Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Hardback. This book offers a crosslinguistic survey of polysynthetic languages, in which single multi-morpheme verb forms can express what would be whole sentences in English. It looks at a range of issues from a cross-theoretical perspective, including complexity, argument structure, language contact, and language obsolence. Editor(s): Fortescue, Michael; Mithun, Marianne; Evans, Nicholas. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFF; CFK; JHMC. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199683208
- ISBN
- 9780199683208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.92
€ 235.92
Hardback. This handbook offers an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful for specialists and accessible to the general reader. International experts examine name theory, place and personal names, names in literature, socio-onomastics, names and other disciplines, and other types of names. Editor(s): Hough, Carole. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199656431
- ISBN
- 9780199656431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.66
€ 241.66
Paperback. The best introduction to word history ever published combines scholarship with readability. OED's chief etymologist shows how words originate and change. He explores the histories of place and personal names and explains how to use different kinds of evidence, historical as well as linguistic. This is a book for everyone interested in words. Num Pages: 360 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199691616
- ISBN
- 9780199691616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Hardcover. This book provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of more than 38,000 words. Editor(s): Onions, C. T. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1686.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1040
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198611127
- ISBN
- 9780198611127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.62€ 58.50
€ 77.62
€ 58.50
Paperback. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867842
- ISBN
- 9780801867842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 37.67
€ 39.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408865552
- ISBN
- 9781408865552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. This book examines the cross-linguistic expression of changes of location or state. It is based on the idea that languages encode information either on the verb or on a non-verbal element such as an affix or preposition. It focuses principally on Latin, with important comparisons drawn with other language families, particularly Slavic. Series: Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFF; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198733294
- ISBN
- 9780198733294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.36
€ 59.36
Paperback. Shows second-year students that Greek is very regular in the way it forms words -- if you know the rules. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFF; CFK; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310226369
- ISBN
- 9780310226369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.56
€ 37.99
€ 31.56
Hardback. Challenging an enduring paradigm among linguists, this text explores the origins of plantation creole. It proposes that the "limited access model" of creole genesis is seriously flawed. Num Pages: 292 pages, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; 2ZP; CFFD; GTB; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219991
- ISBN
- 9780520219991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.33€ 48.27
€ 62.33
€ 48.27
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mailhammer, Robert; Vennemann, Theo; Olsen, Birgit Anette. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2A; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 437 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763542098
- ISBN
- 9788763542098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.08€ 56.74
€ 74.08
€ 56.74
Paperback. This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet and explores why and how slang is used. Based on inside information from real live slang users as well as the best scholarly sources, this book is guaranteed to teach you some new words that you shouldn't use in polite company. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199679171
- ISBN
- 9780199679171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.79
€ 28.79
Paperback. The Language of Queen Elizabeth I presents one of the first diachronic accounts of the language - the idiolect - of the Tudor monarch who ruled England and Ireland from 1558-1603. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 266 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118672877
- ISBN
- 9781118672877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.61
€ 31.99
€ 31.61
Hardback. A comprehensive history of deafness, signed languages, and the unresolved struggles of the Deaf to be taught in their unspoken tongue Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFF; CFZ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300215434
- ISBN
- 9780300215434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.83
€ 20.99
€ 16.83
Paperback. The appearance of language on our planet is similar to a natural event with far-reaching consequences for the evolution of the human species, the language system and discourse. This book looks at language from the point of view of its effect on the world. It shows to what extent language has a strong effect on individuals. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845537784
- ISBN
- 9781845537784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.10
€ 42.10
Hardback. The appearance of language on our planet is similar to a natural event with far-reaching consequences for the evolution of the human species, the language system and discourse. This book looks at language from the point of view of its effect on the world. It shows to what extent language has a strong effect on individuals. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845537777
- ISBN
- 9781845537777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.56
€ 31.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271020822
- ISBN
- 9780271020822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.11
€ 43.99
€ 34.11
hardcover. How choosing a language created a people Series: Traditions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 photographs; 2 tables. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252032844
- ISBN
- 9780252032844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.15
€ 126.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199604296
- ISBN
- 9780199604296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.85
€ 36.85
Paperback. * Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else * Features a complementary website with additional material at www. historyofenglishspelling. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190237
- ISBN
- 9781405190237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.00
€ 39.00
Paperback. This study is the story of writing from its beginnings to its recent transformations through technology. The author shows how the written word originated, how it spread and how it figured in the evolution of civilization. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 608 pages, 10 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: CFF; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 232 x 45. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press U.S.A.
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226508368
- ISBN
- 9780226508368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01