Language: history & general works books

3371 books were found.

Shaping the Sciences of the Ancient and Medieval World: Textual Criticism, Critical Editions and Translations of Scholarly Texts in History

Shaping the Sciences of the Ancient and Medieval World:...

Author: Agathe Keller ,  Karine Chemla
ISBN: 9783031496165
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This book contributes to a worldwide history of textual criticism and critical editions of ancient scientific texts....  Read More >>

Mother Tongue: The surprising history of women's words -'A gem of a book' (Kate Mosse)

Mother Tongue: The surprising history of women's words...

Author: Jenni Nuttall
ISBN: 9780349015316
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Dictionary of World Literary Terms: Enlarged and Completely Revised Edition

Dictionary of World Literary Terms: Enlarged and Completely...

Author: Joseph T. Shipley
ISBN: 9781032772783
Format: Hardback
$242.00

First published in 1970, Dictionary of World Literary Terms brings together in one volume authoritative definitions...  Read More >>

Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature

Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between...

Author: Sarah Hart
ISBN: 9780008601119
Format: Paperback
$24.99

‘A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart’s lightness of touch...  Read More >>

Icons of the Alphabet: Letter Names, Phonetic Notation and the Phonology and Orthography of English

Icons of the Alphabet: Letter Names, Phonetic Notation...

Author: Reese M. Heitner
ISBN: 9783031393068
Format: Hardback
$369.57

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The Passive: A Comparative Linguistic Analysis

The Passive: A Comparative Linguistic Analysis

Author: ANNA SIEWIERSKA
ISBN: 9781032767864
Format: Hardback
$221.00

First published in 1984, The Passive surveys a wide range of different constructions, which have all been termed...  Read More >>

English Medium Instruction in Secondary Education: Policy, Challenges and Practices in Science Classrooms

English Medium Instruction in Secondary Education: Policy,...

Author: Jack Pun
ISBN: 9780367431457
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Jack Pun presents best practices in pedagogy and teaching to facilitate effective content-subject learning at the...  Read More >>

Hardly Harmless Drudgery: A 500-Year Pictorial History of the Lexicographic Geniuses, Sciolists, Plagiarists, and Obsessives Who Defined Our Language

Hardly Harmless Drudgery: A 500-Year Pictorial History...

Author: Bryan A. Garner ,  Jack Lynch
ISBN: 9781567928075
Format: Hardback
$171.60

At last! Godine found a use for the word “sciolist” in a subtitle! This is a throwback to Godine’s core of erudition...  Read More >>

New Perspectives on Judeo-Spanish and the Linguistic History of the Sephardic Jews

New Perspectives on Judeo-Spanish and the Linguistic...

Author: Laura Minervini ,  Frank Savelsberg
ISBN: 9789004685024
Format: Hardback
$366.96

A collection of groundbreaking essays on a crucial area of linguistic and Jewish studies – the languages of the...  Read More >>

A Historical Review of Swedish Strategy Research and the Rigor-Relevance Gap

A Historical Review of Swedish Strategy Research and...

Author: Thomas Kalling (Lunds Universitet, Sweden) ,  Lars Bengtsson (Lunds Universitet, Sweden)
ISBN: 9781009462358
Format: Hardback
$129.35

This Element reviews the existing literature on the rigor-relevance gap in academic research on strategic management...  Read More >>

The History of English: An Introduction

The History of English: An Introduction

Author: Stephan Gramley ,  Vivian Gramley
ISBN: 9781032409696
Format: Paperback
$77.99

The History of English provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of...  Read More >>

Foreign Tongues: Victorian Language Learning and Modern Ireland

Foreign Tongues: Victorian Language Learning and Modern...

Author: Phyllis Gaffney
ISBN: 9781739086312
Format: Paperback
$92.40

History shifts languages; languages shape history — a deep-rooted, dynamic process manifest in Victorian Ireland....  Read More >>

The History of English: An Introduction

The History of English: An Introduction

Author: Stephan Gramley ,  Vivian Gramley
ISBN: 9781032409702
Format: Hardback
$273.00

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Composite Predicates in Late Modern English

Composite Predicates in Late Modern English

Author: Ljubica Leone
ISBN: 9781032524887
Format: Hardback
$103.00

This volume provides a concise overview of the diachronic development of composite predicates (CPs) in Late Modern...  Read More >>

Critical Intercultural Pedagogy for Difficult Times: Conflict, Crisis, and Creativity

Critical Intercultural Pedagogy for Difficult Times:...

Author: Prue Holmes (University of Durham, UK) ,  John Corbett (BNU HKBU United International College, China)
ISBN: 9780367714130
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This collection lends a critical decolonizing lens to intercultural communication research, bringing together perspectives...  Read More >>

Germanic Philology: Perspectives in Linguistics and Literature

Germanic Philology: Perspectives in Linguistics and...

Author: Heiko Wiggers
ISBN: 9781648898976
Format: Hardback
$242.88

The articles featured in this volume will appeal to students and instructors of Germanic Linguistics alike as well...  Read More >>

Investigating Unequal Englishes: Understanding, Researching and Analysing Inequalities of the Englishes of the World

Investigating Unequal Englishes: Understanding, Researching...

Author: Ruanni Tupas (University College London, UK)
ISBN: 9781032410234
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Ruanni Tupas presents rich insights into the inequalities of Englishes and the ways in which these inequalities...  Read More >>

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