Zbirka: Jezik: zgodovina in splošna dela
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Welsh Language(2014) DAVIES, JANETThis book offers a broad historical survey of Welsh-language culture from sixth-century heroic poetry to television and pop culture in the early twenty-first century. The public status of the language is considered and the role of Welsh is compared with tVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Ad Infinitum(2009) OSTLER, NICHOLASAn in-depth biography of the Latin language from its very beginnings to the present day from the widely acclaimed author of ‘Empires of the Word’.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Story of English(2011) MCCRUM, ROBERTThe Story of English is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; More widely scattered, written and spokeVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
I Never Knew There Was a Word For It(2010) JACOT DE BOINOD, ADAMA compendium that includes three of the author's acclaimed books about language - "The Wonder of Whiffling", "The Meaning of Tingo" and "Toujours Tingo".Vezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Shady Characters(2015) HOUSTON, KEITHWhere 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, cVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Unfolding Of Language(2006) DEUTSCHER, GUYPresents an investigation into the evolution of language. This book exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication. Along the way, it teaches why German maidens are neuter while German turnips are female, why we have feet not foots,Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
