Language: history and general works

Why has English language proficiency in Japan remained so low in comparison to other Asian countries?

Why has English language proficiency in Japan remained so low in comparison to other Asian countries?

This book critically examines South Korean English teachers' awareness of and attitude towards eight varieties of English and how they respond to the proposal of a World Englishes approach in their teaching practice.

This book critically examines South Korean English teachers' awareness of and attitude towards eight varieties of English and how they respond to the proposal of a World Englishes approach in their teaching practice.

Historical Research on Spoken Language: Corpus Perspectives uses historical sources to discuss continuity and change in spoken language.

Historical Research on Spoken Language: Corpus Perspectives uses historical sources to discuss continuity and change in spoken language.

Translingualism refers to an orientation in scholarship that recognizes the fluidity of language boundaries and endorses a greater tolerance for the plurality of Englishes worldwide.

How do teachers inspire students to learn to appreciate different Englishes?

How do teachers inspire students to learn to appreciate different Englishes?

Cultures of Sustainability and Wellbeing: Theories, Histories and Policies examines and assesses the interdependence between sustainability and wellbeing by drawing attention to humans as producers and consumers in a post-human age.

Cultures of Sustainability and Wellbeing: Theories, Histories and Policies examines and assesses the interdependence between sustainability and wellbeing by drawing attention to humans as producers and consumers in a post-human age.

First published in 1972, this work examines the complex concept of metaphor.

First published in 1972, this work examines the complex concept of metaphor.

First published in 1936, this book is intended to provide an outline of Anglo-Saxon grammar for beginners, focusing on well-selected, succinctly stated rules rather than giving a detailed survey.

First published in 1936, this book is intended to provide an outline of Anglo-Saxon grammar for beginners, focusing on well-selected, succinctly stated rules rather than giving a detailed survey.

This book provides readers with an in- depth understanding of the methodological tools that have to date been implemented within World Englishes (WE) research.

This book provides readers with an in- depth understanding of the methodological tools that have to date been implemented within World Englishes (WE) research.

This book explores the effects of the global spread of English by reporting on a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study of the language attitudes, motivation and self-perceived English proficiency of youth in two Italian cities.

This book explores the effects of the global spread of English by reporting on a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study of the language attitudes, motivation and self-perceived English proficiency of youth in two Italian cities.

In Shakespeare's Language, Keith Johnson offers an overview of the rich and dynamic history of the reception and study of Shakespeare's language from his death right up to the present.

In Shakespeare's Language, Keith Johnson offers an overview of the rich and dynamic history of the reception and study of Shakespeare's language from his death right up to the present.

First published in 1986, this book examines the changing patterns in English usage and style.

First published in 1986, this book examines the changing patterns in English usage and style.

Having spent ten summers on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation near Glacier National Park, part of her doctoral fieldwork for a PhD in Native American Art History, forty-two-year-old Lynne Spriggs thinks of Montana as her healing place.

Journey of Adulthood by Barbara R.

This best-selling, multidisciplinary, social aging text presents positive images of aging while considering the many factors that contribute to how aging individuals experiences life.

For undergraduate courses in Adolescence and Adolescent Development The Adolescent: Development, Relationships and Culture offers an eclectic, interdisciplinary approach to the study of adolescence, presenting both psychological and sociological viewpoints as well as educational, demographic, and economic data.

Helps students understand how culture impacts development in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

Karin Oehlmann beschreibt, ausgehend von der heutigen kirchenpolitischen Landschaft in Württemberg, die in Gesprächskreise und Landesvereinigungen gegliedert und vom Gegensatz zwischen Pietismus und moderner Theologie geprägt ist, die großen Konflikte in der Landeskirche sowie die Geschichte der beteiligten Gruppen.

This volume provides a unique overview of the complete histories of Latin and Greek as second languages.

Rowland Abiodun draws on his fluency and prodigious knowledge of Yoruba culture and language to dramatically enrich our understanding of Yoruba civilization and its arts.

Using increasingly sophisticated databases, this volume explores grammatical usage from the Late Modern period in a broad context.

This book draws on a range of informal letter corpora and outlines the historical sociolinguistic value of letter analysis.

This book presents a more accurate and detailed analysis of Ancient Greek temporal expressions which supersedes all previous studies.

This graduated Hellenistic Greek reader includes within-passage translation support and helps intermediate/advanced students of Greek improve their reading ability.

This book draws on a range of informal letter corpora and outlines the historical sociolinguistic value of letter analysis.

This graduated Hellenistic Greek reader includes within-passage translation support and helps intermediate/advanced students of Greek improve their reading ability.

Using increasingly sophisticated databases, this volume explores grammatical usage from the Late Modern period in a broad context.

This volume provides a unique overview of the complete histories of Latin and Greek as second languages.

This book presents a more accurate and detailed analysis of Ancient Greek temporal expressions which supersedes all previous studies.

Anne Curzan presents a pioneering new definition of prescriptivism as a linguistic phenomenon.

Anne Curzan presents a pioneering new definition of prescriptivism as a linguistic phenomenon.

A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the languages of ancient Sicily by an international team of experts.

A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the languages of ancient Sicily by an international team of experts.

An exploration of how philology contributed to the study of English language and literature in the nineteenth century.

An exploration of how philology contributed to the study of English language and literature in the nineteenth century.

An introduction to language change.