A Short History of the German Language This easy introduction to the historical past of the German language. seeks to offer college students who’ve some data of fashionable German. however no data both of its growth or of linguistic theories. with a brief account of the important components. – chronological, geographical and linguistic. – and …
A History of the Spanish Language This is a thoroughly revised, updated and expanded edition of Ralph Penny’s authoritative textbook, first published in 1991. As well as adding insights from recent scholarship throughout the text, Professor Penny has added a new chapter which discusses the nature of linguistic history, the concept of World Spanish, …
A Cultural History of Aramaic: From the Beginnings to the Advent of Islam (Handbook of Oriental Studies) Aramaic is a constant thread running through the various civilizations of the Near East, ancient and modern, from 1000 BCE to the present, and has been the language of small principalities, world empires, and a fair share …