Historical & Comparative Linguistics
"The Dialects of England"
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The Dialects of England celebrates the rich variety of the regional and social dialects of English in all its forms, ancient and modern. In this new edition, the author includes phonetic symbols along with the orthographic representations of speech sounds. With 0. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 248g.
Author: Trudgill, Peter Trudgill, Peter
ISBN: 0631218157
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 1999 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"An Atlas of English Dialects"
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The words we use (and the sounds we make when we use them) are more often than not a product of where we live. This work shows the reader where certain words, sounds and phrases originate from and why usage varies from region to region. It includes ninety maps showing the regions in which particular words, phrases and pronunciations are used. With 90 black & white line drawings. New ed. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 138 x 216 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Upton, Clive Widdowson, J.D.A.
ISBN: 0415392330
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"One Language"Source of All Tongues
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A study on the origin of human language, tracing it back to pre-Columbian America. This book argues that pre-Columbia America holds the key to understanding the origin of human language and culture. Paperback, 324 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 502g.
Author: Wadler, Arnold D.
ISBN: 1584200464
Publisher: Floris Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"Word Fugitives"
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Filled with delightful examples, this book is the ultimate celebration of word coinages, from empty-fest syndrome to ringchronicity. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 180 x 140 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Wallraff, Barbara
ISBN: 0060832738
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"Gobbledygook"How Cliches, Sludge and Management-Speak Are Strangling Our Public Language
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How Cliches, Sludge and Management-speak are Strangling our Public Language. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 162g.
Author: Watson, Don
ISBN: 1843543591
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"African Voices"An Introduction to the Languages and Lingistics of Africa
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Focusing on the languages and linguistics of Africa, this text covers the major themes dealt with in university courses. Topics include general descriptions of African languages, the nature of languages in contact and competition, language in education and the need for government intervention. With diagrams. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 210 x 130 mm. Weight: 454g.
Author: Webb, Vic Kembo-Sure
ISBN: 0195716817
Publisher: Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Date: 2000 (South Africa)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"History of the Yiddish Language"
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"Yale Language" series; Provides an account of the Yiddish language from its origin onwards. This book demonstrates the integrity of Yiddish as a language, its evolution from other languages, its properties, and its versatility and range in both spoken and written form. With illustrations, maps. Hardback, 835 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 2530g.
Author: Weinreich, Max
ISBN: 0300108877
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"It's Not Rocket Science"And Other Irritating Modern Cliches
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Takes the readers through various aspects of modern life to find the most prevalent, ubiquitous and downright irritating cliches of our age. This dictionary of cliches highlights the phrases we are being subjected to 24/7. Hardback, 208 pages. Size: 177 x 123 mm. Weight: 283g.
Author: Whichelow, Clive Murray, Hugh
ISBN: 0749951591
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"Bob Wilson's Ultimate Collection of Peculiar Sporting Lingo"
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The world of sport has its own language, with strange words and phrases. This illustrated guide helps you discover the true meanings, heritage and evolution of the various sporting terms we use. With illustrations. Paperback, 432 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 470g.
Author: Wilson, Bob
ISBN: 1848310021
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"Rucks, Pucks and Sliders"More Origins of Peculiar Sporting Lingo
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Including anecdotes from Bob Wilson's own football and television careers, this work features one of sport's most enduring icons guiding us through the meanings, heritage and evolution of great sporting terms we use. With b/w illustrations. Hardback, 208 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 368g.
Author: Wilson, Bob
ISBN: 1840468254
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"Language Through the Looking Glass"Exploring Language and Linguistics
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Le V.Harris, T.A. (trans.) Using Lewis Carroll's Alice as a starting point, Marina Yaguello charts the major themes of linguistics on the way. She shows that we can come to an understanding of language through exploring the devices of humour, word-games, and poetry devices which reveal the unconscious linguist in all of us. With 9 halftones. Paperback, 182 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 228g.
Author: Yaguello, Marina
ISBN: 0198700059
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 1998 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"Beyond Polite Japanese"A Dictionary of Japanese Slang and Colloquialisms
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"Kodansha's Children's Classics" series; This text presents an easy-to-use student's reference guide to the most common colloquialisms in the Japanese language. All the entries and sample sentences are presented in romanized Japanese, with English word and phrase equivalents. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 173 pages. Size: 182 x 128 mm. Weight: 228g.
Author: Yonekawa, Akihiko
ISBN: 4770027737
Publisher: Kodansha Europe Ltd
Date: 2002 (Japan)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases"
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A source-book of the Anglo-Indian language which covers the origins of many words of Indian origin incorporated into the English language since the 1600s, as well as offering an insight into life in 19th-century colonial India. New ed. Hardback, 1062 pages. Size: 230 x 149 mm. Weight: 1270g.
Author: Yule, Sir Henry Burnell, A.C.
ISBN: 0700703217
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 1996 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Historical & Comparative Linguistics
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"Investigating Science Communication in the Information Age"Implications for Public Engagement and Popular Media
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"Communicating Science in the Information Age" series; Investigating Science Communication in the Information Age is a collection of newly-commissioned chapters by leading science communication scholars. It addresses current theoretical, practical and policy developments in science communication, and engagement and dialogue on the part of professional scientists with members of the public. With 11 b&w line, 8 b&w half-tone, 2 plates. Paperback, 312 pages. Size: 246 x 171 mm. Weight: 548g.
Author: (Holliman, Richard, ed.)
ISBN: 0199552665
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Journalistic Style Guides
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"Practising Science Communication in the Information Age"Theorising Professional Practices
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"Communicating Science in the Information Age" series; Practising science communication in the information age reviews the trends and issues that are engaging practitioners of science communication, critically exploring topics as diverse as peer review, open access publication, the protection of intellectual property, the popularisation of science, and the practices of public engagement. With 15 b&w line, 5 b&w half-tone,. Paperback, 264 pages. Size: 246 x 171 mm. Weight: 459g.
Author: (Holliman, Richard, ed.)
ISBN: 0199552673
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Journalistic Style Guides
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