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Musiqa Al-Kalimat: Modern Standard Arabic Through Popular Songs: Intermediate to Advanced(2017) BAHAA ED-DIN OSSAMAVezava: Mehka38,00 € -
It's All Greek(2018) TULLOCH, ALEXANDERDid you know that marmalade, pirate, sketch and purse trace their linguistic origins back to the Athens of 500 bce? This book offers a word-by-word look at the influence of Greek on everyday words in English, telling the stories behind their etymologicalVezava: Trda20,07 € -
The First English Dictionary of Slang 1699(2015) GENT', 'B.E.The first work dedicated solely to the subject of slang words and their meanings, this book is a lost gem originally intended to educate the polite London classes in the parlance of thieves and ruffians, should they be so unlucky as to wander into the ‘wrVezava: Mehka13,89 € -
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Luath Scots Language Learner CD(2002) WILSON, L. COLINAn audio recording to accompany the Luath Scots Language Learner book, which conveys the authentic pronunciation, especially important to readers from outside Scotland.23,82 € -
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Dent's Modern Tribes(2017) DENT, SUSIELearn how to decode the private languages that are swapped around us every day - amongst cabbies and paramedics, soap stars and comedians, cricketers and barristers - in Susie Dent's unique and witty guide to Britain's modern tribes.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat(2018) ROBSON, MARTIN (UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, UK)This book explores the nautical history of some of our most common expressions in an entertaining and informative volume.Vezava: Trda14,01 € -
Cultural Contact and Linguistic Relativity among the Indians of Northwestern California(2021) O'NEILL, SEANIn this thought-provoking re-examination of the hypothesis of linguistic relativity, Sean O'Neill looks closely at the Hupa, Yurok, and Karuk peoples to explore the striking juxtaposition between linguistic diversity and relative cultural uniformity amongVezava: Mehka24,76 € -
Cambridge Topics in English Language Attitudes to Language(2018) CLAYTON, DANEssential study guides for the future linguist.Vezava: Mehka36,03 € -
Bespoke(2021) BROMLEY, TOMThis book guides the reader through a land where the road to hell is paved not with good intentions, but with cobbles. This is a place where all the world is a stage, unless you are a one-day specialist. Where its inhabitants come with a litany of arrestiVezava: Trda15,44 € -
Language Variation and Language Change Across the Lifespan(2021)This volume brings together research on panel studies with the aim of providing a coherent empirical and theoretical knowledge-base for examining the impact of maturation and lifespan-specific effects on linguistic malleability in the post-adolescent speaVezava: Trda68,40 € -
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Slang(2016) GREEN, JONATHON (INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR)What words qualify as slang? Should slang be acknowledged as a language in itself? And what does the digital revolution mean for the future of slang? In this Very Short Introduction, Jonathon Green addresses these questions, considering the etymology, datVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Plain Words(2015) GOWERS, REBECCA,GOWERS, ERNESTPresents a fresh edition Plain Words, that was intended simply as a guide to the proper use of English for the Civil Service. This guide reflects numerous changes that took place in English usage. It features a private archive.Vezava: Mehka15,41 €










