
A Little Book Of Language
With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has...
View full detailsWith a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has...
View full detailsLanguage is humanity’s most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways tha...
View full detailsMary Norris has spent more than three decades guarding The New Yorker's grand traditions of grammar and usage. Now she brings her vast experience a...
View full detailsDon't know if it's, like, okay to say 'like'? Are your apostrophe's in the wrong place? Want to make fewer not less grammatical mistakes? Then do n...
View full detailsA biography of two troublesome words. Isn't it ironic? Or is it? Never mind, I'm just being sarcastic (or am I?). Irony and sarcasm are two of the ...
View full detailsAn Indonesian-to-English dictionary. Paperback: 270 pagesProduct Dimensions: 132 x 185 mmCondition: 7/10Published by Penerbit Tiara
An English-to-Indonesian dictionary. Paperback: 199 pagesProduct Dimensions: 120 x 186 mmCondition: 7/10Published by Penerbit Tiara
A concise, nontechnical overview of the development of machine translation, including the different approaches, evaluation issues, and major player...
View full detailsHobbes's extreme political views have commanded so much attention that they have eclipsed his work on language and mind, and on reasoning, personho...
View full detailsIn Making Sense, David Crystal confronts the foe of many: grammar. Once taught relentlessly to all students in the English-speaking world, grammar ...
View full detailsThis dictionary has been prepared for students of English in schools, to which they can refer each time they come across a difficult or unfamiliar ...
View full detailsFrom master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction for sci-fi and fantasy fans, writers, game creators,...
View full detailsTranslated by John W. Schwieter Over half of the world's population is bilingual and yet few of us understand how this extraordinary, complex abili...
View full detailsTom Wolfe, whose legend began in journalism, takes us on an eye-opening journey that is sure to arouse widespread debate. The Kingdom of Speech is ...
View full detailsThe Language Lover's Puzzle Book is a book of more than 100 surprising and entertaining puzzles that celebrate the amazing diversity of the world o...
View full detailsWhether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell's timeless, un...
View full detailsWith wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what...
View full detailsThe English Language Book Society, in addition to its low-priced editions of specialist works, publishes a variety of new series for the non-specia...
View full detailsAn antique publication, this booklet charts the traditional and simplified forms of 502 Chinese words. Paperback: 101 pagesProduct Dimensions: 110 ...
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