Historical and comparative linguistics Books
WW Norton & Co How Language Began: The Story of Humanity's
Book SynopsisAt the time of its publication, How Language Began received high acclaim for capturing the fascinating history of mankind’s most incredible creation. Deemed a “bombshell” linguist and “instant folk hero” by Tom Wolfe (Harper’s), Daniel L. Everett posits that the near- 7,000 languages that exist today are not only the product of one million years of evolution but also have allowed us to become Earth’s apex predator. Tracing 60,000 generations, Everett debunks long- held theories across a spectrum of disciplines to affi rm the idea that we are not born with an instinct for language. Woven with anecdotes of his nearly forty years of fi eldwork amongst Amazonian hunter- gatherers, this is a “completely enthralling” (Spectator) exploration of our humanity and a landmark study of what makes us human. “[An] ambitious text. . . . Everett’s amiable tone, and especially his captivating anecdotes . . . , will help the neophyte along.”— New York Times Book Review
£15.19
Hendrickson Publishers Inc Inscriptions from the World of the Bible
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£54.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
Book SynopsisLanguage is one of our most precious and uniquely human capacities, so it is not surprising that research on its neural substrates has been advancing quite rapidly in recent years. Until now, however, there has not been a single introductory textbook that focuses specifically on this topic.Cognitive Neuroscience of Language fills that gap by providing an up-to-date, wide-ranging, and pedagogically practical survey of the most important developments in the field. It guides students through all of the major areas of investigation, beginning with fundamental aspects of brain structure and function, and then proceeding to cover aphasia syndromes, the perception and production of speech, the processing of language in written and signed modalities, the meanings of words, and the formulation and comprehension of complex expressions, including grammatically inflected words, complete sentences, and entire stories.Drawing heavily on prominent theoretical models, the core chapters illustrate how such frameworks are supported, and sometimes challenged, by experiments employing diverse brain mapping techniques. Although much of the content is inherently challenging and intended primarily for graduate or upper-level undergraduate students, it requires no previous knowledge of either neuroscience or linguistics, defining technical terms and explaining important principles from both disciplines along the way.
£66.49
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Hittite Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of
Book SynopsisThe Hittite language is the earliest preserved member of the Indo-European family of languages. It was written on clay tablets in central Asia Minor over a five hundred year span (ca. 1650-1180 B.C.) which witnessed the rise, the floruit, and the decline of many political powers in the Near East. The Hittite Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CHD) is a comprehensive, bilingual Hittite-English dictionary. The CHD is not just a list of words and their meanings, but rather a dictionary that reflects and illustrates the ideas and material world of Hittite society through its lexicon. Published letter by letter, the CHD is a long-term project and the result of a painstaking process of cultural, historical, and lexical investigation for all those interested in Hittite culture and history. The CHD is the only such project in the English speaking world.
£999.99
EQUINOX PUB The Western Classical Tradition in Linguistics
Book SynopsisExamines ancient, medieval, post-renaissance, and modern conceptions of linguistics. This work also identifies a classical tradition to which modern linguistics owes a very clear debt.
£88.55
Les Belles Lettres Varron, La Langue Latine. Tome IV: Livre VIII
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£67.90
Les Belles Lettres Varron La Langue Latine. Tome VI
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£42.91
Klincksieck Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Langue Latine:
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£999.99
Classiques Garnier Du Temps Que Les Bestes Parloient: Melanges
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£999.99
Classiques Garnier Le Pronom-Determinant Relatif Lequel
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£999.99
Classiques Garnier L'Expression Des Emotions Et Des Sentiments En
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£999.99
Classiques Garnier La Grammaire Francaise Au Xvie Siecle: Les
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£999.99
Classiques Garnier La Grammaire Francoise (1557)
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£31.87
Classiques Garnier Joannes Serreius [Jean Serrier]
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£66.79
Classiques Garnier Dialogues
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£999.99
Classiques Garnier Introduction a la Langue Francaise Suivie d'Une
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£59.00
Brepols N.V. Language and History in Viking Age England:
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£37.81
Brepols N.V. Medieval Multilingualism: The Francophone World
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£999.99
Brepols N.V. Vernacularity in England and Wales c. 1300-1550
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£82.61
Brepols N.V. Alchemy, Medicine, and Commercial Book
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£999.99
Brepols N.V. Verbal and Visual Communication in Early English
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£999.99
Brepols Publishers Medieval Glossaries from North-Western Europe:
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£153.08
Brepols Publishers Old Uigur Administrative Orders from Turfan
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£101.65
Brepols Publishers Varietate Delectamur
£190.00
Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner Le Sanctuaire Devoile. AntoineLeonard Chezy Et Les Debuts Des Etudes Sanskrites En Europe 18001850
£44.00
Ifao Heritage Et Transmission Dans Le Monachisme
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£75.05
Ifao Guide to the Writing Systems of Ancient Egypt
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£33.00
Classiques Garnier Anglo-Francais: Philologie Et Linguistique
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£39.84
Association pour l'Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes Final -y in Non-Manichaean Parthian and the
Book SynopsisThis work traces the uses of the so-called "final -y" in Inscriptional Parthian, and provides the distributional rules that govern its presence or absence in certain words. Following the introduction, the bulk of this study consists of three main headings involving, firstly, the presentation of the Aramaeographic forms and the words outside the nominal inflexion, secondly, the classification of the nominal forms in connection with the final -y and, finally, a feasible history of the Parthian nominal inflection. Cet ouvrage offre une description de l'usage du -y final en parthe épigraphique et présente les règles de distribution régissant la présence ou l'absence de ce signe dans certains mots. Après une introduction, une présentation des formes hétérographiques et des mots qui ne font pas partie de la déclinaison, deux grandes parties composent cette étude: d'une part, la classification des formes nominales dans leur relation avec le -y final et, d'autre part, la proposition d'une histoire de la déclinaison nominale du parthe.
£23.75
Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Apollon, Artemis, Asteria Und Die Apokalypse Des
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£33.00
Harrassowitz The Anti-Witchcraft Ritual Maqlu: The Cuneiform
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£114.95
Harrassowitz Oral Traditions in South India: Essays on Tulu
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£999.99
Harrassowitz Autorenlexikon: Deutsche Rhetoren 1450-1700
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£166.25
Harrassowitz Das Personliche Gebet Bei Den Hethitern: Eine
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£106.40
Harrassowitz Anredeformen Im Serbischen
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£999.99
Harrassowitz Change, Continuity, and Connectivity:
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£108.30
Harrassowitz Tongue Root Harmony and Vowel Contrast in
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£999.99
Harrassowitz Supplement to the Akkadian Dictionaries: Vol. 3:
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£50.00
Harrassowitz Kleine Beitrage Zum Hurritischen
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£999.99
Harrassowitz In Schweren Tagen: Texte Und Quellen Zu Den
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£999.99
Harrassowitz Aspekt Und Aktionsart: Grundriss Und Fallstudie
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£142.50
Harrassowitz Recueil Des Inscriptions de l'Ethiopie Des
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£177.65
Harrassowitz Altalbanische Schriftkultur: - Aus Der
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£999.99
Harrassowitz Researching Metaphor in the Ancient Near East
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£60.80
Harrassowitz Testi Di Cancelleria. Il Re E I Funzionari, Vol.
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£118.75
Harrassowitz Luwian Hieroglyphic Texts in Late Bronze Age
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£101.65
Harrassowitz Der Turkische Dialekt Von Westthrakien
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£999.99
Harrassowitz Historische Linguistik Und Redaktionsgeschichte:
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£999.99
