James matisoff (129 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Fair. 1. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condición: Fair.

Hardbound. Condición: Good. Quarto, red cloth with black lettering, wear at the base of the spine, bookplate on the free frot endpaper, xx, 140 pp., notes, bibliography, library pocket on the rear pastedown endpaper.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condición: Good. some shelfwear but still NICE! - may have remainder mark or previous owner's name Standard-sized.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Softcover in very good condition. Article topics include : Shakuhachi Zen: The Fukeshu and Komuso; Kintosho: Zeami's song of exile; ther organized peasant: The Wakamonugumi in the Edo in the Edo Period; commentary on "World Within Walls: Japanese Literature of the Pre-Modern Era 1600-1867" by Donald Keene; aims and achievements of the Meirokusha: fact and fiction; the glory that was Azuchi; and more. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Journal.…

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Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dustjjacket. Stated Volume 2, Number 2 (Fall 1975). Tight softcover in good condition. 8vo. 120pp. Orangy yellow wrappers with black lettering & map on the front wrapper. The staple bound backstrip has bright yellow tape over the staples. The previous owner wrote name & April '76 date neatly in ink on top edge of first (editorial list) page. This book is otherwise clean & very tight. The wrappers have a little light soiling, wear, & edgewear. The front wrapper has a light vertical crease and the back wrapper has a light short crease close to both corners The applied yellow tape has a small tear. There is a typed note from the publisher that two pages are reversed in order. The leaves are in very good condition with no markings - some have bumped corners. Ships within 24 hours. Scans available upon request. …

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears: Psycho-Ostensive Expressions in Yiddish. Book.

Paperback. Condición: New. In this delightful book, the author enumerates and classifies the formulas Yiddish speakers use to express their emotions. It is a rarity among scholarly books, for it brings joy while it teaches; it makes us smile, sometimes roar with laughter, while it develops the most rigorous linguistic argumentation. The author analyzes the many kinds of Yiddish "psycho-ostensives"-ranging from blessings and thanks to lamentations and curses. To a person who mentions something horrible you can say: Zalts dir in di oygn, fefer dir in noz! ("Salt into your eyes, and pepper into your nose!"). Or to a child you might tenderly murmur: A gezúnt dir in yeder éyverl! ("A health to all your little body-parts!"). The author illustrates how these formulas can be used to fulfill social conventions, to keep away evil, to show off-or even to deceive the listener. Comments [1999] "I have known and profited from this book for many years, and its interest for linguistics and Yiddish studies has grown steadily. The book will have three audiences: specialists in Yiddish; linguists, psychologists, and anthropologists who are interested in the emotional side of language; and general linguists familiar with Matisoff's outstanding contributions, both witty and insightful, in other linguistic fields." -William Labov, University of Pennsylvania "Matisoff's book was pathbreaking, innovative, and crucially important when it was first published and remains so today. It is as relevant as it was then, if not more so. Matisoff is a consummate scholar and also an excellent writer: clear and weighty but also whimsical and witty." -Deborah Tannen, Georgetown University.…

Condición: New.

PAPERBACK. First edition. 197pp octavo paper. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

PAPERBACK. First edition. 149pp octavo paper. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

PAPERBACK. First edition. 181pp octavo paper. slight cover wear otherwise very good.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

paperback. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Condición: new.

Condición: New. pp. 200.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Fall 1987 issue in excellent, unmarked condition (slight handling). 180 pages. [10oz]. Book.

Paperback / softback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condición: New. In English.

Condición: New. 2000. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . .

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. used Good. 1st Edition. Book Condition: Very Good in Good DJ, with 4 inch tear at top front of DJ and evidence of shelf wear on corners. Slight tropical speckling to Page Edges, otherwise, clean, clear text in tightly bound volume. No internal inscriptions, markings or stains. Bibliography note: Bibliography: p. 134-140. Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches. Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces Don¿t be put off by the subtitle of this incredibly witty, informative, and entertaining analysis of the linguistic subtleties of Yiddish. In using the term "psycho-ostensive,¿ the author refers to the heavy emotional baggage that Yiddish speakers carry around with them: their language is full of linguistic subtexts that mask, obfuscate, and hide the true feelings in the heart of the speaker.¿Arnold Ages, Jewish Tribune. "It may be said of Matisoff¿s treatise that it shows how Yiddish, through its linguistic delicacies, offered its speakers and listeners valuable therapeutic tools to cope with the perplexing world they encountered. Exploring that wolrd with Matisoff is a recreation, a joy, and "a gan Eden.¿ That¿s Hebrew and Yiddish for paradise.¿Arnold Ages, Jewish TribunE. In this delightful book, the author enumerates and classifies the formulas Yiddish speakers use to express their emotions. It is a rarity among scholarly books, for it brings joy while it teaches; it makes us smile, sometimes roar with laughter, while it develops the most rigorous linguistic argumentation. The author analyzes the many kinds of Yiddish "psycho-ostensives"¿ranging from blessings and thanks to lamentations and curses. To a person who mentions something horrible you can say: Zalts dir in di oygn, fefer dir in noz! ("Salt into your eyes, and pepper into your nose!"). Or to a child you might tenderly murmur: A gezúnt dir in yeder éyverl! ("A health to all your little body-parts!"). The author illustrates how these formulas can be used to fulfill social conventions, to keep away evil, to show off¿or even to deceive the listener.…

26 x 18 cm. Condición: Gut. 140 pages Hardcover, original cardboard binding in very good condition, very clean inside and out. Please note our pictures. Hardcover, original Pappeinband in sehr gutem Zustand, innen wie außen sehr sauber. Bitte beachten Sie unsere Bilder. UG151 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 476.…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 2nd edition edition. 200 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New. pp. 200.

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. xx, 104pp. Red cloth-covered boards; black titles on spine. 8vo. Rubbed spine ends with colour fading. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, small areas of loss, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. A remarkable and unusual book in which the author examines and explores the ways in which Yiddish speakers use language and idioms to express their emotions.…

Condición: New. 2000. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.