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Historical & comparative linguistics
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 5.49