Historical & comparative linguistics books

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A follow-up title to the bestselling Roots of Happiness, this is a beautifully illustrated book from author, broadcaster...  Read More >>

Schott is back - and better than ever! From the mind that created the million-copy selling Schott's Original Miscellany...  Read More >>

Ostraka from Trimithis, Volume 3 presents 232 new or re-edited texts from the excavations conducted at the site...  Read More >>

A complete, example-rich guide for students on developing their own full, working constructed language. Containing...  Read More >>

A twenty-six-chapter journey through the history and working of the English alphabet by linguistic guru Danny Bate....  Read More >>

A complete, example-rich guide for students on developing their own full, working constructed language. Containing...  Read More >>

This book provides an in-depth examination of alignment and subject assignment in Latin. Claudia Fabrizio challenges...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1969, this book examines the factors which at different historical periods led people to...  Read More >>

This book explores one of the richest dialect families in the world: Chinese dialects.  Read More >>

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The Ianua Indica (Indian Gateway) of Ignazio Arcamone S.J. (ca. 1615–1683) is the first comparative grammar of two...  Read More >>

This first volume explores asymmetry in language by examining how affirmative and negative constructions reveal...  Read More >>

This second volume examines asymmetry in language by focusing on how linguistic form and meaning align or diverge....  Read More >>

Packed with surprising facts, witty anecdotes, and a dash of word-nerd humor, Why is it called that? is perfect...  Read More >>

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Like its prequel, this book examines the 'nature/nurture' debate in language, while also asking how language came...  Read More >>

Tracing the Journey of Global Languages Patrick Foote's Immigrant Tongues is the ultimate language history book,...  Read More >>

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Word Freak, a vibrant, lively, and illuminating journey through...  Read More >>

Like its prequel, this book examines the 'nature/nurture' debate in language, while also asking how language came...  Read More >>

Esta monografía colectiva profundiza en diferentes estrategias lingüísticas de (des)cortesía verbal documentadas...  Read More >>

Experience the 140BPM beating heartbeat of grime exclusively told by a pioneer of the scene – not just as a music...  Read More >>

This Element proposes to view World Englishes as components of an overarching Complex Dynamic System of Englishes,...  Read More >>

The volume gathers papers dealing with a variety of languages, focusing on topics and research questions related...  Read More >>