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
€ 15.99€ 12.48
€ 15.99
€ 12.48
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: CBX; CFFD; HBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099460251
- ISBN
- 9780099460251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
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; CFB; CFD; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099505570
- ISBN
- 9780099505570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
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: 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
€ 74.71
€ 74.71
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
€ 50.99€ 49.02
€ 50.99
€ 49.02
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.69
€ 15.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. An authoritative and accessible history of the cultural miracle that is the written word. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848873636
- ISBN
- 9781848873636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Hardcover. Presenting the variations between British and American vocabulary, this book opens the door to a deeper exploration of historical and cultural differences, and each chapter begins with a single word and takes the reader on a wide-ranging expedition. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0005283
- ISBN
- 9780224101523
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A transatlantic survival guide, that examines the key differences between the British and the Americans through their language. It shows why Americans give - and take - so many bloody compliments and never, ever say 'shall' (well hardly ever), as well as what the British really mean when they say 'proper'. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784701918
- ISBN
- 9781784701918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Paperback, in very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- SKU
- KRF0014174
- ISBN
- 9780415050760
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.82
€ 12.82
Hardcover. Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or, that there's a Swedish word that means a traveller's particular sense of anticipation before a trip? This book includes a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language. Num Pages: 112 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: CBX; CFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224100809
- ISBN
- 9780224100809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.30
€ 17.99
€ 13.30
Hardcover. Ever feel like you are pedalling in the choucroute? Been caught with your beard in the mailbox again? Or maybe you just wish everyone would stop ironing your head? This book brings the weird, wonderful and surprising nuanced beauty of language to life with over fifty watercolour and ink illustrations. Num Pages: 112 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; GBCQ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910931264
- ISBN
- 9781910931264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
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
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
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€ 25.86
€ 25.99
€ 25.86
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€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
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
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
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€ 35.10
€ 41.99
€ 35.10
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€ 18.05
€ 20.99
€ 18.05
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
€ 27.29
€ 27.29
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198791096
- ISBN
- 9780198791096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94