Historical and comparative linguistics

A comprehensive, engaging and timely Bakhtinian examination of the ways in which the music and lyrics of Pacific reggae, aspects of performance, a record album cover and the social and political context construct social commentary, resistance and protest.

This book collects Joseph Greenberg's most important writings on the genetic classification of the world's languages.

Every tradition has its surprising voices, its thinkers who look at things slightly differently than most.

How are spiritual power and self-transformation cultivated in street ministries?

What binds contemporary Europeans together in terms of cultural values that go beyond a common interest in economic growth?

By examining Greek-alphabet Oscan inscriptions, this book shines light on the linguistics, bilingualism and epigraphy of ancient Southern Italy.

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

This book takes an original look at what happens when speakers of different varieties of English interact with one another.

The researchers in the field of theoretical and theoretically inclined descriptive linguistics have for a long time felt a need for detailed and clearly presented linguistic treatments of various syntactic phenomena in South Asian languages.

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the field of Persian linguistics, discusses its development, and captures critical accounts of cutting edge research within its major subfields, as well as outlining current debates and suggesting productive lines of future research.

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.

With the rise of Pentecostalism in the early twentieth century and growth in the charismatic movement since, a resurgence of interest in the Holy Spirit and Christian spirituality in both theology and the church's life has become evident.

The history of German literature is to a large extent also a history of the translation and editing of Biblical texts.

The book explores those aspects of Donald MacKinnon's theological writings which challenge the claim of the liberal Catholic tradition in the Church of England to have forged an ecclesiological consensus, namely that the Church is the extension of the incarnation.

Women today are expected to multitask--to serve, lead, influence, manage their busy schedules, nurture their families, and at the same time harness their emotions.

Die Gemeindegliederzahlen sinken in allen Landeskirchen der EKD dramatisch.

Religion und Superstition - ein Gegensatz, der dem Glauben den "Aberglauben" gegenüberstellt und heute als solcher allzu selbstverständlich erscheint.

This book illustrates the changing character of Latin over 1000 years, through detailed linguistic commentaries on fifty passages, each with a translation.

This book provides an in-depth study of controlled languages used in technical documents from both a theoretical and practical perspective.

Die 1700-jährige Geschichte der Juden in Deutschland, der in diesem Jahr 2021 gedacht wird, betrifft auch die Kirchen.

When polling data showed that an overwhelming 81% of white evangelicals had voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, commentators across the political spectrum were left aghast.

Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the church door at Wittenberg in 1517.

This study aims to describe the typological characteristics of the original Indo-European structure, called the derivative-flectional stage (or (sub)type), and to trace its developments to the paradigmatically organized structure of the individual Indo-European languages, called the paradigmatic-flectional stage (or (sub)type).

In addition to borrowing from various foreign sources, the main origins of slang terms are the activation and revitalization of existing morphological and lexical material.

This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms.

An edited collection which provides novel insights into the English language in the eighteenth century.

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.

What does it mean to read the Bible 'literally'?

This book compares the historical development of ideas about language in two major traditions of linguistic scholarship from either end of Eurasia - the Graeco-Roman and the Sinitic - as well as their interaction in the modern era.

Presents a beginner''s introduction to the history of the English language, incorporating complex systems, the scientific model behind human speech.

A revealing account of politeness in conversation, focusing on the vital role it plays in maintaining class differences.

This monograph aims to shed light on the linguistic endeavors and educational practices employed by 17th century Spanish Dominicans in their efforts to understand and disseminate knowledge of the Chinese language during this historical period.