Historical & comparative linguistics books

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The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts

The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine...

Author: Silvia Ferrara ,  Todd Portnowitz
ISBN: 9781250862990
Format: Paperback
$47.52

A code-cracking mission to decipher the hidden truths and histories of our greatest invention – the art of writing....  Read More >>

Early Vocabularies of Mohawk

Early Vocabularies of Mohawk

Author: Harmen Meyndertsz Van Den Bogaert
ISBN: 9781935228295
Format: Paperback
$47.39

This small book features a collection of the first known vocabularies of the Mohawk language dating from the mid-17th...  Read More >>

Mittelhochdeutsches Worterbuch. Dritter Band, Lieferung 1: Irzen - Kochlehen

Mittelhochdeutsches Worterbuch. Dritter Band, Lieferung...

Author: Kurt Gartner ,  Klaus Grubmuller
ISBN: 9783777632735
Format: Paperback
$385.44

Das Mittelhochdeutsche Worterbuch (MWB) ist eines der drei grossen Epochenworterbucher zum alteren Deutsch. Es erschliesst...  Read More >>

Die kleineren althochdeutschen Sprachdenkmäler

Die kleineren althochdeutschen Sprachdenkmäler

Author: Elias Steinmeyer
ISBN: 9783965065772
Format: Paperback
$108.24

"Der Mediävist und Altphilologe Elias Steinmeyer (1848 - 1922) brachte 1916 die hier vorliegende umfassende Sammlung...  Read More >>

China and the Roman Orient: Researches into their Ancient and Medieval Relations as Represented in Early Chinese Records

China and the Roman Orient: Researches into their Ancient...

Author: Friedrich Hirth ,  Victor H. Mair
ISBN: 9780755639410
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Similar in size and in duration, the Chinese and the Roman empires ruled half the world’s population at the time...  Read More >>

11th Edition Hardback MIRROR STUDY BIBLE VOL 3 Updated December 2023 John's Gospel; Epistle & Apocalypse December 2023

11th Edition Hardback MIRROR STUDY BIBLE VOL 3 Updated...

Author: Du Toit
ISBN: 9798889559337
Format: Hardback
$118.80

"My philosophy in doing the Mirror Bible is reflected in the following example: I do not read music, but have...  Read More >>

From Formal Linguistic Theory to the Art of Historical Editions: The Multifaceted Dimensions of Romance Linguistics

From Formal Linguistic Theory to the Art of Historical...

Author: Julia Zwink ,  Eva-Maria Remberger
ISBN: 9783847115533
Format: Hardback
$168.96

Romance is a fertile ground for linguistic research. Instead of limiting their studies to one specialised area,...  Read More >>

Hardback 11th Edition MIRROR STUDY BIBLE VOLUME 2 OF 3 Updated December 2023 Paul's Brilliant Epistles & The Amazing Book of Hebrews also, James - The Younger Brother of Jesus & Portions of Peter

Hardback 11th Edition MIRROR STUDY BIBLE VOLUME 2 OF...

Author: Francois Du Toit
ISBN: 9798889559320
Format: Hardback
$116.16

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The Old Celtic Dictionary

The Old Celtic Dictionary

Author: Vincent F Pintado
ISBN: 9781988755427
Format: Paperback
$79.17

Dive into the past like never before and explore one of histories most storied languages. Reimagined and refined,...  Read More >>

Romaine Wasn't Built in a Day: The Delightful History of Food Language

Romaine Wasn't Built in a Day: The Delightful History...

Author: Judith Tschann
ISBN: 9780316389372
Format: Hardback
$68.64

A surprising and hilarious history of the language of food  Read More >>

Hittiter und Armenier

Hittiter und Armenier

Author: Peter Jensen
ISBN: 9783965066380
Format: Paperback
$95.04

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A Functional Discourse Grammar Theory of Grammaticalization: Volume 2: Formal Change

A Functional Discourse Grammar Theory of Grammaticalization:...

Author: Riccardo Giomi
ISBN: 9789004520455
Format: Hardback
$393.36

Drawing on typological arguments, the volume challenges the widespread assumption that morphosyntactic and phonological...  Read More >>

The Language of the Elite: High Impact Latin Words to Make You Sound Smart

The Language of the Elite: High Impact Latin Words to...

Author: Kiki T
ISBN: 9798215956823
Format: Paperback
$47.49

It is no coincidence that, even today, two millennia after the Roman Empire fell, we still continue to use Latin...  Read More >>

The Two Versions of King Lear

The Two Versions of King Lear

Author: Orsolya Laura Peterfy
ISBN: 9781959224297
Format: Paperback
$34.29

This book offers a glimpse into the sound critical and editorial background of Shakespeare's King Lear, especially...  Read More >>

La Grammaire Francaise Au Xvie Siecle: Les Grammairiens Picards

La Grammaire Francaise Au Xvie Siecle: Les Grammairiens...

Author: Colette Demaiziere
ISBN: 9782406148357
Format: Paperback
$198.00

"In the sixteenth century, French became the official language of France, resulting in the need to regulate it....  Read More >>

Von Widukind zur ‚Sassine‘: Prozesse der Konstruktion und Transformation regionaler Identität im norddeutschen Raum

Von Widukind zur ‚Sassine‘: Prozesse der Konstruktion...

Author: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Schröder ,  Dr. Christian Scholl
ISBN: 9783412521578
Format: Hardback
$111.24

Die Bildung regionaler Identität im norddeutschen Kulturraum im Mittelalter  Read More >>

Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages: Structural Features and Verbal Humor Devices

Anti-Proverbs in Five Languages: Structural Features...

Author: Anna T. Litovkina ,  Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt
ISBN: 9783030890643
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book is the first comparative study of English, German, French, Russian and Hungarian anti-proverbs based on...  Read More >>

The Guardians of Concepts: Political Languages of Conservatism in Britain and West Germany, 1945-1980

The Guardians of Concepts: Political Languages of Conservatism...

Author: Martina Steber
ISBN: 9781800738263
Format: Hardback
$341.55

Since 1945, what 'conservative' means has troubled intellectuals, politicians and parties in the United Kingdom...  Read More >>

La Grammaire Francaise Au Xvie Siecle: Les Grammairiens Picards

La Grammaire Francaise Au Xvie Siecle: Les Grammairiens...

Author: Colette Demaiziere
ISBN: 9782812452666
Format: Hardback
$340.56

"In the sixteenth century, French became the official language of France, resulting in the need to regulate it....  Read More >>

Texts, Traditions, and Sacredness: Cultural Translation in Kristapurāṇa

Texts, Traditions, and Sacredness: Cultural Translation...

Author: Annie Rachel Royson (Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India)
ISBN: 9780367641580
Format: Hardback
$263.00

This book presents a critical reading of Kristapurāṇa, the first South Asian retelling of the Bible.  Read More >>

Language: The Last Homestead of Human Beings

Language: The Last Homestead of Human Beings

Author: Guanlian Qian ,  Xiaolu An
ISBN: 9780367528829
Format: Paperback
$62.99

This title explores philosophical aspects of the relationship between language and being. Drawing on western classical...  Read More >>

Reported Speech in Chinese and English Newspapers: Textual and Pragmatic Functions

Reported Speech in Chinese and English Newspapers: Textual...

Author: XIN Bin ,  SHEN Lei
ISBN: 9781032003306
Format: Paperback
$79.99

This title analyzes the textual and pragmatic functions of reported speech in Chinese and English newspapers. The...  Read More >>

Sociolinguistic Approaches to Sibilant Variation in Spanish

Sociolinguistic Approaches to Sibilant Variation in...

Author: Eva Núñez-Méndez (Portland State University, USA)
ISBN: 9780367722210
Format: Paperback
$79.99

Social processes and the nature of language variation have driven sibilant variation across the Spanish-speaking...  Read More >>

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