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Language: history & general works

Hardcover. "Team Talk: Sporting Words and Their Origins". Series: Shire General. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 193 x 34. Weight in Grams: 434. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808343
ISBN
9780747808343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. Examines the histories of the names of foods, ingredients, utensils, drinks, cooking methods, and dishes to show how the vocabulary of English has reflected the ways speakers of the language have interacted with their tastes, their environment and other cultures. Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807766
ISBN
9780747807766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. For centuries English has assimilated words from other languages. This title provides an introduction to the subject of etymology, showing how the words we use hold the histories of human interaction and communication. Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 178. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Shire Publications London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008775
ISBN
9780747807490
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This new study argues that modernist literature is characterised by a 'multilingual turn'. Examining the use of different languages in the fiction of a range of writers, including Lawrence, Richardson, Mansfield, Rhys, Joyce and Beckett, Taylor-Batty demonstrates the centrality of linguistic plurality to modernist forms of defamiliarisation. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; CBX; DSA; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349309573
ISBN
9781349309573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; 2GJ; CBX; CFB; CFGA; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349436163
ISBN
9781349436163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.86

Paperback. A hilarious and fascinating look at the "who, what, where, and why" of perfectly normal names with bizarre meanings. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; VFXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226. 240 pages. A hilarious and fascinating look at the "who, what, where, and why" of perfectly normal names with bizarre meanings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBX; VFXB1. Dimension: 141 x 192 x 17. Weight: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Adams Media
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440552557
ISBN
9781440552557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.23

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Geographic
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426204616
ISBN
9781426204616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.38

Hardback. Can a bump on the head cause someone to speak with a different accent? Can animals, aliens, and objects talk? Can we communicate with gods, demons, and the dead? Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic is a curio shop full of colourful superstitions, folklore, and legends about language. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137404848
ISBN
9781137404848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. Can a bump on the head cause someone to speak with a different accent? Can animals, aliens, and objects talk? Can we communicate with gods, demons, and the dead? Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic is a curio shop full of colourful superstitions, folklore, and legends about language. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137404855
ISBN
9781137404855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Paperback. Where does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome? This book gives answers to these questions. From the pilcrow to the ampersand, it reflects the changes in written communication through the ages, charting how punctuation has adapted to each new technological innovation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AKD; CBX; CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718193881
ISBN
9780718193881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover. A study that traces the innovative mappings of Galician cultural history found in literary works by and about Galicians in the Anglophone world, paying particular attention to the community of 'London Galicians' and their descendants, in works by artists, novelists and poets. Series: Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; CBX; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316678
ISBN
9781846316678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Rieber, Robert W.; Carton, Aaron S. Series: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461362128
ISBN
9781461362128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 355.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBV; CBX; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349468386
ISBN
9781349468386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.80

Paperback. The Letter and the Cosmos is a sharp and entertaining examination of how languages, letterforms, orthography, and writing tools have reflected our hidden obsession with the alphabet, Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628533
ISBN
9781442628533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. This book is a point of reference for EAP professionals planning to conduct or commission research into learning, teaching, professional development or quality assurance in EAP. It draws on academic and professional debates to inspire further research and practical initiatives to enhance EAP provision. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349461486
ISBN
9781349461486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349509720
ISBN
9781349509720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Hardback. This monograph probes the structure of the verb phrase through a cross-linguistic investigation of the syntax and morphology of relevant constructions. Evidence is provided for two event-related non-lexical projections called "inner aspect" and "event". Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048185498
ISBN
9789048185498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.42

Paperback. This monograph probes the structure of the verb phrase through a cross-linguistic investigation of the syntax and morphology of relevant constructions. Evidence is provided for two event-related non-lexical projections called "inner aspect" and "event". Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2P; CBX; CFF; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400732162
ISBN
9789400732162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 153.60

Paperback. This book looks at how foreign language learners, including learners of English, can be helped to deal with metaphor and metonymy in order to improve their communicative language ability. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFP; CJ; GTE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349544998
ISBN
9781349544998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.55

Paperback. Editor(s): Arena, Louis A. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489908728
ISBN
9781489908728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 120.77

Paperback. This book covers pragmatic disorders in previously neglected populations, such as juvenile offenders, sufferers of emotional and behavioural disorders, and dementia unrelated to Alzheimer's. Appraises current progress and offers a roadmap for future research. Series: Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy & Psychology. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JMR; MMZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9789402401011
ISBN
9789402401011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.37

Paperback. Dictionaries are far more than works which list the words and meanings of a language. In this Very Short Introduction Lynda Mugglestone takes a look at how dictionaries are made, considering how they reflect the dominant social and cultural assumptions of the time in which they were written. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 18 black and and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 175 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199573790
ISBN
9780199573790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Lynda Mugglestone's hugely popular The Oxford History of English is republished in a reset and revised edition featuring David Crystal's new take on the future of English. With impeccable and approachable scholarship, it describes the changing sounds, words, and meanings of English. A book for everyone interested in the language. Editor(s): Mugglestone, Lynda. Num Pages: 624 pages, Tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199660162
ISBN
9780199660162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349455379
ISBN
9781349455379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.83

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