Historical & comparative linguistics books

"Curious about the fascinating origins and historical context behind certain common expressions, such as ""up in...  Read More >>

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The book presents theories characterizing cultural-historical perspectives in cognitive semantics. The book analyzes...  Read More >>

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This book draws on a detailed corpus analysis of fifth-century historiographical texts to explore the influence...  Read More >>

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This volume provides a comparative investigation into concepts of the abyss in fourteen ancient and contemporary...  Read More >>

The cult of Asklepios. This book, The cult of Asklepios, by Alice Walton, is a replication of a book originally...  Read More >>

The unique edition of this Grammaire, illustrated by a Dialogue bearing marginal references to the Grammaire, appeared...  Read More >>

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This collection presents a holistic picture of the sociolinguistic landscape in Bangladesh, offering a critical...  Read More >>

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Drawing on archaeological, linguistic, ethnographic, and documentary evidence, this book uses a cis-oceanic framework...  Read More >>

A Comprehensive and Comparative Grammar of English Creoles provides a detailed, comprehensive description of the...  Read More >>

Drawing on archaeological, linguistic, ethnographic, and documentary evidence, this book uses a cis-oceanic framework...  Read More >>

Codes of Modernity explores the global history of Chinese script reforms—efforts to alphabetize or simplify the...  Read More >>

This book serves as a definitive reference for inverse morphology across all documented Algonquian languages. It...  Read More >>

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This textbook takes a broad perspective on multilingualism, using a sociolinguistics and acquisition-informed approach...  Read More >>

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

Word Nerds Unite! shares fascinating word meanings for fans of Wordle, Scrabble, and other word games.  Read More >>

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