Historical & comparative linguistics books

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Bringing together history, headlines, and research with accessible visuals and examples, this book explains 8 myths...  Read More >>

This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the range of varieties of English spoken on the island of Ireland....  Read More >>

Bringing together history, headlines, and research with accessible visuals and examples, this book explains 8 myths...  Read More >>

This book brings together leading experts and younger scholars across the humanities and social sciences to investigate...  Read More >>

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

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This book brings together leading experts and younger scholars across the humanities and social sciences to investigate...  Read More >>

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"Have you ever wondered why we say ""pardon my French"" when we use a swear word or inappropriate language? Curious...  Read More >>

People in the Nordic states – Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland – rank as among the most proficient...  Read More >>

The first book to examine the language of coal miners in the East Midlands of England  Read More >>

This edited book examines the multilingual culture of medieval England, exploring its impact on the development...  Read More >>

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""This work provides an interdisciplinary and historical exploration of various techniques leveraging writing in...  Read More >>

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""This work provides an interdisciplinary and historical exploration of various techniques leveraging writing in...  Read More >>

This book takes a deep dive into the East Baltic lexicon. By peeling away layers of prehistoric borrowings, the...  Read More >>

Contents: Do not be deaf towards me: Subordinate's Linguistic Strategies when Communicating with his Superior in...  Read More >>

This book examines education as a means to explore knowledge and literacy in the Old Babylonian period. Contrary...  Read More >>

Collects 404 popular idioms and sayings and explains their origins and how their usage has changed over time.  Read More >>

Collects 404 popular idioms and sayings and explains their origins and how their usage has changed over time.  Read More >>

The story of how English became American -- and how it became Southern, Bostonian, Californian, African-American,...  Read More >>

This book introduces a systematic framework for understanding and investigating lexical variation, using a distributional...  Read More >>

This recondite caboodle of glosses panegyrises the boggles of our palaver*  Read More >>