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Robert McColl Millar
Linguistic Contact and Language Change

"Speakers of different languages come into contact; their languages influence each other. This textbook investigates this reality in modern and historical contexts. Each central theme introduces an i…

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Magnus Pharao Hansen
Nahuatl Nations

Nahuatl Nations is a linguistic ethnography that explores the political relations between those Indigenous communities of Mexico that speak the Nahuatl language and the Mexican Nation that claims it as an…

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Studies in Gothic

This volume investigates a wide range of topics in the study of Gothic, the oldest Germanic language to be attested in any substantial texts. It covers issues in sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, …

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Cyclic Change in Grammar and Discourse

This volume explores the idea that language change may proceed in a cyclical fashion. The chapters assume that cyclic change is pragmatically driven, and explore forms of this change in morphosyntax, the …

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Lorna Gibb
Rare Tongues

An enthralling tour of the world's rarest and most endangered languagesLanguages and cultures are becoming increasingly homogenous, with the resulting loss of a rich linguistic tapestry reflecting unique …

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James Geary
The World in a Phrase

Celebrating the short, witty, philosophical phrases known as aphorisms, this delightful history is an entertaining tour through the wisest and wittiest sayings in the world.Aphorisms are literature's hand…

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Samuel Brazys
The Invisible Hand(out)

The Invisible Hand(out): Aid, Trade, and Unequal Globalization examines the relationship between foreign aid, market access, and economic growth in developing countries during the era of globalization.

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Hana Videen
The Deorhord

An entertaining tour of Old English words for animals, from the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old EnglishMany of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from pets and farm animals to the wild c…

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Rukmini Bhaya Nair,
Deception

Argues that lying is fundamental to the survival of the human species, through a series of philosophical, psychological and cultural examples spanning different traditions and disciplines.

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The Oxford Guide to the Bantu Languages

This volume brings together leading scholars from the African continent and beyond to provide a detailed account of the languages of the Bantu family. The book will be an essential resource for students a…

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Children's Literature and Childhood Discourses

Children's literature shapes what children learn about the world. It reflects social values, norms, and stereotypes. This book offers fresh insights into some of the key issues in fiction for children, fr…

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The Oxford Guide to the Atlantic Languages of West Africa

This volume is the first book-length overview of the Atlantic languages, a small family of languages spoken mainly on the Atlantic coast of West Africa. It is an essential tool for linguists interested in…

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Helge Kragh
The Names of Science

The history of science is echoed in the development of its language and the names chosen for its technical terms. This book examines in detail how new words entered the scientific vocabulary and how some,…

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The Oxford Guide to the Languages of the Central Andes

This volume presents the first comprehensive overview in English of the languages of the Central Andes, spoken primarily in Peru and Bolivia. Chapters provide detailed descriptions of individual languages…

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Simon Horobin
Chaucer's Language

Introduces students to Chaucer's language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather than in a modern translation.

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Helge Kragh
The Names of Science

The history of science is echoed in the development of its language and the names chosen for its technical terms. This book examines in detail how new words entered the scientific vocabulary and how some,…

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Simon Horobin
Chaucer's Language

Introduces students to Chaucer's language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather than in a modern translation.

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Matthew Townend
The Victorians and English Dialect

The Victorians and English Dialect tells the story of the Victorians' discovery of English dialect, and of the revaluation of local language that was brought about by the new, historical philology of the …

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The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology and Language

This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of how archaeology, genes, and language can be combined to shed light on the human past. It illustrates the extent to which linguistic, archaeo…

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Lyle Campbell
The Indigenous Languages of the Americas

The Indigenous Languages of the Americas is a comprehensive assessment of what is known about their history and classification. It identifies gaps in knowledge and resolves controversial issues while maki…

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