Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. Editor(s): Holm, John A.; Patrick, Peter L. Series: Westminster Creolistics. Num Pages: 420 pages, M. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD; CFK; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716. Parallel Outlines of 18 Creole Grammars. Series: Westminster Creolistics. 420 pages, M. Editor(s): Holm, John A.; Patrick, Peter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD; CFK; CJ. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight: 706.
- Publisher
- Battlebridge Publications
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903292013
- ISBN
- 9781903292013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.68
€ 32.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 612 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 218 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947648
- ISBN
- 9781933947648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 70.31
€ 70.56
€ 70.31
Hardback. A spirited account of the life and times of one of the seminal figures in history of English grammar which dispels the myth of Lowth as the icon of prescriptivism, and establishes him as a key figure in the history of English grammar. It will appeal to everyone interested in the history of English the long-running debate on linguistic correctness. Num Pages: 360 pages, Figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199579273
- ISBN
- 9780199579273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.45
€ 183.45
Paperback. Exploring the many different contact points between Iberian colonialism and indigenous cultures, this title features contributors who identify the crucial parameters of language evolution that have led to today's state of linguistic diversity in Latin America. Editor(s): Mufwene, Salikoko S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 halftones, 3 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADP; 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226126203
- ISBN
- 9780226126203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.55
€ 61.55
Hardcover. Exploring the many different contact points between Iberian colonialism and indigenous cultures, this book features contributors who identify the crucial parameters of language evolution that have led to today's state of linguistic diversity in Latin America. Editor(s): Mufwene, Salikoko S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 halftones, 3 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADP; 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226126173
- ISBN
- 9780226126173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.91
€ 169.91
paperback. A study of Newfoundland English, spoken in Canada's newest province, Newfoundland and Labrador. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; 2AB; CFFD; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748626175
- ISBN
- 9780748626175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.15
€ 37.99
€ 35.15
Paperback. Provides a brief history of English without assuming any prior knowledge of the subject. This book outlines the historical events that shaped English; describes how its grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation developed over time; and highlights the ""quirks"" and ""exceptions"" in English that can be explained on a historical basis. Series: Michigan Teacher Training. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472031344
- ISBN
- 9780472031344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.04
€ 42.04
Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 636 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947655
- ISBN
- 9781933947655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 70.06
€ 70.56
€ 70.06
Hardcover. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 636 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947853
- ISBN
- 9781933947853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.94
€ 143.94
Paperback. Unique subject guide to over 20,000 Scots words. Series: Scots Language Dictionaries. Num Pages: 536 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBF; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902930039
- ISBN
- 9781902930039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.77
€ 29.99
€ 25.77
Paperback. Provides information on Scots language for the general public and for schools in a compact and user-friendly form. Series: Scots Language Dictionaries. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBDX; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902930022
- ISBN
- 9781902930022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.36
€ 15.99
€ 15.36
Hardcover. Exploring the morally entangled territory of language and race in 18th- and 19th-century America, Sean Harvey shows that whites' theories of an "Indian mind" inexorably shaped by Indian languages played a crucial role in the subjugation of Native peoples and informed the U.S. government's efforts to extinguish Native languages for years to come. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 330 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFF; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674289932
- ISBN
- 9780674289932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.98
€ 52.99
€ 44.98
hardcover. How choosing a language created a people Series: Traditions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 photographs; 2 tables. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252032844
- ISBN
- 9780252032844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.65
€ 120.65
Hardback. Examining figures from Thomas More to Stephen Greenblatt, from George Hickes to Seamus Heaney, from George Eliot to Paul de Man, this book illuminates the wanderings of exiles, emigres, dissenters, and the socially estranged as they helped form the modern university disciplines of philology and rhetoric, literary criticism and literary theory. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; DSA; HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123723
- ISBN
- 9780231123723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.14
€ 148.14
Paperback. Investigates the origins of contemporary African American Vernacular English (AAVE), one of the oldest, yet unsolved, questions in sociolinguistics. This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of tense and aspect as manifested in recorded conversations with 101 former slaves and their descendants. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KJ; 2ABM; CFB; CFFD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212669
- ISBN
- 9780631212669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.04
€ 93.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Fan, Si; Le, Thao; Le, Quynh. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFD; CFF; CFG; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634828000
- ISBN
- 9781634828000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 425.67€ 321.15
€ 425.67
€ 321.15
Paperback. Series: Classica et Mediaevalia - Revue Danoise de Philologie et D'Histoire. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892443
- ISBN
- 9788772892443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.92€ 52.48
€ 65.92
€ 52.48
Hardcover. The English language is a subject of fascination for many people and is frequently the subject of lively debate in the media. In this book, Simon Horobin considers the rich history of the English language, before moving to discuss its role, status, and future. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754275
- ISBN
- 9780198754275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.90
€ 19.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world, and one of the most linguistically complex. Its ethnic groups speak more than 500 languages and of these Malay, renamed Indonesian, was chosen to be the sole national and official language. This title provides a historical, social, cultural and linguistic study of Indonesian. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 2PGNA; CFB; CFF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- UNSW Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868405988
- ISBN
- 9780868405988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.57
€ 34.57
Paperback. What is the relationship between the ideas of the Enlightenment and the culture and ideology of the French Revolution? Rosenfeld takes up that classic question by concentrating on changing conceptions of language and signs during the second half of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; CFF; GTE; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749312
- ISBN
- 9780804749312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.42
€ 50.42