Zbirka: Jezik: zgodovina in splošna dela
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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 € -
Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi(2009) TIMONEY, CHARLESA practical guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Runes(2014) FINDELL, MARTINRunes employ many techniques from informal scratchings to sophisticated inlaid designs on weapons, or the exquisite relief carvings of the Franks Casket. This book tells the story of runes from their mysterious origins, their development as a script, to tVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Translanguaging(2013) GARCIA, O.,WEI, L.This book addresses how the new linguistic concept of 'Translanguaging' has contributed to our understandings of language, bilingualism and education, with potential to transform not only semiotic systems and speaker subjectivities, but also social structVezava: Trda101,05 € -
Languages(2012) ANDERSON, STEPHEN (DOROTHY R. DIEBOLD PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, YALE UNIVERSITY)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 sciVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Oxford Dictionary of Original Shakespearean Pronunciation(2016) CRYSTAL, DAVID (HONORARY PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, HONORARY PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF WALES, BANGOR)This dictionary is the first comprehensive description of Shakespearean original pronunication (OP), enabling practitioners to deal with any queries about the pronunciation of individual words. It includes all the words in the First Folio, transcribed usiVezava: Trda44,85 € -
Craic Baby(2019) O'SEAGHDHA, DARACHThe follow-up to Motherfoclóir, exploring the Irish language, both the very old and the very new. Craic Baby hinges on how watching a child learn to communicate changes how you think about language.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Long Live Latin(2019) GARDINI, PROFESSOR NICOLA (PROFESSOR OF ITALIAN AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE)The international bestseller that celebrates the beauty, passion and life-lessons to be found in this not-so-dead language.Vezava: Trda24,10 € -
Swearing Is Good For You(2018) BYRNE, EMMAThe science of swearing: from neuroscience to swearing apes, why we swear, what it does to us and why it's important.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Thinking Inside the Box(2021) RAPHEL, ADRIENNEA delightful, erudite, and immersive exploration of the crossword puzzle and its fascinating history from a brilliant young writer.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Speaking in Tongues(2016) SANDERS, ELLA FRANCESEver feel like you are pedalling in the choucroute? Been caught with your beard in the mailbox again? Or maybe you just wish everyone would stop ironing your head? This book brings the weird, wonderful and surprising nuanced beauty of language to life witVezava: Trda21,02 € -
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Now You're Talking(2019) COX, TREVORWe judge others – and whether we trust them – not just by their words but by the way they talk: their intonation, their pitch, their accent. Now You’re Talking explores the full range of our voice – how we speak and how we sing;Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
