Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. In this book, the first written about the globalization of the English language by a professional historian, the exploration of English's global ascendancy receives its proper historical due. This brief, accessible volume breaks new ground in its organization, emphasis on causation, and conclusions. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303066
- ISBN
- 9781137303066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Paperback. This work follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. The author uses the comparative method to reconstruct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that stretch as far back as the original common language. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; CFF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195144130
- ISBN
- 9780195144130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.45
€ 101.45
Hardback. OMFG! IT'S THE TOTES AWESOME DICTIONARY OF TEEN SLANG! Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472137449
- ISBN
- 9781472137449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Exploring the many different contact points between Iberian colonialism and indigenous cultures, this title features contributors who identify the crucial parameters of language evolution that have led to today's state of linguistic diversity in Latin America. Editor(s): Mufwene, Salikoko S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 halftones, 3 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADP; 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226126203
- ISBN
- 9780226126203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.90
€ 48.99
€ 37.90
Hardcover. Exploring the many different contact points between Iberian colonialism and indigenous cultures, this book features contributors who identify the crucial parameters of language evolution that have led to today's state of linguistic diversity in Latin America. Editor(s): Mufwene, Salikoko S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 halftones, 3 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADP; 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226126173
- ISBN
- 9780226126173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.67€ 108.33
€ 130.67
€ 108.33
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; CFB; CFF; CFGR; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634302
- ISBN
- 9780691634302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.15
€ 142.15
paperback. Discover the many twists and turns through history that led to the language, accents and turns of phrase which make up modern English Illustrator(s): Appleby, Barrie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 73. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CBX; CFFD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781445663821
- ISBN
- 9781445663821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.38
€ 20.99
€ 15.38
Paperback. A highly entertaining history of the Hebrew language and its contributions to all languages. Very well written and charming. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736906
- ISBN
- 9780814736906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Paperback. An overview of all aspects of Indian English. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 184 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625956
- ISBN
- 9780748625956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.00
€ 37.99
€ 35.00
Hardback. Translator(s): Schentke, M. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556080258
- ISBN
- 9781556080258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.33
€ 133.33
paperback. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556080265
- ISBN
- 9781556080265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.84
€ 130.84
Information Structure and Syntactic Change in the History of English
Maria Jose Lopez-Couso And Bettelou Los) (Edi...
hardcover. The unifying topic of this volume is the role of information structure, broadly conceived, as it interacts with the other levels of linguistic description, syntax, morphology, prosody, semantics and pragmatics. Series: Oxford Studies in the History of English. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Old price sticker on front cover, otherwise as new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- OUP US
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0031550
- ISBN
- 9780199860210
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Hardback. Place name elements from over 300 languages are arranged alphabetically, followed by the name of the language or language group of origin, the meaning in English and, in many cases, the word's usage in an actual place name. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810850408
- ISBN
- 9780810850408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.71
€ 151.71
Paperback. A comprehensive introduction to the internal and external history of the Spanish language from its Indo-European ancestry to the present-day language of over 400 million people. It examines the phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and lexical changes that characterize the evolution of Spanish from its Latin origins. Num Pages: 512 pages, figure, table. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- segunda edición
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017320
- ISBN
- 9781589017320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Paperback. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- P & R Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629952710
- ISBN
- 9781629952710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 47.27
€ 49.99
€ 47.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 69
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936347516
- ISBN
- 9780936347516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.83
€ 41.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Translator(s): Brooks, P. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816610112
- ISBN
- 9780816610112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.13
€ 26.99
€ 25.13
hardcover. Series: Invitation to Theological Studies. Num Pages: 363 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 288 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Kregel Academic and Professional United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825426506
- ISBN
- 9780825426506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.05
€ 51.99
€ 37.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801036491
- ISBN
- 9780801036491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.48
€ 43.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language Variation. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349509249
- ISBN
- 9781349509249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94