James Hurford & Chris Knight 
Evolutionary Emergence of Language [PDF ebook] 
Social Function and the Origins of Linguistic Form

From the 1750s to the 1830s, numerous British intellectuals, novelists, essayists, poets, playwrights, translators, educationalists, politicians, businessmen, travel writers, and philosophers brooded …

The concepts of mind and soul have occupied the thoughts of philosophers throughout the ages and have given rise to numerous conflicting theories. This book provides an incisive and stimulating intro …

This new volume explores the limits and possibilities of economic change in transforming the lives of women in rural Greece at a time of great economic and political change. It is based on ethnograph …

The Sociolinguistics of Digital Englishes introduces core areas of sociolinguistics and explores how each one has been transformed by the current era of digital communication and the Internet. Addres …

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics provides accessible and concise explanations of key concepts and terms related to research methods in applied linguistics. Encomp …

Scandal and Reputation at the Court of Catherine de Medici explores Catherine de Medici“s “flying squadron“, the legendary ladies-in-waiting of the sixteenth-century French queen mother who were a …

As the crow flies““, ““chunder““, ““cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey““, ““three sheets to the wind““ – many terms like these are used in everyday English language conv …

The main goal of this study, first published in 1994, is to present a substantial part of the grammar of French. This goal is achieved by bringing together two aspects of syntactic investigation. Fir …

English-Only Europe? explores the role of languages in the process of European integration. Languages are central to the development of an integrated Europe. The way in which the European Union deals …

The Routledge Companion to Semiotics provides the ideal introduction to semiotics, containing engaging essays from an impressive range of international leaders in the field. Topics covered include: < …