Ancient Egyptian Language
This book, the first of its kind, examines how the phonology and grammar of the ancient Egyptian...
EAN: 9781107032460
Face[t]s of First Language Loss
An important contribution to the understanding of first-language loss in both immigrant and...
EAN: 9780805831863
Introduction to International Varieties of English
This book looks at native speaker varieties of English, considering how and why they differ in...
EAN: 9780748613373
Iambic Ideas
This text explores the concept of the "iambic" as a genre. In a set of detailed studies, the...
EAN: 9780742508170
Parameters of Morphosyntactic Change
The contributors to this 1997 volume, including many of the leading figures in diachronic...
EAN: 9780521586436
Introduction to Pidgins and Creoles
This textbook is a clear and concise introduction to the study of how new languages come into...
EAN: 9780521585811
Early Modern English
This book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different...
EAN: 9780748608355
Celtic Languages
The only modern account to describe all surviving Celtic languages in detail.
EAN: 9780521231275
Ethnography of Communication
The Ethnography of Communication presents the terms and concepts which are essential for...
EAN: 9780631228424
Approaches to the Evolution of Language
This book situates language within the framework of modern evolutionary theory. Linguists,...
EAN: 9780521639644
Language Through the Looking Glass
What does wordplay -- in the broadest sense -- teach us about language, its functions, its...
EAN: 9780198700050
History of English
This work presents a concise account of the history of the English language, from the point of...
EAN: 9780631200734
African American English
This authoritative introduction to African American English (AAE) is the first textbook to look...
EAN: 9780521891387
History of the Hebrew Language
This book is a comprehensive description of Hebrew from its Semitic origins and the earliest...
EAN: 9780521556347
Language Change
Language Change, examines the way external factors have influenced and are influencing language...
EAN: 9780415320566
History of the French Language
Incorporating a description of the Vulgar Latin spoken in Gaul, and the earliest recorded forms...
EAN: 9780415108874
Linguistics
Covers the major aspects of linguistics. This guide begins at the 'arts' end of the subject and...
EAN: 9780192801487
Dialect Change
This book brings together a team of leading scholars to explore all aspects of recent dialect...
EAN: 9780521806879
Old English
This book introduces the linguistic study of English between the 5th century and the Norman...
EAN: 9780521685696
Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Practical and reliable, this reference traces English words back to their Indo-European roots....
EAN: 9780198631040
Historical Linguistics
A comprehensive, clearly written introduction to historical linguistic theory and methods....
EAN: 9780415072434
23: The Transition to Language
Explores the origins and early evolution of phonology, syntax, and semantics. This work considers...
EAN: 9780199250660
History in English Words
A classic historical excursion through the English language.
EAN: 9780940262119
Dialectology
When first published in 1980, Dialectology broke new ground by integrating urban dialectology...
EAN: 9780521596466