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Historical & comparative linguistics

Paperback. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; and now, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world. This title offers a tale of the origins and development of the English language. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571275083
ISBN
9780571275083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Following his bestselling Lost for Words, the ever-popular John Humphrys takes a provocative look at the hidden attitudes that lie behind so many of our current phrases and expressions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340923764
ISBN
9780340923764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. A sort of Robbie Fowler's "Modern English Usage", this book provides an A to Row Z of the language of football, with over 800 examples of the set phrases we use to talk and write about the beautiful game. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: CFFD; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
SKU
KNW0007715
ISBN
9780571230525
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

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
€ 37.61

Paperback. This book brings together the most important insights from the vast amount of literature on the origin of language. Series: Approaches to the Evolution of Language. Num Pages: 624 pages, 25 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1034. 622 pages, 25 b/w illus. 6 tables. Brings together the most important insights from the vast amount of literature on the origin of language. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: CFF. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight: 1216.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
622
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521677363
ISBN
9780521677363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.37

Hardback. An overview of all aspects of Hong Kong English in a style designed for undergraduates and general readers. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635955
ISBN
9780748635955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.57
€ 102.99

Hardback. Spoken by eighty million people, Tamil is one of the great world languages, and one of the few ancient languages that survives as a mother tongue. David Shulman presents a comprehensive cultural history of Tamil, emphasizing how its speakers and poets have understood the unique features of their language over its long history. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 2BRT; CBX; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674059924
ISBN
9780674059924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Hopkins, Tometro; Decker, Kendall; McKenny, John. Series: World Englishes. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474298469
ISBN
9781474298469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.85

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

€ 37.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Holm, John A.; Patrick, Peter L. Series: Westminster Creolistics. Num Pages: 420 pages, M. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD; CFK; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716. Parallel Outlines of 18 Creole Grammars. Series: Westminster Creolistics. 420 pages, M. Editor(s): Holm, John A.; Patrick, Peter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFFD; CFK; CJ. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 19. Weight: 706.
Publisher
Battlebridge Publications
Number of pages
420
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903292013
ISBN
9781903292013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. What is the relationship between the ideas of the Enlightenment and the culture and ideology of the French Revolution? Rosenfeld takes up that classic question by concentrating on changing conceptions of language and signs during the second half of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; CFF; GTE; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749312
ISBN
9780804749312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Covers the major aspects of linguistics. This guide begins at the 'arts' end of the subject and finishes at the 'science' end, with the discoveries regarding language in the brain. It looks at the prehistory of languages and their common origins, language and evolution, language in time and space, grammar and dictionaries and phonetics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801487
ISBN
9780192801487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AHM; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 513.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
239
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801046933
ISBN
9780801046933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198701880
ISBN
9780198701880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Baker Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801093203
ISBN
9780801093203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Simultaneously published in English under title: A brief history of the Spanish language. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226133775
ISBN
9780226133775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.53

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

€ 74.59
€ 58.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198718000
ISBN
9780198718000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. This new edition of Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. Num Pages: 526 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2AHM; CBX; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118785157
ISBN
9781118785157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 49.39

Hardback. Drawing on the Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of the spelling system of Older and Modern Scots, illustrating how this orthographic system has developed partly in response to historical shifts in pronunciation, and partly as a result of social and political change. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black and white line art. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CFF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643059
ISBN
9780748643059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.57
€ 103.18

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