The text begins with an introduction to the concept of the Indo-European language family, the history of its discovery, and the techniques of analysis.
"An enlarged and improved version of "Arabisches Wčorterbuch fčur die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart" by Hans Wehr and includes the contents of the "Supplement zum Arabischen Wčorterbuch fčur die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart" and a ...
Written by a team of international specialists, this unique reference work provides an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of twelve Germanic languages from English and German to Faroese and Yiddish.
This work covers the bawdiness in Shakespeare's plays. It includes an extensive glossary and is a comprehensive directory of allusion and double-meanings, many of which have been entirely lost to common usage.
Gerard Philippson is Professor of Bantu Languages at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales and is a member of the Dyamique de Langage research team of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Lyon II ...
This is a detailed fieldwork-based study of Salar, a mixed, unwritten language of Turkic origin spoken in Northwestern China.
A History of the Japanese Language is invaluable to all those interested in the Japanese language and also students of language change generally.
Key features include: Clear, accessible format and jargon-free explanations of grammar Many useful language examples Abundant and varied exercises with full answer key Controlled usage of vocabulary throughout, allowing students to ...
«Скотный двор» – сатирическая повесть-притча Джорджа Оруэлла. Она рассказывает о группе домашних животных, восставших против ...
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) is a novel by E. M. Forster. The title comes from a line in Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism: "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread".