Historical and comparative linguistics

Historical Linguistics provides a comprehensive and clearly written introduction to historical linguistic theory and methods.

This volume provides a concise overview of the diachronic development of composite predicates (CPs) in Late Modern English, offering clearer evidence of ongoing language change using data less readily available in other corpora.

This highly engaging textbook presents a linguistic view of the history, society, and culture of the United States.

This highly engaging textbook presents a linguistic view of the history, society, and culture of the United States.

In this student-friendly text, Jones and Singh explore the phenomenon of language change, with a particular focus on the social contexts of its occurrence and possible motivations, including speakers' intentions and attitudes.

In this student-friendly text, Jones and Singh explore the phenomenon of language change, with a particular focus on the social contexts of its occurrence and possible motivations, including speakers' intentions and attitudes.

Von den drei großen Konfessionen entwickelte nur das Luthertum verbindliche Bekenntnisse, die die Lehre normativ formulierten.

Part of the series on American English from 1781 to 1921, Volume VIII includes a guide to the phonetics of American English with the purpose to provide a rational method of examining pronunciation, the most important of the practical aspects of speech.

American lexicography has a distinguished and familiar tradition.

Part of the series on American English from 1781 to 1921, Volume VIII includes a guide to the phonetics of American English with the purpose to provide a rational method of examining pronunciation, the most important of the practical aspects of speech.

Basque is the sole survivor of the very ancient languages of Western Europe.

Basque is the sole survivor of the very ancient languages of Western Europe.

This book provides a unique, up-to-date survey of individual Uralic languages and sub-groupings from Finnish to Selkup.

This book provides a unique, up-to-date survey of individual Uralic languages and sub-groupings from Finnish to Selkup.

'a truly authoritative short Italian grammar .

'a truly authoritative short Italian grammar .

This is a comprehensive study of the Jewish and Muslim dialect networks of Morocco in its traditional boundaries, covering twenty-two Muslim and some thirty Jewish dialects of Moroccan Arabic.

This is a comprehensive study of the Jewish and Muslim dialect networks of Morocco in its traditional boundaries, covering twenty-two Muslim and some thirty Jewish dialects of Moroccan Arabic.

This re-issue of Julian Franklyn's classic dictionary not only defines these expressions but also explains their origin and history.

This re-issue of Julian Franklyn's classic dictionary not only defines these expressions but also explains their origin and history.

The Routledge Book of World Proverbs invites the reader to travel the globe in search of the origins of such words of wisdom, experiencing the rich cultural traditions reflected in each nation's proverbs.

The Routledge Book of World Proverbs invites the reader to travel the globe in search of the origins of such words of wisdom, experiencing the rich cultural traditions reflected in each nation's proverbs.

This book re-examines the old debate about the relationship between rationality and literacy.

This book re-examines the old debate about the relationship between rationality and literacy.

Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914.

Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, with the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914.

This accessible guide and introduction to critical applied linguistics provides a clear overview, highlighting problems, debates, and competing views in language education, literacy, discourse analysis, language in the workplace, translation and other language-related domains.

This accessible guide and introduction to critical applied linguistics provides a clear overview, highlighting problems, debates, and competing views in language education, literacy, discourse analysis, language in the workplace, translation and other language-related domains.

This book presents an alternative paradigm in understanding and appreciating World Englishes (WEs) in the wake of globalization and its accompanying shifting priorities in many dimensions of modern life, including the emergence of the English language as the dominant lingua franca (ELF).

This book presents an alternative paradigm in understanding and appreciating World Englishes (WEs) in the wake of globalization and its accompanying shifting priorities in many dimensions of modern life, including the emergence of the English language as the dominant lingua franca (ELF).

This important new study examines in detail a semantic-pragmatic pattern surrounding the basic verb 'acquire' in nearly 30 Southeast Asian languages, concentrating on Lao, Vietnamese, Khmer, Kmhmu, Hmong, and varieties of Chinese.

This important new study examines in detail a semantic-pragmatic pattern surrounding the basic verb 'acquire' in nearly 30 Southeast Asian languages, concentrating on Lao, Vietnamese, Khmer, Kmhmu, Hmong, and varieties of Chinese.

American lexicography has a distinguished and familiar tradition.

This book explores gendered language and gender identities negotiated by seven tertiary students of Japanese as an additional language (JAL) in Australia.

In this book, the author examines the transformation of the Pacific language region under the impact of colonization, westernization and modernization.

In this book, the author examines the transformation of the Pacific language region under the impact of colonization, westernization and modernization.

In Language in History, Tony Crowley provides the analytical tools for answering such questions.

In Language in History, Tony Crowley provides the analytical tools for answering such questions.

In this comprehensive introduction, Henriette Walter provides the reader with a panoramic view of the development of the French language in the past, present and future.

In this comprehensive introduction, Henriette Walter provides the reader with a panoramic view of the development of the French language in the past, present and future.

From abdabs to zit From pillock (14th century) to couch potato (20th century) From She'll be apples (Australia) to the pits (USA) This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking world.

From abdabs to zit From pillock (14th century) to couch potato (20th century) From She'll be apples (Australia) to the pits (USA) This new collection brings together some 5,000 contemporary slang expressions originating in all parts of the English-speaking world.

This new history of the French language allows the reader to see how the language has evolved for themselves.

This new history of the French language allows the reader to see how the language has evolved for themselves.

This collection will appeal to everyone who has ever wondered about the origin of phrases like "e;all part of life's rich pattern"e; and "e;long time no see"e;.

This collection will appeal to everyone who has ever wondered about the origin of phrases like "e;all part of life's rich pattern"e; and "e;long time no see"e;.

This clear and accessible text provides a complete introduction to basic linguistic terms and descriptions of language structures.

This clear and accessible text provides a complete introduction to basic linguistic terms and descriptions of language structures.

This well-established and popular book provides students with all the linguistic background they need for studying any period of French literature.

This well-established and popular book provides students with all the linguistic background they need for studying any period of French literature.