Historical and comparative linguistics

This book is about dynamical, social-interactional aspects of the emergence of complexity in language, explained by linguists, cognitivists, and modelers.

This book is about dynamical, social-interactional aspects of the emergence of complexity in language, explained by linguists, cognitivists, and modelers.

Explores how the text and principles of the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law are implemented, or not, in key Asian jurisdictions.

Explores how the text and principles of the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law are implemented, or not, in key Asian jurisdictions.

An exploration of the controversies surrounding Singlish and how they illuminate wider issues of identity and language in the context of globalization.

This book shows how depictions of etymology were used by twelfth-century poets, translators, bureaucrats and historians to portray Britain''s past.

The first edited volume to document and analyse early audio recordings of the English language.

The first edited volume to document and analyse early audio recordings of the English language.

A comprehensive look at Arabic sociolinguistic variation and linguistic change, including rich datasets, bibliographies and exercises.

This book shows how depictions of etymology were used by twelfth-century poets, translators, bureaucrats and historians to portray Britain''s past.

This book traces the spread of the perfect tense across Europe, demonstrating the crucial role of language contact.

This book traces the spread of the perfect tense across Europe, demonstrating the crucial role of language contact.

A thoroughly informed look at the treatment of language contact and change in key areas across the world.

A thoroughly informed look at the treatment of language contact and change in key areas across the world.

Is that really how people say that?

Is that really how people say that?

An up-to-date, theoretically informed study of male, in-group, street-aligned, youth language practice in various urban centres in Africa.

The first book of its kind to provide historical and state-of-the-art perspectives on language regard.

This book focuses on the continuity between the documented stages in the history of Latin and its development into Romance.

Written by a team of international scholars, this outstanding Handbook provides a complete overview of research into historical syntax.

This book focuses on the continuity between the documented stages in the history of Latin and its development into Romance.

Written by a team of international scholars, this outstanding Handbook provides a complete overview of research into historical syntax.

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

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

A comprehensive account of features of Latin that emerge from dialogue, drawing on the data from Roman comedy and drama.

Introducing a range of new methods and insights for analysing discourse-pragmatic variation and change, this volume aims to inform future studies in the field.

A comprehensive account of features of Latin that emerge from dialogue, drawing on the data from Roman comedy and drama.

Introducing a range of new methods and insights for analysing discourse-pragmatic variation and change, this volume aims to inform future studies in the field.

This volume explores the central role of language across all aspects of public and private life in Africa.

A fascinating discussion of Russian English as a World English variety and its function in politics, business and culture.

A fascinating discussion of Russian English as a World English variety and its function in politics, business and culture.

This volume explores the central role of language across all aspects of public and private life in Africa.

Trudgill''s lively book traces the histories of dialects and accents, and defends the legitimacy of the language of ordinary people.

Trudgill''s lively book traces the histories of dialects and accents, and defends the legitimacy of the language of ordinary people.

This thorough analysis of documented Middle English spelling establishes when and where long-vowel change took place.

This thorough analysis of documented Middle English spelling establishes when and where long-vowel change took place.

Addresses the question: how can we unravel the evolution of language, given that there is no direct evidence about it?

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

This book revisits and updates the concept of linguistic ecology, outlining applications to a variety of contact situations worldwide.

Addresses the question: how can we unravel the evolution of language, given that there is no direct evidence about it?

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

Communicating with Asia is essential in today''s global world.

This Handbook captures the essentials of English historical linguistics: theories, methodologies, materials, processes of language change, and the research process.

Taking an anthropological perspective, Alan Barnard explores the evolution of language by investigating the lives and languages of modern hunter-gatherers.

An exploration of how ''well'', ''I mean'', ''just'', ''sort of'', ''like'' and ''you know'' are used in contemporary British English.

Communicating with Asia is essential in today''s global world.

This Handbook captures the essentials of English historical linguistics: theories, methodologies, materials, processes of language change, and the research process.

Taking an anthropological perspective, Alan Barnard explores the evolution of language by investigating the lives and languages of modern hunter-gatherers.

An exploration of how ''well'', ''I mean'', ''just'', ''sort of'', ''like'' and ''you know'' are used in contemporary British English.

A wide-ranging study of medieval English from 500 to 1500, exploring forms and ideas about language in a literary and cultural context.