Language: history & general works books

Located between three powerful phenomena, public health, the law and social stigma, methadone maintenance treatment...  Read More >>

Identity Trouble assembles contributions from a variety of discourse fields to discuss the pressures on traditional...  Read More >>

The author offers a new assessment of the influence of the Vienna Circle on language study, and considers its relevance...  Read More >>

Jahrhunderts, in dem das DRW konzipiert wurde, diente er als Oberbegriff für die gesamte westgermanische Sprachfamilie,...  Read More >>

This is the first book devoted to the phoronym, a largely overlooked grammatical category that includes measures...  Read More >>

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Estonian and Latvian are members of different language families. Estonian is a Finno-Ugric language, while Latvian...  Read More >>

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A comprehensive guide to Latin for the layman  Read More >>

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Exakt auf die Bedürfnisse der Anfangssemester zugeschnitten, führt das Buch in die Bearbeitung von Fällen auf dem...  Read More >>

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

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Puzzled by signs warning you to mind the gap in the London Underground? Wondering what will be on your plate if...  Read More >>

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This book is a collection of selected papers dealing with the interplay between language and mind, with an emphasis...  Read More >>

This selection of peer-reviewed essays is taken from the Royal Irish Academy Symposium Intercultural Spaces: Language,...  Read More >>

A treasury of unusual words  Read More >>

This timely and authoritative exploration of rudeness in modern English draws together experts from the academic...  Read More >>

This timely and authoritative exploration of rudeness in modern English draws together experts from the academic...  Read More >>

Verbal aspect in Ancient Greek has been a topic of significant debate in recent scholarship. In this book, Constantine...  Read More >>

Verbal aspect in Ancient Greek has been a topic of significant debate in recent scholarship. In this book, Constantine...  Read More >>

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of theoretical issues, historical developments and current trends...  Read More >>

The twenty-first century is witness to complex social, political, and cultural phenomena transforming the world...  Read More >>

This volume attempts to illuminate Canada's linguistic diversity by bringing together within one single volume a...  Read More >>