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The Language Instinct
by Steven Pinker
Originally published: New York : W. Morrow and Co., c1994.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-502) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-502) and index.
Made In America
by Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson turns away form the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture.Bill Bryson turns away form the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture.In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land -...
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Language In Thought and Action
by S I Hayakawa
Language in Thought and Action is a book on semantics by Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, based on his previous work Language in Action published in 1939. Early editions were written in consultation with different people. The current 5th edition was published in 1991. It was updated by Hayakawa's son, Alan R. Hayakawa and has an introduction by Robert MacNeil. Its Library of Congress control number is 92033105. The book has sold over one million copies and has been translated into eight languages.
The Stuff Of Thought
by Steven Pinker
This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books?including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate?have catapulted him into the limelight as one of today?s most important popular science writers. In The Stuff of Thought, Pinker presents a fascinating look at how our...
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Language and Mind
by Noam Chomsky
This is the long-awaited third edition of Chomsky's outstanding collection of essays on language and mind. The first six chapters, originally published in the 1960s, made a groundbreaking contribution to linguistic theory. This new edition complements them with an additional chapter and a new preface, bringing Chomsky's influential approach into the twenty-first century. Chapters 1-6 present Chomsky's early work on the nature and acquisition of language as a genetically endowed, biological system...
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Syntactic Structures
by Noam Chomsky
Syntactic Structures is an influential book by American linguist Noam Chomsky, first published in 1957. Widely regarded as one of the most important texts in the field of linguistics, this work laid the foundation of Chomsky's idea of transformational grammar. The book contains the well-known example of a sentence that is completely grammatical, yet completely nonsensical in "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Cassell's Latin Dictionary
by D P Simpson
Since its first appearance in 1854 and through many revisions this dictionary has remained constant in its appeal to scholars.?This new and revised Latin Dictionary is among the best of its kind, being reliable, compact and adequate for the needs of all save the specialist. He has produced what is in effect a new book, typographically easy to consult and combining elegance with utility.? -The Times Literary SupplementThis edition Incorporates modern English idiom and current Latin spelling.Includes...
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Linguistics Books & Ephemera
Origins Of the Specious
by O'Conner, Patricia T ; Kellerman, Stewart
Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces "niche" as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with "and," or says "octopuses" instead of "octopi"? Do you think British spellings are more "civilised" than the American versions? Would you bet the bank that "jeep" got its start as a military term and "SOS" as an acronym for "Save Our Ship"? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you're myth-informed. Go stand in the corner--and read this book!In Origins of the...
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The Stuff of Thought : Language As a Window into Human Nature
by Steven Pinker
Penguin Publishing Group, 2008. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Language Form and Language Function
by Newmeyer, Frederick J
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Prominence. Acoustical and lexical/syntactic correlates
by Barbertje Streefkerk
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Imperatives
by Schalley, Ewa
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The Motivated Sign (Iconicity in Language and Literature 2)
by Fischer, Olga & Nanny, Max
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Finally a word
by van der Stelt, Jeannette Mathilde
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El Dialecto Navarro En Los Documentos Del Monasterio De Irache (958-1397)
by Saralegui, Carmen
Pamplona: Institucion Principe De Viana. Good with no dust jacket. 1977. Paperback. 8423500888 . 328 pp. Bibliografia, lexico, indice alfabetico de voces estudiadas. Glossy red paper covers with white and black have some edge wear, interior clean and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 328 pages .
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€25.51
The Handbook of English Linguistics
by Aarts, Bas & McMahon, April, editors
Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 1405113820 . KB57...xviii, 806 pp. Subject & Key names Index. Large heavy quarto. Glossy white dust jacket with red/black designs. DJ has minor shelf wear, first flap has a storage crease. Book itself is clean and tight. A nice copy, heavy for international shipping. ; Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 806 pages .
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€80.31
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
by Nicholas Ostler
Paperback / softback. New. An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history.
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Essays in Linguistics
by Joseph H. Greenberg
Phoenix, Chicago, 1963. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The essays of this collection are intended as separate treatments of a number of topics in linguistics. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped...
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Lectures on Government and Binding: The Pisa Lectures
by CHOMSKY, Noam
Berlin: mouton de gruyter, 1993. Seventh edition. Softcover. Near fine. ix, 371 p. 23 cm. Paperback. Light wear and label residue to rear cover.
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Catálogo de la lenguas de América del Sur
by Tovar, Antonio & Larrucea de Tovar, Consuelo
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Functional Discourse Grammar: a Typologically-Based Theory of Language Structure
by Hengeveld, Kees & Mackenzie, J. Lachlan
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L'énonciation médiatisée (Bibliothèque de l'Information Grammaticale)
by Guentchéva Z.,
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Linguistic Variables: Towards a unified theory of linguistic variation (Current Issues in Linguistic Theory)
by Lieb, Hans-Heinrich
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Awareness and instruction when kindergarteners acquire grammar
by Spit, Sybren
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La evidencialidad de las lenguas indígenas americanas
by Torres Sanchez, Nadiezdha
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Language endangerment and endangered languages
by Wetzels, W. Leo editor
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Analyzing Syntax: A Lexical-Functional Approach (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)
by Kroeger, Paul R
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Language: The Cultural Tool
by Everett, Daniel L
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The Influence of Dutch (L1) and English (L2) on Third Language Learning
by Stadt, Rosalinde
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Input and interaction in deaf families
by Beppie van den Bogaerde
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch-phrases; Solecisms and Catachreses; Nicknames and Vulgarisms
by Partridge, Eric; edited by Paul Beale
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1984. Eighth and final edition of Partridge's magnum opus, a vast collection of 'improper' English, revised by Beale & published after Partridge's death. Now mostly of historic interest, slang being a moving target; the current version of the iconic title, from 2005, has been completely rewritten. First printing thus, with full number string. Stout hardcover, as pictured. General wear, corners bumped, spine a bit dished with light...
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