Linguistics

At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently—and he didn’t learn them in school. Here he wants to show others what he’s discovered.

“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see—or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” —Megan Angelo, author of Followers “At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that...

In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land....

The English alphabet is a tool that we've inherited down the centuries from ancient creators around the world. The alphabet hasn't always had its present form, but rather has undergone all sorts of changes and evolutions to suit the needs of the time.

This guide enables you to create an authentic Australian accent. The course starts by discussing the oral posture necessary to develop an Australian accent including various exercises to help apply the knowledge areas that are discussed....

Phineas Finn, a handsome young man of 23, comes to England to make his fortune in parliamentary politics....

The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind.

In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language....

In On the Tip of My Tongue, logophile and television star Tom Read Wilson takes a delicious dive into the etymology and usage of words, euphemisms and bon mots. Written with his trademark sparkling wit, the star of Celebs Go Dating and self-avowed word-lover presents a hilarious and fascinating...

If you had been a court poet during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero, irritating the megalomaniac ruler would not have been wise....

Many features of English sound normal to a native speaker, but linguists find them puzzling as well as revealing....

Short Stories in Italian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and, most importantly, enjoyment....

Learn how a single tongue spoken 150,000 years ago evolved into the estimated 6,000 languages used around the world today....

In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist, and critic, published to coincide with his 80th birthday....

This ambitious and provocative new book offers an impassioned look at reading....

Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) may be considered the Canadian counterpart to Mark Twain....

The original and immortal poem also known as "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Classic Tales narrator B. J. Harrison gives a stellar reading of this Christmas classic....

In The Gaeilge Guide, Mollie Guidera - Ireland's leading online Irish teacher and creator of the hit platform 'Irish with Mollie' - brings her joyful, down-to-earth approach to the page in a book guaranteed to spark your connection to the Irish language and legacy.

Full of unforgettable characters and humour, this is the original edition of On Our Selection as it was first written....

An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for Legendary's Dune, the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series Defiance From master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction...

Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Learn more in this audiobook....

This is a story of interlocking tales from a group of steamboat passengers traveling down the Mississippi toward New Orleans....

This course offers an overview of the English language that is literary, historical, cultural, political, and scientific in its scope....

Since it became an international best-seller in 2004, Don't Think of an Elephant! has been the definitive handbook for progressives who want to articulate their goals....

The history of a language is the history of the people who speak it, those who read and write it, and those who come into contact with it. Now, this series invites you to explore your heritage from an unconventional angle: through the origin and development of the English language....