Historical & comparative linguistics books

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More than Nature Needs: Language, Mind, and Evolution

More than Nature Needs: Language, Mind, and Evolution...

Author: Derek Bickerton
ISBN: 9780674724907
Format: Hardback
$74.95

How did humans acquire cognition more powerful than a hunting-gathering primate needed to survive? Combining state-of-the-art...  Read More >>

Descent of the English Language: Tracing the origins of Modern English

Descent of the English Language: Tracing the origins...

Author: David Grant Stewart Sr
ISBN: 9781495459641
Format: Paperback
$20.99

The English language is traced back to its earliest origins, with many worked examples. This book leads to a much...  Read More >>

Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers

Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers

Author: Geoffrey Horrocks (University of Cambridge, UK)
ISBN: 9781118785157
Format: Paperback
$78.95

This new edition of Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers reveals the trajectory of the Greek language...  Read More >>

A Brief History of Ancient Greek

A Brief History of Ancient Greek

Author: Stephen Colvin (University College London, UK)
ISBN: 9781405149259
Format: Hardback
$155.95

A Brief History of Ancient Greek presents the history of this ancient language from its Indo-European beginnings...  Read More >>

Aussie Slang Dictionary

Aussie Slang Dictionary

Author: Lolla Stewart
ISBN: 9781922175335
Format: Paperback
$17.99

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Preparing Effective Teachers of English Language Learners

Preparing Effective Teachers of English Language Learners...

Author: Diane Staehr Fenner
ISBN: 9781931185738
Format: Paperback
$26.40

The growing number of English language learners entering US classrooms has increased the demand for effective educators...  Read More >>

Trilingual Talk in Sicilian-Australian Migrant Families: Playing Out Identities Through Language Alternation

Trilingual Talk in Sicilian-Australian Migrant Families:...

Author: A. Rubino
ISBN: 9781349480623
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book explores the linguistic and cultural identities of Sicilians in Australia, through conversations gathered...  Read More >>

Sociolinguistics in Scotland

Sociolinguistics in Scotland

Author: R. Lawson
ISBN: 9781349441921
Format: Paperback
$232.85

Sociolinguistics in Scotland presents a comprehensive overview of sociolinguistic research in Scotland and showcases...  Read More >>

The Semiperiphery of Academic Writing: Discourses, Communities and Practices

The Semiperiphery of Academic Writing: Discourses, Communities...

Author: K. Bennett
ISBN: 9781349468706
Format: Paperback
$232.85

With researchers around the world are under increasing pressure to publish in high-profile international journals,...  Read More >>

Translators, Interpreters, and Cultural Negotiators: Mediating and Communicating Power from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era

Translators, Interpreters, and Cultural Negotiators:...

Author: F. Federici ,  D. Tessicini
ISBN: 9781349486045
Format: Paperback
$116.41

How do translators manage relations with parties in a position of authority and power? The book investigates the...  Read More >>

Language, Immigration and Labor: Negotiating Work in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

Language, Immigration and Labor: Negotiating Work in...

Author: E. DuBord
ISBN: 9781349453368
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book explores dominant ideologies about citizenship, nation, and language that frame the everyday lives of...  Read More >>

Language Planning and National Identity in Croatia

Language Planning and National Identity in Croatia

Author: K. Langston ,  A. Peti-Stantic
ISBN: 9781349482696
Format: Paperback
$232.85

Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from...  Read More >>

Die Verben Des Altalbanischen: 'Belegworterbuch, Vorgeschichte Und Etymologie'

Die Verben Des Altalbanischen: 'Belegworterbuch, Vorgeschichte...

Author: Stefan Schumacher ,  Joachim Matzinger
ISBN: 9783447064484
Format: Hardback
$575.52

This dictionary of Old Albanian verbs includes all verbal forms which have been documented in the work of the Old...  Read More >>

Espace méditerranéen: Écritures de l’exil, migrances et discours postcolonial

Espace méditerranéen: Écritures de l’exil, migrances...

Author: Vassiliki Lalagianni ,  Jean-Marc Moura
ISBN: 9789042037878
Format: Paperback
$195.36

À la lumière de la critique postcoloniale, ce collectif analyse la dimension politique des oeuvres d'écrivains provenant...  Read More >>

Directions for Old Frisian Philology

Directions for Old Frisian Philology

Author: Rolf H. Bremmer Jr. ,  Stephen Laker
ISBN: 9789042039094
Format: Paperback
$599.28

Old Frisian is the youngest among the Old Germanic languages and has perhaps not always attracted the attention...  Read More >>

Getting to the Roots of Science Vocabulary Levels 6-8

Getting to the Roots of Science Vocabulary Levels 6-8...

Author: Timothy Rasinski ,  Nancy Padak
ISBN: 9781425808679
Format: Paperback
$48.99

Jump into essential root word practice in science with these engaging and creative lessons. This resource provides...  Read More >>

Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary Level 3

Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary Level...

Author: Timothy Rasinski ,  Nancy Padak
ISBN: 9781425808631
Format: Paperback
$48.99

Jump into essential root word practice across the content areas with these engaging and creative lessons. This resource...  Read More >>

Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary Level 4

Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary Level...

Author: Timothy Rasinski ,  Nancy Padak
ISBN: 9781425808648
Format: Paperback
$48.99

Jump into essential root word practice across the content areas with these engaging and creative lessons. This resource...  Read More >>

Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary Level 5

Getting to the Roots of Content-Area Vocabulary Level...

Author: Timothy Rasinski ,  Nancy Padak
ISBN: 9781425808655
Format: Paperback
$48.99

Jump into essential root word practice across the content areas with these engaging and creative lessons. This resource...  Read More >>

Getting to the Roots of Mathematics Vocabulary Levels 6-8

Getting to the Roots of Mathematics Vocabulary Levels...

Author: Timothy Rasinski ,  Nancy Padak
ISBN: 9781425808662
Format: Paperback
$25.99

Jump into essential root word practice in mathematics with these engaging and creative lessons. This resource provides...  Read More >>

Getting to the Roots of Social Studies Vocabulary Levels 6-8

Getting to the Roots of Social Studies Vocabulary Levels...

Author: Timothy Rasinski ,  Nancy Padak
ISBN: 9781425808686
Format: Paperback
$48.99

Jump into essential root word practice in social studies with these engaging and creative lessons. This resource...  Read More >>

Tamakatsuma: A Window Into the Scholarship of Motoori Norinaga

Tamakatsuma: A Window Into the Scholarship of Motoori...

Author: John R. Bentley
ISBN: 9781933947693
Format: Paperback
$61.75

This is a partial translation of one of the most important texts produced by Motoori Norinaga. It covers a wide...  Read More >>

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