And as Daniel says, you sort of have Columbus syndrome -- trying to "discover" something that's already known. There are a million experts in this field, and they've all been published. Read their work.
Lol, no. I'm not trying to "discover" it, as if my inquiries amount to more than the collective knowledge of all the world's experts. I'm simply trying to discover something for myself, something that I don't already know. So I'm looking for published work or theories which might explain what are still to me, mysteries. _________________ Operation Northwoods - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods
Favorite languages = English/Spanish
Followed by Italian/French/Dutch
Like Uriel has said already, there are lots of academic essays, writings on linguistics. Universities (especially those that do languages) have them - a library with plenty of books on linguistics/languages. You can make a request to view them. I'm not a student yet even I can waltz in there pretending to be a student so I can just sit there feeling like I'm in language heaven.
Look online to buy some books that are out of reach where you are.
My recommendation: "FOYLES" bookshop (in my opinion much better than Borders, etc.) has their own website (google it) and they have a large, excellent dedicated section on books on linguistics and languages.
Oh, and when you are in a bookshop, you should just ask any shop assistant to help you look for a particular book online (they do that here and I'm pretty sure they can do the same over there in the States). For example, when I couldn't find a particular Cantonese book, I just went to the desk to inquire about the book I had in mind and they did a great job but helping me look for one on their computer and they made an order for me!
Good luck and hope you'll find some useful information!
Of course, I don't want you to stop posting on here! Do carry on posting! I like debating!
I like Wikipedia but some of the information can be a bit unreliable... I'd rather stick to the more consistent concrete encyclopaedia.
Tomorrow, I will write down a list of the books that I already have and that which I totally recommend to you about the English and other Germanic languages. Maybe you've read them before or would like to know. _________________ Zoriona tximelata bat bezalakoa da: bilatzen baduzu, hegaldatuko besterik ez da, baina gelditzen bazara, dator eta zure sorbaldan jartzen da.
Tomorrow, I will write down a list of the books that I already have and that which I totally recommend to you about the English and other Germanic languages. Maybe you've read them before or would like to know.
Tomorrow, I will write down a list of the books that I already have and that which I totally recommend to you about the English and other Germanic languages. Maybe you've read them before or would like to know.
Tomorrow, I will write down a list of the books that I already have and that which I totally recommend to you about the English and other Germanic languages. Maybe you've read them before or would like to know.
Yes, please do.
I can't find the books... So I'll have to write down from memory...
- Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson.
- A History of the English Language by Albert C. Baugh, Thomas Cable.
- Origins and Development of the English Language by Thomas Pyles, John Algeo.
- The Germanic Languages (ISBN 9780415280792) has 648 pages; includes 12 Germanic languages from English to German to Faroese to Yiddish. It also covers analysis and research into rarely-covered minor languages such as Pennsylvania German and the Germanic Creoles as well as many dialects of each language!
- Language and History in the Early Germanic World by D.H. Green
- The Germanic Languages (ISBN 9780521015110) by Wayne Harbert has 528 pages and covers 37 Germanic languages (both ancient and modern: West Germanic, North Germanic and the extinct East Germanic languages). Very comprehensive. _________________ Zoriona tximelata bat bezalakoa da: bilatzen baduzu, hegaldatuko besterik ez da, baina gelditzen bazara, dator eta zure sorbaldan jartzen da.
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