Historical & comparative linguistics books

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Request Strategies: A comparative study in Mandarin Chinese and Korean

Request Strategies: A comparative study in Mandarin...
Author: Yong-Ju Rue (Curtin University of Technology, Australia) , Grace Zhang (Curtin University of Technology, Australia) ISBN: 9789027254214 Format: Hardback	$227.70
This book investigates request strategies in Mandarin Chinese and Korean, and is one of the first attempts to address... Read More >>

The Tai-Kadai Languages

The Tai-Kadai Languages
Author: Anthony Diller (Australian National University) , Jerry Edmondson (University of Texas at Arlington, USA) ISBN: 9780700714575 Format: Hardback	$777.00
The volume goes a good way towards remedying the lack of available grammatical descriptions for Tai-Kadai. With... Read More >>

English Historical Linguistics 2006: Selected papers from the fourteenth International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL 14), Bergamo, 21–25 August 2006. Volume I: Syntax and Morphology

English Historical Linguistics 2006: Selected papers...
Author: Maurizio Gotti (University of Bergamo) , Marina Dossena (University of Bergamo) ISBN: 9789027248107 Format: Hardback	$435.60
This volume focuses on syntax and morphology. Read More >>

English Historical Linguistics 2006: Selected papers from the fourteenth International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL 14), Bergamo, 21–25 August 2006. Volume III: Geo-Historical Variation in English

English Historical Linguistics 2006: Selected papers...
Author: Marina Dossena (University of Bergamo) , Richard Dury (University of Bergamo) ISBN: 9789027248121 Format: Hardback	$417.12
These papers focus on geo-historical variation in English. Read More >>

English Historical Linguistics 2006: Selected papers from the fourteenth International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL 14), Bergamo, 21–25 August 2006. Volume II: Lexical and Semantic Change

English Historical Linguistics 2006: Selected papers...
Author: Richard Dury (University of Bergamo) , Maurizio Gotti (University of Bergamo) ISBN: 9789027248114 Format: Hardback	$435.60
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Service Slang

Service Slang
Author: Flying Officer J.L. Hunt , A. G. Pringle (Lieutenant) ISBN: 9780571240142 Format: Hardback	$22.99
A fascinating, hilarious and quirky book of R.A.F. slang, originally published in 1943. Read More >>

Reciprocity Between the Various Tribes and Dialects of the Slavic Nation

Reciprocity Between the Various Tribes and Dialects...
Author: Jan Kollar ISBN: 9780893573430 Format: Paperback	$64.56
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Australian Slang: A fun dictionary and funny gift idea for Aussies and visitors

Australian Slang: A fun dictionary and funny gift idea...
Author: Anonymus ISBN: 9780143009115 Format: Paperback	$26.99
This dictionary brings together a colourful collection of colloquialisms from Down Under, including humorous rhyming... Read More >>

Breakthroughs Workbook

Breakthroughs Workbook
Author: Engelking , McPherson-Ramirez ISBN: 9780195427394 Format: Paperback	$42.95
Breakthroughs uses theme-based units to teach advanced ESL learners the keys to expressing critical thought in the... Read More >>

Let's Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America's Favorite Expressions

Let's Talk Turkey: The Stories Behind America's Favorite...
Author: Rosemarie Ostler ISBN: 9781591026259 Format: Paperback	$38.99
Ever wonder what going on the wagon has to do with drinking? Why does extreme behaviour take the cake? And did Americans'... Read More >>

History of the Yiddish Language

History of the Yiddish Language
Author: Max Weinreich ISBN: 9780300108873 Format: Hardback	$792.00
Provides an account of the Yiddish language from its origin onwards. This book demonstrates the integrity of Yiddish... Read More >>

International English: A guide to the varieties of Standard English

International English: A guide to the varieties of Standard...
Author: Peter Trudgill , Jean Hannah ISBN: 9780340971611 Format: Paperback	$118.80
From Scotland to Singapore, Canada to the Channel Islands, Namibia to New Zealand and beyond, International English... Read More >>

Verbal Aspect and Non-Indicative Verbs: Further Soundings in the Greek of the New Testament

Verbal Aspect and Non-Indicative Verbs: Further Soundings...
Author: D.A. Carson , Constantine R. Campbell ISBN: 9781433102998 Format: Paperback	$102.83
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English and Celtic in Contact

English and Celtic in Contact
Author: Markku Filppula (University of Joensuu, Finland) , Juhani Klemola (University of Tampere, Finland) ISBN: 9780415266024 Format: Hardback	$315.00
English and Celtic in Contact provides the first comprehensive account of the history and extent of Celtic influences... Read More >>

Elements of Slavic and Germanic Grammars: A Comparative View: Papers on Topical Issues in Syntax and Morphosyntax

Elements of Slavic and Germanic Grammars: A Comparative...
Author: Jacek Fisiak , Jacek Witkos ISBN: 9783631578575 Format: Paperback	$184.67
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Ingles Elemental Ilustrado-Libro Segundo

Ingles Elemental Ilustrado-Libro Segundo
Author: Roberto A Gonzalez ISBN: 9781880196038 Format: Paperback	$15.71
Gonzalezs text provides basic English conversational words and phrases to help Spanish-speaking persons communicate.... Read More >>

Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages

Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary...
Author: Judith Rosenhouse , Rotem Kowner ISBN: 9781847690517 Format: Hardback	$263.87
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Proverbs in African Orature: The Aniocha-Igbo Experience

Proverbs in African Orature: The Aniocha-Igbo Experience...
Author: Ambrose Adikamkwu Monye ISBN: 9780761838999 Format: Paperback	$67.95
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Questions of Semitic Linguistics: Root and Lexeme, the History of Research

Questions of Semitic Linguistics: Root and Lexeme, the...
Author: Gregorio Del Olmo Lete ISBN: 9781934309155 Format: Paperback	$62.07
Analysis of the history of the research on the nature of the Semitic Root. Presentation and evaluation of the various... Read More >>

Towards Localization of Anglicisms

Towards Localization of Anglicisms
Author: Ekaterina Timofeeva ISBN: 9783639014037 Format: Paperback	$234.96
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A Grammar of New Testament Greek V1: Prolegomena (1906)

A Grammar of New Testament Greek V1: Prolegomena (1906)...
Author: James Hope Moulton ISBN: 9781436729468 Format: Paperback	$81.71
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A Short Hebrew Grammar Without Points (1877)

A Short Hebrew Grammar Without Points (1877)
Author: Samuel Sharpe ISBN: 9781436750196 Format: Paperback	$50.03
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Everything You Know about English Is Wrong

Everything You Know about English Is Wrong
Author: Bill Brohaugh ISBN: 9781402211355 Format: Paperback	$34.19
"This book guarantees you'll never look at the English language the same way again-if you write, read or speak it,... Read More >>

Phi Theory: Phi-Features Across Modules and Interfaces

Phi Theory: Phi-Features Across Modules and Interfaces...
Author: Daniel Harbour (, Queen Mary, University of London) , David Adger (, Queen Mary, University of London) ISBN: 9780199213771 Format: Paperback	$115.95
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Origin and Evolution of Languages: Approaches, Models, Paradigms

Origin and Evolution of Languages: Approaches, Models,...
Author: Bernard Laks ISBN: 9781845535537 Format: Paperback	$79.99
Includes contribution from various disciplines that have been wary, traditionally, of extending beyond their borders:... Read More >>

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