Historical & comparative linguistics books

Using a descriptive and analytical approach rooted in speech act theory, this book explores the diverse speech acts...  Read More >>

Palimpsests are manuscripts whose original content has been erased, scraped away, washed off and later overwritten....  Read More >>

Based on new empirical data, this volume examines the syntactic properties of mono- and bisyndetic coordination...  Read More >>

From the classical age to contemporary Francophonie, French-language literature features numerous instances of popular...  Read More >>

Welcome to the delightful and fascinating world of Old English animals  Read More >>

Das Schwedische Reich (ca. 1611-1721) war nach dem Zarentum Russland, dem Osmanischen Reich und Polen-Litauen die...  Read More >>

""Les gens de lettres, historiens, poètes, conteurs, etc., sont d'ordinaire peu familiarisés avec les noms de bêtes,...  Read More >>

Now in its third edition, this book provides an up-to-date overview of all the major spoken and signed varieties...  Read More >>

This book makes it possible to comprehend, via the trench naming, the daily life in the trenches, the vast range...  Read More >>

Bringing together cutting-edge research from a team of experts, this Handbook provides an all-encompassing account...  Read More >>

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Now in its third edition, this book provides an up-to-date overview of all the major spoken and signed varieties...  Read More >>

Comprehensive account of the earliest undeciphered script from the Aegean, indeed the earliest writing in Europe,...  Read More >>

From 'Howay, man!' to 'Haddaway!' become fluent in Geordie. This compact, handy book will help you to understand...  Read More >>

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This pocket glossary is intended for quick and easy reference; it's a portable cockney kit.  Read More >>

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This book comprises 20 chapters that have been divided into two distinct parts: language in educational contexts...  Read More >>

This multilingual volume delves into multimodal literacy within educational contexts, exploring its significance...  Read More >>

ALLO LINGALA est une parution qui annonce une longue série de numéros linguistiques qui paraîtront tous les trois...  Read More >>

Das Frühneuhochdeutsche Wörterbuch ist ein alphabetisch geordnetes Bedeutungswörterbuch der Varietäten des Hochdeutschen...  Read More >>

This book is the first syntactic analysis of Chinese modals within the Diachronic Syntax framework, based on cross-linguistic...  Read More >>

The multi-factorial model proposed in this work argues that the conceptualization of motion events is influenced...  Read More >>

The concept of 'negative concord' refers to the seemingly multiple exponence of semantically single negation as...  Read More >>

Das Frühneuhochdeutsche Wörterbuch ist ein alphabetisch geordnetes Bedeutungswörterbuch der Varietäten des Hochdeutschen...  Read More >>