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Historical & comparative linguistics

Paperback. A classic historical excursion through the English language. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940262119
ISBN
9780940262119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. Using the resources of contemporary linguistic theory, McQuillan sets out to analyse key words in the Irish language and their relationship to historical and cultural texts. The main thrust of the argument is that ideology has been shaped by these words. Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays & Monographs S. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AFR; 2AGP; CFB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160. .
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
283
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183649
ISBN
9781859183649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780132313551
ISBN
9780132313551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.11

Paperback. The first work dedicated solely to the subject of slang words and their meanings, this book is a lost gem originally intended to educate the polite London classes in the parlance of thieves and ruffians, should they be so unlucky as to wander into the 'wrong' parts of town. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBD; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243877
ISBN
9781851243877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps, diagrams & pictures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF; EB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403918307
ISBN
9781403918307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Hardcover. Over the last half century many scholars have recorded, analysed and theorised language death. This book presents a theoretical and methodological analysis of whether language death and dialect death can be considered aspects of the same phenomenon. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691777
ISBN
9780748691777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.99

Hardback. The definitive guide to historical linguistics, covering all the most important issues in the field. > Editor(s): Luraghi, Silvia; Bubenik, Vit. Series: Continuum Companions. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441144652
ISBN
9781441144652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.73
€ 204.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 184 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423639312
ISBN
9781423639312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; CFF; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 243 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163222
ISBN
9780691163222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Paperback. A guide that reveals the contemporary colloquial language locals actually speak. It presents cool things to say for various casual situations - shopping, parties, nightclubs, sporting events, and even romance and sex. It includes harsh expressions to convince a local police officer that one's documents are in order. Series: Dirty Everyday Slang. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GK; CFFD; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Ulysses Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569757796
ISBN
9781569757796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Business Education Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901888744
ISBN
9781901888744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.37

Hardcover. This project is the culmination of 7 years of research into Russian-speaking identities in Latvia. Covering a period up to and including the Ukrainian crises of 2014, the research examines the complex relationships between diverse groups of Russian speakers, the Latvian state, the Russian Federation, and Latvia's political and cultural spaces. Series: Russian Language and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 3 black and white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 2AGR; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697434
ISBN
9780748697434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.99

Hardcover. Including anecdotes from Bob Wilson's own football and television careers, this work features one of sport's most enduring icons guiding us through the meanings, heritage and evolution of great sporting terms we use. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: CFFD; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0009802
ISBN
9781840468250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardcover. Including anecdotes from Bob Wilson's own football and television careers, this work features one of sport's most enduring icons guiding us through the meanings, heritage and evolution of great sporting terms we use. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: CFFD; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0008072
ISBN
9781840468250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. A thorough review of the worldwide problem of language endangerment and death. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107431812
ISBN
9781107431812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

Paperback. English Accents and Dialects provides a unique introductory guide to the regional and social varieties of English spoken in the UK and Ireland. Series: The English Language Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444121384
ISBN
9781444121384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 26 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones, 39 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBX; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415806688
ISBN
9780415806688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.54

Hardback. Drawing on the Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of the spelling system of Older and Modern Scots, illustrating how this orthographic system has developed partly in response to historical shifts in pronunciation, and partly as a result of social and political change. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black and white line art. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643059
ISBN
9780748643059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.74

Paperback. This new edition of Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. Num Pages: 526 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2AHM; CBX; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785157
ISBN
9781118785157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 49.02

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198718000
ISBN
9780198718000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

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