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Language: history & general works
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. 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. 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
Hardcover. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 202 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 25 colour illustrations, 25 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AC; CBX; CFB; CFDM; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319406053
- ISBN
- 9783319406053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138886346
- ISBN
- 9781138886346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2PGPA; 3JJ; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 392 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927322413
- ISBN
- 9781927322413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Series: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; JHB; MBN; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475774450
- ISBN
- 9781475774450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Paperback. Your guest at dinner kisses you. What does it mean? Where does it lead? Does kissing necessarily imply more, and if so how much? These and similar questions of amorous ethics and erotic disquisition are central to our everyday intimate public lives and they are the lost object of the law of love, the lex amatoria collated and presented here. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349283118
- ISBN
- 9781349283118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.29
€ 149.29
Paperback. A surprising, witty and entertaining journey through the Latin roots of the English language, by the bestselling author of Veni Vidi Vici and Eureka! Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; 2ADL; CBX; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782399339
- ISBN
- 9781782399339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.56
€ 15.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. Exploring the many Latin inscriptions to be found in Reading, and what they tell us about the people and history of the town. Num Pages: 150 pages, 70 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; 2ADL; AMGD; CBX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Two Rivers Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901677997
- ISBN
- 9781901677997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.48
€ 16.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138233690
- ISBN
- 9781138233690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Hardcover. Asymmetries between Language Production and Comprehension Series: Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 234 pages, 32 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400769007
- ISBN
- 9789400769007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Paperback. Series: Therapy in Practice Series. Num Pages: 171 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565930742
- ISBN
- 9781565930742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Paperback. The extraordinary story of the development and spread of the English language, from Dark Age Britain to the age of the Internet. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857383280
- ISBN
- 9780857383280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. A richly entertaining exploration of the origins of the words that English has borrowed from other languages over its 1500-year history. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000359
- ISBN
- 9781786694553
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1928
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401521475
- ISBN
- 9789401521475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Paperback. This book contains an original analysis of the existential there-sentence from a philosophical-linguistic perspective. At its core is the claim that there-sentences' form is distinct from that of ordinary subject predicate sentences, and that this fundamental difference explains the construction's unusual grammatical and discourse properties." Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFGA; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349503216
- ISBN
- 9781349503216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DS; JFC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349371433
- ISBN
- 9781349371433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
hardcover. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DS; JFC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603004
- ISBN
- 9780230603004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; CBX; CFB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461499923
- ISBN
- 9781461499923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78