Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
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
€ 52.09
€ 52.09
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€ 18.45
€ 23.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFFD; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 186 x 9. Weight in Grams: 211.
- Publisher
- Gibbs M. Smith Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781423622444
- ISBN
- 9781423622444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.93
€ 11.93
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. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198701880
- ISBN
- 9780198701880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.28
€ 28.28
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
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
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
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
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
€ 50.42
€ 50.42
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
€ 32.99€ 28.68
€ 32.99
€ 28.68
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: CFFD; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099460251
- ISBN
- 9780099460251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.78
€ 14.99
€ 11.78
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
€ 37.31
€ 37.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 276 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132313506
- ISBN
- 9780132313506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.60
€ 55.60
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
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
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
€ 52.38
€ 52.38
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
€ 40.99€ 35.96
€ 40.99
€ 35.96
Paperback. A Presentation of Glissant's theoretical writings on the colonial experience in the Caribbean, and an analysis of his powerful yet subtle novels in the context of postcolonial studies. This juxtaposition highlights Glissant's contribution to this theoretical endeavour. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFF; DSBH; DSC; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918495
- ISBN
- 9780813918495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.12
€ 46.12
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
€ 109.76€ 108.35
€ 109.76
€ 108.35
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHM; CFF; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801018916
- ISBN
- 9780801018916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.13
€ 31.13
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
€ 40.99€ 37.26
€ 40.99
€ 37.26
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
€ 5.49