wyszukanych pozycji: 10
Words in Time : A Social History of English Vocabulary
ISBN: 9780631173212 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The word blurb derives from a pulchritudinous young lady of that fictional name who appeared on a book-cover at the turn of the century. Quarrying the Oxford English Dictionary for its evidence, this book traces the extraordinary way in which English words have changed their meanings over the past millennium. These shifts both reflect Britain's rich history and reveal the social determinants of the language.
The word blurb derives from a pulchritudinous young lady of that fictional name who appeared on a book-cover at the turn of the century. Quarrying the...
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218,13 zł |
Following Jesus: Wherever He leads
ISBN: 9781985070585 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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31,83 zł |
Chaucer: A Medieval Genius
ISBN: 9786138805564 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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359,91 zł |
An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, and Ethnic Slurs in the English-Speaking World
ISBN: 9780765612311 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 573 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics that generate swearing, foul language, and insults in the entire range of the English language. While the emphasis is on American and British English, the different major global varieties, such as Australian, Canadian, South African, and Caribbean English are also covered. A-Z entries cover the full range of swearing and foul language in English, including fascinating details on the history and origins of each term and the social context in which...
This is the only encyclopedia and social history of swearing and foul language in the English-speaking world. It covers the various social dynamics th...
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700,25 zł |
Political Correctness: A History of Semantics and Culture
ISBN: 9781405152785 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, it will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate.
In this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. ...
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452,91 zł |
A History of English Words
ISBN: 9780631188551 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis has undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied as an indicator of social change, a symbol reflecting different social dynamics between speech communities, on models of dominance, cohabitation, colonialism and globalisation.
This book traces the remarkable reconfigurations that English lexis has undergone in the past millennium. The vocabulary is studied as an indicator of...
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245,43 zł |
Political Correctness: A History of Semantics and Culture
ISBN: 9781405152792 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, it will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate.
In this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. ...
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185,37 zł |
Kinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan: Affection and Mercy
ISBN: 9780253056443 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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103,69 zł |
Kinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan: Affection and Mercy
ISBN: 9780253056436 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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300,85 zł |
The Phoenix Point
ISBN: 9780956292117 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A new scientific paradigm clearly demonstrates that humans have a sixth sense. We live our lives immersed in a sea of magnetic energy that originates from the matter of the Earth and from the stars, the planets and their moons. This magnetic energy contains an enormous amount of information that can be read using a powerful analytical process called Biolocation. The sixth sense is particularly attuned to a point in an electromagnetic wave where its energy field dies and regenerates as it travels - the 'Phoenix Point'. Linking our sense to this Phoenix Point has resulted in many major...
A new scientific paradigm clearly demonstrates that humans have a sixth sense. We live our lives immersed in a sea of magnetic energy that originates ...
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94,47 zł |