Historical & comparative linguistics books

Part of a series designed as a reference for a particular linguistic community and for linguists working on typology...  Read More >>

This study explores the beliefs and approaches to the history of English that do not make it into standard textbooks....  Read More >>

This text explores the concept of the ""iambic"" as a genre. In a set of detailed studies, the contributors examine,...  Read More >>

Although valuable for their early witness to the text of the Greek New Testament, the influence of the papyri on...  Read More >>

This handbook is a survey of Himalayan languages and language communities, providing hitherto unpublished data on...  Read More >>

"""A Toilet Paper"" is a humorous examination, from a historical linguistic viewpoint, of four commonly used words...  Read More >>

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This volume aims to enrich the current interdisciplinary theoretical discussion of human emo-tions by presenting...  Read More >>

Drawing on a dual expertise of rare intensity, Mirco Ghini's book is a major contribution to both Romance dialectology...  Read More >>

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Situates the grammar of the 17th and 18th centuries in a broader context, demonstrating how it affected, and was...  Read More >>

This book is the first to present a comprehensive linguistic study of Jersey Norman French. Drawing on a corpus...  Read More >>

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This is a collection of articles by distinguished scholars of the Hebrew Bible and its ancient versions; commemorating...  Read More >>

This bibliography is a continuation of the three previous volumes of Wolfgang Mieder's International Proverb Scholarship:...  Read More >>

This book presents cutting edge analyses on the grammar of Chinese languages and dialects. The contributors challenge...  Read More >>

This volume presents the results of a research team of the University of Bergamo, whose aim was the analysis of...  Read More >>

* Investigates the cultural and social factors that make American vocabulary unique * Offers a systematic treatment...  Read More >>

Dieses Buch bietet zum erstenmal eine zusammenhängende Darstellung der Etymologie von historischen und gegenwartssprachlichen...  Read More >>

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This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of...  Read More >>

This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of...  Read More >>