Language: history & general works books

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An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded...  Read More >>

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Traces English language from its obscure Indo-European roots to its twenty-first century position as the world's...  Read More >>

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Paris, 2004), under the title: Realisations ""originales""...  Read More >>

Introducing Electronic Text Analysis is a practical and much needed introduction to bodies of linguistic data known...  Read More >>

Introducing Electronic Text Analysis is a practical and much needed introduction to bodies of linguistic data known...  Read More >>

Presents an investigation into the evolution of language. This book exposes the elusive forces of creation at work...  Read More >>

This accessible overview covers all the basic linguistic elements of Old English, including nouns, adjectives, verbs,...  Read More >>

This state-of-the-art volume features fourteen contributions by internationally renowned scholars covering three...  Read More >>

Elizabeth Martin explores the impact of globalization on the language of French advertising, showing that English...  Read More >>

Many vocabulary items that foreign language learners encounter involve figurative extensions of meaning. To understand...  Read More >>

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Study of the syntax of Old English and Old Icelandic has for long been dominated by the impressions of early philologists....  Read More >>

Do political boundaries impact on concepts of language? Broad policy issues and the performance of the range of...  Read More >>

Essential writings on the English language—its history, structure, and cultural importance—by one of its most adroit...  Read More >>

Presenting a first-class and much needed introduction to the theory and applications of metaphor in text analysis,...  Read More >>

Presenting a first-class and much needed introduction to the theory and applications of metaphor in text analysis,...  Read More >>

Yet over the last forty years, the English-language has effectively gone into reverse - taking our lead from America...  Read More >>

Rooted in Gricean tradition, this book concentrates on game - and decision - theoretic (GDT) approaches to the foundations...  Read More >>

Swearing is an everyday part of the language of most speakers of modern English. This corpus informed account of...  Read More >>

This book is an exploration of the processes of change in English language teaching. Part II focuses on implementing...  Read More >>

This two-volume work is an edited version of O’Grady’s great achievements: “History of Ireland: The Heroic Period,”...  Read More >>

This two-volume work is an edited version of O’Grady’s great achievements: “History of Ireland: The Heroic Period,”...  Read More >>