Historical & Comparative Linguistics

The Gravitational Pull Hypothesis is an attempt to provide a cognitive account for features of translated language. It assumes that translated and ...

In On the Genesis of Thought and Language, linguist Alexey Koshelev explores fundamental questions of how human concepts arise in a child, why conc...

The Russian language has evolved into a lingua franca in post-Soviet immigrant communities, prompting an analysis of its use in different domains. ...

This book provides a start of defining the uni- and multi-phonational tone systems of geographically-connected dialects under a phonation-pitch ton...

In On the Genesis of Thought and Language, linguist Alexey Koshelev explores fundamental questions of how human concepts arise in a child, why conc...

How does English work? What are the different elements? How do they all fit together? The fourth edition of this popular textbook takes the reader...

This book argues that the verbal aspect of the Greek Perfect is complex, involving not one but two aspects, where the perfective applies to events ...

Centuries ago in middle Europe, a coded language appeared, scrawled in graffiti and spoken only by people who were wiz (in the know). This hybrid l...

Everyone remembers the Queens Annus Horribilis, but what do 'quid pro quo' and 'habeas corpus' mean? Why do plants have Latin names? Why do familie...

Dieses Open Access-Buch bietet eine historisch ausgerichtete Untersuchung juristisch-notarieller Dokumente aus Neu-Spanien an der Schnittstelle zwi...

This volume offers a glimpse into the rich tradition of literary devices in Persian language and literature. It establishes an incontrovertible con...

This book sheds light on the ways in which the on-going Israeli-Arab conflict has shaped Arabic language instruction. Due to its interdisciplinary ...

The cross-linguistic and cross-cultural practice of translation is a field of rapidly growing international importance. World-renowned experts offe...

An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and culturesAphorismsor philosophical short sayingsappear eve...

The fascinating history of French words that have entered the English language and the fertile but fraught relationship between English- and French...

The fascinating history of French words that have entered the English language and the fertile but fraught relationship between English- and French...

The Low Countries are famous for their radically changing landscape over the last 1,000 years. Like the landscape, the linguistic situation has als...

In Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Knowledge in East Africa: Swahili, Kikuyu, and Kamba, Esther Mukewa Lisanza and Catherine Ndungo argue that ...

Never be at a loss for words again! Mental Floss's Word Nerd 2025 Day-to-Day Calendar delivers the goods on historic curses and old insults, fun an...