Language: history & general works books

Talking with Hands is a guide to learning Plains Indian Sign Language, once used widely between the Indigenous peoples...  Read More >>

Drawing from a rich corpus of British cultural production and postcolonial theory, this book positions Brexit in...  Read More >>

This collection explores the discursive strategies and linguistic resources underpinning conflict and polarization,...  Read More >>

This volume provides an analysis of persuasive genres in different domains. It aids in the understanding of genre...  Read More >>

The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the study of World Englishes....  Read More >>

This collection critically considers the question of how learning and teaching should be conceived, understood,...  Read More >>

A New Book of Words. A zebra without stripes is first to die. To be different runs opposite to human nature. We...  Read More >>

From the creator and publisher behind the viral sensation Cain's Jawbone: A Very Novel Mystery, is a collection...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the aspect that causes non-native researchers the most problems when writing a scientific paper...  Read More >>

Are we alone in the universe? If other lifeforms exist, how might their languages have evolved? Could we ever understand...  Read More >>

This book attempts to solve the question whether semiotics is a methodology as is generally held and if the studies...  Read More >>

The Top Ten Sunday Times Bestseller How to put a little Latin in your life, from bestselling author and journalist...  Read More >>

Based on a rich range of contemporary sources, this insightful and practical book provides a comprehensive description...  Read More >>

‘Telling and compelling’ Susie Dent, author of Word Perfect ‘Rob Drummond has achieved something very special...  Read More >>

An entertaining and illuminating collection of weird, wonderful and downright baffling words from the origins of...  Read More >>

The book addresses some raging questions in linguistics today: What kind of variation do typologically related languages...  Read More >>

"""A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word.""--Provided...  Read More >>

"""A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word.""--Provided...  Read More >>

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"Bah! Humbug! It's that time of year again....Time to spend too much, drink too much, eat too much, smile falsely,...  Read More >>

The story behind the writing of the best-selling Blue Highways is as fascinating as the epic trip itself. More than...  Read More >>

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Spilt into two volumes, this new edition includes 27 new chapters and covers a wide range of topics, Volume 1 is...  Read More >>

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Tea-table Talk is a classic English humour collection by Jerome K. Jerome that lampoons English society, customs...  Read More >>