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A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages. First Edition in dust jacket.

By: TURNER, R.L. School of Oriental and African Studies series

Price: $300.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press, London, 1966, : 1966

Seller ID: 73982

TURNER, R.L. A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages. London : Oxford University Press, 1966. First Printing. "Printed in Great Britain". Pp [i]-xx,[1]-841,(3). Double column. Large, thick 8vo (228 x 285 mm), green cloth, with gilt lettering to spine. Sir Ralph Lilley Turner, M.C., F.B.A. (b. October 5, 1888, London – d. April 22, 1983, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England) This was his magnum opus. "Indo-aryan is the term applied to that branch of Indo-European languages which was brought into India by the Aryans and of which the oldest recorded form is to be found ...
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A Dissertation on the Calendar and Zodiac of Ancient Egypt; with Remarks on the First Introduction and Use of the Zodiac among the Greeks.. First Edition

By: MURE, W., Esq.

Price: $1,000.00

Seller ID: 117043

MURE, W., Esq. A Dissertation on the Calendar and Zodiac of Ancient Egypt; with Remarks on the First Introduction and Use of the Zodiac among the Greeks. Edinburgh : Bell & Bradfute; W. & D. Laing / London : C., J., G. & F. Rivington, 1832. First Edition. Pp (2),[v]-ix,(3),[1]-256,(1) + 5 plates (2 folding) at the rear. 8vo (140 x 216 mm), half-calf, wiith marbled boards, with raised bands, with gilt lettering to red morocco spine label. William Mure (b. July 10, 1799, Caldwell, Ayrshire, Scotland – d. April 1, 1860, London) Preface. Sections : 1. General Remarks on the E...
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A Survey of the Derivational Postbases of Labrador Inuttut (Eskimo).

By: SMITH, Lawrence R. Canadian Ethnology Service Paper No.45 National Museum of Man Mercury Series).

Price: $45.00

Publisher: National Museums of Canada, Ottawa, 1978, : 1978

Seller ID: 7153

SMITH, Lawrence R. A Survey of the Derivational Postbases of Labrador Inuttut (Eskimo). Ottawa : National Museums of Canada, 1978. Pp. (1),i-v,1-128,(2). Large 8vo (212 x 279 mm), white matte, textured card covers, with black lettering to front & spine. National Museum of Man Mercury Series, Canadian Ethnology Service Paper Number 45. "The core of this work is a dictionary of derivational postbases in current usage by the INuit of the Labrador Coast. Each dictionary entry includes the Inuttut form in phonemic orthography, morphophonemic specifications, a semantic characterization in Engli...
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Abnormal Types of Nootka in Speech / Noun Reduplication in Comox, a Salish Language of Vancouver Island

By: SAPIR, E. Geological Survey: Memoir 62, Anthropological Series No. 5 Geological Survey: Memoir 63 Anthropological Series No. 6

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Government Printing Bureau, 1915,

Seller ID: 57519

SAPIR, E. Abnormal Types of Nootka in Speech. Geological Survey: Memoir 62, Anthropological Series No. 5. Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1915. Pp. 21. With one folding chart. -bound with- SAPIR, E. Noun Reduplication in Comox, a Salish Language of Vancouver Island. Geological Survey: Memoir 63 Anthropological Series No. 6. Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1915. Pp. 53. 8vo, grey card covers, black titles to front and spine Spine rubbed, owner's name inkstamped to front cover, else vg. 40.00
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Acadiens et leurs langues : Quand le francais est minoritaire. 2nd ed.

By: DUBOIS, Lise et Annette BOUDREAU GERIN, Pierre CICHOCKI, Wladyslaw POIRIER, Claude

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Editions d'Acadie, Moncton, 1996, ISBN:2760003361

Seller ID: 94610

DUBOIS, Lise et Annette BOUDREAU, sous la direction de. Les Acadiens et leur(s) langue(s) : Quand le français est minoritaire . Actes du colloque sousla direction de Lise Dubois et Annette Boudreau. (Moncton, N.-B.): Édition s d'Acadie, (1996). Deuxième Édition, revue et corrigée. Pp. (6),7-324,(2).8vo, printed pale blue card covers. Organisé par loe Centre de recherce en linguistique appliquée de l'Université de Moncton et tenu du 19 au 21 août 1994. Contents: 1. Jean-Michel Charpentier's "Les variétés dialectales fra nçaises et leur influence sur les parlers acadiens: le problème des arc...
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Advances in the Sociology of Language. Volume I - Basic Concepts, Theories and Problems : Alternative Approaches. Volume II - Selected Studies and Applications.

By: FISHMAN, Joshua A. (ed.). LABOV, William GRIMSHAW, Allen D. ERVIN-TRIPP, Susan M.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Mouton, The Hague / Paris, 1971, : 1971

Seller ID: 98762

FISHMAN, Joshua A., (ed.). Advances in the Sociology of Language. Volume I - Basic Concepts, Theories and Problems : Alternative Approaches. Volume II – Selected Studies and Applications. The Hague / Paris : Mouton, 1971-1972. "Printed in the Netherlands". Pp [1]-418,(2); [1]-534,(2),+ 2 folding plates / maps. Figures. Tables. Index. 8vo (158 x 238 mm), green card covers, with black lettering to front covers & spines. With French flaps. Dr. Joshua A. Fishman (b. July 18, 1926, Philadelphia - d. March 1, 2025, New York). Volume I : Preface (by Joshua A. Fishman); Sociolinguistics (b...
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Africa in Soviet Studies [1968] Annual

By: SOLODOVNIKOV, V. G. (editor-in-chief)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Nauka Publishing House, Central Department of Oriental Literature, Moscow, 1969,

Seller ID: 110763

SOLODOVNIKOV, V. G. (editor-in-chief). Africa in Soviet Studies [1968] Annual. U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences, Africa Institute. Moscow : Nauka Publishing House, Central Department of Oriental Literature, 1969. Pp (2),3-[310],(2),+ errata slip at rear. 8vo, black cloth spine lettered in silver, white paper covered boards lettered in red, black and white. Contents : [Papers] V. G. Solodovnikov's "The Soviet Union and Africa"; L.I. Aleksandrovskaya and L. V. Goncharov's "Some Trends of Development of African Economies"; Yu.N. Cherkasov's "The Mutiny Against Independent Africa&#...
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Afrikaner Dissidents: A Social Psychological Study of Identity and Dissent.Multilingual Matters 39.

By: LOUW-POTGIETER, Jona.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Multilingual Matters Ltd, Clevedon (UK) / Philadelphia , 1988, ISBN:1853590118

Seller ID: 99373

LOUW-POTGIETER, Jona. Afrikaner Dissidents: A Social Psychological Study ofIdentity and Dissent. Clevedon (UK) / Philadelphia : Multilingual Matters Ltd, (1988). Pp (10),[1]-157,(1). Index. 8vo, red card covers. Lettered in white. Multilingual Matters 39. Contents : 1. A theory of Afrikaner identity. 2. Sampling and method. 3. The process of change: From a traditional Afrikaner to a dissident Afrikaner. 4. Social categorization: Who is an Afrikaner? 5. “They are still my people”: Residual social identity. 6. Group formation among Afrikaner dissidents. 7. A model of Afrikaner identity and disse...
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Aglaich Eskimo Alphabet Book

By: ZIBELL, Wilfried. CANONGE, Don Drew.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Summmer Institute of Linguistics, Eskimo Language Workshop, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1971,

Seller ID: 107101

ZIBELL, Wilfried. Aglaich Eskimo Alphabet Book. Fairbanks, Alaska : SummmerInstitute of Linguistics, i cooperation with the Eskimo Language Workshop, University of Alaska, 1971. Pp (26),24-32,(3). Illustrated. 4to, red card covers, lettered in black, black cloth tape spine. Appendix : Additional words focusing on vowels; Words focusing on vowel length; Additional words focusing on consonants, Words focusing on consonant length. Notes for the teacher. Information stickers to front cover, institutional inkstamp, else very good. 20.00
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Algonquin Dialect Relationships in Northwestern Quebec

By: GILSTRAP, Roger Mercury Series, Canadian Ethnology Service Paper No. 44 National Museum of Man

Price: $30.00

Publisher: National Museums of Canada, Ottawa, 1978,

Seller ID: 58279

GILSTRAP, Roger. Algonquin Dialect Relationships in Northwestern Quebec. Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1978. Pp. (1),i-vi,(1),1-70,(2). 4to, white printed card covers, black titles to front and spine. National Museum ofMan, Mercury Series, Canadian Ethnology Service Paper No. 44. A report on the dialect relationships which exist between five Algonquin communities ofnorthwestern Quebec: Amos, Lac Simon, maniwaki, Rapid Lake and Winneway. P revious owner's name, else vg . 30.00
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Alphabet : An Account of the Origin and Development of Letters. 2 vols, new edition. Vol. I : Semitic Alphabets; Vol. II: Aryan Alphabets.

By: TAYLOR, Isaac

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899, : 1899

Seller ID: 47432

TAYLOR, Isaac. The History of The Alphabet : An Account of the Origin and Development of Letters. In Two Volumes. New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. New Edition. Vol. I : Semitic Alphabets; Vol. II: Aryan Alphabets. Pp. (6),[iii]-xii,(4),[1]-359,(1); (4),[i]-ii,(2),[1]-398. Tables, diagrams throughout. 8vo (152 x 230 mm), blue cloth, blind stamped borders, with gilt lettering to spines. Partially unopened. Isaac Taylor (b. May 2, 1829, Stanford Rivers, Essex, England – d. October 18, 1901) was a philologist, toponymist, and Anglican canon of York (from 1885). Volume I : Se...
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Alphabet Revisited

By: JAQUITH, James R.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: 1983,

Seller ID: 80973

JAQUITH, James R. The Alphabet Revisited. Halifax : Department of Anthropology, Saint Mary's University, June, 1983. Pp (2),[1]-116. 4to, black comb-bound, grey blank card covers. “This report attempts, with special referenceto English, to advance scholarly understanding of the nature and functioni ng of the kind of writing known as alphabetic. A great deal more data are adduced than in previous graphemic considerations of English, one consequence of which has been the recognition and description of a unit – the phonographeme – which links letter graphs functionally to segmental phonemes.” - A...
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American Indian Languages and American Linguistics : Papers of The Second Golden Anniversary Symposium of the Linguistic Society of America, Held at the University of California, Berkeley, on November 8 and 9, 1974

By: CHAFE, Wallace L. (ed.)

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Peter de Ridder Press, Lisse, 1976, ISBN:9031600865

Seller ID: 102545

CHAFE, Wallace L. (ed.). American Indian Languages and American Linguistics: Papers of The Second Golden Anniversary Symposium of the Linguistic Soci ety of America, Held at the University of California, Berkeley, on November8 and 9, 1974. Lisse : The Peter de Ridder Press, 1976. Pp (4),[5]-133,(3) . 8vo, yellow card covers, lettered in black. Contents : Wallace L. Chafe's"Preface"; Einar Haugen's "Introductory Remarks"; Dell Hymes's "The Americ anist Tradition" and Discussion by Bruce Rigsby; Kanneth Hale's "Theoretical Linguistics in Relation to American Indian Co...
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Analyse Linguistique et Ethnocentrisme : essai sur la structure du mot en inukitut

By: LOWE, Ronald National Museum of Man, Mercury Series : Paper 70

Price: $25.00

Publisher: National Museums of Canada, 1981,

Seller ID: 57472

LOWE, Ronald. Analyse Linguistique et Ethnocentrisme : essai sur la structure du mot en inukitut. National Museum of Man, Mercury Series: Canadian Ethnology Service Paper No. 70. Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1981. Pp. 126. Text in French. 4to, white card covers, black titles to front and spine. A study of the structure of the Inuit language. Front top corner creased, else vg. 25.00
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Analysis of Knowledge and Valuation. 2D PR no dj.

By: LEWIS, Clarence Irving Paul Carus Lectures Seventh Series, 1945.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Open Court , 1950,

Seller ID: 36365

LEWIS, Clarence Irving. An Analysis of Knowledge and Valuation. La Salle, Ill.: The Open Court Pub. Co., (1950). Second printing. Pp 568. 8vo, green cloth. The Paul Carus Lectures Seventh Series, 1945. Slightly rubbed, owner's signature, else vg. 30.00
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Annotated Collection of Mongolian Riddles

By: TAYLOR, Archer Transactions of the American Philosophical Society: New Series 44:03 1954

Price: $50.00

Publisher: American Philosophical Society, 1954,

Seller ID: 57434

TAYLOR, Archer. An Annotated Collection of Mongolian Riddles. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge. New Series - Volume 44, Part 3, 1954. Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, August 1954. Pp. 319-425. Includes over 1000 riddles with comparative notes and explanations. Double column. 4to, brown card covers, black titles to front and spine. Vg. 50.00
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Anthropologica N. 5 - 1957

By: Research Center for Amerindian Anthropology) SMITH, Nicholas N. BALDWIN, William W. VINAY, Jean-Paul

Price: $50.00

Publisher: University of Ottawa, 1957, : 1957

Seller ID: 57892

(Research Center for Amerindian Anthropology). Anthropologica N. 5 - 1957. [Ottawa] : The Research Center for Amerindian Anthroplogy, University of Ottawa, (1957). Pp. 162. Essays in French / English.Large 8vo (213 x 274 mm), grey textured matte card covers, maroon cloth spine, with maroon lettering to front. Nicholas N. Smith's "Notes on the Malecite of Woodstock, New Brunswick. Wilson D. Wallis's "Art and Science in Anthropology." William W. Baldwin's "Social Problems of the Ojibwa Indians in the Collins Area in Northwestern Ontario" [Tanner, The Ojibwas : A Critical Bibliography ...
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Anthropological Study of Play : Problems and Prospects

By: LANCY, David F. and B. Allan TINDALL (eds.) TINDALL, B. Allan Association for the Anthropological Study of Play)

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Leisure Press, 1976,

Seller ID: 57509

LANCY, David F. and B. Allan TINDALL (eds.). The Anthropological Study of Play : Problems and Prospects. Proceedings of the First Annual Meeting of the Association for the Anthropological Study of Play. Cornwall, NY: Leisure Press, (1976). Pp. 245. 8vo, green card covers, blue spine with white titles. Includes: I. Theoretical Approaches in the Study of Play; II. Ethnographic Studies of Children's Games in Traditional and Acculturating Societies; III. Linguistics and Ethnosemantic Analyses of Playforms; IV. Expressive Aspects of Play; V. Observational Study of Play in Primates and Young Childre...
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Anthropology of Space. in dj.

By: PINXTEN, Rik, Ingrid VAN DOOREN, and Frank HARVEY VAN DOOREN, Ingrid HARVEY, Frank WERNER, Oswald, foreword

Price: $60.00

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1983, ISBN:0812278798

Seller ID: 75378

PINXTEN, Rik, Ingrid VAN DOOREN, and Frank HARVEY. The Anthropology of Space. Foreword by Oswald Werner. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983. Pp. [i]-x,(2),[1]-240,(4). 8vo, maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "...the first workable model of a non-Western culture's view of spatial relationships. [Pinxten] examines the extensive and complex natural philosophy of the Navajo, using a 'processual' or dynamic view of Navajo thought. In his probe into the rich but barely studied Navajo knowledge system, Pinxten evolves a wholly new methodology for lexicographic and semant...
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Applied Sociolinguistics. In the Applied Languages Studies series.

By: TRUDGILL, Peter (ed.). GILES, Howard CHESHIRE, Jenny FOXCROFT, Tina

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Academic Press / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, London, 1984, ISBN:0127012206

Seller ID: 99635

TRUDGILL, Peter (ed.). Applied Sociolinguistics. London : Academic Press / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, (1984). Pp [i]-xii,1-271,(3). Figures. Index. 8vo, blue cloth, lettered in white. In the Applied Languages Studies series. Contents : 1. Introduction (by Peter Trudgill). 2. Comprehensionand Context: Successful Communication ?and Communication Breakdown (by Les ley Milroy). 3. The Relationship between Language and Sex in English (by Jenny Cheshire). 4. Sociolinguistic Methodology and the Identification of Speakers' Voices in Legal Proceedings (by James Milroy). 5. Good Copy - Bad Ne...
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