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Historical & comparative linguistics

Paperback. Melvyn Bragg's fascinating biography of the English language Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340829936
ISBN
9780340829936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.49

Hardback. Temporality surveys the ways in which languages of different types refer to past, present, and future events, through an in-depth examination of four major language types: tense-based English, tense-aspect-based Polish, aspect-based Chinese, and mood-based Kalaallisut. Series: Explorations in Semantics. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781405190404
ISBN
9781405190404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.26

Paperback. Temporality surveys the ways in which languages of different types refer to past, present, and future events, through an in-depth examination of four major language types: tense-based English, tense-aspect-based Polish, aspect-based Chinese, and mood-based Kalaallisut. Series: Explorations in Semantics. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405190398
ISBN
9781405190398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.48

Hardcover. This in-depth study of the use of pragmatic markers by Spanish and English teenagers offers insight into the currently under-investigated area of teenage talk through the analysis of the Corpus Oral de Lenguaje Adolescente de Madrid and The Bergen Corpus of London Teenage Talk. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADS; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137430373
ISBN
9781137430373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardback. Considers the synchronic and diachronic syntax of finite clauses in Medieval French from a generative point of view. This book argues that V2 in (late) Old French is triggered by topicalization in root clauses. It also addresses such questions as the position of postverbal subjects from the grammar of French. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792346692
ISBN
9780792346692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.28

Paperback. Thisstudyprovides a definition and a typology of swearing andcompares 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: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349366156
ISBN
9781349366156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 162.09

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

€ 162.31

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

€ 71.70

Hardback. The Atlas and three-volume Survey present by far the most comprehensive source of reference ever published on the distribution and linguistic characteristics of the world's pidgin and creole languages. On sale as combined item at a special prepublication price they comprise a unique resource of outstanding value for linguists. Editor(s): Michaelis, Susanne Maria; Maurer, Philippe; Haspelmath, Martin; Huber, Magnus. Num Pages: 320 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199691418
ISBN
9780199691418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 327.23

Paperback. The first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes' with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed. Editor(s): Hickey, Raymond. Series: Studies in English Language. Num Pages: 444 pages, 8 b/w illus. 20 maps 48 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107515659
ISBN
9781107515659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.85

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

€ 128.91

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

€ 110.84
€ 107.79

Hardback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; CFF; HBJD; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801438486
ISBN
9780801438486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.52

Paperback. Speaking American shows what the English language looked like from various points on the American continent at crucial points in its linguistic history. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190232603
ISBN
9780190232603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFFD; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 184 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423607496
ISBN
9781423607496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. This book explains how a change in writing-the introduction of word separation-led to the development of silent reading during the period from late antiquity to the 15th century. It also explains why word separation was so long in coming. Series: Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 169 x 30. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740166
ISBN
9780804740166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 235 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; CFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763512732
ISBN
9788763512732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Lawson, R. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
357
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349441921
ISBN
9781349441921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Since World War II, the work of Albanian scholars has made it possible to trace hitherto unobserved Slavonic loan words in the Albanian language. This monograph catalogues these slavisms in a number of semantic groups, covering agriculture, material culture, plants, animals, surrounding nature, social relations and the inner life of humans. Series: Jutland Archaeological Society Publications. Num Pages: 346 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AG; 2AJKL; CFF; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772884196
ISBN
9788772884196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.23

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

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