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Historical & comparative linguistics

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

€ 76.05
€ 74.51

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

€ 185.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
iEdutainments Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908869388
ISBN
9781908869388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 4.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Tupas, Ruanni. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349498857
ISBN
9781349498857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.95

Paperback. "Arguing that a corpus-based approach is indispensable for the study of changes of complementation in British and American English, the author examines several central patterns of sentential complementation in a number of electronic corpora to shed light on the emergence and spread of innovative constructions in relatively recent English"-- Editor(s): Jones, Charles. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349359097
ISBN
9781349359097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Paperback. This first book-length study of the work and life of L. Susan Stebbing relates the development of her thought to the philosophical, social and political background of her life. It also assesses Stebbing's contribution in the light of developments both in analytic philosophy and in linguistics in the decade since her death. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFF; HBTB; HPC; HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349337927
ISBN
9781349337927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.47

Paperback. Series: Zondervan Greek Reference Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Zondervan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310523321
ISBN
9780310523321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.64

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

€ 48.99
€ 38.52

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

€ 133.08
€ 110.19

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
€ 34.36

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

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

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

€ 76.05
€ 74.51

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

€ 27.99
€ 24.89

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

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

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

€ 119.11

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

€ 109.32
€ 83.75

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

€ 75.72

Hardback. Editor(s): Depner, Shelley Ching. Num Pages: 216 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG; CJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811017971
ISBN
9789811017971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Paperback. This book offers a new perspective in the study of Comparative Literature and attempts to break through the linguistic barrier that keeps most comparatists in China enclosed within their own cultural domain. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662523339
ISBN
9783662523339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

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

€ 437.25
€ 325.52

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