Historical and comparative linguistics

Explores categories, constructions, and change in the syntax of English, both past and present, methodologically and theoretically.

This book presents an overview and analysis of negation in early English, using corpus data to track its development over time.

This book presents an overview and analysis of negation in early English, using corpus data to track its development over time.

The first global history of African linguistics as an emerging autonomous academic discipline, covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

Reveals the rich emotional experience of teaching and learning as revealed in Anglo-Saxon literature.

Experts from psycholinguistics and English historical linguistics address core factors in language change.

Experts from psycholinguistics and English historical linguistics address core factors in language change.

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.

This book explores twenty-first century approaches to place by bringing together a range of language variation and change research.

This book explores twenty-first century approaches to place by bringing together a range of language variation and change research.

This book argues that ideophones provide the ''missing link'' in our knowledge of how communication has evolved to become the spoken language of today.

Uniquely organized in terms of theoretical approaches, this is an advanced textbook on the study of English historical linguistics.

Uniquely organized in terms of theoretical approaches, this is an advanced textbook on the study of English historical linguistics.

This book traces the evolution of the Indo-European verbal system from the early proto-language to the period of the first Greek texts.

This book traces the evolution of traditional English verse structures from their Old and Middle origins to the Modern English period.

This book traces the evolution of traditional English verse structures from their Old and Middle origins to the Modern English period.

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

Explores current efforts to record, collect and archive endangered languages which are in danger of falling silent.

Explores current efforts to record, collect and archive endangered languages which are in danger of falling silent.

The first comprehensive treatment of the languages and scripts of Cyprus, from the Late Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period.

Linguistics and Evolution offers readers the first rethinking of an introductory approach to linguistics since Leonard Bloomfield''s 1933 Language.

The first comprehensive treatment of the languages and scripts of Cyprus, from the Late Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period.

Linguistics and Evolution offers readers the first rethinking of an introductory approach to linguistics since Leonard Bloomfield''s 1933 Language.

This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of semantics in a simple, step-by-step fashion.

This bestselling text by Charles Barber recounts the history of the English language from its ancestry to the present day.

An introduction to the writing system of ancient Egypt and the language of hieroglyphic texts, including lessons and exercises.

An authoritative and detailed survey of the languages of the North American Indians.

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

The interactions and multiple identities of indigenous and Mediterranean communities in Southern Gaul come to life through sociolinguistics and archaeology.

New edition, first ever translation and ground-breaking study of three ancient depictions of daily life in the Roman Empire.

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.

The interactions and multiple identities of indigenous and Mediterranean communities in Southern Gaul come to life through sociolinguistics and archaeology.

New edition, first ever translation and ground-breaking study of three ancient depictions of daily life in the Roman Empire.

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.

This bestselling text by Charles Barber recounts the history of the English language from its ancestry to the present day.

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

An authoritative and detailed survey of the languages of the North American Indians.

A study of the presence and effects of rhythm in Byzantine rhetoric, its musical qualities, and its function in argumentation.

A comprehensive work which offers a new and provocative approach to Spanish from political and historical perspectives.

A comprehensive work which offers a new and provocative approach to Spanish from political and historical perspectives.

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The first major study of politeness in Ancient Greece and Rome, from effusive greetings to aggressive humour and friendly banter.

The first major study of politeness in Ancient Greece and Rome, from effusive greetings to aggressive humour and friendly banter.

This Element introduces Kongish as a translingual and multimodal urban dialect emerging in Hong Kong in recent years.