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Writing Systemsby Florian Coulmas; S. R. Anderson; J. Bresnan; B. Comrie; W. Dressler; C. J. Ewen
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 38.00This richly illustrated textbook introduces the major writing systems of the world - from cuneiform to English spelling - explaining their structural makeup and how they work. It also includes a review of the history of writing and a discussion of the literate mind and the literate society. more...
Current Morphologyby Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy
Routledge 1992; US$ 170.00A comprehensive introduction to approaches to morphology in linguistic theory over the last twenty years. It highlights neglected European theoretical developments and discusses Chomskyan, generative and non-generative approaches. more...
Nominalizationsby Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm
Routledge 1993; US$ 175.00Based on extensive and diverse material from 70 languages, and covering a range of previously undiscussed problems, the book provides a thorough analysis of how nominalization types interact with other structural features. more...
Meaning of Focus Particlesby Kö Ekkehard nig
Routledge 1991; US$ 170.00This ten year study presents a comprehensive analysis of focus particles and related function words. They play an important role but their characteristics pose numerous problems for current syntactic frameworks and semantic theories. more...
Accentual Change and Language Contactby Joe Salmons
Routledge 1992; US$ 150.00The author presents an original proposal for a shared Celtic-Germanic accentual system, which has fundamental implications for Proto-Germanic. more...
Aspectual Grammar and Past Time Referenceby Laura A. Michaelis
Routledge 1998; US$ 153.00This study presents a semantic framework for analysing all aspectual constructions in terms of the event state distinction, and describes the grammatical expression of aspectual meaning in terms of a theory of grammatical constructions. more...
Word Structureby Richard Coates
Routledge 1999; US$ 31.95Word structure , provides a complete introduction to morphology, the study of the structure of words. more...
Grammar and Contextby Ann Hewings; Martin Hewings
Routledge 2004; US$ 39.95Grammar in Context considers how grammatical choices influence and are influenced by the context in which communication takes place within a wide variety of contexts. more...
Studies in General and English Phoneticsby Jack Windsor Lewis
Routledge 1994; US$ 290.00This collection of essays in honour of J.D. O'Connor, by an international list of contributors cover such subjects as rhythm, intonation, forensic linguistics, pronunciation, and sociological aspects of speech such as accents. more...
On the Meaning of Topic and Focusby Daniel Buering
Routledge 1997; US$ 193.00Based on examples from German and English, this study provides an illuminating and ground-breaking account of the complex interaction of intonational phenomena, semantics and pragmatics. more...