Language and languages
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Linguistics for Dummies
$19.99 Add to cartThe fascinating, fun, and friendly way to understand the science behind human language
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics students study how languages are constructed,
- Series: For Dummies
- Author: Dechaine, Rose-Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 06 2012
- ISBN10: 1118091698
- Language: English
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Language Around the World: Ways We Communicate Our Thoughts and Feelings
$14.99 Read moreDiscover fascinating facts about communication in all its forms, from around the world and over time
Engaging factual writing introduces young readers to the most interesting aspects of languages, how- Author: Budgell, Gill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0744080061
- Language: English
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Technology: Cool Women Who Code
$9.95 Read moreDo you listen to music with an MP3 player or read books on a tablet? Do you play multiplayer video games with people on the other side of the world? Do you have a robot cleaning your kitchen? Maybe no
- Series: Girls in Science
- Author: Diehn, Andi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 11 2015
- ISBN10: 1619303256
- Language: English
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The Future of Language: How Technology, Politics and Utopianism Are Transforming the Way We Communicate
$32.67 Add to cartWill language as we know it cease to exist? What could this mean for the way we live our lives?
Shining a light on the technology currently being developed to revolutionise communication, The Future o- Author: Seargeant, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1350278858
- Language: English
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The Boy Who Loved Words
$18.99 Read moreIn this Parents’ Choice Gold Award-winning book, Selig collects words, ones that stir his heart (Mama ) and ones that make him laugh (giggle). But what to do with so many luscious words? After helping
- Author: Schotter, Roni
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 23 2006
- ISBN10: 0375836012
- Language: English
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One and Everything
$19.99 Read moreFine artist Sam Winston, cocreator of the New York Times best-selling A Child of Books, celebrates the power of stories and written languages–and the imperative to preserve them.
Once there were many- Author: Winston, Sam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 153621566X
- Language: English
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Amatka
$16.00 Add to cartA LOCUS AWARD FINALIST
ONE OF THE GUARDIAN’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY BOOKS OF 2017 A surreal debut novel set in a world shaped by language in the tradition of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le- Author: Tidbeck, Karin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 27 2017
- ISBN10: 1101973951
- Language: English
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Say Hello!
$18.99 Read moreCarmelita loves to greet everyone in her colorful neighborhood. There are people from so many different cultures! They all like to say hello too, so now Carmelita can say hello in Spanish, English, Fr… [more below]
- Author: Isadora, Rachel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0399252304
- Language: English
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A History of Words for Children
$19.95 Read moreA History of Words for Children explores the uniquely human ability to share thoughts using words. Written in a lively narrative style, this book presents a history of the world through language, int
- Series: A History Of…Series #1
- Author: Richards, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0500652821
- Language: English
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I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World
$19.99 Add to cartFor lovers of language and fans of Blink and Freakonomics, New York Times bestselling author James Geary offers this fascinating look at metaphors and their influence in every aspect of our lives, fro
- Author: Geary, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 13 2013
- ISBN10: 0061710296
- Language: English
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Linguistics & Biblical Interpretation
$44.99 Add to cartHow do texts acquire meaning? How is the meaning communicated to the reader? The task of effective biblical interpretation begins with linguistics. In this introductory text on the use of linguistics
- Author: Cotterell, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: January 27 1989
- ISBN10: 0830817514
- Language: English
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Languages: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartHow 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 Way We Talk Now: Commentaries on Language and Culture from Npr’s Fresh Air
$16.99 Add to cartThis engaging collection of National Public Radio broadcasts and magazine pieces by one of America’s best-known linguists covers the waterfront of contemporary culture by taking stock of its words and
- Author: Nunberg, Geoffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: January 26 2012
- ISBN10: 0618116036
- Language: English
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Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties
$60.00 Add to cartPractical, effective, evidence-based reading interventions that change students’ lives
Essentials of Understanding and Assessing Reading Difficulties is a practical, accessible, in-depth guide to read
- Series: Essentials of Psychological Assessment
- Author: Kilpatrick, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 08 2015
- ISBN10: 1118845242
- Language: English
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On Language: Chomsky’s Classic Works Language and Responsibility and Reflections on Language in One Volume
$39.67 Add to cartThe two most popular titles by the noted linguist and critic in one volume–an ideal introduction to his work.
On Language features some of Noam Chomsky’s most informal and highly accessible work. In- Author: Chomsky, Noam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 269
- Publish Date: November 01 1998
- ISBN10: 1565844750
- Language: English
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Do You Speak Fish?: A Story about Communicating and Understanding
$17.99 Add to cartTeach kids about cross-cultural communication and reaching out to others with this simple, heartwarming story
Perfect for those looking for:
stories about connection
colorful, engaging art
books about co
- Author: Corchin, Dj
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 1728219221
- Language: English
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What Makes Us Human
$18.99 Add to cart“The profundity of the topic of language itself hits its mark. A beautiful addition to all libraries.” — School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)
A poetic riddle about language, history, and culture,- Author: Santos, Victor D. O.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 080285625X
- Language: English
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Fox 8: A Story
$18.00 Add to cartFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world–featuring gorgeous… [more below]
- Author: Saunders, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: November 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1984818023
- Language: English
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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
$22.99 Add to cartNicholas Ostler’s Empires of the Word is the first history of the world’s great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living o
- Author: Ostler, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: June 27 2006
- ISBN10: 0060935723
- Language: English
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Tyranny of Words
$18.99 Add to cartA popular approach to semantics in which the author discussess how to clarify the meaning of words and achieve more exact communication. Index
- Author: Chase, Stuart
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 420
- Publish Date: March 28, 2005
- ISBN10: 0156923947
- Language: English
