Word Myths and Word Origins
2-Volume Set
$95.00
Kit,
ISBN13: 9780195306187ISBN10: 019530618X
Always a best-seller, enjoy two entertaining and informative language books by two fine writers.
The World's Writing Systems
$195.00
Hardback,
ISBN13: 9780195079937ISBN10: 0195079930
This is the only work in English to cover all of the world's writing systems from ancient times to the present, showing how alphabets, ideograms, pictographs, and hieroglyphics convey meaning in graphic form.
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
4-Volume Set
Second Edition
$625.00
Hardback,
ISBN13: 9780195139778ISBN10: 0195139771
Encompasses the full range of the contemporary field of linguistics Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2003
English Vocabulary Elements
Second Edition
$19.99
Paperback,
ISBN13: 9780195168037ISBN10: 0195168038
A unique approach to English vocabulary
Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
$15.99
Paperback,
ISBN13: 9780192806888ISBN10: 0192806882
A reliable and inventive reference that is a delight to browse through, providing thousands of rhymes for writers and word lovers of all stripes
Language Matters
A Guide to Everyday Questions About Language
$34.99
Paperback,
ISBN13: 9780195160482ISBN10: 0195160487
Accessible to the layperson with an engaging, informative style
A Natural History of Latin
$19.99
Paperback,
ISBN13: 9780199214051ISBN10: 0199214050
An enlightening overiew of the history and continuing value of Latin
Foundations of Language
Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution
$24.95
Paperback,
ISBN13: 9780199264377ISBN10: 0199264376
"A compelling new view of language and its place in the natural world."
--Steven Pinker
--Steven Pinker
All About Language
A Guide
$29.95
Paperback,
ISBN13: 9780199238408ISBN10: 0199238405
Barry Blake explains every aspect of how language works - in conversation, writing, and the brain - and how it never stops changing.
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