Language: history & general works books

Fascinating and illumating, Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world's most unusual idiomatic phrases.  Read More >>

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How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins...  Read More >>

Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic...  Read More >>

Eingerahmt ist diese Entwicklungsgeschichte des Traums von der europäischen Einigung von der persönlichen Sicht...  Read More >>

The Welsh Language Society is the most important campaigning organisation ever to have been involved in the struggle...  Read More >>

"The transformation of Ireland from a predominantly Irish speaking country to a primarily English speaking country...  Read More >>

Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic...  Read More >>

Explores the multilingual complexity of the Graeco-Roman worlds in antiquity and the medieval period. Employs the...  Read More >>

An examination of the influence of nineteenth-century philology on European thought. Haruko Momma considers, among...  Read More >>

Based on naturally occurring speech recorded in Tuscany, this book provides phonetic information on what happens...  Read More >>

We all know that there was a ballerina named Pavlova and an earl named Sandwich, but there was also a Baron Lamington...  Read More >>

In The Subjunctive Mood in Arabic Grammatical Thought Arik Sadan outlines the grammatical theories on the naṣb (subjunctive...  Read More >>

Focuses on the evolution of genres in specialized communication under the pressure of technological innovations...  Read More >>

This typological overview compares the degree to which different languages have means to give expression to modality...  Read More >>

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In this fascinating history of the influences on English during the first thousand years of its formation the author...  Read More >>

In this book common sense computing techniques are further developed and applied to bridge the semantic gap between...  Read More >>

Aims to reflect on the theoretical problems in translation, trace the translation theorist's innovative and constructive...  Read More >>

This book frames an in-depth analysis of institutional discourse between indigenous communities and government and...  Read More >>

This book offers educational experiences, including reflections and the resulting essays, from the Roberta Kevelson...  Read More >>

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An eye-opening tour of the English language through the ages.  Read More >>

Did you know that an assassin is a hashish-eater and a yokel a country woodpecker? That Dr Mesmer mesmerised patients...  Read More >>

The first publication to include a condensed, yet complete treatment of anaphora and modality, this volume's integrated...  Read More >>