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English Lexicogenesis
This book investigates the processes by which novel words in English are coined, adopted, and adapted, such as affixation, compounding, and clipping. It looks at the interaction between word-forming operations, expressive morphology, and language play, and will appeal to all those interested in English etymology, lexicography, and morphology.
The Blackwell Companion to Syntax
*** Pre-Order The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Syntax, second edition, publishing December 2017. Find out more at www.companiontosyntax.com *** This long-awaited reference work marks the culmination of numerous years of research and international collaboration by the world's leading syntacticians. There exists no other comparable collection of research that documents the development of syntax in this way. Under the editorial direction of Martin Everaert and Henk van Riemsdijk, this 5 volume set comprises 70 case studies commissioned specifically for this volume. The 80 contributors are drawn from an international group of prestigious linguists, including Joe Emonds, Sandra Chung, Susan Roths...
Fugitive Slaves and American Courts
Reprinted from the series Slavery, Race and the American Legal System, 1700-1872, this set contains facsimiles of 56 rare pamphlets relating to court cases involving fugitive slaves. As in the companion set, Southern Slaves in Free State Courts, some pamphlets were part of the public debate over judicial decisions. Others used cases to promote the antislavery cause or, in some instances, support or justify slavery. "These...volumes belong in every library used for research, and in particular at all law school libraries. They will prove valuable to historians, lawyers, law teachers and students, and all persons interested in the problems of slavery and race in American experience.": William M. Wiecek, American Journal of Legal History 33 (1989) 187.
The Morphosyntax of Transitions
This book examines the cross-linguistic expression of changes of location or state, taking as a starting point Talmy's typological generalization that classifies languages as either 'satellite-framed' or 'verb-framed'. In verb-framed languages, such as those of the Romance family, the result state or location is encoded in the verb. In satellite-framed languages, such as English or Latin, the result state or location is encoded in a non-verbal element. These languages can be further subdivided into weak satellite-framed languages, in which the element expressing result must form a word with the verb, and strong satellite-framed languages, in which it is expressed by an independent element: a...
Typed and Cross Matched
At the age of fifty, Bob is in his prime. Being a journalist for a leading paper takes him around the world uncovering some of the most dangerous stories in history, but nothing could prepare him for the journey hes about to take. While driving his Jaguar down a straight stretch, he sees a shadow on the road. Not knowing what it is, he swerves to the left then looses control. He is taken to the nearest hospital where he receives four units of blood and undergoes surgery for the broken bones. Several days later, he notices a small change in his personality. Over the next four months, he continues to change into someone he doesnt know. He questions is it because he realizes hes not immortal or is it from the blood he received? With the help of a friend who works in the blood donor department, he researches case after case of donors and recipients. His findings are alarming. It becomes apparent that his research wasnt meant to be uncovered. Someone who has way too much to lose has to eliminate him before any information can be revealed. Has he discovered the means to create a super human being...
