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Historical & comparative linguistics

Hardback. Topics in this volume include: interlingual contact in the Pacific to the mid-19th century; the Sandalwood period; the Tok Pisin language; oceanic Austronesian languages; structures and sources of pidgin syntax; the pidgin pronominal system; and calquing - pidgin and Solomons languages. Num Pages: 280 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1MKL; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714501
ISBN
9780804714501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

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. Covers more than 14,000 idiomatic forms in American English, exemplified with contextual sentences. Series: McGraw-Hill ESL References. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780071478939
ISBN
9780071478939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.01

Hardback. A two-edged sword of reconciliation and betrayal, Chinook Jargon (aka Wawa) arose at the interface of "Indian" and "White" societies in the Pacific Northwest. Wawa's sources lie first in the language of the Chinookans who lived along the lower Columbia River .. Series: First Nations Language Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6147 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780774815260
ISBN
9780774815260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Hardback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFFD; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816631858
ISBN
9780816631858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.21

Paperback. Helping visitors to Scotland learn to reproduce the distinctive Scots tongue, this guide helps in learning, understanding and speaking the Scots language. Starting from the most basic vocabulary and constructions, it guides you step-by-step through Scots vocabulary and the subtleties of grammar and idiom that distinguish Scots from English. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFFD; CJCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307431
ISBN
9781906307431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Today programme presenter's Top Ten bestselling cry for better English in paperback for summer. Num Pages: 352 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340836590
ISBN
9780340836590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

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

€ 22.78

Hardback. .
Publisher
LMH Publishing Jamaica
Number of pages
72
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9789768184306
ISBN
9789768184306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2AHM; CFF; CJ; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801020162
ISBN
9780801020162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.84

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

€ 435.39
€ 322.02

Paperback. Covers the major aspects of linguistics. This guide begins at the 'arts' end of the subject and finishes at the 'science' end, with the discoveries regarding language in the brain. It looks at the prehistory of languages and their common origins, language and evolution, language in time and space, grammar and dictionaries and phonetics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801487
ISBN
9780192801487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

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
€ 37.82

Paperback. Explores the contemporary phenomenon of English as an international language, and sets out to analyse how and why the language has become so dominant. This book looks at the spread of English historically, at the role it plays in Third World countries, and at the ideologies transmitted through the English language. Series: Oxford Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 374 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EBAL; EBAR. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780194371469
ISBN
9780194371469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446257388
ISBN
9781446257388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.61

Hardcover. This volume proposes means of describing, comparing, and interpreting linguistic diversity, both genetic and structural, providing the foundations for a theory of diversity based upon popular science. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 line drawings, 96 tables, 12 maps. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 679.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226580562
ISBN
9780226580562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 78.49

Paperback. This volume proposes means of describing, comparing, and interpreting linguistic diversity, both genetic and structural, providing the foundations for a theory of diversity based upon popular science. Num Pages: 358 pages, 5 line drawings, 96 tables, 12 maps. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226580579
ISBN
9780226580579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.64

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

€ 106.48
€ 102.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 25 mono illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 109 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910551103
ISBN
9781910551103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.40

Hardback. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2HCBZ; CFF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167565
ISBN
9780691167565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.00

paperback. This book makes ancient Latin-learning materials usable by modern students for the first time. Num Pages: 197 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781107474574
ISBN
9781107474574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 24.73

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
B&H Academic
Edition
Third
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805444933
ISBN
9780805444933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.30

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

€ 13.99
€ 4.73

Paperback. The mother tongue of the Roman Empire and the lingua franca of the West for centuries afterward, Latin survives today primarily in classrooms and texts. Yet this "dead language" is unique in the influence it has exerted across centuries and continents. Jurgen Leonhardt offers the story of the first "world language", from antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659964
ISBN
9780674659964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

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