Historical and comparative linguistics

Mr Jack has been nimble and he s been quick, searching through the history of nursery rhymes and he s found out all kind of plum tales, just like little Jack Horner.

What's the difference between short leg and deep midwicket?

Why do so many swear words involve sex, bodily functions and religion?

Coptic emerged as the written form of the Egyptian language in the third century, when Greek was still the official language in Egypt.

Processing French presents a groundbreaking empirical study of the processing of morphologically simple and complex French words.

From different perspectives this book studies the role of Reformation theology in the shaping of Danish society and the social dimensions of Lutheran confessional culture.

The languages spoken by the pre-Columbian tribes of North America were many and diverse.

Rethinking the ethics and politics of translation in the age of AIThe rapid development of AI-powered translation tools is making translation more accessible than ever before, raising in a dramatic new way the old utopian promise of translationto allow transparent dialogue across linguistic barriers.

Rethinking the ethics and politics of translation in the age of AIThe rapid development of AI-powered translation tools is making translation more accessible than ever before, raising in a dramatic new way the old utopian promise of translationto allow transparent dialogue across linguistic barriers.