Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
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
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFFD; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 186 x 9. Weight in Grams: 211.
- Publisher
- Gibbs M. Smith Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423622444
- ISBN
- 9781423622444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.93
€ 11.93
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. 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
€ 54.09
€ 54.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 276 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132313506
- ISBN
- 9780132313506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.60
€ 55.60
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
€ 13.07
€ 13.07
Paperback. Polari has been the secret language of gay men and women through the 20th century. This work presents a lexicon of Polari as well as a more general dictionary of lesbian and gay slang. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBD; CFFD; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826473431
- ISBN
- 9780826473431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.69
€ 48.99
€ 34.69
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
€ 61.05
€ 61.05
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641331
- ISBN
- 9780691641331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.03
€ 117.03
Hardcover. A radical new theory of how languages were dispersed around the globe is debated by experts in historical linguistics, prehistoric archaeology, molecular genetics and human ecology. Editor(s): Bellwood, Peter; Renfrew, Lord Colin. Series: McDonald Institute Monographs. Num Pages: 520 pages, 88 figs, 21 tables. BIC Classification: CFF; HDDA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 289 x 223 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1798.
- Publisher
- McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902937205
- ISBN
- 9781902937205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.65
€ 58.65
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
€ 144.86
€ 144.86
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
€ 23.73
€ 23.73
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
€ 127.11€ 121.55
€ 127.11
€ 121.55
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
€ 127.11€ 121.20
€ 127.11
€ 121.20
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
€ 32.99€ 28.06
€ 32.99
€ 28.06
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
€ 111.09
€ 111.09
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
€ 15.99€ 14.01
€ 15.99
€ 14.01
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
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; CFK; CJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226316819
- ISBN
- 9780226316819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.78
€ 48.78
Paperback. A comprehensive historical, social, and linguistic overview of Spanish in contact with other languages in all of its major contexts - in Spain, the United States, and Latin America. Series: Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 maps, 4 figures, 42 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 1KL; 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589012653
- ISBN
- 9781589012653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.00
€ 54.00
Paperback. A Presentation of Glissant's theoretical writings on the colonial experience in the Caribbean, and an analysis of his powerful yet subtle novels in the context of postcolonial studies. This juxtaposition highlights Glissant's contribution to this theoretical endeavour. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFF; DSBH; DSC; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918495
- ISBN
- 9780813918495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.12
€ 46.12
Paperback. This book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFB; CFF; CFG; CFH; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450. 288 pages, Illustrations. This book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFB; CFF; CFG; CFH; CFK. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight: 474.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748608355
- ISBN
- 9780748608355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.06
€ 41.99
€ 36.06
Hardcover. Al-Khalil was distinguished in his own time as a lexicographer, phonologist, grammarian, educator and musicologist. This is an interdisciplinary collection that explores the contributions to Arabic intellectual history of al-Khalil ibn Ahmad, (d AH 175/AD 791). Editor(s): Ryding, Karin C. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BG; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406630
- ISBN
- 9780878406630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.96
€ 44.96