Historical and comparative linguistics

This accessible textbook offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the Spanish language and its role in societies around the world.

This accessible textbook offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the Spanish language and its role in societies around the world.

The Spanish Language Today describes the varied and changing Spanish language at the end of the twentieth century.

The Spanish Language Today describes the varied and changing Spanish language at the end of the twentieth century.

This collection of 15 articles reflects Edward Keenan's long-standing research interests in the comparative syntax of the languages of the world.

This collection of 15 articles reflects Edward Keenan's long-standing research interests in the comparative syntax of the languages of the world.

This book defends in part a particular elaboration of the stylistic rule component of the grammatical model first presented in Chomsky and Lasnik (1977).

This book defends in part a particular elaboration of the stylistic rule component of the grammatical model first presented in Chomsky and Lasnik (1977).

The academic discipline of linguistics is at a critical stage of development.

The academic discipline of linguistics is at a critical stage of development.

Dr Keith Allan presents a coherent, consistent and comprehensive account of linguistic meaning, centred around an informally presented theory of meaning.

Dr Keith Allan presents a coherent, consistent and comprehensive account of linguistic meaning, centred around an informally presented theory of meaning.

The study of opacity falls under the general programme of showing how the meaning of any complex sentence is composed from the meanings of its constituent clauses, phrases and words.

The study of opacity falls under the general programme of showing how the meaning of any complex sentence is composed from the meanings of its constituent clauses, phrases and words.

This book presents a description of the phonology and morphology of the nominal class system in Fula, a dialect which displays 21 nominal classes.

This book presents a description of the phonology and morphology of the nominal class system in Fula, a dialect which displays 21 nominal classes.

This book offers a workbook approach to linguistics and provides guidelines for the study of language.

This book offers a workbook approach to linguistics and provides guidelines for the study of language.

Is the study of language ideologically neutral?

Is the study of language ideologically neutral?

The first edition of this major introduction to linguistics rapidly established itself as an important student textbook, and a reference tool for those who already have some acquaintance with linguistics.

The first edition of this major introduction to linguistics rapidly established itself as an important student textbook, and a reference tool for those who already have some acquaintance with linguistics.

In this volume, the author deals explicitly and literally with the speech-thought relationship.

In this volume, the author deals explicitly and literally with the speech-thought relationship.

Noam Chomsky has been described as 'arguably the most important intellectual alive'.

Noam Chomsky has been described as 'arguably the most important intellectual alive'.

Bringing together a wide selection of work on cultural linguistics and pragmatics, this comprehensive handbook offers global, comparative insights into the field.

A History of the German Language Through Texts examines the evolution of German, from the Early Medieval period to the present day.

A History of the German Language Through Texts examines the evolution of German, from the Early Medieval period to the present day.

Polari is a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men in London and other cities during the twentieth century.

Polari is a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men in London and other cities during the twentieth century.

Beginning with the anthropological linguistic tradition associated primarily with the names of Franz Boas, Edward Sapir and their students and concluding with the work of Noam Chomsky and William Labov at the end of the century.

Beginning with the anthropological linguistic tradition associated primarily with the names of Franz Boas, Edward Sapir and their students and concluding with the work of Noam Chomsky and William Labov at the end of the century.

This book provides the first comprehensive account of the history and extent of Celtic influences in English.

This book provides the first comprehensive account of the history and extent of Celtic influences in English.

This book, now back in print having been unavailable for many years, is one of the most important contributions to Turkic and Mongolic linguistics, and to the contentious 'Altaic theory'.

This book, now back in print having been unavailable for many years, is one of the most important contributions to Turkic and Mongolic linguistics, and to the contentious 'Altaic theory'.

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

As the first systematic attempt to probe the linguistic strategies of Daoist Zhuangzi and Chan Buddhism, this book investigates three areas: deconstructive strategy, liminology of language, and indirect communication.

As the first systematic attempt to probe the linguistic strategies of Daoist Zhuangzi and Chan Buddhism, this book investigates three areas: deconstructive strategy, liminology of language, and indirect communication.

What did eighth-century Japanese sound like?

What did eighth-century Japanese sound like?

The authors are outstanding scholars engaged in the study of language varieties spoken in 'convergence areas' in which speakers are multilingual in languages of at least two but sometimes all three language families.

The authors are outstanding scholars engaged in the study of language varieties spoken in 'convergence areas' in which speakers are multilingual in languages of at least two but sometimes all three language families.

When linguistics was first established as an academic discipline in the nineteenth century, it was envisaged as an essentially historical study.

When linguistics was first established as an academic discipline in the nineteenth century, it was envisaged as an essentially historical study.

One of the most dynamic research areas in the prehistory of East Asian regions is the synthesis of the findings of archaeology, linguistics and genetics.

One of the most dynamic research areas in the prehistory of East Asian regions is the synthesis of the findings of archaeology, linguistics and genetics.

The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies.

The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies.