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Songs of the Women Troubadoursby Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner; Laurie Shepard; Sarah White
Taylor & Francis 2000; US$ 35.95An edition and translation of some 30 poems by the trobairitz, a remarkable group of women poets from the 12th and 13th centuries, who composed in the style and language of the troubadours. more...
A Sociolinguistic History of Parisian Frenchby R. Anthony Lodge
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 35.00This book explores the interlinked history of Parisian speech and its speakers during various phases of in-migration, dialect-mixing and social stratification from the middle ages to the present. It tracks the emergence of specifically urban modes of speech, including the working-class vernacular of recent times. more...
Romanistisches Jahrbuch 2004by Andreas Kablitz
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2005; US$ 207.00Das Romanistische Jahrbuch (RJb) ist das einzige Jahrbuch, das regelmaig uber die Vertretung der romanistischen Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft an den Universitaten Deutschlands und Osterreichs informiert und neben den angenommenen Dissertationen und Habilitationen auch die an deutschsprachigen Universitaten in Bearbeitung befindlichen Dissertationsprojekte systematisch erfasst. Im wissenschaftlichen Teil werden im ersten Abschnitt - neben aktuellen Rezensionen - regelmaig Aufsatze zu zentralen linguistischen und literaturwissenschaftlichen Fragen mit romanisch-vergleichender und/oder einzelsprachlicher Thematik veroffentlicht; die zweite Halfte des RJb ist aktuellen Problemen der Iberoromanistik (Spanisch/Portugiesisch in und auerhalb... more...
Prostate Cancerby Jack H. Mydlo; Ciril J. Godec
Elsevier 2003; US$ 250.00An important translational book bridging the gap between science and clinical medicine, Prostate Cancer reviews the biological processes that can be implicated in the disease, reviews current treatments, highlighting the pitfalls where relevant and examines the scientific developments that might result in novel treatments in the future. Key Features * Provides a translational resource for scientists and clinicians working on prostate cancer * Reviews current surgical interventions and highlights their related pitfalls * Presents the latest laparoscopic techniques with figures and illustrations of step-by-step procedures * Offers insight into the potential for novel approaches to treatment in the future * Includes personal perspectives... more...
Français du Canadaby Brigitte Horiot
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2008; US$ 165.00Following in the footsteps of the previous six colloquia, the primary goal of this seventh colloquium (Lyon, June 1618 2003) was to bring together scholars interested in geographical varients of French, especially those concerned with comparing French in Canada and France. The records contain seventeen of the nineteen lectures and focus on two topics: the influence of Gardette on Franco-Canadian lexiconical research and the evaluation of regional linguistic atlases. more...
Ernst, Gerhard; Gleßgen, Martin-Dietrich; Schmitt, Christian; Schweickard, Wolfgang: Romanische Sprachgeschichte / Histoire linguistique de la Romania. 3. Teilbandby
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2009; US$ 697.00With regards to historical linguistics, the study of Romance languages enjoys the privilege of a long documentation history, which, with Latin as its basis, dates back almost three thousand years. This long tradition makes it possible to analyze nearly every language-historical aspect, as well as to develop methods and test theories without having to rely on speculation. Drawing upon this rich history, Romanische Sprachgeschichte (Romance Language History) describes the systematic nature of spoken and written language in the Romance language area on the one hand, and on the other hand determines the conditionality of such human behavior due to regional, social and situational conformities - themselves subject to the changing of times - and... more...
Ernst, Gerhard; Gleßgen, Martin-Dietrich; Schmitt, Christian; Schweickard, Wolfgang: Romanische Sprachgeschichte / Histoire linguistique de la Romania. 1. Teilbandby
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2003; US$ 697.00This series of HANDBOOKS OF LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCE is designed to illuminate a field which not only includes general linguistics and the study of linguistics as applied to specific languages, but also covers those more recent areas which have developed from the increasing body of research into the manifold forms of communicative action and interaction.For "classic" linguistics there appears to be a need for a review of the state of the art which will provide a reference base for the rapid advances in research undertaken from a variety of theoretical standpoints, while in the more recent branches of communication science the handbooks will give researchers both an verview and orientation.To attain these objectives, the... more...
Introduction. Cahier des normes rédactionelles. Morphologie. Abréviations et siglesby Ana Maria Cano González; Jean Germain; Dieter Kremer
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2007; US$ 308.00The initially published volume (Vol. II/1) of the Dictionary of Romance Anthroponymy appeared in 2004. In the form of articles modelled on those of the major etymological dictionaries, it lists personal names in the Romance languages from the Middle Ages to the present, in line with a classification system devised in the framework of the PatRom project. The present volume assembles the introductions to the PatRom project and the dictionary itself, sets out the editorial principles established for the dictionary, provides a brief introduction to the etymological foundations of Romance suffixes, and rounds off with a set of bibliographies, both onomastic and referential. The bibliography of the Romance sources drawn upon will be published in... more...
Dictionnaire d'ancien occitan auvergnatby Philippe Olivier
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2009; US$ 403.00This Dictionary of old occitan from Auvergne is based on original manuscripts produced during the 1340?1540 period by consular, seigniorial and religious authorities. This dictionary contains about 7,000 entries and more than 12,000 definitions representing words and expressions mainly of the juridical, commercial, artisanal and military domains. All these terms are illustrated by examples carefully edited. Many first occurrences of various words and locutions are yielded. The dictionary shows how a thorough study of the documents of a restricted area and period may improve our knowledge of old occitan. Key features: Specialist dictionary of Old Occitan Dialects 7000 entries with 12000 definitions Pertinent examples from the original sources... more...
Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwordsby Frederico Corriente
BRILL 2008; US$ 278.00A survey of Arabic and allied loanwords in Western languages is a first-rate tool to asses the impact of Islamic factors in the emergence and background of Western civilization. The Romance languages of the Iberian Peninsula are in an ideal position for this kind of research, considering the length and strength of Muslim states on its soil. more...









