Language: history & general works
Results 241 - 264 of 340
Language: history & general works
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
€ 39.69
€ 39.69
Hardcover. This book has two parts. The first six chapters are relatively general. They review the history of English spelling and the reasons for the many irregularities of our modern language. The second part of the book is more technical. The criteria that should govern the choice among alternative reforms are described with care. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1419.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791301
- ISBN
- 9781781791301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.25
€ 30.25
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
€ 355.46
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
€ 25.86
€ 25.86
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453501
- ISBN
- 9781137453501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.08€ 38.61
€ 106.08
€ 38.61
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
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
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€ 18.72
€ 24.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. A practical guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; CBX; JFCA; WTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041674
- ISBN
- 9780141041674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
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
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
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€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
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
€ 10.30
€ 10.30
Paperback. Writing is a defining marker of civilisation; without it there could be no accumulation of knowledge. Andrew Robinson tells the fascinating story of the history of writing, considering its development, and examining the enormous variety of writing and scripts we use today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 b&w halftone. BIC Classification: CBX; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567782
- ISBN
- 9780199567782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.20
€ 13.20
Paperback. How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Particular
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241954300
- ISBN
- 9780241954300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
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
Hardcover. Discover words to surprise, delight, and enamor. Learn terms for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees, for dancing awkwardly but with relish, and for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first. Other-Wordly is an irresistible gift for lovers of words and those lost for words alike. Illustrator(s): Garrity-Riley, Kelsey. Num Pages: 64 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452125343
- ISBN
- 9781452125343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.18
€ 14.99
€ 12.18
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€ 13.37
€ 16.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783160198
- ISBN
- 9781783160198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.17
€ 14.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFB; CFF; CFGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137550224
- ISBN
- 9781137550224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.08€ 102.40
€ 106.08
€ 102.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138233690
- ISBN
- 9781138233690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. The massive Christmas 2011 bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781704
- ISBN
- 9781785781704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Takes readers from Aristotle's investigation of metaphor right up to the neuroscientific insights into how metaphor works in the brain. This title explores how a life without metaphor, as experienced by some people with autism spectrum disorders, significantly changes the way a person interacts with the world. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061710292
- ISBN
- 9780061710292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.02
€ 17.99
€ 16.02
Hardback. Latin continued to be used across Europe long after the end of the Roman Empire. While not the native language of its users, it was nevertheless used for a wide variety of functions from religion to record-keeping. This book considers various contexts in Britain to see how medieval people used Latin and how this affected the language. Editor(s): White, Carolinne; Ashdowne, Richard K. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 380 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ADL; 3H; CBX; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197266083
- ISBN
- 9780197266083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.38
€ 132.38
Paperback. Tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', and more. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CBX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 208 x 37. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161866
- ISBN
- 9781784161866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. This book offers the first comparative study of the historical role of writing in three languages, including two in non-Roman scripts, over a period of two and a half millennia, which provides an opportunity for reassessment of the work on literacy in English that has accumulated over the past half century. Editor(s): Spooner, Brian; Hanaway, William L. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; CFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934536452
- ISBN
- 9781934536452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.94
€ 133.94