Catálogo de libros: Lingüística histórica y comparada

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  • Strange Bedfellows Vol. C
    Anil
    As in the first volume of Strange Bedfellows, etymologically related words, most surprisingly so (strange bedfellows), are used to construct amusing and/or amazing pairs, phrases, whole sentences, essays and nonsense stories.  Most are accompanied by silly comments, tall tales with recurring characters, poems, fake news and ads.  A larger dose of satire than in vol.1 is also in...
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    8,23 €

  • A Latin Dictionary
    Charles Short / Charlton T Lewis
    141 years after its first publication, the new edition of this world-famous bestseller gives a comprehensive picture of the Latin language. The original 1879 edition, revolutionary at the time for its breadth, depth and its use of illustrative examples, combined a succinct yet approachable style with coverage of everyday as well as specialist terms. This 21st-century edition co...
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    81,81 €

  • FROM CAVEMEN TO COUNTRYMEN
    Sherry Sufi
    What does language have to do with nationalism? Why do some countries succeed in uniting their citizens under a common identity while others struggle? This book, based on an award-winning PhD thesis, makes a modest attempt at answering these questions. Its central argument is that the rise of modern nationalism has created a political landscape that necessitates the mobilisatio...
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    35,70 €

  • May I Have a Word With You?
    David Tickner
    Words are the foundation of all communication―the foundation upon which we build our understanding of the world around us ... of nature, philosophy, faith, and of ourselves. But where do those words come from?Using humor and insight paired with in-depth etymological knowledge, the author explores the origins of over two hundred words commonly found within the sphere of religion...
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    30,91 €

  • May I Have a Word With You?
    David Tickner
    Words are the foundation of all communication―the foundation upon which we build our understanding of the world around us ... of nature, philosophy, faith, and of ourselves. But where do those words come from?Using humor and insight paired with in-depth etymological knowledge, the author explores the origins of over two hundred words commonly found within the sphere of religion...
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    23,11 €

  • Spontaneous Spoken English
    Alexander Haselow
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    38,99 €

  • Language, Mind and Body
    John E. Joseph / John EJoseph
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    37,99 €

  • The Language of Backgammon
    Robert H Wachtel
    Once a favorite pastime of thrill-seeking gamblers, backgammon has evolved over the last half century into a true statistical science, with its top players rigorously training with artificial-intelligence programs in their quest to master the game’s secrets.The vocabulary of backgammon has evolved as well. While much of it remains that of a craps player out of a Damon Runyon st...
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    19,48 €

  • Developments in English
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    39,09 €

  • Language, Identity and Symbolic Culture
    David Evans
    Language is integral to the construction of personal, socio-cultural and socio-political identities. Language, Identity and Symbolic Culture closely investigates the relationship between language and identities, offering a comprehensive yet progressive view of how linguistics relates to development and education, both in theoretical and real world applications. Progressing from...
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    57,40 €

  • In Between
    The essays in this anthology probe and comment on the "space/time/issue between" in aesthetic or linguistic productions in a variety of cultures. For over three decades the Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Film (SCFLLF), which convenes biennially, has been and continues to be a showcase for scholarship in the Humanities with a special emphasis on non-...
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    44,54 €

  • Creating Canadian English
    Stefan Dollinger
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    120,21 €

  • The Language of Russian Peasants in the Twentieth Century
    Alexander D. Nakhimovsky / Alexander DNakhimovsky
    This book analyzes the social dialect of Russian peasants in the twentieth century through their letters and stories. It constitutes an oral history of peasants’ tragic Soviet past, and argues that for all their variability, local peasant dialects maintained an underlying unity throughout the century. ...
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    129,19 €

  • Norse in the North Atlantic
    Ryan Sines
    The North Atlantic was a hostile environment, but somehow the Viking settlers on Iceland survived while the settlers on Greenland failed. Sagas, historical sources, and archaeology are combined to answer the five hundred year old question—why? ...
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    45,20 €

  • Categories, Constructions, and Change in English Syntax
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    150,40 €

  • The Article in Post-Classical Greek
    Daniel King
    For New Testament biblical scholars, this book constitutes a vital summary of contemporary, theoretically-sound interpretations of the linguistic functions of the Post-Classical (Koine) Greek article in a way that will inform exegesis of the text, especially in the fi eld of larger discourse units. There is also signifi cant payoff  for the as-yet signifi cantly under-researche...
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    29,41 €

  • Reading the Country
    Steeped in story-telling and endlessly curious, Reading the Country: An Introduction to Nomadology (1984) was the product of Paddy Roe, Stephen Muecke and Krim Benterrak, experimenting with what it might be like to think together about country. In the process a senior traditional owner, a cultural theorist and a painter produced a text unlike any other. Reading the Country: 30 ...
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    28,76 €

  • The Birth of the Academic Article
    David Banks
    This study is a linguistic analysis of the first two academic periodicals from their creation in 1665 until the end of the seventeenth century. These were the Journal des Sçavans in France and the Philosophical Transactions in England. The analysis is carried out within the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics. The linguistic features and aspects of the theory necessary...
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    44,75 €

  • Grammatical Profiles
    This collection brings together language profiles of the Language Assessment Remediation and Screening Procedure (LARSP) from 12 languages around the world. It will be an invaluable resource for speech-language pathologists in many countries and for those wishing to analyse the grammatical abilities of clients of many linguistic backgrounds. ...
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    193,82 €

  • Eastern Cherokee Stories
    Sandra Muse Isaacs
    “Throughout our Cherokee history,” writes Joyce Dugan, former principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, “our ancient stories have been the essence of who we are.”These traditional stories embody the Cherokee concepts of Gadugi, working together for the good of all, and Duyvkta, walking the right path, and teach listeners how to understand and live in the world wi...
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    55,73 €

  • Language in Louisiana
    Shana Walton
    Contributions by Lisa Abney, Patricia Anderson, Albert Camp, Katie Carmichael, Christina Schoux Casey, Nathalie Dajko, Jeffery U. Darensbourg, Dorian Dorado, Connie Eble, Daniel W. Hieber, David Kaufman, Geoffrey Kimball, Thomas A. Klingler, Bertney Langley, Linda Langley, Shane Lief, Tamara Lindner, Judith M. Maxwell, Rafael Orozco, Allison Truitt, Shana Walton, and Robin Whit...
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    158,06 €

  • Language in Louisiana
    Shana Walton
    Contributions by Lisa Abney, Patricia Anderson, Albert Camp, Katie Carmichael, Christina Schoux Casey, Nathalie Dajko, Jeffery U. Darensbourg, Dorian Dorado, Connie Eble, Daniel W. Hieber, David Kaufman, Geoffrey Kimball, Thomas A. Klingler, Bertney Langley, Linda Langley, Shane Lief, Tamara Lindner, Judith M. Maxwell, Rafael Orozco, Allison Truitt, Shana Walton, and Robin Whit...
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    42,60 €

  • The Multilingual Muse
    In the late Middle Ages, the Low Countries — ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy and their Hapsburg successors — boasted a dynamic literary culture in both French and Dutch. Speakers of these languages interacted in more ways than might be expected. Writers shared topics and techniques; works were translated; printers who spoke one language published material in the other. The Multi...
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    17,52 €

  • Complexity in Language
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    39,36 €

  • Endangered Languages and New Technologies
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    35,86 €

  • Discourses of Men’s Suicide Notes
    Dariusz Galasinski
    Deaths by suicide are high: every 40 seconds, someone in the world chooses to end their life. Despite acknowledgement that suicide notes are social texts, there has been no book which analyzes suicide notes as discursive texts and no attempt at a qualitative discourse analysis of them. Discourses of Men’s Suicide Notes redresses this gap in the literature.Focussing on men and m...
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    57,77 €

  • The Great War of the Dark Age
    Dominique Wohlschlag / Deborah Bell
    This accessible yet rigorous collection of essays gives an authentic introduction to the greatest of Indian epic poems, the Mahābhārata. Individual chapters on its major themes and symbolic dimensions will be appreciated by laymen and scholars alike, as they give keys to the meaning and universal relevance of the work. The author has brought together his knowledge of the West...
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    10,20 €

  • Four Decades in the Study of Nigerian Languages & Linguistics
    Ozo-mekuri Ndimele
    This volume is produced in commemoration of the official retirement of Professor Kay Williamson from the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The contributing essayists cover five main generations of Nigerian linguists. The collection is divided into six sections: Language, history and Society; Applied Linguistics and Orthog...
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    152,25 €

  • Letter Writing and Language Change
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    37,71 €

  • Russian English
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    36,61 €


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