Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Hardback. DARE readers now have the full panoply of American regional vocabulary, from Adam's housecat to Zydeco. Volume V is filled with words that reflect our origins, migrations, ethnicities, and neighborhoods. Whether we are talking about foods, games, clothing, family, animals, or any other aspect of life, our vocabulary reveals much about who we are. Num Pages: 1296 pages, 682 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047358
- ISBN
- 9780674047358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.11€ 114.59
€ 127.11
€ 114.59
Hardback. Learn what a Minnesota grandma is making when she fixes "lefse", what a counterman in a Buffalo deli means by a "kimmelweck" or a Hawaiian baker puts into a "malassada". This volume concerns the ever-changing world of American speech. Num Pages: 944 pages, 550 maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2197.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674205192
- ISBN
- 9780674205192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.11€ 121.40
€ 127.11
€ 121.40
Hardback. Reflecting the liveliness of English as it is spoken on America's main streets and country roads, this second volume is a collection of vernacular Americanisms - regional metaphors and similes passed along within homes and communities. Num Pages: 1200 pages, 606 maps. BIC Classification: 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 54. Weight in Grams: 2905.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674205123
- ISBN
- 9780674205123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.11€ 119.68
€ 127.11
€ 119.68
Hardcover. Reflecting the liveliness of English as it is spoken on America's main streets and country roads, this fourth volume is a collection of vernacular Americanisms - regional metaphors and similes passed along within homes and communities. Num Pages: 960 pages, 575 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 960
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008847
- ISBN
- 9780674008847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.11€ 119.98
€ 127.11
€ 119.98
Paperback. Series: Language Workbooks. Num Pages: 88 pages, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415342636
- ISBN
- 9780415342636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.33
€ 40.33
Paperback. In this coherent historical development of the passive voice in English, the main argument deals not only with the passive per se, but also with its related constructions, which can play vital parts in identifying both functional and structural motivations for creating the passive. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349363193
- ISBN
- 9781349363193
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Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic framework in each of the main Spanish regions where it is spoken: Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands. Editor(s): Strubell, Miquel; Boix-Fuster, Emili. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSEB; 2ADC; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 208 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285125
- ISBN
- 9780230285125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Democratic Policies for Language Revitalisation: The Case of Catalan
. Ed(S): Strubell, Miquel; Boix-Fuster, Emili
Paperback. "A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic framework in each of the main Spanish regions where it is spoken: Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands"-- Editor(s): Strubell, Miquel; Boix-Fuster, Emili. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFF; D. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349330232
- ISBN
- 9781349330232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardback. Editor(s): Ruiz, Iris D.; Sanchez, Raul. Num Pages: 195 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; CFB; CFF; CFGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137527233
- ISBN
- 9781137527233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.64
€ 150.64
Hardcover. Death and Tenses explores the question of what tense we should use to refer to the dead. Focusing on sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century texts in French and Latin, it compares early modern examples with modern French and English, asking whether changes in more recent beliefs in posthumous survival have led to different tense usage. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JB; 3JD; CFF; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754039
- ISBN
- 9780198754039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.79
€ 179.79
Paperback. A guide to sign language for any situation. It presents cool things to say for various occasions - shopping, parties, nightclubs, sporting events, and even romance and sex. It includes harsh expressions to tell someone off, sweet signs to entice cuties to go on a date, and even casual banter to make friends at work or play. Illustrator(s): Wondolowki, Evan. Series: Dirty Everyday Slang. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: CFFD; CFZ; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 106 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Ulysses Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569757864
- ISBN
- 9781569757864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.95
€ 10.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. A guide that reveals the contemporary colloquial language locals actually speak. It presents cool things to say for various casual situations - shopping, parties, nightclubs, sporting events, and even romance and sex. It includes harsh expressions to convince a local police officer that one's documents are in order. Series: Dirty Everyday Slang. Num Pages: 128 pages, 20 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GK; CFFD; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Ulysses Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569757796
- ISBN
- 9781569757796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
€ 17.99
€ 14.24
Paperback. Focuses on the verification of the Chomskyian linguistic theory as a general framework for explaining phenomena in language acquisition and use. This title is suitable for theoretical linguistics, as well as those interested in cognitive science, psychology, philosophy of mind, and artificial intelligence. Editor(s): Campos, Hector; Martinez-Gil, Fernando. Num Pages: 654 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 654
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878402342
- ISBN
- 9780878402342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.88
€ 78.88
Critical Influences on Child Language Acquisition and Development
Messer, David J.; Turner, Geoffrey J.
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFF; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349226108
- ISBN
- 9781349226108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.12
€ 195.12
Critical Influences on Child Language Acquisition and Development
. Ed(S): Messer, David J.; Turner, Geoffrey J...
Hardback. The book indentifies and assesses the importance of a range of influences on child language acquisition and development, paying particular attention to situational influences. Key issues are highlighted and recent research is presented. Editor(s): Messer, David J.; Turner, Geoffrey J. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFDC; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333554937
- ISBN
- 9780333554937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.65
€ 194.65
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403943675
- ISBN
- 9781403943675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.03
€ 129.03
Hardback. Editor(s): Beal, Joan C.; Corrigan, Karen P.; Moisl, Hermann L. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFFD; CFH; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403943668
- ISBN
- 9781403943668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.28
€ 128.28
Paperback. A range of electronic corpora has become accessible via the WWW and CD-ROM. This coincides with improvements in standards governing the collecting, encoding and archiving of such data. This book develops similar standards for enriching and preserving 'unconventional' data': the fragmentary texts and voices left to us as accidents of history. Editor(s): Beal, J.; Corrigan, K.; Moisl, H. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349522354
- ISBN
- 9781349522354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Paperback. A range of electronic corpora is increasingly accessible via the WWW and CD-ROM. This development coincided with improved standards governing the collecting, encoding and archiving of such data. This book looks at developing similar standards for enriching and preserving unconventional data: dialects, child language and bilingual databases. Editor(s): Beal, J.; Corrigan, K.; Moisl, H. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFF; CFH; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349522330
- ISBN
- 9781349522330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Paperback. Presents a strictly descriptive - or synchronic - approach to romance linguistics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878400881
- ISBN
- 9780878400881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.86
€ 45.86