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Historical & comparative linguistics

paperback. By explaining language change with close reference to literary and other textual examples and emphasising the integral link between a language and its society, this text is especially useful for students of literature as well as linguistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780340806951
ISBN
9780340806951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.73

Paperback. Runes employ many techniques from informal scratchings to sophisticated inlaid designs on weapons, or the exquisite relief carvings of the Franks Casket. This book tells the story of runes from their mysterious origins, their development as a script, to their use and meaning in the modern world. Num Pages: 112 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AC; CBX; CFF; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
British Museum Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780714180298
ISBN
9780714180298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Hardcover. Offers a description of the Venetian, Michel Membre's mission to the court of Shah Tahmasp I of Persia. This book offers a European accounts of 16th century Persia. It features his adventures and observations in a narrative. Editor(s): Clauson, Gerard. Num Pages: 144 pages, notes, translation, commentary, indices. BIC Classification: 2BXF; 2FMC; CBDX; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Gibb Memorial Trust
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906094310
ISBN
9780906094310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 63.79

Paperback. Usable Greek helps for all New Testament students, from novice to veteran Num Pages: 112 pages, charts. BIC Classification: CFF; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 189 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Kregel Publications,U.S.
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825427435
ISBN
9780825427435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

Paperback. Presents an investigation into the evolution of language. This book exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication. Along the way, it teaches why German maidens are neuter while German turnips are female, why we have feet not foots, and how great changes of pronunciation may result from simple laziness. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFFD; HBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
9780099460251
ISBN
9780099460251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Examines the essential points of Old English grammar. It includes a selection of short, simple original language texts, with annotations. Practice exercises are also included throughout. A companion website includes more interactive exercises, pronunciation samples, and further sample texts. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadview Press
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551118413
ISBN
9781551118413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.19

Paperback. Suzanne Romaine defines and describes the linguistic features of Pidgin and Creole languages. Ongoing development places the study of these languages within the context of current issues of linguistic theory: language acquisition, and universals of change. Series: Longman Linguistics Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780582296473
ISBN
9780582296473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.10
€ 63.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2CSJ; CFF; HRCG; HRQC1; VXQ; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578631100
ISBN
9781578631100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.95

Paperback. Dr Cheshire fieldwork analyses phonological variation in spontaneous everyday conversation. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780521117159
ISBN
9780521117159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.30

Paperback. An authoritative and detailed survey of the languages of the North American Indians. Series Editor(s): Anderson, S. R.; Bresnan, J.; Comrie, B.; Dressler, W.; Ewen, C.; Lass, R. Series: Cambridge Language Surveys. Num Pages: 796 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
796
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521298759
ISBN
9780521298759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.32

Paperback. The first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes' with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed. Editor(s): Hickey, Raymond. Series: Studies in English Language. Num Pages: 444 pages, 8 b/w illus. 20 maps 48 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107515659
ISBN
9781107515659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

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

€ 133.10
€ 108.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; CFK; CJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316819
ISBN
9780226316819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

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

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

paperback. This volume combines Rousseau's essay on the origin of diverse languages with Herder's essay on the genesis of the faculty of speech. Rousseau's essay is important to semiotics and critical theory, as it plays a central role in Jacques Derrida's book "Of Grammatology," and both essays are valuable historical and philosophical documents. Translator(s): Moran, John H.; Gode, Alexander. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226730127
ISBN
9780226730127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.22

Hardback. Examining figures from Thomas More to Stephen Greenblatt, from George Hickes to Seamus Heaney, from George Eliot to Paul de Man, this book illuminates the wanderings of exiles, emigres, dissenters, and the socially estranged as they helped form the modern university disciplines of philology and rhetoric, literary criticism and literary theory. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; DSA; HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123723
ISBN
9780231123723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 82.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; JHMC; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160933
ISBN
9780231160933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFF; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167925
ISBN
9780231167925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. These essays, written by scholars from diverse disciplines and perspectives, consider various present-day and historical efforts to make a language dominant through textual and literary means. Contributors examine pressures to elevate one language at the expense of another and the cultural and intellectual consequences of that elevation. Editor(s): Bloomer, W. Martin. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268021917
ISBN
9780268021917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardcover. A Dictionary of Varieties of English presents a comprehensive listing of the distinctive dialects and forms of English spoken throughout the contemporary world, and provides an invaluable introduction and guide to current research trends in the field. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470656419
ISBN
9780470656419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

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