Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. These essays, written by scholars from diverse disciplines and perspectives, consider various present-day and historical efforts to make a language dominant through textual and literary means. Contributors examine pressures to elevate one language at the expense of another and the cultural and intellectual consequences of that elevation. Editor(s): Bloomer, W. Martin. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268021917
- ISBN
- 9780268021917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. This book brings together the most important insights from the vast amount of literature on the origin of language. Series: Approaches to the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 624 pages, 25 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1034. 622 pages, 25 b/w illus. 6 tables. Brings together the most important insights from the vast amount of literature on the origin of language. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: CFF. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight: 1216.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 622
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521677363
- ISBN
- 9780521677363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.37
€ 65.37
Hardcover. These essays, written by scholars from diverse disciplines and perspectives, consider various present-day and historical efforts to make a language dominant through textual and literary means. Contributors examine pressures to elevate one language at the expense of another and the cultural and intellectual consequences of that elevation. Editor(s): Bloomer, W. Martin. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268021900
- ISBN
- 9780268021900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.31
€ 108.31
Paperback. The new edition of this classic text chronicles recent breakthrough developments in the field of American English, covering regional, ethnic, and gender-based differences. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118390221
- ISBN
- 9781118390221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Paperback. This volume focuses on the past and present development of African American vernacular English, particularly its development during the antebellum period and its trajectory of change in 20th-century. It studies an isolated bi-racial community situated in a distinctive dialect region. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 2ABM; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230878
- ISBN
- 9780631230878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.18
€ 76.18
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1FM; 2BMH; 2BMU; CFF; HBJF; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178303
- ISBN
- 9780231178303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.57€ 56.67
€ 73.57
€ 56.67
Paperback. Series: Dover Language Guides. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486440521
- ISBN
- 9780486440521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Paperback. A first in multimodal/multisemiotic discourse studies this collection of original articles by international scholars focuses primarily on texts from non-English speaking contexts. The illuminating insights enhance our understanding of how language and other semiotic resources construe specific cultural and social concerns. Editor(s): Bowcher, Wendy L. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; DSA; GTC; GTE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349321407
- ISBN
- 9781349321407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.67
€ 124.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 69
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936347516
- ISBN
- 9780936347516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Hardback. A comprehensive, annotated listing of over a thousand books, monographs, and articles containing substantive information on all the American Indian languages of California and closely related languages outside its boundaries. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2J; CFF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810815476
- ISBN
- 9780810815476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.86
€ 117.86
Paperback. Shows second-year students that Greek is very regular in the way it forms words -- if you know the rules. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFF; CFK; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310226369
- ISBN
- 9780310226369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.98
€ 38.99
€ 31.98
Paperback. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- P & R Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629952710
- ISBN
- 9781629952710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.16
€ 47.99
€ 45.16
Paperback. Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning and confirms the Black vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English. Series: Conduct & Communication. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210514
- ISBN
- 9780812210514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Paperback. This book develops the general principles of linguistic change that form the foundations of historical linguistics, dialectology and sociolinguistics. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 676 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179146
- ISBN
- 9780631179146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Hardback. * written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics * presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 596 pages, 149 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume II
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179153
- ISBN
- 9780631179153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.22
€ 166.22
Paperback. * written by one of the founders of modern sociolinguistics * presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic change. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 596 pages, 149. BIC Classification: CFB; CFFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179160
- ISBN
- 9780631179160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Hardcover. Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this volume examines the cognitive and cultural factors responsible for linguistic change, tracing the life history of these developments, from triggering events to driving forces and endpoints. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume III
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112154
- ISBN
- 9781405112154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.74
€ 112.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ig Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632460172
- ISBN
- 9781632460172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.22
€ 20.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; CFK; CJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226316819
- ISBN
- 9780226316819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, fig. and tables. BIC Classification: CB; CFF; CFM; DSBH; EB; GTB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9783631502112
- ISBN
- 9783631502112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49