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Dealing specifically with the origins and development of human language, this book is based on a selection of materials from a recent international conference held at the Center of …

This volume seeks to extend and expand our current understanding of the processes of language standardization, drawing on both quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine …

1. 0. V2 AND NULL SUBJECTS IN THE HIS TORY OF FRENCH The prototypical Romance null subject language has certain well- known characteristics: verbal inflection is rich, …

Teenage talk is fascinating, though so far teenage language has not been given the attention in linguistic research that it merits. The dearth of investigations into teenage …

In diesem Buch legt Helmut Zöpfl wieder bayerische Mundartgedichte vor. Was uns erwartet, sind gleichermaßen engagierte wie heitere Verse über vermeintlich Wichtiges und scheinbar …

Do you call it April Fools' Day, April Noddy Day or April Gowkin' Day? Is the season before winter the Autumn, the Fall or the Backend? When you're out of breath, do you pant, …

Preliminary Approaches to Language Development

This book examines language and identity among White American middle and upper-middle class youth who affiliate with Hip Hop culture. Hip Hop youth engage in practices that range …

Learn all the sign language slang you've always wanted to know with this fun English-ASL phrasebook for the modern era. Next time you're signing with your friends, drop the ASL …

In Always On, Naomi S. Baron reveals that online and mobile technologies--including instant messaging, cell phones, multitasking, Facebook, blogs, and wikis--are profoundly …

This book describes dialect differences in American English and their impact on education and everyday life. It explores some of the major issues that confront educational …