William Jervis Jones

List of John Benjamins publications in which William Jervis Jones is involved.

Titles

German Colour Terms: A study in their historical evolution from earliest times to the present

William Jervis Jones

This monograph provides, for the first time, a comprehensive historical analysis of German colour words from early beginnings to the present, based on data obtained from over one thousand texts.Part 1 reviews previous work in colour linguistics. Part 2 describes and documents the formation of… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 119] 2013. xiv, 663 pp.

Images of Language: Six essays on German attitudes to European languages from 1500 to 1800

William Jervis Jones

This volume consists of six essays on interrelated themes, focusing on key aspects of language reflection during the period 1500-1800, with particular emphasis on the seventeenth century. German speakers are seen attempting to discover and define the nature of adjacent languages, whilst also… read more

[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 89] 1999. x, 299 pp.

Articles

Jones, William Jervis 2016 German Through English Eyes: A history of language teaching and learning in Britain Historiographia Linguistica 43:1/2, pp. 223–228 | Review

Jones, William Jervis 2011 Farb-Systeme 1611–2007: Farb-Dokumente in der Sammlung Werner Spillmann. Einführung von Karl Gerstner Historiographia Linguistica 38:1/2, pp. 235–240 | Review

Jones, William Jervis 2010 Dictionaries in Early Modern Europe: Lexicography and the making of heritage. By John Considine Historiographia Linguistica 37:1/2, pp. 214–220 | Review