James Matisoff (136 results)

Paperback. Condition: 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.

Condition: Fair.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

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

Soft cover. Condition: 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. Condition: 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. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. Condition: New. Blessings, Curses, Hopes, and Fears: Psycho-Ostensive Expressions in Yiddish. Book.

Paperback. Condition: 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.…

Condition: 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.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

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

paperback. Condition: 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.…

Condition: new.

Condition: New. pp. 200.

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

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

Condition: New.

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

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

Condition: New. In English.

26 x 18 cm. Condition: 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. Condition: Brand New. 2nd edition edition. 200 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. pp. 200.