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Universals of Sound Change in Nasalization
Av Hajek, John Hajek
Häftad, 1997
339 kr
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This book is the first detailed study since the 1970sof the characteristics of distinctive nasalization in sound change.
Feature Distribution in Swedish Noun Phrases
Häftad, 1998
339 kr
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This book examines in some detail two issues associated with Swedish noun phrases. Firstly, it considers the issue of the headedness of these phrases in the light of a general discussion of criteria for head status. Secondly, the status of the definite ending is discussed from a typological …
Comparative Syntax of the Dialects of Southern Italy
A Minimalist Approach
Häftad, 2000
339 kr
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The book investigates the little studied syntax of the dialects of southern Italy. In addition to providing a descriptive account of a wide range of syntactic phenomena , the discussion shows how the model of language embodied in Chomsky's (1995) Minimalist Program can be profitably extended to the …
Jersey Norman French
A Linguistic Study of an Obsolescent Dialect
Häftad, 2001
339 kr
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This book is the first to present a comprehensive linguistic study ofJersey Norman French. Drawing on a corpus of original data, it offers historical and dialectological sketches, an assessment of language planning on Jersey, and an account of language change in progress. It also establishes the …
Uralic Language Family
Facts, Myths and Statistics
Häftad, 2002
339 kr
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In this detailed survey of Finnish, Hungarian, Lapp and the other Uralic Languages, Angela Marcantonio shows there is in fact no scientific evidence to support the belief that they form a genetic family. If this approach is accepted, this detailed analysis will have far-reaching consequences for …
Linguistics in Britain
Personal Histories
Av Phillip Brown, E. K. Brown m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
339 kr
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This is a collection of ‘linguistic autobiographies' by 23 British linguists who played a major role in the development of the subject in Britain during the second half of the twentieth century. Includes contributions from 23 major British linguists. Provides an overview of the rapid growth of …
Revitalising Language in Provence
A Critical Approach
Av James Costa
Häftad, 2017
339 kr
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Revitalising Language in Provence: A Critical Approach questions the concept of language revitalization and challenges the field’s main tenets through a detailed analysis Southern France’s Provençal movement, one of Europe’s longest standing language revitalisation projects. Presents a wealth of …
Syntax and Semantics of the Perfect Active in Literary Koine Greek
Häftad, 2016
329 kr
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The Syntax and Semantics of the Perfect Active in Literary Koine Greek incorporates linguistic insights from both neo-Davidsonian and Chomskyan traditions to present a unified semantic description of the perfect and pluperfect in literary Koine Greek. Offers a comprehensive and unified account of …
Building Meaning in Context
A Dynamic Approach to Bantu Clause Structure
Häftad, 2019
339 kr
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Building Meaning in Context: A Dynamic Approach to Bantu Clause Structure uses the tools of the Dynamic Syntax framework to explore morphosyntactic phenomena in a number of Bantu languages. Examines word order alternations, inversion constructions and negation in Bantu, showing the incremental …
Words Derived from Old Norse in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
An Etymological Survey
Häftad, 2019
339 kr
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The most rigorous description ever undertaken of the Scandinavian influence on the vocabulary of a major Middle English text, and a new model for the collection and analysis of Norse loans in any English source. A new survey of the etymological evidence for nearly 500 words in one of the most …
Grammatical Number in Welsh
Diachrony and Typology
Av Silva Nurmio
Häftad, 2020
339 kr
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The first comprehensive treatment of grammatical number in Welsh - an intriguing, yet relatively neglected area in the study of number phenomena. Comprises major contributions to the study of grammatical number based on a new corpus collected from Middle Welsh texts and a reassessment of data from …
Phonology of Classical Latin
Av Andras Cser
Häftad, 2020
339 kr
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This work is a comprehensive corpus-based description of the synchronic segmental phonology of Classical Latin. Provides a full description of the phonology of a dead language and also highlights how the patterns and processes described contribute to phonological theoryResearch results include …
Diachronic Dialectology
New Methods and Case Studies in Medieval Norwegian
Häftad, 2022
339 kr
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This book presents the use of kernelsmoothing, a family of methods adapted from fields such as signal processing, as a way to identify the true spatial distribution of linguistic forms at particular points in time. Discusses the use of kernel smoothing in historical dialectology and new approaches …
Celtic Inscriptions of Britain
Phonology and Chronology, c. 400-1200
Häftad, 2002
338 kr
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This is the first comprehensive linguistic study for 50 years of the stones from western Britain and Brittany, inscribed in the Roman and Irish Ogam alphabets. First comprehensive study for 50 years of the stones from western Britain and Brittany, inscribed in the Roman and Irish Ogam …
Ancient Celtic Placenames in Europe and Asia Minor, Number 39
Häftad, 2006
338 kr
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An original study revealing the history of place-names from Ireland to Anatolia, from Scotland to the Apennines, and from to Andalusia the Black Seas. Includes numerous original maps and uncovers new methodology for linguistic geographyUses a dataset of over 20,000 names recorded by Greek and Latin …
Colonialism and Grammatical Representation
John Gilchrist and the Analysis of the 'Hindustani' Language in the late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries
Häftad, 2007
345 kr
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A detailed study of Gilchrist’s grammatical praxis which presents a picture of the complex relationship between grammatical inquiry and the politics of colonial discourse in the early years of the Indian Empire. Develops a method of reading colonial grammars that acknowledges both the technical and …
Metaphor and Metonymy
A Diachronic Approach
Häftad, 2009
339 kr
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The way in which we understand the concept of intelligence is rooted in metaphor and metonymy; for example, it is common to describe people as ‘bright’ or ‘thick’. This book explores the motivation for some of the lexemes in this semantic field across the history of the English language, …
J.G. Schottelius's Ausführliche Arbeit von der Teutschen HaubtSprache (1663) and its Place in Early Modern European Vernacular Language Study
Häftad, 2011
338 kr
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This monograph offers a comprehensive reassessment of the dominant German grammarian of the 17th century J.G. Schottelius, and examines his legacy both in Germany and Europe. Offers comprehensive documentation of Schottelius’s numerous sources to show the range and limits of scholarly knowledge in …
Grammar of Etulo: A Niger-Congo (Idomoid) Language
Av Chikelu I. Ezenwafor-Afuecheta
Inbunden, 2025
602 kr
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Benjamin Franklin, Orthoepist and Phonetician: Vol. 1: Language, Literacy and Social Mobility in Franklin's World
Häftad, 2026
558 kr
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Benjamin Franklin, Orthoepist and Phonetician: Vol. 1: Language, Literacy and Social Mobility in Franklin's World
Inbunden, 2026
749 kr
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Verbal Multi-Word Expressions in Corpus Languages: Data, Methodology, and Analysis
Häftad, 2026
529 kr
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Verbal Multi-Word Expressions in Corpus Languages: Data, Methodology, and Analysis
Inbunden, 2026
734 kr
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Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland
Häftad, 2012
292 kr
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Language, Society and Identity in early Iceland offers a much-needed exploration into the problem of linguistic and social identity construction in early Iceland, and is a fascinating account of an under examined historical-linguistic story that will spur further research and discussion amongst …
Language of Queen Elizabeth I
A Sociolinguistic Perspective on Royal Style and Identity
Av Mel Evans
Häftad, 2013
292 kr
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The Language of Queen Elizabeth I presents one of the first diachronic accounts of the language – the idiolect – of the Tudor monarch who ruled England and Ireland from 1558-1603. Suggests that Elizabeth I was a leader of language innovation and change, using it to build her complex social identity …
Focus in Hausa
Häftad, 2007
304 kr
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This book investigates the morphosyntax, semantics and discourse properties of focus and wh-constructions in Hausa, and introduces readers to aspects of the syntax of a major world language unfamiliar to most linguists. Represents the first detailed and comprehensive exposition of focus related …
Semantic Predecessors of Need in the History of English (c750-1710)
Häftad, 2009
292 kr
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In the history of English at least five verbs have been found to mean ‘need’: þurfan, beþurfan, need, behove and mister. By adopting a corpus-based approach, this book studies all of them diachronically, from the origins of the language (c.750) to the end of the early Modern English period (1710). …
