Historical & comparative linguistics books

"This comprehensive dictionary by John Oswald provides a valuable resource for anyone interested in the origins...  Read More >>

Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world?...  Read More >>

It is the goal, or it should be the goal, of every serious Christian to learn to effectively study the Bible. Effective...  Read More >>

In this compilation of Olson's transcribed lectures and interviews, we get all that is preserved of a life of talk....  Read More >>

Looks at the typological change of English from a synthetic towards an analytic language, focusing on the lexical...  Read More >>

Teaching and Researching Listening provides a focused, state-of-the-art treatment of the linguistic, psycholinguistic...  Read More >>

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Through a set of comparative studies of the fiction of Joseph Conrad, Jean Rhys, and Pramoedya Ananta Toer, The...  Read More >>

Consists of sixteen papers highlighting the linguistic geography of Africa, covering, in particular, southern Africa...  Read More >>

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A study that examines the situation of the Celtic languages in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It demonstrates how,...  Read More >>

Andrea A. Lunsford's latest findings show that today's students write more than ever before -- and make rhetorically...  Read More >>

Originally published: London: Stanley Nott, 1936.  Read More >>

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The St. Martin's Handbook is the first handbook to help students build on the smart decisions they make as recreational...  Read More >>

Examines the structure of language and discusses three important issues.  Read More >>

Previous ed.: Teresa Ferster Glazier, 6th ed., 2008.  Read More >>

Classica et Mediaevalia is an international, peer reviewed journal covering the field of the Greek and Latin languages...  Read More >>

The book combines a historical and philosophical study of Russell's theory of descriptions. It defends, develops...  Read More >>

An exploration of the role of language attitudes and ideologies in predicting the survival prospects of a minority...  Read More >>

A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic...  Read More >>

The book shows how the system of English predicate complementation has been undergoing an amazing amount of variation...  Read More >>