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paperback. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFD; CFX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401072656
- ISBN
- 9789401072656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Paperback. THE TIMES columnist Oliver Kamm takes on the pedants in this witty, authoritative and sometimes provocative guide to the use and abuse of the English language. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000001
- ISBN
- 9781780227955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Let's cut to the chase: cliches are a familiar part of the English language, but to be honest, many have been so over-used that they have become trite, meaningless and rather irritating. With this informative and humorous book, you are in a safe pair of hands as you learn about the origins and meanings of these phrases. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782434283
- ISBN
- 9781782434283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. In the twenty-first century, can we really take the dominance of English for granted? In their time, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Sanskrit and Persian have each been world languages, sweeping the globe for centuries at a time. This title explores the rise of a linguistic diversity we could never before have imagined. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- ADULT PBS
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846142161
- ISBN
- 9781846142161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Language and Politics in Post-Soviet Russia critically examines the uses of language in post-Soviet media and political texts between 1998 and 2007. It will be of interest to academics and researchers in the fields of media studies, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and scholars in Russian Studies. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; GTC; HBJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336685
- ISBN
- 9781349336685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFGR; JFD; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349485161
- ISBN
- 9781349485161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardcover. A fascinating, attractively illustrated collection of household sayings with their origins and meanings. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212. Origins and Meanings of Household Sayings. 128 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. A fascinating, attractively illustrated collection of household sayings with their origins and meanings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Dimension: 159 x 131 x 19. Weight: 212.
- Publisher
- National Trust
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907892165
- ISBN
- 9781907892165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399537974
- ISBN
- 9780399537974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.91
€ 19.00
€ 16.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CBX; CFA; CFF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 279 x 60. Weight in Grams: 2070.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691174570
- ISBN
- 9780691174570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.68€ 75.80
€ 92.68
€ 75.80
Hardcover. In its second edition, this book surveys the changing landscape of philosophical logic, and shows how the computer science, artificial intelligence and computational linguistics fields have driven the demand for development in philosophical logic. Editor(s): Gabbay, Dov M.; Guenthner, Franz. Series: Handbook of Philosophical Logic. Num Pages: 282 pages, 156 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400765993
- ISBN
- 9789400765993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Sonino, Elizabetta Zuanelli. Series: Topics in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489909114
- ISBN
- 9781489909114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.22
€ 194.22
Paperback. This book provides a timely and comprehensive snapshot of the current digital communication practices of today's organisations and workplaces, covering a wide spectrum of communication technologies, such as email, instant messaging, message boards, Twitter, corporate blogs, consumer reviews and mobile communication technologies. Editor(s): Darics, Erika. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFGR; GTC; KJSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349487776
- ISBN
- 9781349487776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hewings, A.; Prescott, L.; Seargeant, P. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; DSB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137431783
- ISBN
- 9781137431783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
The Dynamic Interlanguage. Empirical Studies in Second Language Variat...
Miriam R. . Ed(S): Eisenstein
Paperback. Editor(s): Eisenstein, Miriam R. Series: Topics in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489909022
- ISBN
- 9781489909022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.62
€ 194.62
Paperback. This monograph investigates the modular architecture of language through the nature of uninterpretable phi-features: person, number, gender, and Case. It provides new tools and evidence for the modular architecture of the human language faculty. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734296
- ISBN
- 9789400734296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Hannay, Mike; Mackenzie, J. Lachlan; Wekker, Herman. Num Pages: 385 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789068904987
- ISBN
- 9789068904987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
hardcover. This volume explores the communicative and neuropsychological correlates of the daily interactions we have with our fellow human beings. It covers new methodological approaches, paying particular attention to neuroimaging and brain stimulation techniques. Editor(s): Balconi, Michela. Num Pages: 223 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; MB; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Italy
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847015838
- ISBN
- 9788847015838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Paperback. From Alphabets to Zipcodes, the surprising story of our 26 letters from million-selling author and Radio 4 language expert, Michael Rosen. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848548886
- ISBN
- 9781848548886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. A humorous, trenchant and fascinating examination of how Western culture's taboo words have evolved over the millennia. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: CBX; CFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190491680
- ISBN
- 9780190491680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.23
€ 18.99
€ 15.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Kapovic, Mate. Series: Routledge Language Family Series. Num Pages: 700 pages, 170 black & white tables, 15 black & white halftones, 47 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2A; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415730624
- ISBN
- 9780415730624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 480.97
€ 480.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Portico
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KRA0009894
- ISBN
- 9781907554858
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Topics in Contemporary Semiotics. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475796810
- ISBN
- 9781475796810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.25
€ 127.25
Paperback. Runes employ many techniques from informal scratchings to sophisticated inlaid designs on weapons, or the exquisite relief carvings of the Franks Casket. This book tells the story of runes from their mysterious origins, their development as a script, to their use and meaning in the modern world. Num Pages: 112 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AC; CBX; CFF; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780714180298
- ISBN
- 9780714180298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.50
€ 14.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. These are just a few of the topics covered in this book. As Mark Walker makes clear, present-day English is still steeped in its Roman and Latin origins. As a result English still has many thousands of Latin words in everyday use. Num Pages: 192 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- None, Reprint Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458984
- ISBN
- 9780752458984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49