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Paperback. A reprint of the University of Oklahoma Press edition of 1980.This reliable text presents a clear and simple outline of Greek and Latin meters in order that the verse of the Greeks and Romans may be read as poetry. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
138
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202436
ISBN
9780872202436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Merriam-Webster. Num Pages: 443 pages. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 108 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Merriam Webster,U.S. United States
Number of pages
443
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877799061
ISBN
9780877799061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.24

Paperback. Develops a theory of cinematic intertextuality. Building on the insights of semiotics and contemporary film theory, this book defines cinema as a chain of transparent, mimetic fragments intermixed with quotations. It is of interest to film historians and theorists, as well as readers in cultural and literary studies. Translator(s): Ram, Harsha. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085305
ISBN
9780520085305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. The memoir is the most popular and expressive literary form. This title explores the craft and purpose of personal narrative by looking at more than a dozen examples by writers such as Mary Karr, Frank McCourt, Dave Eggers, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Mark Doty, Nuala O'Faolain, Rick Bragg, and Joseph Lelyveld to show what they reveal about themselves. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011013
ISBN
9780804011013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. With a combination of erudition and insight, this work investigates the major aspects of Yiddish language and culture, showing where Yiddish came from and what it has to offer, even as it ceases to be a living language. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CFB; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3887 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 265.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735759
ISBN
9780804735759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.69

hardcover. Special 30th Anniversary edition of Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's classic humour book, revised and updated and including The Deeper Meaning of Liff Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9780752227597
ISBN
9780752227597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780071470001
ISBN
9780071470001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.21

Hardback. This title questions the presupposition that interpretation is the basic problem of language and examines how assumptions about the constructed nature of the object of interpretation affect current discussions about interpretation in the humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734325
ISBN
9780804734325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.56

Paperback. Language is understood as a key path in the formation of all social and political relations Num Pages: 574 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 227 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007728
ISBN
9780253007728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.48

Hardcover. The completely revised and updated edition contains more than 8,000 terms relating to food ingredients, cooking styles, preparation techniques, utensils, and types of culinary service. Clear and concise definitions, word origins, and simple phonetic pronunciations make this an invaluable resource for food and beverage professionals. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471287568
ISBN
9780471287568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.53
€ 74.67

Hardback. This book tells the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its beginnings in the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. Drawing extensively on archival and other sources, it traces the conception of the idea of the Dictionary in the 1850s right up to the launching of the Dictionary as an online database in 2000 and beyond. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; CFB; CFM; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199283620
ISBN
9780199283620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.13

Paperback. A book that lays bare the underlying logic of the English language. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811847
ISBN
9781554811847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.70
€ 45.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
13th Global ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292099477
ISBN
9781292099477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.02

Paperback. Mark Turner makes the revolutionary claim that the basic issue for cognitive science is the nature of literary thinking. Using tools of modern linguistics, the recent work of neuroscientists, and literary masterpieces from Shakespeare, Homer, and Dante, Turner explains how story and projection are fundamental to everyday thought. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195126679
ISBN
9780195126679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Dimension: 232 x 159. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780937073476
ISBN
9780937073476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.09

Paperback. Brings thinking about semantics to bear on the question of how, and how much, language corresponds to thought. This title argues that lying is a function not of words but of sentences; it belongs to the semantic aspect of language. It forges links between linguistic and literary categories on the one hand and ethics and good manners on the other. Translator(s): Churchill, Larry R.; Brown, Jane K.; Brown, Marshall. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4522 x 3226 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Translation
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985497
ISBN
9780295985497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Rorty, Richard. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226725697
ISBN
9780226725697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.52

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mailhammer, Robert; Vennemann, Theo; Olsen, Birgit Anette. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2A; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 437 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763542098
ISBN
9788763542098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.25
€ 57.91

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253208699
ISBN
9780253208699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.15

Hardback. A powerful critique of the revolutionary mentality and sexual aggression represented in the works of authors including D. H. Lawrence, Georges Bataille, Henry Miller, and Norman Mailer. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; C; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349921
ISBN
9780822349921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.90

Hardback. This timely book is the first complete descriptive grammar of Lillooet, an indigenous Canadian language spoken in British Columbia, now threatened with extinction. Series: First Nations Language Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JN; CFH; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774806251
ISBN
9780774806251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.18

Paperback. This book traces the development of English slang from the earliest records to the latest tweet and explores why and how slang is used. Based on inside information from real live slang users as well as the best scholarly sources, this book is guaranteed to teach you some new words that you shouldn't use in polite company. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199679171
ISBN
9780199679171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.15

Paperback. A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; CFM; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436624
ISBN
9780140436624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. Vayrynen argues that thick concepts - such as lewd and rude, selfish and cruel, courageous and kind - are evaluative only as a matter of pragmatics. If thick concepts are not inherently evaluative in meaning, they cannot have the deep and distinctive significance they are often given in moral philosophy. Series: Oxford Moral Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190262174
ISBN
9780190262174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

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