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Hardcover. Series: The Anthem-European Union Series. Num Pages: 190 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Anthem Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857281265
ISBN
9780857281265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.21

Paperback. This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015934
ISBN
9780141015934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198791096
ISBN
9780198791096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; and now, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world. This title offers a tale of the origins and development of the English language. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571275083
ISBN
9780571275083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.02

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
€ 17.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585446025
ISBN
9781585446025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.72

Hardback. Analyzes the structure of coordination from two perspectives: the symmetrical properties the construction imposes on its conjuncts, and how conjuncts interact with other categories outside coordination with respect to agreement and other grammatical phenomena. This book offers a theory of coordination within the syntactic frameworks. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402015106
ISBN
9781402015106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.84

Paperback. Analyzes the structure of coordination based on the symmetrical properties the construction imposes on its conjuncts, and how conjuncts interact with other categories outside coordination with respect to agreement and other grammatical phenomena. Focusing on data from Spanish, this work offers a theory of coordination within syntactic frameworks. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402015113
ISBN
9781402015113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.04

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

€ 34.99
€ 27.96

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

€ 61.71

Hardcover. The book introduces the reader into the world of mental perception of literary contents. Based on the research in modern semantics, functional stylistics and cognitive phonetics, it explores the way linguistic elements of a literary work cause readers to form a single perception shape identified as a cultural, literary or social stereotype. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black & white tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFC; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137519474
ISBN
9781137519474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

Hardback. The author provides a critique of the cognitivist philosophy which underpins information-processing models of human speech perception, and a proposal of an alternative approach to speech perception research which focuses on the nature of the perceiver, rather than of the acoustic signal. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFH; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333551714
ISBN
9780333551714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFH; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349123704
ISBN
9781349123704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.04

Hardcover. This monograph focuses on the description, use and development of the inflectional subjunctive in English and German in the eighteenth century. A close comparison between meta-linguistic comments (eighteenth-century grammars) and actual language usage (corpus study) allows the evaluation of the influence of prescriptivism on language change. Editor(s): Jones, Charles. Series: Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change. Num Pages: 235 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ACG; 3JF; CFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230574410
ISBN
9780230574410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. BIC Classification: CFG. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333213995
ISBN
9780333213995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.08

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

€ 26.99
€ 19.49

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

€ 82.28
€ 70.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403921123
ISBN
9781403921123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

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