Language: History & General Works
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The Meaning of Liff: The Original Dictionary Of Things There Should Be Words For
Douglas AdamsCurrent price €15.73Original price €18.50The Meaning of Liff has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since it was first published in 1983, and remains a much-loved humour classic. This ed...
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American Linguistics in Transition: From Post-Bloomfieldian Structuralism to Generative Grammar
Frederick J. NewmeyerCurrent price €117.89Original price €130.99This volume is devoted to a major chapter in the history of linguistics in the United States, the period from the 1930s to the 1980s, and focuses p...
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Language, Literature and the Construction of a Dutch National Identity (1780-1830)
Amsterdam University PressCurrent price €127.79Original price €141.99In exploring the birth of a Dutch identity between 1780 and 1830, this book integrates nationalism studies with literary and linguistic history by ...
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Runes - Volume 2: L''eCriture Des Anciens Germains_runes Vikings& Traditions Runiques
Pollington StephenCurrent price €42.29Original price €46.99Books on Runes are not legion in France. Ever since the Introduction to Runology by Lucien Musset in 1965, very few works have been published on th...
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Social Semiotics: Key Figures, New Directions
Elise Seip TonnessenCurrent price €61.19Original price €67.99M.A.K Hallidays work has been hugely influential in linguistics and beyond since the 1960s. This is a collection of interviews with key figures in ...
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Einführung in die deutsche Sprachgeschichte
Hans Ulrich SchmidCurrent price €24.69Original price €25.99Diese Einführung bietet einen Überblick über die Entwicklung der deutschen Sprache vom Althochdeutschen bis zum Frühneuhochdeutschen mit Ausblicken...
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Handbuch Deutschsprachig-jüdische Literatur seit der Aufklärung Bd. 3: Sprachkulturen
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KGCurrent price €110.69Original price €122.99Das Handbuch bietet eine anhand von 6 Paradigmen entfaltete Darstellung deutschsprachig-jüdischer Literatur seit der Aufklärung. Ausgangspunkt ist ...
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The Mayan Languages
Taylor & Francis LtdCurrent price €305.09Original price €338.99The Mayan Languages presents a comprehensive survey of the language family associated with the Classic Mayan civilization (AD 200900), a family who...
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International English: A Guide to Varieties of English Around the World
Jean HannahCurrent price €41.39Original price €45.99From Singapore to Scotland, Canada to the Channel Islands, Namibia to New Zealand and beyond, International English takes you on a fascinating jour...
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Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the Late Antique Imagination
Jennifer Taylor WesterfeldCurrent price €62.63Original price €71.99Throughout the pharaonic period, hieroglyphs served both practical and aesthetic purposes. Carved on stelae, statues, and temple walls, hieroglyphi...
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A Social History of Hebrew: Its Origins Through the Rabbinic Period
William M. SchniedewindCurrent price €36.53Original price €41.99More than simply a method of communication shared by a common people, the Hebrew language was always an integral part of the Jewish cultural system...
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Exploring Linguistic Standards in Non-Dominant Varieties of Pluricentric Languages- Explorando estándares lingueísticos en variedades no dominantes de lenguas pluricéntricas
Peter Lang AGCurrent price €78.29Original price €89.99This volume commemorates the 20th anniversary of Michael Clynes seminal volume «Pluricentric languages. Differing norms in different countries» pub...
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European Francophonie: The Social, Political and Cultural History of an International Prestige Language
Peter Lang AG Internationaler Verlag der WissenschaftenCurrent price €81.77Original price €93.99This volume examines the use of French in European language communities outside France from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. The phenomeno...
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Modality and Its Learner Variety in Japanese
Razaul FaquireCurrent price €53.51Original price €61.50In this book modality and its learner variety in Japanese are investigated from the perspective of grammaticalization in the functional framework. ...
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The Magic Love: Fairy Tales from Twenty-First Century China
Peter Lang Publishing IncCurrent price €73.94Original price €84.99This book presents a unique collection of fairy tales from contemporary China, translated into English for the first time. Demonstrating the contin...
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Approaches to New Trends in Research on Catalan Studies: Linguistics, Literature, Education and Cultural Studies
Peter Lang AGCurrent price €66.59Original price €73.99This volume gathers a superbcollection of articles on current research topicsfocused on the Catalan language andculture of the Catalan-speaking lan...
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Jansenisms and Literature in Central Europe / Jansenismen und Literatur in Mitteleuropa / Jansénismes et littérature en Europe centrale
Peter Lang AG Internationaler Verlag der WissenschaftenCurrent price €69.59Original price €79.99This volume explores how Jansenism was transmitted into Central European literatures and how it shaped the concept of literature in the region. It ...
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Sprachenvielfalt und Sprachenlernen: Neue Wege zur Literalitaet / Language Diversity and Language Learning: New Paths to Literacy: Akten des 42. Linguistischen Kolloquiums in Rhodos 2007 / Proceedi...
Peter Lang AGCurrent price €82.64Original price €94.99Dieser Band enthält 73 Beiträge in deutscher und englischer Sprache, die während des 42. Linguistischen Kolloquiums zum Thema Sprachenvielfalt und ...
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Stories in French for Beginners: Les Voyageurs Du Temps, Aller Au Parc Canin and More
Bev BosonCurrent price €32.36Original price €38.99Current price €32.36Original price €38.99Save 17% -
Easy Stories in French for Learners: Une Tarte Aux Pommes, Fin Des Vacances and More
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Linguistic Interfaces in East-Asian Languages: A Festschrift in Honor of Yoshihisa Kitagawa
Springer Verlag SingaporeCurrent price €116.84Original price €122.99This book contains new research essays of linguistic interface studies in or related to East Asian languages. Written by 14 colleagues or former st...
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A Frequency Dictionary of British English: Core Vocabulary and Exercises for Learners
Dana GablasovaCurrent price €134.09Original price €148.99A Frequency Dictionary of British English provides information about the frequency and distribution of words in British English.The dictionary pres...
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Making Sense of Bad English: An Introduction to Language Attitudes and Ideologies
Elizabeth PetersonCurrent price €141.54Original price €148.99Why is it that some ways of using English are considered good and others are considered bad? Why are certain forms of language termed elegant, eloq...
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