An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history.
1000 tulosta hakusanalla Nicholas Ostler.
An in-depth biography of the Latin language from its very beginnings to the present day from the widely acclaimed author of ââ?¬Ë?Empires of the Wordââ?¬â?¢.
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
Nicholas Ostler · ISBN 9780060935726
Julkaistu 2006 Kieli englanti nidottu
An offbeat natural history of language takes readers from the educational and cultural innovators of Sumeria, to the resilience of Chinese, to the global spread of English, in a...
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."So opens the Gospel of John, an ancient text translated into almost every language, at once a co...
A revelatory and exhilarating tour de force, Nicholas Ostler's The Last Lingua Franca: The Rise and Fall of World Languages explores the rise of a linguistic diversity we could...
Stimmrecht Ohne Beteiligungsinteresse
Nicolas Ostler · ISBN 9783631601334
Julkaistu 2010 Kieli saksa sidottu
Die Moeglichkeit, durch den Einsatz von Finanzinstrumenten Stimmrechte aus Aktien ohne das Vermoegensinteresse an der Beteiligung zu erwerben, stellt das Recht der boersennotier...
Essential Plant Biology
Alison M. Smith; J. Allan Downie; Nicholas Harberd; Jonathan Jones; Lars Ostergaard; Robert Sablowski; Colwyn Thomas · ISBN 9781041081739
Julkaistu 2025 Kieli englanti nidottu
This exciting new textbook presents current knowledge of plant biology, highlighting important topics for future development and research. Starting with the evolutionary history...
Essential Plant Biology
Alison M. Smith; J. Allan Downie; Nicholas Harberd; Jonathan Jones; Lars Ostergaard; Robert Sablowski; Colwyn Thomas · ISBN 9781041082576
Julkaistu 2025 Kieli englanti sidottu
This exciting new textbook presents current knowledge of plant biology, highlighting important topics for future development and research. Starting with the evolutionary history...
College rule (also known as medium ruled paper) is the most common lined paper in use in the United States. It is generally used in middle school through to college and is also...
Nicholas
Goscinny Rene; Sempe Jean-Jacques · ISBN 9780714861159
Julkaistu 2011 Kieli englanti nidottu
Nicholas is the first in a series of five books, that bring to life the day-to-day adventures of a young school boy - amusing, endearing and always in trouble. An only child, Ni...
Set as a fairy-tale in a small friendly village, we follow the story of Sophie and her two younger sisters, a kind hearted boy called Nicholas, and his cruel father, the landlor...
Any female unmated and of age with any sense did her best toremain undesirable and inconspicuous, she kept her head low andher mouth shut. If you didn't attract attention, perha...
Nicholas Craigdon always thought the reason he was continuously overlooked by his father was because he's the fourth-born son. Now he's discovered the truth. Henry Craigdon trea...
Heir to the Bellefonte earldom, Nicholas Haddonfield has made a promise to his dying father that he'll marry before the Season's over. When Nick meets Lady Leah Lindsey, he real...
Dr Nicholas Perricone's Programme
Nicholas Perricone · ISBN 9780007176960
Julkaistu 2004 Kieli englanti nidottu
Doctor Perricone reveals how poor diet, excessive sun exposure, environmental pollutants and other skin irritants cause facial skin to wrinkle, form lines and sag. Using his die...
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Orphans Nicholas and Kate arrive in London to find help from their uncle, but his cold-hearted, cruel...
"The cinema is Nicholas Ray". (Jean-Luc Godard). The visionary filmmaker Nicholas Ray spent his lifetime creating films that were dark, emotionally charged, and haunted by socia...
'The novel has everything: absorbing melodrama, with a supporting cast of heroes, villains and eccentrics' The TimesWhen Nicholas's father dies he, his mother and sister are lef...