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Language: history & general works
Paperback. Translator(s): Creswell, Robyn. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811224932
- ISBN
- 9780811224932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.77
€ 14.99
€ 13.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349226634
- ISBN
- 9781349226634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 31.48
€ 51.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFGR; GTC; JFSJ; KJSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349300013
- ISBN
- 9781349300013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.61
€ 53.61
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426204616
- ISBN
- 9781426204616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.86
€ 27.99
€ 24.86
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€ 14.59
€ 15.99
€ 14.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595553003
- ISBN
- 9781595553003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.40
€ 15.99
€ 15.40
Hardcover. Presents an introduction to machine-aided linguistic discovery, a novel research area, arguing for the fruitfulness of the computational approach by presenting a basic conceptual apparatus and several intelligent discovery programmes. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845536602
- ISBN
- 9781845536602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.77
€ 93.77
paperback. Scholars usually date Yiddish from the 11th century, when modern linguists believed the language began as a German dialect spoken by newly arrived Jewish immigrants from France and Northern Italy living along the Rhine. Over time, it became an actual language incorporating elements of Hebrew, Aramaic, and the Slavic and Romance languages. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060837129
- ISBN
- 9780060837129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.01
€ 18.99
€ 18.01
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
€ 30.99€ 28.47
€ 30.99
€ 28.47
Hardback. Tracing the development of green from the days when it was just a colour, web when it was something spiders made and trolls when they were nothing more threatening than the baddies in fairy tales, this is a fascinating tour through the history of the words we use every day. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 206 x 21. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782434726
- ISBN
- 9781782434726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248380
- ISBN
- 9781909248380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.70
€ 32.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Kawharu, Merata. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2PGPA; CBX; JFF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869408053
- ISBN
- 9781869408053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.05
€ 54.05
Hardcover. Editor(s): Meinken, Kimberly L. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 260 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2208.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613242230
- ISBN
- 9781613242230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 429.80€ 305.73
€ 429.80
€ 305.73
Hardback. A comprehensive dictionary of the endangered Ch orti Mayan language of southern Guatemala, with entries in Ch orti, Spanish, and English" Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CF; JHMC; YRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607814894
- ISBN
- 9781607814894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.28
€ 96.28
Using the experiences of philologists, text critics, text encoders, scientific editors, and media analysts, this book ranges from philology in ancient Alexandria to the vision of user-supported online critical editing, from peer-directed texts distributed to a few to community-edited products shaped by the many. Editor(s): Apollon, Daniel; Belisle, Claire; Regnier, Philippe. Series: Topics in the Digital Humanities. Num Pages: 368 pages, 13 black and white photographs, 8 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038402
- ISBN
- 9780252038402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.36
€ 171.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Alexander, Neville; von Scheliha, Arnulf. Num Pages: 139 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; CBX; GTJ; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Unisa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868887491
- ISBN
- 9781868887491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.77
€ 37.77
Hardcover. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yiddish was widely viewed as a corrupt form of German that Jews had to abandon if they hoped to engage in intellectual, cultural, or political work. Yet, by 1917 it was the dominant language of the Russian Jewish press. This title investigates how this change in status occurred. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ACY; CBX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631903
- ISBN
- 9780815631903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.46
€ 29.46
Hardback. The most controversial word in the English language--the word that still can't be used on network TV or in major newspapers--is displayed here in its endless varieties, supported by colorful citations dating back to the word's earliest appearance in the 15th century. Editor(s): Sheidlower, Jesse. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195393118
- ISBN
- 9780195393118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.16
€ 21.16
Paperback. BIC Classification: CBX. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- J.B. Metzler
- Edition
- 3., überarbeitete und aktualisierte Auflage; mehre
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783476025661
- ISBN
- 9783476025661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.71
€ 22.71
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785781711
- ISBN
- 9781785781711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.50
€ 12.99
€ 10.50
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: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHD0000875
- ISBN
- 9781781254172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.07
€ 6.07
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: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHD0000876
- ISBN
- 9781781254172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.07
€ 6.07
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFGR; EBAL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2025
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138938281
- ISBN
- 9781138938281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.54
€ 48.54
Paperback. Series: Language Workbooks. Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 black & white tables, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 247 x 10. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138891753
- ISBN
- 9781138891753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.29
€ 39.29