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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
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227173916
- ISBN
- 9780227173916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.63
€ 54.63
Paperback. Series: Routledge Comprehensive Grammars. Num Pages: 744 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSW; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 744
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415669252
- ISBN
- 9780415669252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.32
€ 88.32
Hardback. Draws on evidence from evolutionary biology, genetics, physical anthropology, anatomy, and neuroscience, to provide a framework for studying the evolution of human language and cognition. This work argues that the influential theories of language's development are inconsistent with principles and findings of evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Num Pages: 448 pages, 60 line illustrations. BIC Classification: CFD; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021846
- ISBN
- 9780674021846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.72€ 73.17
€ 80.72
€ 73.17
paperback. An attempt to bring the different strands of language and sex issues into a single psychological framework. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370. Good clean copy. Covers showing light age and shelf wear. Ownership details on half title. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031872
- ISBN
- 9780631127536
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Hobbes' extreme political views have commanded so much attention that they have eclipsed his work on language and mind, and on reasoning, personhood, and group formation. This book argues that it was Hobbes who invented the invention of language thesis - the idea that language is a cultural innovation that transformed the human mind. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143255
- ISBN
- 9780691143255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.92
€ 36.99
€ 26.92
Paperback. Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics consists of introductory level textbooks covering the core topics in Applied Linguistics, designed for those entering postgraduate studies and language professionals returning to academic study. Series: Routledge Introductions to Applied Linguistics. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415572101
- ISBN
- 9780415572101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.13
€ 58.13
Paperback. In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 2. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509513321
- ISBN
- 9781509513321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.78
€ 21.78
Paperback. Examines the relationships between the writing systems of the ancient Aegean and Cyprus in the second and first millennia BC, principally Cretan 'Hieroglyphic', Linear A, Linear B, Cypro-Minoan and the Cypriot Syllabary, demonstrating the great advances made by inter-disciplinary studies. Editor(s): Steele, Philippa. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; CFLA; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785706448
- ISBN
- 9781785706448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.37
€ 57.37
Hardback. In Roland Barthes's eyes, Philippe Sollers embodied the figure of the contemporary writer forever seeking something new. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; CF; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509513314
- ISBN
- 9781509513314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. A fresh alternative for describing segmental structure in phonology Num Pages: 224 pages, 103 black & white line drawings, 103 illustrations, including spectographs and spectogram. BIC Classification: CFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340. 224 pages, 103 black & white line drawings, 103 illustrations, including spectographs and spectogram. A fresh alternative for describing segmental structure in phonology. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: CFH. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight: 340.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748637430
- ISBN
- 9780748637430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.63
€ 41.99
€ 34.63
Paperback. The new edition of Language and Gender: A Reader responds to the wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initial publication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entries that have made the volume so popular, the second edition has been fully revised, and now includes 23 new articles and two entirely new sections. Editor(s): Coates, Jennifer. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 35. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191272
- ISBN
- 9781405191272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.11
€ 44.99
€ 44.11
Hardback. The new edition of Language and Gender: A Reader responds to the wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initial publication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entries that have made the volume so popular, the second edition has been fully revised, and now includes 23 new articles and two entirely new sections. Num Pages: 640 pages, ill. BIC Classification: CFB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191449
- ISBN
- 9781405191449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.69
€ 112.69
Paperback. Includes text in English and Danish. This book is a collection of 29 linguistic papers spanning as diverse areas as phonology, morphology, language acquisition, computational linguistics, linguistic theory, and model-building. It also contains a bibliography. Editor(s): Jacobsen, Henrik Galberg; Bleses, Dorthe; Madsen, Thomas O. Num Pages: 314 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ACSD; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 183 x 24. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778388261
- ISBN
- 9788778388261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.82
€ 35.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. This volume brings together Bourdieua s highly original writings on language and on the relations between language, power and politics. Bourdieu develops a forceful critique of traditional approaches to language, including the linguistic theories of Saussure and Chomsky and the theory of speech--acts elaborated by Austin and others. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610344
- ISBN
- 9780745610344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.81
€ 24.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. This collection of essays examines how our visual and language systems interact in relationship to reading. Contributors including Richard C. Shillcock, Marc Brysbaert and Carol Whitney evaluate recent findings from neuro-imaging literature and current work concerning how letters and letter strings are processed. Editor(s): Cornelissen, Piers L.; Singleton, Chris. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405160919
- ISBN
- 9781405160919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.80
€ 28.80
Paperback. This collection of essays examines the linguistic and rhetorical features of Homer's work. Arguing that there can be no purely historical interpretation, Pucci focuses on two features of Homer's rhetoric - repetition of expression and its effects on meaning, and the issue of intertexuality. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CFG; DSBB; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822630593
- ISBN
- 9780822630593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.27
€ 70.27
The Mystery of Culture Contacts, Historical Reconstruction, and Text A...
Pike, Kenneth L.; Simmons, Frederick V.; McKi...
Hardback. Offers a theoretical linguistic research to the areas of historical linguistics, cross-cultural communications, and text analysis. This title examines the crucial role that language plays in the many problems encountered in contacts between people from divergent cultural backgrounds. Editor(s): Jankowsky, Kurt R. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878402953
- ISBN
- 9780878402953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.92
€ 69.92
Hardcover. This volume brings together fourteen papers which explore the discourse-pragmatic, semantic, morphological and syntactic factors involved in English morphosyntactic alternations. Editor(s): Medina, Pilar Guerrero. Series: Functional Linguistics. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; CFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845537449
- ISBN
- 9781845537449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.92
€ 31.92
Paperback. An overview of all aspects of Indian English. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 184 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625956
- ISBN
- 9780748625956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.85
€ 36.99
€ 33.85