Explores the connections of place, language, wisdom, and morality among the Western Apache.

The classic work on semantics -- now fully revised and updated -- distills the relationship between language and those who use it.

The third edition retains the approach of previous editions, with added exercises and updated lessons.

A groundbreaking collection of 176 essays on the foundational words of society

Revised fifth edition contains 10,000 new words and senses, over 4,000 ... new full-color images, and authoritative, up-to-date guidance on usage from the ... American Heritage Usage Panel .

Michigan Place Names is another "Michigan classicreissued as a Great Lakes Book.

C. S. Lewis explores the fascination with language by taking a series of words and teasing out their connotations.

"This landmark publication in comparative linguistics is the first comprehensive work to address the general issue of what kinds of words tend to be borrowed from other languages.

This volume, originally published in 1896 and now of classic status makes accessible to European scholars the extensive store of material for the study of mythology, folk-lore, early civilization and manners and customs which it contains.