ENGLISH VOWEL-SOUNDS - S.P.E. TRACT NO. XXVI
Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1927. First American. Orginal Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 22 pp. Light tears lower spine of wreaps. Light foxing on pages and on fold-out chart. More
Language and Linguistics
Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
(Clevedon, UK; 1998): Multilingual Matters Ltd. First Edition. Thick Quarto. 758 pp. illustrated. This encyclopedia will raise awareness of language diversity, help reduce the prejudice and stereotyping that surrounds language minorities and inform about the beauty of bilingualism. Each topic presented is presented in a clear and understandable style,A fine..... More
Progmatics of Natural Languages
New York; (1971): Humanities Press. Octavo. 231pp., (3)pp., This work was compiled from essays written by attending participants after a symposium was held in Jerusalem under the auspices of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Division of Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science of the International Union..... More
Bilingualism in Develoment; Language, Literacy and Cognition
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288p. index; bibliographic references, More
Problems in Form and Function
Norwood, NJ. (1984): Ablex Publishing Company. Octavo. 153 pp. Intro by George Lakoff. It is a very detailed analytical discussion of English construction on nuances between syntactic and semantic structure. Bound in light gray cloth lettered in black, spine lettering black. A fine, sharp cornered copy. More
Encyclopedia of Semiotics
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. First Printing. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to., 702pp. The best single-volume encyclopedia in the diverse field of icons, signs, and symbols. In maroon cloth, with gold letters. More
Oberdeutsches Flurnamenbuch: Ein Alphabetisch Geordneter Hand Weiser Fur Freunds Deutscher Sprach-und Kulturgeschite.
Bayreuth, Germany: B. Seligsberg Antiquariatsbuchandlung, 1931. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. German text. 8vo., 316pp. A scholarly treatise on German names, their root and geographic origin. Text in Gothic German, Bound in light green paper wraps. Library bar-code sticker on rear endpaper... More
Muhit-Ul-muhit: An Arabic-Arabic Dictionary
Beirut: Librairie du Liban, 1979. Thick Quarto. 993 pp, text in Arabic with entries & derivatives printed in red for easy reference, Celebrating 35 years of international publishing, Librairie du Liban, 1944-1979.Bound in maroon simulated leather lettered in giltspine lettered and ruled in gilt, only very minor shelf wear to..... More
BASIC PROBLEMS IN METHODOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS - PART THREE OF THE PROCEEDIGNS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF LOGIC, METHODOLOGYA ND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1975
Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1977. Dust Jacket. Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 321 pp. Front cover dj lightly soiled. Upper corners of pages 19-190 creased, otherwise v.g. OP. Papers by C.A. Hooker, M.V. Popovich, R. Wojicki, H.A. Simon, V.N. Sadovsky and V.A. Smirnov, M...... More
Indiana Dialects in Their Historical Setting. With a Chapter on the Historical Context of Indiana Speech, By Donald F. Carmony.
Terre Haute, IN: Sagamore Press, 1979. First Edition. Stapled Wrap. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 51pp. Slight off-set shadowing on rear panel. With 4 page Checklist laid in. Library bar-code sticker on rear endpaper. More
SYNTACTIC STRUCTURES - JANUA LINGUARUM STUPIA MEMORIAE NICOLAI VAN WIJK DEDICATA - SERIES MINOR NR. 4
The Hague: Mouton, 1969. Original Wraps. Later Edition. 114 pp. Chomsky's first book in 8th printing in European edition. More
A Grammar of the English Language in a series of Letters, Intended for the Use of Schools and young people in General, but More Especially for the Use of Soldiers, Sailors, Apprentices and Plough Boys
London: C. Clement, 1824. Octavo. no pagination. [240] pages. While in his day he was known as important books on the English countryside, his contribution to grammar in the early Nineteenth Century is significant. He is closer to the descriptivist approach than the proscriptive approach than his contemporaries. His aim..... More
LANGUAGE STRUCTURES IN CONTRAST
Rowley, MA: Newbury House Publishers, 1971. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 193 pp. Upper front dj rough, with crases and tears. Rest of the dj lightly rubbed. More
Spanish Language Use and Public Life in the USA
Amsterdam: Mouton & Co., 1985. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 238p. bibliography. More
For Wiktor Weintraub, Essays in Polish Literature, Language, and History Presented on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday
Paris: Mouton, 1975. First Edition. Thick Octavo. 621pp. Text in English and Polish. Weintraub was a literary historian of Polish Literature, language and history. Bound in blue cloth, spine lettering gilt, A clean bright copy in very good dust jacket with a a couple of tiny closed edge tears and..... More
Language, Communication and the Economy.
Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Co., 2005. First Edition. Decorated Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 239pp. This volume brings together linguists, communications scholars, economists and ethnologists in an analysis of improving the storytelling impact of economics information. Name index. Subject index. In green and red colored boards..... More
Bidrag Til En Ordbog Over Jyske Almuesmal (4 volumes)
Kopenhagen: Dansk Historisk, 1977. Cloth. Ocatvo. Danish text. 4 volume set. Beautiful reprint of the classic late 19th century study of the Danish language and its dialects. Originally published 1886-1914. Moderately scarce. More
Speak Mandarin. A Beginning Text in Spoken Chinese.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1971. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 97pp. A guide and drills for learning the phonetic sound of Mandarin Chinese. Bound in maroon cloth boards, with gilt title on spine. More
INDIRECT OBJECT CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH AND THE ORDERING OF TRANSFORMATIONS
The Hague: Mouton & Co. 1965. First Edition. Original Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 54 pp. Ex-library copy, former owner's name in ink on frontpapers, moderate soiling on covers. More
Nas Jazyk Matersky; Dejinty Jazyka Ceskeho a Vyvoj Spinsovne Slovensnstiny=Our mother tongue. History of Czech and Slovakian
Praha: Ceske Graficke Unie A S, 1924. 3/4 Leather Over Cloth Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 370p. Illustrations, portrais, fascsimiles. Czech Language. Known also for his studies on John Hus, he was the first great philologist of the Czech language. This edition deals with the history and..... More
Becoming Eloquent: Advances in the Emergence of Lanuage, Human Cognition, and Modern Cultures
Philadelphia; (2009): John Benjamins Publishing Co. First Edition. Octavo. 389 p. Illustrations & Maps, some in color. The origin and evolution of language. Topics include Language and Archaeology; Language and Genes; Language Acquisition and Language Universals; Language and Animal Communication; Language Evolution and Computer Modeling. Bound paper covered boards accented..... More
Hispanic-American Material Culture; an Annotated Directory of Collections, Sites, Archives and festivals in the United States
Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1989. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 256p. index. More
Word Grammar
New York: Basil Blackwell, 1984. First Edition. Octavo. 267pp. The first treatise on word grammar, grounded firmly in theoretical fields of syntax and semantics. An important contribution to the field. In clean and tight form, exception for small green highlighting on pages 4, 50, and 109... More
Beyond Narrative Coherence
Amsterdam and Philadelphia (2010): Jon Benjamins Publishing Company. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 197 p. Index. "The purpose of this book is to suggest and nurture a kind of paradigmatic change within narrative studies." More
A Dictionary of the English Language: in Which The Words are Deduced From Their Originals. Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples From the Best Writers, To Which Are Prefixed, A History of the Language and An English Grammar.
London: For W. Strahan for J. & P. Knapton, T. & T. Longman, C. Hitch & L. Hawes, A. Millar, and R. & J. Dodsley, 1755. First Edition. Folio. Two Volumes. First issue reading of D7 (Bacon’s Natural History and Milton’s Paradise Lost ). Complete in two volumes, no pagination..... More