Language: history & general works
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Language: history & general works
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ZX; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143126461
- ISBN
- 9780143126461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.17
€ 20.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. From the first words of an infant to the peculiar modern dialect of text messaging, this book reveals language's myriad intricacies and quirks. It sheds light on the development of unique linguistic styles, the origins of obscure accents, and the search for the first written word. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0003117
- ISBN
- 9780300170825
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The King James Bible has contributed more to English than any other source. In this enlightening book David Crystal asks why. He looks at how its words have been given new life by poets, playwrights, novelists, politicians, journalists, advertisers, film-makers, hip-hop artists, and many others. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 193 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199695188
- ISBN
- 9780199695188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.61
€ 27.61
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198791096
- ISBN
- 9780198791096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.88
€ 19.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781253519
- ISBN
- 9781781253519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.40
€ 16.99
€ 12.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729136
- ISBN
- 9780198729136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.88
€ 19.99
€ 15.88
Hardback. How has the English language developed over time? How have words entered the English language, or changed their meaning? David Crystal takes us on a wonderful tour through the origins and evolution of 15 groups of words, from dying to spacecraft. His source is the monumental Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199680474
- ISBN
- 9780199680474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.39
€ 26.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in fifteenth century Bruges, the typesetters simply spelled it the way it sounded to their foreign cars, and it stuck. This book takes you on a journey through English spelling. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846685682
- ISBN
- 9781846685682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.62
€ 15.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient word ('loaf') to advanced ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'), the author takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure and the downright surprising. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846684289
- ISBN
- 9781846684289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.76
€ 15.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Particular
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954300
- ISBN
- 9780241954300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Stanford University linguist and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky dives into the hidden history of food. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393351620
- ISBN
- 9780393351620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.30
€ 16.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349226634
- ISBN
- 9781349226634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 31.48
€ 52.99
€ 31.48
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFGR; EBAL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2025
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138938281
- ISBN
- 9781138938281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.44
€ 48.44
Paperback. A fascinating look at the meanings and origins of the many colourful foreign phrases we use every day. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782434320
- ISBN
- 9781782434320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.07
€ 9.99
€ 9.07
paperback. Discover the many twists and turns through history that led to the language, accents and turns of phrase which make up modern English Illustrator(s): Appleby, Barrie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 73. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CBX; CFFD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445663821
- ISBN
- 9781445663821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.59
€ 23.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. A practical guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; CBX; JFCA; WTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041674
- ISBN
- 9780141041674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Hardback. Tracing the development of green from the days when it was just a colour, web when it was something spiders made and trolls when they were nothing more threatening than the baddies in fairy tales, this is a fascinating tour through the history of the words we use every day. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 206 x 21. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782434726
- ISBN
- 9781782434726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Paperback. Proverbs are short, well-known, pithy sayings that offer advice or words of encouragement and are used in everyday English without much thought ever being given to their meanings, or indeed, usefulness. Caroline Taggart explores the truth behind our favourite proverbs, their history and proves that they are as useful today as they ever were. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 200 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782430094
- ISBN
- 9781782430094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.11
€ 10.99
€ 10.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632205575
- ISBN
- 9781632205575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.64
€ 15.99
€ 15.64
Paperback. What can you say after you say that the world - or at least human life on it - looks like it's nearing its end? How about starting with wonder at the possibility that dialogue and subjectivity, the bases of human language, are possible? This title discusses about the relation between cosmos and consciousness. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979405730
- ISBN
- 9780979405730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99
€ 12.99