Language - Linguistics
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Adventures in Yiddishland: Postvernacular Language and Culture
Daniel Heller-Roazen writes:
What became of Yiddish? Jeffrey Shandler has presented elements of an answer in Adventures in Yiddishla...
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£24.99
New Keywords: A Revised Vocabulary of Culture and Society
Raymond Williams’ Keywords, first published in 1976, was one of the most influential books of its moment, and has remained, for a whole generation ... See details
£8.99
Spoken Here: Travel among Threatened Languages
This powerful plea for the preservation of linguistic diversity as a bulwark against civilisation is packed with entertaining oddities. Abley docum... See details
£4.95
Punctuation Personified, or Pointing Made Easy by Mr. Stops
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This irresistible little book appeared in 1824 as one of several beautifully hand-coloured books published by John ...
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£12.99
The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
‘The circle of the English language has a well-defined centre’ James Murray wrote in his introduction to the first edition of the OED, ‘but no disc... See details
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The Adventure of English
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Presents a biography of the English language.
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£10.99
Now You Know More: The Book of Answers (Vol. 2)
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This is a follow up to last year’s runaway bestseller Now You Know: The Book of Answers, which went through f...
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£17.99
Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language
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A fascinating and well-crafted look at the quirks of the English language, past and present.
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£24.99
Peculiar Language
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First published in 1988, this classic text is established as one of the most important discussions of the language ...
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A Glossary of Language and Mind
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This alphabetical guide to language and mind gives an up-to-date introduction to the key topics of speech comprehen...
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Western Languages A.D.100-1500
Philippe Wolff’s short, fascinating survey covers the period from the Roman Empire to the beginnings of printing, a period when most of the languag... See details
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The Story of English
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This work charts the tale of a language that came from nowhere to conquer the world. It is an introduction for both...
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