Nielsen Hans Frede Nielsen & Schosler Lene Schosler 
Origins and Development of Emigrant Languages [PDF ebook] 
Proceedings from the Second Rasmus Rask Colloqium, Odense University, November 1994

First published in 1991. In this study, the author investigates the proper treatment of harmony processes in phonological theory. The data examined lead to a formulation of morphologically governed h …

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of t …

First published in 2004. This dictionary is a valuable resource for Persian to English translation and includes Arabic Words and Phrases to be found in Persian literature. The initial aim originally …

This issue explores some of the ways in which gender, as a social construction, might be rooted in and contingent on conversational processes in childhood. The interconnections between language and g …

First published in 1990, Language in Popular Fiction was written to provide a comprehensive and illuminating look at the way language is used in thrillers and romantic fiction. The book examines the …

This volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of language in relation to the subject of history. The British and American contributors put forward the idea that language is a broadly b …

In an increasingly polarised world, it sometimes feels impossible to talk to someone you disagree with, let alone change their mind. However, as David Mc Raney reveals, you could be just one conversa …

“Atwood provides a window into her own early writing days . . . a treasure for readers interested in Canadian literature because this is where it all began.” —Prairie Fire Review of Books …

Although there has been much empirical study within what has been referred to as ‘functional approaches to child language, ‘ there has yet to be a major attempt to compare and contrast such proposals …

This book examines the syntax of direct object noun phrases in English within the Principles and Parameters, specifically Chomsky”s Minimalist Program, approach to generative grammar. The main focus …