Historical & comparative linguistics books

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Why Do We Say That? 101 Idioms, Phrases, Sayings & Facts! The Origins & History Of Your Favorite Colloquial Terms, Expressions, Phrases & Proverbs

Why Do We Say That? 101 Idioms, Phrases, Sayings & Facts!...

Author: Scott Matthews
ISBN: 9781922531858
Format: Hardback
$79.17

"Have you ever wondered why we say ""pardon my French"" when we use a swear word or inappropriate language? Curious...  Read More >>

The Sound of Writing

The Sound of Writing

Author: Christopher Cannon ,  Steven Justice
ISBN: 9781421447254
Format: Paperback
$126.00

"""This work provides an interdisciplinary and historical exploration of various techniques leveraging writing in...  Read More >>

English in the Nordic Countries: Connections, Tensions, and Everyday Realities

English in the Nordic Countries: Connections, Tensions,...

Author: Elizabeth Peterson (University of Helsinki, Finland) ,  Kristy Beers Fägersten
ISBN: 9781032224688
Format: Hardback
$284.00

People in the Nordic states – Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland – rank as among the most proficient...  Read More >>

The Fashion Of Words: Fashionable Words And Phrases Of The Last Century

The Fashion Of Words: Fashionable Words And Phrases...

Author: Jack Henry
ISBN: 9798871740460
Format: Paperback
$26.37

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The Sound of Writing

The Sound of Writing

Author: Christopher Cannon ,  Steven Justice
ISBN: 9781421447247
Format: Hardback
$262.00

"""This work provides an interdisciplinary and historical exploration of various techniques leveraging writing in...  Read More >>

A History of East Baltic through Language Contact

A History of East Baltic through Language Contact

Author: Anthony Jakob
ISBN: 9789004686465
Format: Hardback
$419.76

This book takes a deep dive into the East Baltic lexicon. By peeling away layers of prehistoric borrowings, the...  Read More >>

Knowledge, Literacy, and Elementary Education in the Old Babylonian Period

Knowledge, Literacy, and Elementary Education in the...

Author: Robert Middeke-Conlin
ISBN: 9783031452253
Format: Paperback
$131.97

This book examines education as a means to explore knowledge and literacy in the Old Babylonian period. Contrary...  Read More >>

Why Do We Say That? - 404 Idioms, Phrases, Sayings & Facts! An English Idiom Dictionary To Become A Native Speaker By Learning Colloquial Expressions, Proverbs & Slang

Why Do We Say That? - 404 Idioms, Phrases, Sayings &...

Author: Scott Matthews
ISBN: 9781922531926
Format: Paperback
$105.57

"Curious about the fascinating origins and historical context behind certain common expressions, such as ""up in...  Read More >>

Grandiloquent Words: A Pictoric Lexicon of Ostrobogulous Locutions

Grandiloquent Words: A Pictoric Lexicon of Ostrobogulous...

Author: Jason Travis Ott
ISBN: 9781682687994
Format: Hardback
$41.95

This recondite caboodle of glosses panegyrises the boggles of our palaver*  Read More >>

The United States of English: The American Language from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century

The United States of English: The American Language...

Author: Rosemarie Ostler (Freelance Writer, Freelance Writer)
ISBN: 9780197647295
Format: Hardback
$55.95

"The story of how English became American -- and how it became Southern, Bostonian, Californian, African-American,...  Read More >>

Lexical Variation and Change: A Distributional Semantic Approach

Lexical Variation and Change: A Distributional Semantic...

Author: Dirk Geeraerts (University of Leuven) ,  Dirk Speelman (University of Leuven)
ISBN: 9780198890676
Format: Hardback
$195.95

This book introduces a systematic framework for understanding and investigating lexical variation, using a distributional...  Read More >>

Para o estudo comparativo de variedades do Português: Questões teórico-metodológicas e análises de dados

Para o estudo comparativo de variedades do Português:...

Author: Silvia Figueiredo Brandão ,  Silvia Rodrigues Vieira
ISBN: 9783110605129
Format: Hardback
$197.25

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[Set: Althochdeutsche Grammatik I ] II]

[Set: Althochdeutsche Grammatik I ] II]

Author: Frank Heidermanns ,  Hans Ulrich Schmid
ISBN: 9783111321875
Format: Paperback
$145.17

Das Set umfasst die beiden Bände der Althochdeutschen Grammatik. Band I (Phonologie und Morphologie) und Band II...  Read More >>

Shépa: The Tibetan Oral Tradition in Choné

Shépa: The Tibetan Oral Tradition in Choné

Author: Bendi Tso ,  Marnyi Gyatso
ISBN: 9781800648005
Format: Paperback
$113.39

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Der Tod in Danzig: Danziger Leichenpredigten (1586–1746) aus textlinguistischer Sicht

Der Tod in Danzig: Danziger Leichenpredigten (1586–1746)...

Author: Dr. Dominika Janus
ISBN: 9783847116455
Format: Hardback
$213.84

Texte, die belehren, erbauen, trösten  Read More >>

The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary

The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary

Author: Hana Videen
ISBN: 9781800815797
Format: Hardback
$34.99

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Lingua Aegyptia Bd. 31 (2023)

Lingua Aegyptia Bd. 31 (2023)

Author: Widmaier Verlag
ISBN: 9783943955712
Format: Hardback
$314.16

Lingua Aegyptia (recommended abbreviation: LingAeg) publishes articles and book reviews on all aspects of Egyptian...  Read More >>

Water, Whiskey, and Vodka: A Story of Slavic Languages

Water, Whiskey, and Vodka: A Story of Slavic Languages...

Author: Danko Šipka
ISBN: 9781647123741
Format: Paperback
$69.99

A fascinating cultural and linguistic history of the Slavic languages, exploring the deep connections and distinctions...  Read More >>

Lexical Variation of an East Midlands Mining Community

Lexical Variation of an East Midlands Mining Community...

Author: Natalie Braber
ISBN: 9781474455558
Format: Paperback
$51.72

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As Sacred to Us: Simon Pokagon's Birch Bark Stories in Their Contexts

As Sacred to Us: Simon Pokagon's Birch Bark Stories...

Author: Blaire Morseau
ISBN: 9781611864625
Format: Paperback
$42.90

Originally published in 1893 and 1901, Simon Pokagon’s birch bark stories were printed on thinly peeled and elegantly...  Read More >>

Niʻihau Place Names

Niʻihau Place Names

Author: John R. K. Clark ,  Keao NeSmith
ISBN: 9780824895778
Format: Paperback
$105.60

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Water, Whiskey, and Vodka: A Story of Slavic Languages

Water, Whiskey, and Vodka: A Story of Slavic Languages...

Author: Danko Šipka
ISBN: 9781647123734
Format: Hardback
$213.00

A fascinating cultural and linguistic history of the Slavic languages, exploring the deep connections and distinctions...  Read More >>

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