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9780618196043 American Heritage: The American Heritage College Dictionary, Fourth Edition Deluxe. Hardcover, Cloth over boards

American Heritage College Dictionary, Fourth Edition Deluxe. Hardcover, Cloth over boards Edited by the Editors of The American Heritage Dictionaries 1664 pages. 2002. A gift every word lover will cherish, this version of The American Heritage® College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, has thumb-indexing and an attractive linen case with stamped lettering.

9780618082506 Watkins: The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots. Second Edition. Paperback

American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots. Second Edition. Paperback Calvert Watkins 192 pages. 2000. Fully revised and updated it remains an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of English and its place in the Indo-European language family. More than 13,000 words are traced to their origins in Proto-Indo-European, the prehistoric ancestor of English that was spoken before the advent of writing.

9780521684941 / Woodard: The Ancient Languages of Asia and the Americas. Paperback

Ancient Languages of Asia and the Americas. Paperback Edited by Roger D. Woodard 2008. 296 pages, 1 map 16 tables. Each chapter of the work focuses on an individual language or, in some instances, a set of closely related varieties of a language. Providing a full descriptive presentation, each of these chapters examines the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of that language, and places the language within its proper linguistic and historical context.

9780521684965 / Woodard: The Ancient Languages of Asia Minor. Paperback

Ancient Languages of Asia Minor. Paperback Edited by Roger D. Woodard 176 pages, 1 map, 16 tables. 2008. Each chapter of the work focuses on an individual language or, in some instances, a set of closely related varieties of a language. Providing a full descriptive presentation, each of these chapters examines the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of that language, and places the language within its proper linguistic and historical context.

0816051232Comrie: The Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the World. Revised. Hardcover

Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the World. Revised. Hardcover edited by Bernard Comrie, Stephen Matthews, Maria Polinsky 224 pages, bw and color illustrations, +30 full-color maps. 2003. In a detailed account of the language families of each region of the world, this comprehensive work identifies and explains interesting and sometimes unique features of vocabulary and grammar.

9780415155328 Cantonese: Tong: Colloquial Cantonese. The Complete Course for Beginners. 2 x 60 minute CDs.

Colloquial Cantonese. The Complete Course for Beginners. 2 x 60-minute CDs, recorded by native speakers by Keith S.T. Tong and Gregory James. 1997. This is a practical course in everyday Cantonese requiring no prior knowledge of the language.

9780415434171 /set Kan Qian: Colloquial Mandarin Chinese. The complete language course for beginners. Book, CDs. New edition

Colloquial Chinese, Mandarin. The complete language course for beginners. Book, CD's Kan Qian 384 pages, illustrated, supplied with 2 CD's. New edition May 2009. This new edition of the best selling Colloquial Chinese has been revised and updated to make learning Chinese easier and more enjoyable than ever before.

9780415018609 / T'ung, Pollard: Colloquial Chinese. Reprint of the First Edition. Paperback

Colloquial Chinese. Reprint of the First Edition. Paperback by P.C. T'ung and D.E. Pollard 322 pages, last reprint 1996.

9780415113861 / Kan Qian: Colloquial Chinese: A Complete Language Course. Second, revised, edition. Paperback

Colloquial Chinese: A Complete Language Course. Second, revised, edition. Book Kan Qian 362 pages, 20 illustrations. 2006. This revised and extended edition of the best-selling Colloquial Chinese is the ideal introduction to modern Mandarin Chinese.  Along with an introduction to the art of writing Chinese characters, this revised edition also provides full English translations of all dialogues

9780415110129 Othman & Atmosumarto: Colloquial Malay: A Complete Language Course. Book

Colloquial Malay: A Complete Language Course. Book by Zaharah Othman, Sutanto Atmosumarto 306 pages. 1995. The course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Malay. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

9780415306294 Othman, Atmosumarto: Colloquial Malay: A Complete Language Course. Book, 2 CD's and 2 audio cassettes

Colloquial Malay: A Complete Language Course. Book, 2 CD's and 2 audio cassettes by Zaharah Othman, Sutanto Atmosumarto 2004. The course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Malay. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

9780415167147 bk Sanders & Bat-Ireedui: Colloquial Mongolian: A complete course. Book

Colloquial Mongolian: A complete course. Book by Alan J.K. Sanders and Jantsangiin Bat-Ireedui 352 pages, illustrated, map, vocabulary. 1999. No previous knowledge of the language is required.

9780415167161 set Sanders & Bat-Ireedui: Colloquial Mongolian: A complete course. Set: Book, 2 CD's and 2 audio cassettes

Colloquial Mongolian: A complete course. Book, 2 CD's and 2 audio cassettes by Alan J.K. Sanders and Jantsangiin Bat-Ireedui 352 pages, illustrations, maps. 1999. A step-by-step approach to written and spoken Mongolian. No previous knowledge of the language is required.

9780415441988 set Rafiee: Colloquial Persian: A Complete Language Course. New Edition. Complete set: Book, CD

Colloquial Persian: The Complete Course for Beginners. New Edition. Book, CD by Abdi Rafiee 2007. This new edition of Colloquial Persian offers an up-to-date, step-by-step approach to the written and spoken language of Iran, also known as Farsi. Ideal for beginners, the course also highlights important cultural aspects of communicating in Persian. Learning to read and write Persian script is made as easy as possible. For those who wish to learn to speak Persian without studying the script, Romanization is included throughout.

9789027221510 , 1556195052 / Beekes: Comparative Indo-European Linguistics. An Introduction. Paperback

Comparative Indo-European Linguistics. An Introduction. Paperback Robert S.P. Beekes xxii, 376 pages. 1995. The book gives a comprehensive introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics, the first to appear in English.

9780415160490 Campbell: Concise Compendium of the World's Languages. Paperback

Concise Compendium of the Worlds Languages. Paperback by George L. Campbell 680 pages. 1998. This work describes over 100 languages, including many minor languages such as Basque, Navajo and Zulu. The articles have a standardized structure for ease of reference: a historical and sociolinguistic introduction; the writing system; the sound system; and the grammatical system

0804801185 Underwood: Concise English-Korean Dictionary: Romanized

Concise English-Korean Dictionary: Romanized Joan V. Underwood xvii, 320 pages. The 8000 most useful English words and phrases with Korean equivalents in both Roman & Korean letters.

9780520253582 Unschuld, Tessenow: A Dictionary of the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen. A Volume of the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen Project. Hardcover

Dictionary of the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen. A Volume of the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen Project. Hardcover Paul U. Unschuld and Hermann Tessenow 824 pages, 2008. This dictionary reflects the English meanings of Chinese characters and character compounds laid down in the annotated edition of the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen. The Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen is a seminal text of ancient Chinese medicine and natural philosophy. The dictionary comes with a CD containing two concordances that list all characters along the pinyin-alphabetical sequence.

9780415160476 Turkic: Öztopçu: Dictionary of the Turkic Languages. Paperback

Dictionary of the Turkic Languages. Paperback Edited by Kurtulus Öztopçu, Zhoumagaly Abuov, Nasir Kambarov, Youssef Azemoun 361 pages, 8 indexes. 1996, reprinted 1999. This multi-language dictionary covers the eight major Turkic languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uighur, Kazakh, Kirgiz and Tatar. 2,000 headwords in English are translated into each of the Turkic languages.

1556710267, 1556710283, 1556710275 Grimes: Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 13th Edition. In 3 volumes. Paperback

Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 13th Edition. In 3 volumes. Paperback. Shipping costs can be a little more than usual but we inform you first Barbara F. Grimes, editor Volume 1: Ethnologue Languages of the World. xi, 966 pages. Volume 2: Ethnologue Languages of the World. Family Index. vi, 125 pages. Volume 3: Ethnologue Languages of the World. Name Index. 288 pages. 1996 edition, very reduced price

9783447055284 Manchu: Hauer, Corff: Handwörterbuch der Mandschusprache. Gebunden

Handwörterbuch der Mandschusprache. Gebunden Erich Hauer. Herausgegeben von Oliver Corff 552 Seiten. 2., durchges. und erweiterte Auflage 2007. Neuausgabe. Das Wörterbuch ist unübertroffen in seiner Auswahl an Belegstellen. Gleichzeitig eröffnet es der Namen von Beamtentiteln und staatlichen Einrichtungen Einblicke in die Kultur Chinas zur Qing-Zeit. Über 1300 Wörter, u.a. religiöse Terminologie sowie der Wortschatz des Fünfsprachenspiegels, wurden neu aufgenommen

9780691058870 / Anthony: The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World. Cloth

Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World. Cloth David W. Anthony 566 pages. 3 halftones, 86 line illustrations, 16 tables, 25 maps. 2007. The Horse, the Wheel, and Language solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries, the source of the Indo-European languages and English, and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the past... Click here for more product information

9780834803497 McGlynn & Kumar: Illuminations. The Writing Traditions of Indonesia. Featuring Manuscripts from The National Library of Indonesia. Cloth

Illuminations. The Writing Traditions of Indonesia. Cloth. Ca. 25x33 cm by Ann Kumar and John McGlynn 320 pages, over 380 color-reproductions. 1996. This text features manuscripts from the collection of the National Library of Indonesia and other major world collections. It discusses in detail not only the physical materials of Indonesian manuscripts but the literary forms that the manuscripts recorded and preserved

9780500276167 Mallory: In Search of the Indo-Europeans. Language, Archaeology and Myth. Paperback Choose Paperback

In Search of the Indo-Europeans. Language, Archaeology and Myth. Paperback by J.P. Mallory 288 pages, 175 iIlustrations, bibliography, index, first published in 1991

9781405103169 Fortson: Indo-European Language and Culture. An Introduction. Paperback

Indo-European Language and Culture. An Introduction. Paperback By Benjamin W. Fortson IV (University of Michigan) 488 pages, 16 illustrations. 2004. Fills a long-present gap in the literature of Indo-European studies. Designed for use in courses, with exercises and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter. Discusses linguistic and cultural developments for each branch of the Indo-European language family. Provides an overview of Proto-Indo-European culture, society, and language.

9780415412636 Ramat: The Indo-European Languages. Paperback

Indo-European Languages. Paperback editor: Paolo Ramat. Introduction by Anna Giacalone Ramat 528 pages, 16 illustrations, 67 tables. 2006

9780521653671 / Clackson: Indo-European Linguistics. An Introduction. Paperback

Indo-European Linguistics. An Introduction. Paperback by James Clackson 288 pages, 99 tables, 25 exercises, 10 figures. 2007. Complete with a comprehensive glossary, almost 100 tables in which language data and examples are clearly laid out, suggestions for further reading, discussion points, and a range of exercises, this text will be an essential toolkit for all those studying historical linguistics, language typology and the Indo-European languages for the first time.

0844285218 Mente: Korean in Plain English. The Easiest Way to Learn the Language. Paperback

Korean in Plain English. The Easiest Way to Learn the Language. Paperback by Boye De Mente. 245 pages. Part 1: The Korean Language. Part 2: English Korean Word List: 1200 entries

9789027238049 Suk-Jin Chang: Korean. (London Oriental and African Language Library) Hardback

Korean. (London Oriental and African Language Library). Hardbound by Suk-Jin Chang. xviii, 252 pages. 1996. With its difficult sound system, rich word formation patterns, and complex sentence structures, Korean is one of the most challenging to learn as a foreign language, yet there is little that is written in English about Korean. This book should be a handy reference for both teachers and students of Korean, especially those abroad

9780520245006 Pollock: The Language of the Gods in the World of Men. Sanskrit, Culture, and Power in Premodern India. Cloth

Language of the Gods in the World of Men. Sanskrit, Culture, and Power in Premodern India. Cloth by Sheldon Pollock. 703 pages, 1 photograph, 4 maps. 2006. In this work of impressive scholarship, Sheldon Pollock explores the remarkable rise and fall of Sanskrit, India's ancient language, as a vehicle of poetry and polity. Click here for more product information

Sharma: Linguistic Geography of Kumaun Himalayas. Hardbound

Linguistic Geography of Kumaun Himalayas. A descriptive areal distribution of Kumaun language. Hardbound By D.D. Sharma 292 pages, bibliography, 109 language maps. 1994

1740590481 Lonely Planet Burmese Phrasebook. Third edition

Lonely Planet Burmese Phrasebook. Third edition by Bowman, Vicki / Tun, San San Hnin 2001

1741046041 Lonely Planet Central Asia: Languages of the Silk Road. Cover changed

Lonely Planet Central Asia: Languages of the Silk Road Sally Steward 240 pages. 2005. Travel the Silk Road with essential words and phrases for getting around and connecting with the people you meet, from Western Xinjian to the Karakoram Highway. A comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases

9780864425812 Lonely Planet Farsi (Persian) Phrasebook

Lonely Planet Farsi (Persian) Phrasebook Yavar Dehghani 256 pages. 2001. This phrasebook offers an extensive food sections, transliterations for easy pronunciation, a concise grammar section toward immediate andpractical use and tips on culture and social etiquette. Theree is also a two-way dictionary

9781740592314 Lonely Planet Thai Phrasebook with 2000-word two-way dictionary. Fifth edition

Lonely Planet Thai Phrasebook with 2000-word two-way dictionary. Fifth edition Joe Cummings (grammatical material) 254 pages. 2004. This phrasebook contains essential words and phrases for effective communication with local people. It features a pronunciation guide, basic grammar, information about local cuisine and useful travel tips

0864426615 Lonely Planet Vietnamese Phrasebook. Third edition

Lonely Planet Vietnamese Phrasebook. Third edition Xuan Thu Nguyen 288 pages. 2000. Featuring extensive vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation sections, this text includes script throughout for both Hindi and Urdu, allows the user to point to words and phrases. Conversation topics together with essential language are included, as are cultural tips and information

9780415047395 Comrie: The Major Languages of East and South-East Asia. Paperback

Major Languages of East and South-East Asia. Paperback Edited by Bernard Comrie  x11, 234 pages, with linguistic maps and diagrams. 1990. Based on Bernard Comrie's much praised The World's Major Languages, this is the first guide in paperback to an important language family. The areas covered include Chinese, Japanese and Sino-Tibetan languages. Click here for more product information

9780520204379 Goldstein: The New Tibetan-English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan. Cloth

New Tibetan-English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan. Cloth Melvyn C. Goldstein, editor. Shelling, T.N. and Surkhang, J.T., assistent editors 1214 pages. 2001. This dictionary contains more than 80,000 lexical items used in political, social, economic, literary, and scientific discourse including words that have come into use since Tibet was incorporated into the People's Republic of China in 1951

9780199296682 Mallory, Adams: The Oxford Introduction to Proto-indo-european and the Proto-indo-european World. Paperback

Oxford Introduction to Proto-indo-european and the Proto-indo-european World. Paperback by J. P. Mallory and D. Q. Adams xxiv, 731 pages. 2006. This book introduces Proto-Indo-European and explores what the language reveals about the people who spoke it.

Haar, ter: Een Perzische grammatica. Paperback

Perzische grammatica. Paperback door J.G.J. ter Haar 144 pagina's, met appendices, register. 3e druk 2003, met errata

9789027236321 Levin: Semitic and Indo-European: The Principal Etymologies. With observations on Afro-Asiatic. Hardback

Semitic and Indo-European: The Principal Etymologies. With observations on Afro-Asiatic. Volume 1. Hardback Saul Levin xxii, 519 pages. 1995. This volume presents the key examples of morphological correspondences between Indo-European and Semitic languages, afforded by nouns, verbal roots, pronouns, prepositions, and numerals. Its focus is on shared morphology embodied in the cognate vocabulary.

9783593365728 / Haarmann: Sprachenalmanach: Zahlen und Fakten zu allen Sprachen der Welt. Gebunden

Sprachenalmanach: Zahlen und Fakten zu allen Sprachen der Welt. Gebunden Harald Haarmann 460 Seiten, 12 Karten. 2002. Die 6000 Sprachen unserer Welt verteilen sich auf nicht einmal 200 Staaten. Ein Land wie Island mit nur einer Sprache ist die Ausnahme. In den meisten Ländern ist Mehrsprachigkeit selbstverständlich - allein in Papua-Neuguinea gibt es 800 Sprachen.

9780340868577 Thai: Teach Yourself Thai. 2nd Revised edition. Paperback

Teach Yourself Thai. 2nd Revised edition. Paperback David Smyth 288 pages, 30 b&w line drawings. 2003. Although it is aimed at those with no previous knowledge, this course is equally suitable for anyone wishing to brush up existing skills and aims to help users progress from the basics to understanding, speaking and writing Thai with confidence.

9780824816919 Sohn: Tense and Aspect in Korean. Paperback.

Tense and Aspect in Korean. Paperback by Sung-Ock S. Sohn 181 pages, with a bibliography. 1995

9781887521147 Becker: Thai-english and English-thai Dictionary. Paperback

Thai-english and English-thai Dictionary. With Transliteration for Non-thai Speakers. Complete with Thai Alphabet Guide. Paperback by B. P. Becker. 658 pages. 2005

3447052333 Yakup: The Turfan Dialect of Uyghur. Gebunden

Turfan Dialect of Uyghur. Gebunden. 24x17cm Abdurishid Yakup xvi, 488 Seiten. 2005. This volume presents a synchronic description of the phonology, morphology and lexicon of a local variety of modern Uyghur, which is mainly spoken in Turfan, one of the famous ancient cultural centres in the Silk Road... Click here for more product information

9780415082006 / Turkic: Johanson: The Turkic Languages. Hardback

Turkic Languages. Hardback Edited by Lars Johanson and Eva Agnes Csato 474 pages, tables, appendix, index. 1998. 23 chapters which represent a comprehensive survey of this language family from its origins in antiquity to the present day, providing an essential source of reference for the specialist and lay reader. (in UK GBP 215.=! 2009)

9780804816540 Nakanishi: Writing Systems of the World. Paperback

Writing Systems of the World. Paperback Akira Nakanishi 128 pages, illustrated. Reprinted, 1990

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