Language: reference & general
Results 1501 - 1520 of 1934
Language: reference & general
Paperback. The King James Bible has contributed more to English than any other source. In this enlightening book David Crystal asks why. He looks at how its words have been given new life by poets, playwrights, novelists, politicians, journalists, advertisers, film-makers, hip-hop artists, and many others. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 193 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199695188
- ISBN
- 9780199695188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.47
€ 28.47
Hardcover. The author explains structure and then shows how it works in different language contexts - the literary, the non-literary, the spoken and the written. He explores a wide range of linguistic themes including sociolinguistics, language acquisition and register, and shows how our language can be interpreted. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CJBG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 192 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582848634
- ISBN
- 9780582848634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.95
€ 55.95
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198791096
- ISBN
- 9780198791096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Hardback. 4vo.Illustrated. Very good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- SKU
- KEX0261522
- ISBN
- 9780521401791
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781253519
- ISBN
- 9781781253519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.41
€ 16.99
€ 12.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729136
- ISBN
- 9780198729136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.86
€ 19.99
€ 15.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CBP; CFA; CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300226409
- ISBN
- 9780300226409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.51
€ 16.99
€ 13.51
Hardback. How has the English language developed over time? How have words entered the English language, or changed their meaning? David Crystal takes us on a wonderful tour through the origins and evolution of 15 groups of words, from dying to spacecraft. His source is the monumental Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199680474
- ISBN
- 9780199680474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in fifteenth century Bruges, the typesetters simply spelled it the way it sounded to their foreign cars, and it stuck. This book takes you on a journey through English spelling. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846685682
- ISBN
- 9781846685682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.64
€ 15.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient word ('loaf') to advanced ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'), the author takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure and the downright surprising. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846684289
- ISBN
- 9781846684289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.69
€ 15.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143121572
- ISBN
- 9780143121572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.87
€ 19.00
€ 16.87
Hardback. Prasun is a non-literary, unwritten language spoken in the Prasun Valley that varies from village to village. The texts in this volume were collected in 1956 and 1970. Included are all the texts collected, a German translation, a glossary, lists of numbers, place and personal names, the Prasun calendar system, and a brief Introduction in English. Editor(s): Buddruss, Georg; Deneger, Almuth. Translator(s): Buddruss, Georg; Deneger, Almuth. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 946 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737419
- ISBN
- 9780674737419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.05€ 63.30
€ 70.05
€ 63.30
Paperback. How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Particular
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954300
- ISBN
- 9780241954300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 79 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CB; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 79
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801010743
- ISBN
- 9780801010743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.35
€ 17.35
Paperback. This exciting new edition from David A Sousa examines source material on brain research and provides classroom reading strategies for teachers, based on the most current findings. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781483333946
- ISBN
- 9781483333946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Paperback. Completely bilingual, this dictionary focuses on two contemporary international languages, American English and a worldwide Spanish rooted in both Latin American and Iberian sources. It has been updated with six thousand new words and meanings selected for their frequency of use, rising popularity, and situational necessity. Editor(s): Pharies, David A. Num Pages: 606 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADS; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 47. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226666969
- ISBN
- 9780226666969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
€ 19.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. Covers media opportunities and targeted at both self-published and traditionally-published authors. This book sets out the promotional tools available and advises which paths are likely to sell the highest number of copies and which can help to establish the writer's name as a published author. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- LEGEND BUSINESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907756399
- ISBN
- 9781907756399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.77
€ 13.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. Looks at a range of examples, providing definitions and explaining how they should be used. This practical guide is arranged by theme, making it possible to compare all the idioms in that subject area and find the right one for the occasion, whether in writing or speech. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Revised & Corrected
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140514810
- ISBN
- 9780140514810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Hardcover. Writing a novel can be a slow, painful and lonely process. Many writers never manage to achieve their goal. This book helps you to rediscover the joy of your craft and rekindle your creative fire. It offers you support, guidance and encouragement as well as insight into the craft of writing. Editor(s): Daoust, Phil. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 117 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Guardian Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852653289
- ISBN
- 9780852653289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
hardcover. Of interest to ministers, seminarians, translators, and students of biblical Greek, this title offers definitions or explanations in idiomatic English for all Greek terms. It features entries that include basic etymological information, short renderings, information on usage, and plentiful biblical references as well as Greek terms. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AHB; CBDX; HRCF2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136158
- ISBN
- 9780226136158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 55.55
€ 65.36
€ 55.55