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Paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFX; CJ; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349462223
ISBN
9781349462223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 659 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1009.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1899
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1899
Number of pages
659
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662230107
ISBN
9783662230107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.61

Paperback. A revision of the author's thesis, Constance, 1972, presented under the title: Automatische Erzeugung von Umsetzungsautomaten am Beispiel Schriftenglisch-phonologisches Englisch. Series: Schriften zur Linguistik. Num Pages: 221 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9783528037079
ISBN
9783528037079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.22

Paperback. Written by the author of "Browning and the Fictions of Identity," this is a study of the discourse of self in Victorian poetry. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349104543
ISBN
9781349104543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Paperback. Elizabeth Martin explores the impact of globalization on the language of French advertising, showing that English and global imagery play an important role in tailoring global campaigns to the French market, with media companies undeterred by the attempts through legislation to curb language mixing in the media. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; JFD; KJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349526000
ISBN
9781349526000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Paperback. This study looks to the work of Tarski's mentors Stanislaw Lesniewski and Tadeusz Kotarbinski, and reconsiders all of the major issues in Tarski scholarship in light of the conception of Intuitionistic Formalism developed: semantics, truth, paradox, logical consequence. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; HPCF; HPL; HPS; PBB; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349306732
ISBN
9781349306732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Series: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JMR; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461354826
ISBN
9781461354826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.46

Paperback. A handy, thoughtful guide to politically and ethically appropriate language.

Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; JFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Broadview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554813254
ISBN
9781554813254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.62

Hardcover. Series: Ancient Languages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CBX; CFLA; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122885
ISBN
9780714122885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

paperback. Editor(s): Korczak, Dieter. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Edition
2003rd Edition
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531140292
ISBN
9783531140292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.21

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348701
ISBN
9781349348701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardback. Spoken by eighty million people, Tamil is one of the great world languages, and one of the few ancient languages that survives as a mother tongue. David Shulman presents a comprehensive cultural history of Tamil, emphasizing how its speakers and poets have understood the unique features of their language over its long history. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 2BRT; CBX; CFB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674059924
ISBN
9780674059924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.20

Paperback. In this book, the first written about the globalization of the English language by a professional historian, the exploration of English's global ascendancy receives its proper historical due. This brief, accessible volume breaks new ground in its organization, emphasis on causation, and conclusions. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137303066
ISBN
9781137303066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.53

Hardcover. In this book, the first written about the globalization of the English language by a professional historian, the exploration of English's global ascendancy receives its proper historical due. This brief, accessible volume breaks new ground in its organization, emphasis on causation, and conclusions. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFB; CFF; HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137303059
ISBN
9781137303059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

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

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

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

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

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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
€ 13.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198729136
ISBN
9780198729136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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
€ 20.35

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