Language: history & general works books

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In this wide-ranging collection, contributors present examples of multimodal discourse analysis in practice. The...  Read More >>

This book discusses the on-going exchange of ideas between variationist linguistics and sociology by extending the...  Read More >>

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First published in 1902, this volume contains an extensive, technical scholarly introduction, followed by three...  Read More >>

First published in 1902, this volume was edited from the unique manuscript, Laud Misc. 595, in the Bodleian Library,...  Read More >>

First published in 1907, the publication of these Middle-English texts aimed to make the dramatic Harrowing of Hell...  Read More >>

First published in 1905, these two volumes together reproduced the text of Rawlinson MS. B 408 and consist of prefixed...  Read More >>

First published in 1900, this volume reproduces a penitential manual and consists of a modest introduction followed...  Read More >>

First published in 1907, this transcribed text provides insight into the social, legal and political lives of the...  Read More >>

First published in 1882, this volume formed the sixth part of a unique series of English-language Charlemagne romances...  Read More >>

First published in 1906, this edition of Magnyfycence aimed to highlight the true significance of the play within...  Read More >>

Published in 1910, this volume presents translations of eight poems attributed to the poet Cynewulf. The author...  Read More >>

Provides an introduction to the history of English that recognises multiple varieties of the language in both current...  Read More >>

Exploring questions of why, what, and how to best teach English as an international language (EIL) and cultures,...  Read More >>

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English is increasingly used as a lingua franca (ELF) in communicative situations the world over with the acceleration...  Read More >>

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This edited volume gathers corpus-based studies on topics including English grammar and discourses on media and...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the lexical borrowing between English and Arabic, and offers historical background regarding...  Read More >>

This dictionary defines a myriad of phrases and sayings that are used daily in the English language. It contains...  Read More >>

""This book is about the progress, migration, and impact of the Manchu written language. A key characteristic of...  Read More >>

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This book summarizes the latest research on the origins of language, with a focus on the process of evolution and...  Read More >>