Språk: historie og generelt

Ei tenåringsjente i Soweto såg politiet drepe fredelege studentar som avviste koloniseringsspråket afrikaans. Ein prest i Cornwall hang tre år i sitt eige kyrkjetårn fordi han …

English-related linguistic creativity and language commodification are a constant topic of interest and analysis for scholars. This volume is intended to initiate a dialogue …

The English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves. It's where Latin, Greek, and Germanic roots are shredded …

A rich, provocative and entertaining history of women's words - of the language we have, and haven't, had to share our lives.

Det stred egentlig mot all sunn fornuft, men som språkmann og vår alles norsklærer presterte professor Finn-Erik Vinje å bli folkekjær. I velmaktsdagene på 1980- og 90-tallet var …

Rediscover the lost words of an ancient land in this new and updated edition of an international bestseller.Most people associate Britain and Ireland with the English language, a …

Entstehen Redensarten durch Beobachtung von physiologischen Vorgängen? Wie kommt es, dassBezeichnungen wie „Hitzkopf“ in zahlreichen nicht verwandten Sprachen vorkommen? Was die …

Unbeknownst to many, our modern language contains countless words that were inspired by human observations of the cosmos. We now use words like “zenith”, “Monday”, “disaster”, “dog …

‘A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart’s lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight …

Ruanni Tupas presents rich insights into the inequalities of Englishes and the ways in which these inequalities shape and impact English and multilingual speakers from around the …