Language: history & general works books

The Language of Daily Life in England (1400–1800) is an important state-of-the art account of historical sociolinguistic...  Read More >>

This volume's aim is to provide an introduction to Carnap's book from a historical and philosophical perspective,...  Read More >>

An autobiography and an introduction to the field of linguistics. It offers us a look behind the scenes at the adventures,...  Read More >>

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Of all the tasks you perform, perhaps none is more consequential for the performance of other tasks than paying...  Read More >>

Die als Anhang II beigefügten Übereinstimmungstabellen erleichtern das Wiederauffinden einzelner Bestimmungen und...  Read More >>

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Journey into the history of English and discover how words have been absorbed into our language to make it what...  Read More >>

Trabalenguas es un libro perteneciente a la editorial Serendipidad,...  Read More >>

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Scholars usually date Yiddish from the 11th century, when modern linguists believed the language began as a German...  Read More >>

In Northern Ireland the Irish language has the power to enrage and enthral. For some, Irish is the expression of...  Read More >>

This book attempts to analyse irony, paradox, oxymoron, overstatement, understatement, euphemism, and dysphemism...  Read More >>

Migrationsbewegungen auf dem Seeweg stellen die von der Einwanderung betroffenen Küstenstaaten und die zur Seenotrettung...  Read More >>

Constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Computer Processing of Oriental...  Read More >>

Offers the linguistic history of South Carolina. Examining how South Carolinians spoke in public and private, this...  Read More >>

A fascinating examination of the way in which secular humour challenges traditional modes of religious thinking,...  Read More >>

A detailed and compelling volume that contributes significantly to current trends in post-apartheid scholarship....  Read More >>

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This book provides an analysis of binding phenomena in Bulgarian with a strong emphasis on pragmatic issues. In...  Read More >>

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1.200 Jahre Rechtssprache in Mitteleuropa. Die Geschichte der Wortbedeutungen wird mit einer Fülle von Quellenfunden...  Read More >>

This new Basics is aimed at anyone, but particularly students embarking on degree level work, who needs an overview...  Read More >>

Many attack pop culture as a crude 'sexual' and 'celebrity-based'...  Read More >>

Many attack pop culture as a crude 'sexual' and 'celebrity-based'...  Read More >>