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Language Classification by Numbers
Oxford University Press, UK 2005; US$ 54.99This book considers how languages have traditionally been divided into families, and asks how they should be classified in the future. It tests current theories and hypotheses, shows how new ideas can be formulated, and offers a series of demonstrations that the new techniques applied to old data can produce convincing results. It will be of great... more...
Evolutionary Linguistics
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 32.00How did the biological, brain and behavioural structures underlying human language evolve? This is an introduction to the interdisciplinary debates. more...
The Handbook of English Linguistics
Wiley 2008; US$ 232.95The Handbook of English Linguistics is a collection of articles written by leading specialists on all core areas of English linguistics that provides a state-of-the-art account of research in the field. Brings together articles from the core areas of English linguistics, including syntax, phonetics, phonology, morphology, as well as variation,... more...
Analysing Variation in English
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 86.00Brings together a range of perspectives on the collection, analysis and broader relevance of variable language data. more...
Linguistic Areas
Palgrave Macmillan 2006; US$ 115.00The contributors to this collection address issues of definition and theory of linguistic areas, analyze the process of convergence, and introduce methods to assess the impact of language contact across geographical zones. New case studies are accompanied by discussions that revisit some of the more well-established linguistic areas. more...
Lexical Phonology and the History of English
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 54.00This book analyses some differences between English, Scottish and American accents of English, shows how they developed and why they have their current form. Although the revised version of lexical phonology presented here is intended to describe present-day patterns, it shows how historical sound changes gave rise to these patterns. more...
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