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English-Corpora.org is the most widely used collection of corpora (highly searchable collections of texts) anywhere in the world. The corpora are used by more than 130,000 people each month, from more than 140 countries. In…
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Unter dem Motto “Small adventures in language” veröffentlicht die Londonder Sprachwissenschaftlerin und Journalistin Helen Zaltzman im 14tägigen Rhythmus eine Folge zu Themen rund um die englische Sprache. Zu jeder Folge gibts es jeweils auch ein…
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The Routledge Handbook of English Language and Digital HumanitiesThe Routledge Handbook of English Language and Digital Humanities serves as a reference point for key developments related to the ways in which the digital turn has…
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Languages of Islam and Christianity in Post-Soviet RussiaIn her book, Gulnaz Sibgatullina examines the intricate relationship of religion, identity and language-related beliefs against the background of socio-political changes in post-Soviet Russia. Focusing on the Russian…
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This comprehensive reference includes detailed information on the spelling, history, and usage of thousands of foreign words and phrases used by English speakers. There are words from more than forty languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Dutch,…
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“Separated by a Common Language: Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK” Hi, I’m Lynne Murphy, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex.Since 2006, my alter ego Lynneguist…
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The gender of money in Middle English literature: value and economy in late medieval EnglandThe Gender of Money in Middle English Literature: Value and Economy in Late Medieval England explores the vital and under-examined role…
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“Es ist die Zeit des Ersten Weltkrieges, als Thomas Stearns Eliot, ein amerikanischer Lehrer und später Verlagsleiter, in London lebt und unglücklich ist. Er beginnt zu schreiben, ein langes Gedicht.Er widmet es Ezra Pound, den…
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Das Motto des Projekts: “Help bring past performances from the British Library’s historic playbills collection to life.” The British Library holds a significant collection of playbills dating from the 1730s to the 1950s. These playbills…
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Corpora and the changing society. Studies in the evolution of EnglishThis book showcases eleven studies dealing with corpora and the changing society. The theme of the volume reflects the fact that changes in society lead…