Presently, we are working diligently to integrate the databanks of our imprints K. G. Saur and Max Niemeyer Verlag into our catalog. In the near future, we will be able to present all these titles on this website. Until then, you can find all their information at www.saur.de and www.niemeyer.de.
Varieties of English. Volumes 1-4
These new multimedia textbooks cover the phonology, morphology and syntax of varieties of English around the world. The set consists of four volumes which are sorted according to regions and accompanied by an interactive cd-rom. The multimedia cd-rom contains sound samples, speech recordings, interactive and synchronized maps, an extensive bibliography on relevant research literature, and links to pertinent websites. [more ...]
Atlas of North American English
"[...] William Labov is to American dialect what Lewis and Clark are to American geography. He’s the pathfinder. Labov’s new work [...] constitutes the first coast-to-coast charting of all the major dialects spoken in the continental United States and Canada." John Seabrook, The New Yorker, Nov 14, 2005 [more ...]
Edited by Sapir, Philip / et al.
Vol I: General Linguistics
Volume I of Edward Sapir's Collected Works contains the reedition of Sapir's papers and reviews in general linguistics, in the philosophy of language and linguistics (the origin of language; general semantics; the construction of an international auxiliary language), as well as his articles on 'language' and 'dialect' written for the Encyclopedia of Social Sciences. The texts have been reedited and supplied with an introductory study and notes. [more ...]
"Donation of Constantine" and "Constitutum Constantini"
The Misinterpretation of a Fiction and its Original Meaning. With a contribution by Wolfram Brandes: "The Satraps of Constantine"
The Donation of Constantine is the largest and most powerful forgery in world history. Disputed until modern times, this document was the fuel of religious war, used by both the reformation, as well as the counter-reformation. Johannes Fried not only reinterprets the origin of this forgery (i.e. he ascribes it to the Franks’ opposition of Emperor Louis the Pious), but retells, as well, the history of its misinterpretation since the High Middle Ages. [more ...]
King Herod: A Persecuted Persecutor
A Case Study in Psychohistory and Psychobiography
The enigma of King Herod as a cruel bloodthirsty tyrant on one hand, and a great builder on the other is discussed in a systematic modern historical and psychological study. It seeks to unravel the contradictory historic mystery of the man and his deeds. [more ...]
Prions in Humans and Animals
Ed. by Hörnlimann, Beat / Riesner, Detlev / Kretzschmar, Hans
This comprehensive work covers all aspects of prion diseases (such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, kuru, mad cow disease (BSE), chronic wasting disease and scrapie), from their history, microbiology and pathology to their transmissibility and prevention. It includes chapters by, among many other notable scientists, William Hadlow, who discovered the relationship between the human and animal forms of prion diseases, and Stanley Prusiner, Nobel Laureate for his work on prions. [more ...]
Handbook of Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication
This volume is an up-to-date, concise introduction to bilingualism and multilingualism in schools, in the workplace, and in international institutions in a globalized world. The authors use a problem-solving approach and ask broad questions about bilingualism and multilingualism in society, including the question of language acquisition versus maintenance of bilingualism. [more ...]
