Language: history & general works
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Language: history & general works
Paperback. This is a book about the structure, history and evolution of the Japanese language Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804848831
- ISBN
- 9780804848831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. How many languages are there? What differentiates one language from another? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? These are some of the questions considered in this Very Short Introduction. By examining the science of languages, we find that the answers are not as simple as we might expect. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approximately 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFF; CFZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 114 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199590599
- ISBN
- 9780199590599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
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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
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
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Paperback. Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient word ('loaf') to advanced ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'), the author takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure and the downright surprising. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846684289
- ISBN
- 9781846684289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.72
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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€ 11.73
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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608194964
- ISBN
- 9781608194964
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.78
€ 19.99
€ 18.78
Paperback. An indispensable and illustrated introductory guide to the scripts used in Old and Middle English writing. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ABC; CBX; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382660
- ISBN
- 9781781382660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.95
€ 43.99
€ 39.95
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
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.49
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Paperback. The best introduction to word history ever published combines scholarship with readability. OED's chief etymologist shows how words originate and change. He explores the histories of place and personal names and explains how to use different kinds of evidence, historical as well as linguistic. This is a book for everyone interested in words. Num Pages: 360 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199691616
- ISBN
- 9780199691616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.46
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Paperback. These are just a few of the topics covered in this book. As Mark Walker makes clear, present-day English is still steeped in its Roman and Latin origins. As a result English still has many thousands of Latin words in everyday use. Num Pages: 192 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- None, Reprint Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458984
- ISBN
- 9780752458984
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263784
- ISBN
- 9781904263784
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Condition: New
€ 10.21
€ 10.21
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
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.41
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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
€ 14.99€ 11.72
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Hardback.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780721095
- ISBN
- 9781780721095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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Hardcover. A History of the English Language in 100 Places is a joyous ride through time, where readers can criss-cross the British Isles and the world at large to land in a hundred contrasting places and light on a hundred wonderful topics that bring the extraordinary story of the English language alive. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780709095705
- ISBN
- 9780709095705
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
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Paperback. Originally published: London: Adlard Coles, 1983. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w cartoons throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; WGG; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 197 x 7. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472907981
- ISBN
- 9781472907981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.98
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Paperback. Presenting a tour of English from its mongrel origins to its status as the world's most-spoken tongue; its apparent simplicity to its deceptive complexity; its vibrant swearing to its uncertain spelling and pronunciation, this book covers curious eccentricities that make it as maddening to learn and as flexible to use. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141040080
- ISBN
- 9780141040080
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Contrary to popular belief, the author of the first English dictionary is not Samuel Johnson, but Robert Cawdrey, who published his Table Alphabeticall in 1604 - nearly 150 years before Johnson's dictionary. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBD; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243884
- ISBN
- 9781851243884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.58
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Paperback. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; and now, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world. This title offers a tale of the origins and development of the English language. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571275083
- ISBN
- 9780571275083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
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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
€ 60.56
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Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198791096
- ISBN
- 9780198791096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.14
€ 24.99
€ 22.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474411769
- ISBN
- 9781474411769
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Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Seargeant, Philip; Swann, Joan. Series: Worlds of English. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 colour tables, 30 colour illustrations, 30 colour line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 191 x 21. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415674218
- ISBN
- 9780415674218
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Condition: New
€ 53.12
€ 53.12
Paperback. Proverbs are short, well-known, pithy sayings that offer advice or words of encouragement and are used in everyday English without much thought ever being given to their meanings, or indeed, usefulness. Caroline Taggart explores the truth behind our favourite proverbs, their history and proves that they are as useful today as they ever were. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 200 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782430094
- ISBN
- 9781782430094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.01
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