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Historical & comparative linguistics

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Historical & comparative linguistics

Hardcover. This monograph focuses on the description, use and development of the inflectional subjunctive in English and German in the eighteenth century. A close comparison between meta-linguistic comments (eighteenth-century grammars) and actual language usage (corpus study) allows the evaluation of the influence of prescriptivism on language change. Editor(s): Jones, Charles. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change. Num Pages: 235 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ACG; 3JF; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230574410
ISBN
9780230574410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Hardcover. This study provides a definition and a typology of swearing and compares its manifestations in English and 24 other languages. In addition the study traces the history of swearing from its first known appearance in Ancient Egypt to the present day. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: CFFD; CFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230576315
ISBN
9780230576315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.82

Paperback. Globalisation is calling for new conceptualisations of belonging within culturally diverse communities. Quebec, driven by the pressures of maintaining Francophone identity and accommodating migrant groups, provides a fascinating case study of how to foster a sense of belonging. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KBCQ; 2ADF; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230580107
ISBN
9780230580107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardback. In this work, Niloofar Haeri looks at the complex interactions of two dialects: Classical Arabic (the language of both religion and the state) and the Egyptian dialect of Arabic. He focuses on the political, cultural, and religious struggles to modernize Classical Arabic. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; CFB; CFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312238988
ISBN
9780312238988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Hardback. The book indentifies and assesses the importance of a range of influences on child language acquisition and development, paying particular attention to situational influences. Key issues are highlighted and recent research is presented. Editor(s): Messer, David J.; Turner, Geoffrey J. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFDC; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333554937
ISBN
9780333554937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.61

Hardback. In a systematic presentation of Johnson's views on language, this text addresses the problems inherent in the formation of style, as Johnson saw them, and also contains a detailed discussion of his opinions concerning the proper responsibilities of the lexicographer. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFF; CFG; CFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333613382
ISBN
9780333613382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardback. This study argues that changes in English society and the English language are woven together, often in surprising ways, and investigates this claim by following 11 words from Chaucer's time to Shakespeare's. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; CFFD; DSA; DSBB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333753798
ISBN
9780333753798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.01

Hardcover. This in-depth synchronic description of the Tense Mood Aspect system of contemporary Hawai'i Creole English, is a language-internal analysis based on extensive firsthand data, both written and spoken. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 2AB; 2ZP; CFB; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333993408
ISBN
9780333993408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardback. This volume examines several aspects of the syntax of imperative clauses in English and in a variety of other Germanic languages in the context of the challenge that apparent optional movement poses for the Minimalist Programme. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AC; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333993422
ISBN
9780333993422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.54

Hardcover. In this book, the first written about the globalization of the English language by a professional historian, the exploration of English's global ascendancy receives its proper historical due. This brief, accessible volume breaks new ground in its organization, emphasis on causation, and conclusions. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFB; CFF; HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137303059
ISBN
9781137303059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Paperback. In this book, the first written about the globalization of the English language by a professional historian, the exploration of English's global ascendancy receives its proper historical due. This brief, accessible volume breaks new ground in its organization, emphasis on causation, and conclusions. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137303066
ISBN
9781137303066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.53

Hardcover. An interdisciplinary synthesis that offers a new understanding of childhood in the Middle Ages as a form of master-servant relation embedded in an ancient sense of time as a correspondence between earthly change and eternal order. Num Pages: 138 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HBLC1; JFSP1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137364784
ISBN
9781137364784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Hardback. Editor(s): Ruiz, Iris D.; Sanchez, Raul. Num Pages: 195 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; CFB; CFF; CFGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137527233
ISBN
9781137527233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFF; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349226108
ISBN
9781349226108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.66

Paperback. This work marries qualitative ethnographic methods to quantitative acoustic methods. The analysis describes how internal and external factors in phonological change differ and demonstrates how these two forces interact to structure the phonological systems of Appalachian and African American Southern Migrant speakers in the Detroit, Michigan area. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language Variation. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFF; CFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349284337
ISBN
9781349284337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Paperback. This is a history of Europe unlike any other: a theory-informed history of its language use. The 'rise' and 'fall' of languages are recounted, along with an analysis of why periods of linguistic diversity are followed by hegemony. How did the sociolinguistic past differ from the sociolinguistic present? Num Pages: 255 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; DSB; HBG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349312894
ISBN
9781349312894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

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. This book provides a detailed linguistic analysis of the nationalist discourses of the German Second Reich, which most effectively demonstrate the contrasting images of the German Self and its various Others, such as Jews, native Africans, gypsies and the enemy Other during the First World War. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HBJD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349328543
ISBN
9781349328543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.94

Paperback. "A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic framework in each of the main Spanish regions where it is spoken: Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands"-- Editor(s): Strubell, Miquel; Boix-Fuster, Emili. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFF; D. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349330232
ISBN
9781349330232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Paperback. The authors explore some of the ways in which standardization, ideology and linguistics are interrelated. Through a number of case studies they show how concepts such as grammaticality and structural change covertly rely on a false conceptualization of language, one that derives ultimately from standardization. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFF; CFGR; CFK; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333943
ISBN
9781349333943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

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