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The Hmong Language in Wisconsin
The Edwin Mellen Press 2010; US$ 149.95This work demonstrates the change in how speakers use language to request, thank, and perform other interpersonal verbal tasks in Hmong, an immigrant language now spoken in Wisconsin, Minnesota and California, as well as in its native Laos. Since the changes that have taken place in Hmong follow directly from the language's extended contact with... more...
Lai Su Thai
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 59.95Edward Harold Stuart Simmonds, who died on November 9, 1994 aged 75, will be remembered as one of the few distinguished scholars who combined a knowledge of both the languages and the literatures of Thailand and Laos, and who, between 1951 and 1967 succeeded almost single-handedly in establishing the study of Tai languages, literature and culture... more...
Tai-Kadai Languages
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 71.95The Routledge Language Family Series is aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates of linguistics and language, or those with an interest in historical linguistics, linguistics anthropology and language development. With close to 100 million speakers, Tai-Kadai constitutes one of the world's major language families. The Tai-Kadai Languages provides... more...
A Grammar of Lao
De Gruyter 2007; US$ 238.00Lao is the national language of Laos, and is also spoken widely in Thailand and Cambodia. It is a tone language of the Tai-Kadai family (Southwestern Tai branch). Lao is an extreme example of the isolating, analytic language type. This book is the most comprehensive grammatical description of Lao to date. It describes and analyses the important structures... more...
Modern Mongolian: A Course-Book
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 59.95This complete guide to the Mongolian language provides a basic knowledge of all Mongolian noun inflexions and the basic and most important verbal inflections, and the uses of these. Grammatical concepts are introduced at the beginning of each chapter and discussed, with further examples, in a grammar section. Each chapter is accompanied by a list of... more...
Rough Guide Phrasebook: Thai
Rough Guides 2011; US$ 8.99Make the most of your trip with the Rough Guide Thai Phrasebook. Find the perfect word or phrase for every situation Use extensive two-way dictionary packed with vocabulary Choose food and drink from any menu Check ou t travel tips and a regional pronunciation guide Listen to correct pronunciation of essential dialogues DOWNLOAD EASY... more...
Hmong Njua
De Gruyter 1990; US$ 126.00Hmong Njua: Syntaktische Analyse Einer Gesprochenen Sprache Mithilfe Datenverarbeitungstechnischer Mittel Und Sprachvergleichende Beschreibung Des S Dostasiatischen Sprachraumes. more...
A Grammar of Qiang
De Gruyter 2003; US$ 252.00Qiang is a Tibeto-Burman language of southwest China, spoken by about 70,000 Qiang and Tibetan people in northern Sichuan Province. This book, the first book-length description of the Qiang language in English, includes not only the reference grammar, but also an ethnological overview, several fully analyzed texts (mostly traditional stories) and an... more...
Mongolic Languages
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 75.95Once the rulers of the largest land empire that has ever existed on earth, the historical Mongols of Chinggis Khan left a linguistic heritage which today survives in the form of more than a dozen different languages, collectively termed Mongolic. For general linguistic theory, the Mongolic languages offer interesting insights to problems of areal typology... more...









