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Hardcover. The first work dedicated solely to the subject of slang words and their meanings, this book is a lost gem originally intended to educate the polite London classes in the parlance of thieves and ruffians, should they be so unlucky as to wander into the 'wrong' parts of town. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBX; CFFD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 380. Fine copy in dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KKD0008974
- ISBN
- 9781851243488
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. An autobiography and an introduction to the field of linguistics. It offers us a look behind the scenes at the adventures, rewards, challenges and pitfalls of his life in language. It is suitable not just for students and teachers but for lovers of language. Num Pages: 304 pages, , black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: CF; EBAL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0008795
- ISBN
- 9780415485746
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Suitable for sinologists, literary critics, anthropologists, cultural studies scholars, and others curious about the semiotics of food, this book examines the twentieth-century Chinese political experience as it is represented literature through hunger, cooking, eating, and cannibalising. It includes chapters on Xiao Hong, Wang Anyi, and Li Ang. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CFG; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323419
- ISBN
- 9780822323419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Julia Kristeva is a theorist and has been acclaimed for her work in linguistics, psychoanalysis, literary and political theory. This is an introduction to her work in English, containing a range of essays from all phases of her career. Editor(s): Moi, Toril. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631149316
- ISBN
- 9780631149316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.07
€ 30.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. The only fully comprehensive compilation of Kristeva's key writings. The second edition includes material from Kristeva's most important works of the past five years, including The Sense and Non-Sense of Revolt, Intimate Revolt, and Hannah Arendt. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: CFD; DN; JFC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 512 pages, bibliography. Editor(s): Oliver, Kelly. The only fully comprehensive compilation of Kristeva's key writings. The second edition includes material from Kristeva's most important works of the past five years, including The Sense and Non-Sense of Revolt, Intimate Revolt, and Hannah Arendt. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFD; DN; JFC; JMAF. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126298
- ISBN
- 9780231126298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
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. Effective and easy to follow, this step-by-step guide aims to dispel the mysteries of punctuation and prove a useful aid to writing clear English. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140513660
- ISBN
- 9780140513660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Hardback. Selfie, slacker, groovy, teenager-these are some of the words that have emerged from the different generations in American history. This book tells the stories of these and dozens of other words that identify and characterize the generations, from skedaddle, dude, and sexy, to rock and roll, streaking, and friends with benefits. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: CB; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 186 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper but otherwise clean
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KSS0005240
- ISBN
- 9780199927128
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This fascinating study confirms that the Indus script was logo-syllabic and that the Indus language belonged to the Dravidian family. Num Pages: 400 pages, 135 line figures 141 tones 32 maps 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 271 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780521795661
- ISBN
- 9780521795661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. Moustapha Safouan, in this courageous and honest book, confronts head-on the problem of Arab despotism, examining it from the point of view of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history. * A ground-breaking book written by the eminent Lacanian psychoanalyst Moustapha Safouan. Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; CFB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161718
- ISBN
- 9781405161718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.36
€ 20.36
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€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 40. Weight in Grams: 905.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226556116
- ISBN
- 9780226556116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.83€ 52.85
€ 61.83
€ 52.85
Paperback. This handy introduction to English grammar covers all the basics of the subject, using a simple and straightforward style. Num Pages: 281 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520. Understanding the Basics. 284 pages. This handy introduction to English grammar covers all the basics of the subject, using a simple and straightforward style. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 14. Weight: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1 Csm
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521732161
- ISBN
- 9780521732161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. British Sign Language (BSL) is the visual gestural language of the Deaf community in Britain and is the first or preferred language of over 70,000 people. This BSL/English Dictionary contains over 1,800 photographed sign entries ordered by linguistic principles according to the visual characteristics of the language. Editor(s): Brien, David. Num Pages: 1120 pages, 1800 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: CBD; CFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 190 x 62. Weight in Grams: 2154. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KSS0002694
- ISBN
- 9780571143467
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 6.78
€ 6.78
First Steps Together: Home-school Early Literacy in European Contexts
Spencer, Margaret Meek, Dombey, Henrietta
Paperback. The writers, members of the European Institute for the Development of the Potentials of All Children (IEDPE), have presented these vignettes as first steps in sharing and explaining to others their common concern about early literacy. Num Pages: 160 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: CFC; JNA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 228. . Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Trentham Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002016
- ISBN
- 9781858560014
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Linking the development of reading, writing, speaking and listening, this study emphasizes the value of active, collaborative learning for primary school children. The text includes sections on literacy across the new primary National Curriculum, new technology and assessment. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; CFC; JNLB; JNU. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001997
- ISBN
- 9780415042116
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335122
- ISBN
- 9780822335122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
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
€ 77.59
€ 77.59
Hardcover. A profound, eloquent meditation on the history of writing, from Mesopotamia to multimedia. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393058857
- ISBN
- 9780393058857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.89
€ 27.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes. BIC Classification: CFF; HPJ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626854
- ISBN
- 9780816626854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43
Paperback. This standard work on punctuation has long been judged the foremost study of the subject. It reveals punctuation to be both an indispensable craft and an invaluable art - a friend not an enemy. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000362
- ISBN
- 9780415050753
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The subject of this anthology is non-verbal communication signals with contributing studies from societies and cultures of Africa and African Diaspora. The goals are to document popular gestures, explore their meanings, and understand how they frame interactions and colour perception. Editor(s): Agwuele, Augustine. Num Pages: 214 pages, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; CFG; GTC; GTE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791868
- ISBN
- 9781781791868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.09
€ 44.09
Paperback. The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics features 35 newly-written essays that explore how sociolinguistic theoretical models, methods, findings, and expertise can be applied to the process of reconstruction of a language's past in order to account for diachronic linguistic changes and developments. Editor(s): Hernandez Campoy, Juan Manuel; Conde Silvestre, Juan Camilo. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 169 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118798027
- ISBN
- 9781118798027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ig Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632460172
- ISBN
- 9781632460172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.01
€ 21.99
€ 20.01