Language & Linguistics books

The Soviet authorities denied the Besermans the right to self-identify. For decades, their language was dismissed...  Read More >>

This book offers educators actionable models for creating responsive, affirming learning environments that cultivate...  Read More >>

A timeless story of beauty, hedonism, and morality A new addition to the widely read Capstone Classics series,...  Read More >>

A chilling exploration of humanity’s capacity for evil and the dark side of thoughtless curiosity Exploring timeless...  Read More >>

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A moving look at the challenges and triumphs of caregiving, told through candid literary accounts by more than 60...  Read More >>

Filling a vital need for grades 6–8 educators, this practical guide presents a field-tested framework for promoting...  Read More >>

A transdisciplinary collection raising awareness of the limiting effects of the dominance of English language and...  Read More >>

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The first book from Britain’s leading speech coach, Just F**king Say It will make you look good, sound good and...  Read More >>

A collection of five new, English-language translations of works by prominent and award-winning, female playwrights...  Read More >>

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This book provides a new analysis of the relevance of metaphorical thinking in our understanding of human bodies...  Read More >>

This book investigates how word meanings are represented and processed in our brains, linking perception, action,...  Read More >>

This Element interrogates the complex role of gender in shaping the sociolinguistic variable of UPTALK within Hong...  Read More >>

An edition with commentary of Book IV of Homer's Iliad aimed primarily at undergraduates and graduate students....  Read More >>

This Element is an invitation to embrace the insights and claims of the history of emotions. The thematic content...  Read More >>

If in its simplest form, hermeneutics is a quest for understanding, then part of that quest will always include...  Read More >>

Presents stories from across 19 different Australian languages, identifying and explaining their different patterns...  Read More >>

Combining social semiotics with a design-oriented perspective on learning, this book shows how toys and games transform...  Read More >>

Makes the case for ecolinguistics in environmental education and demonstrates how these perspectives can be used...  Read More >>

A systematic treatment of the ways in which the historical development of human language has changed our cognition....  Read More >>

A global overview on how language teacher education critically addresses multilingualism and transculturalism.  Read More >>

Informed by systemic functional linguistics, this book examines teaching English for Academic Purposes with a genre-based...  Read More >>