Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Hardback. Selfie, slacker, groovy, teenager-these are some of the words that have emerged from the different generations in American history. This book tells the stories of these and dozens of other words that identify and characterize the generations, from skedaddle, dude, and sexy, to rock and roll, streaking, and friends with benefits. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: CB; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 186 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0005240
- ISBN
- 9780199927128
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education ESL
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132474023
- ISBN
- 9780132474023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.85
€ 54.85
Hardback. This book describes the earliest reconstructable stages of the prehistory of English, drawing on work in Hittite, Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Slavic, Gothic, and Old Norse. This second edition has been significantly revised to include new developments in the field and a more in-depth account of Proto-Indo-European. Series: A Linguistic History of English. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198792581
- ISBN
- 9780198792581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.02
€ 160.02
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
€ 42.99€ 30.67
€ 42.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. Series: Westminster Creolistics. Num Pages: 273 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFFD; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Battlebridge Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859190982
- ISBN
- 9781859190982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.35
€ 26.99
€ 23.35
Paperback. A comprehensive introduction, providing the reader with a view of the development of the French language in the past, present and future. The author examines the historical development of the language, from its Latin origins to the present day, setting it in its linguistic context. Translator(s): Fawcett, Peter. Num Pages: 292 pages, lists, maps, diagrams, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KOC0013168
- ISBN
- 9780415076708
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. A sort of Robbie Fowler's "Modern English Usage", this book provides an A to Row Z of the language of football, with over 800 examples of the set phrases we use to talk and write about the beautiful game. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CFFD; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KNW0007715
- ISBN
- 9780571230525
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Deals specifically with issues of the 1990s, and provides a contrast by looking into issues of the 1890s. This book provides an educated overview of what we can expect in the new century. It also analyses literary interpretations of the millennium from the standpoint of social sciences and vice versa. Editor(s): Johansen, Ib. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772883823
- ISBN
- 9788772883823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.29
€ 13.29
Paperback. Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics consists of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, designed for those entering postgraduate studies and language professionals returning to academic study. Series: Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415572101
- ISBN
- 9780415572101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.13
€ 58.13
Paperback. This is a workbook in etymology and vocabulary building from Latin and Greek elements. An introduction which gives a brief description of the foreign influence of English vocabulary, is followed by exercises in spelling, usage and the histories of words. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADL; 2AHA; CBG; CFF; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819193872
- ISBN
- 9780819193872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.07
€ 104.07
Hardback. Examining figures from Thomas More to Stephen Greenblatt, from George Hickes to Seamus Heaney, from George Eliot to Paul de Man, this book illuminates the wanderings of exiles, emigres, dissenters, and the socially estranged as they helped form the modern university disciplines of philology and rhetoric, literary criticism and literary theory. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; DSA; HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123723
- ISBN
- 9780231123723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.20€ 81.45
€ 108.20
€ 81.45
Paperback. Series: Acta Jutlandica Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772881683
- ISBN
- 9788772881683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.19
€ 24.19
Hardback. Provides students with a more profound understanding of the sociolinguistic forces which initiate or encourage language change. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced. 240 pages. Provides students with a more profound understanding of the sociolinguistic forces which initiate or encourage language change. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 18. Weight: 412.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748641819
- ISBN
- 9780748641819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.49€ 116.83
€ 123.49
€ 116.83
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
€ 123.49€ 118.01
€ 123.49
€ 118.01
Paperback. This book offers an accessible overview of the structural and cognitive approaches to English historical semantics. Focusing primarily on Lexical Semantics, the study of word meaning, the book looks at how these approaches help to answer two key questions in Historical Linguistics: how and why languages change. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748644773
- ISBN
- 9780748644773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.23
€ 33.99
€ 28.23
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
€ 113.46
€ 113.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310318316
- ISBN
- 9780310318316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.34
€ 14.99
€ 12.34
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
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFF; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137550224
- ISBN
- 9781137550224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.83€ 104.67
€ 105.83
€ 104.67
Paperback. An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history. Num Pages: 688 pages, (65 maps). BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 688
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007118717
- ISBN
- 9780007118717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.84
€ 26.99
€ 17.84