Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Hardcover. This book presents a radically different view of language from that found in most modern Western philosophy. Human language is seen as having an innate capacity to reflect the light of consciousness, the primary element of the universe, and evidence is provided to show the extraordinary reflective capacity of the Sanskrit language. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 2BBA; CFA; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856832710
- ISBN
- 9780856832710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.55
€ 21.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107655829
- ISBN
- 9781107655829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.05
€ 33.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138245372
- ISBN
- 9781138245372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.18
€ 42.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning and confirms the Black vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English. Series: Conduct & Communication. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210514
- ISBN
- 9780812210514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.26
€ 41.99
€ 37.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442606203
- ISBN
- 9781442606203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.42
€ 51.99
€ 50.42
Paperback. Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland offers a much-needed exploration into the problem of linguistic and social identity construction in early Iceland, and is a fascinating account of an under examined historical-linguistic story that will spur further research and discussion amongst researchers. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118294963
- ISBN
- 9781118294963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.98
€ 31.98
Hardback. This book builds on the success of Glanville Pricea s The Languages of Britain, published in 1984, which was widely acclaimed as the most lively, reliable and comprehensive survey of the great number of languages that have at one time or another taken root in Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215806
- ISBN
- 9780631215806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.93
€ 187.93
Paperback. This volume provides updated and expanded entries on the established languages of Britain and the Republic of Ireland, as well as including "community" or "immigrant" languages and British Sign Language. The focus is on historical and sociolinguistic aspects of the languages covered. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; CFB; CFF; CFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631215813
- ISBN
- 9780631215813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.92
€ 78.92
Paperback. This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118531280
- ISBN
- 9781118531280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 33.32
€ 53.99
€ 33.32
Hardcover. This innovative introduction outlines the structure and distribution of the world s languages, charting their evolution over the past 200,000 years. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118531259
- ISBN
- 9781118531259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.13
€ 145.13
Paperback. How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? These are some of the questions considered in this Very Short Introduction. By examining the science of languages, we find that the answers are not as simple as we might expect. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approximately 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; CFZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590599
- ISBN
- 9780199590599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. The mother tongue of the Roman Empire and the lingua franca of the West for centuries afterward, Latin survives today primarily in classrooms and texts. Yet this "dead language" is unique in the influence it has exerted across centuries and continents. Jurgen Leonhardt offers the story of the first "world language", from antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659964
- ISBN
- 9780674659964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.72
€ 34.72
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- B&H Academic
- Edition
- Third
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805444933
- ISBN
- 9780805444933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.22
€ 40.99
€ 29.22
paperback. This book makes ancient Latin-learning materials usable by modern students for the first time. Num Pages: 197 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107474574
- ISBN
- 9781107474574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 24.73
€ 39.99
€ 24.73
Hardback. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2HCBZ; CFF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167565
- ISBN
- 9780691167565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 25 mono illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 109 x 11. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Bradwell Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910551103
- ISBN
- 9781910551103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.40
€ 7.40
Hardcover. Over the last half century many scholars have recorded, analysed and theorised language death. This book presents a theoretical and methodological analysis of whether language death and dialect death can be considered aspects of the same phenomenon. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691777
- ISBN
- 9780748691777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.75€ 108.35
€ 110.75
€ 108.35
Paperback. This volume proposes means of describing, comparing, and interpreting linguistic diversity, both genetic and structural, providing the foundations for a theory of diversity based upon popular science. Num Pages: 358 pages, 5 line drawings, 96 tables, 12 maps. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226580579
- ISBN
- 9780226580579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Hardcover. This volume proposes means of describing, comparing, and interpreting linguistic diversity, both genetic and structural, providing the foundations for a theory of diversity based upon popular science. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 line drawings, 96 tables, 12 maps. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226580562
- ISBN
- 9780226580562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Paperback. Explores the contemporary phenomenon of English as an international language, and sets out to analyse how and why the language has become so dominant. This book looks at the spread of English historically, at the role it plays in Third World countries, and at the ideologies transmitted through the English language. Series: Oxford Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 374 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EBAL; EBAR. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780194371469
- ISBN
- 9780194371469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.44
€ 79.44