Language: history & general works books

The Journal of Language Relationship is an international periodical publication devoted to the issues of comparative...  Read More >>

This is the third edition, fully revised and updated, of this indispensable introduction to Arabic linguistics....  Read More >>

This is the third edition, fully revised and updated, of this indispensable introduction to Arabic linguistics....  Read More >>

Introducing English Grammar introduces readers to the methodology and terminology needed to analyse English sentences....  Read More >>

Introducing English Grammar introduces readers to the methodology and terminology needed to analyse English sentences....  Read More >>

Learn Black American Sign Language shares details of its history and teaches everyday words alongside proper positions...  Read More >>

This book offers a systematic, interdisciplinary investigation into the language of persuasion in contemporary tourism...  Read More >>

First published in 1984, The Passive surveys a wide range of different constructions, which have all been termed...  Read More >>

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An accessible introduction to the history of English, this textbook covers the evolution of the language from its...  Read More >>

With detailed explanations of core concepts, this accessible textbook is the first introduction to the vibrant field...  Read More >>

An accessible introduction to the history of English, this textbook covers the evolution of the language from its...  Read More >>

With detailed explanations of core concepts, this accessible textbook is the first introduction to the vibrant field...  Read More >>

Rare Tongues is an enthralling tour around the rarest languages in the world.  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Social Media around the World offers a comprehensive overview of this growing...  Read More >>

Heather McHugh's new collection of poems joins her fourteen previously published volumes of poetry, essays, and...  Read More >>

A comprehensive guide to global English variations in phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatics. Features new...  Read More >>

This volume focuses on the vernacular forms of English found at various locations both in Britain and Ireland, as...  Read More >>

A comprehensive guide to global English variations in phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatics. Features new...  Read More >>

In this classic 1900 essay, philosopher Henri Bergson anatomises the comic impulse with surgical clarity and lyrical...  Read More >>

First published in 1970, Dictionary of World Literary Terms brings together in one volume authoritative definitions...  Read More >>

Based on the online blogs of acclaimed historian and author Ada Palmer, Inventing the Renaissance provides a fresh...  Read More >>

New York isn't just a city, it's a whole attitude. The Little Book of New York Sayings is a fun, fast-paced collection...  Read More >>

Whether you’re planning a trip to Éire or just getting ready for St. Patrick’s Day, learn 200 of the most interesting,...  Read More >>

This work examines the Tunumiisut (East Greenlandic) wordlist gathered by Johannes Balle (1889–1965) sometime in...  Read More >>