Historical & comparative linguistics books

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A new etymological dictionary of the entire Latin lexicon of Indo-European origin, and of the inherited stock of...  Read More >>

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Interest in the Septuagint today continues to grow stronger. Despite that interest, students have lacked a guidebook...  Read More >>

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The Japanese language is rooted in the east African, ancient Egyptian dual languages of Amarigna and Tigrigna. This...  Read More >>

This first academic study of double gender nouns (DGNs) in the Dutch language investigates why certain nouns have...  Read More >>

The first English edition of the author's 1949 classic on the Basque people, customs, and culture. Translation of...  Read More >>

The Yuki language, including Huchnom and Coast Yuki, was spoken in Mendocino County until relatively recently (the...  Read More >>

In recent years, changes in individual word-formation patterns as well as in the broader system of German word formation...  Read More >>

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If you have a question about Etymology this is the book with the answers. Etymology: Questions and Answers takes...  Read More >>

Non-fiction. The Colonel and the Vicar is the true story of my ancestors Col. Henry Tremlett and Rev. Dr. Francis...  Read More >>

What if Beauty was the Beast? Lise's father is dead, and the life of plenty and freedom that she has known as the...  Read More >>

The Hindi language is rooted in the east African, ancient Egyptian dual languages of Amarigna and Tigrigna. This...  Read More >>

Describes the four different types of doublespeak (euphemism, jargon, gobbledygook, and inflated language).  Read More >>

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In this study of the rhetoric of American writings on language, Michael Kramer argues that the prevalent critical...  Read More >>

Exploring the status of the semantic unit in recent linguistic and literary theories--the sign itself--Richard Waswo...  Read More >>

Pere Julia questions the recourse of contemporary linguists, psycholinguists, and philosophers to an idealized speaker-listener...  Read More >>

At any time, basic assumptions about language have a direct effect on the writing of history. The structure of language...  Read More >>

Spitzer discusses the method he evolved for bringing together the two disciplines, linguistics and literary history,...  Read More >>

"""The words in your name are rooted in the east African, ancient Egyptian dual languages of Amarigna and Tigrigna....  Read More >>

This book explores the topics of English accents and pronunciation. It highlights their connections with several...  Read More >>

This fascinating book offers a complete visual of the Egyptian, Semite, Phoenician, Greek, Roman and Cursive alphabets....  Read More >>