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Understanding Language Change by Kate Burridge
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £36.66The Understanding Language series provides approachable, yet authoritative, introductions to all the major topics in linguistics. Ideal for students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics,... -
The Pacific and Australasia by Kate Burridge 9783110196375
RRP: £23.50Booksplease Price: £17.24This volume gives a detailed overview of the varieties of English spoken in the Pacific and Australasia, including regional, social and ethnic dicalects (such as New Zealand, Australian Vernacular,... -
For the Love of Language: An Introduction to Linguistics by Kate Burridge 9781108701013
RRP: £75.00Booksplease Price: £70.83For the Love of Language: An Introduction to Linguistics is an engaging introduction to human language and the role of linguistics in understanding its fundamental design, acquisition and functions... -
Wrestling with Words and Meanings: Essays in Honour of Keith Allan by Kate Burridge
RRP: £26.99Booksplease Price: £23.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922235312Author Kate BurridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Monash University... -
Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language by Kate Burridge 9780521548328
RRP: £31.99Booksplease Price: £30.45English 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... -
Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language by Kate Burridge 9780521839488
Booksplease Price: £77.78English 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... -
Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language by Kate Burridge 9780521853132
Booksplease Price: £72.85If the English language is a glorious garden, filled with exotic hybrids and the continuing tradition of heritage specimens, then it is no surprise that we will also find some weeds. Linguistic weeds... -
Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English Language by Kate Burridge 9780521618236
RRP: £28.99Booksplease Price: £27.10If the English language is a glorious garden, filled with exotic hybrids and the continuing tradition of heritage specimens, then it is no surprise that we will also find some weeds. Linguistic weeds... -
Introducing English Grammar Kersti Boerjars 9781138635319
Booksplease Price: £43.76Introducing English Grammar introduces readers to the methodology and terminology needed to analyse English sentences. The approach taken is in line with current research in grammar, a particular... -
The Routledge Handbook of Linguistics Keith Allan 9780367868079
RRP: £49.99Booksplease Price: £45.23The Routledge Handbook of Linguistics offers a comprehensive introduction and reference point to the discipline of linguistics. This wide-ranging survey of the field brings together a range of... -
Forbidden Words: Taboo and the Censoring of Language by Keith Allan 9780521525640
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £37.14Many words and expressions are viewed as 'taboo', such as those used to describe sex, our bodies and their functions, and those used to insult other people. This 2006 book provides a fascinating... -
Introducing English Grammar Kersti Börjars 9781032872049
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £38.29Introducing English Grammar introduces readers to the methodology and terminology needed to analyse English sentences. The approach taken is in line with current research in grammar, a particular... -
Natural Language Semantics by Keith Allan 9780631192961
RRP: £89.95Booksplease Price: £82.96Natural Language Semantics discusses fundamental concepts for linguistic semantics. This book combines theoretical explanations of several methods of inquiry with detailed semantic analysis and... -
Natural Language Semantics Keith Allan (Monash University, Australia) 9780631192978
RRP: £40.95Booksplease Price: £39.11Natural Language Semantics discusses fundamental concepts for linguistic semantics. This book combines theoretical explanations of several methods of inquiry with detailed semantic analysis and... -
The Utility of Meaning: What Words Mean and Why by N. J. Enfield 9780198709831
Booksplease Price: £112.61This book argues that the complex, anthropocentric, and often culture-specific meanings of words have been shaped directly by their history of 'utility' for communication in social life. N. J... -
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Linguistics by Keith Allan 9780199585847
RRP: £135.00Booksplease Price: £116.21In this outstanding book leading scholars from around the world examine the history of linguistics from ancient origins to the present. They consider every aspect of the field from language origins... -
Rhyme over Reason: Phonological Motivation in English Reka Benczes 9781108491877
RRP: £104.00Booksplease Price: £98.54We are fascinated by what words sound like. This fascination also drives us to search for meaning in sound - thereby contradicting the principle of the arbitrariness of the linguistic sign... -
Rhyme over Reason: Phonological Motivation in English by Reka Benczes
Booksplease Price: £32.12We are fascinated by what words sound like. This fascination also drives us to search for meaning in sound - thereby contradicting the principle of the arbitrariness of the linguistic sign... -
New Horizons in Prescriptivism Research by Nuria Yáñez‐Bouza 9781800416147
RRP: £119.95Booksplease Price: £108.13This book investigates the connections between evaluative judgements on language and the larger social, cultural, and political issues that shed light on the practice of prescriptivism. The chapters... -
Life and Language Beyond Earth Raymond Hickey (University of Limerick) 9781009226417
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £23.60Have you ever wondered whether we are alone in the universe, or if life forms on other planets might exist? If they do exist, how might their languages have evolved? Could we ever understand them,... -
Lexical-Functional Grammar: An Introduction by Kersti Borjars 9781316621653
RRP: £29.00Booksplease Price: £27.84A clear introduction to lexical-functional grammar (LFG), this outstanding textbook sets out a formal approach to the study of language using a step-by-step approach and rich language data. Data from... -
Lexical-Functional Grammar: An Introduction by Kersti Borjars 9781107170568
Booksplease Price: £77.80A clear introduction to lexical-functional grammar (LFG), this outstanding textbook sets out a formal approach to the study of language using a step-by-step approach and rich language data. Data from...