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The French Language Today

A Linguistic Introduction

By Adrian Battye, Marie-Anne Hintze, Paul Rowlett

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the French language from the perspective of modern linguistics. Placing French within its social and historical context, the...

Published June 8th 2000 by Routledge.

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Celtic Linguistics 1700-1850

Edited by Daniel R. Davis

Celtic Linguistics 1700 - 1850 is a set of reprinted texts showing the growth of this subject during a key period in its history. Setting...

Published December 9th 1999 by Routledge.

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The Spanish Language Today

By Miranda Stewart

The Spanish Language Today describes the varied and changing Spanish language at the end of the twentieth century. Suitable for introductory level upward, this book...

Published June 10th 1999 by Routledge.

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Aspectual Grammar and Past Time Reference

By Laura A. Michaelis

This study presents a semantic framework for analysing all aspectual constructions in terms of the event state distinction, and describes the grammatical expression of aspectual...

Published January 1st 1998 by Routledge.

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The Spanish-Speaking World

A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues

By Clare Mar-Molinero

This accessible textbook offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the Spanish language and its role...

Published May 22nd 1997 by Routledge.

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The German-Speaking World

A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues

By Patrick Stevenson

This accessible textbook offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the German language and its role...

Published May 22nd 1997 by Routledge.

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The French-Speaking World

A Practical Introduction to Sociolinguistic Issues

By Rodney Ball

This accessible textbook offers students the opportunity to explore for themselves a wide range of sociolinguistic issues relating to the French language and its role...

Published May 22nd 1997 by Routledge.

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Language: A Linguistic Introduction to History

Edited by J. Vendryes

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social...

Published March 20th 1997 by Routledge.

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The Dialects of Italy

Edited by Dr Martin Maiden, Martin Maiden, Mair Parry

This book makes accessible the major structural features of the dialects of Italy and emphasises the importance of a detailed understanding of the dialects for...

Published February 27th 1997 by Routledge.

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The History of Basque

By R. L. Trask

Basque is the sole survivor of the very ancient languages of Western Europe. This book, written by an internationally renowned specialist in Basque, provides a...

Published December 5th 1996 by Routledge.

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