Language: history & general works
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Language: history & general works
Paperback. "A dictionary of modern English usage first published 1926"--T.p. verso. Editor(s): Crystal, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199585892
- ISBN
- 9780199585892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
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€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? This title states that contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099505570
- ISBN
- 9780099505570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785900242
- ISBN
- 9781785900242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AS; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349517060
- ISBN
- 9781349517060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Gabler Germany
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783409196147
- ISBN
- 9783409196147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.71
€ 73.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531120416
- ISBN
- 9783531120416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.86
€ 79.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, 16 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138855496
- ISBN
- 9781138855496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.12
€ 61.12
Hardback. This new edition of Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. Num Pages: 526 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2AHM; CBX; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405134156
- ISBN
- 9781405134156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.59
€ 220.59
Paperback. This new edition of Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. Num Pages: 526 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 2AHM; CBX; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118785157
- ISBN
- 9781118785157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.02
€ 49.99
€ 49.02
Paperback. Geir Honneland discusses some of the big questions in social science: What is identity? What is the role of identity and narrative in the study of international relations? The location is the Kola Peninsula, the most heavily militarized area of the world during the Cold War, now set to become Europe's next big oil playground." Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322329
- ISBN
- 9781349322329
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Condition: New
€ 62.72
€ 62.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Buckley, Jonathan. Translator(s): Edwards, Alison. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; CBX; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781254172
- ISBN
- 9781781254172
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.56
€ 14.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. This is the first book to concentrate not only on the triumph of the vernacular in modern China but also on the critical role of the rise of the vernacular in world literature, invoking parallel cases from countries throughout Europe and Asia. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 289.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349292110
- ISBN
- 9781349292110
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Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. This highly readable book represents a unique approach to the controverted matter of the relations of literature and religion, eschewing linear argument in favor of a nuanced essayistic manner that elucidates texts and issues of immediate and lasting concern. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA; DSC; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349383429
- ISBN
- 9781349383429
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Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. Located between three powerful phenomena, public health, the law and social stigma, methadone maintenance treatment attracts loyal advocates, vociferous critics and innumerable engaged onlookers. This book aims to examine the controversial approach to addiction, providing in the process a unique approach to literature on illicit drugs Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JHB; JPQB; LNTM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349286041
- ISBN
- 9781349286041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.68
€ 62.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 361 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531117195
- ISBN
- 9783531117195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.10
€ 80.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531118253
- ISBN
- 9783531118253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.52
€ 89.52
Paperback. Rules and Dispositions in Language Use explains how correct language use is governed by both rules and general human dispositions. It does so by bringing together themes from Ludwig Wittgenstein and Noam Chomsky, which for many years have been thought to be incompatible. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349471256
- ISBN
- 9781349471256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Paperback. In a series of paradigmatic readings of Rene Girard, Peter Sloterdijk, Michael Haneke, Anselm Kiefer, Michel Houellebecq, Elfriede Jelinek, Giorgio Agamben, Naqvi examines the current fascination with victimhood and the desire for victim status." Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA; HBJK; JFC; JHM; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349536351
- ISBN
- 9781349536351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.15
€ 63.15
Paperback. Leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic explore translations as a key agent of change in the wider religious, cultural and literary developments of the early modern period, and restore translation to the centre of our understanding of the literature and history of Tudor England. Editor(s): Schurink, F. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322794
- ISBN
- 9781349322794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16