Language: history & general works books

Tracing the emergence of literary history, Alexander Jabbari shows how Iranians and South Asians drew from their...  Read More >>

Provides valuable insights into the development and use of the Linear B writing system and important methodological...  Read More >>

Illustrated with a wide range of examples from every stage of the development of the language, this pioneering book...  Read More >>

Based around seven primary texts spanning 130 years, this volume explores the conceptual boundaries of structuralism,...  Read More >>

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Learn (and love) the language of the landlocked in this bitingly funny illustrated guide to the common phrases and...  Read More >>

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Language, Society and Power provides an accessible introduction to the study of language in a variety of social...  Read More >>

"""Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy."" In this extraordinary work of scathing satire, Ambrose Bierce...  Read More >>

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First published in 1990, Language in Popular Fiction was written to provide a comprehensive and illuminating look...  Read More >>

While widely considered an endangered language, Yiddish has emerged as a vehicle for young people to engage with...  Read More >>

These teaching and reference materials paint a vivid picture of the kinds of French that medieval English learners...  Read More >>

While widely considered an endangered language, Yiddish has emerged as a vehicle for young people to engage with...  Read More >>

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This book studies the use of an automated writing evaluation (AWE) systems in research paper revision for publication...  Read More >>

Chapter 3 discusses the solution design space to address the identified research gap and introduces person-oriented...  Read More >>

Chapter 3 discusses the solution design space to address the identified research gap and introduces person-oriented...  Read More >>

This edited volume provides innovative insights into how critical language pedagogy and taboo topics can inform...  Read More >>

This work addresses the issue of magical communication found in the Elder Futhark runic inscriptions. The work begins...  Read More >>

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Die Beiträge des Bandes befassen sich aus synchroner und diachroner Perspektive mit Reanalyse-Prozessen, die unter...  Read More >>

This book presents comprehensive and rigorous research on the acquisition of Chinese negation by L1-English and...  Read More >>

Through including authors from nine different countries, who are writing about issuesin twelve countries and their...  Read More >>