This book aims to explain social variation in language, otherwise the meaning and motivation of language change in its social aspect. It is the expanded and imp

This book serves as a basis for the exploration of language in a more systematic way. By surveying the several major divisions of language (phonology, morpholog

Species of Contagion examines the political and social implications of xenotransplantation for bodies, nations, and species. Scientists are demonstrating a rene

Romanticism is often understood as an age of extremes, yet it also marks the birth of the modern medium in all senses of the word. Engaging with key texts of th

In any course of historical and comparative linguistics there will be students of different language backgrounds, different levels of linguistic training, and d