Historical & comparative linguistics books

Der Teilband 'Komposition' (Wortzusammensetzung), der in Einzellieferungen seit Marz 2011 erscheint, behandelt die...  Read More >>

This collection features different perspectives on how digital tools are changing our understanding of language...  Read More >>

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This ground-breaking book focuses on the dynamic interplay between language and identity in postcolonial Anglophone...  Read More >>

Papers of the Algonquian Conference is a collection of peer-reviewed scholarship from an annual international forum...  Read More >>

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Based on a set of unique lexical correspondences of Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic languages, the book argues that...  Read More >>

While the M parameter provides a grammatical basis for when omission of the external argument is possible in a given...  Read More >>

There is an overwhelming wealth of material on nudity and nakedness which has come down to us from Ancient Egypt....  Read More >>

""The story of how one language left the steppes of Ukraine and became the earth's dominant language family has...  Read More >>

Discover the fascinating origins behind everyday idioms.  Read More >>

A lifetime's study brings revealing expertise to an oft-misunderstood topic in human history--the origin and language...  Read More >>

The first full-length treatment of the concept of parameter and its development through the various phases of Generative...  Read More >>

This book delves into the Sanskrit origins of over 7400 English words, from tormina to unelicited, in alphabetical...  Read More >>

""The story of how one language left the steppes of Ukraine and became the earth's dominant language family has...  Read More >>

Corssen und die Sprache der Etrusker. Eine Kritik. is a critical examination of Wilhelm Corssen's theories on the...  Read More >>

Vocabulaire Austrasien, by Jean François, is a comprehensive glossary designed to aid in understanding historical...  Read More >>

The full Biblical Hebrew text of Jonah presented in a beautiful form with illustrations to foster learning among...  Read More >>

""Origin of the Name of Maine"" delves into the historical theories and debates surrounding the origin of the name...  Read More >>

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""Det norske sprogs vÃ]sentligste ordforraad, sammenlignet med sanskrit og andre sprog af samme Ã]t"" is a significant...  Read More >>

Luo Zhenyu's Study and Interpretation of Yin Xu Inscriptions (Yin, Volumes I, II, III) - 1914 Edition is a landmark...  Read More >>

Unearth the origins of Chinese civilization through one of the most groundbreaking works in oracle bone studies....  Read More >>

From bestselling writer, podcaster and English language virtuoso Gyles Brandreth, a magical tour of our mother tongue...  Read More >>

Modern languages like English, Spanish, Russian and Hindi as well as ancient languages like Greek, Latin and Sanskrit...  Read More >>