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Historical & comparative linguistics

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638003
ISBN
9780691638003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.47

paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 276 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pearson Education United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780132482974
ISBN
9780132482974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 276 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780132313537
ISBN
9780132313537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.59

hardcover. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 157 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vida Publishers United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
880
Condition
New
SKU
V9788482673028
ISBN
9788482673028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 40.88

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

€ 48.99
€ 45.16

hardcover. Series: Oxford Studies in the History of English. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; CFM; DSBB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190657802
ISBN
9780190657802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.77

Hardcover. Contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. This encyclopedia features anecdotes and information on the development of a wide range of words, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign language expressions, and phrases from literature. Num Pages: 948 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 221 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2359.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Facts on File
Edition
4th Updated, Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816069668
ISBN
9780816069668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.87

Paperback. Series: Dover Language Guides. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
832
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486440521
ISBN
9780486440521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.01

Hardback. The Atlas and three-volume Survey present by far the most comprehensive source of reference ever published on the distribution and linguistic characteristics of the world's pidgin and creole languages. On sale as combined item at a special prepublication price they comprise a unique resource of outstanding value for linguists. Editor(s): Michaelis, Susanne Maria; Maurer, Philippe; Haspelmath, Martin; Huber, Magnus. Num Pages: 320 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199691418
ISBN
9780199691418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 312.23

Hardcover. The Atlas and three-volume Survey present by far the most comprehensive source of reference ever published on the distribution and linguistic characteristics of the world's pidgin and creole languages. On sale as combined item at a special prepublication price they comprise a unique resource of outstanding value for linguists. Editor(s): Michaelis, Susanne Maria; Maurer, Philippe; Haspelmath, Martin; Huber, Magnus. Num Pages: 1504 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 282 x 226 x 95. Weight in Grams: 4948.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
1504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199677702
ISBN
9780199677702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 1,264.45

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

€ 245.06

Hardback. This critical overview examines every aspect of the field including its history, key current research questions and methods, theoretical perspectives, and sociolinguistic factors. The authors represent leading proponents of every theoretical perspective. The book is a valuable resource for phonologists and a stimulating guide for their students. Editor(s): Honeybone, Patrick; Salmons, Joseph. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; CFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
812
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199232819
ISBN
9780199232819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.32

Paperback. This book explores the expression of information source, inferences, assumptions, probability and possibility, and gradations of doubt and beliefs across a wide range of languages in different cultural settings. Like others in the series it will interest both linguists and linguistically-minded anthropologists. Editor(s): Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y.; Dixon, R. M. W. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 line drawings; 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFF; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198736707
ISBN
9780198736707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, halftones, figures, tables. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195372069
ISBN
9780195372069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 720 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 191 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195373363
ISBN
9780195373363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.67

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

€ 239.23

Hardback. Ancient Anatolia was a region where indigenous peoples mixed with conquerors and incomers: Persians, Greeks, Gauls, Romans, Jews. Names from all these sources intermingled, and it is by studying them that the cultural interactions and changes and resistances that occurred can be illuminated. Editor(s): Parker, Robert. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 figures, including 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 2AHA; CFF; HBJ; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265635
ISBN
9780197265635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.91

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

€ 96.90

paperback. This history of reading goes from the earliest examples of the clay tablets and cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to today's digital revolution. It argues that it is the demands of the reader, acting alongside the will of the writer, that is the evolutionary motor of literary genres. Num Pages: 384 pages, 140 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; GL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Flamingo
Condition
New
SKU
9780006546818
ISBN
9780006546818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.46

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

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