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Paperback. Writing is one of humanity's greatest inventions. Without it there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where did writing evolve? This book discusses the history of decipherment and major writing systems, from cuneiform and Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphs to alphabets and the scripts of China and Japan. Num Pages: 232 pages, many col and b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500286609
- ISBN
- 9780500286609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.67
€ 21.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446025
- ISBN
- 9781585446025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.24
€ 34.24
Paperback. Finding a particular scientific document amid thousands of other documents can often seem like an insurmountable task. This book shows how linguistic theory can provide a solution by analyzing rhetorical structures to make information retrieval easier and faster. It applies empirical discourse studies to pressing issues of document management. Series: CSLI - Studies in Computational Linguistics. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Center for the Study of Language and Inf
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575865560
- ISBN
- 9781575865560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.67
€ 33.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. This accessible text is split into 2 halves. Initially, Janet Townend takes the reader through the early development and the structure and usage of spoken English. In the second half Jean Walker explains the history and structure of written English, including word formation and grammar. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861564290
- ISBN
- 9781861564290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.76
€ 75.76
Paperback. The making of the "Oxford English Dictionary" was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the keenest volunteers was a W C Minor who astonished everyone by refusing to come to Oxford to receive his congratulations. In the end, James Murray, the "OED's" editor, went to Crowthorne in Berkshire to meet him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140271287
- ISBN
- 9780140271287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. "As an introduction to how the history of an African society can be reconstructed from largely nonliterate sources, and to the Swahili in particular, .. a model work."-International Journal of African Historical Studies Series: Ethnohistory S. Num Pages: 160 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFJ; CFF; HBJH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812212075
- ISBN
- 9780812212075
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Condition: New
€ 40.97
€ 40.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Porter, Stanley E (McMaster Divinity College Canada); Dyer, Bryan R (Calvin College USA). Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; HRCG3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801049507
- ISBN
- 9780801049507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.57
€ 25.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. A complete course in the syntactic structure of English. The edition offers coverage of areas such as appositive constructions, parasitic gaps and expanded coverage of cleft sentences and free relatives. It progresses from overview to major constructions and grammar with end-of-chapter exercises. Num Pages: 834 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 834
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226556291
- ISBN
- 9780226556291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.76
€ 113.76
Paperback. The Syntax and Semantics of the Perfect Active in Literary Koine Greek incorporates linguistic insights from both neo-Davidsonian and Chomskyan traditions to present a unified semantic description of the perfect and pluperfect in literary Koine Greek. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119243540
- ISBN
- 9781119243540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.12
€ 38.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSJ; CJB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780567042378
- ISBN
- 9780567042378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Paperback. Examines the importance of rhetoric in the study of film and film theory. Taking on such issues as Hollywood blacklisting, fascistic aesthetics, and postmodern dialogics, this work presents fifteen critical essays that examine rhetoric's role in such films as "The Fifth Element", "The Last Temptation of Christ", and "A Time to Kill". Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809328291
- ISBN
- 9780809328291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.05
€ 52.05
Paperback. Providing examples, tips and hints for confidence, this wedding speech guide is written exclusively for the bridegroom. It covers conveying feelings to guests; adding a little humour; finding the ideal beginning and ending; putting it all together; and getting the delivery right. Num Pages: 108 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CBP; CFG; WJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- How To Books
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KNW0008719
- ISBN
- 9781857035674
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Providing examples, tips and hints for confidence, this wedding speech guide is written exclusively for the bridegroom. It covers conveying feelings to guests; adding a little humour; finding the ideal beginning and ending; putting it all together; and getting the delivery right. Num Pages: 108 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CBP; CFG; WJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- How To Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSS0005789
- ISBN
- 9781857035674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Aims to answer the questions about the validity and uses of think-alouds, verbal reports completed by research participants while they perform a task. This book offers an overview of how think-alouds have been used in language research, and presents a meta-analysis of findings from studies involving verbal tasks and think-alouds. Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 18 black & white tables. BIC Classification: CFDC; JMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415994842
- ISBN
- 9780415994842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
paperback. Presents the prototype of the etymological thesaurus that has been the goal of the Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus project (STEDT) since 1987. This book provides nearly 170 Proto-Tibeto-Burman etymologies in the semantic area of the reproductive system, along with discussions of possible Chinese cognates. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; CF; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520098718
- ISBN
- 9780520098718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.16
€ 55.16
Hardcover. Facsimile edition with English translation. Num Pages: 64 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772881799
- ISBN
- 9788772881799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.95
€ 46.95
Paperback. Organized around a series of propositions that range from the idea that nothing is translatable to the idea that everything is translatable, this book examines the vital role of translation studies in the "invention" of comparative literature as a discipline. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: CFP; CJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- y First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049977
- ISBN
- 9780691049977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.31
€ 58.31
Paperback. A look at the art of translation. Rachel May analyzes Russian literature in English translation, treating it less as a substitute for the original works than as a special subset of English literature, with its own cultural, stylistic, and narrative traditions. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AGR; CFP; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810111585
- ISBN
- 9780810111585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.56
€ 54.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, 1port. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780967967509
- ISBN
- 9780967967509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.40
€ 26.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226287195
- ISBN
- 9780226287195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.69
€ 33.99
€ 27.69
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
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
hardcover. Series: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Monograph. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 286 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916458300
- ISBN
- 9780916458300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.04
€ 41.04
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: CFFD; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099460251
- ISBN
- 9780099460251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.78
€ 14.99
€ 11.78
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
€ 79.62
€ 79.62