Linguistics
Words shape how we think, communicate, and understand our world - from the metaphors that structure our thoughts to the subtle differences between languages and dialects. Our linguistics collection explores the science and artistry of human speech, offering insights into grammar, language learning, cultural expression, and the fascinating ways our brains process meaning.
Linguistics Book Summaries
Language City
The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
Language
Linguistics
History
Language City
The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York
Language
Linguistics
History
A Brief History of the Spanish Language
Language
Linguistics
Spanish Literature
A Brief History of the Spanish Language
Language
Linguistics
Spanish Literature
The Language Puzzle
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
History
Science
Linguistics
The Language Puzzle
Piecing Together the Six-Million-Year Story of How Words Evolved
History
Science
Linguistics
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
Reference
Language
Teaching
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
Reference
Language
Teaching
Science and Sanity
An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Science and Sanity
An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Babel No More
The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
Babel No More
The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
How to Learn a Foreign Language
Language
Linguistics
Reference
How to Learn a Foreign Language
Language
Linguistics
Reference
Semicolon
How a misunderstood punctuation mark can improve your writing, enrich your reading and even change your life
Writing
Language
History
Semicolon
How a misunderstood punctuation mark can improve your writing, enrich your reading and even change your life
Writing
Language
History
Woe Is I
The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English
Writing
Reference
Language
Woe Is I
The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English
Writing
Reference
Language
Korean Made Simple
A beginner's guide to learning the Korean language
Language
Textbooks
Reference
Korean Made Simple
A beginner's guide to learning the Korean language
Language
Textbooks
Reference
Dreaming in Hindi
Coming Awake in Another Language
India
Memoir
Travel
Dreaming in Hindi
Coming Awake in Another Language
India
Memoir
Travel
The Unfolding of Language
An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention
Linguistics
Language
History
The Unfolding of Language
An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention
Linguistics
Language
History
The Third Ear
Language
Psychology
Linguistics
The Third Ear
Language
Psychology
Linguistics
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
Linguistics
Psychology
Language
Introduction to Psycholinguistics
Linguistics
Psychology
Language
Raising a Bilingual Child
Parenting
Education
Language
Raising a Bilingual Child
Parenting
Education
Language
That's Not English
Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us
Language
Linguistics
Humor
That's Not English
Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us
Language
Linguistics
Humor
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time
Reference
Writing
Language
Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time
Reference
Writing
Language
How to do Discourse Analysis
A Toolkit
Linguistics
Reference
Language
How to do Discourse Analysis
A Toolkit
Linguistics
Reference
Language
The Language Instinct
How the Mind Creates Language
Science
Linguistics
Psychology
The Language Instinct
How the Mind Creates Language
Science
Linguistics
Psychology
Have You Eaten Grandma?
Language
Writing
Humor
Have You Eaten Grandma?
Language
Writing
Humor
Like, Literally, Dude
Arguing for the Good in Bad English
Language
Linguistics
Writing
Like, Literally, Dude
Arguing for the Good in Bad English
Language
Linguistics
Writing
Freedom and Neurobiology
Reflections on Free Will, Language, and Political Power
Philosophy
Science
Neuroscience
Freedom and Neurobiology
Reflections on Free Will, Language, and Political Power
Philosophy
Science
Neuroscience
Language Hacking Guide
Language
Reference
Linguistics
Language Hacking Guide
Language
Reference
Linguistics
Grammar for a Full Life
How the Ways We Shape a Sentence Can Limit or Enlarge Us
Writing
Language
Personal Development
Grammar for a Full Life
How the Ways We Shape a Sentence Can Limit or Enlarge Us
Writing
Language
Personal Development
The Psychology of Language
From Data to Theory
Linguistics
Psychology
Language
The Psychology of Language
From Data to Theory
Linguistics
Psychology
Language
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Philosophy
Logic
Classics
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Philosophy
Logic
Classics
Dreaming in Chinese
Mandarin Lessons In Life, Love, And Language
China
Language
Travel
Dreaming in Chinese
Mandarin Lessons In Life, Love, And Language
China
Language
Travel
A World Without "Whom"
The Essential Guide to Language in the BuzzFeed Age
Language
Writing
Reference
A World Without "Whom"
The Essential Guide to Language in the BuzzFeed Age
Language
Writing
Reference
The Well-Spoken Thesaurus
The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases
Writing
Reference
Communication
The Well-Spoken Thesaurus
The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases
Writing
Reference
Communication
The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran
A Contribution to the Decoding of the Language of the Koran
Islam
Religion
History
The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran
A Contribution to the Decoding of the Language of the Koran
Islam
Religion
History
Rebel with a Clause
Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
Language
Writing
Linguistics
Rebel with a Clause
Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
Language
Writing
Linguistics
The Secret Life of Words
English Words and Their Origins
Language
Linguistics
History
The Secret Life of Words
English Words and Their Origins
Language
Linguistics
History
Lingüistica Para Todos / Introducing Linguistics
Linguistics
Language
Philosophy
Lingüistica Para Todos / Introducing Linguistics
Linguistics
Language
Philosophy
Becoming a Translator
An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation
Linguistics
Language
Reference
Becoming a Translator
An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation
Linguistics
Language
Reference
The Translator's Invisibility
A History of Translation
Language
History
Linguistics
The Translator's Invisibility
A History of Translation
Language
History
Linguistics
Wittgenstein
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
History
Wittgenstein
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
Biography
History
The Origin of Language
How We Learned to Speak and Why
Science
Language
History
The Origin of Language
How We Learned to Speak and Why
Science
Language
History
Translating as a Purposeful Activity
Functionalist Approaches Explained
Language
Linguistics
Translating as a Purposeful Activity
Functionalist Approaches Explained
Language
Linguistics
How to Learn Any Language
Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own
Language
Linguistics
Self Help
How to Learn Any Language
Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own
Language
Linguistics
Self Help
Manufacturing Consent
Noam Chomsky and the Media
Politics
Philosophy
History
Manufacturing Consent
Noam Chomsky and the Media
Politics
Philosophy
History
501 Spanish Verbs
Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged
Reference
Spanish Literature
Language
501 Spanish Verbs
Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged
Reference
Spanish Literature
Language
Words and Rules
Linguistics
Language
Science
Words and Rules
Linguistics
Language
Science
The Loom of Language
An Approach to the Mastery of Many Languages
Language
Linguistics
History
The Loom of Language
An Approach to the Mastery of Many Languages
Language
Linguistics
History
The Secret Life of Pronouns
What Our Words Say About Us
Psychology
Language
Linguistics
The Secret Life of Pronouns
What Our Words Say About Us
Psychology
Language
Linguistics
The Greatest Invention
A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts
History
Language
Linguistics
The Greatest Invention
A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts
History
Language
Linguistics
La sociolinguistique
Linguistics
France
Sociology
La sociolinguistique
Linguistics
France
Sociology
The Bonjour Effect
The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed
France
Travel
Language
The Bonjour Effect
The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed
France
Travel
Language
Through the Language Glass
Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
Linguistics
Language
Science
Through the Language Glass
Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
Linguistics
Language
Science
El pequeño libro del lenguaje
Language
Linguistics
History
El pequeño libro del lenguaje
Language
Linguistics
History
True Color
The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink
History
Science
Art
True Color
The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink
History
Science
Art
