Usage & grammar guides books

Deals with German linguist Wolfgang Ullrich 'Gustav' Wurzel's work and thinking, who in his theoretical writings...  Read More >>

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This volume makes accessible a substantial range of recent research in Cognitive Grammar. Building from fundamentals,...  Read More >>

The crosslinguistic studies of the early developmental stages of number, case, and gender in twelve typologically...  Read More >>

The book explores the semantics and pragmatics of epistemic expressions in 16th and 17th century English: verily,...  Read More >>

The product of a group of scholars who have been working on new directions in Historical Linguistics, this book...  Read More >>

This book of new work by leading international scholars considers developments in the study of historical linguistics...  Read More >>

Doing Optimality Theory brings together examples and practical, detailed advice for undergraduates and graduate...  Read More >>

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Combining the features of aworkbook and reference manual, this book clearly andsystematically explains how the verb...  Read More >>

In Basic Linguistic Theory R. M. W. Dixon provides a new and fundamental characterization of the nature of human...  Read More >>

Human language seems to have arisen roughly within the last 50-100,000 years. In evolutionary terms, this is the...  Read More >>

The first part is comprised of seven articles dealing with possible applications of RRG to diachronic syntax and...  Read More >>

A thorough and accessible introduction to Biblical Greek for beginners and students of the New Testament.  Read More >>

Deals with pragmatic factors involved in the evolution of grammatical or lexical forms or in the emergence of complex...  Read More >>

By sticking to ultra-simple definitions, then offering a memorable--and often funny--description of when or why...  Read More >>

The Grammar is intended as a textbook to support Hebrew classes which gives the teachers the maximum latitude for...  Read More >>

Build your English skills--by learning what not to do!  Read More >>

Wolman offers an engaging narrative that spells out the history of the English language and the people who have...  Read More >>

This book is a simple and handy guide for those whose knowledge of English is incomplete or 'rusty'. Sections deal...  Read More >>

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"Language lovers can cheer the arrival of this new edition, beautifully packaged in a larger format with a red cloth-over-board...  Read More >>

Although English comment clauses such as I think and you know have been widely studied, this book constitutes the...  Read More >>

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