Language: history and general works

An entirely new, comprehensive reference grammar of Classical Greek that reflects the state of the art of Greek linguistics.

An accessible, up-to-date account of the major changes in English syntax since its beginnings up to the present day.

An accessible, up-to-date account of the major changes in English syntax since its beginnings up to the present day.

An original study of the formation of compounds, and what syntactic, structural and semantic criteria determine their spelling and usage.

This lively textbook introduces readers to the formal theory of syntax, presenting contemporary insights without unnecessary technical detail.

This lively textbook introduces readers to the formal theory of syntax, presenting contemporary insights without unnecessary technical detail.

This book explores the words, forms, and styles Shakespeare used to interact with the verbal marketplace of early modern England.

This book explores the words, forms, and styles Shakespeare used to interact with the verbal marketplace of early modern England.

The first account of the bilingualism of English poetic culture from the mid-sixteenth to the early eighteenth century.

Leading researchers shed new light on the history of the standardisation of English.

This book argues that when the Greeks first began to use the alphabet, they viewed themselves as participants in a performance phenomenon.

This book argues that when the Greeks first began to use the alphabet, they viewed themselves as participants in a performance phenomenon.

This monograph explores the expansion of the Tablighi Jama''at, a transnational Islamic missionary movement that originated in India in the mid-nineteenth century.

This monograph explores the expansion of the Tablighi Jama''at, a transnational Islamic missionary movement that originated in India in the mid-nineteenth century.

David Crystal provides a lively and original introduction to Shakespeare''s language, making his plays easily accessible to modern-day audiences.

This book offers readers a new way of thinking about the unique syntactic, semantic and phonological structure of Singapore English.

A major history of many of the developments undergone by the Latin language as it changed into Romance languages.

The first comprehensive study of how the phonology and grammar of ancient Egyptian changed over four millennia of language history.

This book offers readers a new way of thinking about the unique syntactic, semantic and phonological structure of Singapore English.

A major history of many of the developments undergone by the Latin language as it changed into Romance languages.

Martin Hilpert combines construction grammar and advanced corpus-based methodology into a new way of studying language change.

David Crystal provides a lively and original introduction to Shakespeare''s language, making his plays easily accessible to modern-day audiences.

Martin Hilpert combines construction grammar and advanced corpus-based methodology into a new way of studying language change.

This book explores South Korean university students' perceptions of the English Medium Instruction (EMI) courses they have taken.

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This Element explores grammatical restructuring in the AAE copula/auxiliary system that developed in the context of the Great Migration.

Edition of a unique, unpublished Latin text illuminating education in the time of Augustine and the formation of Latin glossaries.

Spelling It Out, Revised edition crushes the myth that good spelling comes naturally, good spelling comes from good teaching.

This book questions what culture is and what it is assumed to ''look like'' in the context of globalization.

Spelling It Out, Revised edition crushes the myth that good spelling comes naturally, good spelling comes from good teaching.

This multidisciplinary volume offers new insights into the development of genres of medical discourse in changing socio-cultural contexts.

This multidisciplinary volume offers new insights into the development of genres of medical discourse in changing socio-cultural contexts.

This book questions what culture is and what it is assumed to ''look like'' in the context of globalization.

This Element explores grammatical restructuring in the AAE copula/auxiliary system that developed in the context of the Great Migration.

Explores the relationship between the present tense and the conceptualisation of ''presence'' in Greek from a cognitive perspective.

Explores the relationship between the present tense and the conceptualisation of ''presence'' in Greek from a cognitive perspective.

Researchers working at the intersections of language and education reflect on how their life experiences have informed their research.

Researchers working at the intersections of language and education reflect on how their life experiences have informed their research.

Drawing on extensive field data, this groundbreaking work explores the development of the sound systems of Central Chadic languages.

Drawing on extensive field data, this groundbreaking work explores the development of the sound systems of Central Chadic languages.

Based on policy analysis and empirical data, this book examines the problematic consequences of colonial legacies of language policies and English language education in the multilingual contexts of the Global South.

Based on policy analysis and empirical data, this book examines the problematic consequences of colonial legacies of language policies and English language education in the multilingual contexts of the Global South.

Introducing Linguistics brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the field of linguistics, creating an accessible and wide-ranging introductory level textbook for newcomers to this area of study.

Introducing Linguistics brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the field of linguistics, creating an accessible and wide-ranging introductory level textbook for newcomers to this area of study.

The Metaphor Compass: Directions for Metaphor Research in Language, Cognition, Communication, and Creativity provides a roadmap to navigate the recent findings and cutting-edge research conducted around the world on metaphor, focusing on the following four themes: Metaphor and Linguistic Diversity, Metaphor and Cognition, Metaphor and Communication, and Metaphor and Creativity.

The Metaphor Compass: Directions for Metaphor Research in Language, Cognition, Communication, and Creativity provides a roadmap to navigate the recent findings and cutting-edge research conducted around the world on metaphor, focusing on the following four themes: Metaphor and Linguistic Diversity, Metaphor and Cognition, Metaphor and Communication, and Metaphor and Creativity.

This edited volume examines how transnational English language assessment practices are envisioned, enacted, and justified by different stakeholders, including students, teachers, and universities in different geographical contexts, and what would be the multi-level consequences of such practices.

This edited volume examines how transnational English language assessment practices are envisioned, enacted, and justified by different stakeholders, including students, teachers, and universities in different geographical contexts, and what would be the multi-level consequences of such practices.