ilość książek w kategorii: 1594
Plea For An American Language
ISBN: 9780415279703 / Angielski / Twarda / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Available individually, or as part of the eight-volume set "American English: 1781-1921." For a complete list of volume titles in this set, see list for "American English: 1781-1921" [ISBN: 0-415-27964-X].
Available individually, or as part of the eight-volume set "American English: 1781-1921." For a complete list of volume titles in this set, see list f...
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1368,17 zł |
Parts Of Speech:Essays English
ISBN: 9780415279710 / Angielski / Twarda / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Available individually, or as part of the eight-volume set "American English: 1781-1921." For a complete list of volume titles in this set, see list for "American English: 1781-1921" [ISBN: 0-415-27964-X].
Available individually, or as part of the eight-volume set "American English: 1781-1921." For a complete list of volume titles in this set, see list f...
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1368,17 zł |
Pronunc Standard Eng America V
ISBN: 9780415279727 / Angielski / Twarda / 648 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Available individually, or as part of the eight-volume set "American English: 1781-1921." For a complete list of volume titles in this set, see list for "American English: 1781-1921" [ISBN: 0-415-27964-X].
Available individually, or as part of the eight-volume set "American English: 1781-1921." For a complete list of volume titles in this set, see list f...
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1216,15 zł |
English Words: Structure, History, Usage
ISBN: 9780415298926 / Angielski / Twarda / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do we find the right word for the job? Where does that word come from? Why do we spell it like that? And how do we know what it means?
Words are all around us - we use them every day to communicate our joys, fears, hopes, opinions, wishes and demands - but we don't often think about them too deeply. In this highly accessible introduction to English words, the reader will discover what the study of words can tell them about the extraordinary richness and complexity of our daily vocabulary and about the nature of language in general. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, the... How do we find the right word for the job? Where does that word come from? Why do we spell it like that? And how do we know what it means?
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785,43 zł |
English Words: Structure, History, Usage
ISBN: 9780415298933 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do we find the right word for the job? Where does that word come from? Why do we spell it like that? And how do we know what it means?
Words are all around us - we use them every day to communicate our joys, fears, hopes, opinions, wishes and demands - but we don't often think about them too deeply. In this highly accessible introduction to English words, the reader will discover what the study of words can tell them about the extraordinary richness and complexity of our daily vocabulary and about the nature of language in general. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, the... How do we find the right word for the job? Where does that word come from? Why do we spell it like that? And how do we know what it means?
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192,51 zł |
Etymology
ISBN: 9780521311663 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Etymology has been largely neglected since the beginning of this century. Professor Yakov Malkiel here sets out to rescue it from its fate. He enquires into the style, structure, presuppositions, and purposes of etymological enquiries over the last two centuries, and sets them against the practice of etymology in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. He also examines the complex and changing interrelationship between etymology and general linguistics in recent times, with the intention of revitalising etymological research. Professor Malkiel is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished practitioners...
Etymology has been largely neglected since the beginning of this century. Professor Yakov Malkiel here sets out to rescue it from its fate. He enquire...
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217,84 zł |
Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language
ISBN: 9780521839488 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. English is the most creative, changeable and imaginative of languages. Some words are invented to meet temporary needs and are quickly discarded; others carry meanings hundreds of years old. Language fascinates us, and we spend a lot of time playing with it, concocting everything from puns, riddles and secret languages to wonderful prose and poetry. We also worry about it a great deal, looking up and checking words in dictionaries and usage guides, occasionally arguing about definitions. This book celebrates our capacity to play with language, as well as examining the ways we use it: in slang...
English is the most creative, changeable and imaginative of languages. Some words are invented to meet temporary needs and are quickly discarded; othe...
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233,10 zł |
Chambers Dictionary of Etymology
ISBN: 9780550142306 / Angielski / Twarda / 1320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With over 30,000 entries, Chambers Dictionary of Etymology is a prestigious and scholarly dictionary that explains where English words come from. An important etymological resource for the expert, it is also a useful reference source for the general reader.
With over 30,000 entries, Chambers Dictionary of Etymology is a prestigious and scholarly dictionary that explains where English words c...
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193,25 zł |
Storied Words: The Writer's Vocabulary and Its Origins
ISBN: 9780595313761 / Angielski / Miękka / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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102,86 zł |
A Garden of Words
ISBN: 9780595347490 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Did you know that the "tulip" gets its name from a kind of headwear? What's the linguistic link between the lovely "gladiolus" and a fierce "gladiator"? A rose by any other name may smell as sweet--but why "do" we call it a "rose"?
In this charming, witty volume, Martha Barnette leads a tour through the language of the garden, stopping along the way to coax out the many secrets that flowers have to tell about history, culture, psychology, folklore, and science. "Everything in it is delightful to learn. Barnette takes us through languages and across millennia in a charming style that,... Did you know that the "tulip" gets its name from a kind of headwear? What's the linguistic link between the lovely "gladiolus" and a fierce "gladiator...
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81,39 zł |
The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated
ISBN: 9780609806920 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Enjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rosten's masterful work up to date. Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush, in close consultation with Rosten's daughters, it retains the spirit of the original--with its wonderful jokes, tidbits of cultural history, Talmudic and biblical references--and is enhanced by hundreds of new entries...
Enjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissan...
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94,48 zł |
Tracks That Speak: The Legacy of Native American Words in North American Culture
ISBN: 9780618065103 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cutler offers 70 fascinating studies, each focusing on a particular word borrowed from a Native American language. He tells readers about the words themselves and about the things they stood--and stand--for, illuminating not only the roles these things played in traditional Indian societies but also the roles they continue to play in America today.
Cutler offers 70 fascinating studies, each focusing on a particular word borrowed from a Native American language. He tells readers about the words th...
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72,96 zł |
Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus
ISBN: 9780618454501 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Conveniently organized in alphabetical order, an entertaining and informative look at the rich diversity of the English language traces the origins and histories of five hundred everyday words. Original.
Conveniently organized in alphabetical order, an entertaining and informative look at the rich diversity of the English language traces the origins an...
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94,44 zł |
More Word Histories and Mysteries: From Aardvark to Zombie
ISBN: 9780618716814 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this companion to the popular "Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus," the most surprising stories in the history of English vocabulary are told as a series of brief notes written in a lively and entertaining style.
In this companion to the popular "Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus," the most surprising stories in the history of English vocab...
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72,96 zł |
Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Words That Come from Spanish
ISBN: 9780618910540 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,96 zł |
Understanding English Grammar
ISBN: 9780631232919 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Understanding English Grammar presents a linguistic introduction to the structure of English that is accessible to students who have had little or no opportunity to study the language.
Understanding English Grammar presents a linguistic introduction to the structure of English that is accessible to students who have had lit... |
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650,49 zł |
Understanding English Grammar 2e
ISBN: 9780631232926 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Understanding English Grammar presents a linguistic introduction to the structure of English that is accessible to students who have had little or no opportunity to study the language.
Understanding English Grammar presents a linguistic introduction to the structure of English that is accessible to students who have had lit... |
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186,43 zł |
Forgotten English
ISBN: 9780688166366 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you ever sent a message via scandaroon, needed a nimgimmer, or fallen victim to bowelhive? Never heard of these terms? That's because they are a thing of the past. These words are alive and well, however, in Forgotten English, a charming collection of hundreds of archaic words, their definitions, and old-fashioned line drawings.
For readers of Bill Bryson, Henry Beard, and Richard Lederer, Forgotten English is an eye-opening trip down a delightful etymological path. Readers learn that an ale connor sat in a puddle of ale to judge its quality, that a beemaster... Have you ever sent a message via scandaroon, needed a nimgimmer, or fallen victim to bowelhive? Never heard of these terms? That's because they are a ...
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85,85 zł |
Grammar and Style: For Examination Candidates and Others
ISBN: 9780715624227 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A practical handbook encouraging writers to become more consciously aware of the way in which they employ words, drawing attention to points of grammar and offering hints on various styles of writing.
A practical handbook encouraging writers to become more consciously aware of the way in which they employ words, drawing attention to points of gramma...
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101,29 zł |
New-Dialect Formation: The Inevitability of Colonial Englishes
ISBN: 9780748618774 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents a new and controversial theory about dialect contact and the formation of new colonial dialects. It examines the genesis of Latin American Spanish, Canadian French and North American English, but concentrates on Australian and South African English.
This volume presents a new and controversial theory about dialect contact and the formation of new colonial dialects. It examines the genesis of Latin...
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211,05 zł |