Historical & comparative linguistics books

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Intended mainly for use at upper primary and lower secondary level, the Grammar Broonie aims to show that Scots...  Read More >>

With nearly 2400 entries, this dictionary covers every aspect of the subject, from the most venerable work to the...  Read More >>

With nearly 2400 entries, this dictionary covers every aspect of the subject, from the most venerable work to the...  Read More >>

This book deals with the historical development of the Albanian language (its phonology, morphology and lexicon)...  Read More >>

This volume contains 22 chapters dealing with the status of the Welsh language in a wide range of social domains,...  Read More >>

Wie die ersten beiden Bande uber die Prapositionen Beth (1992) und Kaph (1994) bringt der dritte Band eine nach...  Read More >>

Essays reappraising the relationship between the various languages of late medieval Britain.  Read More >>

Lists and defines the terminology used in association with such vices as drinking, sex, drugs, and gambling.  Read More >>

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""The new standard work on the history of German language from the 14th to the 20th century with comprehensive coverage...  Read More >>

A cross-linguistic account of noun categorization devices all over the world. The work combines original research...  Read More >>

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Recent discoveries have improved the decipherment and understanding of these inscriptions to a point where new and...  Read More >>

This is a detailed analysis of Welsh-language use, based on data collected in 1996. It is one of the first detailed...  Read More >>

Time-Bound Words argues that changes in English society and the English language are woven together, often in surprising...  Read More >>

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This dictionary contains the vocabulary of the Aramaic dialect in which the Samaritans composed their texts, from...  Read More >>

This volume contains conference papers on general issues of language change, as well as specific studies of non-Germanic...  Read More >>

This study is unique in that it blends insights from post-colonial literary theory, sociolinguistics, and the social...  Read More >>

The Romantic question of genre posed by Friedrich Schlegel is a question of epistemology, of how art acts as an...  Read More >>

Introduces the founder of the prize, Constantin-Francois Chasseboeuf, Count Volney, and incorporates the history...  Read More >>

This book explains how science uses naturalism and discusses the relationship between factual and moral issues in...  Read More >>

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