Language: history & general works books

Describes the sounds, meaning, structure and family relationships of over 350 languages. This work comprises 377...  Read More >>

This updated and revised edition is the authoritative guide to foreign words and phrases used in contemporary British...  Read More >>

The dot has been one of the most versatile players in the history of written communication. This entertaining account...  Read More >>

"This book examines the language studies of Western missionaries in China and beyond. The goal of this study is...  Read More >>

Die Globalisierung verlangt mehr als je nach einer multilingualen Kommunikation, doch ökonomische Zwänge haben die...  Read More >>

A fascinating collection of ideas, anecdotes, observations and some really curious bits culled from QUEST, the magazine...  Read More >>

This book unites scholarship with readability to trace the language from ancient roots to the present. In accounts...  Read More >>

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This entertaining book looks at words which have vanished from current English and offers fascinating insights into...  Read More >>

A guide to cockney rhyming slang. It explains the meaning of hundreds of terms, from old favourites such as apples...  Read More >>

Seeks to show the reader why Middle English is different from Old English and at the same time to explain how the...  Read More >>

This book is a comprehensive study of Sībawayhi's methodological concepts and methods. It analyzes a wide range...  Read More >>

Describes the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary, discussing them in groups that make...  Read More >>

Wolfgang Steinig macht sich daran, diesen und zahlreichen weiteren Fragen auf den Grund zu gehen und mit einer neuen...  Read More >>

A celebration of commonly used French words and their uncommonly surprising and amusing meanings and histories,...  Read More >>

Erard explains the nature of verbal errors and the curious attempts to explain them in this delightfully original...  Read More >>

The English language is crammed with colourful phrases and sayings that we use without thinking every day. This...  Read More >>

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Constantine R. Campbell continues the work begun in his previous volume, Verbal Aspect, the Indicative Mood, and...  Read More >>

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Conceptual atomism claims that most concepts cannot be decomposed into features, so that the conjunction of the...  Read More >>