Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Hardcover. Series: Etudes Romanes. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772895260
- ISBN
- 9788772895260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.89
€ 52.99
€ 37.89
Paperback. Helps to learn the lingo of American English. This dictionary offers you the definitions of more than 12,000 slang and informal expressions from various sources, ranging from golden oldie to ping. Each entry is followed by examples illustrating how an expression is used in everyday conversation. Series: McGraw-Hill ESL References. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Number of pages
- 1098
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071461085
- ISBN
- 9780071461085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.21
€ 33.99
€ 24.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dossena, Marina; Dury, Richard; Gotti, Maurizio. Series: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 223 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 164. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 297th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789027248121
- ISBN
- 9789027248121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.62
€ 113.62
Paperback. Series: Language Workbooks. Num Pages: 88 pages, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415342636
- ISBN
- 9780415342636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.27
€ 40.27
Hardback. The early part of the period covered by this volume marked the centrality of the book as a vehicle of communication. The later part of the period witnesses the book's decline as a mass medium, although it retains a high cultural value in contemporary society. Editor(s): Bell, Bill; Finkelstein, David; McCleery, Alistair. Series: The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland. Num Pages: 544 pages, 49 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 252 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618293
- ISBN
- 9780748618293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.24€ 206.98
€ 220.24
€ 206.98
Paperback. There are hundreds of inscriptions to be found on Roman tombstones in museums throughout Britain. They tell us about the Romans in Britain. However, to save space the wording is full of abbreviations and the meaning of the typical inscription is lost on the average museum visitor. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ADL; 3D; CFF; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752439525
- ISBN
- 9780752439525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. An overview of all aspects of Indian English. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 184 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625956
- ISBN
- 9780748625956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 223 x 2. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748644780
- ISBN
- 9780748644780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.95€ 125.45
€ 130.95
€ 125.45
Paperback. This handy dictionary is for students who need quick and easy reference to American words and phrases. Series: Longman Handy Learners Dictionary. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFFD; EBD. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 145 x 109 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582364721
- ISBN
- 9780582364721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.97
€ 22.97
Hardback. How did humans acquire cognition more powerful than a hunting-gathering primate needed to survive? Combining research with forty years of writing about language evolution, the author resolves a crucial problem that both biology and cognitive science have ignored: how animal thinking escaped the prison of the here and now. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724907
- ISBN
- 9780674724907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.05
€ 47.99
€ 40.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408865552
- ISBN
- 9781408865552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.56
€ 15.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. The essays in this volume introduce, assess and explore the Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS). The contributors demonstrate how LAGS material can be used to address issues important to sociolinguists, dialectologists, and folklorists about the speech and culture of the 20th century South. Editor(s): Montgomery, Michael B.; Nunnally, Thomas E. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408. Clean copy.Large format paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KEX0212220
- ISBN
- 9780817309480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118531280
- ISBN
- 9781118531280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.00€ 32.90
€ 50.00
€ 32.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 357 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CFF; CJ; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801021442
- ISBN
- 9780801021442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 43.39
€ 45.99
€ 43.39
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Baker Academic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801097539
- ISBN
- 9780801097539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.51
€ 31.99
€ 22.51
Paperback. This book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFB; CFF; CFG; CFH; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450. 288 pages, Illustrations. This book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFB; CFF; CFG; CFH; CFK. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight: 474.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748608355
- ISBN
- 9780748608355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 35.90
€ 43.99
€ 35.90
paperback. This bestselling text by Charles Barber recounts the history of the English language from its ancestry to the present day. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 318 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452. Series: Canto Classics. 320 pages, 1 map. This bestselling text by Charles Barber recounts the history of the English language from its ancestry to the present day. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 17. Weight: 456.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107693937
- ISBN
- 9781107693937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.38
€ 23.99
€ 23.38
Paperback. Suitable for both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike, this title presents discussion of the forms of the runic alphabet and interpretations of individual inscriptions, with consideration of matters on which runes throw light - magic, paganism and literacy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DN; CFF; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes. 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Suitable for both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike, this title presents discussion of the forms of the runic alphabet and interpretations of individual inscriptions, with consideration of matters on which runes throw light - magic, paganism and literacy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DN; CFF; CFL. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight: 540.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st paperback reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851155999
- ISBN
- 9780851155999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.15
€ 38.99
€ 33.15
Paperback. This is a comprehensive introduction to the study of older and present-day Scots language. Editor(s): Corbett, J.; McClure, J. Derrick; Stuart-Smith, Jane. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFB; CFFD; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615964
- ISBN
- 9780748615964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.73
€ 43.99
€ 38.73
Paperback. Marshaling far-flung evidence from anthropology, animal behavior, neurology, molecular biology, anatomy, linguistics, and evolutionary psychology, the author makes the case that language developed, with the emergence of Homo sapiens, from primate gestures to a true signed language, complete with grammar and syntax. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 color illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116730
- ISBN
- 9780691116730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.11
€ 43.99
€ 31.11