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Hardback. Presents a history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem. The author describes the differences between English and American usage and, the link between regional dialect and race, class, and gender. He discusses contact with foreign languages, the Internet, and e-mail continue to shape English for future generations. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137942
ISBN
9780231137942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

hardcover. How choosing a language created a people Series: Traditions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 photographs; 2 tables. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CFF; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252032844
ISBN
9780252032844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.34

Paperback. This collection seeks to represent the state of the art in cognitive stylistics - a field at the interface between linguistics, literary studies and cognitive science. Editor(s): Semino, Elena; Culpepper, Jonathan V.; Culpeper, Jonathan. Series: Linguistic Approaches to Literature. Num Pages: 349 pages, index. BIC Classification: CFD; DSA; DSB; JMAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9789027233325
ISBN
9789027233325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.97

Paperback. .
Publisher
Heinle
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780547208633
ISBN
9780547208633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

Paperback. Understanding Semantics is an accessible and invaluable introduction to the three main traditions of semantics: structuralism and decomposition, cognitive semantics and formal semantics. Series: Understanding Language. Num Pages: 392 pages, 85 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444122435
ISBN
9781444122435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Hardcover. Exploring the morally entangled territory of language and race in 18th- and 19th-century America, Sean Harvey shows that whites' theories of an "Indian mind" inexorably shaped by Indian languages played a crucial role in the subjugation of Native peoples and informed the U.S. government's efforts to extinguish Native languages for years to come. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 330 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFF; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674289932
ISBN
9780674289932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.09

Paperback. Provides information on Scots language for the general public and for schools in a compact and user-friendly form. Series: Scots Language Dictionaries. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBDX; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902930022
ISBN
9781902930022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. Unique subject guide to over 20,000 Scots words. Series: Scots Language Dictionaries. Num Pages: 536 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBF; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
536
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902930039
ISBN
9781902930039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. This text is intended to help those students who have progressed beyond introductory course books to translate from Latin into English. There are explanations of each Latin construction, graded exercises, plus notes and exercises on Latin words and usages which cut across several constructions. Num Pages: 192 pages, grammatical tables, vocabulary, pronunciation guide, exercises, index. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 4KHT; CFP; CJBG; YQF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Oliver & Boyd Essex
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780050042878
ISBN
9780050042878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.37

Paperback. Presents the major theoretical developments in generative syntax and the empirical arguments motivating them. This book focuses on syntactic argumentation. Beginning with the fundamentals of generative syntax, it proceeds by a series of gradually unfolding arguments to analyses of some of the most sophisticated proposals. Num Pages: 618 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 917.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
618
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520038332
ISBN
9780520038332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. Series: Soochow University Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156392
ISBN
9780691156392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Hardback. Presents the author's vision of philosophy of language. Explaining the progress philosophers have made toward creating a theoretical framework for the study of language, this book investigates foundational concepts - such as truth, reference, and meaning - that are central to the philosophy of language and important to philosophy as a whole. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138664
ISBN
9780691138664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Illustrates the significance of linguistic concerns for a broad range of philosophical topics - including the relationship between language and thought; the objects of belief, assertion, and other propositional attitudes; the distinction between metaphysical and epistemic possibility; and, the nature of necessity, actuality, and possible worlds. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136837
ISBN
9780691136837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 50.79

Hardback. Series: Carl G. Hempel Lecture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160450
ISBN
9780691160450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155975
ISBN
9780691155975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Hardcover. In all scientific endeavors lies the ancient drive for sharing ideas and knowledge, and now this can be accomplished in a single tongue - English. But is this a good thing? This author answers this question by investigating the phenomenon of English in science, how and why it came about, the forms in which it appears, and what is its future. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 halftone, 7 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226535036
ISBN
9780226535036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. In this work, Scott Montgomery explores the roles that translation has played in the development of Western science from antiquity to the end of the 20th century. It presents case histories of science in translation from a variety of disciplines and cultural contexts, both Western and non-Western. Num Pages: 326 pages, 5 line drawings, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: CFP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534817
ISBN
9780226534817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.40

Paperback. Intercultural Discourse and Communication: The Essential Readings is a collection of articles that discuss major theoretical approaches, case studies of cultural and sub--cultural contact from around the globe, issues of identity in a biculturala individuals, and the a real worlda implications of intercultural contact and conflict. Editor(s): Kiesling, Scott F.; Paulston, Christina Bratt. Series: Linguistics: The Essential Readings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235446
ISBN
9780631235446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.72

Paperback. A comprehensive study of variation and change, including current debates in the area. Series: Edinburgh Sociolinguistics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 55 black and white figures, mainly charts and graphs. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324. Series: Edinburgh Sociolinguistics. 208 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 55 black and white figures, mainly charts and graphs. A comprehensive study of variation and change, including current debates in the area. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFB. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight: 324.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637621
ISBN
9780748637621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia Series. Num Pages: 636 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947655
ISBN
9781933947655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.78
€ 73.72

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