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Paperback. Traces the importance of the Spanish language in the United States and presents an overview of the major varieties of Spanish that are spoken there. This work provides descriptions of the distinguishing characteristics of the major varieties, from Cuban and Puerto Rican, to the varieties dating back to the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Series: Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012134
- ISBN
- 9781589012134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.23
€ 47.23
Paperback. Dr Cheshire fieldwork analyses phonological variation in spontaneous everyday conversation. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780521117159
- ISBN
- 9780521117159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801049941
- ISBN
- 9780801049941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Hardcover. This book proposes, examines and unpacks the notion of unequal Englishes as a way to understand English today. Unlike many studies on the pluralization of English, the volume assumes that inequalities and Englishes are inextricably linked and must be understood and theorized together. Editor(s): Tupas, Ruanni. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461216
- ISBN
- 9781137461216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.91
€ 116.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Tupas, Ruanni. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349498857
- ISBN
- 9781349498857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.95
€ 82.95
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847180568
- ISBN
- 9781847180568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 31.82
€ 52.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. This book explores the linguistic and cultural identities of Sicilians in Australia, through conversations gathered within the family, survey data and interviews. The study is placed in the context of the family migrant experience and the shifting attitudes towards immigrant languages in Australia. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFF; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480623
- ISBN
- 9781349480623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Hardcover. How do translators manage relations with parties in a position of authority and power? The book investigates the intellectual, social and professional identity of translators and interpreters across different time periods and locations when their role involves a negotiation with political powers and cultural authorities. Editor(s): Federici, Federico M.; Tessicini, Dario. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137400031
- ISBN
- 9781137400031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
paperback. How do translators manage relations with parties in a position of authority and power? The book investigates the intellectual, social and professional identity of translators and interpreters across different time periods and locations when their role involves a negotiation with political powers and cultural authorities. Editor(s): Federici, F.; Tessicini, Dario. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFP; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349486045
- ISBN
- 9781349486045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
hardcover. Using thousands of examples, the book identifies the genesis and evolution in African name formation and meaning. Each entry discusses the origins of the name, its meaning, and the wide cultural and social connotations of its use. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1H; CFF; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836433
- ISBN
- 9780810836433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.22
€ 185.22
Hardback. This volume demonstrates that Kwa languages offer a very rich empirical domain for linguistic theorizing, as experts who are mostly native speakers present empirical data and show its theoretical relevance to comparative linguistics and comparative syntax. Editor(s): Aboh, Enoch Olade; Essegbey, James. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2HC; CFF; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048131884
- ISBN
- 9789048131884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.65
€ 132.65
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
€ 194.01
Paperback. Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? This title states that contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFD; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099505570
- ISBN
- 9780099505570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Previously published as "Thesaurus of word roots of the English language": Lanham, Md.: y University Press of America, 1992. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 228 x 56. Weight in Grams: 2560.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 1008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442233256
- ISBN
- 9781442233256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 315.01
€ 315.01
Paperback. This book offers a new perspective in the study of Comparative Literature and attempts to break through the linguistic barrier that keeps most comparatists in China enclosed within their own cultural domain. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662523339
- ISBN
- 9783662523339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
The Use and Status of Language in Brunei Darussalam. A Kingdom of Unex...
. Ed(S): McLellan, James; Deterding, David
Hardback. Editor(s): McLellan, James; Deterding, David. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMR; CFF; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811008511
- ISBN
- 9789811008511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Hardback. Series: Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 b&w illus., 2 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 175 x 509. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477308318
- ISBN
- 9781477308318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.45
€ 97.45
Paperback. In this detailed survey of Finnish, Hungarian, Lapp and the other Uralic Languages, Angela Marcantonio shows there is in fact no scientific evidence to support the belief that they form a genetic family. If this approach is accepted, this detailed analysis will have far--reaching consequences for other assumed language families. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 2F; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231707
- ISBN
- 9780631231707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.45
€ 32.45
Paperback. Presents an investigation into the evolution of language. This book exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication. Along the way, it teaches why German maidens are neuter while German turnips are female, why we have feet not foots, and how great changes of pronunciation may result from simple laziness. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFFD; HBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099460251
- ISBN
- 9780099460251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
The Theory of Descriptions: Russell and the Philosophy of Language
Stevens, G.. Ed(S): Beaney, Michael
paperback. The book combines a historical and philosophical study of Russell's theory of descriptions. It defends, develops and extends the theory as a contribution to natural language semantics while also arguing for a reassessment of the important of linguistic inquiry to Russell's philosophical project. Editor(s): Beaney, Michael. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFA; CFF; CFG; HPC; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349299362
- ISBN
- 9781349299362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73