Language: history and general works

This book, first published in 1933, examines the dialect of the people of Byers Green in County Durham.

This book, first published in 1933, examines the dialect of the people of Byers Green in County Durham.

A History of English, first published in 1970, is a book for beginners in linguistic history.

A History of English, first published in 1970, is a book for beginners in linguistic history.

First published in 1980, this book questions many of the assumptions that have accumulated around the subject of intonation as it occurs in spontaneous speech, as well as texts read aloud.

First published in 1980, this book questions many of the assumptions that have accumulated around the subject of intonation as it occurs in spontaneous speech, as well as texts read aloud.

First published in 1986, this book focuses on Anaphoric relations in the English and French languages, a phenomenon that involves a complex interaction between grammar and discourse.

First published in 1986, this book focuses on Anaphoric relations in the English and French languages, a phenomenon that involves a complex interaction between grammar and discourse.

First published in 1991, this book examines the communicative properties of 'cleft' and 'pseudo-cleft' constructions in contemporary English.

First published in 1991, this book examines the communicative properties of 'cleft' and 'pseudo-cleft' constructions in contemporary English.

First published in 1990, this collection celebrates the life and work of Professor A.

First published in 1990, this collection celebrates the life and work of Professor A.

From the middle of the twentieth century, dozens of medievalists and other performers have recorded early English.

From the middle of the twentieth century, dozens of medievalists and other performers have recorded early English.

First published in 1967, this book was based on new descriptions of English emerging from recent research.

First published in 1967, this book was based on new descriptions of English emerging from recent research.

This work, first published in 1979, was a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970.

This work, first published in 1979, was a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970.

This dissertation, first published in 1980, is concerned with the role of the syllable in generative grammar.

This dissertation, first published in 1980, is concerned with the role of the syllable in generative grammar.

The maps presented in this volume, first published in 1987, are based on the material of the Survey of English Dialects which was collected from over 300 localities between 1948 and 1961.

The maps presented in this volume, first published in 1987, are based on the material of the Survey of English Dialects which was collected from over 300 localities between 1948 and 1961.

First published in 1980, this book provides a clear and practical introduction to a wide variety of English structures.

First published in 1980, this book provides a clear and practical introduction to a wide variety of English structures.

This work, first published in 1980, was a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972.

This work, first published in 1980, was a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972.

First published in 1986, this book draws together analyses of English and German.

First published in 1986, this book draws together analyses of English and German.

First published in 1988, this book is concerned with the definite and indefinite articles in English.

First published in 1988, this book is concerned with the definite and indefinite articles in English.

First published in 1991, this book looks at tense in English, one of the most controversial areas of grammar.

First published in 1991, this book looks at tense in English, one of the most controversial areas of grammar.

First published in 1979, this book develops a grammatically orientated semantics (as opposed to a semantically orientated grammar) of mood and condition in English.

First published in 1979, this book develops a grammatically orientated semantics (as opposed to a semantically orientated grammar) of mood and condition in English.

First published in 1988, this book explores the grammatical loss of gender in English.

First published in 1988, this book explores the grammatical loss of gender in English.

First published in 2003, this is a study of the syntactic behaviour of personal pronoun subjects and the indefinite pronoun man, in Old English.

First published in 2003, this is a study of the syntactic behaviour of personal pronoun subjects and the indefinite pronoun man, in Old English.

This set reissues 29 books on the English language, originally published between 1932 and 2003.

How to Analyse Texts is the essential introductory textbook and toolkit for language analysis.

How to Analyse Texts is the essential introductory textbook and toolkit for language analysis.

Translating Culture Specific References on Television provides a model for investigating the problems posed by culture specific references in translation, drawing on case studies that explore the translational norms of contemporary Italian dubbing practices.

Translating Culture Specific References on Television provides a model for investigating the problems posed by culture specific references in translation, drawing on case studies that explore the translational norms of contemporary Italian dubbing practices.

The Sociolinguistics of Digital Englishes introduces core areas of sociolinguistics and explores how each one has been transformed by the current era of digital communication and the Internet.

The Sociolinguistics of Digital Englishes introduces core areas of sociolinguistics and explores how each one has been transformed by the current era of digital communication and the Internet.

The Routledge Student Guide to English Usage is an invaluable A-Z guide to the appropriate use of English in academic contexts.

The Routledge Student Guide to English Usage is an invaluable A-Z guide to the appropriate use of English in academic contexts.

The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Ethnography provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive overview of this growing body of research, combining ethnographic approaches with close attention to language use.

The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Ethnography provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive overview of this growing body of research, combining ethnographic approaches with close attention to language use.

First published in 1984, this book was designed to benefit the foreign learner who wishes to grasp the essential basis of English stress so that he or she can go on to predict stress patterns in new words.