Language: History & General Works

From our first ABCs to the Book of Revelations statement that Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, we see the world through our letters. More than just a ...

Provides a step-by-step approach to the most useful statistical analyses for language test developers and researchers using IBM SPSS, Winsteps and ...

Writing as Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler has led several generations of young readers into that special and curious space of being hopelessly lost...

How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? ... And who is the f...

This book is about language designed to mean what it does not seem to mean. Ciphers and codes conceal messages and protect secrets. Symbol and magi...

This volume is an important exploration of Africa's rich linguistic diversity. The chapters delve into the complexities of linguistic research, pre...

History shifts languages; languages shape history a deep-rooted, dynamic process manifest in Victorian Ireland. Continental influences predating t...

This is the first edition of a Latin text unlike any other surviving one : at first sight an extensive, jumbled list of words with explanations, on...

Spinster. Cougar. Carer. Matron. Wife.A rich, provocative and entertaining history of women's words - of the language we have, and haven't, had to ...

The series Perspectives on the Linguistics of Ancient Languages publishes research papers  presented at the annual meetings of the International Sy...

This book explores first-hand Dunhuang manuscripts from a period of over 700 years, from 220 to 960, and as such makes a major contribution to pass...

A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Harts lightness of touch and passion for both su...

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Digital Communication provides a comprehensive, state of the art overview of language-focused research on di...