By R.H. Robins
February 28, 1997
This complete revision and updating of Professor Robins' classic text offers a comprehensive account of the history of linguistic thought from its European origins some 2500 years ago to the present day. It examines the independent development of linguistic science in China and Medieval Islam, and ...
By Charles Jones
April 05, 1993
The contributors to this volume cover the international range of scholarship in the field of Historical Linguistics, as well as some of its major themes. The work and ideas they discuss are relevant not only to other aspects of Historical Linguistics but also to more general developments in ...
By F.R. Palmer
February 19, 1990
A detailed account of the many uses and functions of these verbs. The nature of modality, and some controversial issues, are also discussed....
By Danny D. Steinberg, Hiroshi Nagata, David P. Aline
March 20, 2001
How do we learn to produce and comprehend speech? How does language relate to thought?This second edition of the successful text Psycholinguistics- Language, Mind and World considers the psychology of language as it relates to learning, mind and brain as well as various aspects of society and ...
By J.L. Dillard
March 16, 1992
This impressive volume provides a chronological, narrative account of the development of American English from its earliest origins to the present day....
By Jacques Durand, Francis Katamba
June 15, 1995
Frontiers of Phonology is a collection of essays that present a selective overview of trends in the linguistic analysis of sound structure. The essays are written by specialists from Europe, Canada and the USA and discuss issues from three broad areas of phonology: the nature and representation of ...
By Jacques Durand
February 19, 1990
Generative phonology is a developing field of linguistics, and is producing both rival interpretations and models. This book provides a clear and accessible evaluation of the debate. It provides a detailed overview of the main models, revealing that they are often complimentary rather than ...