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Historical & comparative linguistics

Paperback. Provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of a large part of the vocabulary of modern English, including both basic words and a wide selection of derivative forms. Editor(s): Hoad, T. F. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Oxford Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192830982
ISBN
9780192830982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardcover. A study that investigates the infancy of American Sign Language (ASL). It highlights the major events in ASL history, analyzes the metalinguistic assumptions of these early accounts and also examine in depth a key set of films made by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) between 1910 and 1920. Num Pages: 296 pages, 104 figures, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 2Z; CFF; CFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563684937
ISBN
9781563684937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.17
€ 53.00

Paperback. Runes, a unique functional writing system were used for some 1300 years in Scandinavia, from about AD 200 till around the end of the fourteenth century, when the runic alphabet finally gave way to the modern writing system. This book presents an account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use. Translator(s): Hoek, Betsy van der. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; CFF; CFLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340. 218 pages, black & white illustrations. Runes, a unique functional writing system were used for some 1300 years in Scandinavia, from about AD 200 till around the end of the fourteenth century, when the runic alphabet finally gave way to the modern writing system. This book presents an account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; CFF; CFLA. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 13. Weight: 336. Translator(s): Hoek, Betsy van der.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835042
ISBN
9781843835042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Hardback. Essays on the complexity of multilingualism in medieval England. Editor(s): Fenster, Thelma. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; CFF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844594
ISBN
9781843844594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415862639
ISBN
9780415862639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772896625
ISBN
9788772896625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.48
€ 52.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Hopkins, Tometro; Decker, Kendall; McKenny, John. Series: World Englishes. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474298537
ISBN
9781474298537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Hopkins, Tometro; Decker, Kendall; McKenny, John. Series: World Englishes. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474298469
ISBN
9781474298469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.85

Paperback. A comprehensive survey of English as it is spoken throughout the British Isles, now available in paperback. Editor(s): Hopkins, Tometro; McKenny, John; Decker, Kendall. Series: World Englishes. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474298544
ISBN
9781474298544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763539159
ISBN
9788763539159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.48
€ 52.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199604296
ISBN
9780199604296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.43

Paperback. Translator(s): Brooks, P. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816610112
ISBN
9780816610112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Hardback. The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631174653
ISBN
9780631174653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.83

Paperback. Ranging from the writings of Augustine, Dante, Descartes and Rousseau, arcane treatises on cabbalism and magic, to the history of the study of language and its origins, this book shows how the late eighteenth-century discovery of a proto-language (Indo-European) for the Aryan peoples was perverted to support notions of racial superiority. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205104
ISBN
9780631205104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.34

Hardcover. Reflecting the liveliness of English as it is spoken on America's main streets and country roads, this fourth volume is a collection of vernacular Americanisms - regional metaphors and similes passed along within homes and communities. Num Pages: 960 pages, 575 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Belknap Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008847
ISBN
9780674008847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.01
€ 120.63

Hardcover. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 612 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947846
ISBN
9781933947846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.86

paperback. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: 2FMZ; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ibex Publishers, Incorporated United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
121
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936347318
ISBN
9780936347318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 224 x 11. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415669870
ISBN
9780415669870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.06

Paperback. Focuses on the closely allied yet differing linguistic varieties of Birmingham and its immediate neighbour to the west, the industrial heartland of the Black Country. This volume provides a clear description of the structure of the linguistic varieties spoken in the two areas. It also includes an annotated bibliography for further consultation. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 220 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641680
ISBN
9780748641680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.20

Paperback. The Handbook of the History of English is a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that focus on the theoretical issues behind the facts of the changing English language. Editor(s): Kemenade, Ans van; Los, Bettelou. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405187862
ISBN
9781405187862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.32

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