I Saw the dog : (Record no. 21909)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | NULRC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250520103031.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250520s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781781257715 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | NULRC |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | P 51 .A35 2021 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y. |
| Relator term | author |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | I Saw the dog : |
| Remainder of title | how language works / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London, United Kingdom : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Profile Books Ltd., |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 176 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | PHP945 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Prelude: the essence of languages -- What is language good for? -- The prism of language -- Similar and different -- On the brink. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Every language in the world shares a few common features: we can ask a question, say something belongs to us, and tell someone what to do. But beyond that, our languages are richly and almost infinitely varied: a French speaker can't conceive of a world that isn't split into un and une, male and female, while Estonians have only one word for both men and women: tema. In Dyirbal, an Australian language, things might be masculine, feminine, neuter - or edible vegetable. Every language tells us something about the people who use it. In I Saw the Dog, linguist Alexandra Aikhenvald takes us from the remote swamplands of Papua New Guinea to the university campuses of North America to illuminate the vital importance of names, the value of being able to say exactly what you mean, what language can tell us about what it means to be human - and what we lose when they disappear forever. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | LINGUISTICS |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Communication | LRC - Annex | National University - Manila | General Circulation | 05/28/2024 | Purchased - Fully Booked | 945.00 | GC P 51 .A35 2021 | NULIB000019668 | 05/20/2025 | c.1 | 05/20/2025 | Books |