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An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition

An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition

by Lipton, James

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1991
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New York: Viking Press, 1991. 3rd printing trade edition hardcover with dust jacket. A clean and unmarked copy. Quarter red cloth binding. 324pp., index, illustrations. Expanded edition features more than a thousand terms. Slightly shelf rubbed dust jacket in a new mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
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The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States

The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States

by Mencken, H. L.

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1980
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Full cloth binding Book Club hardcover in a jacket. Fourth Edition. Tight, unmarked copy but for several pages with quarter-sized ink splotches. 769pp., index. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed, with some pale spotting to spine panel.. Book Club Edition (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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Supplement 1: The American Language: An Inqiry Into the Development of English in the United States (Supplement One)

Supplement 1: The American Language: An Inqiry Into the Development of English in the United States (Supplement One)

by Mencken, H. L.

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1977
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. 12th printing. Full cloth binding Book Club hardcover in a jacket. Tight, square and unmarked. 739pp., index. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, offered now in a new mylar cover. . Book Club Edition (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States

The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States

by Mencken, H. L.

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1937
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. Fourth Edition, later printing. Full cloth binding. Unmarked copy with toned endpapers. 769pp., index. Jacket is good only, worn along edges, with toned spine and some soiling; in a protective mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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The New Doublespeak: Why No One Knows What Anyone's Saying Anymore
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The New Doublespeak: Why No One Knows What Anyone's Saying Anymore

by Lutz, William

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1996
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Hardcover
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9780060171346
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HarperColins, 1996. 1st printing. Signed by Lutz on title page. A couple pages corner creased, else a tight and clean copy. Quarter cloth binding. Very nice unclipped jacket in a protective mylar cover.. Signed. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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The Origins of Meaning

by Hurford, James R.

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2007
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9780199207855
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Oxford University Press, 2007. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked. 388pp. Jacket has corner wear.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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History of Greek Literature: From Homer to the Hellenistic Period

History of Greek Literature: From Homer to the Hellenistic Period

by Dihle, Albrecht; Krojzl, Clare [Translator]

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1994
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9780415086202
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Routledge, 1994. Full cloth binding. Tight and unmarked. 332pp. Slightly rubbed jacket now in a new mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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The Second Time Around: Minimalism and L2 Acquisition (Language Acquisition and Language Disorders)

The Second Time Around: Minimalism and L2 Acquisition (Language Acquisition and Language Disorders)

by Herschensohn, Julia

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1999
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9781556197864
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Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999. Crisp and unmarked. Glossy printed boards. 287pp.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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Leonard Bloomfield: Critical Assessments of Leading Linguists - Volume II: Reviews and Meaning

Leonard Bloomfield: Critical Assessments of Leading Linguists - Volume II: Reviews and Meaning

by Bloomfield, Leonard; Fought, John (editor)

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1999
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9780415174480
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London: Routledge, 1999. Volume 2 ONLY. Tight, square and unmarked. No jacket. 344pp. Leonard Bloomfield: Critical Assessments of Leading Linguists - Volume II: Reviews and Meaning.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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Social Motivations for Codeswitching: Evidence from Africa

Social Motivations for Codeswitching: Evidence from Africa

by Myers-Scotton, Carol

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1993
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Hardcover
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9780198239055
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Oxford University Press, 1993. 1st printing. Crisp and unmarked. Full cloth binding. 177pp. Dust jacket now in a new mylar cover. (Oxford Studies in Language Contact) This is the first book to focus on the social motivations for codeswitching, that is, the use of two or more linguistic varieties in the same conversation. Using… Read more about this item
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The Mother Tongue - English & How It Got That Way

by Bryson, Bill

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1990
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Hardcover
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9780965316590
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William Morrow, 1990. Quarter cloth binding Book Club hardcover in a jacket, VG/VG. Unmarked, showing light reading wear. 270pp., index, bibliography. Jacket is shelf rubbed.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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Semantics: An Interdisciplinary Reader in Philosophy, Linguistics and Psychology

Semantics: An Interdisciplinary Reader in Philosophy, Linguistics and Psychology

by Steinberg, Danny D.; Jakobovits, Leon A.

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1972
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9780521078221
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Cambridge University Press, 1972. Later printing. Ink underlining on just a couple early pages. Prior owner's name inked-out on front flyleaf, and on upper page edges. Full cloth binding. 603pp. Jacket is well rubbed along edges. A good only study copy.. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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The Mother Tongue - English & How It Got That Way

The Mother Tongue - English & How It Got That Way

by Bryson, Bill

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1990
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William Morrow, 1990. Quarter cloth binding Book Club hardcover in a jacket, VG/VG. Tight and unmarked. 270pp., index, bibliography. Jacket has front flap corner-clipped and is lightly rubbed.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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The Mother Tongue - English & How It Got That Way

The Mother Tongue - English & How It Got That Way

by Bryson, Bill

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1990
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William Morrow, 1990. Book-of-the-Month Club full size quarter cloth hard cover with dust jacket, VG/VG. Clean, tight, square and unmarked. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed at extemes. 270pp., index, bibliography.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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Infinitive Constructions with Specified Subjects: A Syntactic Analysis of the Romance Languages (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)

Infinitive Constructions with Specified Subjects: A Syntactic Analysis of the Romance Languages (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)

by Mensching, Guido

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First Edition
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2000
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Hardcover
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9780195133035
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Oxford University Press, 2000. 1st printing. Fine, crisp, clean and unmarked. 267pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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Aspects of Phonological Theory

Aspects of Phonological Theory

by Postal, Paul M.

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1968
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9780060452483
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Harper & Row, 1968. 1st printing. Lacking dj. Square and unmarked. Full cloth binding, mildly hand-soiled. 326pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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To the Letter: A Celebration of the Lost Art of Letter Writing

by Garfield, Simon

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First Edition
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2013
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Hardcover
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9781592408351
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Gotham Books, 2013. 1st printing. Crisp and unmarked, NF/NF. 464pp. In a very nice unclipped jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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American Speech: A Quarterly of Linguistic Usage Volume 91, Number 3, August 2016

American Speech: A Quarterly of Linguistic Usage Volume 91, Number 3, August 2016

by Purnell, Thomas (editor)

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2016
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American Dialect Society, 2016. Tight and unmarked. pp. 269 - 390... Paperback. Very Good.
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Contested Southernness: The Linguistic Production and Perception of Identities in the Borderlands

Contested Southernness: The Linguistic Production and Perception of Identities in the Borderlands

by Cramer, Jennifer

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2016
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9780822368502
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American Dialect Society, 2016. Tight and unmarked. ix, 193pp. Supplement to American Speech, Volume 90.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
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American Speech: A Quarterly of Linguistic Usage Volume 90, Number 1, February 2015

American Speech: A Quarterly of Linguistic Usage Volume 90, Number 1, February 2015

by Adams, Michael (editor)

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2015
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American Dialect Society, 2015. Coffee ring on front cover. Tight and unmarked. 127pp.. Paperback. Very Good.
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