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hardcover. Using thousands of examples, the book identifies the genesis and evolution in African name formation and meaning. Each entry discusses the origins of the name, its meaning, and the wide cultural and social connotations of its use. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1H; CFF; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836433
- ISBN
- 9780810836433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.25
€ 173.25
Hardback. There are around 5,000 languages spoken across the world today, but the languages that coexist in our multilingual world have varied functions and fulfil various roles. Some are spoken by small groups, a village or a tribe; others, much less numerous, are spoken by hundreds of millions of speakers. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629551
- ISBN
- 9780745629551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.80
€ 72.80
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
€ 81.09€ 73.17
€ 81.09
€ 73.17
Paperback. From high school cafeterias to the floor of Congress, from "The Daily Show" to every comments section on the internet, insult is a truly universal and ubiquitous cultural practice with a long and earthy history. This title deals with the subject of insult. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114781
- ISBN
- 9780226114781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.49
€ 31.99
€ 24.49
Paperback. Units, rules, codes, systems: this is how most linguists study language. This book provides an account of integrationalism, a theory of language that declines to accept that text and context, language and world, are distinct and stable categories. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317906
- ISBN
- 9780822317906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. A detailed study of West Greenlandic Eskimo, examining the effect that the role of a speaker has on syntactic structures. Series: Studies in the Native Languages of the Americas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 2JNB; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803216457
- ISBN
- 9780803216457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.11
€ 89.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Olsen, Birgit Anette; Peyrot, Michael; Pinault, Georges-Jean; Olander, Thomas. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763542029
- ISBN
- 9788763542029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 46.12
€ 58.80
€ 46.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 163 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763530255
- ISBN
- 9788763530255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.69
€ 58.80
€ 45.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinault, Georges-Jean; Rasmussen, Jens Elmegard; Peyrot, Michael; Olander, Thomas. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763540667
- ISBN
- 9788763540667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.86
€ 58.80
€ 45.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Olsen, Birgit Anette; Peyrot, Michael; Pinault, Georges-Jean; Olander, Thomas. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Edition
- 16th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763543989
- ISBN
- 9788763543989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.98
€ 58.80
€ 45.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Dorfman, Ben; Olsen, Birgit Anette; Peyrot, Michael; Pinault, Georges-Jean; Olander, Thomas. Num Pages: 145 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2A; CF; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 9th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763543965
- ISBN
- 9788763543965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.95
€ 38.99
€ 27.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinault, Georges-Jean. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2A; CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763536493
- ISBN
- 9788763536493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.93
€ 58.80
€ 45.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; CFG; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Collegiate Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939693221
- ISBN
- 9780939693221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.94
€ 69.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319392219
- ISBN
- 9783319392219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.36
€ 33.99
€ 31.36
Paperback. Addresses an important issue in Second Language Acquisition - how to help learners progress from Intermediate and Advanced proficiency to Superior and beyond. This volume includes research on working memory and cognition and empirical studies of effective teaching. It can serve as a practical handbook for seasoned and pre-professional instructors. Editor(s): Brown, Tony; Bown, Jennifer. Num Pages: 240 pages, 37 figures, 43 tables. BIC Classification: CFDC; CJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 360 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626161733
- ISBN
- 9781626161733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.77
€ 71.77
hardcover. Editor(s): Weeks, Dennis L.; Hoogestraat, Jane. Num Pages: 247 pages, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: CFG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Susquehanna University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910093
- ISBN
- 9781575910093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.11
€ 116.11
Paperback. Time is a fundamental aspect of human cognition and action. All languages have developed rich means to express various facets of time, such as bare time spans, their position on the time line, or their duration. This volume explores what we know about the neural and cognitive representations of time that speakers can draw on in language. Editor(s): Indefrey, Peter; Gullberg, Marianne. Series: Language Learning Cognitive Neuroscience Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: CFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405185813
- ISBN
- 9781405185813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.40
€ 46.99
€ 46.40
Paperback. Translator(s): Pellauer, D.; McLaughlin, K. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226713342
- ISBN
- 9780226713342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.96
€ 25.99
€ 20.96
Paperback. Translator(s): Pellauer, D.; McLaughlin, K. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226713328
- ISBN
- 9780226713328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.96
€ 26.99
€ 21.96
Paperback. Translator(s): Pellauer, D.; Blamey, K. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226713366
- ISBN
- 9780226713366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.56
€ 32.99
€ 25.56