Böcker i Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics-serien

August Schleicher (1821-68) paved the way for modern historical linguistics with his 'family tree' model of language relationships and his early reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European. This abridged English translation of the third edition of Schleicher's 1861-2 Compendium appeared in 1874-7, and focuses on Indo-European and the classical languages.

August Schleicher (1821-68) paved the way for modern historical linguistics with his 'family tree' model of language relationships and his early reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European. This abridged English translation of the third edition of Schleicher's 1861-2 Compendium appeared in 1874-7, and focuses on Indo-European and the classical languages.

Published in 1887 with the aim of promoting interest in the Cornish language, this was the first resource to provide Cornish translations for English words and phrases. Compiled by Frederick W. P. Jago (1817-92), it also contains literal translations of biblical texts, such as Genesis and the Ten Commandments.

Together with companion lectures (also reissued), this popular textbook won Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) a reputation as one of the foremost grammarians of his time. Unlike many comparable works, it assumes no knowledge of Latin, championing usage above all other linguistic standards. This second edition first appeared in 1769.

The polymath Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) delivered this lecture series in 1762, arguing that the purpose of rhetoric is moral formation. First published in 1777, and reissued here in its 1781 printing, the work draws on the theory of psychological associationism as developed by John Locke and David Hartley.

The Bohemian scholar Joseph Dobrowsky (1753-1829) first published this work in 1792. Reissued here is the revised and expanded edition of 1818, outlining the development of the Czech language and listing the most important Bohemian theological and literary writings from the sixth to the sixteenth century.

Henry Sweet (1845-1912) was a philologist whose work was regarded as seminal. His textbooks on Old English remain standard works. The present work, first published in 1877, inspired European interest in phonetic studies. Sweet presents a general theory of phonetics, illustrated by examples of transcription from various languages.

Heymann Steinthal (1823-99) was a German philologist and university professor who insisted that the development of linguistics could be properly understood only when viewed within a general cultural and philosophical framework. This 1863 work explores Greek and Roman philology and philosophy and their relationship to logic.

Johan Ludwig Krapf (1810-81), a German-born missionary in Africa, is considered the father of Swahili studies in Europe. He created the first Swahili dictionary, which was published posthumously in 1882. This important lexicon also contains notes on Swahili culture and customs, together with an introduction to Swahili grammar.

The twentieth-century revival of interest in the Cornish language sprang from the efforts of activists like Henry Jenner (1848-1934), who published this Handbook in 1904, while employed at the British Museum. The book introduces the history of Cornish, its grammar, and topics including literature, names, dates and swearing.

William Marsden (1754-1836) was a pioneer in the study of oriental languages, in particular those of modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia, where he lived for nine years. Published in 1796, this work helped fuel the growing interest in languages and philology at the turn of the nineteenth century.

William Dwight Whitney (1827-94) was the foremost American philologist and Sanskrit scholar of the nineteenth century. This 1875 study of the development of languages shows how evolutionary theory was applied to other branches of academic study. Whitney concludes with a discussion of philological research methods.

Produced in 1800 by a lieutenant of the East India Company for newcomers to India, this was the first glossary of Indian terms widely used by the English in daily life and administrative situations. While promoting communication, it was not designed for the formal study of Indian languages.

This 1892 dictionary lists loan words from European languages which entered mainstream English after 1470, together with loans from further afield. It shows how the English lexicon was dramatically expanded by these borrowings. Each entry includes the meaning of the word in its original language and historical examples of usage.

Described by Ken Hale as 'nothing less than a masterpiece' and by P. H. Matthews as 'absolutely clear, astonishingly complete, factually fascinating', The Languages of Australia (1980) was a landmark in Australian linguistics. Its opening chapters provide a non-technical introduction to over two hundred languages forming this extraordinary linguistic heritage.

Edited by eminent anthropologist Franz Boas (1858-1942), this pioneering work was originally published in two volumes between 1911 and 1922. Volume 2 contains descriptive studies of the Takelma, Coos, Siuslaw and Chukchi languages. Overall, the project ranks as a landmark in entrenching scientific principles for modern ethnographic study.

Edited by eminent anthropologist Franz Boas (1858-1942), this pioneering work was originally published in two volumes between 1911 and 1922. Volume 1 has been split into two parts for this reissue. Part 2 contains studies of the Chinook, Maidu, Algonquian, Siouan and Inuit languages.

Edited by eminent anthropologist Franz Boas (1858-1942), this pioneering work was originally published in two volumes between 1911 and 1922. Volume 1 has been split into two parts for this reissue. Part 1 contains studies of the Athapascan (Hupa), Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian and Kwak'wala languages.

The eight volumes of the Grammatici Latini, edited by Heinrich Keil (1822-1894) and published by Teubner between 1855 and 1880, are an outstanding monument of nineteenth-century German philology. The final volume contains the Anecdota Helvetica, a collection of writings on Latin grammar from the library of the Benedictine abbey at Einsiedeln in Switzerland.

The eight volumes of the Grammatici Latini, edited by Heinrich Keil (1822-1894) and published by Teubner between 1855 and 1880, are an outstanding monument of nineteenth-century German philology. The sixth volume contains works by Marius Victorinus and Maximus Victorinus together with other works on metre.

The eight volumes of the Grammatici Latini, edited by Heinrich Keil (1822-1894) and published by Teubner between 1855 and 1880, are an outstanding monument of nineteenth-century German philology. The seventh volume contains writings on orthography by Terentius Scaurus and Bede among others.

The eight volumes of the Grammatici Latini, edited by Heinrich Keil (1822-1894) and published by Teubner between 1855 and 1880, are an outstanding monument of nineteenth-century German philology. The fifth volume contains works by Cledonius, Phocas and Eutychus and Macrobius among others.

The eight volumes of the Grammatici Latini, edited by Heinrich Keil (1822-1894) and published by Teubner between 1855 and 1880, are an outstanding monument of nineteenth-century German philology. The first volume contains the work of Charisius and Diomedes.

This 1874 work on the science of comparative philology, its disciplines and its relationship to physiology, history, and religion, describes the ways in which the laws of language, and especially of language change and development, can be hypothesised and tested. The notion of 'the metaphysics of language' is also examined.

This 1895 textbook brought to Britain the ideas of the German Neogrammarians. Part I discusses comparative philology and the Indo-Germanic languages in general; Part II, the specifics of phonetics and phonology in Latin and Greek; and Part III deals with morphology. It remains a useful guide to Indo-European comparative philology.