Linguistics - General
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The Language-Lover’s Lexipedia: An A-Z of Linguistic Curiosities
$28.99 Add to cartDreyer’s English meets Schott’s Original Miscellany in this delicious tour of the lesser-known wonders of the language world, perfect for language lovers, word nerds, and the incurably curious.
A deli- Author: Blackburn, Joshua
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1668098849
- Language: English
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Schott’s Significa: A Miscellany of Secret Languages
$35.00 Add to cartFrom the author of the international bestseller Schott’s Original Miscellany comes a visually rich book that breaks down the colorful language and systems of signs that make up the vocabulary of our w… [more below]
- Author: Schott, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1523532262
- Language: English
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Psycholinguistics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
This Very Short Introduction to psycholinguistics is an accessible and engaging description of how people use language. Talking and understanding- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Ferreira, Fernanda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0192886770
- Language: English
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A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation
$21.99 Add to cartThe first practical and accessible guide to the art of punctuation for creative writers. Punctuation reveals the writer: haphazard commas, for example, reveal haphazard thinking; clear, lucid breaks r
- Author: Lukeman, Noah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0393329801
- Language: English
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Endangered Languages
$16.95 Read moreA concise, accessible introduction to language endangerment and why it is one of the most urgent challenges of our times.
58% of the world’s languages–or, approximately 4,000 languages–are endangere
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Adamou, Evangelia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0262548704
- Language: English
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The DAO of Complexity: Making Sense and Making Waves in Turbulent Times
$24.99 Add to cartFinalist in the Leadership – Think Differently category of the Goody Business Book Awards 2024
The pandemic, climate change, rising populism, geo-political unrest – just a few of the issues causing t
- Series: Neudrucke Deutscher Literaturwerke. N. F.
- Author: Boulton, Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 430
- Publish Date: September 23 2024
- ISBN10: 3110992647
- Language: English
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Sociolinguistics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartSociolinguistics deals with the social life of language, language in its sociocultural context. It is a branch of linguistics that looks less at the shape or sound of words–morphology or phonology–a… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Edwards, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: August 08 2013
- ISBN10: 0199858616
- Language: English
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Caught’ya! Grammar with a Giggle for Middle School: Giggles in the Middle
$24.95 Add to cartJane Bell Kiester, author of the popular Caught’ya Grammar with a Giggle series, has adapted her effective and fun approach to meet the specific learning needs of middle-school students. This resourc… [more below]
- Series: Maupin House
- Author: Kiester, Jane Bell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0929895886
- Language: English
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The Illustrated Book of Sayings: Curious Expressions from Around the World
$14.99 Read moreFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Translation and Eating the Sun, a charming illustrated collection of more than fifty expressions from around the globe that explores the nuances o… [more below]
- Author: Sanders, Ella Frances
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 13 2016
- ISBN10: 1607749335
- Language: English
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Truth vs. Falsehood: How to Tell the Difference
$24.99 Read moreDiscover a simple, instantaneous technique that differentiates truth from falsehood in a matter of seconds from world-renowned author, psychiatrist, clinician, and spiritual teacher, David R. Hawkins,… [more below]
- Author: Hawkins, David R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1401945066
- Language: English
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Dictionary of Gestures: Expressive Comportments and Movements in Use Around the World
$24.95 Read moreAn illustrated guide to more than 850 gestures and their meanings around the world, from a nod of the head to a click of the heels.
Gestures convey meaning with a flourish. A vigorous nod of the head,- Author: Caradec, Francois
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0262547996
- Language: English
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Lingo: Around Europe in Sixty Languages
$17.00 Add to cartWhether you’re a frequent visitor to Europe or just an armchair traveler, the surprising and extraordinary stories in Lingo will forever change the way you think about the continent, and may even make… [more below]
- Author: Dorren, Gaston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 13 2016
- ISBN10: 0802125719
- Language: English
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Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartLinguistics falls in the gap between arts and science, on the edges of which the most fascinating discoveries and the most important problems are found. Beginning at the ‘arts’ end of the subject with… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Matthews, P. H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: June 26 2003
- ISBN10: 0192801481
- Language: English
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Imaginary Languages: Myths, Utopias, Fantasies, Illusions, and Linguistic Fictions
$29.95 Read moreAn exploration of the practice of inventing languages, from speaking in tongues to utopian schemes of universality to the discoveries of modern linguistics.
In Imaginary Languages, Marina Yaguello exp- Author: Yaguello, Marina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0262547155
- Language: English
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The Elements of Style: A Summation of the Case for Cleanliness, Accuracy, and Brevity in the Use of English (Classic Edition)
$9.99 Read more“A splendid trophy for all who are interested in reading and writing.” – The New York Times
The Elements of Style is the ultimate guide to writing in American English, written by Cornell University P- Author: Strunk, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1398830445
- Language: English
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On the Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present
$24.95 Add to cartI’m not a racist, but… You look good, for your age… She was asking for it… You’re crazy… That’s so gay… Have you ever wondered why certain language has the power to offend? It is often diffi… [more below]
- Author: Stollznow, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: October 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1108791786
- Language: English
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Talkin’ Tar Heel: How Our Voices Tell the Story of North Carolina
$25.00 Add to cartAre you considered a “dingbatter,” or outsider, when you visit the Outer Banks?
Have you ever noticed a picture in your house hanging a little “sigogglin,” or crooked?
Do you enjoy spending time with yo… [more below]- Author: Wolfram, Walt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1469629992
- Language: English
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Languages: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreHow many languages are there? Are new languages still being discovered? Why are so many languages disappearing? In this Very Short Introduction, eminent linguist Stephen Anderson addresses such questi… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Anderson, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0199590591
- Language: English
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The Art of Writing: Lu Chi’s Wen Fu
$16.00 Add to cartWritten in the third century, this is one of the earliest Chinese works about the use of language, preceded only by the Ta Hsueh (Great Learning) of Confucius. Written by Lu Chi, a soldier-poet, the W
- Author: Lu Chi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 90
- Publish Date: August 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1571314121
- Language: English
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From Lying to Perjury: Linguistic and Legal Perspectives on Lies and Other Falsehoods
$27.99 Add to cartThis volume provides new insights on lying and (intentionally) misleading in and out of the courtroom, a timely topic for scholarship and society. Not all deceptive statements are lies; not every lie … [more below]
- Series: Foundations in Language and Law [fll] #3
- Author: Horn, Laurence R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 419
- Publish Date: November 03 2023
- ISBN10: 3111356884
- Language: English
