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Paperback. This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems relate to the language they depict. Writing, Coulmas contends, is not only the guide or garment of spoken language, but has a deep and lasting effect on the development of language itself. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180289
- ISBN
- 9780631180289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Hardback. In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the development of this communication tool to show how it has conquered the world. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: CFLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405154062
- ISBN
- 9781405154062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.21
€ 113.21
Paperback. In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the development of this communication tool to show how it has conquered the world. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 322 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405154079
- ISBN
- 9781405154079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.96
€ 44.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; CFGA; KJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manor House Publishing Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897453407
- ISBN
- 9781897453407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.78
€ 20.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. Tells the story about the tangle of race, talk, and identity in the life of Martin Luther King Jr. This title delves into the intricacies of his sermons, speeches, storytelling, exhortations, jokes, jeremiads, taunts, repartee, eulogies, confessions, lamentation, and gallows humor. It explores his performances. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; CFG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046986
- ISBN
- 9780674046986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.87
€ 35.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. * The first significant work from a major contemporary theologian since Theology and Social Theory (1990). * Covers a broad range of contemporary debates in theology, philosophy, social theory and cultural studies. . Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CF; HRCM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203360
- ISBN
- 9780631203360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CFA; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443169
- ISBN
- 9780801443169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Hardback. The story of words, cultures, the OED and John Simpson, a word detective with thirty-seven years of dictionary experience and twenty years as Chief Editor of the world's most important dictionary Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; CBX; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 344 x 35. Weight in Grams: 638. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0009001
- ISBN
- 9781408706602
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The story of words, cultures, the OED and John Simpson, a word detective with thirty-seven years of dictionary experience and twenty years as Chief Editor of the world's most important dictionary Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BM; CBX; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141008
- ISBN
- 9780349141008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Hardcover. An invaluable reference tool for students and researchers in theoretical linguistics, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Syntax has been updated to incorporate the last 10 years of syntactic research and expanded to include a wider array of important case studies in the syntax of a broad array of languages. Editor(s): Everaert, Martin; Riemsdijk, Henk C. van. Series: The Wiley Blackwell Companions to Linguistics. Num Pages: 5120 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118358726
- ISBN
- 9781118358726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,586.84
€ 1,586.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Jones, Eiry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFW; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 119 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Y Lolfa United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Bilingual edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862433635
- ISBN
- 9780862433635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.96
€ 11.96
Hardcover. This English-Welsh dictionary - modelled on the "Harrap Shorter French" dictionary - includes synonyms; illustrative quotations; idioms; accentuation; specialist and technical terms; regional variants; literary and colloquial registers; as well as place-names and personal names. Editor(s): Griffiths, Dr. Bruce; Jones, Dafydd Glyn. Num Pages: 1792 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AFW; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 205 x 79. Weight in Grams: 2852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1792
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9780708311868
- ISBN
- 9780708311868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.95
€ 76.95
Paperback. A collection of writing on the experience of teaching. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; CFG; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065823
- ISBN
- 9780226065823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Hardcover. Num Pages: 524 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206441
- ISBN
- 9780872206441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.07€ 132.37
€ 175.07
€ 132.37
Paperback. When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values? Are the skills that education and literacy gave millions wasted on consuming pop culture? Do the media coerce us into a world of the superficial and the material - or can they be a force for good? This book asks these questions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; CFC; JFCA; JFD; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191584
- ISBN
- 9780141191584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Hardback. Series: Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 b&w illus., 2 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 2JN; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 175 x 509. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477308318
- ISBN
- 9781477308318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.60
€ 96.60
Paperback. In this detailed survey of Finnish, Hungarian, Lapp and the other Uralic Languages, Angela Marcantonio shows there is in fact no scientific evidence to support the belief that they form a genetic family. If this approach is accepted, this detailed analysis will have far--reaching consequences for other assumed language families. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 2F; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231707
- ISBN
- 9780631231707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
hardcover. This diverse collection of American folktales and true stories showcases the history and lore of the eastern states. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: CFC; GL; JNKH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781591587279
- ISBN
- 9781591587279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.04
€ 80.04
Paperback. Presents an investigation into the evolution of language. This book exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication. Along the way, it teaches why German maidens are neuter while German turnips are female, why we have feet not foots, and how great changes of pronunciation may result from simple laziness. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFFD; HBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099460251
- ISBN
- 9780099460251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. This is an introductory overview of modern theoretical linguistics which aims to be both accessible and humorous without sacrificing either scholarship or insight. The author emphasizes the necessity of appealing to linguistic theory for an understanding of the phenomena of language. Num Pages: 284 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631169260
- ISBN
- 9780631169260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.50
€ 52.50