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Historical & comparative linguistics

paperback. An analysis of the use of the African American language which was originally used by slaves in the 19th century, and has been adopted by blacks in English speaking countries throughout the world. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFFD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292708730
ISBN
9780292708730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. This is a comprehensive introduction to the study of older and present-day Scots language. Editor(s): Corbett, J.; McClure, J. Derrick; Stuart-Smith, Jane. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFB; CFFD; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615964
ISBN
9780748615964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Today programme presenter's Top Ten bestselling cry for better English in paperback for summer. Num Pages: 352 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340836590
ISBN
9780340836590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. Following his bestselling Lost for Words, the ever-popular John Humphrys takes a provocative look at the hidden attitudes that lie behind so many of our current phrases and expressions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340923764
ISBN
9780340923764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Traces the importance of the Spanish language in the United States and presents an overview of the major varieties of Spanish that are spoken there. This work provides descriptions of the distinguishing characteristics of the major varieties, from Cuban and Puerto Rican, to the varieties dating back to the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Series: Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589012134
ISBN
9781589012134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.23

Hardback. Challenging an enduring paradigm among linguists, this text explores the origins of plantation creole. It proposes that the "limited access model" of creole genesis is seriously flawed. Num Pages: 292 pages, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; 2ZP; CFFD; GTB; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219991
ISBN
9780520219991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.98
€ 49.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2JN; CBD; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
First edition
SKU
V9780816624287
ISBN
9780816624287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFGA; KJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Avery
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592409471
ISBN
9781592409471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.34

Hardcover. This book traces the history of the word 'charisma', and the various meanings assigned to it, from its first century origins in Christian theology to its manifestations in twenty-first century politics and culture, while considering how much of the word's original religious meaning persists in the contemporary secular understanding. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HBTB; HRCM; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230551534
ISBN
9780230551534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.78

Paperback. There are hundreds of inscriptions to be found on Roman tombstones in museums throughout Britain. They tell us about the Romans in Britain. However, to save space the wording is full of abbreviations and the meaning of the typical inscription is lost on the average museum visitor. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ADL; 3D; CFF; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439525
ISBN
9780752439525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. In response to the flood of interest in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) following the recent controversy over "Ebonics," this book brings together sixteen essays on the subject by a leading expert in the field, one who has been researching and writing on it for a quarter of a century. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631212454
ISBN
9780631212454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.98

Hardcover. 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, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBX; CFFD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 380. Fine copy in dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KKD0008974
ISBN
9781851243488
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408865552
ISBN
9781408865552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language Variation. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
2004th Edition
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403914873
ISBN
9781403914873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.95

hardcover. Using thousands of examples, the book identifies the genesis and evolution in African name formation and meaning. Each entry discusses the origins of the name, its meaning, and the wide cultural and social connotations of its use. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1H; CFF; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836433
ISBN
9780810836433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.22

Hardcover. Alliteration occurs in a wide variety of contexts in stress-initial languages, including Icelandic, Finnish and Mongolian. It can be found in English from Beowulf to The Sun. Nevertheless, alliteration remains an unexamined phenomenon. This pioneering volume takes alliteration as its central focus across a variety of languages and domains. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232648
ISBN
9780230232648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.27

Paperback. Alliteration occurs in a wide variety of contexts in stress-initial languages, including Icelandic, Finnish and Mongolian. It can be found in English from Beowulf to The Sun . Nevertheless, alliteration remains an unexamined phenomenon. This pioneering volume takes alliteration as its central focus across a variety of languages and domains. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349313013
ISBN
9781349313013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198729532
ISBN
9780198729532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. This book is the first to present a comprehensive linguistic study of Jersey Norman French. Drawing on a corpus of original data, it offers historical and dialectological sketches, an assessment of language planning on Jersey, and an account of language change in progress. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231691
ISBN
9780631231691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.54

Paperback. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 918.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801867842
ISBN
9780801867842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.36

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