Resultaten voor 'michael adams'

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  1. From Elvish to Klingon

    From Elvish to Klingon

    Exploring Invented Languages

    This fascinating book takes invented languages and explores the origins, purpose, and usage of these curious artefacts of culture. Written by experts in the field, chapters discuss a wide range of languages - from Esperanto to Klingon - and uncover the motives behind their creation and the outcomes of their existence.

    € 21,95
  2. Slang
    1. Michael Adams

    Slang

    The People's Poetry

    In Slang: The People's Poetry, Michael Adams covers this perennially interesting subject in a serious but highly engaging way, illuminating the fundamental question "What is Slang" and defending slang--and all forms of nonstandard English--as integral parts of the American language.

    € 30,95
  3. The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary

    The Cambridge Handbook of the Dictionary

    'An instructive, inspiring, innovative volume about dictionaries and why we need and use them, how we design, produce and sell them, and how they reflect their times – in short: a must-read for anyone interested in their past, present, and even future forms.' Annette Klosa-Kückelhaus, Head of Lexicography Area, Leibniz Institute for the German Language, Mannheim

    € 180,50
  4. Information for Intending Settlers [microform]: With a Description and Maps of the Settlements Established Under the "Free Grants" and " Labour" Acts,
    1. Michael , Adams

    Information for Intending Settlers [microform]: With a Description and Maps of the Settlements Established Under the "Free Grants" and " Labour" Acts,

    € 15,50
  5. Problems in Lexicography
    1. Michael Adams

    Problems in Lexicography

    A Critical / Historical Edition

    Michael Adams is Provost Professor of English at Indiana University. His books include Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon; From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages; and In Praise of Profanity. Fred W. Householder, Jr., was a professor in the Department of Linguistics at Indiana University. He served as president of the Linguistic Society of America and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Sol Saporta was a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Washington. His books include Society, Language, and the University: From Lenny Bruce to Noam Chomsky.

    € 99,95
  6. Problems in Lexicography
    1. Michael Adams

    Problems in Lexicography

    A Critical / Historical Edition

    Michael Adams is Provost Professor of English at Indiana University. His books include Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon; From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages; and In Praise of Profanity. Fred W. Householder, Jr., was a professor in the Department of Linguistics at Indiana University. He served as president of the Linguistic Society of America and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Sol Saporta was a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Washington. His books include Society, Language, and the University: From Lenny Bruce to Noam Chomsky.

    € 42,95
  7. A History of the English Language
    1. Anne , Curzan
    2. Michael , Adams

    A History of the English Language

    € 111,50
  8. A History of the English Language
    1. Anne , Curzan
    2. Michael , Adams

    A History of the English Language

    € 29,00
  9. Slang
    1. Michael Adams

    Slang

    The People's Poetry

    In Slang: The People's Poetry, Michael Adams covers this perennially interesting subject in a serious but highly engaging way, illuminating the fundamental question "What is Slang? " and defending slang--and all forms of nonstandard English--as integral parts of the American language.

    € 28,50
  10. In Praise of Profanity
    1. Michael Adams

    In Praise of Profanity

    In In Praise of Profanity, Michael Adams offers a provocative, unapologetic defense of profanity, arguing that we've oversimplified profanity by labeling it as taboo, and we consistently fail to appreciate it as a legitimate means of expressing ourselves, either within our social relationships or in popular culture.

    € 21,50
  11. Contours of English and English Language Studies

    Contours of English and English Language Studies

    Contours of English assesses the state of English Language Studies, a thriving discipline located primarily in English departments and English curricula, at the beginning of the 21st century.

    € 41,50
  12. Studies in the History of the English Language VI

    Studies in the History of the English Language VI

    Evidence and Method in Histories of English

    The relationships among data, evidence, and methodology in English historical linguistics are perennially vexed. This volume challenges a wide variety of assumptions and practices and illustrates how diverse methods and approaches construct evidence for historical linguistic arguments from an increasingly large and diverse body of linguistic data.

    € 166,95