Historical & comparative linguistics
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Historical & comparative linguistics
Paperback. Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland offers a much-needed exploration into the problem of linguistic and social identity construction in early Iceland, and is a fascinating account of an under examined historical-linguistic story that will spur further research and discussion amongst researchers. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118294963
- ISBN
- 9781118294963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.40
€ 38.40
Hardback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; CFF; HBJD; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801438486
- ISBN
- 9780801438486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.24
€ 88.24
hardcover. Steven Roger Fischer's fascinating book charts the history of communication from the time before human language was conceived through to the media explosion of the present day. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: CFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890511
- ISBN
- 9781861890511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.49
€ 33.49
Paperback. It is tempting to take the tremendous rate of contemporary linguistic change for granted. What is required, in fact, is a radical reinterpretation of what language is. This book begins with an examination of the modes of communication used by dolphins, birds and primates as the first contexts in which the concept of 'language' might be applied. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890801
- ISBN
- 9781861890801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.89
€ 25.89
Paperback. Provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of a large part of the vocabulary of modern English, including both basic words and a wide selection of derivative forms. Editor(s): Hoad, T. F. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Oxford Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192830982
- ISBN
- 9780192830982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.83
€ 16.99
€ 13.83
Paperback. Runes, a unique functional writing system were used for some 1300 years in Scandinavia, from about AD 200 till around the end of the fourteenth century, when the runic alphabet finally gave way to the modern writing system. This book presents an account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use. Translator(s): Hoek, Betsy van der. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; CFF; CFLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340. 218 pages, black & white illustrations. Runes, a unique functional writing system were used for some 1300 years in Scandinavia, from about AD 200 till around the end of the fourteenth century, when the runic alphabet finally gave way to the modern writing system. This book presents an account of the Norwegian examples throughout the period of their use. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; CFF; CFLA. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 13. Weight: 336. Translator(s): Hoek, Betsy van der.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835042
- ISBN
- 9781843835042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.07
€ 25.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. A study of the English language during the period 1500-1700. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615247
- ISBN
- 9780748615247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.26
€ 25.99
€ 25.26
Hardback. A study of the English language during the period 1500-1700. Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615230
- ISBN
- 9780748615230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.87
€ 142.87
Hardback. Essays on the complexity of multilingualism in medieval England. Editor(s): Fenster, Thelma. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADF; CFF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843844594
- ISBN
- 9781843844594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.21
€ 145.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415862639
- ISBN
- 9780415862639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772896625
- ISBN
- 9788772896625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.39€ 51.21
€ 65.39
€ 51.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pontillo, Tiziana; Candotti, Maria Piera. Series: Cultural, Historical and Textual Studies of South Asian Religions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16+ figures and illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857283153
- ISBN
- 9780857283153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Hopkins, Tometro; Decker, Kendall; McKenny, John. Series: World Englishes. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474298537
- ISBN
- 9781474298537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.25
€ 38.99
€ 33.25
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
Paperback. A comprehensive survey of English as it is spoken throughout the British Isles, now available in paperback. Editor(s): Hopkins, Tometro; McKenny, John; Decker, Kendall. Series: World Englishes. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474298544
- ISBN
- 9781474298544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.25
€ 38.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763539159
- ISBN
- 9788763539159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.39€ 51.21
€ 65.39
€ 51.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199604296
- ISBN
- 9780199604296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99
€ 35.99
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
€ 34.75
€ 34.75
Hardback. The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174653
- ISBN
- 9780631174653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.56
€ 144.56
Paperback. Ranging from the writings of Augustine, Dante, Descartes and Rousseau, arcane treatises on cabbalism and magic, to the history of the study of language and its origins, this book shows how the late eighteenth-century discovery of a proto-language (Indo-European) for the Aryan peoples was perverted to support notions of racial superiority. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205104
- ISBN
- 9780631205104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Hardcover. Reflecting the liveliness of English as it is spoken on America's main streets and country roads, this fourth volume is a collection of vernacular Americanisms - regional metaphors and similes passed along within homes and communities. Num Pages: 960 pages, 575 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CBD; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 960
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008847
- ISBN
- 9780674008847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.78
€ 181.78
Hardcover. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 612 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947846
- ISBN
- 9781933947846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.85
€ 174.85
paperback. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: 2FMZ; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ibex Publishers, Incorporated United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936347318
- ISBN
- 9780936347318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.54
€ 30.99
€ 22.54
Paperback. Editor(s): Morton, Lindsey. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; CFF; DQ; GBA; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Unisa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868886647
- ISBN
- 9781868886647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.27
€ 58.27