Language
Results 721 - 740 of 5407
Language
Paperback. A collection of over 6000 proverbs (and their origins). Editor(s): Fergusson, Rosalind. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140514780
- ISBN
- 9780140514780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.69
€ 16.99
€ 12.69
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€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. A guide to the grammatical laws and idiosyncrasies that govern the English Language. It is suitable for linguists, English Language students, and those who write in English. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2BMH; CBG; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140514643
- ISBN
- 9780140514643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. Offers a selection of synonyms for a host of words, ranging from the everyday to the comparatively esoteric and from standard vocabulary to contemporary slang and jargon. Editor(s): Pickering, David; Manser, Martin H.; Fergusson, Rosalind. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140515206
- ISBN
- 9780140515206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.14
€ 25.99
€ 18.14
Paperback. This guide to Russian grammar and verbs is comprehensive and easy-to-use. It provides ultra-clear explanations and an easy-access design, and is an ideal support book for all beginner and intermediate learners. Num Pages: 256 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CJBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 16. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198603801
- ISBN
- 9780198603801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
€ 13.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it. Using related evidence from archaeology and natural history, this work explores the lives, thoughts, passions, culture, society, economy, history, and environment of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. Num Pages: 760 pages, Numerous tables. BIC Classification: CF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 760
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199296682
- ISBN
- 9780199296682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.45
€ 57.45
Paperback. Reflecting the many-sided development of Hindi during the 20th century, the dictionary provides over 70,000 entries with illustrative material showing words in use. Both colloquial and literary vocabulary is covered, together with some modern regional variants. Editor(s): McGregor, R. S. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2B; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198643395
- ISBN
- 9780198643395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.45
€ 44.45
Paperback. Since the middle of the 20th century Ludwig Wittgenstein has been an exceptionally influential and controversial figure wherever philosophy is studied. This is the most comprehensive volume ever published on Wittgenstein: thirty-five leading scholars explore the whole range of his thought, offering critical engagement and original interpretation. Editor(s): Kuusela, Oskari; McGinn, Marie. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 840 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; HPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1446.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198708995
- ISBN
- 9780198708995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
Hardback. This book offers a crosslinguistic survey of polysynthetic languages, in which single multi-morpheme verb forms can express what would be whole sentences in English. It looks at a range of issues from a cross-theoretical perspective, including complexity, argument structure, language contact, and language obsolence. Editor(s): Fortescue, Michael; Mithun, Marianne; Evans, Nicholas. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: CFDC; CFF; CFK; JHMC. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199683208
- ISBN
- 9780199683208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.86
€ 251.86
Paperback. The definitive reference work for this diverse and fertile field: an outstanding international team contribute 41 new essays covering topics from the nature of language to meaning, truth, and reference, and the interfaces of philosophy of language with linguistics, psychology, logic, epistemology, and metaphysics. Editor(s): LePore, Ernest; Smith, Barry C. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 1100 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPL; JMR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1878.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552238
- ISBN
- 9780199552238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.09
€ 73.09
Hardback. This handbook offers an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful for specialists and accessible to the general reader. International experts examine name theory, place and personal names, names in literature, socio-onomastics, names and other disciplines, and other types of names. Editor(s): Hough, Carole. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199656431
- ISBN
- 9780199656431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.99
€ 257.99
Hardback. This book provides a state-of-the-art account of past and current research in the interface between linguistics and law. It outlines the range of legal areas in which linguistics plays an increasing role and describes the tools and approaches used by linguists and lawyers in this vibrant new field. Editor(s): Tiersma, Peter M. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 664 pages, Figures. BIC Classification: CF; JHB; JM; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 254 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199572120
- ISBN
- 9780199572120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.57
€ 256.57
Paperback. This Handbook is the first authoritative reference work solely dedicated to the theory, method, and applications of Construction Grammar, and will be a resource that students and scholars alike can turn to for a representative overview of its many sub-theories and applications. Editor(s): Hoffmann, Thomas; Trousdale, Graeme. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 610 pages. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190463212
- ISBN
- 9780190463212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.21
€ 80.21
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
€ 37.25
€ 37.25
Paperback. This English-Hebrew dictionary provides a description of the Hebrew language as it is encountered and used today, covering formal and poetic Hebrew as well as current idioms and phrases, slang and colloquialisms. The labelling system allows quick identification of context, register and usage. Editor(s): Doniach, N. S.; Kahane, Ahuvia. Num Pages: 1120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; 2CSJ; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 171 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1376.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 1120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198601722
- ISBN
- 9780198601722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.48€ 49.91
€ 65.48
€ 49.91
Hardcover. An accepted authority on the evolution of the English language. This work traces the usage of words through 2.4 million quotations from a range of international English language sources. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. Editor(s): Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund; Murray, J. A. H. Num Pages: 21728 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 999 x 999 x 999. Weight in Grams: 99999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA Oxford
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 21728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198611868
- ISBN
- 9780198611868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,990.39
€ 1,990.39
Paperback. An essential point of reference for anyone wanting to widen their vocabulary, this dictionary offers more than 140,000 alternative and opposite words as well as thousands of real examples of usage from the Oxford English Corpus to help you find the word you need quickly and easily. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705185
- ISBN
- 9780198705185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199658237
- ISBN
- 9780199658237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.95
€ 18.99
€ 14.95
Hardcover. This book provides a brief account of the origins, history, and sense-development of more than 38,000 words. Editor(s): Onions, C. T. Num Pages: 1040 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1686.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1040
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198611127
- ISBN
- 9780198611127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.57€ 59.69
€ 78.57
€ 59.69
Paperback. We all know what the words cat and dog and mother and tree mean. What we really need is a dictionary that helps us with the tough words, like elucubrate, or demesne, or cynosure. True, a standard dictionary can bail us out when we run across a tough word at home or in a library. Editor(s): Hobson, Archie. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195173284
- ISBN
- 9780195173284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.13
€ 39.13