal subjects from the grammar of French. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792346692
ISBN
9780792346692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.04

Paperback. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Baker Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801093203
ISBN
9780801093203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.59

paperback. Describes the historical emergence and spread of the to-infinitive in English. This book shows that to + infinitive emerged from a reanalysis of the preposition to plus a deverbal nominalization, which spread first to purpose clauses, then to nonfinite environments. It challenges the reasoning that infinitives must have been nouns in Old English. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199208739
ISBN
9780199208739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 114.34

Paperback. Focusing on the contemporary Scottish culture, this book is a useful reading for those who care about their country's identity in the twenty-first century. It is a history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do and it acted as a catalyst for radical changes in attitude towards the language. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845960520
ISBN
9781845960520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.91

Paperback. The annual Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference provides a forum for research, particularly through comparative study, of both languages. This title includes essays on the phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics, discourse analysis, prosody, and psycholinguistics of these languages from the 2010 conference at Oxford. Editor(s): Frellesvig, Bjarke; Sells, Peter. Num Pages: 550 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 2GK; CFF; CFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575866383
ISBN
9781575866383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Hardcover. Including anecdotes from Bob Wilson's own football and television careers, this work features one of sport's most enduring icons guiding us through the meanings, heritage and evolution of great sporting terms we use. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: CFFD; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0009802
ISBN
9781840468250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

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