Historical & comparative linguistics books

This book explores the language maintenance of Russian abroad, emphasizing the role of educational ventures and...  Read More >>

Der anonym verfasste Ovide moralisé (1309-1320), der die lateinischen Metamorphosen erstmals ins Französische übersetzt...  Read More >>

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A groundbreaking new account of prehistory from one of the most esteemed archaeologists working today  Read More >>

This Element explores dialectology, a subfield of linguistics, focusing on regional variation in vocabulary and...  Read More >>

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Bringing together scholars from the fields of language evolution, language acquisition and development of young...  Read More >>

In the industrial age, automation came for the shoemaker and the seamstress. Today, it has come for the writer,...  Read More >>

William Strnad traces the formation and development of modern Korean digraphia during the years 1894–1972.  Read More >>

Das in zehn Bänden geplante Althochdeutsche Wörterbuch erscheint seit 1952 in Lieferungen bei der Sächsischen Akademie...  Read More >>

This book offers a systematic acoustic phonetic analysis of both language and dialect death in the region of Béarn,...  Read More >>

This book provides a detailed description and a cross-dialectal comparison of the major dialects of Myanmar.  Read More >>

Exploring the role of multiple forms of contact in determining the history of Spanish.  Read More >>

This book offers a comprehensive contemporary grammar of the Dyirbal language of North Queensland. It includes updated...  Read More >>

Exploring the role of multiple forms of contact in determining the history of Spanish.  Read More >>

Provides the first comprehensive account of the discursive formation of knowledge about Chinese literature produced...  Read More >>

Discover the fascinating journey of the Arabic language in Tongues Through Time: A Comprehensive History of the...  Read More >>

An excellent beginner's guide to the uniquely colourful English spoken in Scotland, including Scottish slang and...  Read More >>

A handy beginner's guide to 'how to speak Yorkshire'.  Read More >>

This volume gathers contributions on the linguistic and sociocultural history of Brazilian Portuguese, considering...  Read More >>

This book proposes a new approach to studying the evolution of emotional expressions in their historical and social...  Read More >>

Old English; Old Norse; saga literature; Beowulf;  Read More >>

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of Hungarian nominal demonstratives, blending empirical research from...  Read More >>

From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary New York City through...  Read More >>

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